Passing of Horace Merton Place Leaves Monroe Voids Felt
Horace Merton Place known as Mert, who spent 28 years in Monroe, has died. A key figure in local sports, he helped start the Monroe Country Club and served on the first park board. He directed the community orchestra, was active in Kiwanis, and shared much of his time with the city. His loss leaves a void in community life and sports development.
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Horace Merton
Mr. Place
Mert
Monroe
Dadfay
Monroe Country Club
Place
Kiwanis
Interesting Items From the Files of The Evening Times
Items from The Evening Times recap entries from June 27 1937 including a 6000 mile Europe auto tour by Mr and Mrs Joe Rohner injuries to Vine Updike Washington township from a horse fall and Woodrow Wickersham hit by a hit and run driver obituary Jennie S Spahr Milwaukee marriages Miss Helena M Pehi to Marold F Babe and Miss Harriet Teuteberg weds Lloyd Henn. Also 25 years ago June 27 1922 ransom dropped by Mexican bandits convention in Milwaukee wine and beer debate Swiss cheese sales at Miller and Jordan Prairie factories and fire works inspection by F A Frederickson state industrial commission.
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Joe Rohner
Europe
Vine Updike
Ington ‘Township
Woodrow Wickersham
Jennie S. Spahr
Milwaukee
Helena M. Pehi
Marold F. Babe
Harriet Teuteberg
Lloyd Henn
Miller and
Jordan Prairie
A. Frederickson
Mustrial Commission
Plan for Roosev elt peace tower atop Dowdell's Knob
A springtime plan envisions a six room "Little White House" memorial cottage at the peak of Dowdell's Knob with a much taller Franklin D Roosevelt peace tower to overlook the site where the late president died. Georgia designates the cottage as a national shrine and funds would come from 48 states and other liberty loving nations.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Georgia
Roosevelt
Little White House
Dowdell’s Knob
Pine Mountain
Washington Monument
Stunt Pilots Planned for Janesville Air Fair
Ten of the nation’s top stunt pilots are slated to attend Wisconsin’s state air fair and circus in Rock County near Janesville. The event, billed as the largest air show in Wisconsin, will feature U.S. Army and Navy planes and ground displays alongside 20 commercial aircraft manufacturers demonstrating their latest models. Local organizers have toured Chicago Cedar Rapids and Moline seeking top talent and partnerships.
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United States
Big Rock County
Janesville
Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Navy
Janesville Conservation Club
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Mo Tine
Inl
Dinner at Mrs Lane's Brings Tension and Family Banter
Anne endures a crowded Sunday meal trying to keep Mary occupied while Roddy dominates the kitchen tasks. Philip, Jean, and Roddy exchange barbs and jokes, revealing growing tensions over Roddy's behavior and expectations. The meal ends with a subtle shift in household harmony as underlying conflicts surface.
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Anne
Mary
Philip
Jock
Roddy
Jean
Roddy Malone
New Glarus Social News From Mrs Millard Tschudy
Mrs Millard Tschudy reports visits and illnesses in New Glarus area. Mr and Mrs Charles Tollefson spent Monday evening with Aunt Mrs Susan Shepley in Monroe who is ill. Mr and Mrs Orville Ihland and children from Belleville visited. Dr and Mrs Henry Hoesly spent Sunday with daughter family in Monticello. Mrs Wilbert Bennet and Judy of Albany visited her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Tschudy. H A Becker of Monticello was a New Glarus business caller Saturday. Sunday guests at the Jacob and...
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Charles Tollefson
Susan Shepley
Monroe
Orville Ihland
Belleville
Fred Zweifel
Shawnee
Okla
Henry Hoesly
Herman A. Becker
Monticello
Wilbert Bennet
Weddings and visitors tied to Monticello area families
The notice lists multiple Monticello and nearby residents and visitors including Doris Curtis and Robert Wagner wedding in Monticello, plus gatherings at the Kundert and Elmer homes. Names appear with spouses and kin from New Glarus, Oklahoma, Minneapolis, Spring Green and Washington town, with several Zweifel, Elmer, and related families noted.
CIO Urges Congress For Immediate Action On Rising Costs
Washington report: the CIO pressed Congress yesterday for urgent steps to halt what it calls a collapse of the economy. It warned that no measures have been taken to curb rising living costs and asserted that Congress has instead moved against workers' interests.
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Washington
CIO
Congress
Labor Organization
Federal probe board urged to expose price gouging
The document calls for an immediate federal investigation board to shed light upon unwarranted price levels. It argues that public pressure and exposure of profiteering can force lower prices.
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Federal Investigation Board
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Monroe Daily Journal
Emery A. Odell
Wis
Associated Press
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Evening Times
Peace Tower
F.D.R
Janesville Fete
George C. Marshall
United Nations
World Capital
East River
New York
U.N.U.S
U.N
Jane
Nan
Lane
Grey
Mr. Grey
Mrs. Lane
Rem
Mr. Lane
H & Produce CO
Browntown, Wis
America
Heileman
G. Heileman
James Green
16Th Ave
Monroe, Wis
New Glarus
Mrs. Millard Tschudy
Mueller
Hill Top Inn
Hiway
Derman Zweifel
Steven Lowell
Regula Voegeli
Baltz Hoes
Henry Gessler
Arthur
Wilbert’ Zweifel
San
Wiss
Doris Curtis
Robert Wagner
John Dabnke
Beth Ann Becker
R. C. Nienow
Minneapolis
Glarus
Karl Mueller
Spring Green
John H. Kundert
Martha Hefty
Peter Klassy
Eldon Thacker
Wilbert Wenger
Dale
Conrad Elmer
ACE Paint Products
Aluminum
Casein
Bauman
Chiropractic Clinic
M. J. Gonstead
Res
James Fiint
South Wayne
Yeas
Chevr
VA Bounce
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Trucks
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