Headlines from April 1921 in Monroe, Michigan

The following are some of the articles published during April 1921 in The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan. They include the end of the Monroe piers and the beginning of Girl Scouts in Monroe. Narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The Monroe News.

Monroe MI's Headlines from March 1921

What was in the news 100 years ago in Monroe, Michigan? The following are some of the articles that were published in The Monroe Evening News during March 1921. They include a pending merger among the local paper mills, one of Henry Ford's many business visits to Monroe, the building of Lincoln Sch…

Retro Headlines February 1921

The following are among the headlines published in The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, during February 1921. They include the construction of Lincoln School, which was demolished a few years ago; a bank robbery in Temperance; increasing cases of scarlet fever in Michigan and a party at the…

Retro Headlines January 1921

The following are some of the headlines from The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, during January 1921. They include a quarantine situation for a smallpox situation; Prohibition violation investigations; and the possibility of placing a police searchlight atop a downtown Monroe bank building…

Retro Headlines December 1920

The following are some of the headlines in The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, during December 1920. They include hunting season with less alcohol in the mix, an update on Great Lakes shipping season and a high school girls' basketball season preview. Narration and audio production by Paul…

Retro Headlines November 1920

The following are articles from The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, during November 1920. They range from election reports shortly after Michigan women won the right to vote, to changing of the clocks from Eastern to Central time. Narration and audio production by Paula Wethington for The…

Retro Headlines October 1920

The following are some of the headlines from The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan, during October 1920. The news reports include a new nursing school in Toledo, a presidential campaign appearance in Monroe, and a warning about buying stolen automobiles on the second-hand market. Narration an…

Retro Headlines September 1920

The following headlines from September 1920 are from The Monroe Evening News of Monroe, Michigan. The news includes back to school reports, an upcoming Dollar Days sale and the mushroom harvest. There also was a bank robbery in downtown Monroe involving five suspects; but after a tire burst on thei…

Memorial for Fr. Stephen Rooney

Fr. Stephen Rooney was among two people who died as a result of a boating accident on the Detroit River Aug. 16, 2020. One of his former parishes was St. Michael Catholic Church of Monroe, where an outdoor memorial service took place Aug. 21. Here are some of the remarks given by his friend and for…

Retro Headlines August 1920

What happened in Monroe, Michigan, during August 1920? This selection of headlines from The Monroe Evening News includes plans to improve the city's water filtration system, a one-day bicycle tour by area Boy Scouts, the number of women registering to vote for the August election, and the local bas…