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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1966
Page
2
The Monroe Wisconsin Daily lists subscription rates for carrier delivery at 35 cents per week and mail rates in Wisconsin and neighboring Illinois counties at 12 or 14 dollars per year, all to be prepaid. Office hours are 8 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a telephone number is provided.
Editorial praises Clay Schoenfeld for Wisconsin Sideroads to Somewhere, a nature filled book linking travel and history across Wisconsin. Proceeds fund college conservation journalism scholarships via Gordon MacQuarrie Foundation. Schoenfeld, UW professor, writes warmly of Wisconsin’s outdoor life and places. Book available for 2.95 with royalties aiding aspiring conservation journalists.
Inductees include Mrs. Margaret Curry of Lamont Mrs. Irene Steines of Argyle and Mrs. Floyd Burmeister of Gratiot who receive Ground Observer Corps service awards as a Dale Carnegie class organizes locally this September.
Twenty years ago on September 16 1946 south Wayne farmer Dorsey Segner erected a pen type barn noting practicality. Fresh meat remained scarce for the nation as firemen attended a school drawing 400 participants and the Monroe area set a $2000 quote for the Richard Ira Bong Memorial with Lester G Forcade as chairman.
Green County recruits urged to enroll in the civilian conservation corps for ages 17 to 28. William J. Rielly, son of Lafayette County Sheriff Joseph B. Rielly, receives a nomination. Smoking tree caused by improper wiring connections noted in the report.
A. E. Mitchell, newly appointed Monroe patrolman, starts duty and makes his first arrest. Kiwanis Club plans a minstrel show after J. A. Craig returns from Africa. A boy sustains a broken leg after a horse kick. Wets likely to hold a majority among state lawmakers.
Fifty years ago today September 16 1906 the Dodgeville Sun Republic comments on a disturbing feature of the primary the Democrats showing a tendency to vote Republican ballots. A note mentions a bull frog eating ten leghorn chicks in Connecticut and fashion notes highlight pretty tea gowns and negligees as the rage.
The death summons sister of the president Mrs. Anna M. Howe. Dr. and Mrs. George Belting of Orfordville involved in an auto accident. New Glarus gears up for Kil by and field day. Dairy men revive milk strike talk. Snow reported in northern Wisconsin.
Next week features various meals including Monday orange juice chicken and noodles buttered peas and pineapple upside down cake. South Dakota dinner offers relish sticks peanut butter cookies and purple plums with mi Thursday beef stew Swiss cheese ripe olives fruit Jello and bread. Friday plans include salmon patty mashed potatoes green beans and cake.
Arthur L. Cap Schmetter of Williams Bay died yesterday in an Elkhorn hospital after a brief illness at 71. A Highland, Illinois native, he moved to Belleville in 1919, worked with Pet Milk Co, then owned Genin hardware for 20 years. Surviving: widow Jessie M. three daughters Loretta Truesdale Richard Scherff and Robert Bashaw a son Dr. R. L. Schmetter a sister Laura Lory and 11 grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at United Church of Christ in Williams Bay with calling at Fredrickson Funeral Home in Elkhorn tonight.
E R Waterman 59 former Platteville resident died Tuesday at his Dubuque home. He had been ill long and was an inspector at John Deere Tractor Works in Dubuque. Funeral held in Platteville this afternoon. Surviving are his wife four sons mother two sisters and two grandsons.
Mrs. Margaret Logemann aged 81 died after a brief illness in a West Allis hospital. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. Dorothy Yanke of West Allis and three grandchildren. Funeral a 2 p.m. Monday at Peace Lutheran Church Belmont with Karrmann Funeral Home Platteville handling arrangements.
Members plan a Sept 19 meeting at Ullom School to learn new ASCS conservation practices with speakers from Green County Soil Conservation. A potluck lunch is requested, and attendees should bring their own table service. Del Rohde notes a Fun Day on Sept 17 at Kendall Digman farm.
The Edelweiss Stars of New Glarus will join Wisconsin displays at Lake Delton for the American Road Builders Association conference with 1100 advance registrations. Governors welcome, Alice in Dairyland appearance, cheese and beer tastings, Dells boat tour, and exhibits mark the Wisconsin host event.
Miss Fisher returns to Western Illinois University Macomb for her senior year and aims to teach French after graduation. Her sister Miss Marita resumes studies at Indian River Junior College Fort Pierce Fla and has qualified as a cheerleader again this year.
Alpine Camera Club members elected Mrs. Ernest Johnson of Monroe as president replacing retiring Henry S. Hefty. R. E. Best of Monroe became vice president and program chairman. E. C. Bud Soper of Monticello was re-elected secretary and treasurer. Two members will join the program committee. Meetings are on the second Wednesday each month at 7:45 p.m. at the First National Bank.
Mr and Mrs Davenport of Henderson North Carolina encountered a bull moose on a highway near Shelburne Nova Scotia. The moose charged their car causing heavy damage while the couple were shaken but unharmed. The moose was killed.
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