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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1967
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times lists postal and business details for circulation. Includes editor Emery A. Odell and AP affiliation notes, with subscription rates for in state and out of state mail and office hours.
A reflective column highlights events from Monroe including police and civic figures, editors, and residents. Notables include Mrs. Harold Rottler praising James Schmerse, Dr. Hermann Schlapp's piano visit, local collisions and hospital stays, Elvis Presley marriage chatter, and civic clock DST quirks. The piece also touches on toastmasters, politics, tornado alerts, and community quirks.
A column collects light local vignettes including jokes about unsigned letters to the editor, jokes at a Toastmasters event, a laryngitis anecdote from a Kitty Wells show, and remarks by officials such as Walter Renk on joining the Board of Regents. Weather quip notes five percent rain chance. Aldermen Chambers and Tschudy trade game signals over the Highway 69 project.
Suzanne Saalsan of Argyle wins a $10,000 prize and a ring on a quiz show. Kubly chairs the event as voting continues on a junior prom theme and council weighs trimming to protect local trees.
Volunteer fliers Gilbert Baltzer Donald Alston Louis Blanc and Charles Smith formed a sheriff's air squadron in Green County. Officers of Gratiot State Bank reorganized include H. A. Everson as president C. B. Leary as vice president and Louise Glindinning as cashier.
May 8 1937 report notes courthouse grounds improved under Sheriff James Metcalf inspection. Slow signs eyed at the corner of Tenth Street and 15th Avenue. Ten more Green County schools locked up for the summer.
Forty years ago on May 38 1927 Monroe marks its first child health day with several hundred grade school children enjoying the outing. Nungesser and Coli are sighted off the Hampshire coast during their westward Atlantic hop.
Fifty years ago on May 8 1917 southern bankers numbering about 200 travel in an automobile caravan to inspect dairy herds in Green County and visit Monroe later this month. Willis Durst begins army officer training in San Francisco.
On May 8 1907 Fred J Karlen purchased the farm at the village edge from John Eaglehart. Andrew Trickel begins an extended trip to Canada. C W Twining president of the Commercial and Savings Bank takes a ten day trip to Texas. Enrollment at UW hits an all time high of 3660.
Charles H. Wellers, 81, a Platteville native and retired Whitewater State University professor, died Friday May 5 in a Ft. Atkinson hospital. Services were held in Whitewater. He taught industrial arts, speech and journalism from 1924 until his 1957 retirement. He married Marion Williams in 1915. A Whitewater residence hall bears his name. Surviving are his widow, daughter, son, brother, two sisters, and seven grandchildren.
Henry B Hall 74 a native of Monroe died Saturday morning May 6 in Mercy Hospital Janesville after a long illness He was a retired carpenter and once ran Hall s Grocery He was born Jan 19 1893 to James and Nina Jones Hall He married Meta Daetwiler in Janesville June 7 1921 Surviving are his widow two sons Donald W Rockford and Robert N Hemet California a sister Kathry n Radigan five grandchildren and five great grandchildren Services 1 30 p m tomorrow at Reining Funeral Home Janesville with Rev L Donald Docken of St John s Lutheran officiating Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Friends may call tonight at the funeral home
Mrs. Melvin O. Bowers 60 of Montfort died Saturday May 6 in a Madison hospital after a long illness. Former Eleanor Richards of Platteville she had lived in Montfort since 1926. Surviving are the husband two sons Royce and Keith a mother three sisters a brother and three grandchildren. Funeral services 1 p.m. tomorrow at Montfort Methodist Church Soman Funeral Home Montfort
Services were held for Nicholas Horne 93 a native of Norway who died Saturday in a Lancaster hospital. Survived by two sons Irving Kalamazoo Mich and Norman Grand Rapids Mich a daughter Mrs Grant Debes Arizona and five grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted in Janesville for Mrs. Edwin Quinn age 70 born Mary Larson who died Friday in a Green County hospital after a five year Monroe residence. She was born June 30 1885 at Raville South Dakota and married Edward Quinn in Janesville. Burial followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery with a Rosary the previous evening. Surviving are a brother Lewis Larson of Chicago and a sister Mrs Ed Quinn of Janesville Route 1.
Milo Lund 81 of Mt Horeb died Friday May 5 in a Madison hospital. Funeral services were held at 1:30 PM in Perry Lutheran Church with Gesme Ellestad Funeral Home Mt Horeb in charge. A retired farmer and carpenter he was a Perry Church life member. Survived by two sons Otis Madison and Raymond Mt Horeb a daughter Mrs Russell Sabanske Overland Park Kansas two brothers Melvin and Elmen Blanchardville and seven others.
A rural Darlington native Mrs. Cora Hagerty 94 Madison died yesterday in a nursing home after a brief illness. Private services will be at 1 a.m. tomorrow at Steil Funeral Home Darlington. She was former Cora Thompson. Surviving are three sons Charles Madison Nels Dixon Ill and George Bruce six grandchildren and 15 thousand rely on Classified Ads in solving daily problems.
Mrs Mary E. Nalan 88 of Stoughton died Friday in a Stoughton nursing home. Funeral services were at 10 30 this morning at St Anne s Catholic Church. The Rosary was said last night at Holzhuter Funeral Home. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Fred Richardson and Mrs Harold Eastman of Stoughton and a brother George Whaley.
Mrs. Fred W. Rayne, 70, Tucson Arizona, formerly of Madison, died March 24. A memorial service will be held May 10 at 11 a.m. at Christ Presbyterian Church in Madison. She lived in Madison until 1958 and her husband was a pioneer in the Wisconsin lumber business with central offices in Madison and yards in southern Wisconsin. She leaves two sons George T. and William F., a daughter Virginia R. Brodell, and nine grandchildren.
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