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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1968
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text shows old newspaper masthead elements from Monroe Wisconsin. It references the Associated Press, rates, subscriptions, and postal office hours, with garbled names and numbers indicating an early 20th century or mid-century obituary of the paper’s operations.
A 4-H salute in Monroe Evening Times honors leaders and Extension staff who run the program. It notes 4-H draws urban youth, mentions a special 4-H supplement, and cites stories and local anecdotes about UFOs, a Browntown airport rumor, and airmail postage as light community humor.
Today in history notes mark the 1811 launch of the first steam propelled ferry between New York City and Hoboken, NJ. Other dated entries include Arnold’s defeat on Lake Champlain in 1776 and Pulaski’s 1779 death at Savannah, among events through 1960s.
A look back ten, twenty, and one year to October 11 1958 through 1957 and earlier. Highlights include Monroe fire department first US made cabbed fire truck 1928 Pirsch 600 gpm, Monroe’s loss to Stoughton 21 to 7, Cleveland Indians homecoming parade, Wisconsin Cheesemakers convention judges Gottfried Galli and Edward O Lee, Soviet offers on arms talks, and Che Guevara burial claim in Bolivia.
Thirty years ago John L. Lewis offered to resign as CIO chair if AFL president William Green would resign to foster peace between the rival unions. In county events Buck Heyn Jefferson and Herman Sieg enthalher Sylvester won corn husking elimination on W N Preston farm Stanley Prieve Cadiz, and James W Potter Monroe will represent their townships in the county contest.
Forty years ago on October 11 1928 the Graf Zeppelin left Friedrichshafen for Lakehurst New Jersey to pioneer the first regular transatlantic passenger and mail service In local notes Kiwanis Club begins plans for its third annual minstrel show Jacob Gempler Jr Green County Kohler for governor club president will introduce Walter J Kohler at the courthouse here
The record notes American troop movements overseas reaching 1,900,000 and French patrols entering Grand Pre in the Argonne forest sector as Americans go on the offensive. The Wisconsin state board of health issues an advisory order directing all health officers local boards and city councils to immediately close schools churches Sunday schools theaters and other places of amusement and public gatherings.
Officials report ongoing measures in districts where Spanish influenza remains prevalent. Precautionary steps aim to curb transmission while the public awaits further guidance on restrictions and public health campaigns.
1908 report notes Monroe High School football team shut out Whitewater Normal 24 to 0. Jesse R. Gapen opens a dancing academy at K P Hall. Prohibitionists schedule multiple Green County meetings in Monroe this month to push a campaign. Albert Geigel sustains a knee injury in the Monroe Whitewater clash. Jacob B Blumer and David Fritz shoot a 20 pound coon south of the city.
Orfordville 55 year old Tennis A Patriquen died at 11 a m Thursday October 10 in St Clare hospital during surgery. He was born in Spring Valley Township Rock County a carpenter by trade employed at Footville Lumber Yard serving his second term as assessor. He married Elsie Thorson in 1946. He belonged to Orfordville Lutheran church and Footville Masonic Lodge. Surviving are his widow a son Caron three daughters Ellen Mary and Gayle all at home and two sisters Mrs John Rosheisen Brodhead and Mrs Fern Tollefson Orfordville. Funeral services will be at.
In Orfordville Lutheran Church 2 p m Saturday Oct 12 Rev R A Nowland to officiate Friends may call at Silverthorn Newcomer Funeral Home in Orfordville this evening Masonic rites at 8 30 p m A child born Thursday Oct 3 in St Clare Hospital is Judy Bahr Zwicker and expanded family details follow The Monroe police found a red wood flower planter in the 1700 block of 14th St owner may call to pick it up Other birth notes include a son named Daniel George born Oct 8 to Mr and Mrs Roy Altman Route 1 Orfordville and the parents of a daughter born Oct 7 in Milwaukee Lutheran Hospital Mr and Mrs George Bauch Wauwatosa are the parents The baby’s maternal grandfather is Ernest Buri of Monroe Sgt Roger A Hanson son of Mr and Mrs R Russell Hanson 1804 19th St returned from a year in Vietnam and will take 30 day leave then report to Mt Home Air Base Idaho.
C F Torstenson Darlington, 77, Swedish born, died Oct 10 in Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He came to the United States in 1911, farmed here, and retired. Survived by widow Ella Boyle, a daughter Mrs Clarence McKitrick Manitowoc, two sons Stanley Shullsbury and Leslie Darlington, nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church. Friends may call at Shaer Funeral Home after 2 p.m. tomorrow.
Mr and Mrs Thomas E Zwicker of 2021 5th St announce the birth of their daughter Angela Lynn. The couple selected the name and requested no further details at this time.
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