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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1968
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times announces its status as a second class newspaper in Monroe Wisconsin with founding date, ownership and association memberships. It lists comprehensive subscription rates for in city, statewide and Illinois mail delivery and office hours.
The piece recalls Gen Nathan Twining's Monroe visit and park marker ideas, praises Sen Gordon Roseleip for meeting locals, and recounts a Baraboo deer accident tale. It notes a $5000 UW Madison reward for Christine Rothschild's killer and mentions Adtaker contact.
Anna Schramm 81 of Rockford died Sunday June 2 after a long illness at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday June 5 at Basswood Methodist Church near McConnell with Rev. Sheldon Gerarden officiating. Burial in Basswood Cemetery. Survived by two daughters Neva Burdick and Evelyn Heitz, son LeRoy Schramm, a brother Rollie Rohde, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
William L. Auman 87 of rural Orangeville died Sunday in Freeport Memorial Hospital. Services were to be held this afternoon at Hermann Funeral Home Stockton with burial in Yellow Creek Cemetery. He spent many years in the grocery and wholesale candy business and was once employed by Furst McNess Co. There are no immediate survivors.
Glancing back to June 4 1958 a contractor vows the main classroom block of the new high school will be finished by January Carold Galli is set to graduate from Rockford College on Sunday California deputies pursue a pair accused of tying a child to railroad tracks.
June 4 1948 report notes Mrs Herman Burkhard elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary for the year. Mercury reached 90 degrees for the first time this season as part of a local weather update. A 200 inch telescope marks a new scientific era on Mount Palomar. A notice recalls 1938 price of brick cheese at 11 cents a pound with earlier street vehicle licensing rules applied to motor scooters on Monroe streets.
Misses Julia Share Alice Stephens Helen Weirich and Mae Norton graduate from Whitewater State Teachers College on June 4 1928. Thomas Mack 77 oldest Badger Civil War veteran dies at National Soldiers Hospital burial planned for Albany.
On June 4 1918 Arthur C Frautschy is obliged to take leave of absence due to ill health at the Citizens Bank Leon E Kundert replaces him temporarily in the bank position.
On June 4 1968 George L Winiger and W A Loveland of Monticello establish a new law partnership for practice in Brodhead D A Stearns of Monroe is elected president of the Invincible Electric Bank Protection company which runs its plant in Cedar Rapids at a stockholders meeting
Four Monroe High School FHA delegates and advisor depart for Green Lake Wisconsin to take part in the state convention June 4 5 and 6. They will join 800 members from 14 926 statewide in Pillsbury Hall to hear Marilyn Van Derbur and Congressman Steiger speak and elect new officers.
Judge Roger L. Elmer sentences in Monroe include a disorderly conduct case with probation for one year and restitution. separated spouses Thomas Hartwig and Kay Wong, plus Edward Kubly and Werner Zimmerman Jr. convey property. James Gilbertson and Anna May Gilbertson obtain absolute divorce for cruel and inhuman treatment under 1965 marriage.
Bishop Cletus F. O'Donnell announces 53 Madison area Catholic clergy changes effective June 13. Rev. James G. Kramer becomes full time education director for the Madison Diocese. Others include Msgr. John DeRocher to St. Patrick Benton and Rev. Joseph Brecht to St. Paul Evansville.
A simple fruit salad mixes mandarin oranges crushed pineapple and coconut with marshmallows and sour cream sweetened with powdered sugar. Combine the sour cream and sugar then fold in the fruit and coconut for a creamy fruit salad.
The Wisconsin Press Association will honor Glenn Hagar former Crawford County Independent owner by donating to its scholarship fund named after him. Hagar died May 24 after a heart attack at home. He published the Crawford County Independent 21 years and later sold to Bosco Bel Dial, staying on as ad manager. His name will be added to the Pylon at the Demonstration Forest near Eagle River during the association's September outing. The fund supports a $200 annual award for community journalism students at the University of Wisconsin.
Monticello Times Special reports American Legion Auxiliary Post 256 raised 110 in annual Poppy sales chaired by Mrs. Ernie Strause. At the Memorial Day program at Monticello School poster prizes went to Jacelyn Buehl Cheryl Cory Beth Zimmerman Connie Kern en and Mike Blum with judges Mrs. Kenneth Klassy Mrs. Royal Karlen and Mrs. Robert Getman.
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