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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1968
Page
1
Actors Equity strike halts 19 Broadway productions including Cabaret George M Hair Hello Dolly and Fiddler on the Roof plus nine road shows from Wilmington to San Francisco. The walkout follows failed wage talks with Broadway producers.
Frank Grenzow, 11, of Juda, rescued two men after their boat tipped at Lake Jordan, 12 miles northeast of the Wisconsin Dells, on Sunday. He rowed to shore with the men clinging to the boat and retrieved their vessel and gear using a grappling hook. The men left the scene without identifying themselves.
WKOW-TV personality John Schermerhorn of Madison will be featured on the Joey Bishop Show on Channel 27 in Madison and Channel 13 in Rockford. He brings a wheel of Green County Swiss cheese provided by the Swiss Colony of Monroe and WKOW for sampling.
David Cox, a Foreign Service officer with the State Department, arrived at O'Hare from Zurich where he served in the American Consulate for two years. He was met by his brother Thomas Cox and they are visiting their mother, Mrs. Elverado Cox, in Chicago.
Green County Fair marks its 114th year in Monroe July 24–28 with premium books now issued. 300 copies go to Junior Fair directors. week features 4-H Horse Show, tractor pulling, Record Revue of Stars, WGN Barn Dance, and a Demolition Derby amid harness racing.
A playful verse about a chipmunk on a garden wall greeting the author with zest and a hint that June might be his favorite month, delivered in a light humorous tone.
The first of two sessions of the annual Girl Scout Day Camp runs this week at Kiwanis Youth Camp with 86 girls. The program includes Brownies Junior and Cadette units, led by Mrs. Aaron Norder and a team of volunteers. Canoeing is among planned activities as sessions span through June 21 and June 28.
Around the Block with Helen Lucien Robert, prominent Boston restaurateur of the Maitre Jacques, hosted a five hour seven course dinner for 35 lady gourmets from Les Dames des Amos d Es coffier the only accredited women’s chapter of Les Amis d Escoffier. The event emphasized three essential dining elements: a guest, a trained waiter, and a chef. Robert, a former Edgewater Hotel chef, recalled meeting Dr A A Quisling in Paris twenty years ago and noted last month’s visit by Dr and Mrs Quisling. He and his wife have five children. Mrs Doris Margaret Williams of Waukesha plans a June 24 Edelweiss Stars trip to Switzerland and mid Europe.
A tractor pulling contest in downtown Albany on Sunday June 23, hosted by the Albany Chapter FFA, starts at 1 30 p m with entries closing at noon. The event offers a 325 purse across five places per class and trophies for first in three classes. Classes include A under 5000 pounds and B under 10000 pounds plus a special under 1000 pounds.
The Monroe City Council will meet at 7 39 tonight at the Municipal Building to discuss routine business and confirm the appointment of Mrs Harvey Reed as deputy treasurer. Aldermen will seek bids for blacktop and may award a contract to Layne Northwest of Milwaukee for a new well near Monroe High School with a bid of 44 570 dollars.
AFS student Eva Mazzetta from Rome living with the Sherman Hodgsons recalls meeting Senator Robert Kennedy during his 1966 Rome visit. A photo appeared in a Kennedy publication after her sister spotted it. Eva later plans to return to Rome after a summer 1966 trip with other AFS students, visiting Washington and New York en route to Holland and Milan.
John McGrain, 22, of La Canada, a USC graduate student and former Pasadena classmate of Sirhan Sirhan, recalls meeting Sen Robert Kennedy and President Kennedy. He notes Sirhan was shy yet reliable, while Kennedy exuded youth and purpose, shaping his views on social class and ambition.
Eight babies were born in 22 hours at St. Clare Hospital amid rain. The births included six girls and two boys to families from Brodhead Beloit Warren and nearby areas, with one more baby on the way and a waiting mother reported. A separate note reports a June 27 hearing on James Earl Ray’s extradition for trial in Tennessee.
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