Monroe Evening Times Publisher Note and Rates
Publisher information for the Monroe Evening Times, details about Odell family leadership, history dating to 1898, absorption of Monroe Daily Journal in 1927, AP affiliation, circulation rules, and subscription rates for carrier, mail, and out of state readers. Office hours listed with contact number.
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Monroe Evening Times
Emery A. Odell
City of
Monroe
Wisconsin
Stephenson County
Til
Lil
Chicago Lesson: a warning on law enforcement and gambling
The piece argues that large cities cannot be crime free and that Chicago’s organized gangs gain power through illicit cash flows from gambling. It urges strict, universal gambling laws like Wisconsin’s and warns against bribery and lax enforcement that invite hoodlums from Chicago Detroit and beyond. The piece frames gambling as the root of gang power and calls for uniform enforcement to prevent corruption.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Detroit
Homemakers Meet at New Glarus Initiate Fall Officers
Wallace homemakers met September 21 with Mrs. Fred Moser to begin fall duties. New officers include President Mrs. Thomas Boegeli, Vice President Mrs. Fred Meyers, Secretary John Vetteck, Treasurer Paul Duerst. Members Millard Peters and Norman Goldbin join. Next meeting with Mrs. John Wetteck. Members Duerst to attend New Glarus center event at high school.
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New Glarus
Wallace
Fred Moser
Thomas Boegeli
Mmes
Fred Meyers
John Vetteck
Paul Duerst
George Legler
Jacob Disch
John Saxer
Sunshine Committee
Herbert Duerst
Millard Peters
Norman Goldbin
John Wetteck
Emil Duerst
New Glarus Center
Mrs Christen Hostess for Sylvester Friendly Neighbors Meeting
Sylvester Friendly Neighbors met September 21 at Mrs. John Christen residence with nine members present. They played games and made plans for the next meeting with Mrs. Jake Vederman. Luncheon was served.
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Christen
Sylvester
John Christen
Jake Vederman
Wendell Willkie Campaign Stop Appeals to Madison Crowd
Glancing backward through local notes recalls Wendell Willkie’s Sept 28 1940 Madison campaign talk at the field house with a large audience. Train travel through Monroe and Monticello drew crowds as support mounted in Wisconsin during the presidential run.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Madison Field House
Monroe
Monticello
Sumner Welles
Reed Dalton
Washington Township
Lee M Stevenson Dies in California
Lee M Stevenson, 74, native of Sylvester township and former Monroe resident, died Sept 23 in a Long Beach California hospital. He went from Monroe to Canton South Carolina and later moved to California. His wife Maude Van Antwerp and their only son Harry preceded him in death.
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Lee M. Stevenson
Sylvester Township
Monroe
Long Beach
Calif
Mr. Stevenson
Canton
S. C
California
Voegels Attends Wisconsin Funeral Directors Board Meet
Frederick S. Voegels traveled to Lake Delton for a Wisconsin Funeral Directors association board meeting. After the meeting he planned a weekend visit with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Sasperson in Sister Bay.
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Monticello
Frederick S. Voegels
Lake Delton
Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association
Sister Bay
Clyde Sasperson
Army Spares Last Sons from Combat
The sole surviving son of any family who lost one or more members in service since Pearl Harbor will not be assigned to active combat. Eligible applicants may seek assignment to a non-combat area, domestic or overseas, by contacting the Fifth Army at 1660 East Lee Park Boulevard, Chicago 15, Illinois. The order can be rescinded when manpower needs change.
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Pearl Harbor
Wisconsin
Fifth Army
East Lee Park Boulevard
Chicago
Ill
Rebels ambush bus on South Burma coast kills 27
An unofficial report says Karen tribesmen ambushed a bus on the South Burma coast killing 27 people and wounding 16. Two policemen are among the dead.
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Rangoon
Burma
Two County Men Called up as Reserves
A New Glarus infantry officer and a Browntown air force man have been called to active duty from the reserves. Lt. Robert W. Strickler will report to the 196th infantry regiment at Camp Carson, Colo., Oct. 23. Sgt. Laverne Hoverman will report Oct. 23 for one year of duty, processing at Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Ill., before joining the 81st.
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Glarus
Browntown Air Force
Walter M. Helgesen
Robert W. Strickler
New Glarus
196Th Infantry Regiment
Camp Carson
Colo
Laverne E. Hoverman
Browntown
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
Ill
Fighter Interceptor Wing Headquarters Obscured
Larson Air Force Base in Washington hosts the Fighter Interceptor Wing and its Headquarters Squadron stationing activities.
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Larson Air Force Base
Wash
Mrs. Rudolph Pfister Dies in Switzerland
Karl Pfister of route 2 received cablegram from Lauterbrunnen Switzerland that his mother Mrs Rudolf Pfister 75 died Sept 23 in her home there. She leaves husband in Lauterbrunnen a son Karl and daughter Mrs Hans von Allmen at 2103 9th street.
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Karl Pfister
Lauterbrunnen
Switzerland
Rudolf Pfister
Karl
Hans von Allmen
9Th Street
Orangeville Fair Officials Listed
Orangeville fair will run October 13 and 14 with Nobel Wilson and Adam Zweifel in crops and vegetables, Miss Mae Krupke in girls work, Mrs. Ralph Zettle in needle work, Mrs. Roger Arn in canned goods, Mrs. Norman Scheider in baked goods, and Mrs. Carl Maxwell in flowers and house plants. Other committees include lunch stand chair D H Stabenow and members Rinehart Abraham Mays, farmers day Ted Meissen chair Eldred Hulbert Geiter, solicitor Ida Mae Van Matre. Family prizes follow the same point system as prior years with $1.50 for first, $7.50 for second, and $5 for third plus additional donor prizes from local businesses.
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Orangeville
Nobel Wilson
Adam Zweifel
Mae Krupke
Ralph Zettle
Roger Arn
Norman _ Scheider
Carl Maxwell
Mmes
D. H. Stabenow
Eugene Rinehart
Gilbert Abraham
Merril Mays
Farmers Day
Ted. Meissen
Eldred Hulbert
Ray Geiter
Ida Mae van Matre
People Over Forty Rarely Hear Bats Squeaking
A brief note highlights that adults over age forty have limited ability to hear high frequency sounds like bat squeaks, underscoring age related hearing decline and the challenge of detecting ultrasonic noises.
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New England
Alice E. O'Donnell
William H. Hogan
Minnie C. Tschudy
Mildred Heidbrink
Waldo Dick
Freeport
William J. Dempsey
Brodhead
Janesville
Brother
Monroe Electric Co
J. L.sherron
Frank A. Shrimer
Green County Republican Committee
Walter Wellman
Canton, Ohio
Atlantic
Preston Pengra
Stockton
Pearl Wood
Central Wisconsin Medical Society
Roe
James Collentine
Adams
Ireland
Frank Gasser
Juta
Karlen Hall
Rex Booth
Bethany
Ed Miner
Thorp
Mt Ag
Thorp Finance Corporation
16Th Avenue
Milwaukee Street
Army
Seta
Black
Dupont
Rudolph Pfister
Johnston Chocolate
Robert A. Johnston CO
Milwaukee
United States
U. S
Mie
IRS
Crandall OK Co., Inc
Monroe, Wis
Texaco Servicecenter
Texaco Super Service
Curley’s
Texaco
Dearth Motors
Kingdon Service
Fay Jones
Albany
Bub’s Shell
Argyle
Brodhead Motor Service
Eggen Motor Service
Orfordville
Bujahn Implement
Zweifel
Buick
New
Glarus Steel Service
Gratiot
Andereck
Chevrolet
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