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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1964
Page
3
The Green County 4H Dress Revue runs next Tuesday July 14 at New Glarus grade school gym with 8 30 a m registration. Judges will comment to educate members and audience. Mothers and leaders invited. A public dress revue follows July 21 at 7 45 p m at Twining Park bandshell. Two delegates to the State Dress Revue will be named along with ribbon awards.
Resolutions to be presented at the state convention were read and sent to the state office during the G U G G meeting at Turner hall. Birthday greetings were sung for four members. Entertainment committee included Dwyer Wyss Schindler Ingold. Yass and 500 were played with prizes to Brugger Olbertzson, Brugger, Holcomb. Next meeting set for July 23.
Clyde Davis and family hosted a wiener roast at Juda welcoming Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Borden and Lissa of Watsonville California. Attendees included multiple Davis households from Juda Brodhead Freeport and Monroe along with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nowatzki.
Mrs Herman Dieckhoff presented a special auditor report at the Royal Neighbors gathering in the Odd Fellows hall Wednesday night. Mrs Elizabeth Pickett gave the sunshine report and a family picnic is set for Recreation park on Sunday with lunch served by local members.
Dean Richard Lehr son of Mr and Mrs Richard Lehr was baptized July 5 at Zwingli United Church of Christ Monticello after the 10 15 a m service Rev J Allan Mittler performed the rite Flor ence Johnson of Madison and Mr and Mrs Wayne Broge of Monroe served as sponsors A picnic dinner followed at the Lehr home Route 1 Monticello Attendees included Clarence Johnson maternal grandparents Mary Jo and July Edgerton Florence Johnson Madison Mr and Mrs Wayne Broge Wendy Jo and Tracy Monroe and Mr and Mrs Duane Lehr Mark and Johnny Selfridge AFB Mich
Debra and David Lehr greet their son Dean Lehr and parents Mr and Mrs Richard Lehr as airman Duane Lehrs return home on a 30 day leave from the Air Force. Dean received several gifts during the visit.
The Green County Regional Writers Club met in the Commercial and Savings Bank community room with Mrs. Ben Feldt as chair. Members read A Pleasant Weekend by Accident Ohio Visitors Coral Souvenirs of Hawaii and Booby Surprise. Next meeting set for August 13 with Writers Choice as theme.
Members of the Peace United Church of Christ Browntown entertained patients at Green County hospital last night. Rev. and Mrs. John Masters and Mmes. Cora Bock, Martha Henning, Donald Rutsch, Vernie Werren, Helen Miller and Avery Yost attended.
Brodhead Methodist Church opens summer services at 9 a.m. with guest speaker Bettyln Anderson of Madison. Rev. Wayn e Helmerick of Madison is slated as guest speaker on Sunday July 19.
Green County 4H Junior Leaders host a Monday picnic at Twining Park Monroe at 8 p.m. All members bring wiener forks. Susan Sass will be introduced as the new 4H home economics agent.
Madison Wiscon sin State College Regents report ed that 12 000 students are attending summer sessions at the nine schools and 92 percent of them are state residents. Total enrollment includes 9 978 undergraduates, nearly one third being regular classroom teachers in the school year. Summer sessions at the Wis cons in state universities have drawn 674 recent high school graduates who are getting a head start on their university careers.
The foundation of the floral clock at the village entrance on Highway 69 39 has been poured and a cement block wall erected. The wall is slanted to elevate the clock for highway visibility. installation and wall work are led by village superintendent Henry Opferman.
Charles Monroe son of Mr and Mrs Russell Monroe will attend a three day seminar for superior students at Whitewater State University July 21 23 He was selected to represent New Glarus high school one of 52 southern Wisconsin students chosen to visit the new university for a concentrated session on teaching as a possible career.
The hospital uses a centralized assembly line for patient trays with prepared cold foods, a heated tray cart for delivery, and separate dessert service. Sister Crescentia oversees a four week cycle menu with 30 to 35 special diets and heavy use of fresh produce, dairy, eggs, bread, meat and poultry. Storage includes walk in freezers and multiple cold rooms while dishwashing achieves bone dry results after a three-tank washer. Space constraints hinder expansion of services to meet rising patient needs.
Richard R Shallberg of Route 1 Monroe has filed for one of the school board vacancies. Election is at the annual meeting Monday July 27. He farms in Clarno Township and holds a Princeton engineering degree. He has held rural education roles and community positions including Rural School Committee secretary Honey Creek Watershed director Monroe Jaycees Kiwanis member Green County Beef Producers secretary and has five children.
Mrs. Robert Pollack and family from Caracas Venezuela will depart Sunday after a 10 day visit with Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Jennings. They plan a stop at the World's Fair before returning home. Dr. James Jennings and family from Omaha Nebraska are visiting to spend a weekend with relatives. The Pollacks and Mrs. Edmund Jennings vacationed with the Robert Bauer family in Green Bay over the Fourth of July weekend.
Mrs. Millard Peters and Don Ott filed declarations with the district clerk to run for the Glarus board of education. A daytime election will be held from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on July 27, the day of the annual meeting. Terms of George Hartman and Peters expire. Hartman is not seeking another term after 12 years on the board.
H V Kaltenborn, renowned news commentator, marks his 86th birthday at his Long Island estate. He says he rarely offers advice, plans to keep reading, and recalls a career spanning the globe since his radio debut in 1922. The former Milwaukee native, son of a Hessian officer, sits in good health despite a back nerve strain.
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, a historic futures market once central to daily trading fortunes, ceased operations. Across the nation more than twenty commodity exchanges suspended activities and observed a noon minute of silence as the 93 year old institution ended. President C Layton Merritt blamed government price fixing and urged financing of cotton cooperatives as the final blow to the exchange.
Fred M. Elliott will outline problems oilmen face next year at the Green County Petroleum Council meeting to be held Thursday at 8 p.m. in the courthouse. He will discuss attempts to raid highway funds for unrelated purposes, local automobile taxes, and gasoline tax increases despite the April referendum. C. L. Figi, Monroe, chairs the council and will present a review of the Interstate Highway system and billboard information.
The plan will explain restricting the number of signs and the public relations effort that uses free films, school aids, and tourist promotion. Elections of officers will occur and committees will be appointed. Other officers include John Zimmerman as vice chairman and Ken Olson as secretary.
Mrs. Herman Pinnow travels to Hamilton Ontario Canada to attend the Royal Botanical Gardens International Lily Show for two days with plans to return Sunday She will then supervise the Wisconsin Illinois Lily Show in Oshkosh for three days next week Jim Moorehead of North Park Gardens Rockford photographed lilies in color for his portfolio.
Slides of Upham Woods 4H Camp and a report on State 4-H Club Week will be featured at the 4 H Adult Leaders meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in the County Agricultural Building. No August meeting. Green County 4H Family Picnic planned for that month with date to be announced.
Viota worship at Westchurch 9 and Eastchurch 10 30 a.m. Hannah Circle meets Monday 2 p.m. with Mrs Clarence Saalsan Leah Circle Tuesday 8 p.m. and Elizabeth Circle Wednesday with Miss Ida Larson.
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