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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1968
Page
2
Subscription rates listed include 40 cents per week by carrier in Monroe and 15 dollars per year by mail in towns with carrier service. Wisconsin and Stephenson Jo Davies Winnebago counties shown at 12 dollars. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 p m Saturdays to noon.
The Thorp Finance Foundation selects Mary Babula daughter of Principal and Mrs Walter Babula as a scholarship winner for a tribute to her Monroe teacher Mrs George House now retired from the district. Her winning entry praises teachers and expresses gratitude guiding judging approval.
The writer credits Mrs House with the strongest influence since meeting her four years ago through the Methodist Youth Fellowship. She is described as endlessly active, trustworthy, and devoted to helping others, living by the motto you might as well laugh as cry.
Lois Lien the Dairy Princess urges innovation in packing and flavors for imitation dairy products. She notes legal and regulatory hurdles, price effects, and consumer misconceptions about nutrition versus real milk. Ho Chi Minh and major historical dates are listed in a news digest accompanying the feature.
Mrs Gladys Mantzke a 67 year old Lena Illinois resident died Wednesday morning at home after an apparent heart attack Her funeral is set for 1 30 p m Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery Freeport She is survived by two daughters Mrs Chris Dittmar and Mrs Gale Keeffer both of Lena a son Donald Shannon five grandchildren five great grandchildren and two sisters Mrs Edith Brechtel Knoxville Illinois and Mrs Francis Krusey Freeport The family will receive friends at Leamon Funeral Home tonight
Washington farm groups urged Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman to raise the price support level for milk used in manufacturing from 4 dollars per hundred pounds. Leaders of the National Farmers Union pressed that higher prices are needed to keep milk production near current levels.
Dudley D Birder professor of music at St Norberts College West DePere leads the Second Annual Wisconsin Illinois Cooperative Choral Clinic in Brodhead on Saturday March 9 with twelve high school choruses about 650 voices. A public concert follows at 7 30 p m in the Brodhead gymnasium featuring Birder s direction. Illinois participants include Belvidere Durand North Boone Poplar Grove and South Beloit Wisconsin groups include Albany Argyle Blackhawk South Wayne Brodhead Juda New Glarus Parkview Orfordville and Turner Beloit. Tickets available from participating schools or at the door.
Franklyn W. Gerber of Monroe is appointed to a police patrolman post as of March 1 1958. The item notes Frieda Swig gum 512 count, and Swiss Wheelscores 2 271. It also recalls Miss Marjorie Schmid of Monroe named outstanding Brown Swiss 4-H member in Wisconsin.
March 1 marks past market activity with Ken Kennedy of Monticello a Badger track star weighing Olympic entry. The note lists rising hog prices led by a top bid of 8 dollars 50 cents in Chicago on the date.
Adolph Sacker of Monroe received Hubbard Milling Company's feed school training certificate after attending a one day school at Waverly on Hub Bard's feeding and management programs. The school was conducted.
Mrs Earl Barber and Clayton Thompson family and Claire Olson from Hollandale visited the Lund home in Blanchardville. Rev Philip Paulson and Mrs Paulson of Ashland were guests of Ed and Mrs Thompson after a youth meeting in Milwaukee. Andrew Ayen also joined for supper. Mrs James Theobald visited Clintonville. Lavern Kammerode stayed with Frank McQuillan at Madison General Hospital. Everett Soper stayed with R E Long in Janesville. Ruth Hanson from Monroe visited her parents H C and Mrs Hanson.
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