Monroe Commandery No. 48 installs officers
The Monroe Commandery No. 48 held an installation Monday night with Harold Mohns as installing officer and Roy Chesebro as installation marshal. Officers include Alton V. Kiel as eminent Commander and Ivan M. Boyer as generalissimo, among others. A potluck followed, and entertainment featured a drum trio and brass quartet. The grand commandery conclave is set for Green Bay on June 17 and 18 with several local members expected to attend.
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Monroe Commandery No
Harold Mohns
Roy Chesebro
Gerritt E. Mouw
Alton V. Kiel
Ivan M. Boyer
Sam A. Rubi
Jerry I. Coplien
Marion Laube
Fred P. Good
Leon O. Schmidt
Orville R. Evans
Olin E. Flisram
Herbert Mohn
Lee R. Zimmerman
Nelson Miller Jr
Sentinel
Kristine Brugger
Kristine Benkert
Steve Rosa
Larry Krattiger
John Moritz
Phil Peterson
Dennis Laube
Green Bay
Area congregations plan joint parish in Brodhead
Rev. Roland C. Hilleman of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church announces a joint parish plan with West Luther Valley Church in Spring Valley Township rural Brodhead. The move follows his Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran background and aims to combine congregational resources.
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Brodhead
Roland C. Hilleman
Beloit
St. Peter’s
Madison skaters win at Wisconsin Invitation Roller meet
Miss Jeanette Marty of Monroe and partner Robert Germann won first place in the Junior Division at the Wisconsin Invitation Roller Skating meet held at Madison Roller Rink. The duo have competed since 1965, with three firsts and one second in four meets. Marty also skates with Gary Kasten in a Free Dance team, earning two first place plaques.
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Jeanette Marty
Walter F. Marty
Monroe
Robert Germann
Madison
Miss Marty
Gary Kasten
Seminary Pastor to Move and Take Over Brodhead Duties
Rev. Hilleman from Mequon Wisconsin Seminary scheduled to relocate to the Brodhead parsonage in July to assume the duties of the two churches.
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Mequon
Wis
Hilleman
Brodhead Parsonage
Scout Back Pack Hike Near Troy Wisconsin
Seven Monroe ninth grade Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts joined a weekend back pack hike around Troy Wisconsin led by Badger Council camping director Velma Quackenbush. The group traveled to East Troy Camp Alice Chester hiked nine miles to Chapman Hills and camped on a Sudoquay Girl Scout Council unit in Elgin NL returning with local leaders. They seek loaner back pack racks and plan a second hike the weekend of June 10.
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Monroe
Troy
Wis
Velma Quackenbush
Beloit
Badger Council
Girl Scouts
Carolyn Silvis
Lynn Jensen
Kris Krebs
Sue Brennan
Bonnie Hartman
Kris Schuepp
Mary Usher
East Troy
Robert Silvis
Alice Chester
Girl
Chapman Hills
Troy Center
Sudoquay Girl Scout Council
Elgin
Wayne Jensen
Walter Schuppe
Schuepp
Golden Age Club Holds Tuesday Card Session
Members of the Golden Age Club of Monroe gathered Tuesday in the City Hall Community Room for a potluck lunch followed by an afternoon of cards. Thirty two attended. No business meeting was held. Regular cards meet Tuesdays at 1 pm with a potluck dinner on the third Tuesday each month.
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Golden Age Club
Monroe
City Hall
Monroe approves Burgy for urban renewal director post
Burgy will serve until the office term ends in spring 1967 with a 9000 dollar annual salary plus 500 dollars yearly raise during the project. Federal funds cover most costs, and Monroe aims to improve the tornado struck west side business district under a 75 25 federal city split. The council also approved travel, car, and housing allowances and endorsed a low income housing project for seniors.
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Maney
Burgy
Monroe
West Side
Ekum
Chicago
Housing Authority
Public Housing Authority
Warren Knowles
Wisconsin Commission On Aging
Madison
Wisconsin Towns Association
Wisconsin League of Municipalities
Robert Tschudy
Atkinson Girl Making Remarkable Recovery
Leigh Atkinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Delmar Atkinson is recovering after open heart surgery at Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota and may be home by mid next week possibly for her sixth birthday on May 26. Her mother remains with her as her father spent Sunday at the hospital. Leigh was up walking.
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Albany
Leigh Atkinson
Delmar Atkinson
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Rochester Hospital
Leigh
Leigh Atkinson Undergoes Heart Surgery in Brooklyn
Leigh Atkinson underwent a heart operation beginning at 2 p.m. with Mrs. R. Boyd Atkinson of rural Albany and Mrs. Ora Green of St. Petersburg, Florida by her side. Leigh expected dismissal tomorrow but will remain in Rochester a week longer. The grandmothers accompanied Mrs. Atkinson during the procedure and departed for Rochester at 4 a.m. amid a snow storm, returning the next day.
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Ted
Rochester
Leigh
R. Boyd Atkinson
Albany
Ora Green
St. Petersburg
Fla
Brooklyn
Delmar Atkinson
Festival of Music by Area Pupils at Albany Grade School
Kindergarteners opened with action songs, then Grade 1 dramatized The Gingerbread Man. Grades 5 and 6 combined voices for select numbers, Brian Artz played piano solos, and a 5th and 6th grade square dance entertained. The program closed with America the Beautiful sung by grades 1-6 with Artz accompanying.
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Albany
Brian Artz
Classified Ads Help Daily Life Solve Problems
Local readers turn to classified ads for essential services and goods. Listings cover employment, housing, items for sale, and personal notices aiding daily needs across the community.
O Donnell Seeks Rotary Insight On Parole Duties
Delbert J. O'Donnell, state probation and parole agent, spoke at Monroe Rotary Club about his duties. He noted it costs roughly 226 dollars monthly to keep a juvenile in a detention home and at least 100 dollars more for an adult. He warned continued crime could force tax funds to build more juvenile facilities and schools. Green County juvenile delinquents’ numbers were described as relatively light. Visiting Rotarian Lester Johnson from Byron, Illinois attended, and a film Turned Out to Grass from Chicago Rotarians was planned for the next meeting.
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Delbert J. O’donnell
Monroe
Wisconsin
Green County
Lester Johnson
Byron
Chicago
Family Reunion Set for May 22 at Krape Park
The Bennehoff Frankeberger and Kramer families plan a reunion on Sunday May 22 in the Shelter House at Krape Park Freeport Illinois.
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Orangeville
Bennehoff, Frankeberger, Kramer
Krape Park
Freeport
Illinois
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Robert
McLellan
McCrory-Mclellan—H.l.green
America
O'Donnell
Rotary Group
Farmcote
Valspar
Bruni-Miller Company
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