Monroe Evening Times Copyright Notice and Rates
The Monroe Evening Times is entered as second class matter in Monroe Wisconsin on March 2 1879 The newspaper lists subscription rates by carrier or mail across Wisconsin Illinois and surrounding counties The office hours run 8 30 a m to 5 p m Say to 12 Noon with phone 325 5101.
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Monroe, Wisconsn
Congress
City of
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Jo Davies
Winnebago
Illinois
Week in Review Packed with Local People and Events
A nostalgic column recaps moments from March with varied names and places. It notes marriages, real estate calendars, political figures, parades, community quirks, and a George Washington anniversary motif. The piece closes with historical highlights for March 18 1968 and recent U S events.
Happily Married Man Speaks Out
Abigail Van Buren replies to letters about breakfast at dawn with wives in nightgowns and uncombed hair, defending personal freedom at home. Readers share experiences from Hastings Nebraska to Flatbush on domestic life and etiquette.
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Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Synd., Inc
Abby
Elizabeth Taylor
Louie
Flatbush
Hastings
Neb
George Ingwell Taken by Death
George A Ingwell 89 of Blanchardville died at 2 a.m. Saturday March 16 at the New Glarus Home for Aged He was born June 1 1878 in Iowa County to Gunder and Maria Ingwell He farmed near Blanchardville then ran a service station before retiring He is survived by a daughter Alice Williams and three sons Guy Curtis Norman 13 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren Funeral services will be 130 p.m. Tuesday March 19 at Blanchardville Lutheran Church with burial in Graceland Cemetery. Friends may call at Saether Funeral Home and at the church after 12 noon tomorrow.
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George A. Ingwell
Blanchardville
New Glarus
Mr. Ingwell
Ingwell
Iowa County
Gunder
Maria Wolfson Ingwell
Cleary-Hanson
Annie Marie Rhinerson
John A. Olson
Olson
Ingwell-Watrud
Moscow Township
Moscow
Blarrichardville Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Hestenes
Graceland Cemetery
Saether
Mrs Frame Stricken at 90 in Verona Nursing Home
Mrs. John L. Frame aged 90 of Blue Mounds died Saturday in a rural Verona nursing home. She was widow of a Jordan Center native and former Hannah Peterson. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Robert Riegel and Mrs. Henry Otterson, a son James Wolfe, and two grandchildren. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gesme-Ellestad Funeral Home.
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MT. Horeb
John L. Frame
Blue Mounds
Verona
Jordan Center
Green County
Hannah Peterson
Gesme - Ellestad
Johnsons To Leave For Florida Sunday
Mr and Mrs Robert L Johnson and their three sons Jeff Larry and Greg will move from Monroe to Clearwater Florida on Sunday March 24 They have bought the Alclove Grocery Store in Clearwater and will take possession April 1 They sold their Monroe home to the Donald Marti family Johnson has served as press man at The Monroe Evening Times for 18 years Mrs Johnson is the former Barbara Friedli.
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Robert L. Johnson
17Th Ave
Monroe
Clearwater
Fla
Alclove
Donald Marti
Johnson
Monroe Evening Times
Barbara Friedli
Jeff
Larry
Greg
Wayne Bahn and Dave Grams Earn All League Honors
Glancing back ten years to March 18 1958 notes Wayne Bahn and Dave Grams cagers named to the all league squad. The item also mentions Mrs P A Schuh widow of Rev Schuh celebrating her 91st birthday and State Senator Nelson speaking to Green County Democrats at Vineys Dew Drop Inn in Dayton.
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Wayne Bahn
Dave Grams
P.A. Schuh
Rev. Schuh
Nelson
Viney’s
Dew Drop Inn
Dayton
Government orders cuts in trains and coal export ban
Twenty years ago on March 18 1948 the government ordered reductions in train services and banned coal exports amid mine shutdowns. The State Public Service Commission held a hearing on Monroe Transit Lines proposal to run a city bus service on a half hour schedule.
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State Public Service Commission
Monroe Transit Lines
Fire destroys workshop rear Theodore Burgy home
1928 item notes a workshop fire at the rear of Theodore Burgy home with estimated loss around $1500. The column also mentions releasing 350 pheasants in the county and a flu outbreak after a basketball tournament with 80 of 250 junior high students ill.
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Theodore Burgy
Shriner Favored In Monroe Mayoral Race 1908
The Monroe Evening Times endorses Frank A. Shriner for mayor on this date. The inquest into Nick Geiger’s death by dynamite at the Galle plant excavation yields no new facts.
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Monroe Evening Times
Frank A. Shriner
Nick Geiger
Galle
James Curran Retired to Freeport After Surgery
James Curran a former South Wayne area farmer now resides at Crestview Manor Nursing Home in Freeport while recovering from December surgery at Freeport Memorial Hospital. After convalescing he will live with his son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs J J Coleman 1547 W Harrison Freeport. He will observe his 93rd birthday on Memorial Day May 3 and welcomes mail from friends and relatives.
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James Curran
Freeport
South Wayne Area
Crestview Manor
Freeport Memorial Hospital
J. J. Coleman
W. Harrison
Curran
The Mailbag Letter on public meetings and freedom
Daniel J. Wilson of Monroe questions a political youth group’s exclusion from a public meeting. He argues such threats to funds from a parent organization compromise自由 rights and asks what Americans fight for in Vietnam if attendance at public events is curtailed.
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Vietnam
Daniel J. Wilson Monroe
State Trooper and Inspector recruiting draw over 2000 applications
Governor Knowles office thanks readers for publicizing the openings. Lewis, Versnik, Director Bureau of Enforcement Division of Motor Vehicles notes the large applicant pool and appreciation for the publicity efforts.
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Knowles
Lewis, Versnik
Bureau of Enforcement Division of Motor Vehicles
Committee Seeks Forestry Fund for April Referendum
A citizen group names Fred Gettelman chair and Charles F. Smith secretary treasurer to raise funds for a forestry referendum campaign on the April 2 ballot. Allen Ross kicks off with a $1,000 contribution for the Brown County alliance. The effort aims to inform voters about funding forestry outside property taxes. Handel noted as a charitable donor helped decayed musicians.
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Fred Gettelman
Milwaukee
Charles F. Smith
Wausau
Allen Ross
Green Bay
Brown County Conservation Alliance
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