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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1968
Page
2
Brief local news dispatch fragment notes unidentified emergency operation and generic news wires. Limited readable content mentions Monroe area and Associated Press sourcing without clear events or outcomes.
A Hal Boyle look back reflects on middle age as a phase to be enjoyed in measured steps. It notes improvements in health, home life, humor, and gratitude, contrasting it with youth while highlighting practical comforts and personal growth before ending with a local obituary for Paul H. Schroeder.
Chronology of events from Sept 28 across years. 1958 Farm Progress Days crowds caused traffic headaches at Yellowstone Lake. Monroe FFA member Nathan Hartwig earns Regional Star Dairy Farmer Award. World Series opener pits Warren Spahn against Whitey Ford. Additional notes from 1948 to 1908 include student injuries, military honors, farm contests, and local elections. Editor named ambassador to the United Nations.
Monroe residents thank a New Diggings mechanic for two roadside hose replacements and radiator water. A letter urges support for Juda Memorial Park with county care and community donations. Wisconsin confirms northern tree color nearing peak while southern coloring begins.
Kieth Seward thanks the Editor for Wonderful Wisconsin Week coverage by the Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Wisconsin Foundation. He notes increased attention to state and local assets and commends the editor for cooperation and assistance in promoting Wisconsin as a place to live work and play.
Eva Tresner formerly Dunbar, born January 2 1876 in Darlington, died at 6 30 p m Friday September 27 at Monroe Manor Nursing Home after seven months residence old age complications cited. Survived by two sons John and Orville, a daughter Tina Becke, 16 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 3 p m Monday at Stnes Sy Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Veterans and families are recorded in a Times Special report. Cpl Rol Sardeson returns home on 30 day leave after 13 months in Vietnam. Multiple local families announce newborns including Billie Jo Broge born Sept 24 at St. Clare Hospital and William Franz Omar born Sept 22 at St. Clare Hospital.
A blend of local items including a poem about a departing boy heading to school and bus, church study plans at Zion United Methodist, a Girl Scout uniform exchange run by Mrs. Walter Schuepp, and a long list of birthday greetings for readers with exact names and addresses dated around late September to early October.
Jay Orville Noble of Brown town born April 10, 1964. Kimberli Ann Noble of Browntown born December 19, 1966.
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