Octagon house built by Gutzmer near Monroe on Highway 59
Larry Gutzmer designed and built his own home, an octagonal structure with no right angles, featuring a central octagon bathroom area, spiral stairs to a basement lounge, a two car garage, and 2000 square feet of main floor space. The home sits along Fantasy Lane outside Monroe, toward Albany, with a chalet mailbox at the entrance.
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Larry Gutzmer
Monroe
Times
Gutzmer
Guttmers
Larry
Laura
Lisa Michelle
Highway 59
Albany
Wis
Werner Gerber
Guttmer
Deaths of Six Being Probed Five Children Are Victims
Madison area tragedy reports six deaths at a rural Deerfield home with five children aged 2 to 9 asphyxiation and the mother Elwood Bodeman 36 found dead with wrists slash and a scarf strangulation. Coroner calls it murder investigation with details of family dynamics and past trauma.
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Madison
Clyde Chamberlain
Dane County
Deerfield
Elwood W. Bodeman
Chamberlain
Bodeman
Michael
Arthur
Elwood
Simonson
Lynn
Sara Jo
Gena
Brandon
Trecia
Siren Sounding Due To Storm Disruption
A storm caused a brief sounding of the civil defense siren about 6 30 today. Officials said it was not a nuclear warning but an electrical system fault from the storm. Electricians moved in to repair the problem immediately.
Motorists Urged To Stay Off Roads Amid Winter Storms
Two major winter storms blanket the nation with snow and ice from the central Plains to New England. State patrols warn roads are extremely slippery and travel not recommended. Accidents are reported across counties with several injuries avoided so far.
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Pacific
Central Plains
New England
Highway Department
Cynthia A. Grandy
Beloit
Juda
James Richards
Monroe
Richard S. Johnson
Brod
Main St
Brodhead
Kenneth A. Anderson
Route 3
Monticello
Terry Lee Wicker
Stephen F. Schiller
8Th St
Recreation Park
Roger G. Becker
22Nd Ave
Sharon A.leuzinger
Leuzinger
Becker
Wisconsin
North Central crash at O'Hare kills 27
AP News in Brief reports a North Central Airlines twin engine plane struck a hangar at misty O'Hare and burned for over an hour killing 27. Eight drum and bugle team members among the injured were among the victims.
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Chicago
North Central Airlines
O'Hare International Airport
North Central
Cook County
O*hare
Wisconsin
Chicago O'Hare Field
Walter Johns Jr
U.S
Wausau-Morril Area
David Janeski
Milwaukee
Colin Cook
Wausau
Cook
Brother
Donald Jr
Allen C. Treglawny
Donald Cook, Jr
Carl Tessmer
Robert Irish
Antigo
Wis
John Happe
Rothschild
Charleston
S.C
Postal Rates Slated for Hike
Postal rates for newspapers magazines and other material mailed at the second class rate will rise Jan 1. Postmaster Russell Myers notes the increase follows the 1967 law which raised most second class rates in three steps. The second phase takes effect Jan 1 1969 with first phase Jan 7 1968 and third step Jan 1 1970. Rates affect general interest nonprofit and classroom publications and also rise for controlled circulation journals mainly trade technical and industrial publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Myers
Myers
Dial-a-Devotion Service Offered by Monroe Church
Immanuel United Methodist Church of Monroe continues its Dial-a-Devotion service. Rev. Melvin Roehrdanz reports an average of 62 daily calls, with a range from 34 to 134, inviting anyone especially shut-ins to dial 325-2900 for a daily sermonette and prayer. a different tape is prepared each day.
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Immanuel United Methodist Church of
Monroe
Melvin Roehrdanz
Rochrdanz
Jaycees Seek Nominations For Local Service Honors
Monroe Jaycees open the 1968 Outstanding Young Man and Outstanding Senior Citizen program. Nomination blanks appear in The Monroe Evening Times and are available at First National and Commercial and Savings Banks of Monroe. Nominees must be over 35 for Senior Citizen or under 35 for Junior Citizen, with community service. Entries must be mailed to Outstanding Citizens Committee PO Box 104 Monroe Wisconsin 53566 by Jan 4. Honorees will be announced at Bosses Night Jan 15 at the Monroe Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Monroe
Robert Collins
Wisconsin
Monroe Country Club
Cancer education van to tour Green County towns
A mobile exhibit linking cigarette smoking to cancer will tour Green County towns December 30 to January 6. Ronald Tschudy of the American Cancer Society says the van will visit Moore downtown, St. Clare Hospital, New Glarus, Monticello, Angland, and Brodhead with a two minute slide show and color photo microscopic reproductions showing cancer cells.
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Green County
Ronald Tschudy
American Cancer Society
M Roe
St. Clare Hopsital
New Glarus
Monticello
Alang
Brodhead
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By Ollie Fink
Larry Guttmer
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Eisenhower
Hawaii
America
Switzerland
Matsuda Nurseries
Hilo
Air Parcel Post
Chris Gempeler
AP News
London
Britain
Yorkshire
Norfolk
Suffolk
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Pueblo
Pacific Fleet
John J. Hyland
Pueblo’s Skipper, Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bueler
Dan Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Vietnam
van Due
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