Monroe Evening Times subscription rates and letters from readers
A Monroe Wisconsin newspaper item lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery in Wisconsin and nearby Illinois counties. It also includes a letters section accusing local residents of dishonesty and urging civic cleanup, followed by a Madison AP brief on Prairie du Chien pollution abatement plans and a small classified rent notice.
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City of
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Jo Davies
Winnebago
Illinois
Minois
Monroe Evening Times
Madison
Prairie du Chien
Department of Natural Resources
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Cancer brand cigarette scare stirs antitrust suit
Editorial notes Ralph Nader's consumer crusade lessons apply to the tobacco industry. Stan Hartman, a Portland druggist, sold a brand named Cancer with the slogan A Daring Tobacco Combination. Hartman sues major tobacco firms claiming they used pressure to thwart distribution and production. Even if he loses, the industry could face backlash like GM did.
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General Motors
Ralph Nader
Portland
Ore
Stanley Hartman
Hartman
Phosphate Free Formula Tops Usual Detergents in Tests
Health Bulletin reports Marquette University researchers tested three diaper wash loads to compare phosphate detergents with phosphate-free options and a special formula. The phosphate-free detergent scored well, while the plain water formula achieved the best overall result, suggesting a potential cleaner without environmental downside.
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Marquette University
Milwaukee
Health Bulletin
Russia to surpass U S in ICBMs by year end says Laird
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird warns Russia is closing the gap in ballistic missiles and will hold about 1,290 ICBMs to the United States 1,054 by year end. He says a nuclear conflict could brutalize both sides with hundreds of millions of casualties.
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Ecretary of
Melvin Laird
America
Russia
Monroe Woman's Club elects Fenton president
Mrs. Harold L. Fenton is elected president of the Woman's Club of Monroe with Mrs. Samuel F Humbel and Mrs. George E Wells named treasurer and program chairmen Snow and cold set records for Roy Lovelace a 36 year old Monroe merchant died this afternoon Albany residents hospitalized after a three car crash three others injured Court house to hold first open house since its 1890s opening
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Harold L. Fenton
Woman's Club of
Monroe
Samuel F. Humbel
George E. Wells
Roy Lovelace
Monroe Merchant
Woodford- Wiota
Albany
Francis ‘Thurman
Sid J. Tilley
Court House
Monroe Chronicle notices and obituaries roundup
Twenty years ago today and forty years ago today events span student exchange with France, deaths of Harry Luchsinger on Highway 1181 south of Juda and Gordon Paulson who was crushed by a car. Isaac Grayearth spoke to HiV members, Hector Caradine died at 74, Larry Stauffacher returns to Monroe after 17 years.
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Carol Schindler
John A. Schindler
France
Harry Luchsinger
Janesville
Juda
Gordon Paulson
Brodhead
Isaac Grayearth
Monroe
Green County
Hector N. B. Caradine
Larry Stauffacher
Controversy at Whitewater sparks campus tensions and vandalism
A reader letter bundles strong accusations about left wing groups, student demands, and an arson at Old Main, claiming the English Department and SDS fomented disruption. It calls for tax resistance and parental caution when sending children to college, asserting restoration is needed.
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Senate
Carter
SDS
Wisconsin
English
Commie Stooges
Rural mail rider braves bad roads eight miles on foot
Fifty years ago today a rural Evansville mail out left his horse in Joseph Porter’s barn and walked eight miles to continue his route. Women’s hats trend larger and smaller at once and pricier. shades range from radish red to yacht blue. Edward Dunaway, farmer near Winslow, visits the University Pasteur Institute in Madison to be observed for hydrophobia symptoms after a sick calf tested rabid.
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Evansville
Joseph Porter
Edward Dunaway
Winslow
University Pasteur Institute
Madison
Relics from 1765 on display at Johnston County court house
Sixty years ago today March 11 1920 readers learn relics from colonial days are exhibited at the Johnston County North Carolina courthouse. The items include three 1765 writs brought back during the Civil War by Charles H. Robertson. Also noted is T J Patton selling personal property netting 23000 dollars with cattle bringing high prices including a Holstein calf at 900 dollars and an average cattle price around 400 dollars.
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Court House
Johnston County
North Carolina
Charles H. Robertson
T. J. Patton
Monticello Birds Triumph In Washington Township Cocking Main
Seventy years ago Mar 11 Monroe birds faced Monticello birds in a cocking main at Washington township shooting park. Monticello won by taking three fights out of five. Marjorie Miller hosted a sleighing party for friends including Helen Van Wagenen Phoebe Twining Louise Twining Clelia Baltzer Gertrude Dick Lora Ruegger Emma Becker Mable Turner Stella Bilse Mae Vogt Carrie Vogt Hattie Bilse Clara Brockhaus Lottie Barker Hazel Siggins.
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Maroh
Monroe
Monticello
Washington Township
Marjorie Miller
Helen van Wagenen
Phoebe Twining
Louise Twining
Clelia Baltzer
Gertrude Dick
Lora Ruegger
Emma Becker
Mable Turner
Stella Bilse
Mae Vogt
Carrie Vogt
Hattie Bilse
Clara Brockhaus
Lottie Barker
Hazel Siggins
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Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League
Wis
New City
County Farm Hospital
Christian
David Goliath
Whitewater
Harvey William Kubly
WSU
Adam
Ane Dan
Ben
Oxfords
Chippewa
Wolverine
Sheboygan
Missy Mate
Mother Goose
Ben’s Shoes Hiway
West Monroe
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