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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1963
Page
2
An unclear AP notice mentions exclusive use for republication of local news printed in the paper and AP dispatches. It also cites postal regulations and lists office hours from 8:30 to 5:00 with a telephone number 325-101.
The piece recalls a 25 year ago mood in Washington when Britain pressed Hitler over Czechoslovakia and Munich yielded the Sudetenland. It notes fear, warnings from lawmakers, and daily newspaper editions as the capital faced a looming war, then marked by a payoff of temporary calm and lasting tension.
A retrospective column lists items from 10, 25, 19, and 50 years ago. Notable mentions include a 1953 state mechanical corn picking contest date at Idle Hour farm, the death of Karl Pulver at his daughter's home in Juda, the Blanchardville Blade publisher's wife passing, and the sudden Monticello death of John C. Elmer. Also notes a 1938 Mussolini Munich meeting setup, 1923 Green County Cheese Day events, and early 20th century local civic and farming happenings including a tornado in Charleston and compositions by Monroe Municipal Band.
Mrs Will Norman 65 of Mineral Point died yesterday in Dodgeville hospital after a long illness. She lived in Mineral Point most of her life. Services set for 11 a.m. Monday at St Pauls Catholic church. Friends may call after 2 p.m. tomorrow at Gorgen funeral home. Rosaries Sunday and by the Altar Society. Survived by husband two sons John Elmhurst Ill and James Mineral Point a brother Barney Tonkin Mineral Point three sisters Mrs John Peiratis Rockford and Mrs Harry Cleary and Mrs Thomas Burns Blanchardville and three grandchildren.
James Mauermann acting park and recreation director unveiled the Monroe Community Center schedule opening Monday. Membership costs for seventh and eighth graders are 75 seats and senior high students pay 1.25 dollars with non members charged ten cents per entry. The season features Alfalfa Club and Junior High events on weekdays, Wisconsin unemployment hours midweek, and square dancing for grades 3 to 6 beginning Oct. 24. The center will close during all home sports games.
London Arthur Christiansen longtime Daily Express editor and Lord Beaverbrook associate died Friday night of a heart attack. Richmond designer and engraver August Dietz Sr. 94 known for typeface Ultimo also died. New York former MLB player Andy Coakley 81 who discovered Lou Gehrig died Friday. Washington journalist Louis Brownlow 84 and former DC board president died Friday while addressing a meeting.
The 1938 Munich agreement linked to Hitler’s demand for the Sudetenland, with Chamberlain and Daladier agreeing under pressure. The piece recalls the Bad Godesberg meeting, the signing in Munich, and the explainer on how appeasement defined the era before Britain and France declared war after Germany’s further aggression.
The piece cites views on the Munich agreement and Britain’s stance toward Czechoslovakia and communism. It quotes Lord Home and Paul Schmidt, arguing that Chamberlain hoped to avoid war by compromising with Hitler, a move labeled risky and consequential.
In rural New York a single elderly woman Miss Ollie Spencer remains sole congregant, steward, and fundraiser for Clover Hill Methodist Church. She conducts services, tends the building, and maintains the 1856 structure with frugal means, hoping it endures beyond her lifetime.
New members listed Shirley Ann Grossen Laura Elsbeth Bowen Jeffrey Lee Klopfenstein Kenneth Leroy Johnson Nathan Neal Wellman James Scott Wellman with locations Route Monticello Orangeville Argyle and dates from 1952 to 1963 plus a note on France king Louis XIV troops likely first true military uniform a single breasted frock coat with turned up cuffs
Seven Monroe residents are among 1,307 freshmen enrolling at Whitewater State College. The students include Charles Dearth son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Dearth Route 3 Constance Ga ble, Susan Goetz daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Goetz 1916 Lincoln road, Barbara Gordon daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip Gordon 1826 20th street, Lester J. Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Lester J. Johnson Sr Route 2, Gerald Kubly son of Mr and Mrs Leon Kubly Route 2, and Paul E. Mueller son of Dr and Mrs Edward P. Mueller 1751 Country lane.
Mrs. William Gibbons and Roger Gibbons visited in Monroe on Thursday. Fred Becker and John Hageman returned home to Arpin after short visits with Mrs. John Meier Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meier. They visited surgical patient Mrs. Walter Zeller at St. Clare hospital. H Rutzhauser and Walter Meier family returned to Zurich after visiting Ernest Schweizer at the Howard Voegels. Fannie and Frieda Benkert and Lydia Voe gels called on Herman Elmer at New Glarus Thursday. Mrs. Sylvia Curtis and Curt Wagner were in Monroe Thursday.
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