Victim dies in Monroe house fire at 701 19th St
Richard Earl Thompson 24, father of three, died in a Monroe fire that destroyed a home at 701 19th St. The blaze started before 4:11 a.m. and Thompson was found in charred ruins. Coroner ruled accidental death from anoxia. Services set for Mt. Carroll and burial there.
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19Th St
Monroe
Richard Earl Thompson
Josef Benkert
Thompson
Green County
Richard Wagner
Mt. Carroll
Ill
Earl
Evelyn Nowak Thompson
Lena
Ruth Leutenegger
Freeport
Strudto
Advance Transformer
Roy’s Sanitary Dairy
Space Olains Cheese
Mt. Carroll Lutheran Church
The
Eagles of
Jerry
Ricky
Evelyn
Earl Thompson
Placerville
Calif
Evelyn Tip
Senior Banquet Held Graduates Await Message Tonight
Two hundred nine candidates for graduation at Monroe Senior High School will receive their diplomas tonight at 8 p.m. in the school gym. Tickets issued for the chair section due to limited main floor space. bleachers open to all. Address by State Superintendent William C. Kohl on facing today’s challenges. Diploma presentation by D. J. Huenink. awards by R. O. Kittelsen. class presentation by W. A. Babula. welcome by Stephen J. Benkert.
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Monroe Senior High School
Monroe High School
Edmund R. Anderson
William C. Kohl
Madison
D. J. Huenink
R. O. Kittelsen
Board of Education
W. A. Babula
Stephen J. Benkert
His
Robert J. Hughes
Monroe
Henry Kalscheuer
Shelter House Use Increases For Coming Summer
The Park and Recreation office reports 75 shelter permit issuances so far this season, up from 53 for all of 1967. Four shelters exist in Monroe Parks with water grills and hot plugs, but July access is limited to one shelter. Reservations open January 2, and permit holders have priority, with the earliest openings on August 18.
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Monroe Parks
Park and Recreation Office
Park and Recreation Department
Twining Park
Recreation Park
Kennedy Dies in Los Angeles After Shooting
Sen Robert F Kennedy dies at 1 44 a m PDT after being shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles He is to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery near his brother John F Kennedy The nation observes mourning as Sirhan Sirhan awaits trial and Kennedy lies in state at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City as a post mortem is conducted in Los Angeles
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
White House
Ethel
Ambassador Hotel
Pierre Salinger
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York City
Salinger
Arlington
Potomac River
Washington
John Kennedy
Good Samaritan Hospital
Johnson
Ronald Reagan
California
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sirhan
Pasadena
Israel
Rose Kennedy
Ann Gargan
Frank Mankiewicz
Ira Goldstein
Encino
Paul Schrade
United Auto Workers
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
William Weisel
American Broadcasting Co
Kaiser
Irwin Stroll
Midway Hospital
Elizabeth Evans
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Richard Cudahy
Cudahy
Sen
Edward F. Kennedy
Dmass
Honors Day at Monroe Junior High recognizes high honors and awards
On Wednesday afternoon Monroe Junior High School held Honors Day awarding 7th and 8th grade High Honors and Hon or Students Citizenship Awards and scholarships to the Summer Music Clinic. A typographical error listed Honor Students with a 3.0 average as having no grades below B. the record should reflect B as the minimum.
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Monroe
Night Sirens Disrupt Albany Quiet After Accidents
Sirens screamed through Albany as a two-vehicle crash at State and Cincinnati Streets sent both drivers to St. Clare Hospital and a passenger uninjured. Fire units battled a nearby car fire as more residents, including elderly John Thompson and Henry Wendell, were treated for illnesses and injuries at St. Clare Hospital.
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Albany
State
Cincinnati
Peckham Corners
St. Clare Hospital
Nancy J. Niebauer
Janesville
Tom
Betsy) Rust
Clarence J. Heidenreich
Route 2
Monroe
St. Clare
Heidenreich
Leo E. Drye
Arlin Hanson
Neillson
Excelsior
Wis
Henry
Tex) Wendell
Beulah Moore
Milady’s Ennui Drives Solace to Five and Ten
Clair R. Munns writes a light verse about Milady bored by men who finds cheer in the Five and Ten store. The poem playfully contrasts worldly weariness with simple retail delight.
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Milady
June 16 Lake Dedication to Feature Lt Gov Olson Speaker
Lt Gov Jack Olson named speaker for Beckmans Lake dedication near Browntown at 2 30 p m Sunday June 16. He will fly in from Green County and depart for Oshkosh after brief remarks. Monroe City Band provides music with several conservation dignitaries on hand. Lester Voigt N D R secretary hosts the ceremony with John Beale introducing speakers. Other brief comments planned by C F Frosty Smith State Senator Gordon Le Rozele and Pierce County Board chair. The event includes a sign unveiling at the lake parking entrance and a hillside crowd expected to witness the program. The old lake will be Turn to No 1 Back Page.
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Jack Olson
Beckman
Browntown
Olson
Green County
Oshkosh
Monroe City
Lester P. Voigt
Department of Natural Resources
John Beale
Conservation Division
C.F
Frosty) Smith
Wausau
State
Gordon W. Rose
Leip
Pierce
Smith
Conservation Commission
Green Bay
National Resources Board
New Lake
Monroe High selects 30 for 1968 69 student exchange program
Thirty Monroe High School students 15 girls and 15 boys were chosen for the 1968 69 Student Exchange with Alexis I du Pont High School Wilmington Delaware. The group meets June 7 and will host Wilmington students in October with Monroe students visiting next March.
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Monroe High School
Herbert
Lenore) Ainsworth
Fred R. Simpson
Alexis I. du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Alexis I. du _ Pont
F. I. du Pont II
Niles, Ill
Monroe Clinic
Edward Keating
Monroe
North Adams
Ainsworth
Sherry Boss
Donald Boss
16Th Ave
Suzanne Brennan
Frank Brennan
18Th Ave
Catherine Bustle
Thomas Bustle
20Th Ave
Nancy Ekum
Walter Ekum
22Nd St
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James R. Weir
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Kurt Edward Adam
Roger Ralph Alston
William C. Amans
Aleta L. Anderson
Jane M. Anderson
Kenneth Andrew Anderson
Mary C. Babula
Evelyn Laraine Bandi
Nancy Mae Barmore
Carol Ann Barry
Barbara Bauman
Ronald John Bauman
Helen Ruth
Sen. Kennedy
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AP News
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Warren P. Knowles
Jacksonville
Fla
Abby
Florida
Jacksonville Beach
Atlantic
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Melbourne
Charleston
S.C
Highway Safety Advisory Committee
James Karns
Karns
Ralph Hanson
University of Wisconsin
Norfolk
Scorpion
Clair R. Munns
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