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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1966
Page
2
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An editorial lauds Prof. George Walter of Lawrence College for a dynamic banquet talk on how students can enrich life by helping others. His engaging style blends Shelly, Berman, and Browning, leaving the audience inspired and unusually comfortable. The First National Bank earns praise for funding the event.
On May 21 1927 Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo flight to Paris. Other events include the 1832 Democratic convention in Baltimore nominating Andrew Jackson, 1868 Grant nominated, 1881 Red Cross founded, 1919 suffrage bill adopted by the House with Senate concurrence, 1943 Yamamoto killed in action, Bikini Atoll hydrogen bomb test, Evian talks on Algeria, and a 1960s U.N. debate over U.S. actions in the Dominican Republic.
Two gun wielding bandits held up the Peshtigo National Bank, wounding a woman cashier, but were captured by a posse shortly after the robbery. Doris Olsen of Brooklyn and Susanne Saalsan of Argyle were named regional Alice in Dairyland winners to enter state competition.
Twenty years ago on May 21 1946 Dick Wainwright and Gene Davis were set to represent Monroe at the state track meet Rev E C McCollow pastor of St Victor s Church marks his 25th anniversary as a priest in the same period.
A Rockford man confessed to killing his wife at a crossroads near Oregon New Jersey after a day of tests. Four state workers will start assignments in Swiss factories to study cheese fat content control in the Green County region.
On May 21 1926 attorney Levi Bancroft withdrew the Miriam Noel Wright divorce case, ending the trial abruptly. Separately Wisconsin’s early narrow gauge railroad at Prairie du Chien gave way to the automobile as transport shifted away from trains.
Fifty years ago today on May 21, 1916 three German aeroplanes raided the east coast of Kent with one plane shot down off the Belgian coast while on return to base. A crippled tramp shattered three large plate glass windows in Browntown.
The 60 Years Ago Today note records Co. H winning their third game of the season on May 21 1906. A single pony mower used in the city has been bought for Greenwood Cemetery maintenance.
In Seattle Washington Fanny a horse owned by Norman Uhl was grazing when a donkey startled her causing a bolt into a car she sustained cuts and bruises. The animal was tied to a faucet at the time of the incident and required care for injuries.
In Putnam County Illinois a tanker truck carrying 8000 gallons of gasoline collided with a car Friday. Three people were burned to death as flames shot up to fifty feet, destroying power and phone lines and cutting service to Magnolia a town of about 250 residents.
The excerpt outlines Monroe Public Works scope including street cleaning 42.67 miles. snow removal within 12 hours. construction season base and asphalt work funded publicly. airport maintenance. waste disposal via incinerator with 60 ton daily capacity and a seven day landfill. brush disposal west of 5th Avenue. sewage treatment totaling 489,176,000 gallons in 1965. sludge gas engine generator powering plant pumps. estimated Sewage Treatment Plant value $500,000. and five city wells for water supply.
The Monroe Water Department produced 535 847 000 gallons in 1965 and ensures proper hydrant pressure and safe water. The department is a city utility regulated by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, with a plant investment of 1 020 222 dollars. Public Works, under the Engineering Department, designs and inspects public facilities, enforces state codes, and manages 291 419 dollars of the 1966 city budget for facilities construction and maintenance.
Mr and Mrs John Stephens of Cuba City traveled to Madison to bring Clarence Hendrickson Argyle from the Veterans Hospital. Stephens Jr of Riverside Calif is due to visit. Mr Stephens serves in the Air Force with sons Dale and Brian. The Stephens next assignment is Germany. Violet Hendrickson of Argyle is his mother.
A long birthday list by date and town names includes Steven Moest Orangeville Christine Kundert Juda Steven Larson Juda Kenneth Black Juda Kay Shelton Juda Jonathan Holloway Freeport Roxann Babler Route 4 Donna Olson Gratiot Thomas Wolf Orangeville Lorna Friedrichs Juda Ronnie Ritschard Monticello William Haur Monticello Michael Aiken Juda Christopher Kueng Judo Julie Bollig Belleville Frederick Sulzer North Aurora Troy Klessinger Juda Hartwig Blanchardville Anne Friedrichs North Aurora Douglas Baumle North Aurora Donna Maske North Aurora Dennis Strommen Brodhead plus poems by Magdalene Douglas about learning English and rhymes.
Defense Department reports the death in Viet Nam of Spec. 4 Pekka Trunkhahn a former Kenosha Wisconsin resident. His father Helmut also of Kenosha is deceased and a sister Mrs. Helga Kent lives in Phoenix Arizona.
A poet describes playful sea babies racing along the shore then retreating as a powerful mother wave arrives to claim her young. The verse evokes ocean imagery and a cycling tide of play and return.
A Marshfield man Max C. Merkel aged 65 drowned when his fishing boat overturned on Mercer Lake in Minocqua outing with his family. He was alone in the craft at the time of the accident on Friday.
A short listing notes a membership coupon for the Evening Times Club. The fragment names the publication and indicates a coupon offer or related promotional item.
Rev T J Vickerman will speak at the Argyle High School baccalaureate Sunday at 8 pm in the gym. He will give the invocation and benediction. The A Capella Choir will perform Justum deduxit Communum and Sing Unto God. Commencement is the following Thursday May 26 at 8 pm in the gym with Dr Milton Pella of the University of Wisconsin School of Education as principal speaker. Class valedictorian is Mary Nipple and salutatorian JoAnne Everson.
Mrs. O. D. Curtis hosts in Monticello while Mrs. Peter S. Streiff of New Glarus visits Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Jacob VogeIi. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brusveen call in Monroe on Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wichser return home after a winter in California.
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