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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
2
An editorial piece from the Monroe Evening paper comments on recent events with a reflective tone. It discusses public issues, social consequences, and opinion on local governance. The author, known as Odell Gries, signs the piece in the issue.
An reprinted Washington Star advertisement urges all 200 million Americans who own a share of Washington to protest the fear and inaction harming the nation’s capital. It laments business and resident fear, calls for public outrage, and warns the city may continue to deteriorate without action. It ends by urging collective meditation on saving the capital.
A compact editorial column lists events on June 28 through history including the 1914 Archduke assassination triggering World War I, the 1778 Battle of Monmouth, Victoria's 1838 coronation, the 1919 Versailles Treaty, Yugoslav guerrilla actions in 1941, the 1944 Republican convention, MacArthur's Luzon reconquest in 1945, and recent Cold War and Middle East notes involving Khrushchev, Soviet Armenia air space incident, and Johnson-Hussein discussions.
Dear Abby column from 1968 addressing teen restrictions, mothering, and marital guidance. Includes letters about a 13 year old wanting independence, a wife wary of a swinger neighbor, kissing advice, and family anecdotes. Abby jokes about a mother of the year and offers guidance and contact for Abby’s booklet.
Dairy Month dessert details chocolate crust butter sugar nutmeg and cream cheese filling with eggs sour cream vanilla and salt. Bake 350 for about one hour until firm cool refrigerate overnight. Whipping cream topping adds texture. Mrs Laverne Krause Route 2 Brodhead. Conference slated Madison over 300 Wisconsin teachers expected July 8 12 at College of Agriculture noted.
The annual chicken barbecue at Memorial Park featured Susan Moen crowned Blanchardville Community Dairy Queen. The event served 1,500 dinners as Blanchardville beat Argyle 4-2 in evening baseball. Linda Swenson and Mary Ann Syse were runners-up in the queen contest. Sandra Lageson crowned the queen. Postville won tug-of-war over Hollandale.
Brown Swiss cattle from seven Northern Illinois counties will compete Saturday June 29 in the Canton 2 Show at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds. Judging starts at 10 am. Canton winners eye the Illinois State Fair August 9 18 and World Food Exposition in Madison Wisconsin October 4 13. Counties: Winnebago Stephenson Carroll Jo Daviess Ogle Lee Whiteside. John Briggs Sr village street commissioner suffered a stroke yesterday noon at home and is seriously ill at St. Clare Hospital.
Laura Lee aged 81 longtime cook for Mrs Robert LaFollette Sr and Jr died Thursday June 26 in a Madison nursing home after long illness She was a Springdale Lutheran Church member and American Legion Auxiliary Surviving sister Amelia Syvrud and brothers Thomas Arnold Madison Funeral 2 p m Saturday June 29 at Springdale Lutheran Church Gesme Ellestad Mt Horeb Friends may call
June 28 1958 report recalls a jet tanker crash at Westover Air Force Base killing 15 aboard and ongoing Dutch Elm disease threats in Monroe. Five Monroe residents received Ground Observer Corps volunteer awards for over 250 hours plus other local notes from 1958.
Thirty years ago on June 28 1938 Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey retired to winter quarters ending the 1938 summer tour due to a strike. Church leaders in Evanston Illinois planned to fuse Methodist churches nationwide into a single church with eight million members. Monroe saw a second local resident own a three place Waco biplane. A search for Medill McCormick on mile high Sandia mountain near Albuquerque was abandoned after a week.
Aaron Keister hospitalized after injures from cutting tree limbs in Fairfield. In Chicago a wild night features the assassination of Big Tim Murphy, gangster and politician, on his lawn. Fischer-Paramount buys Baptist church property on Grand Avenue for a 500000 theater. Robert Bruce Mantell, noted actor, dies in New Jersey.
Across and down clues fill a word puzzle listing many terms and names. The page recalls a Bolshevist era note about the Russian overthrow and Lenine and Trotzky fleeing Moscow. It also reports 1908 headlined incidents and a new commemorative six cent postage stamp to be issued in Washington with first day cancellations available.
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