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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1968
Page
2
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A Times editorial laments motorcycle hooliganism during Labor Day events in Green County and New Glarus. It recounts cyclists causing trouble at Reddens Truck Stop and praises a driver who acted decisively, urging groups to police themselves and curb anti social behavior while musing on a day to drive a truck.
On this date James Garfield died from wounds after an 1881 assassination attempt. Also marked are Saratoga’s first Revolutionary War battle in 1777 and Elizabeth Barrett Browning eloping to Paris with Robert Browning in 1846. Versailles fell in 1870. Disney’s Mickey Mouse debuted in 1928.
Ten to sixty years ago the Monroe area marked events from church dedications to store leadership changes. September 19 items note Rev Howard L Nes in charge at Immanuel Evangelical church parsonage dedication, Gamble store manager Larry Nasser, and Farm Progress Days inviting state leaders to Yellowstone Watershed.
Ed Frauchiger presented color slides from his Canada and Alaska trip at the Swiss Club of Monroe meeting in Turner Hall attended by about 80 members. Frauchiger will lead entertainment for the club’s Family Night on Saturday, Oct. 26.
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