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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1968
Page
1
A Madison Campus Planning Committee endorsed a $75 million two year construction program for the UW campus. Top priority is a $10.5 million Memorial Library addition followed by a $6 million physical plant and storage facility with other projects listed.
Five Monroe High School youths earned top honors at the 39th annual Wisconsin FFA convention at Green Lake. Monroe FFA earned a national emblem chapter nomination for overall program of work and was named farm safety winner in the southeastern area. Aaron K Digman was state winner of the foundation award for soil and water management. Aaron and his family are noted for a 510 acre conservation operation featuring contour strips, terraces, waterway improvements, streambank work, hedgerows, ponds, and trees. Ivan Zettle was named Star Farmer of the Southeastern Area.
Green County American Legion council will donate the first flag for Beckman’s Lake near Monroe and Browntown. Lt. Gov. Jack Olson will take part in a 2:30 p.m. Sunday dedication ceremony as representatives raise the flag before the lake dedication.
Washington Tariff Commission announced a July 22 hearing in Washington on proposed curbs as the President set annual quotas for condensed and evaporated milk and cream. The commission will decide if imports undermine price support programs for dairy products including Edam Gouda Swiss Italian cheeses and chocolate coatings. Madison plans approved to renovate Camp McCoy for patrol trainer facilities.
In Washington the House Judiciary Committee led by Emanuel Celler predicts approval of a gun bill at its June 20 meeting after a tie 16 to 16 vote, a near miss that signals growing pressure for stricter controls. Senator McGovern urged South Dakota sportsmen to consider inconvenience to curb gun crime, while President Johnson called the tie vote a shocking blow to public safety. Large NRA protests and mounting mail volume followed RFK’s death as the issue moves toward a potential vote on the third page.
County Board reviews Monroe bypass plans with State Highway Department official Joseph W. Dresser. Hearings for Highway 69 bypass north of Monroe are set for June 24 and 26 at the Green County Courthouse. Local farmers discuss safety, access, and cattle underpass concerns tied to the Juda corridor project.
Grant and Crawford County sheriff deputies resumed a search for a person believed drowned near the Mississippi River in Wyalusing Bay. A man reported missing about 7 p.m. Tuesday prompted the effort. authorities did not disclose the individual's identity.
Rehearsals for the fourth annual Heidi production began with seven new cast members led by Nancy Reuter as Heidi and Kenneth Zimmerman Jr. as Peter. Veteran roles include Ernest Ruff as the minister and Barbara Hartman as Dete. Performances are set for June 29 30 at 2 and 8 pm in the grade school gym with advance reserved seats available by mail or at local shops.
Lightning was the probable cause of a Tuesday morning blaze that destroyed a two story ten room house on County Trunk B near Footville. Mr and Mrs Douglas LaCount and their four children lost all belongings and furnishings. Mrs LaCount awoke to smoke and evacuated the children as Mr LaCount was away in Janesville.
Pace Setter, a new shoe store in Monroe, is owned by Lyle and Dorothy Pace. The shop offers self service and assisted help with men’s women’s and children’s footwear in a wide range of styles and triple A sizing for women. The Paces reside at 2026 20th Terrace with their children Battly 12 and two married offspring in Madison.
Daily verse by Clair R. Munns notes the first June rose blooming at the door is like a brand new miracle making us glad to be here.
Monroe teenagers may enter an Auto Road-e-o by the Monroe Jaycees with co sponsorship by Monroe Lincoln Mercury Inc. The event on July 6 at the Monroe dealership offers a chance to advance to the state Road-e-o finals in Plymouth Wisconsin on July 13 and beyond to the National Auto Road-e-o at the University of Michigan. Top awards total 14000 in college scholarships six 1968 Mercury Cougars for one year and a Youth Safety Spokesman tour. Charles Ekena chairs the event.
Matt Solbraa native of New Glarus and Monroe area announces pursuit of the Republican nomination for Green County Sheriff in the September primary. A World War II veteran and former sheriff undersheriff, he seeks to unseat incumbent Roy Vetterli.
Capt. Robert B. Twining U S N Ret and Mrs Twining of Radnor Pennsylvania arrive in Monroe to visit their sister Mrs Howard W Chadwick who is seriously ill in St Clare Hospital Clarence W Twining of Portland Oregon also joins their visit Two other brothers Gen Nathan Twining Ret Arlington Virginia and Edward Twining of Portland visited a week earlier
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