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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1968
Page
1
The Associated Press reports 15 weekend deaths and one early today bring Wisconsin's 1968 traffic toll to 860, up from 807 a year earlier. Numerous names and locations across the state mark a tragic tally, including youths en route to games and several pedestrians struck along county roads.
The Monroe schools calendar outlines a Christmas break of a week and a half, a week-long April vacation, and Observance of American Education Week November 11 to 15. Parent conferences on November 14, and full classes on November 15. No school November 7-8 for state conventions. Thanksgiving holiday November 28-29. Christmas vacation December 20 to January 2, 1969. Inservice day January 24, SWEA Convention February 28, spring break March 30 to April 7, Memorial Day May 30, final day June 6.
August Burgi of Monroe reports the county cheese display case will be refurbished by Ag Chest Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association and Foreign Type Cheesemakers for the World Food Exposition in Madison. Entries for the world cheese contest will be shown in the case. Burgi also built a small Swiss Chalet for Cheese Street at the Coliserum to host the dairy queens and cheese sales during the Expo.
Walter Babula reports 400 people enrolled in 40 evening classes at Monroe Vocational and Adult School. Some classes full, registrations accepted through Oct 3 via mail or at the high school office. New sessions start Oct 7 Clothing 1 and 2, plus Upholstery on Thursday. Pottery Making Woodworking and Auto Mechanics are filled. Arson suspected after three East Side fires. fire chief Donovan to investigate.
Monroe merchants, sales staff, and government officials join Monroe Evening Times to present a week of tremendous values. Readers are invited to shop the district where confidence in purchases is promised and shelves are stocked with merchandise selected to save money.
Police Chief Roy Altmann and sheriff deputies broke up a scuffle with about 70 motorcycle group members in New Glarus yesterday afternoon. Injuries were minor, treated by a Monticello physician. The group visited Dayton Place and the North Star Tavern where the clash occurred, with about 40 motorcycles present.
Sheriff deputies report three area accidents. Raymond L. Marty of Madison drove a car with front end damage in a one vehicle mishap a mile west of County Trunk C on Schindler Road at 11 30 a m yesterday. At 11 41 a m Saturday George T Stauffacher 28 Route 4 Darlington struck two guard posts seven miles west of Monroe on Highway 81 with minimal car damage. At 1 52 p m Saturday Virgil Leopold Monroe and Thomas F Kundert Route 2 Brodhead collided two miles east of Juda on Highway 1181 at County Trunk OK with right front and right rear damage respectively.
The Monroe Jaycettes mark their 15 year anniversary with a luncheon on Saturday Oct 12 at 1 p.m. at Marco's Supper Club. Past presidents will be introduced and WKOW-TV’s Mikele Saunders-White will speak on her TV work and fashion. Co chairs are Mrs. Ken Norder and Mrs. Jack Kessenich.
A Monroe resident since 1947 Jesse S Morton 75 died at home in Monroe on Sunday September 29 after illness. He farmed near Argyle and ran the Friendly Inn tavern in Monroe for five years. He leaves a daughter Evelyn Armstrong two grandchildren Morton Armstrong and Mrs. Richard Bergemann and three great grandchildren. Services Wednesday October 2 at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with burial Greenwood Cemetery. Argyle Masonic Lodge to hold rites Tuesday night.
Herman Giesvold, 68, died Sunday in a Madison hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are pending at Gesme-Ellestad Funeral Home in Mt Horeb.
Frank Mulligan of Frito-Lay and Monroe United Fund Campaign Chairman organizes a Wednesday breakfast at 7 am in the First National Bank building with five captains and workers. The goal is to raise 24,591 for 17 agencies. budget 324,591, largest to date, and ward chairmen are named for Oct 21 drives.
Daily Doggerel by Clair R Munns presents a quip on judgment and effort. It playfully urges not shirking chores while waiting, noting that work accompanies waiting and merits come to those who act.
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