Monroe Chamber Plans Coupon Days Event and Tourism Initiatives
Chamber directors discussed Coupon Days to be promoted in The Monroe Evening Times with reduced prices on Friday and Saturday. Bruce Reichert touted consumer savings and shop interest while tourism plans included an I 90 tourist center near Beloit with Swiss design and other centers statewide. The meeting also noted Green County Historical Society bylaws change and a bikeway proposal to Green County Board.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
Monroe
Monroe Evening Times
Bruce Reichert
State Chamber of Commerce
Robert Schneider
New Glarus
Beloit
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Orville R. Evans
Green County Historical Society
Universalist
Green County
Green County Board
Dodgeville
Department of Resource Development
Massed Choir Festival Set by Monroe Churches Sunday
Choral groups from eight area churches will participate in Monroe First Interdenominational Choir Festival at 4 p.m. Sunday in St Victor's Auditorium. Youth choirs from third grade up will join in a mass hymn sing. The Monroe Woman's Club sponsors the event and its music department coordinates plans.
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Monroe Woman’s Club
St. Victor’s
R. Finley Barry
Woman’s Club
Mary Avita
St. Victor’s Young Ladies Choir
Gerald Weldon
Grace Lutheran Chapel Choir
James Gordee
Presbyterian Youth Choir
Ron
Monroe
Report Cochairmen
Clarence Seaton
St. Victor’s Auditorium
St. John’s
Presbyterian
Immanuel Eub
St. John’s Crusader
East Clarno
Bethel Eub
Woman’s Club Department of Music
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns
A brief verse humorously contrasts a frugal income with calm living. It suggests a simple life without worry or excess, poking fun at material abundance while emphasizing contentment and ease.
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Clair R. Munns
Most Lozenges Rules Ineffective
The Food and Drug Administration ordered removal of hundreds of antibiotic lozenges and related preparations marketed for sore throats and throat pains. The action targets products sold without prescription under about 500 trade names from over 70 manufacturers, with annual U.S. retail sales near 25 million dollars.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
Teens to present Monroe youth needs report Thursday
A group of teen agers will submit a report on Monroe youth needs at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Civic Room of the new Municipal Building. Dorothy Meythaler says Civic leaders from City Hall Chamber of Commerce and civic groups are invited. Ronald and Daryl Disch plan a remodeled recreation site across from the proposed parking ramp with reception dining and games and hope to attend the meeting to hear the youths report. Open ing of the site is planned as soon as remodeling ends.
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Monroe
Dorothy Meythaler
Chamber of Commerce
Ronald L. Disch
Daryl J. Disch
Monroe Cash Market
Ronald
Daryl
Br Jacques Guest Speaker at Green County Ministerial Meeting
Br Jacques of the Taize Community in France spoke at the Green County Ministerial Association gathering in Albany Baptist Church yesterday morning. Twelve members attended and a noon luncheon followed. The next meeting during Holy Week will be a Prayer Retreat at St Johns United Church of Christ on April 4.
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Br. Jacques
France
Green County Ministerial Association
Albany Baptist Church
St. John’s
Brodhead council approves zoning plan and emergency fire truck rule
The Brodhead City Council adopted a state recommended zoning ordinance after reviewing two options and will appoint a building inspector and a five member Board of Appeals. They declared a state of emergency allowing the fire department to order a new fire truck without bids. They set plans for traffic, mobile home license fees, and police car bids, and granted two operators licenses.
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Brodhead
Times Special
Board of Appeals
John Callahan
Alvin Accola
Accola
Green County Boots and Saddle Club
American Legion
Jacob Schlittler Sr
Council
Schlittler
Calvin Wickline
Rock County Sheriff's Dept
John Wish
Wickline
Gerald Pryce
Joe Mayes
Buchanan Blizzard Strands 100 Residents in Cabin Fever Ordeal
In Buchanan North Dakota a hundred residents endured a days long blizzard that cut power for 24 hours and created dangerous drifts. Ralph Cebula and family survived by improvised heat using rubbing alcohol fires as Alvin Schumaker and Clayton Snitker chased down the outage on a 40 foot pole. Walter Riker sheltered three days in a snow filled trailer before electric heat and power returned.
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Buchanan
N.D
Dakota
Ralph Cebula
Walter Riker
Riker
Argentine teacher in Albany finds life in America rewarding
Miss Blanca Diaz of Cordoba Argentina teaches English and Spanish at Albany High School in her first American year. She recalls scholarships that brought her to the United States, noting high living standards here and inflation back home. She believes Americans should travel to other countries to gain perspective.
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Blanca Diaz
Cordoba
Argentina
Jeanne Obenrader
Pennsylvania
Albany
Times
Albany High School
Diaz
America
Miss Diaz
Meeting Set For 8 Tonight In Courthouse
Green County supervisors meet at 8 p m in Monroe Courthouse to decide on funding signs and a brochure for the nation s first cross state Bikeway plan. The board will vote on a 200 to 500 dollar appropriation as Green County pushes to join the nine county route from Kenosha to La Crosse and connect with Illinois through Monroe.
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Monroe
Green County
Kenosha
la Crosse
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank
New Glarus
Illinois
Wisconsin
Springfield
Madison
Dane County
Robert Cleckner
Bicycle Institute of America
Chicago
Robert Bussen
Cochairman
County Tourism Committee
McCormick Place
PTA Convention Set Dr Samp To Talk Here Next Tuesday
The Monroe PTA Council plans a city wide appearance by Dr Robert J Samp at 8 p m on March 15 in the Junior High School Auditorium for the program Face Up Speak Up Shape Up The Junior High School PTA hosts the event. The council also announced Delos Barrett as nominating chair and named committee members for officer slate. Plans include an elementary and junior high school photo project and a cultural development meeting for March 21 in the Junior High Library. The Jayettes offered 50 to support cultural programs in Monroe next year. The council will send two delegates to the state PTA convention in Milwaukee April 27 28 and support bills to make the federal school milk program permanent amid proposed cuts.
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Monroe
PTA
Robert J. Samp
Henry M. Grundahl
Delos Barrett
Route
Robert Abelman
Doris Messmer
David
Congress
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Ald Keezer
St. John’s Crusader Choir
Jack Close
Immanuel Eub Chapel
First Methodist
Christi Ault
St. John’s Chapel
Ronald Keezer
St. John’s Carol Choir
Robert Schilt
East Clarno Eub
Alvin Rabehl
Chamber
Don Hugdahl
Wayne Fencil
Eugene Eckstam
John Thompson
Ed Zupanc
Keith Witte
Cebula
Courthouse
Dr. Samp
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