Memorial Day Traffic Mishaps Reported in Monroe Area
Sheriff records list five Memorial Day crashes including a Route 3 Monroe injury near a farm fence and an electrical line, a Route 1 crash near Clarno, two May 29 incidents near Sky-Vu and 17th Street, plus a May 31 rear end collision near County Trunk N. Other notes cover a hit and run on 17th Avenue and scattered farm damage.
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Peter A. Steinmann
Monroe
Sheriff's Department
St. Clare
Peter Hasler
Kurt Maske
Clarno
Celia Norder
Lawrence Deagon
Mundelein
Ill
Donald Hillary
New Glarus
Deagon
Willoughby
James R. Looze
Beloit
Alice Condon
Brodhead
17Th Street
Robert G. Willoughby
Kenneth Blum
County Trunk N
H. Blum
Phillip G. Spiker
17Th Avenue
Red warning lights mounted on Monroe firemen vehicles
Fire Chief Joe Benkett reports red rotating warning lights have been installed on all firemen’s cars to improve response times and warn traffic when responders are en route. The measure follows trials with nearby departments and aligns with Wisconsin law. lights operate only when firemen report for duty.
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Karl Burkhalter
Don VanWagenen
Times
Joe Benkett
Monroe
Walter Ekum
Middleton
Mineral Point
Beloit
Galena, II
Benkett
Memorial Day Tribute Draws Hundreds at Greenwood Cemetery
Memorial Day eve service drew over 500 attendees as Rev. Wolfgang Koehler delivered a solemn tribute to war dead. Parade spectators saluted the flag while Robert H. Hendrickson read the extensive honor roll of the dead since May 30, 1968, naming dozens of veterans.
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Mayweather
Greenwoodemetery
Wolfgang Koehler
Robert H. Hendrickson
American Legion
Monroe graduates to wed and graduate from Naval Academy
David G. Deininger and Leon A. Wittwer complete studies at major U S academies. Deininger earns a literature degree with honors in a class of 871 and will be commissioned as an ensign in the Navy. He will wed Mary Nussbaum at Annapolis the same evening. He wins five prizes including the Van Dyke Prize and a $250 bond. Wittwer graduates from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Both stories mark milestone academic honors for Monroe area families.
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Monroe High School
David G. Deininger
W. E. Deininger
Monroe
Leon A. Wittwer
Wilbert J. Meier
Platteville
Robert J. Wittwer
Route 2
Monticello
Deininger
Mary Nussbaum
John Nussbaum
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Wittner
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
U.S. Navy
Academy
van Dyke
Alan Westcott
VFW
Admiral Cooley
U.S. Naval Institute
East
Nussbaum
Milo Friedrichs
Barbara
Kenneth
Mary
Alic Nussbaum
Henry Baebler Stricken at 69 Monticello Obituary
Henry V Baebler 79 died at his home May 30 twenty minutes after returning from St. Clare Hospital following surgery. He owned Monticello Florist with his wife and farmed earlier. Surviving include his widow a daughter a brother and a sister and two grandchildren. Funeral at Zwingli United Church of Christ, Masonic rites Monday night.
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Monticello
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
Henry V. Baebler
Nona Zweifel
P. A. Schuh
St. John’s
Baebler
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Nona
Gene
Betty Ann) Weber
New Glarus
John C
Adam Pancake
Palmyra
Kirk and
Kara Sue Weber
Zwingli United
Zwingli Memorial
Cool It With Books Summer Reading Club Plans
Arabat Ludlow Memorial Library announces a summer children’s reading club for grades 2 through 6 running June 4 to July 31. Members receive a name card and a booklet to log books read, with a reading achievement certificate for 25+ books. The room opens weekdays 9 to 11 30 a.m. and 2 to 6 p.m., with Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons additional hours.
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Arabat Ludlow Memorial Library
Leland
Bernice) Miller
Children’s Book Council
Miller
Carol Ryrie Brink
Redline
W.E. But
Common View From a Toothless Reporter
The writer recounts recovering teeth, retiring to familiar routines, and two inches of lost waistline from new diets and long field hikes. Windy Acres struggles after last season’s championship as teammates tire of waiting for improvement. Memorial Day shifts the column deadline to Friday, forcing an early 6 a.m. write.
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Windy Acres
Jim
John
Memorial Day parades merge with Vietnam protest in Madison
In Madison about 2,500 protesters joined Memorial Day ceremonies after the main events ended. Patrick Quinn spoke through a bullhorn and urged ending the war, while about 1,000 spectators remained for the protest. No incidents were reported.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Vietnam
Patrick Quinn
2 000 Dinners Served by Jaycees on Memorial Day
The Jaycees served more than 2,000 chicken dinners to area residents during the Memorial Day barbecue. A joint Jaycees and Jaycettes picnic followed at the Fairgrounds with free antique fire truck rides for Monroe children. The fire truck siren was blown several times during the afternoon.
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Fairgrounds
Monroe
Lentners Hurt In Dane Mishap
Mrs Cleyance Lentner of Belleville received treatment at Madison General Hospital after a two car crash on Verona Road near Madison. Her husband and daughter Jane 18 were also treated and released. Charles Matthews 73 of Platteville was in serious condition with head and possible internal injuries.
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Cleyance Lentner
Belleville
Madison General Hospital
Jane
Hosital
Zentners
Charles Matthews
Platteville
Dane County
Verona Road
Madison
Matthews
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