Monroe Evening Times marks 65th anniversary of public service
Editorial honors the founding by Emery A. Odell on Oct 13 1898 and pledges continued commitment to Monroe and Green County. It notes reader trust, steady circulation growth, and resolve to improve community service as the paper enters its 66th year.
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Monroe Evening Times
Emery A. Odell
Odell
Monroe
Green County
Stanley Priewe
Cadiz
James W. Potter
John Schupbach
John Geigel
Monroe Township
United States
Lyman Newton
Milwaukee
Investors Economic Service
Kiwanis Club
New Glarus Notables Move and Visits
Mr and Mrs Richard Dahnke and sons move from New Glarus to Ripon where he serves as superintendent of the Ripon district of Wisconsin Power and Light Co. Mr and Mrs Fred Maurer and daughter Connie visit their son and daughter in law in Ithaca New York and Lansing Michigan. Mr and Mrs Conrad Schlaper return to Bridgeport Nebraska after visiting Ed Zumkehr and family.
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Richard Dahnke
New Glarus
Ripon
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Fred Maurer
Connie
Ralph Maurer
Ithaca
N.Y
Lansing
Mich
Conrad Schlaper
Bridgeport
Neb
Ed Zumkehr
FBI says Hall and Heady confessed kidnapping Bobby Greenlease
The FBI states Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady confessed to kidnapping Bobby Greenlease and that Hall killed the boy. Also noted are last rites for Miss Elizabeth McPhillis, veteran entertainer, and details of political and civic mentions from Cleveland and Wisconsin events.
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FBI
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Bobby Greenlease
Hall
Elizabeth McPhillips
Monroe
Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Walter Dundore
Beloit
Wisconsin
National Safety Council
Idle Hour
Silent sermon by deaf Louisville pastor aids ministry
Nearly 40 percent of Sweden’s population vaccinated against polio since 1957. A Louisville minister preaches silently to 65 deaf congregants at Fourth Avenue Baptist Church for the Deaf, building a growing ministry and teaching sign language to nurses at Baptist hospital to aid deaf patients.
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Sweden
Robert M. Landes
Landes
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church
Carson -Newman College
Jefferson City
Tenn
Latin America
Seattle
Southern Baptist Convention
Richmond
Louisville
Nadine
Baptist Hospital
New Members Named with Addresses and Dates
Jeffrey Jon Flint 802 10% street joined on October 30, 1962 and Dean Richard Lehr Route 1 Monticello joined on June 13, 1963.
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Connie Lee Johnson
Julie Kay Smith
Orfordville
Tambert Sue Walter
Brodhead
Linda Kay Leuzinger
21St Avenue
Jayne Ellen Zimmerman
Monticello
Gaylord Glen Flannery
Donna Mae
Donnie Ray Zimmerman
Juda
Dale Allen
Dean Alden Allen
Freeport
Robert Raymond Rundle
20Th Avenue
Joan I. Abegglen
8Th Avenue
Christine Lee Zimmerman
Orangeville
Holly Anne Baebler
JoAnn Neuenschwander
Winslow
Phillip Daniel Hafen
Jutlo
Frederick Allan Kolb
Blanchardville
Cheryl Ann Opie
Gratiot
Timothy Curtis Walter
Penny Sue Evans
Warren
Martha Mae Rugh
Woodford
Barbara Jean Friedrichs
7Th Street
Jean Jenny
Robert Alan Hartwig
Deborah Scribner
12Th Avenue
Barbara Jean Helland
Davis
Ill
Karen Ann Bauman
Michael Paul Conway
David Louis Studer
8Th Street
Holly Annette Wirtz
Argyle
Brian Paul Matzke
Nancy Ann Friedrichs
Roger Lee Theinniss
Richard Allen Nondahl
17Th Avenue
A Ae Scott Shippy
Lee Matzke
Jeffrey Jon Flint
Dean Richard Lehr
Winners Named For Fire Prevention Posters
Winners in a fire prevention poster contest were announced by a committee and the fire department. Prizes were awarded across grades with Bradley Babler, Louise Pulfer and Patti Hoesly in third and fourth. Jane Duerst, Beverly Rufner and Petra Streiff in fifth and sixth. Susan Streiff, Emily Rindy and Scott Willie in seventh and eighth. Fire Prevention Week featured classroom activities and a school assembly led by Chief Herman Lettenberger of Kiel. Local chief Henry Opfermann organized the event with assistance from Jacob Bruni and Herman Pfund.
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NEW Glarus
Times
Bradley Babler
Louise Pulfer
Patti Hoesly
Jane Duerst
Beverly Rufner
Petra Streiff
Susan Streiff
Emily Rindy
Scott Willie
Herman Lettenberger
Kiel
Louis Leighty Dies At Moline Hospital
Louis Leighty 71 of Port Byron Illinois former Platteville resident died yesterday in a Moline hospital. Services set for 3 p.m. Monday at Thomas funeral home in Platteville. He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Milton Beale Port Byron four sons George Rapid City William Port Byron Richard Hillsdale TI and Leland Platteville a brother Jess Platteville three sisters Mrs Mabel Burris Seattle Mrs Porter Over Hartford and Mrs George Schmider Lancaster and 15 grandchildren.
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Platteville
Louis Leighty
Port Byron
Ill
Moline
Thomas
Milton Beale
George
Rapid City
William
Richard
Hillsdale
Leland
Jess
Mabel Burris
Seattle
Wash
Porter Over
Hartford
George Schmider
Lancaster
Fred A. Fink Rites Set for Truman Farmer
Funeral services for Fred A. Fink 77 a local farmer will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church Truman with burial in the church cemetery. Rosary is scheduled for 8 p.m. tomorrow and calls may be made at Steil Funeral Home after 7 p.m. tonight.
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Darlington
Fred A. Fink
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Truman
Steil Funeral
Bright dies at 92. uncle of Lyndon B. Johnson
John Harvey Bright, 92, of Johnson City Texas, died Thursday night. He was the uncle of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Johnson City
Tex
John Harvey Bright
Lyndon B. Johnson
Brig. Gen. Ludwig S. Conelly Dies at 80
Cleveland obituary notes Brig. Gen Ludwig S Conelly born 1916 joined National Guard in 1916 served in World Wars I and II died Friday at age 80 in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Ludwig S. Conelly
National Guard
Widow of Clark Dies in New York at 84
Mrs. Anna Evangeline la Chapelle Clark widow of multimillionaire copper mine owner William A Clark died Friday in New York. Clark died in 1925 and was a Democratic senator from Montana from 1901 to 1907.
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New York
Anna Evangeline la Chapelle Clark
William Andrews Clark
Clark
Montana
Rev. Walter Pierce dies at 63 at Rodeheaver Ranch
Palatka Florida Reverend Walter Pierce 63 director of Rodeheaver Boys Ranch a haven for homeless boys died Thursday night apparently of a heart attack at the ranch location in Palatka Florida authorities reported Pierce led the boys ranch for years and was a prominent religious figure in the community.
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Palatka
Fla
Walter Pierce
Rodeheaver Boys Ranch
Columbus Voyages Expand Spain's Reach Across the West
In Spain the explorer Christopher Columbus earned honors from monarchs after his first voyage to the Americas. He outfitted a second expedition that sailed in autumn 1493 and stayed three years, then led a third voyage by 1498 that revealed mainland South America, marking a humbling moment for Spain's famed navigator.
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Spain
Columbus
West Indies
Americas
South America
Columbus Fourth Voyage and Restless Remembrances in Genoa
A historical recount traces Columbus fourth voyage in 1502 to Central America and Jamaica, his return to Spain in chains, and death in 1506. It follows his remains’ relocations from Hispaniola to Havana and Seville, ending with Genoa’s Columbian celebrations and a celebratory display of his ships.
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Hispaniola
Columbus
Spain
Central America
Jamaica
Diego Mendez
Havana
Cuba
Paris
Seville
Genoa
Italy
Nina
Mamie Van Doren Ends Romance With Bo Belinsky
Concord California reports Mamie Van Doren declares her on again off again romance with Bo Belinsky of the Los Angeles Angels is off. The actress says the relationship has finally ended and they are done.
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Concord
Calif
Mamie van Doren
Bo Belinsky
Los Angeles Angels
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