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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1966
Page
2
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Six Cleveland widows, grieving their fallen husbands, held a friendly gathering that sparked a plan to help others. They will form a fund to send CARE packages to widows and orphans in Vietnam and bake cookies to send to the service units of their husbands. Memorial Day moves them to deeper remembrance and a practical act of compassion beyond parades and speeches.
Arabat Ludlow Memorial Library launches a children’s reading push with new titles. Notable picks include Philip and the Pooka and Other Irish Fairy Tales and Over Sea Under Stone as youngsters explore myths, adventures, and real life lessons.
The Monroe Fraternal Order of the Eagles and its Auxiliary held a joint officer installation at the Eagles Club Tuesday. Installing officers were Clifford Leck and Mrs. Marvin Holcomb, with assistance from Clarence Goecks and Mrs. Leo Kohl. New Aerie officers include Glenn Langston and Stanley Hemphill, while Auxiliary officers feature Mrs. Anna Mae Lindsay and Mrs. Leona Lindsay. Upcoming meetings are scheduled for June 1 and June 14, with cancer dressings planned at the club on May 31.
A letter outlines a British tour from April to July featuring public meetings at Earls Court and Wembley Stadium plus subsidiary gatherings in universities parks and clubs. The author aims to halt Britain's drift toward materialism and secularism and asks for continued media coverage and photographs of the crusade.
The Iowa County 4-H Speaking Festival in Dodgeville drew 75 youths across five divisions. Winners include Laura Fitzsimmons in the senior division for What are the Answers, Marsha Masters in 13-14, Mary Sue Scullion in 11-12, Barbara Gratton in the 10 and under group, with Greg May and Nancy Jewell top conservation winners in high school and grade school divisions respectively. Judges were Gary Schlesner Millard Gundlach Don Hawkins Bill O Keef Sid Bosch and Preston Baker.
Mrs. O. D. Curtis and Mrs. Fred Stauffer of Monticello attended the Waunakee high school graduation for Carl Stauffer Jr. Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Gail Fischer of Champaign Illinois are visiting the Nic Freitag estate farm. Mrs. Ellen Stauffer was a Thursday caller in Monroe.
Classified ads connect buyers renters and sellers with eager match seekers. They stress concise notices for dating housing employment and sale offers. The goal is quick responses from targeted readers.
Edward Hanson renowned for restoring antique autos dies of a heart attack at age 55. In Florida the presidential primary sees Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver conclude their race amid chilly sentiment.
Twenty years ago today on May 28 1946 Senator Hill predicted the coal strike would end within the next 48 hours. Also noted Virginia Senator Carter Glass father of the federal reserve system died.
On May 28 1936 bloodhounds and about a dozen posses hunted Tunica Hills Louisiana for a 23 year old escapee who fled a convict camp after fatally shooting a prison guard. Madison and Wausau named the safest cities by the national safety council.
Three people planning a wedding are killed when a bomb mailed as a present explodes. The incident highlights growing tensions over Prohibition as lawmakers balk at immediate action and advocate sending the issue to the people.
Fifty years ago on May 28 1916 a county road crew uncovered lead ore in excavation about 200 pounds were removed. German allied troops pressed offensives on the Austro Italian front and in the Balkans.
Sixty years ago today on May 28 1906 editor Howe of the Ripon Press places tablets in principal business houses for shopkeepers to jot items of importance. The Berger Exhibition Company manager, organizing a carnival, encounters trouble in Janesville.
Green County Farm Bureau Women approved a $25 donation to support 4 H finalists traveling to the Citizenship Course in Washington D C. They reported on the Dodgeville District luncheon, noted June recipe features in The Monroe Evening Times, and outlined a county speaking contest on Keys to Freedom with youth and adult groups. A May 31 share a dish luncheon in Janesville was invited, and the next meeting is June 17 at 1 30 p m.
Graduation for the county eighth grades was held Tuesday May 24 at South Wayne High School gym. A junior band directed by Erwin Wehrmann performed and diplomas were presented by elementary supervisor Margaret B. Collentine. Speakers included Denzil Dickfuss principal of the grade school and Dr. Milton Longhorn from Platteville State University. Reverend I P Paulson gave invocation and benediction.
A city employee, Herbert Blum about 50, was listed in satisfactory condition in a Stoughton hospital after a tractor type mower tipped over on him while he was cutting grass in Evansville city park. He suffered injuries to both legs in the mishap yesterday morning.
The FAA approved a 302 155 grant to Eau Claire Wisconsin Municipal Airport for land acquisition runway extension end lights relocation and obstruction removal. Rep Alvin O’Konski announced the funding on Friday.
All boys and girls up to 12 years of age are invited to join the Monroe Evening Times Boys and Girls club. Fill out this coupon carefully and mail to the Evening Times Club Monroe Wisconsin with name street or R F D postoffice.
Kay Haden cites Mrs. Permin Graber of Monticello as County Queen chairman. The Green County Queen contest begins this week across nine communities. One of the nine will reign through June 1967. The event serves as a promotional effort for agriculture and dairy products and aims to raise nationwide awareness.
The queen contest concludes with a June banquet on the 23rd followed by a TV appearance on the 24th and the June 25 announcement of the Green County Dairy Queen along with parade and cattle judging. A June Dairy Month Kick Off breakfast in Brooklyn on June 1 at 8 a.m. is also noted.
American or cheddar origins trace to England yet is known in the United States as American Cheese. It comes in styles such as daisies longhorns flats twins and cheddar. For grating use hard cheeses like parmesan Romano or dried cheese. Useful on salads soups hash vegetables cereals noodles and rice.
Memorial Day services set for Monday May 30 at 10 a.m. at the Evangelical Congregational Church Cedarville. Rev Howard Leach will be chaplain at the bridge and cemetery with drummers Douglas Gill and Kevin Carpenter of Orangeville providing cadence.
A children’s page features a poem about a Jonny bird and a dream of endless play with no chores or school. It ends with a wakeful mother guiding the morning routine and a daily bus to school. The section also lists birthday greetings for local youths across multiple towns and dates.
Mrs. Ben Peckham of Madison was chosen Friday to head the state neighbor-to-neighbor fundraising campaign for the Wisconsin Republican party.
Diane Marie Mosley has joined Route 4 at Darlington on May 29, 1960, marking a new member addition in the community.
Brodhead High School freshmen toured the Wisconsin state capitol in Madison. Civics teacher Steve Benton led the group with Mrs. Margaret Rollins and Rev. Leon Richwine. They saw the Senate and Assembly, which adjourned during a power shortage as Assemblyman G. Fred GallI and others spoke to the students.
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