Monroe Evening Times Masthead and Rates Notice
Monroe Evening Times shows it is entered at the Monroe Wisconsin post office as second class matter under act of Congress March 2 1879 with founding date October 13 1898. Emery A Odell listed as owner with AP Inland Daily Press Association and other affiliations. Subscription rates listed for city carrier and rural mail within Wisconsin and nearby Illinois. Office hours and phone number provided.
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Monroe,Wisconsin
Congress
City of
Monroe
Wiscontephenson
Jo Davies
Winnebago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Jephenson
Town Mourns Loss of Bud Schillinger Monroe Chamber Leader
The long serving Monroe Chamber of Commerce secretary Bud Schillinger steps down after nine years to pursue architecture and the arts. He helped grow membership to nearly 250 and acted as a liaison between merchants and the local paper. Lee Olsen, school principal, also departs amid high regard for his administration and pursuit of a doctorate, with Ben Campa named as successor.
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Bud Schillinger
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
Schillinger
Chamber
Red Cross
Bud
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Lee Olsen
Olsen
Ben Campa
Green County
Green County Shrine Club Dinner and Funeral Services
Twenty-one members attended a 7 p.m. dinner meeting May 27 at Marco's Supper Club with visitors from Tebala Lodge and the Rockford Shrine. After a business meeting, Shriner members attended Masonic services for John Taft at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home, following his death Monday morning.
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Green County Shrine Club
Marco’s
Tebala Lodge
Rockford Shrine
Shriner- Neushwander
John Taft
Shrine Club
Rites Scheduled for Sgt Lyden and Degree for Woodruff
Two local notices report events for May. Sgt Michael P. Lyden, 21, killed in Vietnam, will have funeral services at St Michael's Church in Galena on May 31 with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Robert E. Woodruff earns a BS Magna Cum Laude from Wisconsin State University Whitewater and plans medical studies.
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Robert E. Woodruff
R. A. Woodruff
Monticello
Wisconsin State University
Phi Kappa Phi
Woodruff
Beta Beta Beta
White Hall
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Robert
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Galena
Michael P. Lyden
Vietnam
St. Michael’s Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Furling Funeral Home
Readers Run Through Vietnam War Tone and Local Charity Tale
The letter column rails against Vietnam War protests and campus riots while urging bring home troops. A separate donor column praises good Samaritans who helped a cash‑strapped family after a mother’s delivery in Wisconsin, noting conflicting editor’s notes on the incident.
Memorial Day Safety Message From Sheriff On Highways
Sheriff Matt Solliran warns Memorial Day weekend traffic will surge and many fatalities come from careless driving. He urges drivers to follow laws stay alert avoid alcohol and share the road, calling for Memorial Day to be a Safety Day.
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Matt Solliran
Solliran
Braves honored with Green County Swiss Cheese at Milwaukee game
Rolland E Karlen and George Gramling presented Green County Swiss Cheese to Milwaukee Braves personnel during a Braves Pirates game in Milwaukee. The five Braves named as honorary Monroe Jaycees members are Lew Burdette Bob Towbridge Billy Bruton Joe Taylor and Bob Allen. Robert Van Raalte chose Flight into Sapee as the Green County 8th grade promotional exercises theme.
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Rolland E. Karlen
George Gramling
Green County
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Pirates
Milwaukee
Monroe Jaycees
Lew Burdette
Bob Towbridge
Billy Bruton
Joe Taylor
Bob Allen
Robert van Raalte
State Department of Public Instruction
American byword born from Ripley creator dies in New York
1949 obituary notes Robert L. Ripley, creator of Believe It or Not, dies in New York. The piece also recalls past items from 1929 1919 including state dry law repeal and the NC-4 Lisbon flight achievements. It lists other local items on May 29 across years.
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Robert L. Ripley
New York
Anglo Youth Council
Gerhard Eisler
United States
Englad
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler
Paul Wagner
American Legion
Lisbon
Portugal
Azores Islands
Europe
Albert C. Reed
Atlantic
Baker
Lincoln statue unveiled in Kenosha carried by Niehaus
Sixty years ago on May 29 1909 Kenosha unveiled a bronze Lincoln statue by C H Niehaus a New York sculptor Fitzgibbons Bros conducted long shifts at their carriage plant to meet rush orders Cardinal club held a stag party at Hotel Ludlow landlord Higgins provided a five course spread Argyle beat Monroe 4 to 3 in baseball refining local events and achievements.
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Kenosha
Abraham Lincoln
C.H. Niehaus
New York
Fitzgibbons Bros
Cardinal Club
Memorial Day Exercises at Cemetery Highlight 1899
Seventy years ago today May 29 1899 Memorial Day services commemorated with graveside decorations bugle calls band music and a presidential address chaplain prayer Lincoln address roll of honor and pupil oration. The Maria Theresa flagship trophy from the Spanish American War arrives in city.
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Lincol
E.E. Woodman
Son America
GAR
Cervera
Maria Theresa
Spain
Schwartzlow Taken by Death
Samuel J. Schwartzlow 78 a Green County native of Route 2 Brooklyn died Wednesday evening May 28 in a Stoughton hospital after a brief illness. He was born October 5 1890 and married Martha Hanson January 1 1940. He farmed in Rutland Brooklyn area for 26 years. Surviving are a son Leslie three sisters four brothers and two grandchildren. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday May 31 at Holzhuter Funeral Home Stoughton burial Greenwood Monroe after 3 p.m. Friday May 30. Burial to follow funeral home hours.
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Green County
Samuel J. Schwartzlow
Route 2
Brooklyn
Stoughton
John Schwartzlow
Martha Hanson
Rutland
Leslie
Henry Walters
Brodhead
Roy Johnson
Freeport
Herman
Wilma) Ringhand
Monroe
Ben
Marshall
Louis
Albany
Harvey
Deerfield
Andrew
Holzhuter
A. W. Stolen
Greenwood Cemetery
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Emery A. Odell
The
Associated Press, Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations and
Wisconsin Daily Newspaper League
Associated Press
Sgt. Lyden
St. Cloud
Minn
Barbara Dahmen
Argyle
Whitewater State University
William L. Carter
Business
Miss Dahmen
John Dahmen
Route 1
Whitewater
Agency Certified
Koppers
Byle ID
Or At
Monroe Sto
Donny Road
ALBAN
Monroe, Wis
Paul C. Kehle
St. John’s Church
Ralph Lindsay
LaVerne E. Deal
Glen Zilmer Post
Blanchardville
New Glarus
Young & Company
Washington Theater
Harley Rundhaug
Milo Rundhaug
Hollandale
Arch Syfestad
Horeb
Jacob Syfestad
Anthony Haugen
Wanimingo
Ostby
Rosa
Green House
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