Dear Abby Readers Reply to Modern Mother 1968
Readers respond to a Modern Mother column debating teen birth control pills. Letters from a 19-year-old virgin, a newlywed, a mother of four, and others argue morals, disease risk, and parental guidance. Abby’s reader letters advocate restraint, strong values, and delaying premarital sex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail van Buren
Chicase
Tolowe
N.Y
Abby
the Pill
Altho
MR. Right
Mrs. Schmitt 85 Dies in Davis Ill Funeral Planned
Mrs. Bernhardt Schmitt 85 of Davis Illinois died Wednesday morning October 23 in Rockford Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born Elva Sheckler January 20 1883 in Davis and married Bernhardt Schmitt July 3 1912. She belonged to Calvary United Methodist Church and WSCS. Surviving are her husband a daughter a sister and a granddaughter. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday October 26 at Calvary United Methodist Church Davis. Reverend Nathan Althoff to officiate. Burial in Davis Cemetery. Friends may call at Chapin McCorkle Funeral Home in Durand Friday 7–9 p.m. Rebekah services at 8 p.m. that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernhardt Schmitt
Davis
Ill
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Elva N. Sheckler
James
Mary Weber Sheckler
Rockford
Calvary United Methodist Church
Wscs Society
Rebekah
This Day in History October 24, 1968
Events listed include 1945 United Nations Charter in force with Soviet ratification, 1603 James I proclaimed king, 1648 Netherlands independence recognized in Westphalia, 1861 first U.S. telegrams, 1929 stock market crash, 1942 Halsey named South Pacific commander, 1952 Eisenhower pledge on Korea, 1968 Sinclair Weeks resignation and Lewis Strauss succession, 1960s-70s diplomatic and oil incidents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United Nations
Soviet Union
James I
England
Scotland
France
Ireland
Westphalia
Europe
Netherlands
United States
New York
William Halsey
South Pacific
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Sinclair Weeks
Lewis L. Strauss
Adlia E. Stevenson
Dallas
Tex
Suez
Juda Students Take Field Trips to Expo and Fossil Quarry
Juda Schools sent 45 chorus students with Mrs. Waterman to the World Food Expo at Dane County Exposition Center on Oct. 9 to hear Al Hirt live. Chaperones included Mrs. Rufie, Mrs. Conway, and others. On Oct. 10 eight graders visited Earl Aiken farm to fossil hunt and learn Wisconsin’s ancient ocean history. A later Oct. 17 trip sent 39 seventh graders to the Clarno conservation forest with Alfred Doppler leading the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juaa
James Waterman
Juda
Dane County Exposition Center
Waterman
Rufie
Conway
Donna Ryerson
Terry Fritz
Shirley Haas
Paul Tigard
Jerry Shoemaker
Tom Keegan
Hobart
Earl Aiken Farm
Wisconsin
Neil Scott
Thomas Keegan
Frank Leopold
Eugene Stuckey
Glenn Pickett
Clarno
Alfred Doppler
Herman Miller Rites Conducted
Herman Miller 84 of Morrisonville Mor risonville Trl died Saturday October 19 after a long illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Bivin Funeral Home Morrisonville with Rev. C Frank Janssen officiating. Burial in Morrisonville Cemetery. He was a retired farmer and lived in Morrisonville his whole life. Survived by son Una and daughter Mrs Lloyd Greenwood Witt Ill. His wife preceded him in death.
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Herman Miller
Morrisonville
Trl
Uno Miller
5Th St
Bivin
C. Frank Janssen
Una
Lloyd Greenwood, Witt
Mrs Vinje Die at 82 in Madison Interred at Roselawn
Mrs. Vinje 82 widow of Hans Vinje former Ella Ulven died Tuesday Oct 22 in Madison. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday Oct 25 at Bethel Lutheran Madison with burial at Roselawn Memorial Park. Surviving daughter Ida Long Beach Calif two daughters Gladys Jeanblanc Springfield Wis two sons Obert Madison Albert Middleton a brother Andrew Alven Blue Mound Minn a sister Mrs Knute Peterson Mt Horeb sixteen grandchildren four great grandchildren. Friends may call Gunderson Funeral Home Madison after this afternoon.
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Hans Vinje
Madison
Edwin Vinje
Hollandale
Bethel Lutheran Church
Roselawn Memorial Park
Gunderson
Ella Ulven
Voss
Norway
Wisconsin
Vinje
Senior Citizens Club
Ida
Long Beach
Calif
Gladys Jeanblanc
Springfield
Obert
Albert
Middleton
Andrew Alven
Blue Mound
Minn
Knute Peterson
Mt. Horeb
Mrs Barry Named First Vice President of Badger Council
Mrs George R Barry of Monroe has been named first vice president of the Badger Council of Girl Scouts replacing Mrs Leslie Engel who resigned. The appointment was made by Council president Mrs W A Hiltner and approved by the Board in Janesville. Barry has 28 years in Girl Scouting and 18 years as a Monroe troop leader.
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George R. Barry
Country Lane
Badger Council of
Girl Scouts
Leslie Engel
Whitewater
W.A. Hiltner
Williams Bay
Board of
Janesville
Barry
Monroe
John Norton
Council
Badger Council
Keith Witte
Richard Bahr
Edward Zupane
Lester Johnson
William Behrens
Brodhead
Green, Rock, and
Walworth
Dr Kammer’s Oil Portrait Presented to Pittsburgh School
New Glarus Times Special reports an oil portrait of late Dr Adolph Kam mer, New Glarus High School graduate, given to the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Attendees included his widow, brother Walter, sister Mrs Edwin Twitchell, and relatives.
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Kammer
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Pittsburgh
Industrial Medical Asso. Journal
Walter
Huldreich
New Glarus
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Adolph
Muncie
Ind
Portland
Ore
Wisconsin
Montreal
Belleville
Charles
Mrs Howe 93 Taken by Death in Minneapolis
Mrs Charles Howe 93 native of Mt Horeb died Oct 23 at her daughter’s home in Minneapolis Minn Funeral services set for Oct 26 at Edison Olson Funeral Home Stoughton burial Roselawn Memorial Park Madison She was born Bessie Solvie married Oct 1903 to Charles Howe long operated a Stoughton grocery store He died Nov 1951 Surviving are two daughters Margaret Van Brada Crystal Lake Ill and Genevieve Minneapolis and two grandchildren
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Mt. Horeb
Charles Howe
Minneapolis
Minn
Edison -Olson
Stoughton
Roselawn Memorial Park
Madison
Bessie Solvie
Howe
Central Lutheran Church
Margaret van Brada
Crystal Lake
Ill
Genevieve
W E Williams Dodgeville Dies
W E Williams 79 formerly of Waldwick and a farmer in Iowa County Wisconsin died Tuesday October 22. Services will be Friday October 25 at 1 30 pm at Lalloff Funeral Home Dodgeville. Survived by widow daughter sister four grandsons and five great grandchildren.
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Wescott J. Williams
Dodgeville
Waldwick
Lalloff
Williams
Rexford
Kan
Wisconsin
Iowa County
Hannah Halverson
Monroe Junior High elects Student Officers in spirited campaign
Students at Monroe Junior High School elected officers after a week of campaigning with speeches posters and nomination papers. Mary Zwygart was chosen president Betsy Babula vice president Keith Petzold secretary and Brian Brugger treasurer. Three candidates ran per office except vice president which had four. Primary was held last Friday with 45 signatures required. Home Room reps will join the Student Council. final elections for reps set for Friday. Paul Schoenike serves as advisor.
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Monroe Junior High School
Mary Zwygart
Doran R. Zwygart
Elizabeth
Betsy) Babula
Walter Babula
Keith Petzold
Milton G. Petzold
Brian Brugger
John B. Brugger
Paul Schoenike
Death of John Brodbeck in Cedar Rapids
John Brodbeck son of Guerdon and Mrs. Brodbeck of Mineral Point died at his Cedar Rapids home on Wednesday October 23. A World War I veteran and former chef at the Flame Room he is survived by his wife Dorothy, three step-sons, his parents, a brother Donald of Mineral Point and a sister Mrs. Thomas Smith of Beloit. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday October 26 at Mergen Funeral Home Platteville with calling after 4 p.m. tomorrow. Mortgage rates held steady in September per the Federal Home Loan Bank Board after a period of increases.
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Gonn Roaneck
Guerdon Brodbeck
Mineral Point
Cedar Rapids
Platteville
Brodbeck
Flame Room
Dorothy
Donald
Thomas Smith
Beloit
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