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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1967
Page
2
The fragment shows a Monroe Wisconsin newspaper masthead for the Monroe Evening Times with publication details, editor and association notes, and office contact lines. It references Emery Odell (1871–1953) and standard subscription rates and office hours.
An editorial roundup reflects on a week of curious events from a Wisconsin town and a Texas game. The piece notes Secretary of State Zimmerman receiving a red sweatshirt, New Year plans, a car blizzard joke, holiday gifts, editorial readers, and a pregnant dancer at a VFW party. It recalls Rose Bowl weather failings, a money quote, a hazardous blizzard, and a local couple funding a scholarship while noting a Monroe youth’s death and the Vietnam war’s distant proximity.
Six orphans who lost parents in a December 8 auto crash and a Christmas Eve fire have received aid from at least 12 states. The Rogers Fund at the American Bank and Trust Co. in Racine reached 2600 dollars Friday with offers of food, furniture, linens, appliances and more arriving since the public learned of their plight.
Robert O'Brien chief executive officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is named to a three year term on the Beloit College board of trustees. The appointment was announced by Miller Upton Beloit College president.
The Agriculture Department's year end outlook report says favorable livestock producing conditions are expected to continue into 1967, signaling steady to positive margins for farmers and related markets.
Mrs. Mabel Barmore 83 of Route 2 Monroe died at 5 15 am yesterday January 2 in St. Clare Hospital after illness since August. Born November 18 1883 in Sylvester Township she taught in Green County schools before marriage to Iver Ralph Barmore May 18 1912. Surviving son Donald four granddaughters and a niece Thelma Shager. Funeral 1 30 pm tomorrow at Shriner Neushwander with Rev James C Plymire officiating. Burial Mt Vernon Juda. Friends may call at funeral home.
Earl Farrey of Benton died Saturday in a Hazel Green hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. yesterday at the Primitive Methodist Church. Visitation was at Milner-OFlaherty Funeral Home. He is survived by his widow Helen a son Robert of Hazel Green three daughters Mrs Art Coppes and Mrs Louis Lange of Benton and Mrs Eldon Dorwin of Hazel Green three sisters Mrs Ethel Kittoe Durant Ill Mrs Martha Armato Rockford Ill and Mrs Elaine Slowers Cannonsburg Pa three brothers John and Melvin both of Rockford and Lester Benton and 21 eindelidien.
A compilation of Abby letters addressing family meals etiquette, acting nerves in a school play, returning a discovered $10 from friends, and handling a tipsy child’s manners with assumptions about extended family dynamics. The column closes with payment instructions for Abby correspondence and her wedding booklet offer.
Mexico City born actor Miguel Angel Ferriz former member of the Virginia Fabregas and Fernando Soler companies died Sunday after a stroke. Ferriz had a long stage career spanning more than three decades with film and television roles.
Mrs. Margaret Kortman 86 of Freeport died at Freeport Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Nebraska as Margaret Reiter she married Richard Kortman in 1903. Surviving are three daughters two of Freeport a son of Loves Park Ill a brother and many grandchildren. Funeral services Friday at Orangeville’s Cramer Funeral Home with burial in Basswood Cemetery.
The letter from Sen. Gordon W. Roseleip commends efforts to keep Green County Teachers College open. He pledges support with Assemblyman Galli to prevent state closure and notes the college’s past significance and potential future value.
A terse editorial laments that when an act is missing the logic behind it becomes unclear. The piece argues that loss exposes gaps in reasoning and encourages readers to scrutinize the motives and consequences of unseen actions.
Funeral services were held in the Footville Church of Christ for Earl Goldsmith 69 of Footville who died Friday in a Stoughton hospital after a short illness. Rev Cyrus Welch officiated. Burial was in Bethel Cemetery. He was born March 7 1897 in Center Township Rock County son of John and Lucy Pepper Goldsmith. He married Eshel Keithley Sept 29 1917 in Rockford. He and his wife farmed in Footville area and he served as director of Newark Mutual Insurance Co and on the Rock County Board including term as chairman. Surviving are his wife two sons Alan at home and Keith Edmunds Wash four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son a brother and a sister.
Services for Mrs. Frank N. Cole 84 a former Belleville resident who died December 30 were held at 11 a m in Frautschi Funeral Home Madison. Burial was in Forest Hill Cemetery. An Eastern Star service was held the previous evening. Mrs. Cole formerly Lenora Comstock had lived in Madison since 1928. Her husband died in 1916.
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