Monroe Evening Times Publication Details and Rates
Monroe Evening Times a daily except Sunday paper founded in 1898 lists EMERY A. ODELL as a notable member and notes AP exclusive rights to local news. Subscriptions shown include 45 cents weekly by carrier in Monroe and annual mail rates of 14 to 16 dollars with prepayment required. Office hours run mornings to noon and a telegraph number is provided.
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Associated Press
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Jo Davies
Winnebago
Illinois
Editorial Highlights From A Week In The Community
A collage of local anecdotes touches on Alton Kiel's moose dish with purple gravy and friends Myron Starr and Ted Schmiedlin. It recalls favorite songs at a youth retreat, homecomings, birthday cards, witty quotes, school events, and local personalities around Monroe, Blanchardville, and nearby areas.
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Alton Kiel
Myron Starr
Ted Schmiedlin
St. John’s Youth Fellowship
Daughters of
Doug Hirsch
Hal Boyle
Orville Evans
Steers and Deer
Monroe
Zap
N.C
Rock County
Blanchard
Edgerton
Doc” Allen
Blanchardville
Emil Klarer
Monroe High School
VFW
Ray Heinzelman
Dale Carnegie
Bob Hahlen
Beckman Lake
Hahlen
Floyd Matzke
Walter’s Country Inn
Lake Wisconsin
Nate Klassy
9Th St
20Th Ave
Harold Snively
Ruth Barth
Jack Williams
Route 1
Browntown
FHA
Allen Holtshopple
Karl
Helen Hofmann
New Glarus
Jim Beer
Jim Schlitz
Karl Freitag
Monticello
Tom Daly
Bill Dyke
Madison
Rolf Haglof
Min
Fire engulfs pickup. Albany firefighters extinguish blaze
A pickup driven by Paul Howard of Beloit caught fire around 7:30 p.m. Saturday west of Bank of Albany on Highway 59. Howard smelled burning. the carburetor popped and wiring burned, rendering the truck inoperable. Albany firemen responded.
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Albany
Paul Howard
Beloit
Bank of Albany
Highway 59
Howard
Kiwanis Speech Emphasizes 4Cs Over 4Hs at County 4H Event
On May 12 1929 Monroe Kiwanis president John A Becker addressed county 4H boys and girls urging conscience character and confidence to build credit for life. The Clayton Clark farm barn in Spring Grove township burned down.
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John A. Becker
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Clayton Clark
Spring Grove Township
Paradoxical quotes spill from May Fellowship Day recounts
A quirky collection of vignettes from a local gathering includes Sister Blandine accepting Four Roses, Atty. Benkett offering private parties post tax time, a rumor about Ken Allen at MBA dinner, and comments on New Orleans costliness. Humorous observations mix with reflections on meals, weather, and old friends.
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Neapolis
Blandine
Arthur Benkett
Joe
Rita Buck
Ken Allen
Jim Sarbacker
Belleville
Hank Rebly
Paoli
Alan Stang
Monroe High School
Jack Robilette
New Orleans
Joe Urban
New Baraboo Pastor Installed at Immanuel EUB
Rev Karl F Koch, pastor of Baraboo EUB, is named the new pastor at Immanuel EUB church here. The item notes a civic luncheon by Kiwanis featuring Alice in Dairyland candidate Barbara Haslow.
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Karl F. Koch
Baraboo
Prom King and Queen Reign at Metropolitan Roof Garden Theme
May 12 1939 marks the junior prom with John Pfaeffli and Lucille Marty as reigning couple. Five year old Durochog weighs 1000 pounds on the J Clarence Kubly farm. George Palmer Putnam, husband of Amelia Earhart, was found hours after a kidnapping from his North Hollywood home.
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John Pfaeffli
Lucille Marty
Metropolitan
William D. Gempler
Durochog
Prom Night in Lincoln Gym Honors By Byron Wood and Eugene R Klassy
Fifty years ago a junior senior prom took place in Lincoln gym. Junior class president Byron Wood delivered the welcome address and senior class president Eugene R Klassy gave the response. The day also carried news that Brig Gen Douglas MacArthur was named superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point by Gen March. Spencer Morton died from wounds suffered in the Dick Marti farm shooting affray on April 26.
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Lincoln Gymnasium
Byron Wood
Eugene R. Klassy
Douglas MacArthur
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
March
Spencer Morton
Dick Marti Farm
Knights of Pythias band to appear with Great Carver show
On May 12 1909 the Knights of Pythias band debuts with the Great Carver show at the fairgrounds under Rex Booth. New law may create county training schools making teacher attendance mandatory, potentially establishing one in Green County. Father Lawrence J Vaughn noted Catholic divine author and playwright dies in Dubuque.
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Knights of Pythias
Fairgrounds
Rex Booth
Green County
Lawrence J. Vaughn
Dubuque
Barber shop sale and local notices from Monticello and Aurora
Otto Miller sold his barber shop to Matti Oehman and Joe Faust. Ira Pierce buys a Monticello front lot from Nettie Schuler to build a meat business. St Johns church Young People Society names Rose Bruni president Mina Grochowsky secretary Mina Lanz treasurer Otto Hirsig corresponding secretary Tabitha Ritzmann. Funeral services noted for local figure Mr Peterson who taught in Aurora schools forty years and held multiple degrees, survived by Ada Teasdale Peterson and others.
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Otto Miller
Matti Oehman
Joe Faust
Ira Pierce
Monticello
Nettie Schuler
Young People’s Society of
Peterson 65 Former Platteville Teacher Dies
Louis Peterson 65 a former Platteville resident and long time school teacher died Friday May 9 at his home in Aurora Illinois Funeral services were held this afternoon in Darlington Rev Oscar Nicholson of the Fourth Street United Methodist Church Aurora officiated at services The Cub Scout Den 2 Pack 114 members toured the area Saturday morning with Kenny Black Pat O Donahue David Leutenegger Frank Hein Mike Wells and Wesley Robertson in attendance Greg Hauser was a guest accompanied by Mrs Jack Hauser and Mrs Howard Wells
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Union Grove
Peterson
Ada Teasdale
Darlington
Aurora
Platteville State University
Stout State
Menomonie
Ada
James Erickson
Horeb
Chris
Kenosha
Vivian Riter
Woodruff
Platteville
Louis Peterson
Ill
Oscar Nicholson
Fourth Street United
Den 2
Monroe
Mrs. Savage Stricken at 71
Mrs. Charles Zora Savage aged 71 died Saturday in her Winslow Indiana home. Survived by husband four sons Vincent James Charles Martin two daughters and numerous grandchildren. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hermann Funeral Home Stockton Illinois with burial in Ladies Union Cemetery.
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Charles
Zora) Savage
Winslow, IU
Vincent
McConnell
Ill
James
Ridott
Orangeville
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The
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Audit Bureau of Circulations and
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Editorial
Berlin
Wisconsin Senate
L. A. Moore
Spurgeon’s
First National Bank
the Klassy Shop
Dane
Converse
Spurgeon
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