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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1973
Page
3
Dear Abby offers guidance on choosing between caregiving and a vacation during a mother’s serious illness, urging the reader to make a personal decision. A 60 year relationship faces a potential marriage with a coffee-met rival, and a young alcoholic urges teens and young adults to seek help from Alcoholics Anonymous.
Seventy people attend the Mother Daughter Tea at St. Pauls United Church of Christ in rural Browntown Wayne Township Sunday afternoon. Recitations by Mrs Vada Jackson Mrs Carole Fernstaedt Mrs Margaret Akins plus Lori Stauffer with an A rating declamation. Prizes include oldest and youngest mothers most daughters and granddaughters present and birthday on Mother's Day. Organist Linda Akins, lunch in Fellowship Hall, hostesses listed.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert Jeffus of Bellevue Nebraska announce the birth of daughter Renee on May 2. She has a sister Laura two years old. Grandparents are Lawrence Winger of Argyle and Edna Jeffus of Cornwall on Hudson New York. Great grandmothers are Mrs Carl Wenger Sr of Argyle and Mrs Dentsch of New York.
Mrs Henry Altorfer of Peoria Ill will be the guest speaker for the Monticello Christian Women’s Club May meeting at the Casino on May 15 at 7 pm Reservations or cancellations are due by May 11 by calling several listed numbers The Clothes Tree of New Glarus will present a Style Show Swingin Into Summer Mrs Dennis Davis and Robin Juda will perform musical numbers A coffee will be held May 16 at 9 30 am at the home of Mrs Paul Klassy New Glarus
Miss La Vonne Dieckman of Monroe, a UW Madison soprano, joins a 70 member University of Wisconsin Madison Concert Choir on a two week people to people tour of Venezuela in late May. Directed by Professor Robert Fountain, the group will perform in major cities and appear before the Venezuelan president and on TV. They depart May 19 from Chicago.
About 170 people attended the Grace Lutheran Church Mother-Daughter Potluck Tuesday evening. Mrs. Lester M. Johnson was mistress of ceremonies for "A Variety Show" and gifts were awarded for family milestones and dress details. The Alpine Valley Chapter of Sweet Adelines performed, led by Leon Rabe, with tables decorated by students from Mrs. Bernice Kingdon's class and the Sarah Circle LCW in charge. Assistants included Lester M. Johnson, Irvin Brekke, Lester J. Johnson, John Reese, and Steve Reese.
A surprise birthday and housewarming party honored John Schilt Sr. and his son John Schilt Jr. in their New Glarus home on Tuesday evening. The event noted John Jr May 8 birthday and referenced recent move from Belleville after selling the Schilt farm to Edward Meier.
The Washington Home makers held their May meeting at Mrs. Kay Chesebro’s home electing Dean Hilliard as president and Monty Chesebro as president elect with Merlyn Rufer as secretary. Wallace Homemakers dined together at Stub's Hideaway with local members attending. Alpha Zeta Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha installed Erma Klassy as president and Bernice Holsapple as vice president among others with duties starting May 21.
Blanchardville Times: Mrs Helen Spears and Thomas J Watson receive certificates of merit for 300 hours of volunteer work at the VA Hospital Madison. Ceremony in hospital auditorium Monday with 99 volunteers. Guest speaker Roger M Jepsen. Kay R Kaiser chaired. Refreshments for nearly 400. Mrs Thomas Watson and Mrs John Pitman attended.
The Monroe Theatre Guild will hold its annual meeting on May 15 at 8 p.m. in the Community Center of the Municipal Building. Officers for the coming year will be elected with nominations including Mrs. Joseph Ganshert and Mrs. Kenneth Meyer for president and several candidates for vice president.
The meeting approved candidates for secretary and treasurer Tom Farris and Larry Vance. Absentees may mail ballots to Mrs Wayne Stroessner, president. Nominating committee members include Mmes David Wake Norman Huber Wayne Stroessner and William Halverson. Final reports on the past season and plans for 1973 74 were presented and the revised constitution was to be adopted.
Mr. and Mrs. John Moyer of Anchorage Alaska are visiting relatives in Orangeville Pecatonica and Monroe during a two week leave from the U S Air Force They stay one week with Mr and Mrs Clarence Moyer in Orangeville and one week with Mrs Hamilton in Pecatonica A family dinner is planned in their honor Sunday at Orangeville They depart May 18 to return to Alaska
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