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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1961
Page
3
Mrs. Donald W. Springer was elected president of the Lincoln School PTA succeeding Robert D. Crandall at the annual pot luck dinner in the high school M Room. Officers include Thom as Goetz vice president and Mrs. William H. Davidson secretary.
Miss Jerelyn Kay Gerry and John Albert Wendler exchanged marriage vows Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Zwingli United Church of Christ Monticello. Rev. J Allan Mittler officiated. The couple will reside in Monticello. John Wendler works for the Green County Highway Department.
The Monroe Women of the Moose hosted participants from Janesville and Madison for Green Beanie Day, a preliminary for Regents degree. Attendees included Mrs. Harold Thurston and others, with two Madison regents eligible for Mooseheart in June. New members were enrolled as a musical trio performed and a smorgasbord followed.
William and Mrs. Keller celebrated their belated 50th wedding anniversary with 175 guests at an open house in Browntown. Married December 22, 1910 in Freeport, the couple were joined by relatives from Darlington, Freeport, Cudahy, Milwaukee, Chicago, Beloit, Monroe, Dixon, and Roselle.
Shirley Sellnow and Ed Reasa were honored at a birthday dinner Sunday at the William Foesch home in Monroe. Attendees included Roy Sellnow and Shirley. Donald Sellnow with Ken and Karen. Mrs. Frank Sellnow. and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reasa from Orfordville and Albany, Browntown, and rural Monroe.
The WSCS will meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Methodist church for its annual business session. A potluck dinner will follow the meeting.
Miss Karen Rae Goecks daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Goecks South Wayne wed Roger Rothenbuehler son of Mr and Mrs Albert Rothenbuehler 1614 25th avenue last evening at St John’s Church of Christ Rev Paul Olm officiated The couple will reside at 547 16th avenue The bride a 1958 South Wayne high school graduate works as a dental assistant and her husband a 1955 Monroe high school graduate works at Swiss Colony
Alpha Zeta Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha held a meeting in the Ludlow Memorial library Green Room to view a film about Alaska. Misses Gertrude Erb and Marion Boynton hosted. Members planned to attend Founder’s Day Banquet at the Embers in Madison. Next meeting set for May 15 at the Stauffachers in Janesville.
Mr and Mrs R W Karlen entertained the Couples club at a Sunday bridge gathering in Monticello.
The South Wayne Booster Club will hold an officer election at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the high school gym. Principal Kenneth Holt will outline the coming year's curriculum and graduation and college entry requirements and announce scholarships for seniors.
Classified ads offer real bargains with dependable cars for safe travel. Readers are urged to shop the daily listings for trusted vehicle options and competitive prices.
Janet Jennings, noted for nursing Civil War wounded and her writings, lived in Monroe Wisconsin and wrote for the New York Independent. She traveled Europe and Hawaii between wars, remained active in government affairs, and died December 30 1917 after a stroke. Her legacy includes two books about the Civil War and a belief that newspapers educate.
The marker was installed due to Emery A Odell founder of The Monroe Evening Times. It honors a Monroe woman noted as Jane in family records but who preferred Janet in adulthood as a writer.
Janet Jennings emerges as a busy young Civil War volunteer nurse and newspaperwoman, balancing frontline care duties with reporting and editorial duties. Her work reflects the era’s blend of humanitarian effort and journalistic enterprise.
Mrs. John Rieder was elected secretary and Mrs. Robert Babler treasurer of the Round Grove Homemakers at their last meeting. Co-hostess was Mrs. Roy Chesebro with Mrs. Henry Babler hosting. A bus trip to Iowa was planned for May.
Miss Helen Green presented a film on Rescue Breathing at Sylvester Center Homemakers Club in Mrs. George Busjahn home with Mrs. Leland Heitz as co hostess. Officers elected were Mrs. Busjahn secretary and Mrs. William Schmerse treasurer. Plans include a trip on Wednesday May 10 and a July family picnic. An Hawaiian lunch was served.
Brodhead City Council asked City Clerk to hire an architect to plan remodeling after the fire department moves. John Steinmann of Monticello will be notified. Proposal favors first floor meeting rooms as current third floor usage and stairway hazards prompt changes.
Richard M. Lornson, 26, of Janesville on leave from Ft. Eustis Va, led police on a 120 mph pursuit from a failed service station robbery. After crashing into a Rochelle tree he surrendered, facing charges of attempted larceny auto larceny and reckless driving.
A rapid fire tore through a fifth floor jazz and drinking club in Bolton England early today. Nineteen young people including 11 men and eight women died in the blaze. Firefighters battled the flames and rescuers recovered injured survivors from the building.
A Brink's armored car overturned on U S 42 near Warsaw Kentucky sending millions in gold into three neat piles along the road. Brinks trucks rushed from Cincinnati to remove the cargo before the vehicle could be righted.
Washington reports from major grain regions note a new third incentive for the emergency feed grain program. Farmers reducing corn and sorghum acreages at least 20 percent may receive payments and price supports. Cooperating farmers could convert stored corn into higher value sales under price supports, potentially raising effective return above market prices.
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