Fire Burns Fritz Wenger In Formica Glue Flash Fire
An accidental flash fire at the Gaylord D. Swenson home on 16th Avenue left Fritz Wenger with severe burns and the family dog fatally singed. Wenger kicked a flaming glue pail toward the door, saving the interior. fire officials praised his quick actions. The incident caused exterior damage and one smoke-filled wing, with fire from the highly inflammable glue. Other details note the Monroe Museum open house schedule starting May 4 and a vehicle collision in the Kroger lot causing moderate damage.
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Gaylord D. Swenson
16Th Ave
Fritz Wenger
Monroe
Swenson
Wenger
Wenger and Prien Builders
Monroe Clinic
St. Clare Hospital
Leo Johnson
Argyle
Joe Benkert
Benkert
Monroe High 1969 Junior Prom in Moscow Skyline Theme
Monroe High School transformed its gym into a Moscow skyline prom set with onion domes and a blue ceiling. Harry McGuire crowned king and Ginny Bacon queen as dances ran 9 p.m. to midnight. Post Prom banquet and theater trip followed, ending with a 3:30 a.m. show and morning breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Monroe High School
Harry McGuire
Ginny Bacon
Monroe Country Club
Goetz Theater
Chris Barth
Beverly Frehner
Mary Roth
JoEllen Gordee
Richard Hagar
Dennis Halvorson
Joseph Viney
Thomas Schilt
Robert Mulhall
Betsy
King
Katie Benkett
Mark Purcell
Mandy Long
Dennis Halvorsen
Don Craige
John Deininger
Mary Jo Goecks
Steve Krupke
Ginny Blum
Mary Jo
Tom Schilt
Betsy Reger
Times
Jim Beer
Wisconsin private school grants debated in state legislature
Madison lawmakers hear a bill to grant up to 100 dollars per full time resident student at non profit private schools for tuition and related fees. Hearing set for 1 30 p m Wednesday in room 213 northwest of the Capitol.
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Madison
Capitol
Meeting Stated To Spur Interest In Woodford Park
A special 8 p.m. Monday May 5 session at the Woodford Methodist Church Basement will discuss plans for Blackhawk Park and spur local interest. County board members and Lafayette County resource agent Lyle Atkinson will attend. Also updated is the critical condition of Mrs. William Haag 42 after a fall from a truck at the farm home.
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Blackhawk Park
Woodford Methodist Church
Lyle Atkinson
Lafayette County
Woodford
William Haag
Horeb
St. Clare Hospital
Blackhawk High exhibits works by Mrs Hetzel students
Blackhawk High School hosts an art exhibit on Wednesday May 7 from 6 to 10 p.m. featuring paintings sculptures wall hangings wood cuts and mobiles with about 34 exhibitors led by senior Deb Phillips. Items for sale include painted milk cans and crystalized bottles.
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South Wayne
Michael
Janet) Hetzel
Blackhawk High School
Hetzel
Deb Phillips
Mac
Duane Rolli
Jim Symons
Antique Show Ends Tomorrow At Turner Hall In Monroe
The Monroe Kiwanis 14th annual Antique Show and Sale at Turner Hall wraps up at 6 p.m. tomorrow. A program on Antiques will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday May 6 in the Ag Building with Marilyn Stuckey of WEKZ presenting a discussion on Antiques in Your Home. Historic sites along The Mississippi River avoided flood damage and opened on schedule May 1. Villa Louis and local museums remained accessible as flood waters receded. Mushroom hunters anticipate a good harvest this season with favorable moisture and warmer days. A 6 cent Grandma Moses commemorative stamp went on sale in Washington May 1. The stamp features a detail from July Fourth painted in 1951 and hangs in the White House.
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Monroe Kiwanis
Turner Hall
Marilyn Stuckey
WEKZ
State Historical Society of
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Stonefield
Cassville
State Farm Museum
Villa Louis
Prairie du Chien
Grandma Moses
Washington, D.C
White House
Spring Banquet Honors Five Retiring Monroe Teachers
The Monroe Education Association will host a Spring Banquet Monday May 5 at 6 30 p.m. in the Monroe Senior High School gym honoring five retiring teachers Mrs Herbert Lenoir Ainsworth Mrs Nell Cunningham Mrs Bessie Houser Miss Hazel Huffman and Mrs Alice Livingstone The event includes a program led by co chairmen Ruth Dobson and Virginia Kramer with members of the school board as guests and uses 1969 Junior Prom decorations for the setting.
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Monroe Education Association
Monroe
Herbert
Lenoir) Ainsworth
Nell Cunningham
Bessie Houser
Hazel Huffman
Alice Livingston
Ainsworth
Houser
Huffman
South School
Cunningham
Livingston
Monroe School
The
Education Association
Ruth Dobson
Virginia Kramer
May Fellowship Day heard Sister Blandine on AA history
About 200 area women attended the May Fellowship Day at Zion United Methodist Church in Juda to hear Sister M. Blandine Fond du Lac speak on Alcoholics Anonymous. She traced AA’s history from 1935 and emphasized removing stigma, clergy support, and AA as a spiritual program open to all. The talk noted treatment steps and the need for public understanding, stressing AA’s role in sober living.
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Dina Speich
Sister M. Blandine
Fond du Lac
Monroe
Zion United Methodist Church
Juda
Blandine
Alcoholics Anonymous
New York
Akron
Ohio
Schindler
A.A
M. Blandine
Monroe St. Clare
A. A
Leroy Peterson
John Callahan
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By Sally Hoesly
Monroe Museum
Universalist Church
16Th Avenue
James D. Thalacker
Albany
Kroger
Agnes A. Haessig
Thalacker
Scott Smith
Ron Goecke
Sandy Irvin
Bill Stuart
Darleen Rufner
Thea Achterberg
Debbi Scott
Michael Ross
Kathryn Benkert
Diane Hill
Wendi Hugdahl
Vicki Hughes
Thomas Macinnis
Carolyn Weir
Cathy Hayes
Michael Moon
Barbara Eckstam
Robert Baumann
Libby Ripp
Jim Line
Noreen Haegele
Gretchen Gable
Food Committee
Virginia Blum
Ann Lamboley
Sue Bidlingmeier
JoAnn Drye
Elaine Elliot
Jane Elmer
Cynthia Ganshert
Jean Sulzer
JoAnn Kitto
Hawley Anderson
Mary Holcomb
Connie Elmer
Steve Hennager
Amanda Long
Jeanne Babula
Virginia Bacon
Randy Schwartz
Bruce Bahle
Francine Figi
Mary Siedschlag
Linda Babler
Jacuelyn Mills
Dan Ben
AP News
Milwaukee
APA
Warren P. Knowles
Joint Finance Committee
Washington
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Congress
National Council of Churches
United States Catholic Conference
River Falls
Lloyd Barbee
World Affairs Forum
River Falls State University
Lexington
College Reserve Officers Training Corps
University of Wisconsin Student Association
Air Force
Robert H. Charles
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Woodford Park
Oklahoma City
Okla
Kenneth C. Allen
Allen
North Central
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Dennis Matzke
Gerald Block
Dennis
Gerald
Green County Ag Chest
State Association of Ffa
Carl Nelson, III
Blackhawk High
Helen
Wade
Greenbush
John
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