Vandals Strike Monroe Over the Weekend
Weekend spree of property damage in Monroe includes shattered windows at Clark Gas Station and Phillips and Smith Furniture Store, a discarded bathtub on 16th Street, a stolen lawn ornament, broken glass and beer box near the high school, and a beer theft at Swiggum's Beer Depot. Police also recovered an abandoned blue bicycle in the 2600 block of 11th Avenue and are holding other items for claims.
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Monroe
Clark Gas
9Th Street
17Th Avenue
Phillips and Smith Furniture
30Th Street
13Th Avenue
25Th Avenue
Swiggum
18Th Avenue
Huber
11Th Ave
Weekend traffic injuries hit Green County and Monroe
Six people were injured over the weekend in Green County traffic mishaps including a deer killed and three cows hurt. In Monroe six more crashes occurred with multiple injuries listed for drivers and passengers, plus vehicle and property damage.
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Green County
Monroe
David Hanson
Cadiz Town Road
James F. Stocker
Ramona E. Dodd
Janesville
Richard Duncan Gast
Roebuck
Gast
David B. Ferguson
Waterloo
Gerald Neal
Ames
Billie Champion
Beloit
Kathy Galauner
Juta
Judith E. Devel
Dale Peterson
William F. Heiler
Winslow
Ill
Erwin W. Pankau
Highway
Robert C. Knipschild
Arthur L. Krebs
Browntown
Phyllis E. Kundert
Martintown
Clarence Hauge
New Glarus
Door Opened As Churchill Woods Apartments Dedication
Hundreds toured the new Churchill Woods Apartments north of 13th Avenue during the dedication ceremonies led by Mrs. Arthur P. Benkert who cut the ribbon. The 86 unit low cost housing in a wooded location near Twining Park serves nearly 100 seniors financed entirely with federal funds. Mayor Walter Ekum praised the project as the culmination of a dream and noted the 1965 study and 1966 Housing Authority creation with HUD support. James P. Walsh chaired the authority with commissioners Lester Johnson Harold Ambler Dr Keith Witte Wesley Dodge and Glen Schrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Lindgren
Churchill Woods
13Th Avenue
Arthur P. Benkert
Benkert
Churchill
Walter R. Ekum
Ekum
Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Monroe
Keith B. Witte
Wesley L. Dodge
Glen Schrier
Laurance Kieffer
Outdoor Service At Kubly Park Cancelled By Cold
The first planned service of the Church of the Outdoors at Kubly Park north of Monroe on County Trunk N was cancelled due to damp chilly weather. It may occur next Sunday. Rev. Wiley Fulton and the First Baptist Church led the event with Argus 4-H Club families attending. Kubly Park is an Argus Club project on land donated by Alvin A. Kubly.
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Church of the Outdoors
Kubly Park
Monroe
Wiley Fulton
First Baptist Church
Argus 4
Wisconsin Governor Seeks Restoration Of College Funds
Gov. Warren Knowles, praising Wisconsin finances as better than many states, urged lawmakers to restore college funds cut by the Joint Finance Committee. He cautioned the next biennium remains manageable despite a prior $25.9 million deficit and a potential $400 million revenue gap.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Joint Finance Committee
Knowles
Voting Begins In the County Queen Contest
Voting began today for Green County Dairy Queen. Mrs. Ernest Wegmueller, county queen chairman, said one ballot is issued for each dairy product purchase of 20 cents or more, allowing multiple votes equal to the number of purchases. Ballots available from milkmen, grocers, meat markets, and cheese factories. Cast ballots in the town of purchase.
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Green County Dairy Queen
Ernest Wegmueller
County Queen
Auto Workers Back on Job At GM Chevrolet Plant
About 5,360 United Auto Workers members at the Janesville Chevrolet plant will return to work after a strike settlement was approved by local UAW members. The pact, reached by negotiators, ends a six-plant walkout and yields a phased return to normal shifts by evening.
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Janesville
General Motors Corp
Chevrolet
Auto Workers
United Auto Workers
Chevrolet Car
UAW
GMC
Conductor Kenneth Krattiger Guest at Monroe Band Concert
Monticello band director Kenneth Krattiger will guest conduct tomorrow night at Monroe High School auditorium. The 8th Grade Band led by Pat Barnard opens with the Star Spangled Banner, then Irish rhapsody and Die Fledermaus Overture before presenting Frere Jacques march conducted by Krattiger. Donations to the Badger Camp Fund will be collected.
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Monroe Public Schools
Sandra Hennager
Maynard Heins
Allan F. Barnard
Carol Booth
Times
Kenneth Krattiger
Monticello
Monroe High School
Monroe Public
Pat Barnard
Wallace Johnson
Tony Teehan
Johnny
Mark Siedschlag
Johann Strauss
Monroe
Mitch”’ Miller
Poppy Day Observed For Veterans Help In May
Monroe Juda Browntown and South Wayne residents are asked to contribute to veterans hospitals on Friday May 23 during the annual Poppy Day. The event is led by the Auxiliary to Zilmer Riley Post 84 with co chairs Mmes Ira Morrell Robert Hardell and Kenneth W Stuart. Volunteers will cover the square surrounding businesses and industry while poppies are handmade by veterans in Minnesota Hospitals to provide funds for veteran care families and scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Juda
Browntown
South Wayne
Zilmer-Riley
Mmes
Ira Morrell
Robert Hardell
Kenneth W. Stuart
Flanders Field
France
Minnesota
Milwaukee
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Monroe Woman's Club Hosts Dual Drama Night at High School
A near capacity crowd enjoyed two short plays and an intermission feature by the Monroe Woman's Club Drama Department in Monroe High School. Directors Mrs. James Hendrickson and Mrs. John Norton received ovations for guiding the productions. A goodwill offering funded props and urged wider participation in makeup, lighting, and staging for a future Little Theater group in Monroe.
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Monroe Woman’s Club
Monroe High School
James Hendrickson
John Norton
Hendrickson
F. S. Santiago
Monroe
Jackie Thorson
Jim Dixon
Norman Huber
Dennis Hunt
Arthur Roethe
James Liermann
John Callahan
Francis Donny
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James Walsh
Housing Authority Commission
Arthur P. Benkett
Glen Schreier
St. Victor’s Church
Walsh
Authority
Edmund C. Hamilton
Robert Tschudy
T. J. Burgy Jr
C. James Weiss
Ray Kaskey
Orville R. Evans
Olin Flisram
A. Charles Goepfert
Alpha Delta Kappa
Robert Kingdon
Leroy A. Bjerke
Alvin Livingston
James Haas
Walter Schneider
Ruth Amstutz
Edward Hartwig
Kingdon
Frances Moritz
Lillian Hanson
Julia Sullivan
Edward Schneider
AP News
Space Center
Houston
Moon
Saigon
U.S
Bangkok
William Rogers
Thailand
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
United States
Vietnam
Elizabeth J. Boardman
Eugene
University of Wisconsin
Man
American Friends Service Committee
Phoenix
North Vietnam
Washington
Pacific
Bugs Baer
NEW York
Arthur
Bugs”. Baer
New York Hospital
Baer
Krattiger
Barnard
Badger Camp Fund For
Stewart Wilson
Ken Krattiger
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