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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1968
Page
2
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Observations from a March diary criticize a Beloit sportswriter for crude commentary on Monroe regional basketball, praising high school athletes and warning against heat of defeat. The piece notes Girl Scout values, Elm disease impacts in Dubuque, and Monroe’s elm replanting plan amid city losses and public support.
A 14 acre land purchase near a highway shop was approved for 30000 dollars to build a jail. Also notes on local figures Sean A Boegli Violet Boegli quitting farming and opening The Jug.
A reader letter argues that accepting defeat prompts repair efforts. The writer endorses Monroe's approach to replanting trees, believing such trees will grow for generations and lessen the long term damage. The piece emphasizes long term environmental benefit and community resilience.
Mrs. Marcella M. Harty 74 died Monday in Cuba City Medical Center after a long illness. Lifelong area resident, she is survived by three daughters and two sons, a sister, and 17 grandchildren. Funeral at St Rose Church Thursday at 10 a.m. Friends may call at Haydenshield Funeral Home. Rosary services scheduled for tonight and Wednesday.
Warren special obituary notes George Washington Beebe 86 died 10 15 a m Monday March 11 at Lahey Nursing Home after a long illness He was a retired farmer and former Adeline Illinois resident No survivors Services scheduled 2 p m tomorrow March 13 at Bakener Morrison Funeral Home Byron Burial at North Grove Christian Cemetery Leaf River There was no visitation.
Erwin F Gallagher 90 of Oregon Wisconsin died Sunday in a Stoughton hospital after a brief illness. He was a lifelong Oregon area resident and a member of the Oregon Methodist Church Masonic Lodge Eastern Star Madison Scottish Rite Zor Shrine and Madison Elk Lodge. Surviving are his widow Mary a son Robert two daughters five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Services will be at 2 pm tomorrow at the Oregon Methodist Church with Eastern Star services at 7 pm tonight. B L Booth Funeral Home Oregon.
March 12 marks several historical milestones spanning 1938 Austria invasion and 1964 New Jersey becoming a British colony. Also noted are Grant’s 1864 rise to command, Girl Scouts organization in 1912, Pius XII’s papacy in 1939, Finland’s 1940 surrender, Truman Doctrine in 1947, Batista’s 1950s actions, Soviet troop withdrawals from Cuba, and Khrushchev’s 1964 public appearance. Times Want Ad phone number appears.
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