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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1967
Page
2
The Monroe Wisconsin newspaper announces publication details and contact hours. It lists subscription rates for city delivery 35 cents per week and mail rates for Wisconsin and nearby counties at 12 dollars per year, 14 dollars outside Wisconsin, with advance payment required.
An editorial questions the ethics of seeking federal funds for a Delta Utah airport runway. It applauds Mayor Morrison for challenging unnecessary programs and notes concerns about using federal aid for urban renewal and other projects. The piece asks readers what action they would take.
Allan Barnard son of Mr and Mrs Allan F Barnard of Monroe will be honored at Milton College Honors Banquet on Monday May 8 in the Campus Center at 7 30 p m with about 100 attendees Dr LeRoy E Luberg dean for public services at the University of Wisconsin will be guest speaker He chairs the State Merit Award board and serves on the governor s Educational Advisory Board He is district chairman of the National Conference of Christians and Jews and in 1966 was southern Wisconsin Chairman of Brotherhood Week Barnard majors in English Literature and History at Milton College
Walter Drews, retiring district president, spoke at the Odd Fellows Lodge in IOOF Hall Monroe about the Tuesday South Wayne gathering. Plans for a May birthday party were set for next week. About 55 million Americans ride bicycles. Wisconsin recently established the first state bikeway for safe cycling.
A letter to the editor requests printed directions to the incinerator and dump in large clear print. The writer condemns countryside littering and urges residents to dispose of brush, cans, papers and other debris properly. Signed by Mrs William Blum.
Editor notes the city dump sits at the edge of Mon Roe along Highway 1181 east en route to Juda, and the city incinerator is at 1500 7th Ave on the west side opposite the industrial park and the New Swiss Colony building. The message ends with a friendly welcome.
A witty note explores how logic fails when a supposed act is lost then rediscovered as a paradox. The piece highlights the comedy of search and the idea that loss can expose flaws in reasoning.
Ten years ago today thousands visit a funeral home to pay tribute to Mc Carthy. Guy Weckerly is named as courthouse custodian. Ronald H. Elmer wins a $500 scholarship.
Otto Lund employed at Green County Normal School as Green and Rock County Christian Endeavor Societies hold a southern district spring workshop here and at Juta and vote to disband individual county groups to focus on district work.
President Arthur Benkett announced preparations for the Monroe High School Alumni Association reunion set for 1937. Mrs. Harry B. Lyford will assist Miss Nell Burgi in secretary duties. Gone With The Wind wins Pulitzer prize.
Forty years ago on May 4 1927 Green county leaders asked voters to raise flood relief funds from 300 dollars to 600 dollars Roy F Burmeister opened a new law office and James Lobbs of Monticello purchased the fixtures of the Redding Palace Cafe at Brodhead
Fifty years ago on May 4 1917 election boards nationwide are designated to manage the draft program while military conscription begins. A second May snow falls briefly and gardens are reported undamaged. S C Helland, formerly of the West Side drug store, purchases the C W Trickel drugstore in Browntown.
John Kaiser, a cheesemaker newly arrived from Switzerland, discovers he lost his $2,200 savings on the journey. The money was found on a Milwaukee Road train and will be returned to him. Dr. N A Loofbourow, Dr. W G Bear and Miss Hattie Newman organize a nurses training school. Firemen plan to test a new screech owl type fire whistle.
New Glarus firemen announce prize winners from the annual dance at Hofmann’s Wilhelm Tell. Winners include Henry Glaeden Cosco table Arnold Yaun step stool Walter Krauss Charles Postler Louis Johnson Rob ert Babler Verona chip and dip sets Carl Tanner John Z Durst Theron Kelles vig picnic jugs. A comet's tail may stretch millions of miles.
Milwaukee area Seventh-Day Adventists urge the legislature to oppose Sunday closing laws, arguing religious freedoms are at stake. A resolution notes diminished earning power for minority groups as a result of proposed curbs, adopted at the Lake Union Conference session covering four states.
The Assembly Insur ines and Banking Committee voted 6 to 5 to kill the bill lifting Wisconsin's 1947 ban on branch banking. The measure faced opposition despite support from proponents and aligned with efforts to expand banking access in the state.
Madison report says the Wisconsin State Employees Association dropped wage demands after Assembly Republicans agreed to a dime hourly night differential starting next year. The move resolves fiscal tension between the union and the legislature.
Community members rely on local classified ads to find missing items and services. In this brief notice, readers are urged to check listings for lost and found items and to report or reclaim items promptly through designated local channels.
Members of the Moose bowling team reported back after competing in the National Moose Bowling tournament in Pennsylvania. Alvin Schwartz, a bowler, spoke at the Monroe Moose Lodge meeting at Moose Hall on Tuesday evening. The group, acting as Green County ambassadors, carried Swiss cheese samples that were well received. Other travelers included Clifford Prien Marion Mueller Delbert Indergand and Leland Miller. Plans were set for Wisconsin Day at Mooseheart Illinois on Sunday June 4 with Lyle F. Sickinger as local chairman. The Moose Lodge and Women of the Moose will visit the Schmidt family at Mooseheart. A banquet for Monroe Volunteer Firemen was arranged for May 27 at Moose Hall with Rog er Severson as general chairman.
After the regular meeting, officers were elected and seated. The process concluded with new leaders announced and sworn in according to the group’s bylaws.
Oshkosh firm Steinhilber and Co manages On Wisconsin entered in Angels Camp California frog jump contest. Governor Warren Knowles warns officials of potential use of state name and motto in encouragement. 1967 event date is May 20.
Special Beloit notice states services for Mrs LeRoy Grenawalt 64 who died Tuesday in Beloit hospital after a brief illness. Rosman Uehling Kinzer Funeral Home will host rites at 1 30 p.m. Friends may call after 7 tonight. She formerly lived in Monticello and Orfordville before moving to Beloit seven years ago. Survived by husband two sons Dane and Lester Route 2 Beloit three daughters Mrs Wesley Story Mrs Robert Graham both of Janesville and Mrs Joseph Knapp Lavonia Mich and 16 grandchildren.
Readable classified items show how locals tackle daily needs from jobs to goods. The page highlights help wanted, home services, and sale listings, reflecting community needs and economic activity.
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