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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1967
Page
2
Local notice lists subscription rates: 35 cents weekly by carrier in Monroe, $12 per year by mail in Wisconsin and Illinois. Details include advance payment requirement and office hours of 8:30 p.m. at 325-5101.
A Monroe man writes to Senator Gordon W. Roseleip urging that campus protests are a distortion of freedom and urging more orderly political and parental guidance. He warns against McCarthyism and Birchism, calls some dissenters anarchists, and stresses that academic freedom must balance with taxpayers’ interests and community standards.
Darling ton police chief Leroy Prine and assistant chief Hampton Lindholm submitted resignations to Mayor Francis Reichling on a Saturday. Prine will remain as cemetery custodian and Lindholm will stay as assistant chief until a replacement is found after summer.
Glancing backward ten years shows Paul Lamboley elected president of the newly organized Key Club. A Red Cross inquiry from St. Louis asks if Monroe needs help after a tornado, with no explanation for how the rumor began. The creation of a new Green County Circuit Court by merging with the County Court wins unanimous Senate approval.
May 22 1947 marked Victor Marean of Five Corners Factory elected president of the Green County Dairy Improvement Cooperative at Turner Hall during a signup meeting. Rev G M Gunderson of Woodford addressed Monroe rural school graduates at their commencement exercises.
30 Years Ago Today May 22 1937 reports a shortage of farm hands before harvest. Dr N E Bear is elected president of the first professional staff organized for the Monroe Opencouces Hospital. Dr F Cunningham will address the local Boy Scout Fund Drive.
Forty years ago today on May 22 1927 reports note ongoing showers creating mudding conditions for farmers and sections of the region honor Charles A Lindberg with a cross in France for his achievements.
Local residents are warned that no man between 21 and 30 is exempt from registration for the draft. Cloudy skies stop a killing frost in the county. Willis Ludlow M C Gettings W T Saucerman and Howard W Chadwick travel to Madison for State Council of Defense conferences.
George W. Swartz is renamed superintendent of schools at the same salary of $1 750 a year. Three teachers Ada Welsh Nellie Gapen and Effie Isely announce they will not return to school jobs in the Fall. A local saloonkeeper pays a $20 fine for remaining open after hours on Saturday night.
Seventy five friends parents and fourteen pupils of the Special Room enjoyed a picnic dinner at the college yesterday. Ballgames were played in the afternoon. Mrs. Fred Probst taught the rave with school closing Friday.
Local readers rely on classified listings to find jobs housing and services. The section connects buyers sellers and neighbors seeking bargains help and information across a wide range of daily needs.
Michael Merens of 1409 17th Street is reported improved after surgery at St. Clare Hospital. He was moved from the intensive care unit to room 203 on Friday afternoon.
Monroe trees to be removed or trimmed as part of the elm disease fight will be marked for action. The city forester James Mauermann says removed trees will receive a circle and those to be trimmed will bear an X.
Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Grunder of 1206 West Second Avenue Brodhead welcomed daughter Sheri Lyn born May 17 at St. Clare Hospital. Siblings are Rona Sue 5 and Cary Armin 4. Grandparents are Marshall DeRemer 1204 19th Street and Meta Grunder of Monticello. Great grandmother is Mrs. Fred Baumgartner of Belleville.
Mr and Mrs Wilbert Boss announce the birth of Katrina Joy on Saturday May 13 at St. Clare Hospital Albany. The baby shares her birthday with great grandmother Mrs J J Disch of Albany and is the first grandchild of the Gempeler couple and 32nd grandchild of the Boss grandparents.
Dairy judging will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday May 25 at the Bill Hartwig farm Route 3 Monroe. Members with dairy projects will participate.
Mrs. Ella Rundel 82 of Dodgeville died yesterday after a brief illness at a local hospital. She was the widow of Orville Rundel born in Linden. Survived by two sons Curtis and Spencer both of Dodgeville, a daughter Mrs. Bruce Russell Mineral Point, six grandchildren. Services set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at Lulloff Funeral Home Dodgeville with calling after 3 p m today.
Albany newspaper seeks a carrier boy for the Albany route by Saturday June 3. If unavailable, delivery by post office service will continue until a new carrier is trained. Interested boys age 12 or older should contact Billy Heffner or Stanton P Stears at the Albany home or Times office in Monroe.
Dear Abby advises judging Doris by kindness and character, not appearance, and suggests inviting her despite potential social friction. A reader asks about a bikini gift to a clergyman and Abby quips about a plastic surgeon.
Review of significant events on May 22 across history. Included are Aaron Burr's treason trial in 1807, Martha Washington's death in 1802, Wagner's birth in 1813, the first US train robbery in 1868, Hugo's death in 1885, German raids on Paris in 1918, Moscow's 1943 dissolution of the Third International, and Eisenhower's late 1950s call for a supreme effort.
A reader asks how to shape a belly button to avoid embarrassment with age. They seek practical, age appropriate methods to achieve a confident, natural looking navel and ask for guidance.
An Ohio minister indicated plans to set an hourly rate for services rendered and stated he will respond to inquirers with the new pricing. The remark reflects ongoing discussions about compensation practices within the church.
Readers are invited to send personal questions to Dear Abby at The Monroe Evening Times. The paper asks for a self addressed stamped envelope for unpublished replies.
An advertisement invites readers to mail $1.00 to Abby at Box 69700 Los Angeles California 90069 for a booklet titled How to Have a Lovely Wedding.
The long effort to reach a disarmament agreement with the Soviet Union is outlined with historical anchors. Five years ago the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a foreign aid bill totaling 4.66 billion dollars. One year ago South Vietnam's government cracked down on a Buddhist rebellion in Da Nang.
Private graveside services were held in Dakota Illinois for infant Tammie Sue Meinert daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Meinert of Freeport Route 4. The infant died at birth Friday in Freeport Memorial Hospital. Surviving are the parents and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Newcomer and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meinert and the great grandmother Mrs. Irene Beebe of Rockford.
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