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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
2
Publication details note Monroe Evening Times history and staff member Emery A. Odell. Rates are listed for carriers and mail in Wisconsin Illinois with varying annual prices. Office hours and telephone contact are provided for subscriber inquiries.
An 189th Independence Day reflection by Dean Alfange emphasizes individual responsibility, ambition, and freedom. The author argues for initiative over security, rejecting dependence on the state and valuing personal dignity, risk, and self-reliance as core American heritage.
The date marks Washington taking command of the Continental Army in 1775 and Champlain founding Quebec in 1608. Other events include Gettysburg ending in 1863, Idaho statehood in 1890, the Spanish-American War naval victory in 1898, and Algeria’s independence in 1962.
Voters in the Oregon School District approved a 1.6 million dollar bond issue by 604 to 317 on Tuesday. The funds will finance a senior high addition and a new elementary school with tax increases of 1.31 dollars per 1000 of equalized valuation.
Dear Abby letters discuss honesty in family life and guardianship fears while a Vietnam bound sailor departs for 18 months aboard the U S S Oxford AGTR 1, with leave details and family notices. The item mixes advice columns with a military transport update and historical notes.
July 3 1899 reports a mysterious illness in Washington and eastern cities diagnosed as the kissing bug Melanoletes Picipies. Victims wake with swollen lower lips and facial swelling. Also noted is the Monroe ministerial association’s first open air meeting at High School Park on Sunday afternoon, praised as highly satisfactory.
Letter writer from Lake Junaluska N C argues Wisconsin could become the 34th state to seek a constitutional convention. Opponents fear a runaway meeting, but the writer contends a gathering might be less harmful than some court decisions and suggests state delegations would push for conservatism. Readers are invited to submit notices.
Funeral directors gathered at the Wagon Wheel in Rockton to introduce a new burial vault. Attendees included Mr and Mrs T E Sharer of Albany, Mr and Mrs Herbert Booth, Mr and Mrs Richard Newcomer of Monroe, Mr and Mrs Tallie Everson, and others from Brodhead, Orfordville, Evansville and Edgerton. Assemblywoman Carolyn Blanchard attended.
A digest of events includes the new 49 star flag take effect at midnight, Alan Goodmiller named 50th anniversary committee chair for Boy Scouts, a $Millions fire hits the Pentagon, and personal milestones such as Mrs. Mary E. Thompson’s 106th birthday in Beloit. Also notes Frank A. Buehler confirming Carl H. Maurer’s purchase at Monroe Plumbing and Heating, baseball wins by the White Sox and Cubs, tennis hopeful Dick Kundert joining state finals, downtown parking sparks in Green County, and logs sought for New Glarus historical village with Max Carl Ruf resigning at police headquarters.
Rev. William Jennings of Merced California speaks at a Kiwanis meeting while the city council in Merced holds the first reading of a proposed duty ordinance. The item notes a record fire in Maron county marked as the most disastrous in local history.
New officers took over for their first session of Monroe Rotary Club at the Idel Hour Mansion Tuesday noon. Dri F. Santiago is president, Richard Maze first vice president, Bill Henguinet secretary, Hilton Kirschner treasurer. Ed McArdle retired president received a plaque and pin. Santiago outlines plans and assigns chairmanships for the year. Lowell Stuessy continues as Rotary Travelogue chairman, Maze named program chairman.
Portable x ray machines are used for patients who cannot be moved to radiology. The one eyed gray green cabinet with long arms snaps images at the bedside and faster film development aids physicians. Also notes staff training and personnel changes at St Clare Hospital including Nurse Aide classes and Sister M Thomas's upcoming departure.
Harold D. Schulz, superintendent of Monticello Water Department, earned state certification as a qualified water utility operator. The program, by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Section of the American Water Works Association, requires a 60 hour classroom course and exam passage.
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