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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1968
Page
7
OES Daily Record notes a cooling trend tonight with lows in the 30s and a mainly sunny, warmer Wednesday. Highs reach the 50s to low 60s across the region, with light precipitation chances of 10 percent tonight and 5 percent Wednesday. Sunrise 7 19, sunset 6 04.
Marriage licenses filed for Charles Dearth and Mary Muenich of Monroe. Also listed are Allen McCool and Gloria Le Ferson of Madison for marriage. Death notices include Bruce Martin, Henry Wagner, Thomas Vivian, and Mrs Frank Harrahill. Births record daughters born to Ceslok of Brodhead, House of Janesville, and Grosen Jr. of Monticello.
A regional hospital notices list patients admitted to medical and surgical wards, with names and residences including Freeport Rockford Burlington Kenosha Juda and others. It also notes several dismissals and ends with a promotional line about quick results from want ads.
The Evansville Community Theatre presents a three act comedy Cel ebration on Sunday October 27 at 8 p m in the Junior High School Auditorium. The showset in 1912 Appleford follows a Founders Day celebration with eight characters led by Grandpa Ben Martin and 10 year old Hank Martin. Proceeds support Monroe Woman's Club Drama Department with tickets at Commercial and Saving Bank and Ruf's Confectionery Store. Ushers are four members of Girl Scout Troop 211.
Chicago markets report hogs to 25 to 50 higher with 1 to 3 lots at 18 25 to 19 75 per 100 pounds and sows 16 50 to 17 25. Cattle slaughter steady with steers 27 50 to 28 50 per hundredweight and heifers 25 75 to 26 50. cows 16 00 to 18 25. Sheep 300 head with lambs 26 50 to 27 25 for 90 to 115 pounds. egg prices and Wisconsin cheddar prices listed as steady to fair with various block and barrel prices.
The New Glarus Maennerchor and Yodelers with wives, plus Monroe Mixed Choir, traveled by bus to Milwaukee. They visited Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, toured the sun, and dined at the Swiss Club House. A social afternoon followed with performances by Milwaukee Swiss Choir, Monroe Mixed Choir, and New Glarus groups directed by Christ Garner.
Mrs Annie Bell will reach age one hundred on Friday October 25 and be guest of honor at an open house Saturday October 26 from 2 to 4 pm at United Methodist Church. Born in 1868 she lives with her son in law Harry Lehnkering and daughter Bertha Lehnkering and is a Green Bay Packers fan.
Mrs Marian Hunt of 1602 14th Ave entered St Clare Hospital for back treatment and traction. Kelly Jo Nafzger 21 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Nafzger, Route 1 South Wayne, admitted to St Clare Hospital with virus infection. Mrs Harry Smith is a patient at University Hospitals Madison. Reginald Duerst Alvin Fiez Henry Ott and Robert Zuber of New Glarus Fraternal Order of Eagles attended the District 9 and 10 meeting in Janesville.
Theresa Mc Dermott Herrahill died at 83 after a heart attack in Spalding Nebraska on October 15. Born September 17, 1885 in Albany Evansville area, she leaves husband four daughters Joseph Klasen and Mines Conroy Lindquist and Spanheimer, son Francis, plus brothers John McDermott and Steven Santa Cruz and four sisters.
Air Force Lt Gen Samuel Phillips hailed Apollo 7 as a perfect mission saying it accomplished 101 percent of its objectives and opened the way to a possible December around the moon flight by Apollo 8. Wives of the astronauts praised the launch and TV viewing as they awaited news amid a clouded search and a landing bottoms up.
This morning tours of Moore Business Forms and Advance Trans formed were conducted and a planned afternoon visit to the Swiss Colony and Municipal Building. Tonight an open house at Pat Fencil's home at 2258 17th Street will host exchange members with Pat and Mary Etter as hosts.
Evansville special report of W C Moldenhauer age 67 who died Sunday October 20 in a Rockford hospital after a 10 day stay. He lived in Evansville since 1941 and worked in the hardware department of the Grange store before retirement three years ago, previously at Baker Mfg Co. Born February 19 1901 in Wautoma he married Claramae Rennels on June 4 1930. Surviving are his widow a son Neil Madison a daughter Mrs Rolland Nesbit Eau Claire two sisters Mrs John Witt and Mrs Frank Meyer Plainfield and eight grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday October 23 at Congregational United Church of Christ with burial Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Alien Funeral Home 7:30 to 9 tonight.
Mineral Point special report states Bruce Martin 55 of Belvidere Tr died Monday October 21 in a Dodgeville hospital from an apparent heart attack. He was a Chrysler Belvidere plant material handler and WWI veteran. Surviving: widow mother Hazel Martin and brother Robert of Milwaukee. Services 3 p.m. Wednesday October 23 at Ritter Funeral Home. Memorial fund set for Congregational Church of Mineral Point.
The writer recalls a delayed track program due to heavy rain during a trip to Mexico City. Farrell of the U S captured bronze in the 800 meters after a gutsy finish, while Bell and Kutchinski failed to advance. Comments on city contrasts and upcoming events follow.
Deputies reported two area mishaps this morning. A pig owned by Marvin Elmer of Albany was hit by a car driven by Lois A Stoddard of Route 1 Brooklyn at 2 23 p.m. Monday five miles east of Attica. A separate incident at 8 15 p.m. Monday on the Monticello Sale Barn Parking lot involved a car driven by William D Pryce of Route 1 Brodhead with right front fender damage. a tractor driven by Frank J Bumgartz was not damaged.
A four story Beloit office building, the Goodwin Block, was severely damaged by a fire that began on the third or fourth floor. Fire units from seven communities aided Beloit as crews fought flames around daybreak. No injuries were reported and the cause was undetermined. The building housed about 40 office suites and 15 ground floor shops, with an estimated value of $400,000.
Brodhead city council met in a special session at City Hall to consider sewer installation along E. 5th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Streets at the request of Mr and Mrs Gerald Lipton. The panel voted to advertise for bids to be opened at the regular meeting on Monday evening November 4. After the session, council committee began work on a preliminary city budget.
Monroe Lions Club invites members to bring a guest or prospective member to the regular meeting Monday October 28 at 6 30 pm Allan B Holtshopple program chairman announces A Paul Masson Wine Company sales representative will present the program Members should return attendance cards by Thursday October 24 to help count attendees
Bruce Wallace of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association will speak at the Kiwanis Club of Monroe Thursday noon at the VFW Club. His talk topic is Broadcasting and Your Community. Last week Eddie Pickett won the attendance prize donated by Jim Dixon. Wes Dodge will donate this week's prize. Invocation by Terry Hanna.
Three people died in a Monroe County crash on U S 12 north of Tomah, raising Wisconsin 1968 highway fatalities to 940. A Milwaukee area couple and their daughter also died in a car-truck collision on Highway 12 near Tomah. two other children were injured. An unrelated Kenosha man died when his car struck a railroad embankment. a Milwaukee woman died crossing a Milwaukee street.
A column tracks an activist publicity plan for the Green County Fair in Monroe while detailing Halbrook Little Master, a Shetland stallion pony, as a near show stealer after 10 heats. It covers ownership by Schuetze, training by Hugh Roberts, and past titles in 1966 and 1967, plus local civic birthday celebrations and amusing pet anecdotes. Local residents discuss Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Aristotle Onassis news from Germany, with comments from Monroe businessmen John Braun and Harold Snively.
The Johnson signed measure bans mail order sales of guns with no broad registration or licensing. New York faces a historic municipal labor crisis as a teachers strike paralyzes 1.1 million pupils, with police and fire slowdowns looming and Mayor Lindsay urging end to the walkout. Dorothy Passanante returns from hospital with newborn son William as husband William J. Passanante is killed in Vietnam. Luther A. Dyle, ex secretary to Sen. Proxmire, set for arraignment Nov 4 on unlawful compensation charge. he posts bond and seeks counsel.
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