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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1966
Page
2
The notice from Monroe informs readers that subscriptions must be prepaid to comply with local regulations. Office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 p m and the contact telephone is 325 5101.
The editorial reflects on how obituary placement affects readers and why a detailed life review on inside pages matters more to a small city newspaper. It defends thorough obits, notes occasional errors, and explains space constraints shaping front and back page choices.
A self referential column from the Monroe Evening Times discusses reader engagement and the aim to keep every page lively. The piece urges staff to contribute brief lines on Page Two, insisting readers notice and value the column whether or not they agree.
Martin Saam 86 a retired Shullsburg area farmer died yesterday in a Platteville hospital after a long illness. Surviving are four sons Cletus Clement Leo and Audrey a brother six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services will be at 10 30 a m tomorrow in Holy Trinity Catholic Church Scales Mound. Friends may call today at the O Flaherty Funeral Home where the parish rosary will be recited at 8 tonight.
Alma Mitmoen 77 died Tuesday in a Chicago nursing home. Former Federal Reserve Bank employee in Chicago she had lived there 58 years. Survived by brothers Otto Albert Carl and sister Olive Knudtson Argyle. Services 1:30 p.m. tomorrow Gesme Ellestad Funeral Home with calling after 7:30 p.m.
Miami radio reports Havana says large scale recruitment of extra workers to chop sugar cane at night. The broadcast notes many lights turning night into day in the cane fields.
Ten years ago Rep. Glenn R. Davis won the Republican nomination over veteran Sen. Alexander Wiley for a U.S. Senate bid. In other wartime notes Gen. Curtis LeMay warned Russia would match U.S. bomber strength by 1958 and could launch a surprise strike.
Twenty years ago on May 27 1946 the government and John L Lewis fail again to end a strike that halted most soft coal production. A F Whineys threat to tap the union treasury to sway a second Truman term has Washington buzzing.
David Bennett is named recipient of the annual American Legion award. Lieutenant Governor Thomas J. O'Mally dies of a heart attack in Hot Springs Arkansas.
Forty years ago reporters note that on May 27 1960 Elmer Green superintendent of prisons will take charge of Joliet penitentiary later that summer. Meanwhile eighty miners are trapped by a fire at Mount Lookout mine of Temple Coal Co in Wyoming.
Gains of great importance are reported by the French in a series of savage assaults northwest of Verdun. Darling ton to install boulevard lights along 12 blocks in the business district.
Sixty years ago on May 27 1906 the State Board of Health nears completion of a $75 000 tuberculosis hospital in Waukesha County. Rural mail carriers and others will receive an annual 15 day vacation.
STILL OFF THE JOB WORKERS AT AMERICAN MOTORS CORP WILL NOT RETURN UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT TUESDAY DESPITE A SETTLEMENT OF A SUPPLIER STRIKE AT MARION INDIANA. THE PARTS SHORTAGE HAS IDLED 10000 WORKERS AT THE KENOSHA AND MILWAUKEE PLANTS.
The invitation describes the project scope and work items for which bids are requested. It outlines the necessary services, materials, and general specifications to be met by bidders.
Rev Lawrence Korback will deliver the Memorial Day address in Albany with a morning program in the downtown district if weather permits. The cemetery service moves to St Patrick s Church for the first time, while an alternating plan between Catholic and Protestant cemeteries is noted. The Albany High School band, American Legion, and various officials organize a full program including Colors, prayers, the Gettysburg Address, and Taps.
Ronda Sue Muller 19 died from automobile accident injuries. Services 9 a.m. tomorrow at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church Sun Prairie. She was Edgewood High School 1964 graduate and a member of Sacred Hearts Parish and FO F. Survivors: Virginia Muller mother, James Mason brother in law, Patrick Muller and John Muller brothers. Funeral details at Tuschen Funeral Home.
The village of New Glarus will host Memorial Day events Monday May 30. A parade from the village hall to the grade school and cemetery precedes a program at the grade school featuring band performances, prayers, cadet roll calls, and memorial tributes led by local Legion Auxiliary Scouts and pastors.
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