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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1967
Page
2
An 1879 postal record for Monroe Wisconsin lists the Monroe Evening Times as second class matter under Congress act dated March 2 1879.
A festive Orangeville centennial celebration drew crowds for a high quality parade and weekend activities. Monroe and Green County representation impressed, with church floats adding heritage tone. Firemen and Ready Mix Fun Car drew laughs, while one sky diver suffered a broken leg but remained upbeat. Hosts Davidson family and locals provided warm hospitality as residents eyed the next milestone.
Houses and business places of the village will be numbered and three inch numerals will be furnished in the project. It is expected to be completed in a year. The master plan calls for the village to be divided north and south by Sugar River and east and west by Main Street. Florence Italy is on both sides of the Arno River about 40 miles inland from Pisa. It stands 145 air miles north of Rome in the green gold hills of Tuscany.
Emma Flores, crippled by infantile paralysis at age one, tells of her lifelong creed Yes I can. She learned to write with her toes and use a pencil, travels with a portable respirator, and completes studies at Immaculate Heart College. Supported by friends, she plans graduate work at UCLA and life beyond with notes from her anthropology class. She hails fromCalif oria near the Mexico border and credits her father Armando and Sister Kenny Foundation for her progress.
Bert Beecher age 89 died Sunday in a Madison hospital. Funeral services set for 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hollandale Lutheran Church. Calling hours at Ayers Funeral Home in Ridgeway. Survived by three sons Bert D Madison Carlyle and Henry Ridgeway. four daughters Martha Tinker Elvin Schwersinske Austin Emerson and Arnold Schwersinske. 39 grandchildren 54 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
On this date various historic events occurred including F D Roosevelt’s third term nomination in 1940, the U S Army aviation section creation in 1914, the St Lawrence River treaty in 1932, the Presidential Succession Act in 1947, Jersey Joe Walcott’s title win in 1951, JFK proposing investment abroad tax in 1963, Harlem riot following a youth shooting in 1964, Bourgess Maunoury confidence vote in 1953, Peru military coup in 1958, and renewed violence in Cleveland’s Hough area one year earlier.
The Moose Lodge plans to place safe driving signs along highways entering Monroe. The 70th anniversary of the dedication of the first church building rebuilt here by the Zwingli congregation will be observed Sunday at a special service.
Twenty years ago today July 18 197 shows Wisconsin scenes including The Road to Juda and The Crooked Pecatonica in the booklet Wisconsin Nooks and Corners published by Alonzo W. Pond of Janesville.
Seemingly hopeless search for Amelia Earhart in the South Sea area is tapered off. Carl Marty Sr. and Walter Burkhard are back from Deerwood Lodge in Three Lakes, with Burkhard bringing two muskies.
Forty years ago on July 18 1927 the Wisconsin Press Association band performed a concert on the courthouse square in Rockford. A car crash damaged Gus Norder’s summer cottage at Clarence Bridge, lifting it from its foundation and causing substantial damage.
50 Years Ago Today July 18 1917 Police Chief W C Blunt travels to Kenosha for the state convention of police chiefs Madison reports Company H to be at Camp Douglas by weekend as mobilization supplies begin arriving.
Sixty years ago on July 18 1907 the City Council ordered brick paving for the alley behind the north square and granted its last saloon license to Fred Thomm. It also named John Luchsinger the citys fourth justice of the peace Ur Junction station is described as a lonely lit tle outpost in the Iraq Delta, linked to Ur the ancient Sumerian capital.
James R. Polk Associated Press Writer reports Wisconsin Democrats may welcome George Wallace as a Johnson opponent in 1968. A yes or no primary ballot could pit Wallace’s stance on civil rights and Vietnam against Johnson, with Wallace possibly running third party. Democratic leaders doubt Wallace’s candidacy but consider him a potential factor shaping the race and crossovers.
Rev. Byron J Schmid was accepted as assistant director of the Research and Social Action Commission of The American Lutheran Church. A Monroe native, he earned a B A from Augsburg College in 1960, studied at Augsburg Seminary and Lutheran Theological Seminary, was ordained in 1963, helped found a mission congregation near Excelsior, and in 1966 became the first to hold the new post. He pursued doctoral studies at Duke University and has served internships in Minneapolis. He is married to Lesley Schwarton and lives in Minneapolis.
Army Private Orville A Beeck Jr 19 of Monroe completed an eight week administration course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri on July 7 training included military records forms Army filing system typing and operation of office machines A kitchen tip notes using a pastry blender or fork to mash bananas for tea bread cake or cookies with step by step guidance
Ottawa welcomed Princess Grace of Monaco and Prince Rainier for a two day visit. The former actress and her husband arrived from Montreal as the Peace Tower carillon played True Love for the occasion.
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