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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1967
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times lists office notices and contact details including editor names and Associated Press affiliations. It outlines subscription rates for city and surrounding areas and provides office hours and telephone contact information.
A compact look back at recent happenings across the state and nearby towns. Notables include Don Ripp winning a euchre championship in Canada, Deirdre Daniels at a Frank MacCormack event, Gov Knowles’ smoking joke, and a rain interruption to the Cheese Days parade. Also noted are local quips about Dairy Month, Milk versus Beer signs, and remarks on public figures and media.
Monticello High School graduate Harriet Keener daughter of Mr and Mrs Owen Keener will travel to Minneapolis Friday to begin a 15 month course in Medical Technology at the Northwest Institute. She recently completed her reign as Green County Queen. Also a recipe note suggests wrapping raw peeled shrimp in bacon and broiling with chutney sauce.
Jane Thompson, playground director, today announced no playground activities on the Fourth of July. Bank of Orangeville makes final payment to Legion for building. Scientists urge that nation shares clean bomb secrets.
Twenty years ago on July 3 1947 a night blaze gutted the city incinerator interior and damaged roof and cornices. Mrs Robert D Schindler and daughters Jill and Roberta were to join Lt Com Schindler with the Navy in Saipan.
A 1937 item notes the Turn ing groups for the Turn fest emphasize the four Fs frisch fromm frohlich frei meaning keen pious jolly and free. The piece also mentions a dog alerting a Harvey family to fire danger.
A brief notice from July 3 1927 reports two dressing stemters erected on Hyde's Pond banks and notes upcoming Hagenbeck Wallace Circus in Monroe on July Fourth along with a Chicago schools exhibit on aviation science and a recommendation from the annual school meeting about a $3000 allocation.
Brodhean releases a roster of 23 young men listed in the Army. A bitter vote at the annual school meeting fails to materialize. F. J. Bolender, Howard Chadwick, and Mrs. C. E. Shriner with Mrs. E. J. Kohli are re elected directors. The grey room at Ruf's store opens July 5.
A Racine saloon keeper on 22nd Street issues an ultimatum to city authorities, vowing to sell liquor despite the City Council's license denial. A. E. Bert of Monroe, assistant to a chemist, receives a new state legislature designation and a $300 salary increase.
Herman Gerber 63 native of York Township died early Saturday in Colonial Manor Madison grave side services set for 11 a m tomorrow at Swiss United Church of Christ New Glarus Rev Linus Wierwill to officiate Friends may call at Zentner Funeral Home today He was born December 2 1903 son of Theodore Gerber and never married Survived by two sisters Mrs Ernest Goebler Mt Vernon and Miss Mary Horeb and two brothers John and Jacob Horeb
Mrs Luther Judd aged 84 died in a Madison hospital after a brief illness. A native of Paoli she was married in 1959 in Dubuque to Luther Judd. She was a Brooklyn Helping Hand Society member and is survived by her husband and two nephews. Services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at B. L. Booth Funeral Home Oregon with Rev. Luther Jose officiating and burial in Verona Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. tomorrow.
In Brookfield a 5 year old boy, William Garrs, died of head injuries after a rented truck ran over a cardboard box where he and his sister Jill, 8, played. Jill escaped with abrasions. Police say the children were in a cardboard play box in the yard when the truck entered Illac Way.
A reader asks how to handle an alcoholic relative at a church christening. The advice is to host a dry party to remove temptation and spare relatives from feeling cheated.
Readers are invited to send problems to Dear Abby with a self addressed stamped envelope for a private reply. Abby offers a booklet titled How to Have a Lovely Wedding in exchange for $1.00. A separate note mentions deep diving weddell seals reaching 1500 feet in search of food.
Clarence Duerst 65 native of New Glarus died after a medical stay at St. Clare Hospital in Belleville. He married Celia Ulrich of Chicago in 1934 and was a member of First United Church of Christ. Surviving are his widow and three brothers Herman W and Adam of Belleville and Henry of Monticello. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at First Church Belleville Becker Funeral Home with a prayer service tonight.
Funeral services for Mrs. Paul Franke 66 formerly of Monroe were held at 2 PM at the Montana Lutheran Church in Madison with burial in Hope Lutheran Cemetery. Born Sunita Nieman on March 5 1901 in...
A Massachusetts state income tax rebate for Frederick Coughlin showed a one cent refund. He displayed the check and noted the five cent postage cost, while his bank charged ten cents to deposit, leaving a net nine cent loss. Also mentioned is Passat, the last square rig sailing ship in commercial trade, retired in 1949 and berthed in Hamburg, Germany.
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