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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1968
Page
1
Ollie Fink reflects on a well worn camera bag that looks like a diaper bag yet remains useful and trusted. He recalls how colleagues tease it while noting the bag’s practicality in work and daily life. He shares scenes from desk life and a humorous newsroom encounter.
A three act play titled Celebration will be presented Sunday evening October 27 at 8 p.m. in the Junior High School Auditorium by the Evansville Community Theatre players. Sponsored by the Drama Department of the Woman's Club of Monroe, the comedy features eight characters and is open to the public. Co chairmen are Mrs John F Kundert and Mrs Bill Maddix. Sixteen committee members met at City Hall with Claude Willoughby and Mark Bruce of the Evansville Community Theatre. The group has produced 49 plays to date.
Daily Doggerel verse reflects on pompuous deeds and visible virtues while noting invisible threads form the strongest ties, urging early discovery before it is too late.
At the Municipal Airport on Sunday a day of model airplanes and games is planned. Activities start at 10 30 a m with Fun Day events and a 1 p m slow pitch tournament among watersheds. Public invited to view a rocket and radio controlled plane fly-in with about 15 flyers. A rain date is Oct 6. A lunchstand will operate at noon.
College Night planned for Monday evening September 30 at Monroe High School Lecture Hall aims at juniors and seniors and their parents. James L. Haas, guidance director, invites surrounding high schools and parents to hear from about 30 schools including colleges, nursing and business schools plus Armed Forces reps. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. with introductory remarks and three half hour sectional meetings for attendees to visit with school counselors.
Herbert Huffman of Route 1 Monroe sustained a serious injury requiring amputation of his right arm below the elbow while haying at a neighboring farm. The widely known Holstein breeder was taken to St. Clare Hospital and his condition is listed as satisfactory. Prague Czech leaders continued talks on their upcoming trip to Moscow.
Racial disorders disrupt classrooms nationwide with violence in Boston and Seattle while New York braces for a return to schools after a teacher strike. The incidents involve minority communities and tensions over school control, with officials seeking measures to restore order and reopen facilities.
Monticello men Warren Prisk and Albert Strasser fished Allen's Creek near the Norwegian Bridge, landing a two pounds four ounce walleye in Sugar River waters. They reported multiple red horse and a big catch before returning home after dark.
Miss Karen Bregenzer, a Frontier Airlines stewardess from Denver, plans a two week Europe trip starting with a Tuesday departure from O’Hare via SAS to Copenhagen, then Rome, Switzerland, Austria for Oktoberfest, and Munich where she will meet African trip colleagues. Her parents farewelled her at the airport. The column notes other local items including fishing with nightcrawlers and a brief historical mention of George Teets’s air cooled harness shop in Milledgeville, Illinois.
Orangeville sets the annual Community Fair for Friday and Saturday October 4 and 5 with most events on Friday and Homecoming on Saturday. Entries due Friday morning at the high school 8 a.m. to noon in divisions including field crops vegetables girls work needlework baked goods canned foods flowers and house plants. Cash prizes awarded top exhibitor in each division with points 1 3 1 for placements and a trophy for the family with the most points. Local professionals provide prizes. The fair is a non profit corporation reinvesting profits in next year's event. Officials listed including Harold White president Thomas Daley vice president Mrs Roswell Babler secretary and Mrs LaVerne Holmes treasurer with a board of directors named.
Bob Reiser of Middleton joked about his traffic survey work for the State Highway Department. He said the four way stop at Ninth Street and 20th Avenue is interesting, noting he might even count cars in his sleep.
In Wisconsin primary returns Governor Warren Knowles led Republicans with 272,504 votes while U S Senator Gaylord Nelson topped Democrats with 183,376. Secretary Zimmerman and Attorney General La Follette held high totals. Democratic expenses surpassed Republicans. Chrysler cut 1969 price hikes to 52 dollars per car, matching Ford and GM adjustments.
The Monroe United Fund 1968 budget totals 24 591 with 17 agencies funding this year The list includes United Service Organization Salvation Army Green County Association for Retarded Children Christmas Stocking Fund National Travelers Aid American Red Cross Girl Scouts of America Boy Scouts of America Damon Runyon Cancer Research Green County Mental Health Association National Conference of Christians and Jews Children's Service Society Catholic Social Services Lutheran Social Services Monroe Rehabilitation Center Wisconsin Welfare Council and United Fund Operating Budget The directors for this year s campaign are reported.
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