Firefighters Battle Verona Barn Blaze Amid Storm
Area firemen from New Glarus and Belleville fought a large barn fire at Glenys Austin farm Route 2 Verona in Primrose Township. Barn destroyed but no livestock lost. Cause not determined. Mutual aid from Belleville. Monroes called for a dump fire. Fire crews used multiple water-carries and equipment. weather included an electrical storm.
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New Glarus
Belleville
Glenys Austin
Route 2
Verona
Wis
Primrose Township
New Glar
Funeral Monday for Monroe Builder Paul Burke
Paul F. Burke 57 of 1011 13th Ave Monroe died unexpectedly at 1 15 p m Saturday Sept 7 from a heart attack while working on refrigeration at St Clare Hospital He owned Burke Refrigeration Sales and Service a lifelong Monroe resident born May 2 1911 He served in World War II attained Tech Sgt in the Medical Section He married Dorothy Lindsay Aug 10 1946 Surviving wife is sole heir Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery with services Sept 9 at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home.
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Monroe
Paul F. (Peely) Burke
13Th Ave
St. Clare Hospital
Burke
Fred
Belle Kneeland Burke
Monroe High School
Roy
Darlington
American Legion Post
National Rifle Association
Shriner- Neushwander
E. C. McCollow
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
West Bend
Greenwood Cemetery
Fred Flick
P. J. Lochner
N. G. Preston
Fred L. Kohli
Ralph Strahm
Winslow
Ill
Lawrence Sommerfeldt
Robert H. Maurer Sr
Kenneth Goodman
Fred Pfaeffli
Nathan Brown
Names Sought For Queen Mary
The Queen Mary, docked in Long Beach and repurposed as the Museum of the Sea, seeks veterans who sailed aboard the ship to identify soldiers and outfits. Museum Director Les H. Cohen asks servicemen to contact the museum at 600 E Ocean Blvd Long Beach California. open to public in September 1969.
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Museum of the Sea
Long Beach
Calif
Les H. Cohen
Telegram
Ocean Blvd
Stauffer
Monroe
California
Blumer Hurt in Bull Attack Near Monroe
Roger Blumer, 31, Route 4 Monroe, was rushed to St. Clare Hospital after a bull charged him while he walked past the herd. He suffered a broken thigh bone and awaits surgery. His brother Herbert drove the bull away and the brothers operate the farm together. Heavy fighting returned to South Vietnam's central highlands over the weekend.
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Roger Blumer
Route 4
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
Blumer
Roger
Herbert
Saigon
South Vietnam
William Hintz Taken by Death
William R Hintz 83 of Brodhead died September 7 in St. Clare Hospital Monroe after a period of failing health. He was born April 9 1885 in Sylvester Township married Frieda Buehler May 15 1917 in Medford. Surviving are son Gilbert and daughter Louise Roenneburg with two grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St Peters Church. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Call after Tuesday 7 9 p.m. at Newcomer Brodhead.
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Dutch Hollow
William R. Hintz
Brodhead
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
Mr. Hintz
Sylvester Township
Frederick
Elizabeth Laurie Hintz
Medford
Frieda Buehler
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of
Gilbert
Green County Highway Department
Dale
Louise) Roenneburg
St. Peter’s Church
Wayne Schneider
Greenwood Cemetery
Newcomer Funeral Home
Fr McCollow to Leave Monroe Parish for West Bend Home
Rev E C McCollow who served St Victor s Catholic Church Monroe for 36 years will move to West Bend Wisconsin. He will attend the 8 am Mass Tuesday morning before his departure later that day. Parishioners held a reception Sunday August 25 in the school hall to honor him. He has given 47 years to the priesthood and 36 years to the Monroe parish.
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E. C. McCollow
St. Victor’s Catholic Church of
Monroe
West Bend
Wis
McCollow
Rev. McCollow
Monroe Parish
Multiple Injuries From Area Auto Crashes Across County
City and county officers report several accidents with numerous injuries. Mrs. Francis Crotty of South Wayne suffered severe facial lacerations and multiple injuries in a two car crash on Highway 11 near Gratiot. Rose M. Garwell of Chicago was the other driver. Crotty required 250 stitches.
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Francis Crotty
South Wayne
Gratiot
St. Clare Hospital
Crotty
Rose M. Garwell
Chicago
Ill
Lewis Schultz
Warren
Nevin Leverington
Marie L. Pagel
Route 1
Monticello
Brodhead
Highway 1181
Darlington
Barton Jackson
Route 2
Argyle
Steven Paynter
Paynter
Jackson
Lafayette County
Monroe to Dedicate West Side Highway Bypass on Sept 17
Mayor Walter R. Ekum announced plans for the dedication and opening of the Highway 69 bypass on Monroe's west side. The event at 11 a.m. September 17 will occur at the intersection with Highway 11 near Johnson Pontiac, with remarks by W. L. Fiedler and G. H. Landsness and performances by the Monroe High School Band.
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Monroe
Walter R. Ekum
Johnson Pontiac
W. L. Fiedler
State Highway Commission
G. H. Landsness
Department of Transportation
Madison
Monroe High School
Robert Tschudy
Third Ward
Gordon W. Roseleip
Assembly
Primary Election Set With 9 AM Tuesday Polls
Voters urged to exercise rights as polls open 9 AM to 8 PM Tuesday. Monroe totals 4 646 registered voters. Sheriff and treasurer races draw interest with Republican nominees likely unopposed. Incumbent Roy G Vetterli faces Matt Solliran. treasurer has Wilbur E Deininger Walter J Kubly and Frank Wyss. GOP HQ provides info at 325 9728.
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Frieda Bray
Monroe
City Hall
Roy G. Vetterli
Matt Solliran
Wilbur E. Deininger
Walter J. Kubly
Frank Wyss
Attica
GOP
Badger Paint Store
Warren P. Knowles
Jack B. Olson
Robert C. Zimmerman
Harold W. Clemens
William H. Dieterich
Robert W. Warren
United States
James J. Donahue
Daryl Gemnell
Robert I. Johnson
Jerris Leonard
Congress
Richard D. Murray
Joseph E. Tregoning
Ray E. Kundert
Matt Solbran
Richard R. Wagner
Helen F. Myers
L. A. Koenig
Helen Bratzke
Nixon Pushes tougher Soviet stance and Israel aid in campaign
AP News In Brief reports Nixon urging careful peacemaking with the Soviet Union and military tech superiority for Israel to counter Soviet Arab bloc buildup. He travels from San Francisco to New York on campaign eve, urging a stronger three-front stance. Goldwater seeks Arizona Senate renomination amid primary bids. AFNA backs McCarthy ticket with Lindsay as running mate in Wisconsin, needs 3,000 signatures by Sept 17. Wisconsin geneticists Nomura and Traub announce artificial hybrid ribosomes aiding cancer research. Humphrey launches coast-to-coast tour urging a New Day of unity, equality and hope over fear. Turn to back page for more.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
America
Israel
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Eugene J. McCarthy
Wisconsin
John Lindsay
McCarthy
Americans For A New America Afna
AFNA
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Masayasu Nomura
Peter Traub
Philadelphia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Harvest of Values launches in Monroe this week
The Monroe Evening Times promotes a 10 week Harvest of Values sale with reduced prices on home auto and personal items. Merchants list many participating stores and offer cash charge or lay away options with guaranteed advertised merchandise.
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Monroe
Big City
the Times
Badger Paint Store
Bahr’ S Variety
Bauman Ace Hardware
Bauman Kitchens
Baumgartner’s
Bruni - Miller Company
Buri Electric
Clark’s Shoes
Etter’s
Ferron’s
Fullerton Lumber Company
Furniture and Appliance City
Gambles
Gempler’s Tire Shop
Gibson’s Discount Center
the Gift Castle
Farmco
Heinzelman’s
Kohli Office Supple
Kahne Lumber Company
LaBuch’s
Uptown
Marco’s Supper Club
Martin’s Sport Shop
Model Day
Monroe TV
PDQ Market
Pandow Jeweler
Radke Studio
Rottler’s Variety
Schuetze’s of
Schultz Pharmacy
Spurgeon’s
Studer Supe Service
Wainwright Pharmacy
Zwicker Lumber and Construction Company
The Three R s
Daily Doggerel by Clair R Munns recalls the back to school season as September brings bells and routine. The light verse hints at the end of vacation and the start of classes.
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Clair R. Munns
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Margo Loveland
Green County Republican Women’s Club
Janesville
Francis H. West
Milady’s
Times
John Zentner
Zentner
Josef Benkert
Benkert
Kiel
Teale
West
Alton VY. Kiel
Louis Teale
Albany
Los Angeles
American Motors
Paul Burke
Bull
William Hintz
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Egypt
Suez Canal
Fr. McCollow
Louis S. Cox
Gre- Turn
Joseph Tregoning
Kennedy Construction
James Green
Division of Highways
Green
Brooklyn
Monroe Evening Times
Bronson C. la Follette
Floyd L. Wille
Taylor Benson
David S. Miller
Darryl D. Hanson
Leslie Aspin
Charles P. Smith
Shirley Walker
Roman R. Blenski
Richard D. Cudahy
Paul Leo Kelly
Jay Swartz
Gaylord Nelson
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Lafayette
Cecil McWilliams
AP News
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
President Johnson
Carl Hayden
Princeton
N.J
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