Suspect Held Without Bond In Execution Slayings
John W. Williams Jr. a 17 year old Negro faces grand jury action in Rockford Illinois over the execution style killings of Ronald Johnson and Wayne Mullendere both 14. Witnesses testified Williams boasted of shooting anyone who looks at him wrong and that his father bought him a new revolver the day before the slayings.
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Rockford, Ill
John W. Williams Jr
Grand Jury
Rockford
Williams
Circuit Court
John Ghent
Ronald Johnson
Wayne Mullendere
William R. Nash
Winebago County
Nash
John Moore
Big Mama’s
Eugene Williams
Young Williams
Monticello Sets Race for Mayor
Incumbent Village President John Stenbroten faces Royal Woelffer Jr. in the April 4 mayoral race. Trustees Howard Kennedy John Elmer and William Gibbons run against Earl Feldt Keith Field and Willis Elmer. 1967 caucus committee included Frederick S Voegeli Harold Babler Thomas Brusveen with Voegeli as chairman.
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Monticello
John Stenbroten
Royal Woelffer Jr
Howard Kennedy
John Elmer
William Gibbons
Earl Feldt
Keith Field
Willis Elmer
Frederick S. Voegeli
Harold Babler
Thomas Brusveen
Voegeli
Babler
Lorraine Elmer
Frederick S. Voegels
Howard Steinmann
Schneider Eyes New Glarus Post
At New Glarus village caucus 63 attendees produced five contests for the April 4 election. Incumbent Village President Waldo Freitag faces challenger Robert Schneider. Trustees nominees include incumbents Palmer Duerst and David Hodgson and challengers Marshall Ingwell Dennis Streiff Paul Grossenbacher Ivan Rhyner. Fred Meyer declined nomination. Incumbent Municipal Justice Jacob Bruni is opposed by Harold Gerry. Bernie Wild chaired the caucus.
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NEW Glarus
Waldo Frietag
Robert Schneider
Palmer Duerst
David Hodgson
Marshall Ingwell
Dennis Streiff
Paul Grossenbacher
Ivan Rhyner
Fred Meyer
Jacob Bruni
Harold Gerry
Bernie Wild
Hardell Tops Top Blood Donors in Monroe Recognition
Robert Hardell was named a four gallon donor during Monroe blood mobile visits led by Jaycette chairwoman Mrs. Ronald Johnson. He is a Monroe Evening Times sports columnist and a Wisconsin Power and Light meter reader. Next visit set for May 15 location TBA. The last drive collected 193 pints from 207 volunteers.
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Robert Hardell
Monroe
Ronald Johnson
Jaycette
Hardell
Monroe Evening Times
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Johnson
Moose Lodge Leader Schadewaldt Dies After Stroke
Charles Schadewaldt 73, active Moose Lodge worker and former lodge president, died at his Clarno Township farm after a stroke at supper on Saturday. He served as past governor of the Monroe Moose Lodge and treasurer, and held the Fellowship Degree. He also belonged to the Legion of the Moose and the Eagles, led Townsend Club, and was a St John’s Church of Christ member. Born December 14, 1893, he farmed in Cadiz and Clarno Townships since 1922 and married Emma Bumpke in 1912. He observed 45th wedding anniversary this winter. Surviving: widow, a foster son and daughter, and four brothers.
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Moose Lodge
Charles Schadewaldt
Clarno Township
Schadewaldt
Monroe
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Gustav and
Wilhelmina Erb Schadewaldt
Green Valley
Cadiz
Clarno
Emma Bumpke
Stavers Eub Church
Delbert Bumpke
Ralph
Mabel) Figi
Gustav
Browntown
Kurt
Orfordville
Fred
Hagerstown
It Won't Be Long Poem by Clair R. Munns
It won't be long before spring returns as March winds thaw the snows. The poem notes lingering spring’s promise despite a cold season and arched heaps of snow.
City Housing Code Approved Amid Ramp Parking Debate
The Monroe City Council adopted a 22 page housing ordinance creating a Housing and Property Maintenance Administrator and a seven member Board of Examiners and Appeals to enforce code rules. The measure includes rooming house permits and limits on multi resident housing while a new parking ramp faced resident objections and safety concerns.
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Monroe
Harvey Elmer
Milo Friedrich
West Side
Friedrichs
Elmer
Uno Miller
P. J. Connors
Arthur Nondahl
Floyd Matzke
Walter R. Ekum
Harold Snively
Harris Gempler
Robert Hendrickson
Gempler
Evan C. Chambers
William J. Schmitz
Snively
Avocadoes on Tap at Monticello Bar Sparks Cocktails
Robert Dodd, Monticello bartender, grows avocado, coffee bean plants and a pineapple behind the B and B Tavern bar. The sunlit plants stock a quirky drink idea as Dodd serves lime, orange and other fruit garnishes alongside store bought vodka mixes. He and wife Betty run the bar with three sons in the household.
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Robert Dodd
Monticello
Times
Ollie Fine
Evening Times
Dodd
Betty
Rus
Hart Named Green County 4-H Home Economics Agent
Mary Alice Hart former high school home economics instructor replaces Susan Sass as Green County 4-H agent. She begins June 15 and comes from Olney Illinois with a BS from Eastern Illinois University 1964. Hart has served as assistant home advisor in Winnebago County and as summer assistant in Effingham Jersey and Calhoun counties.
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Horst
Mary Alice) Hart
New Green County
Willis F. Riemer
County Board Agricultural Committee
Susan Sass
Madison
Hart
Riemer
Ray .O. Resor
Olney
Ill
Eastern Illinois Univerity
Eastern Illinois University
Winnebago County
Rockford
Effingham
Jersey
Calhoun
Illinois
Monroe High School
William Haworth Dies at 91 in Whitewater
William E. Haworth age 91 of Whitewater died at 1 p.m. after a weeklong illness in the Fair Haven Home infirmary. He was born in Indiana on December 9 1875 and married Edith Starr in 1902. He owned funeral homes and furniture stores in Ridge Farm and Whitewater then spent 45 years as a wholesale furniture salesman before retiring. He is survived by his widow a son a daughter three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Whitewater Congregational Church with burial in Hillside Cemetery.
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Indiana
Samuel Haworth
Crawfordsville
Ind
Edith Starr
Congregational Church
Masonic Lodge
Kiwanis Club
Wisconsin Furniture Salesmen Association
Charles A. Murray
Whitewater
Hillside Cemetery
Housing Group Names Rev C James Weis to Monroe Board
The Monroe Housing Authority welcomed Rev. C James Weis as a commissioner replacing Theodore J Burgy Jr at yesterday's meeting in the Swiss Colony Inn Monroe. The panel also announced Ray Kaskey’s resignation as secretary and Burgy’s appointment as executive director and secretary. Architectural designs by Wyman and Catlin for 86 elderly units on the Churchill property will be submitted to the federal government for approval and to align managerial regulations with federal housing rules.
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Monroe Housing Authority
C. James Weis
Swiss Colony Inn
Monroe
Weis
Theodore J. Burgy Jr
Burgy
James P. Walsh
Ray Kaskey
Kaskey
Walsh
Commission
Wyman and Catlin
Chicago
Churchill
13Th Ave
Alcohol Blamed for Wisconsin Youth Traffic Deaths
Gov. Knowles said drunken driving causes 58 percent of traffic deaths among Wisconsin youths aged 16 to 20, three times Illinois’ rate. He pushes a statewide drinking age of 21 similar to Illinois as part of a highway safety program.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Hlinois
Illinois
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Delbert Harder
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Bernard C. Wiegel
Edward Kennison
Mrs. Johnson
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Robert Brauchle
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Jo Wedesky
Irene Bennett
Ruth Stuart
Kathryn Neubauer
Guy Weckerly
Robert Soderholm
Bell Tabenera
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John Kundert
Ray Jacobson
Key Club
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Myron Stair
Roland Thorp
William Ward
Ray Ranson
Roy Chesebro
Doris Kading
Milford Wentz
Sentry Market
MA. Schadewaldt
Clair R. Munns
PSU
Janet Ruef
Brodhead
Exponent
Platteville State University
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John Gebhardt
Green Thumb
Sell
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Robert
Mary Alice Hart
William Haworth
William E. Haworth
Harold S. Haworth
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