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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1971
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times founded October 13 1898 in Meares Wisconsin notes daily publication with carrier and mail rates. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 p m Saturday until 12 noon. Subscribers are urged to know their delivery carrier and report missed papers to ensure prompt delivery.
The piece discusses a potential $36 billion 1970s rail investment need for Class One lines, mainly in the East and Midwest, to avoid collapse. It notes deficits, calls for federal funds or nationalization debate, and compares U S rail finance with Japan Switzerland and Europe while stressing railroads' vital role in freight.
Dr. John Ketterer, biology professor at Monmouth College, is elected president of the Midwest Athletic Conference succeeding Dr. Carl Eiseman of Knox. The conference includes Beloit Lawrence and Ripon Colleges in Wisconsin.
A 17 year old Monroe High School student William Arthur Burkhard Jr. died from injuries after a single vehicle accident. The incident occurred as he would have graduated with the class of 1961. The tragedy is noted in the Glancing 10 Years Ago Today column.
Summary of varied 1930s–1901 clippings: water usage in early 1931, Wisconsin farmers averaging 67 summer and 62 winter hours from 165 farms, Green County training school plan at $40,000 with architect L W Claude, Chief Justice Edward Douglas White dies, Tigers high school baseball reorganization with listed players, Swiss immigrant Emil Christian injured at Cedarville Meisner farm, Epworth League delegates at Madison convention, aeronaut Prof H E Hoffman balloon race at Freeport, Mack White joins Chamber & Co, Monticello bank meeting for second bank, post legislative session Lafollette tax on fuel shipments.
Two Carthage College students Gale Wiersum of Kenosha and H Alan Reimers of Waukegan will speak at Grace Lutheran Church worship services on Sunday May 23. They will discuss Carthage College and higher education in the church as the liberal arts school settles on its Lake Michigan campus.
The article explains that most learning occurs by age seven or eight and stresses early detection of vision, hearing, or adjustment problems. School nurse programs screen entering kindergartners, with referrals to doctors or specialists as needed, to prevent later costs and delays.
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