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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1968
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times notes a new policy requiring advance payments for subscriptions to meet regulatory requirements. The notice references Associated Press material and lists Stephenson Jo Davies and Wigan Illinois. Annual rate cited at $18 per year.
A public notice denounces the 1970 decennial census questionnaire as an invasion of privacy, listing personal data sought from income and home value to family history. It warns of fines, cost to taxpayers, and urges readers to contact lawmakers including Rep. Kastenmeier and Senators Proxmire and Nelson. It ends noting Wisconsin Governor Knowles proclaims Sunday as Mother’s Day.
A local May birthday list appears for multiple names across May 12 to May 18 with addresses in Belleville, Ma li son, New Glarus, Argyle, Browntown, South Wayne and other Wisconsin locales. An editor’s note provides a poem about a country church by Mrs. Werner Schuetz of Monroe.
Glancing Backward notes Charles Kumane won the final You Auto Buy Now contest for car buyers with the slogan I bought a car in Monroe now because brother wanted a bike, sister wanted a bike, none of us wanted to hike. He purchased his car from Badger Motors Co, employed by Wisconsin Power and Light Co. The item also mentions 20 30 40 50 years ago dated May 11 with various local notes.
Sixty years ago today on May 11 1908 a lightning bolt damaged the large barn on Albert Voegels farm located east of the city. A carnival operator plans a meeting with local businessmen to discuss a show to be held the weekend of July 4 dialing 325 5101 for Adtaker.
Juda High School was named one of nine Wisconsin winners in the 1968 School Press Project Awards. The Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association will present the award at 11 am Friday May 17 in the Juda High School principal's office.
The Monroe Kiwanis Club hosts an annual Antique Show and Sale at Turner Hall closing at 6 p.m. tomorrow after a record first day. Nineteen exhibitors display dolls furniture art glass fine china coins and buttons from Meissen to Mequon and Crescent City.
Mrs. Topp, 82, of Janesville, died Friday at Mercy Hospital Janesville. Funeral services set for Monday at 3 p.m. at St Matthew's Lutheran Church Janesville with burial in Bethel Cemetery Town of Center. Visitation at Wolfgram Funeral Home in Janesville tomorrow afternoon and evening. She is survived by six sons Arthur and Fred of Evansville Lawrence John and Robert of Janesville Louis of Milton and six daughters including Mrs Harold Rusch Mrs Ethel Harnack Mrs Albert Schyvinch Mrs John Rinehart Mrs Edward Albright and Mrs Harry Harnack among others plus many grandchildren.
The Immanuel Church hosts its annual Mother and Daughter banquet in Fellowship Hall on Monday May 13 at 6 30 p m with a potluck supper. Bethel Church mothers and daughters invited. Invocation by Mrs Milo Miller welcome by Mrs Carl Miller. Deborah Krauss piano style show narrated by Mrs David Blum Joy Trumpy and Mary Holmes sing a duet film The Joymaker shown panel discussion moderated by Mrs Aaron Norder with Mrs LaVerne Schmerse and Mrs David Blum. Co chairs Mrs John Chambers and Mrs Norder. Decor by Rachel Circle Ruth and Esther Circles handle reception and kitchen.
King Glen Condon and Queen Becky Saunders will lead Brodhead High School Prom on May 18 with the theme Love Is Blue. The event runs 9 p.m. to midnight with Grand March at 9:15, featuring Beloit group The Boss Townsound. Public viewing costs 1 dollar per person, followed by a post prom party at Decatur Country Club with a rock band and buffet.
The National Honor Society Banquet at Brodhead High School on May 8 saw seven new members join the Brodhead Chapter. Two were seniors and five were juniors. New inductees include Rhonda Stuessy Vickie Peterson Susan Condon Sally Jones Anne Kletzien Sonja Olsen and Carol Schultz. Dr. Robert Burrows of Whitewater State University spoke on The Quest of Enduring Values. Past members and faculty aided in the ceremony with Rev. Clifford White giving the invocation. Dinner was by Mrs. Margaret Schlittler and Mrs. Evelyn Thorp served by Future Homemakers Association members.
Mothers of Spring Valley School announce a reunion for former teachers and students at the school on Sunday June 23 from 1 to 5 pm Refreshments will be served all afternoon Anyone with information is asked to contact Mrs Edward Sutter Route 2 Mt Horeb WI president of the Mothers Club
Nine senior home economics students at Monticello High School honored their mothers at the annual Style Show in the school gym. Each girl introduced her mother and presented a corsage, with Mrs. David Olson receiving a corsage from the group. The event featured wool dress projects and numerous student models, led by narrators Cinda Broge and Patsy Herlien, plus a Betty Crocker Homemaker Pin award for Diane Svendsen.
Elicia Visger and Cinda Broge led the event with a musical number by Cindy Seeholzer. Carol Blum read a Tribute to Mother as the girls and mothers enjoyed dessert and coffee. A special table was set for the nine seniors and their mothers.
The Janesville Association of American Baptist Women met at Evansville Baptist Church on Tuesday May 7 with 87 women present. Mrs Horace Franklin Os ville served as installing officer. Faith is the Key was the theme. Mrs B F Garmer Racine state vice president installed new officers. Luncheon served by neighboring church women.
Mr and Mrs Robert Dibble of Racine announce the engagement of their daughter Bonnie of Madison to Edward Hutchins son of Mr and Mrs John Hutchins also of Madison. The June 15 wedding will be at Christ Church Methodist in Racine. Bonnie is a UW graduate teaching third grade at Mt Horeb and is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Lambda Theta. Edward will graduate with honors from UW Madison and is a member of Sigma Phi and Gamma Sigma Delta.
In Orangeville two churches merged. The Methodist congregation becomes Wesley United Methodist and the former E.U.B. Church is now Zion United Methodist. Both women's groups will be known as W.S.C.S.
The school association will hold its final meeting of the year on Tuesday May 14 at 8 p.m. in the school hall. Program director Leon ard J Haney announced Dr Edward Zupane will speak on child discipline. An election of officers will be held. Refreshments will be served.
Washington Reformation church celebrates one year since opening with 9 15 a m services on Mothers Day. The old church burned, $6 000 of $20 000 debt paid, grounds landscaped under Roy Hess, loud speaker donated by John Hefty and relatives for late leaders William Bidlingmaier. Congregation numbers grew to about 140 from 93. George Wasserstrauss leads the consistory with wife Marjorie as head of Women’s Guild Esther Circle led by Mrs Amos Zimmerman and Friendly Service Circle led by Mrs Donald Ritschard.
The annual Mother Daughter dinner at Zwingli United Church of Christ Monticello will be Friday May 17 at 7 in Fellowship Hall. Attendees share a dish to pass while Brotherhood provides rolls butter coffee milk and table service. The program by Mrs Leon Gempeler and helpers features Mrs Henrietta Lohff Wurtzel Freeport presenting the Tator Family.
The Friendship Circle of Zwingli United Church of Christ met in Memorial Lounge on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Harvey Elmer played quiet music while co president Mrs Ralph Kubly read a poem Friendship. Mrs Sam Duerst and Mrs E W Marty presented Gods Has Come to Us in Jesus Christ and both read poems for Mothers Day. Brotherhood dinner plans for Tuesday May 14 were completed and refreshments for 29 members were served by Mrs Robert Holcomb Sr and Mrs Fred Holcomb.
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