Monroe Evening Times subscription and office notice
The Monroe Evening Times lists pricing for mail and carrier subscriptions in Wisconsin and Illinois counties, with rates of 45 cents weekly and 16 dollars yearly. It advises subscribers to know their delivery carrier, contact the paper if missed, and notify the office for mail delivery issues.
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City of
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Jo Davies
Winnebago
Monroe Evening Times
Editorials Leaded Gasoline Fights Its Critics
The article surveys pressures from automakers and oil interests over leaded gasoline and unleaded alternatives. It notes lead’s antiknock value and potential cost of switching, the health debate, and the push for emission control tech to curb pollution while considering the expense of converting cars and refining for lead free fuel.
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Thomas Midgley Jr
Detroit
J. L. Kimberley
Lead Industries Association
U.S. Department of Interior
United States
Woman’s Work Not Easing Despite Household Aids
A University of Washington survey cited in the Journal of Home Economics finds little change in American housework over 50 years. Seattle housewives cut time on clothing care while food prep rose from 13.3 to 18.5 hours weekly and general house care increased about three hours. Possible reasons include less child help and reduced access to hired help.
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Florence Hall
Marguerite Schroeder
University of Washington
Seattle
Journal of Home Economics
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Glancing Back 10 Years Ago March 18 1960 Slaying Case Hints at Inquiries
Civil defense workers used flame throwers to melt snow near Starved Rock Illinois in a search for clues into the slaying of three wives of Chicago executives. Kennedy reports gains on Humphrey in Wisconsin primary. St Patrick attire with a shillelagh draws notice.
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Civil Defense
Chicago
Starved Rock State Park
Illinois
Sen. Kennedy
Len Humphrey
Wisconsin
Mailbag 50 and 60 Years Ago at Monroe Festivals and Controversy
Excerpts mark two marches in Monroe with notes on a 1920 spring festival at the armory featuring vocal solos and violin pieces, and a 1910 report of city reforms and a basketball season close. A reader letter from Marjorie Wilson and others discusses Whitewater Black grievances and campus protests, praising peaceful demonstrations and urging democratic university processes.
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Monroe Badger Club
The
Armory
F. L. Hodges
Charlotte Young
Swallows
Paul Dietz
New City
Florence Thorpe
Maud E. Wenger
Harold Tutte
William Mackey
Kipling
Mandalay
Milwaukee
Leland C. White
Percy Holloway
Orrin Dunaway
Ross Andrews
Kubly
Old Main
Lewis Carroll
Carter
Marjorie K. Wilson
David J. Krattiger
Daniel J. Wilson
Photographer Sells Dayton Studio to Frank Schindler
70 years ago today on March 18 1900 4J Zweifel disposes of his interests in Dayton to Frank Schindler purchasing one of the oldest studios in the city. Gen Henry Harnden Wisconsin G A R commander dies of pneumonia with noted Civil War record and leading detachment that captured Jeff Davis. Poem Ode to a Grasshopper by Frank Honeywell appears in Chicago Ledger.
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Zweifel
Frank Schindler
Dayton
Ohio
Henry Harnden
Wisconsin G.A.R
Jeff Davis
Frank Honeywell
Chicago Ledger
Today in History highlights and local social notes
A March 18 1970 history page recalls Hawaii joining the Union in 1959 and events from 1776 to the present. The Monticello column lists visits and calls by local residents including Mr and Mrs Jacob Wit tenwyler and Mrs Mata Lynn with neighbors in Gratiot Monroe and Madison.
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Hawaii
Union
George Washington
Boston
Grover Cleveland
Caldwell
N.J
Monticello
C. D. Curtis
Jacob Wittenwyler
Nathan Stuessy
Gratiot
Rose Blumer
Monroe
Barbara Marty
Belleville
Robert
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Inland Daily Press Association
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Wisconsin Daily [Newspaper League
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Josef Benkert
G. L
Pearl Harbor
Green County
Shawano Indians
W.la.a
Marshfield
Hope
Willow Grove
St. Clairsville
Peter G. Wells
F. L. Galle
Badger Motors
Auburn
Madison
George C. Ott
Willis Duerst
New Glarus
Earl of Balfour
England
G. W. Wilkinson
Monroe Business Institute
H. A. Reneau
Winona
Minn
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Monroe Cardinals
Chicago “Y
Whitewater
New London
Tex
Mexico
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Alps
Farouk
Egypt
Rome
Italy
South Africa
London
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Willis Babler
Verlyn Adamson
Charles R. Marty
Carl Wyss
Penneys
Towncraft
Gaymode
Carol Evans
Towncraft” JR
Oxford
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DuPont
Skimmer
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