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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1968
Page
2
Editorial notes a Swiss trip by Edelweiss Stars and friends, celebrates Green County Dairy Queen and Agricultural Chest efforts, honors June Daily Month with a Hilltop 4H Club song about Wisconsin dairy, plus Detroit new car sales rise 12 percent in mid-June on daily rate basis per car makers.
Wisconsin agricultural leaders attend the opening of the Stuessy Agri-Services feed facility north of Belleville on Highway 92. Lt Gov Olson and Dr R R Spitzer lead noon ceremony. facility touted as ultra modern with full range feed products and services. Stakeholders include Murphy Products Co W F Renk and Sons and Dairyland Fertilizer.
A historical roundup notes key events on this date including the Korean War start in 1950 and Napoleon’s farewell in 1815. Also listed are the Little Bighorn massacre in 1876 and Belleau Wood fighting in 1918, plus Roosevelt’s 1941 fair employment move and a 1962 school prayer ruling. Mrs. C H Lichtenwalner, 77, died June 20. services scheduled June 22. burial Greenwood Cemetery. Sgt Dan L Pfister of Sturgeon Bay reported killed in action in Vietnam.
Thelma Tatge 64 a Platteville resident since 1938 and former store clerk died suddenly Monday June 24 at her home. Born Thelma Solberg in Laverne Minnesota she was member of Eastern Star Hospital Auxiliary and Women of the First English Lutheran Church. Surviving two sons T W Tatge Platteville and Keith Los Angeles California daughter Mrs L G Peters Dubuque brother Donal Solberg Redondo Beach California 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren Services set for 10 am Wednesday June 26 at Karrmann Funeral Home. Friends may call.
Orville W Fortney 56 of rural Platteville died Monday June 24 in a Cuba City hospital after a long illness. He was a farmer and World War II Army veteran. Services set for 1 30 p m Thursday June 27 at Thomas Funeral Home Platteville with military graveside at Big Patch. He is survived by his widow Alice two sons Joseph Smith in Grand Forks North Dakota and Jim Fortney in San Bernardino California three daughters Mrs James Bartle Beloit Barbara and Janette at home and seven grandchildren.
A compilation notes events from June 25 across multiple years including city actions, local figures, weathered incidents, and community milestones. It references City Council authority to hire a zoning consultant, a rabies caution for children around gophers, Lebanon’s armed frontier turmoil, local honors for J J Figi, and past civic memories spanning 1908 to 1958 with figures like Dewey wartime tickets and priest ordinations.
Twenty years ago on June 25 1948 Mrs Edmund C Hamilton was named general chairman of the Monroe Community Concerts association for the coming season. Judge Harold J Lamboley serves as president of the association with Dr.
Mrs. Will Gokes 56 of Slatieville died Monday in a Platteville hospital after an apparent heart attack. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs William Landis Minneapolis a brother Frank Young Green Bay and a grandson. Arrangements pending at Karrmann Funeral Home. Try Times Want Ads.
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