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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1966
Page
2
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Editorial notes a Monroe faculty banquet that began on time at 6:30 and ended in two hours with balanced food and entertainment. MEA officers are praised, especially outgoing president Alan Holtshopple who hosted as master of ceremonies and delivered humorous verses.
The MEA program in Monroe featured jokes and rhymes by speakers including Mrs. McBride and Miss Messmer. Awards went to Miss Erb for outstanding citizenship and Jack Close for music and a scholarship. Projects by Alice Howe highlighted conservation efforts as students and staff were teased about wins and misfires.
A town debates a new school and referendum four days away, with PTA leaders praising cultural projects and school plans. The speech highlights MEA leadership, fiscal talks, and community groups including FFA and Girls Service Club aiding events, while noting taxes to fund celebrations and staff roles.
Dozens of Australia’s popular television programs were lost when a fire swept through a Sydney building used as a clearing house for foreign films and tapes. About 10,000 reels were destroyed and insured for 2.2 million dollars.
Ten years ago a special train carrying 900 Portage area students collided with a truck near the Chalet factory. Bert Deppeler was elected chairman of the special marketing committee.
Twenty years ago on May 7 1946 Monroe reports only a three week stock of coal and coke at its gas plant as the coal strike casts a dark spot over the area. Local police announce cooperation with nationwide traffic safety check to reduce highway accidents.
J Edgar Hoover announces the capture of William Mahan, labeled the remaining principal in the Weyerhauser kidnapping case involving $200000. The report notes a forthcoming proclamation of Ethiopia's annexation.
Forty years ago on May 7 1926 notes cite facilities for cheese curing as a major local industry need. Willard Zweifel of Monticello is named valedictorian of the Green County Normal graduating class. The item recalls warm weather in contrast to last month and reports of a union office being looted.
More American troops may cross the Mexican border as the era marks heightened military tension. A local building boom expected to attract many workers for employment. Verus Gmar, five, the drummer boy from New Glarus, scheduled to perform at the Schweitzer Abend. Grace Lutheran youth group forms with Albert H. Schneider as president.
On May 7 1906 bounties were paid for scalps of four young wolves totaling eight dollars. Monroe party groups prospect for minerals near Galena Alabama. Two or three girls seek nursing positions at Loofbou row Hospital.
Mary Jo Himsel will represent Mt. Horeb at Badger Girls State in Madison the week of June 12 sponsored by the Mt. Horeb American Legion Auxiliary. John Monum Crayton Yapp and Rodney Bakken will represent Mt. Horeb at Badger Boys State in Ripon the same week sponsored by the Mt. Horeb Legion Post Mt. Horeb Chamber of Commerce and Mt. Horeb police department.
The Girl Scout organization provides 11 000 boxes of cookies being delivered in the Monroe area with Mrs. John Irvin of Monroe serving as 1966 cookie chairman. Included are four recipes detailing mixing sugar and butter, melting chocolate, adding eggs and vanilla, and layering pudding with Scot-Teas crumbs before chilling.
A vintage recipe for Savannah Toffee Torte instructs mixing butter and sugar, beating in egg yolks, melting and folding in chocolate, then folding in stiff egg whites. Grease an eight by eight pan, layer cookie crumbs and nuts, bake, chill twelve hours before serving.
A vintage recipe yields a mint brownie pie using mint cookies egg whites and sugar forming a meringue folded with cookie crumbs nut meats and vanilla in a buttered 9 inch pie plate baked at 325 for 35 minutes. Chill and serve with sweetened whipped cream and shaved unsweetened chocolate curls.
Dessert recipe outlines layering a crust from crushed Girl Scout Sandwich cookies and melted butter, then a lime gelatin mixture folded with whipped milk and chocolate bits. Chill until set and serve after refrigerating.
In Havana, the Cuban government proposes easing wives chores by switching to work in agriculture or the food industry. Minister Rolanda Alvarez announced a plan to provide precooked meals that require only heating, as part of broader labor options for women.
A 4H leader training session for child care projects will be at 1 30 p m Thursday May 12 at the County Agriculture Building. Participants are asked to bring materials left from last year’s leader training meeting said Marval Klecker home economics agent.
Capt William H Robichaux after three weeks with parents in Arizona moves to Williams Air Force Base near Phoenix to start a 53 week pilot training course. He is stationed at Carswell AFB Fort Worth since returning from Guam and Viet Nam. He and wife Margaret Ann Huddleston of Dallas have two children Paul and Julie Ann. Robichaux received the Air Medal in January for B 52 bombing missions in South Viet Nam and was commissioned a captain at Fort Worth on December 27.
Janesville native Kurt Heinzelman son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Heinzelman formerly of Monroe is among 20 freshmen named Dana Scholars at Middlebury College He will receive about 500 yearly for three years He excelled in debating at Janesville High School and was part of Wisconsin state championship teams in both debate and baseball He also won the 1965 Elks Club boys award after graduation
Mr and Mrs Morris Gren zow and family were at Lake Jordan Sunday. Charles Trotter and family from Milwaukee visited Mr and Mrs Ivan Arnsmeier for Sunday dinner. Judy Williams of Brodhead spent the weekend with grandparents Mr and Mrs William Ann. A May birthday dinner for Judy Williams was held at the Williams home in Brodhead with family and friends. The Coates family recently moved from Arizona for the winter. Try Times Want Ads.
A list of birthdays with names and addresses dated May 8 to May 14 appears in the Times Children’s Club section. The entries note street addresses towns and ages for numerous children including Murphy Van Wagenen Pinnow Gempler Vickers Krauss Kuebli Harwick Webinger Tackett Zee Schmeldt Grossen Meinert Miller Isely Norder Goznikar Brand Roosh Miller Pickett Johnson Ritschard Webber Disch Schneider Brandt Schmid and others. A May poem by Magdalene Douglas accompanies the list.
Two new members join the group, identified as David Michael Stauffacher, with the date May 8 1961 noted in connection to the proceedings. The item records an introduction and a dated entry.
Albany Mrs Tilman Nipple and sister Mrs Emily McGrath of Argyle travel by train from Savannah Illinois to visit their brother Moses Laughridge in California. Don Zimmerli splits time between Rochelle Chicago and Pittsburg pa, spending overnight with his father Will Zimmerli. Mrs Arthur Miller and Mrs Sterling Miller of Brodhead visit Mrs Julia Lewis. Mr and Mrs Ludwig Hannes of Korntal Germany visit sister in law Mrs Carl Hannes Sr and family. The Hannes brothers are kin to the late Carl Hannes Sr and plan several months in the U S. Mr and Mrs Lee Ringhand of Evansville visit relatives here. Mrs George Broughton of Brodhead visits Mrs Albert Bump with Anna Zuhlke of Westfield and her brother John Carlson of Beloit. Mike Dunphy of McGuire AFB New Jersey on three day pass visits parents Harold Dunphy and maternal grandmother Mrs Alvin Peterson at St. Clare hospital. Go-Getters Club members visit a School for Girls near Oregon on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Robert Jones spend Thursday in Madison with sister Mrs A J Bleid. Mrs Russell Ansbaugh of Bradenton Florida arrives Monday night to visit daughter Mrs Charles Richardson and family. her husband to arrive Friday.
A playful reflection on popcorn noting its appeal to girls and boys. The speaker wonders how a small seed can become fluffy white kernels and buttery, salted popcorn, inviting curiosity about the process without technical detail.
Attendance at Fred Kaderly funeral at Newcomer Funeral Home Brodhead and burial in Greenwood Cemetery noted. Local visits include St Claire Hospital and various homes with families Meinert Pinnow Goecks and Malcook. Several social visits to Madison area Monroe and Dakota referenced.
Multiple families from Monroe Pecatonica Elgin Turtle Lake and Brodhead plus Milwaukee and Madison share weekend visits and dinners. Notable occurrences include Mrs Yolanda Mohns guesting in Monroe and Carl Ray Arnsmeier welcoming his new wife through a Hawthorne visit by his family.
Forty young drivers qualified for the Jaycee Safe Driving Road-e-o finals today at Mt. Horeb High School with top scorers earning $25 and an engraved plaque. Winners advance to the state finals in Antigo on July 9 and an awards banquet is set for May 9 with Alice in Dairyland Kathy Kenas presenting awards to 1966 winners.
Classified ads connect buyers renters and sellers in a compact notice. This brief reflects the era tone urging readers to place ads to meet partners or commerce needs. The piece emphasizes practical use and social purpose of local classifieds.
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