Yule Capers to Feature in Monroe High Concert
Monroe High School presents Christmas Capers with Yule Capers featuring the Prayer and Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel. The program, directed by Joseph Rieraldo and Allan F Barnard, includes the Toy Shop narrated by Susan Schilt. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursday Dec 7 at the Junior High School Auditorium.
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Monroe High School
Hansel and Gretel
Engelbert Humperdinck
Germany
Joseph Rieraldo
Allan F. Barnard
Soldier Receives Purple Heart in Vietnam Defense
SP4 Dorian L. Hermanson of the 1st Battalion 4th Artillery earned the Purple Heart for wounds in defense of U S Army positions along the DMZ. The ceremony was at Dong Ha battalion HQ. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Alton Hermanson who farmed locally before moving to Madison. He reported to Fort Bliss on Feb 15 to complete his duty. A farewell gathering was held at the Hermanson home and he departed Madison Airport for Texas.
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Argyle
Times
Dorian L. Hermanson
Vietnam
4Th Artillery
Dmz
Dong Ha
Dorian Is
Alton Hermanson
Madison
Dorian
Fort Bliss
Texas
Hermanson
Madison Airport
Light on Horse Case Dismissed In Pecatonica Court
Mrs. Marion N. Carter, 64, riding without a light on a horse involved in a collision with an auto, had the charge dismissed by Magistrate Stuart Hyer who noted no law requires a light on horse drawn vehicles and questioned where a light could be placed. The Sept 19 incident occurred near Pecatonica.
Countywide Drive Planned Homemakers Seek Members
Green County Homemakers launch a countywide membership drive for 1967 68 as about 960 members across 67 clubs are encouraged to recruit more women. The program highlights social time learning projects like budgeting grooming health and crafts while stressing community service and education through extension programs.
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Peggy Orton
Green County
Monroe
Vietnam
Madison
Governor's Mansion
Milwaukee
Oregon School For Girls
Moosehart
Ill
Institute For the Blind
Janesville
Divorced Couples Die Quicker Than Married, California Data
A California Department of Public Health census report finds divorced men and women have higher death rates than married individuals. Death by own action rates are three to five times higher among the divorced, revealing significant longevity differences between marital statuses.
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Los Angeles
California
California Department of Public Health
Lahr Improves After Pneumonia At New York Hospital
Bert Lahr, who entered Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center November 21 for a back ailment, was reported in improved condition after contracting pneumonia. The actor, known for his role in a major production, remains under physician care and observed recovery.
Urban Renewal Debate Surges Despite Advisory Referendum
In Monroe, factions for and against the Tornado Urban Renewal project clash anew despite an attorney general ruling that next Tuesday’s referendum is advisory. The Monroe Taxpayers League urged caution while the Jaycees renewed support and officials invited two Barton Aschman consultants to explain the plan this Saturday.
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Monroe
Monroe Taxpayers League
Jaycees
Walter Ekum
Nicholas V. Trkla
August C Chidichime
Municipal
Barton-Aschman and Associates
Chicago
First National Bank
Atty Gen. Bronson la Follette
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington
League
la Follette
John W. MacInnis
MacInnis
Joseph A. Arbanas
Department of Housing and Urban Renewal
Urban Renewal Q A on Monroe Tornado Project Referendum
Editor's note presents questions and answers on Monroe's Tornado Urban Renewal plan. It explains grant status, repayment expectations if the project ends, city vs state authority, funding safeguards, property acquisition rules, and current purchases.
Rev Ihm Named One of Five Outstanding Young Men
LaVerne C. Ihm longtime parish priest now at St Marys of the Lake Westport is chosen as one of Wisconsin Jaycees Five Outstanding Young Men of the year He will be honored at the Jaycee Mid Year convention in Fond du Lac December 1 2 and attend a banquet December 2 His work includes forming rural workshop for mentally retarded near Shullsburg and involvement with Alcoholics Anonymous and civic groups He helped plan the Badger Mine and Museum in Shullsburg which funds mental retardation efforts His efforts earned commendations from the Kennedy family and R Sargent Shriver born in Southeast Wisconsin and educated locally.
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New. LaVerne C. Ihm
Shullsburg
St. Mary’s of the Lake
Westport
Wisconsin Jaycees
Ihm
Platteville Jaycees
Jaycee
Fond du Lac
Alcoholics Anonymous
Badger
Kennedy
R. Sargent Shriver
Washingon
D.C
Shm
Wisconsin
Lose Your Halter or Coin Purse May Be Found
Miss Judy Hanson, secretary at Green, notes several unclaimed items from county events over the year. Inventory lists two leather halters, sweaters from Cheese Days and 4-H camp, hair brushes, a red sweatshirt, jackets, sheets, towels, pillow cases, washcloths, a flashlight and a Montana souvenir. If unclaimed by December 15, they may be disposed of.
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Montana
Green County
Judy Hanson
Miss Hanson
Firemen Termed 100 Per Cent After Farmer's Barn Is Safe
Monroe dairyman Leonard Wiess reports his tractor caught fire in a lean-to by the dairy barn about 9 this morning. Firemen arrived quickly and saved the barn. only the tractor was damaged. The farmer, living west of the Municipal Airport on Highway 59, faces rush to harvest and repair 40 acres of corn.
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Leonard Wiess
Monroe
Highway 59
Minimum wage hike set for women and older minors
MADISON The state minimum wage for women and minors 18 and over will rise five cents to 1.30 hourly on July 1. The commission tied future adjustments to the federal consumer price index, with automatic changes every two years. No increase for under 18s. current rate remains 1.10. There is no state minimum for men. Antiwar pickets were held on the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee campuses with peaceful demonstrations.
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Madison
Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Commission
Daily Doggerel by Clair R. Munns
Play it safe admonitions about risk avoidances in a light verse. The author Clair R. Munns urges caution against dangerous actions such as handling dynamite provoking a lion in a cage or teasing a serpent's bite and questioning a girl about her age.
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