Exciting Africa travel film shown at Monroe Rotary Club
Robin Williams presented a travelogue on Africa at the Monroe Rotary Club with videos of wildlife including snakes, lions, zebras, and pygmies. Photographer Ronald E. Shanin filmed live animals as Williams narrated, recounting rain scenes and a dramatic monitor lizard hunt. The program noted Africa’s modernization alongside its enduring wildlife, ending with a cobra incident and a transition to Page Five.
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Africa
Robin Williams
Monroe Rotary Club
Williams
Ronald E. Shanin
Shanin
Trudy
Colombo Falls
Victoria Falls
Kantro Night Benefits With Packers Star Elijah Pitts
Elijah Pitts, star halfback of the Green Bay Packers and champion of the recent Super Bowl, headlines the 15th annual Match of Dimes Kantro Night at Marco's Supper Club next Thursday. The event, organized by Mrs. Madie Stauffacher, raises funds for the March of Dimes to aid crippled children, featuring ECMC host Marco Bregenzer and master of ceremonies John Schermerhorn, with tickets at the door and in advance. Proceeds support birth defect prevention and therapy, per Richard Newcomer of the Green County Chapter NF.
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Elijah Pitts
Green Bay Packers
Madie Stauffacher
Browntown
Pitts
Batman and
Robin
Marco Bregenzer
March of Dimes
Richard Newcomer
Green County
The
National Foundation
Basil O’connor
Force of Habit in Daily Doggerel Verse
A brief verse recalls a boy who as a child played with dolls and now finds dolls still intriguing. The light, rhythmic lines reflect on habit passing from childhood to adulthood through a playful observation of gendered toys and curiosity.
Assembly Set To Tackle Work Early Next Week
Madison Wisconsin lawmakers prepare hearings Tuesday on constitutional amendments to allow state borrowing create four year terms for governor and other officials and permit tax paid school bus transportation for parochial pupils Senate hearings Wednesday will address deceptive trade practices tougher secrecy laws and blocking polling place election forecasts.
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Senate
Assembly
Robert P. Knowles
New Richmond
Knowles
Assembly Welfare Committee
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Edwin Friedli Dies at 73 in Monroe Farm obituary
Edwin O. Friedli 73 of Monroe died at 1 55 pm yesterday January 20 in St Clare Hospital after months of failing health He was born December 16 1893 in Green County son of Robert and Mary Friedli He married Rose Walters February 2 1921 in Vesper Wis They farmed Clarno Township before moving to Monroe in 1950 He was a member of St Johns United Church of Christ Survived by eight children including Edgar Robert Anthony and five daughters 17 grandchildren and a sister Also preceded by wife and several children The note ends with a Notice to Turn to No 2 Back Page.
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Edwin O. Friedli
17Th Ave
Monroe
Clarno Township
St. Clare Hospital
Washington Township
Green County
Robert and
Mary Leuenberger Friedli
East Clarno
Mechanic’s School
Madison
Rose Walters
Vesper
Wis
St. John’s United Church
Christ
Friedli
Clarno
Edgar
Robert
Anthony Friedli
Robert F
Rosabel) Babler
Victor
Lorraine) Svendsen
Monticello
Richard
Mary) Ames
Lowes Park
Ill
Robert L
Barbara) Johnson
Ronald
Betty) Scheider
Browntown
Dan
Frieda) Nafzger
Raymond
Doctors say problem drinkers fuel driving risk in Wisconsin
Dr James L Weygandt of the State Medical Society told the Wisconsin Council of Safety that most crash deaths involve alcoholics rather than social drinkers. He warned two thirds of drivers drink and drive and supported implied consent laws and clearer drinking limits to curb unsafe driving.
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Milwaukee
Sheboygan Falls
James L. Weygandt
State Medical Society
Transportation Division
Wisconsin Council of Safety
Warren P. Knowles
Weygandt
Wisconsin
Death claims Lula Silver 86 of Albany
Mrs Lula Silver 86 of Albany died at St Clare Hospital at 2 30 am after a long illness. Born Lula Bertness Aug 27 1880 in Orfordville she worked over 60 years as a newspaper correspondent. Survived by daughter Helen Zimmerli Albany state editor and columnist and three great grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at Sharer Funeral Home Albany with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Lula Silver
Albany
St. Clare Hospital
Thursa Irs
Silver
Lula Henrietta Bertness
Orfordville
Ole T
Randi Holden Bertness
Norway
Brodhead High School
Avon
Brodhead
James W. Silver
First Methodist Church
Freeport
Monroe Evening Times
Stanton P. Steuri
Times
Sally
Stanton N
Susan Stears
Catherine Dorothy
Minnie Fonger Bulling
Chicago
Byron
Georgia
France
Theodore
Footville
Ephriam
Monroe
Perry
Alden
Sharer Funeral Home
R. A. Knowland
Albany Lutheran
Hillcrest Cemetery
Darlington Area Home Destroyed
A two story home on the David Cline farm nine miles northeast of Darlington was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Cline, alone in the barn when he saw smoke from an unused chimney, could not enter the house. Firefighters prevented spread but the structure and its contents were lost. Cause undetermined. No damage estimate available.
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Darlington
David Cline
Here
Cline
Darlington Fire Department
Cuba City Teacher To Get State Honor
Roger W. Svoboda 34 a Cuba City music teacher chosen by Wisconsin Jaycees as the states outstanding young educator for 1967. He directs the local choir and works with youths, active in the Lions Club. A $100 scholarship will be awarded at the Milwaukee awards banquet Feb 18. The Jaycees will honor five other outstanding young men in Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Roger W. Svoboda
Cuba City
Wisconsin Jaycees
Svoboda
Lions’ Club
Jaycees
Wisconsin
Civil War Rumors Escalate as Lin Piao Predicts China
A Peking dispatch quotes Chinese Defense Minister Lin Piao declaring Red China in a state of civil war. Simultaneously top navy and air force officials are reported denounced as revisionists and plotters amid rising internal strife.
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Tokyo
Peking
Lin Piao
Red China
Mrs Whitehead Dies at Brodhead Nursing Home
Mrs W D Louisa Whitehead aged 86 of Juda died this morning in Withee Nursing Home Brodhead after a period of failing health. A daughter Mrs Donald Gibson of Brodhead survives. Funeral arrangements pending at Newcomer Funeral Home Monroe.
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W. D
Louisa) Whitehead
Juda
Withee
Brodhead
Donald
Doris) Gibson
Newcomer Funeral Home
Monroe
Girl Scout Leaders Meet Monday in Monroe
A meeting of Girl Scout Neighborhood I in Monroe will be held Monday evening January 22. Early bird activities start at 7 30 p m with the regular meeting at 8 in the Community Room of the First National Bank Mrs Robert Salzwedel leads the 7 30 activities.
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Monroe
First National Bank
Robert Salzwedel
Edward Fritsch 78, longtime Monroe area resident dies
Edward G. Fritsch aged 78 died at 6 10 AM at St. Clare Hospital after years of ill health and a stroke. Born April 10 1888 in Jordan Township he farmed in Jefferson and Clarno Townships before retiring to Monroe in 1947. Survived by wife Anna two sons George Oscar and a daughter Edna White eight grandchildren eight great grandchildren and four sisters and two brothers. Services Tuesday at 2 PM Newcomer Funeral Home Monroe with Rev Melvin Roehrdanz. burial Greenwood Cemetery.
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Edward G. Fritsch
15Th Ave
St. Clare Hospital
Mr. Fritsch
Jordan Township
John D
Augustina Krueger Fritsch
Clarno Township
Jefferson
Clarno Townships
Monroe
Anna M. Hefty
Immanuel Eub
Anna
Orville
Edna) White
Route 4
George
Juda
Oscar
Roy
Ella) Chesebro
William
Lydia) A. Miller
Ralph
Edith) Wenger
Milton
Mabel) Stelzer
Albuquerque
N.M
Albert Fritsch
Route 1
Frank Fritsch
John Fritsch
Caledonia
Ill
William Fritsch
Winslow
Emil Fritsch
Clarno
Newcomer Funeral Home
Melvin Roehrdanz
Immanuel Eub Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Pope Paul VI Recovering From Influenza Illness
Vatican sources report Pope Paul VI, 69, recovering from influenza after going to bed Friday. He canceled audiences Friday and today and may not resume full activities until after the weekend. The illness is described as mild and not a cause for concern.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Baker to Testify Again in Campaign Funds Trial
Bob by Baker plans further testimony next week in U S District Court after denying pocketing 80 000 dollars in senatorial campaign funds.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
U. S
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Kantro
Clair R. Munns
Ken Anderson
Floyd Anderson
Anderson
Edwin Friedli
Helen Zimmerli
Cuba
Girl Scout
Edward Fritsch
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