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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1966
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates by carrier in Monroe and requires advance payment to meet regulations. It also provides office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a contact telephone number 325-5101.
A Milwaukee convention week end provided relaxation and sociable moments for Green County delegates amid political chatter. Observers note humorous asides on hotels, meals, two party dynamics, and a sense of GOP openness, while praising the event and predicting future conventions. Miss Jane Ziltner will begin nurses training at Madison General Hospital on June 15 after Platteville State University coursework.
County 4 H FFA and FHA members must apply by May 27 for the June 15 contest at Monroe High School. Entries may be solo or two member teams with home economics demos needing access to a refrigerator and table. Age divisions are Junior 9 10 Intermediate 11 13 and Senior 14 and older. The subject must match a current project. Prizes, speaking experience, and eligibility as Green County delegates to the County or State Fair are awarded.
On May 26 1966 events included Andrew Johnsons impeachment acquittal by one vote in 1868 and Tennessee organization as a territory in 1790. Also Montana Territory formed 1864 Civil War ended 1865 and Britain Soviet pact 1942. The Flasher nuclear submarine completed sea trials in Groton Connecticut after two days.
Sen. Alexander Wiley seeks a fourth term as Wisconsin Republicans finish endorsing him. Adlai Stevenson finishes his Florida campaign against Estes Kefauver as both vie for a 50 50 ballot split in the Miami area.
Twenty years ago today on May 26 1946 the Senate banking committee voted to eliminate price controls on meat poultry and milk. A Blanchardville man remained in critical condition at St Clare Hospital after arm injuries requiring amputation below the elbow from contact with high voltage wires.
A forest fire 15 miles from New Gretna New Jersey rekindles with deadly force killing five people. Separately a ferry overturns on the swollen Thenya River in Czechoslovakia drowning thirty school children and a man.
Forty years ago on May 26 1926 a man was killed and four others wounded in a drunken battle at hunting grounds north of Edmonton Alberta. Nine judges from the University of Wisconsin Student Court resign claiming self government is not wanted at the university.
A short sharp battle unfolds near Cruses between American Army Engineers and Mexican bandits. In New York Dr Waite confesses to plotting his wife s death.
On May 26 1906 a fire started in the engine room of the D E Wood Butter Co and for a time endangered portions of the Evansville business district. A special train was scheduled to run for a fishing excursion to Madison.
May 27 is the deadline to send applications for Uphamwoods Junior 4-H Camp, to be held June 8 through 11. Send to the County Extension Office. Fee is 12 dollars covering meals, transportation and insurance. Camp activities include swimming and recreation. Dial 325 5101 for Adtaker now.
Linda Schiesser of New Glarus will earn a bachelor degree in Secondary Education with a home economics major from Stevens Point State University on June 5. She served as president of the Home Economics Club in 1965-66 and held roles in the Iris School Year Book Staff and Secondary Education Association.
J M Belongie of Kraft Foods Monroe received a 25 year service award at a May 15 dinner held at Idle Hour Mansion. The event was attended by Kraft executives and colleagues from Chicago Green Bay Muscoda and Monroe and included a ly engraved watch and a citation signed by president William O Beers.
District 205 plans the final day of the year with report cards for all students. High School Commencement at 8 p.m. in the High School Gym precedes Baccalaureate on May 29 and Eighth Grade Promotion on May 31. The third Warren Schoolmates Ray event is June 25 featuring a band mothers dinner and a post banquet dance. Thelma Arnold chairs the Schoolmates Committee.
Mrs Maddie Stauffacher of Browntown Wisconsin served as second district vice chairwoman and gave a seconding speech for Secretary of State Robert Zimmerman at the Milwaukee GOP convention. Green County delegates including Merlin Meythaler and others from Monroe New Glarus and Brodhead attended as delegates and alternates.
Dear Abby explains that an adopted grandchild makes the adopter a grandmother and the reader a grandmother as well. The column then weighs in on public correcting of speech, unkind behavior in marriage, and the idea that some people seek meaning in suffering, suggesting professional guidance for intimate issues.
A straightforward psychiatrist promotes a 155 page guide for married couples and invites readers to contact Abby at The Monroe Evening Times for a personal reply. Submit a stamped self addressed envelope or mail $1 to Abby Box 69700 Los Angeles for “How to Write Letters for All Occasions.”
Madison reports that Wisconsin farms produced 1,698,000 pounds of milk in April, up from March but 6 percent below April last year. Nationally, milk production in April fell 4 percent from the previous year.
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