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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1971
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times informs readers of carrier and mail subscription procedures and contact details. Subscribers should know their delivery boy and share his telephone. report missed deliveries and nonreceipt to the newspaper.
Editorial notes that the U S federal budget could exceed 300 billion by the mid 1970s and approach 400 billion within a decade. It discusses Brookings projections for 1976 76 trillion GNP and rising tax revenues to support growing Social Security Medicare education welfare and other programs amid defense outlay changes.
The Monroe Swiss Club held a Monday night gathering in Turner Hall with about 70 members. Mrs. Jay Daughenbaugh presented color slides from Africa, Ethiopia, Jerusalem, and six weeks with her Peace Corps son, describing conditions and scenery. The annual Turner and Swiss Club picnic was set for Sunday June 13 with rain date June 20, replacing July.
Members of a new Antique Car Club held their inaugural tour Sunday May 16 with 36 attendees enjoying a picnic at New Glarus County Club. They toured the Swiss Miss Factory and Illinois Central Railroad tunnels north of Monticello and visited the Ben and Wally Feldt beef farm. Stewards were Mr and Mrs Herman Stuessy of Monroe and Mr and Mrs Ray Askey of Orangeville.
Five high school graduates share the Perle and Doris Guess Scholarship Mary Ellen Summeril Marlene Frey Edgar Anderson Lorna Wemmer Kirby Weeden. John Beutel and Karl Drye receive other awards, and Monroe Sales Company is sold to Leon P Geiger. Additionally a casket shipment for a Korean war victim arrives May 24.
A compilation of short items: a ministerial association note and an evangelist contract for Rev Billy Sunday. a 1921 death in Chicago en route to Tulsa. Sam Karlen’s death. Monroe Kiwanis-backed baseball team plan. 1911 board elections for Monroe Athletic Association. Clarence Steele’s move to Lodi for bookkeeping. 1901 birth recording fee amendment. Monroe Fire Department to State Tournament team with Blumer and Mackey. Ohio earthquake shocks causing furniture movement and street outcry.
The Monroe Eagles Auxiliary met at the clubrooms electing Mrs. Jennie Baerwald as president. New officers include Mrs. John Waefler junior past president, Mrs. Nathan Schoepfer vice president, and others. Installation will occur May 26 with Monroe Aerie. summer meetings paused.
Graduates from Helicopter School include First Lt. Gary Burch of the U.S. Marine Corps son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Victor May Route 3 who finished as top honor student at Army Helicopter Flight School Ft Rucker Alabama on May 4 He received silver wings and will join Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana California to fly the CH 53 Heavy Transport Helicopter His wife Darlene also earned wings for supporting his 34 week training The Mays attended graduation activities at Ft Rucker including a tour of the Army Aviation Center a dinner dance and the ceremony.
Mrs. Millie Vickery of Lena Illinois was installed as president at the 86th annual meeting in Chicago. She won multiple first place awards and is editor of Pulse of the Doctor's Wife and contributing editor of MD's Wife. She plans to attend the National Federation of Press Women convention in Scottsdale Arizona May 24–30.
On this date Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536 in London. Other notes include the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition opening, Doolittle's 1942 Medal of Honor, Churchill’s 1943 Congress address, 1964 embassy microphones in Moscow, JFK Khrushchev Vienna talk in 1960s notes, and recent Vietnam fighting and Suez Canal developments.
Orangeville school board accepts resignations of three teachers effective at year end. Mrs. Thomas Wanek former Pat Lenerz resigns as third grade teacher, Miss Anita Stearns high school speech teacher, and Michael Kloepping high school math teacher. Funds from Merrill Mays memorial gifts funded landscaping on the front lawn and two flowering crabs two clump birch circled with yews were planted this week. OAA grant allowed ball diamond use and lights in summer at four dollars per night.
Miss Vicki Neuberger’s grade school music department will present a program Friday May 23 from 230 to 320 p m The public is welcome A piano solo by Norman Finkenbinder a clarinet quartet and the 4th 5th 6th graders the 5th and 6th grade choirs and the special combined choirs will sing Also notes of recent performances at East Street United Methodist Church and Staver’s Church are included
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