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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1973
Page
3
A collection of Dear Abby letters from Chicago Tribune readers covers family strife and marital tensions. Topics include a daughter who does not help at home, wedding expectations, parental divorce tensions, and teen pregnancy debates, with Abby's guidance and reader reactions.
The Green County Association for Retarded Children will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. in the Special Education Building, Monroe. Vocational Rehabilitation’s Terry Everson and James Krueger will discuss helping special education graduates enter work, with two area parents sharing experiences. Refreshments follow. parents and others are urged to attend.
Hannah Circle met with twelve members and one guest Mrs Mary Schmid at Bienema’s Fellowship Hall St John’s United Church of Christ. Guests returned from a week in Cupertino California visiting Carol Levenberger’s family. A dessert luncheon followed as new 1973 projects were adopted. Miss Hannah Bindschaedler spoke on the origin and development of Buddhism in India Ceylon Nepal Burma and Thailand and Mrs Herman Legler shared Buddhist monk films. The next meeting is February 6 with Mrs John Rieder presenting Hinduism.
Final plans for the Spring Council and luncheon meeting were discussed by the Green County Extension Homemakers Executive Board at the Ag Building. The event on March 28 at St. John's United Church of Christ includes officer elections, a $200 scholarship, Pennies for Friendship, Central Colony coupons, and a formal ceremony.
Mrs. Arthur Marty will be installed as worthy matron and Henry Murphy as worthy patron at open installation ceremonies of the New Glarus Chapter Order of Eastern Star in the Masonic Temple at 7 30 p m. Today. Installing officers include Mrs. Frank Schiesser Clayton Streiff Mrs Clayton Streiff Mrs Harold Ingwell Mrs Thomas Schneider Sr Mrs Sylvan Truttman and Mrs LaVerne Storkson. Parade of officers lists numerous names and committees for reception and serving duties.
The Hartwig family held their annual New Year’s gathering at the Clarno Community Center on January 1 hosted by Mr and Mrs Kendall Reinmann of Pecatonica Illinois. A noon potluck featured a cake centerpiece made by Mrs Albert Reinmann for Ernest Hartwig’s 87th birthday with many relatives in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rieder and family traveled back to Danville Illinois after spending the Holiday weekend with relatives across Wisconsin and Illinois. They visited their parents and family members in Clarno Monroe Waupua Madison Kaukauna and Prospect NL.
Pastor Roland Severson from Morris Minnesota visited his sister and family over the holiday season. He planned a trip to Florida to spend a few days with his parents and friend Paul Weber before returning to Morris.
Mrs. Chester Ludwig hosted the Dutch Hollow Homemakers Christmas party at her Monroe home with gift exchanges and Secret Pals. Prizes went to Mrs. John Blumer and Mrs. Arthur Malkow. next meeting set for Jan 17 at Mrs. Malkow’s home. The Jolly Mixers 4-H Club held a Dec 21 Christmas party at Attica Community Hall with caroling, gifts, and refreshments.
Monticello community members and guests are listed as visitors and holiday hosts. Names include Miss Edna Bablery, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Grunder, Henry Grunder, Miss Karen Ford, Donald Krajeck, Richard Krajeck, Dr. Calvin Stuessy, Robin Stuessy, Gail Fisher, Elwood Schwers, Ida Voegeli, and many others from Madison, Evansville, Oshkosh, Beloit, Rice Lake, New Glarus, and Champaign.
Lists visitors at multiple Wisconsin homes during New Year holidays. Names include Sherwood Strommen and Ariel Dodgeville, Arleigh Olson in Hollandale, Almond Larson in Darlington, Christian Torn and family from Los Angeles, and the Mandinger, Anderson, Miller, and Meyer families among others visiting in Minnesota Illinois and California connections.
Upcoming events announce St. Omar Chapter will hold its first regular meeting of the year at 8 in the Masonic Temple with annual reports. Loyalty Temple No. 4 Pythian Sisters and Knights of Pythias join for a Tuesday 8 p.m. installation in IOOF Hall with a 7:30 officer staff practice and lunch chairwoman Mrs Roy Chesebro.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Meier announce the birth of their son Toby Lee on Wednesday January 3 at St. Clare Hospital. Toby has a brother Phillip Lee, 16 months, and is welcomed by grandparents Renne Marti and Donald W Marti and Thomas Peterson and their spouses.
Mrs. Ruth McCulley, former matron, is installed as worthy matron of Albany Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. F. L. Atkinson serves as worthy patron. Other officers include Mrs. Richard Jackie Howard as associate matron and Jerry Briggs as associate patron with Mrs. William Esther Briggs among the officers.
Five residents of the New Glarus Home observe January birthdays including Anna Kundert who turns 97 and Anna Legler who becomes 90. Other honorees are John Brager Rudolph Schilt Nellie Moser and new resident Anna K Elmer. Parish officers and Star Points are listed with Warren Nipple and Lorna Stewart among appointees.
A combined early New Year party and baby shower was held December 30 at the Donald Seffrood home in South Wayne. Honoree Ellen May Peterson received gifts and a Teddy Bear shaped cake while games and refreshments entertained guests including Ralph Friedli, Nancy Gilbertson, and Ernest Gebhardt Jr.
Helen Christine Craig of Darlington is one of five Luther College students on an interim abroad course titled Classical Civilization Greece and Rome. January term will cover Athens Rome Delphi Corinth Mycenae Pompeii and Herculaneum to study ancient history literature and society through on site visits.
Mr and Mrs Willis A Weiss of Albany announce the engagement of their daughter Sheri Ann to John J Frydenlund son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Frydenlund also of Albany Both are 1969 Albany High School and 1970 Blackhawk Vocational School graduates Miss Weiss works in bookkeeping at Monroe Clinic Frydenlund attends U W Madison No definite wedding plans. (Schmitz Photo) Olds for 73 new ideas at Bienema Olds Cadillac Farewell party honors Mrs Gary Henning Dec 28 at her Monroe home Mrs Henning employed at St Clare Hospital begins beauty studies in Madison Guests listed lunch served
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