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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1967
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text shows agency credits and contact lines for Associated Press and Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League with office hours and a telephone number, insufficient to identify a full news item or event.
The piece urges all Americans to honor Flag Day by displaying the U S flag and reflecting on its meaning. It cites Legion and VFW efforts to provide affordable flags and recalls a Civil War era tale of sacrifice to emphasize patriotism and devotion to freedom.
The piece calls for devotion to the cause, urging people to love the effort, trust in God, endure self-denial, and teach children to pray for victory. It appeals to patriotic memory, asking to match the steadfast resolve of grandmothers and not lessen the legacy left for future generations.
Ten years ago today Helen Green, 24, of Clinton, was named Green County Home Agent to succeed Mrs. Sally Schroeder. Cpl Gordon R West was discharged from the Marine Corps and editorial opinion supported continuing a ban on travel to Red Hungary.
On June 13 1947 the Pecatonica River rose 12 feet above normal in Darlington after heavy rains soaking Green and Lafayette Counties. Rev C J Tingley celebrated 40 years in Christian ministry with a Juda Baptist Church dinner. Arthur L Johnson’s I C Spur in Monroe on 12th Street, a prize-winning painting, was purchased by the University of Wisconsin.
Thirty years ago on June 13 1937 pigeons sold by boys at five cents each caused a ceiling mishap at the tip top of a Methodist church. An officer says repair work 30 feet above the altar is needed after a boy's foot sank through lathe and plaster during the aerial sale.
Forty years ago today June 13 1927 Lee Ellis suffers injury from a fall off a scaffold a special county board meeting is convened to resolve a technicality related to highway improvements.
Fifty years ago on June 13 1917 Company H was expected to be sent to either Waco Texas or El Paso Texas under current plans. The dispatch reflects military mobilization activities during World War I as local units prepare for deployment.
An electrical storm sweeps Green County causing heavy rains and destroying barns on the Edwin Dean Frank Dye and Edward Divan farms. The 11th Army Division from Wisconsin and Michigan National Guard units are organizing to respond.
Sixty years prior, on June 13 1907, thirty five Monroe high school seniors graduated in Turner Hall. Brodhead predicted an easy Senate victory for a bill allowing the local judge to hold court there. I M Stauffacher of Monroe was elected president of the Wisconsin County Clerks Association.
Clarence G. Foster 80 of Dav is Illinois a retired farmer in the Durand-Davis area died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church in Davis with burial in Davis Cemetery. Friends may call at Chapin McCorkle Funeral Home in Durand from 7 30 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. He retired in 1942 and is survived by two sons Harold and Stanley two daughters Mrs Leslie Spahn and Mrs Russell Gilbert a sister and four brothers plus 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. His wife Ethel Best died September 20 1945.
A reader asks about a clingy boyfriend who is always broke tired and hungry with a job and another asks how to handle a maid of honor change. Abby suggests adopting not marrying and advises a fair choice for the wedding party. In a guest-house note the columnist side with guests preferring their own space and jokes about discomfort.
A reader writes that after ten years of marriage and three children they bought a three bedroom house last year and are still in the...
An admonition warns readers that newspaper print may mislead and urges skepticism about reported claims. The note stresses verifying facts and cautions against accepting every published assertion as truth.
A short humorous note from Abby in The Monroe Evening Times urges against suing for libel when obvious. It likens handling a skunk to messy outcomes and invites readers to write for a personal reply or request Abby's booklet How to Have a Lovely Wedding by sending $1 to Box 69700 Los Angeles Cal 90069.
Mrs. John J. Butler 51 of Durand Illinois died less than a week after accepting the American Flag from the casket of her son killed in Vietnam. The special report notes her sorrow and the family’s response to the loss.
Mrs. Butler, a longtime Durand third grade teacher and Chicago native, died at home Sunday from a suspected heart attack shortly before her 52nd birthday. Funeral set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Mary Church Durand with Rosary tonight. Burial in St. Mary Cemetery. Survived by husband married June 21, 1941, two sons John Jr and Timothy, two brothers and three sisters. Marine PFC George B. Butler was her son, killed May 16 near his 19th birthday. his funeral occurred last week.
Herbert Kubly of California spent the summer at his farm near New Glarus and entertained guests at dinner honoring Alex Marks who celebrated his birthday. Attendees included the Gordon Schultz family and neighbors from Albany Monticello and New Glarus, plus Alex Marks from Greece.
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