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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1968
Page
2
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A Monroe pilot recounts a rumored affair shown in photos to a friend, prompting anger but no action. The piece pivots to praise for conservation bills advancing wild rivers and Redwood National Park, crediting Sen. Gaylord Nelson and Gov. Warren Knowles amid cross‑party support and upcoming Green County event.
A Monroe Evening Times letter labeled Vandalism Causes Problem in County laments youth misbehavior and rising vandalism. The writer criticizes teaching priorities, cites beer and liquor access, and questions funding for Memorial Park in Juda is, urging law enforcement and local taxpayers to bear the costs.
Frank C. Calhoun, 56, died Monday in his Brooklyn home after a heart attack. Born in California, he farmed locally and married Knez Cloud in 1954. Survived by his wife, four daughters, two sons, stepchildren, siblings, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Brooklyn Lutheran Church. visitation after 4 p.m. tomorrow at Edison Olson Funeral Home in Stoughton.
Earl Hackney 53 of Route 1 Cuba City died Sunday at his home. Born in Dubuque Iowa he is survived by his widow Jayne a son Thomas his mother Mrs Edith Morgan of Dubuque and a brother Stanley of San Bernardino California Services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday Sept 25 at Hayden-Shield Funeral Home Dubuque with visitation after 7 tonight.
The name Ethel is an Old English origin meaning noble. It reflects a long history as a feminine given name used in medieval England and later English speaking communities.
Susie Eggum 96 a lifelong Springdale resident and oldest member of Springdale Lutheran Church passed away Monday in a Madison nursing home after a brief illness. She is survived by a brother Ben O. of rural Mt. Horeb. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 25 at the Springdale Gesme Eliestad Funeral Home in Mt. Horeb.
A retrospective column lists events on Sept 24 from 1958 to 1828. It notes Dr. Philip Randall Giles delivering a Sunday sermon, author Mary Roberts Rinehart's death, Lee Mitchell re-elected Monroe Park Board president, a Will Harridge fine for Ted Williams bat incident, and later items from 1948 to 1828 including anniversaries, political moves, art exhibits, a casino sale, a centenarian tea, a farm accident, and a hurricane death toll update.
On this date in 1955 President Dwight D Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver Colorado. Other notable events include Washington naming John Jay first chief justice in 1789 and Babe Ruth's farewell Yankees appearance in 1934.
Mrs Mabel Kimber 90 died Saturday in St Petersburg Florida services set for 1 30 p m Wednesday in Walker Mortuary Freeport Interment Lena Burial Park She was a former English teacher and Lanark high schools and Lanark principal author of English textbooks and a book on Freeport Park System past president of Stephenson County Historical Society founder of the Culture Club Surviving is step son Harry Kimber East Lansing Michigan Rev Milton G Petzold to officiate Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Funeral home hours noted.
Funeral services for Arthur Lanz TJ of Wild Rose, a Monroe native, will be held at 1 30 p m Wednesday September 25 at Shriner Neush funeral chapel with burial at Wild Rose Cemetery. He died Sunday September 22 in Wild Rose Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Peter Ganshert 88 a Lena Illinois native and Madison resident died Sunday September 22 in a Stoughton nursing home. She was born in Lena and later lived in Madison and Stoughton. Services were pending.
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