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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1968

Page

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You Cant Take It With You Senior Play Sets February Dates

The senior class play You Cant Take It With You will be staged in the Junior High School Auditorium on February 3 and 5 at 8 p m. Moss Hart and George Kaufman wrote the three act comedy set in the 1930s Martin Vanderhof home with a large ensemble cast directed by Kent Duit.

Pete Jones Cathy Lamboley Times Ollie Fink Moss Hart George Kaufman Martin Vanderhof Kent Duit Penelope Sycamore Debbie Trumpy Essie Janana Benkett Rheba Kathy Burkhard Paul Sycamore Jim Zabel Mr. DePinna Bill Figi Chuck Irvin Donald Gary Neuenschwander John Schuetze Alice Henderson John Krebs Tony Kirby Boris Kolenkhov Harlan Sarbacker Gay Wellington Sue Schilt Kirby Tom Eraser

Rep Thompson To Be Speaker At Lincoln Day Dinner

The Lafayette County GOP plans the Lincoln Day Fund Raising dinner on February 15 at St Matthew Parish Hall Shullsburg with Rep Vernon Thompson as guest speaker. Chairmen include Mrs Russell Curry publicity Joe Tregoning and Art Olson ticket chair Dr George Tyson coordinating arrangements and donations managed by Mr and Mrs John Sargent.

Lafayette County GOP St. Matthew Parish Hall Shullsburg Russell Curry Darlington Charles Russell Rep Vernon Thompson Joe Tregoning Art Olson South Wayne George Tyson John Sargent Gratiot

Gaumnitz Addresses Kiwanis on Pound Devaluation

Monroe Kiwanis heard Dean Gaumnitz of the University of Wisconsin discuss the devaluation of the pound at the Swiss Wheel Restaurant during Thursday noon luncheon. Francis Schott announced bowlers will meet in Freeport on February 7 to compete at the Four Seasons alleys. No special prize was awarded this week, with a double header promised for next week.

Auto workers idled as strikes hit GM foundries nationwide

About 81,000 U S and Canadian auto workers were idle as strikes and parts shortages disrupted three GM foundries. GM reported 52,700 idled in MI OH and NY due to lack of castings while 11,200 workers pressed for six minutes of paid washup time before lunch. Kenosha layoffs followed UAW overtime denial amid talks. In Vietnam two Marines escaped captivity and returned home early, Nelson age 19 and Rohn age 20, with Nelson's family learning of a prior death misreport.

Detroit United States Canada General Motors Michigan Ohio New York United Auto Workers Defiance Saginaw Mich Tonawanda N.Y DA Nang Vietnam U.S Steven D. Nelson Elkhart Ind Lance Michael Robert Rohn National City Calif Roha Nelson

Traffic Safety Talk Set for Green County Dutch Treat Dinner

Dan F. Schutz, director of Wisconsin Bureau of Highway Safety Promotion, will keynote the Green County Board Dutch Treat Dinner at Monroe Country Club on February 10 at 7:30 p.m. The event includes a hospitality hour, with Joseph D. Viney as MC and C. S. Pierce giving the welcome.

Dan F. Schutz Wisconsin Bureau of Highway Safety Promotion Green County Board Monroe Country Club Joseph D. Viney C. S. Pierce Naomi Barnard Ray Kundert Ted Schmeidlin Ernest Zentner Veterans’ Service Office Green County Gordon W. Roseleip Joseph E. Tregoning Dunn County State Patrol Patrol Bureau of Highway Safety Promotion Division of Motor Vehicles Dept. of Transportation Wisconsin

Interviews Set for Wisconsin State Patrol Jobs in Monroe

Madison officials will interview applicants at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce on Friday Feb 2 from 11 am to 8 pm for patrol and inspector positions under the expanded highway safety program. Applicants must be 21 to 35, healthy, with a high school education. starting pay is 529 monthly for troopers and 474 for inspectors.

Wisconsin State Patrol Madison Chamber of Commerce George Wenzel Ivan Anders State Patrol District One Knowles Wenzel Monroe

Diplomatic Push Grows Over Pueblo Crisis

Nearly 14 800 air reservists prepared for indef inite active duty as the United States sought a bloodless settlement through diplomacy. President Johnson pressed for the Pueblo crew's return while the UN Security Council debated the threat to peace. Moscow signaled disapproval as North Korea held firm.

Washington United States Pueblo Johnson North Korea U.S. Navy U.N. Security Council U.S Arthur J. Goldberg Goldberg Moscow Tass Communist Party

Traffic Toll Hits Fifty-four in State

Wisconsin's 1968 highway fatality toll stood at 54 today, two less than on this date in 1967. Lester C. Traub, 40, of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, died Thursday when thrown from his car as it swerved out of control on I-90 about five miles north of Janesville.

Associated Press Wisconsin Lester C. Traub Rolling Meadows Ill Janesville

No Parking Sign Blocked Tiny Parking Space

A reader laments an impossibly tight spot blocked by a No Parking sign causing parking frustration and wasted time in a narrow lot.

Country Club Approves 9 Hole Addition at Monroe

Monroe Country Club stockholders last night approved adding nine holes to the golf course with plans to begin work in spring. Land to the south had been acquired in anticipation of enlargement. Dr Edward Zupane was elected president and Kenneth Smith vice president. Robert Ableman and Robert Buehler were re elected secretary and treasurer. Alvin Babler and Dr Zupanc were named directors with R Finley Barry filling a board vacancy. The authorized shares were increased from 250 to

Monroe Country Club Edward Zupane Kenneth Smith Robert Ableman Robert Buehler Alvin Babler Dr. Zupanc R. Finley Barry John Fenton

Fat man Tiny Hicks invited to New Madison Square Garden show

Warren’s Clyde Hicks, a 500 pound sideshow performer, receives a Christmas card offer to join the Clyde Beatty Barnum and Bailey Circus at Madison Square Garden in April. Once with touring freak acts, he has faced rejections and long odds for winter work and continues seeking a stable position in the circus world.

Tiny Clyde Beatty-Barnum and Bailey Circus Warren Clyde Tiny) Hicks New Madison Square Garden New York Clyde Beatty Barnum and Bailey Circus Houston Astrodome Hicks

Will Rusk Be Another Sacrifice

President Johnson named Clark Clifford as secretary of defense in a year of political maneuvering. Clifford, a veteran Washington attorney and adviser to three presidents, backed bombing North Vietnam but suggested opening peace talks if the North agrees. His fresh face and congressional likability contrast with McNamara, whose long tenure and antiwar target status shaped the election year dynamics.

James Marlow Washington Johnson Clark Clifford Senate Armed Services Committee Clifford Harry S. Truman John F. Kennedy North Vietnam McNamara Congress

Juda Seniors Plan Colorado Trip After Lethal Crash

Juda High School Class of 1968 will take a senior trip in spring to Denver and Colorado Springs, following last March’s jetliner crash that killed nine of 32 students who rode a New Orleans motel. Superintendent Kalk says life goes on and the group votes to proceed.

New Orleans Jerome F. Kalk Denver Colorado Springs Colo Miami Beach Fla Kalk Florida

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Harold Snively Rep. Thompson Gaumnitz AP News Kenosha American Motors Corp UAW Navy Cmdr Lloyd M. Bucher Liz Mrs Vernon Workinger Country Club Chicago Harry Eatman Freeport Santa Circus No. 4 Rusk Marlow LBJ Robert S. McNamara Secretary of Defense Juda Colorado
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