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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1968
Page
8
Cloudy periods with a light wintry mix possible in extreme north tonight and colder by daybreak. Tuesday brings partial sunshine and cooler highs mid to upper 20s to low 30s. Monroe area reports list speeding fines of $10 for several residents and a few obstruction and accident reporting entries, plus several birth announcements and local events through Jan 22.
A hospital accident list names residents and their addresses under categories Medical and Surgical. Included are Alfred Keller Sr 78 1523 17th Ave Mrs Richard Hanson Route 1 Argyle Emma Tschanz 1611 15th Ave George Williams 19 1006 28th Ave John Russell Pit man 9 Route 2 and many others with linked locations and names across Wisconsin and nearby areas.
ORANGEVILLE residents are told of an 8 p.m. Wednesday January 24 meeting in the high school bandroom to discuss the new school instrument rental program. Parents of students with rented instruments should attend or notify band director Mr. Davis. owners of their own instruments are urged to attend to learn the program’s purpose.
Personal mentions note Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Steinmann and others visiting in Monroe and Freeport over the weekend. They joined funeral rites for Harold Pennell in Garrison Indiana. Two young girls from Janesville and Route 2, along with relatives, spent several days with the Schutt family before returning home.
The article notes repeated tree reseeding, contour strips for erosion control, and wildlife benefits. It lists conservation plans for LeRoy Peterson, Wesley Jordan, Clifford Ludwig, Eugene Dahlk, and Doral Disch in multiple townships. It mentions State Land at Zanders Lake and ongoing availability of trees for private lands through agriculture agencies.
Milwaukee 41 Superior 40 and Park Falls Wausau Green Bay 39 marked notable scores. The coldest overnight 26 at Beloit, with other lows ranging from Lone Rock 27 to Madison 30 and Superior 32. The warmest continental US Sunday reached 80 in Los Angeles, while Alamosa Colorado slept at 7. Houston Maine logged 38 inches of snow on the ground.
Michigan Gov. George Romney says the Republican presidential contest will center on him and Richard Nixon with no late entrants likely. In Beloit a light plane crash killed the pilot and critically injured his 13-year-old son. The crash happened near Richard Garland’s farm as the plane, flying low, nosed into a field. In Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital reports the world’s only surviving heart transplant patient Philip Blaiberg remains in good condition and may be released next month. Dorothy Haupt, donor’s widow, arrives for a visit. Dr Christiaan Barnard says American doctors should continue work despite Kasperak’s death.
Mrs Richard Romaine 30 a former Green County public nurse died after a brief illness at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital She was born Oct 28 1937 in Waukesha and served in public health nursing in Waukesha Monroe and Sheboygan counties She is survived by her husband a son 14 months old and her mother Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Calvary Lutheran Church in Sheboygan Burial will follow at Wildwood Cemetery.
Dallas Cecil 13 was admitted to St. Clare Hospital after a .22 caliber rifle discharged at the Cecil home on Route 3 Monroe. He suffered face and jaw injuries and was reported progressing satisfactorily by a hospital spokesman.
Mrs. Atwood 84 widow of Walter B. Atwood longtime Janesville wholesale grocery operator died Saturday morning January 20 in a Janesville nursing home after a long illness. She was a Rockford native and member of Trinity Episcopal Church St Agnes Guild Janesville Country Club and Women's Club. Surviving son Allen Janesville two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services 3 p m Tuesday January 23 Overton Funeral Home Janesville burial Oak Hill Cemetery.
Lawmakers press for reforms to flight training after an instructor and trainee, nearly equal in experience, faced fatigue and hazardous approach during a practice landing in Judah. The plan includes removing the two engine shutoff landing requirement and testing crew response to trainee errors, with emphasis on instructor decision making and fatigue.
A Saturday 8:30 a.m. crash on the highway involved Frank B. Haworth of Monroe and Peggy J. Stefanik of Route 1 Monroe with minor damage to Haworth’s car. Two additional weekend incidents include Mark J. Hoesly 16 New Glarus losing control on Airport Road and Harland J. Mahlbuch 18 Juda striking a fence on County Trunk F with left front damage.
Reports detail several injuries and hospital stays including Mrs. Emma Tschanz with a broken arm after a fall and John Russell Pitman age 9 with an internal abdominal injury after being struck by a hay bale. Alfred Keller Sr. age 78 fractured his left hip in a rug stumble at the City Hotel. Walter A. Johnson, a stroke patient, remains at St. Clare Hospital. Mrs. Richard Hanson admitted for back injury.
About 18 100 General Motors workers remained idle as UAW strikes at three GM foundries forced layoffs at other plants. The union warned of a nationwide shutdown by next week if talks at the foundries fail. Negotiations resume Tuesday with AMC as locals settle at various rates and moves shift to Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Grand Rapids.
Five to one niece contributed roses and floral pieces from Rosa Florist Star Flower House while Wallace Radke provided portrait artistry. South School sixth graders led by Jack Close sang Hymn to Joy. The memorial stressed Miss Erb as a generous example. Stephen Grellet's quote urged acts of kindness, as the Women’s Newcomers Club of Monroe plans a January 23 meeting at the Community Center with babysitting and Gift House ideas.
Mrs. F William Schuler 74 died Thursday night. Funeral service conducted at Zwingli United Church of Christ led by Rev J Allan Mittler. Burial at Highland Cemetery. Pallbearers named Donald Bagley Boby Schuler Charles E Hefty William Moser Paul Schuler Robert Zentner. In Washington funds: 600 million federal highway money held back in 1968 to fight inflation. In Platteville, swine division of Tri-State Brenders Co op holds annual meeting at Platteville State University.
January schedule shows men's dartball, youth council, open recreation and leagues across days January 21 to 27. skating hours and a note on Louise C Booker of Monroe, convalescing at Jude Memorial Convalescent Home after hip injury.
Argyle branch manager Charles Ross Alm resigns after about 20 years with the Argyle Feed and Seed Co. and its sale to Gren County Farmco. He is succeeded by Kenneth Gunderson who has 25 years on the Gunderson farm in the Yellowstone area. Mrs Gunderson works as bookkeeper. Market drop seen as New York stocks tumble in heavy trading.
Chicago hogs were weak with limited demand as butchers offered 18.75 to 19.25 for 190 to 230 pound hogs and 16.00 to 16.50 for sows. Cattle and calves saw steady to lower prices with slaughter steers 28.25 to 28.50 and cows 14.50 to 16.00. Sheep and lambs held steady with light lambs around 23.50 to 24.00. Wisconsin cheddar markets were unsettled with 45 to 48 dollar ranges for various cheddar forms and blocks, daisies, longhorns and midgets quoted near 48 to 51.
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