Mrs Kurtz 77 Rites Held in Rock City
Funeral services for Nellie Loretta Bottorf Kurtz 77 of Rock City Illinois were held today at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Rock Grove Union Cemetery with Daughenbaugh and Myers Funeral Home in Dakota in charge. A memorial fund is planned in her memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
Nellie Loretta) Kurtz
Rock City
Ill
Monroe Manor
Nellie Loretta Bottorf
Jefferson Township
Green County
William
Rebecca Bradley Bottorf
Freeport
Floyd H. Kurtz
Medina Manor
Durand
Wilma Kurtz
Rockford
Woodrow
Donald Kurtz
Eau Claire
Mount Carmel United Methodist Church
Rock Grove
Monroe Evening Times Publication Details and Rates
Monroe Evening Times information notes it is entered as second class matter under Congress on March 2, 1879 and lists EMERY A. ODELL (1871 1953). It provides subscription rates by carrier and mail for Wisconsin and Illinois readers, and office hours from 8 30 a m to 5 p m with Saturday hours to 12 noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Potteiice
Congress
City of
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Davies Winnebago
Illinois
Jo Davies
Editorial Roundup of Quips and Local Tales
A Breezy collection of remarks and anecdotes from area figures and events. References range from Walter Wilzewske and Roger Burroughs to Hugh Hefner and Dan Markham, with notes on deer hunting, taxes, and local social clubs. The piece weaves humor, mischief, and community life across Monroe and周 surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wilzewske
Roger Burroughs
Hugh Hefner
Lake Geneva
Department of Natural Resources
Dan Markham
Brodhead
Floyd Coplien
Monroe
Times
Bob Rieder
George Schutte
Cliff Reasa
Wisconsin Vacations and Assn
Janesville
Buck Tschanz
Ekum
Fred Jacober
Manhattan
Glarus
Switzerland
Santa Claus
Hofmann
Wilhelm Tell
Mrs Wagner 84 Stricken in Monroe Death
Mrs. Arthur L. Wagner aged 84 died of a heart attack at 12 45 a m Monday November 18 in her home at 2347 17th Ave Monroe She was widow of a pioneer gro cery route founder and was born Lena Schneider in Monroe March 20 1884 Surviving are six children two dozen relatives and many grandchildren Services set for 2 p m Wednesday November 20 at Stuessy Funeral Home with Rev Milton G Petzold officiating Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Wagner
17Th Ave
Lena Schneider
Monroe
Rudolph
Elizabeth Bellar Schneider
Rockford
George
Otto
Bill
Rudy
John
Eddie
Emil
Louis
Sam
Albert Zilmer
John Hartwig
Stuessy
Milton G. Petzold
St. John’s Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Fred E. Combs Dies at 82 in Brodhead
Fred E. Combs 82 longtime Brodhead resident and former Bank of Brodhead custodian died of a heart attack Saturday. Born Sept 7 1886 in Brodhead he was married to Olive Gunderson in 1908. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Fred E. Combs
Bank of Brodhead
Mr. Combs
Walter
Minerva Combs Campbell
the Combs
Rockford
Olive Gunderson
Comb
Bethleham Lutheran Church
Bethlehem Church
Clifford White
Ross Olin
William Hall
Greenwood Cemetery
Leo Scheberle
Fred Hahlen
Willis Lorch
Claus Paulson
Robert Logan
Mac Ties
Everson Funeral Home
50 Years Ago Today and History Highlights
A collage notes 50 years ago on Nov 18 1918 the reburial of Joseph R Keen cousin of Premier Lloyd George and a 1918 Belgium war damage bill of 2 5 billion dollars. It also recalls 1968 historic dates and other World War I era events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Keen
Lloyd George
Beloit City
Germany
Belgium
Europe
Associated Press
United States
Panama Canal Zone
London
Duke of Wellington
Norway
Carl
Denmark
Haakon III
Italy
Ethiopia
Spain
Libya
Pierre Mendes
France
Washington
Vietnam
Carl D. Bradley
Lake Michigan
Haiti
Britain
Glancing Backward Violence and Loss Mark 1958 Midwestern Weather
Violent weather including tornadoes cloudbursts and blizzards struck the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. The Robert Deal family suffered a second tragedy as fire destroyed their rural home and furnishings. their son Dennis Lee died of leukemia in September. Wisconsin counted eleven fatalities in the 1958 deer season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Robert Deal
Dennis Lee
Wisconsin
Green County tax budget advances. local boards formed
The finance committee submitted a county tax budget of 542852.90 to the county board on Nov 18 1948 with special levies. Conrad Stauffacher of Monticello was elected chairman and Harold Heimann of Monroe secretary of the Green County draft board. Hans Klaentschi of Hofstetten Switzerland read Monroe Evening Times ads and considered making his home in Green County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Stauffacher
Monticello
Harold Heimann
Monroe
Green County Draft Board
Monroe Evening Times
Hans Klaentschi
Hofstetten
Switzerland
Green County
Last Al Grady gang member dies in electric chair
Thirty years after their crimes across the Midwest three Hoosier farm boys became mob men to loot and kill. The final Grady gang member dies in the electric chair for killing a state policeman. Canadian police search Saskatchewan for a slaver of J A Kaeser and brothers William G Kaeser and E F Kaeser. Herman Blum home in Washington township is placarded for smallpox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Grady
Midwest
Saskatchewan Prairies
J. A. Kaeser
William G. Kaeser
Madison
E. F. Kaeser
New Glarus
Herman Blum
Washington Township
Dane County approves 100 bed TB sanatorium
On November 18 1928 the Dane county board voted to approve construction of a new 100 bed tuberculosis sanatorium. Sulzer Brothers of Knight factory Juda topped the drum Swiss scoring at a cheesemakers convention in Turner Hall with other top scorers Walter Ufer Argyle Otto Walter South Wayne John Minnig Monticello. A flooded football field at Fort Atkinson forced postponement of the big game with Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dane County Board
Sulzer Brothers
Knight Factory
Juda
Cheesemakers Convention
Turner Hall
Walter Ufer
Argyle
Otto Walter
South Wayne
John Minnig
Monticello
Fort Atkinson
Monroe
School Board Slated to Meet in Janesville District
The Area Board of Vocational Technical and Adult Education District No. 5 will hold a regular meeting at 7 pm on Wednesday November 20 1968 at the Janesville Vocational and Technical School. Agenda items include district director reports on negotiations with Janesville and Beloit over leasing facilities and purchasing equipment, appointing a committee with Rock and Green County Insurance Underwriters to review the district insurance program, and buying new equipment. Also to be presented is the first phase of the district long range plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education District No. 5
Janesville
Coordinating Committee On Higher Education
Letter from Richard D. Murray on 2nd Congressional District campaign
Ft Atkinson writer Richard D. Murray thanks the editor for fair coverage and pledges to continue working for a better America in this public letter about the district campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd Congressional District
America
Richard D. Murray
Ft. Atkinson
Wisconsin Nurses Association Thanks Paper For Publicity
A letter from Mrs. John H Blake RN of Janesville expresses gratitude for newspaper coverage of nursing needs and conventions. The Wisconsin Nurses Association thanks the paper for cooperation and invites future suggestions on article composition and addressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wisconsin Nurses Association
John H, Blake R.N
Janesville
Miss Christine R. Northouse Dies at 83 in Cuba City
Christine R. Northouse 83 of Shullsburg died Saturday in Cuba City Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Shullsburg Township and lived her life in the area. Survived by sisters Letitia Northouse and Mrs. James Farrey of Shullsburg. Services Tuesday at Thompson Funeral Home with calling hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shullsburg
Christine R. Northouse
Cuba City Hospital
Shullsburg Township
Letitia Northouse
James Farrey
Thompson Funeral Home
Two Mishaps Reported By Sheriff Deputies This Weekend
Two accidents were reported over the weekend by sheriff's deputies. Russell Quiggle, 20, Beloit, skidded off Highway 1 81 three miles east of Monroe and rolled over causing top and rear window damage. Patrick Petersen, 20, Route 1 Albany, lost control and struck guard posts Saturday with Fender damage to a convertible. No injuries listed. MILWAUKEE union members representing 4500 municipal employees rejected a contract offer Sunday and may strike if wage talks fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell. Quiggle
Beloit
Monroe
Patrick G. Petersen
Route 1
Albany
Milwaukee
32nd Infantry Division Honored in Philippines
In Pangasinan Tayug a monument dedication marked the landing site of the Red Arrow Division. The 32nd Infantry Division, with roots in Wisconsin and Michigan, was lauded for its 100 days of combat at Balete Pass that killed about 3,000 Japanese. Ambassador G Mennen Williams spoke at the ceremony.
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Manila
United States Army
Philippines
U.S
G. Mennen Williams
Red Arrow Division
Tayug
Pangasinan
32Nd
Wisconsin
Michigan
Balete Pass
Williams
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Emery A. Odell
AP News
Editorial
Jerry Peterson
Information Division
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Wilbur Dehmer
Snakes Alive
Robert Howe
Joe Benkett
Chuck Ekena
Mrs. Tullet
George Wells
Dwight Coplien
Flo
Jim Dixon
Larry Lindgren
Bob Bussen
Fritz Rosa
Merle Monahan
Don Christianson
Green Bay
Kathy
Moon
Karl Hofmann
George Hartman
Freeman Mills
Mel Will
Rollie Karlen
Rollie
Milwaukee Road
Adam Schmidt
Bolender
Knight
Miss Northouse
First National
Jim
Jack
Gene
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wess
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