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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1971
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery in various zones and counties. It notes office hours from 8 30 a m to 5 p m with Saturday until noon, and includes a notice to subscribers to know their delivery carrier and report missed issues.
The piece mixes USGS Earth Day data on Earth's mass air and water, the Earth's center depth, permafrost, and age with Hollywood gossip on film rating shifts. It cites MGM president James Aubrey noting taste changes and predicts a cycle back to explicit sex as audiences tire of family films.
The Bicycle Institute of America marks the 15th annual American Bike Month on May 1 with the theme Safe bike safe driver. A survey shows no safety difference between bike types and mechanical failure is rarely a factor, while most crashes stem from falls during youthful play. A typical 10-year-old rides about 300 miles yearly, likely two years before a minor injury and 24 years before a serious medical incident.
Glancing ten years back May 1 1961 highlights Monroe include a successful Legal Medical Clinic event, Roger Bruny winning a University of Chicago scholarship, and a civil defense test proving the warning system fast. Other items mention future Memorial Day plans, Dr Irvin joining a medical practice, and park recreation plans.
May 1, 1911 report notes Gorham's victory with 52.1 net words per minute in senior typing. The item contrasts with mentions of a Milwaukee blizzard that noon, two feet of snow in Dallas, and crop damage fears. An E M F 30 Fore-Door touring car at 1100 dollars is shown in Monroe Auto showroom.
The page lists names and addresses for club members across a week in May. Participants appear by day from Sunday May 2 to Saturday May 8 including Bradley Zettle, Paul Wagner, Lisa Hazeltine, Victoria Beutel, and others with residences in Juda Browntown South Wayne Oelwein Winslow and nearby towns.
Several Monroe dentists plan to attend the 101st annual session of the Wisconsin State Dental Society in Milwaukee Monday through Wednesday. The theme Dentistry, Decisions Today For Tomorrow features scientific displays, study courses, essays and table clinics along with the annual business meeting. Attendees include Dr and Mrs Ganshert Dr and Mrs Usher Dr Wake Dr and Mrs Reilly Dr Schwingel and assistants Mrs Monte Miss Tschudy Mrs Nelson Jr and Mr and Mrs Krueger.
Final plans for the 45th reunion banquet of Monroe High School Class of 1926 were made by the class committee in Wisconsin Power and Light meeting room. Lawrence Courtney presided. The family style banquet will be June 19 at the Idle Hour Mansion Monroe with a social hour at 7 30 p.m. Reservations are being accepted and invitations will follow. Sixty members remain of the original 77. Attending the meeting were William Wartenweiler Harold Leuenburger and Mmes Leland Kubly Verona West and Clarence Schultz all of Monroe and Mrs Walter Haberman and Lawrence Courtney Janesville.
State Sen. Gordon W. Roseleip addresses canning firms liquor distributors and bottlers urging cooperation in bottle and can recycling to improve the environment. He cites Coca Cola Bottling in Madison which recycles about 300000 pounds monthly and invites industry partners to join a broader nationwide recycling program.
On May 1 1971 notable events include Dewey’s 1898 Manila Bay victory and the Empire State Building dedication in 1931. Also a Wisconsin search continues for a 57 year old Chicago man believed drowned in the Wolf River near Gill's Landing after Jim Fulton’s boat was found upstream. A Chrysler test boat operator helped locate the boat.
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