Antique Wheelers Tour Amana Colonies Weekend Trip
A Monroe Antique Wheelers Car Club tour covered Amana Colonies in Amana Iowa over a three day weekend. Eighteen members and seven cars participated from Monroe and nearby towns. Guests included Mr and Mrs Al Bonjour of Rockford and Largo Florida.
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Amana
Iowa
South Wayne
Monroe Antique Wheelers Car Club
Messrs
Mmes
John Schlappi
Browntown
Walter Bober
Paul Kubly
Ralph Weckerly
Nancy
Victor Wells
Monroe
Lloyd Burkhalter
Lawrence Scheetz
Clifford Wagner
Orangeville
al Bonjour
Rockford and Largo, Fla
Paul Kublys
Senior Citizens hear about bus
The South Wayne Senior Citizens met at the village fire station with 21 at tending. Omer Thorp explained the Lafayette County mini bus for seniors. A guest was Cora Bock of Oakley, California. John Hartsough won a special prize. Next meeting is noon Thursday June 19 with a potluck dinner.
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South Wayne
Mmes
Lillian Haas
Arvilla Steffen
Elsie Seffrood
Cora Bock
Oakley
Calif
Lafayette County
Omer Thorp
Darlington
John Hartsough
Jane Dwyer Wins 220 Yard Dash At Girls State Meet
Jane Dwyer, granddaughter of Ernest Kern and Dewey Dwyer, won first in the 220 yard dash at Monona’s Girls State Track Meet with a 25.3 second time and placed second in the 100 yard dash. She is a Madison East junior next year and part of her family traveled from Madison and Monroe to attend.
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Ernest Kern
Monroe
Madison
Monona
Jane Dwyer
Jane
David
Nancy) Dwyer
Dewey Dwyer
Madison East
Welton Family Picnic Gathered Local Relatives
Mr and Mrs Oliver Welton Monticello hosted a Sunday family picnic at their home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Gordon Reed and daughters of Janesville Mr and Mrs Walter Frauchiger and family Mr and Mrs William Baumgartner and family Lynn Welton of Monroe Roger Zimmerman Juda Stanley Welton and Dennis Thalicker of Platteville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Welton
Monticello
Gordon Reed
Janesville
Walter Frauchiger
William Baumgartner
Lynn Welton
Monroe
Roger Zimmerman
Juda
Stanley Welton
Dennis Thalicker
Platteville
Exchange Club in Monroe June meeting notes
Clarno Exchange Club met with Mrs. Kittymay Whitehead in Monroe for their June gathering. Attendees included Mrs. Henry Pick Sr. and others. members made 18 pairs of slippers six lap robes and chair pads for nursing homes. Lunch followed. July plans fore a family picnic at Mrs. Pick’s home.
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Clarno
Pick
Mrs. Lillie Olson Hospitalized in Warren Ill
Mrs. Lillie Olson of Warren Illinois has left intensive care at St. Clare Hospital where she has been since May 31 and may receive visitors.
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Lillie Olson
Warren
Ill
St. Clare
Dear Abby Advice on Drinking Temptation and Self Control
A reader asks Abigail Van Buren for a paragraph to stop drinking when tempted. Though not a heavy drinker, he admits alcohol hits hard, causing foolish actions during nights out with friends and leaving him reliant on others to recall events.
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Abby
49th annual Benkett family reunion held at Recreation Park
Sixty five descendants of John and David Benkett attended the 49th annual reunion Sunday in Recreation Park. A noon picnic followed by a business meeting presided over by president LaVerne Isely. New officers named Jon Rufenacht president and Jerry Thomm vice president. treasurer Marianne Ross and secretary Gertrude Pickett retained. Special observance planned for 50th reunion in 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
David Benkett
Recreation Park
LaVerne Isely
John T. Bloom
Brett and
Brad
Gary Hartwig
Charles Miller
Peoria
Gene Mason
Diane Bennet
Dennis Holcomb
Patti Hartwig
Jon
Carol Rufenacht
Marianne Benkett
Lois Speich
Jon Rufenacht
Jerry Thomm
Donald
Marianne) Ross
Gertrude Pickett
Isely
Herbert
Irma Isely) Stauffacher
Paul Benkert
Hello World Benjamin Lee Born to Goodman Family
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Goodman of Rt. 2 Brodhead announce the birth of their son Hello World Benjamin Lee on Saturday June 7 at St. Clare Hospital. The mother is formerly Cyndi Buol. Grandparents are Albert Goodman and Peter E. Buol, with great grandparents Elizabeth Maurer, Lawrence Buel, and Rev. and Mrs. George Phillipp.
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Benjamin Lee
Gary Goodman
Rt. 2
Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Yester Year Auto Club at Vilas Park Picnic
The Yester-Year Auto Club visited Vilas Park and Zoo for a noon picnic and meeting filmed by TV Channel 15 Madison for last night’s news. Nineteen cars participated with stewards Messrs. and Mines Sam Goecks Sherman Hodgson Monroe and William Massey Madison. Cars will be shown Sunday from noon to 3 PM in Monroe High School lot as part of the Monroe Woman's Club Antique Show. Next meeting Sunday July 27 with stewards Al Devoe and Royce Schulz.
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Auto Club
Vilas Park and Zoo
TV Channel 15
Madison
Messrs
Mines
Sam Goecks
Sherman Hodgson
Monroe
William Massey
Monroe High School
Monroe Woman’s Club
Mmes
al Devoe
Royce Schulz
Graduation Party Honors Monroe Grad Michael Pederson
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Pederson hosted a graduation party in Monroe for their son Michael, a 1975 Monroe High School graduate. Attendees from Blanchardville and nearby towns included Harold Johnson families, Julian Johnson, Thad Nelson, Kammerude descendants, and others from Juda, Platteville, Argyle, Cross Plains, Monticello, and Monroe. Lunch was served and gifts were exchanged.
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Myron Pederson
Monroe
Michael
Messrs
Harold L. Johnson
David
Marvin
Gerald
Robert J. Johnson
Harold B. Johnson
Julian Johnson
Thad Nelson
Jerome Kammerude
Diana Derendinger
Blanchardville
Robert Kit
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Antique Car Assn
Cedar Rapids
West Branch
President Herbert Hoover
John Schlappis
Robert MacKenzie
Cedarville
Herman Stuessy
Virgil Hawthorne
John Andereck
Monroe Lions Club
Green County Fairgrounds
Ed Kaster
Jake Senn
Exchange Club
Edward B. Timmerman
Cuba
Cuty
Fox Valley Technical Institute
Appleton
Timmerman
Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Fritz Cleaners
Dean Arbby
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-Ny
News Synd., Inc
Val
TV Station Films Club
Spurgeon
Urs Elite
Soth St
Otes
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