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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1963
Page
8
The daily record notes clearing and colder tonight with a few breaks, and a warmer Wednesday. Lows down to the 20s, highs in the 40s to 50s, Monroe zone colder with 22 to 28 night, 48 to 56 Wednesday. Includes temperature extremes, barometer readings, precipitation, and sunrise sunset times.
Judge Roger L. Elmer and Harry J. Propst of Evansville faced charges for driving on the wrong side of the highway and forfeited a $15 bond. Karl G. Moseman of Beloit and Lyle R. Hauge of Madison forfeited $25 bonds for failure to control their vehicles.
Letha Agnes LaBore Bates of Monroe wins an absolute divorce from Emil Raymond Bates of Monroe on cruelty grounds. Married November 4, 1947 in Brooking South Dakota and separated December 10, 1962. Custody of two minor children awarded to Letha with $10 weekly support and $1 yearly alimony. Property settlement included.
Roger Lee Wyss 25 of Route 4 and Diane Evelyn McGinley 21 of 2102 ilth street apply for a marriage license recorded by local clerk.
Obituary notices list Dr. E. D. McQuillin 79 of New Glarus Ralph Nenneman 49 from Route 1 Juda Mrs. Frank A. Ryberg 63 of Rockford and Vernon White 60 of Platteville. The brief item records names ages and hometowns.
Mr and Mrs Kent Joranken of Brodhead greet the arrival of a daughter on April 22.
The list records tonsillectomy patients at St. Clare Hospital including Daniel Blum and numerous names across Morry and Carmen Kruckenberg Ft Atkinson and others. It also lists surgical patients Connie Lee and others, with a set of dismissals including Ernest Kummer Severin Olson and several others.
Jacob Rupp 90 Monticello's oldest male resident died Sunday services are at 2 p m tomorrow at Voegeli funeral home Monticello Rev J Allan Mittler of Zwingli United Church of Christ to officiate burial in Highland cemetery Pallbearers include Roy Chese bro Earl Geigel Cecil Holloway Paul Kern Monroe Albert J Marty and John Wittenwyler all of Monticello
Eyewitnesses say eight teenage girls drowned in a whirlpool while swimming near Tel Aviv beach. Ten others were hospitalized after the incident on Monday.
Last minute sales determine the couple to lead the Grand March at the 13th annual Easter Military Ball in Monroe Armory. Proceeds benefit the mess fund for the summer encampment. Louie Calvit’s orchestra provides music. The decorating theme Memories recreates Ft. Lewis terrain. Decoration completion expected tonight. Platoon Sgt. Dwight L. Bump Sr. attends an instructional course at Camp McCoy. 1st Lt. Stanton P. Steuri plans to attend a Madison headquarters meeting.
Beckman announces 18,000 Norway pines 6,500 white pines 6,500 spruces 4,000 cedars plus 75,000 multiflora rose will be distributed by Green County Conservation League. Trees arrive tomorrow at Beckman’s Garage with Monroe directors collecting for distribution late in the day.
Monroe police investigated a morning crash when a parked car owned by Lorraine M. Whitehead rolled from its stall at 10 05 a m striking a meter post and a stop sign. Children in the vehicle shifted the lever from park authorities said.
Herbert West grand knight announced the state convention would be held in Sheboygan and plans were made for the summer schedule during the Knights of Columbus meeting last night in Legion hall. Dr T W Reilly and his committee served a turkey dinner.
Juda high school music department presents its spring concert Monday May 6 at 8 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Tickets are distributed by band or chorus members.
Four year old Jeffrey Wilhelmson son of Mr and Mrs Donald Wilhelmson of Argyle was admitted to St Clare hospital at 5 20 p m Sunday with a brain concussion from a fall at home He is reported in good condition today.
Nashville reports Sgt. Alvin York's kidney infection improves with treatment. A hospital spokesman says X ray confirms the blood clot in the left lung has not dissolved and remains a concern.
Personal mentions include the Tegal and Bear wedding at St John’s Freeport with Mrs. Orville Flaherty and Mrs. Donald Frank in attendance. Several residents travel to Arkansas and California, Moose Lodge events in Monroe, a rummage sale at the Methodist Church, and visitors to local homes are noted along with Easter travels and family visits.
Two Wisconsin men, Martin G. Bauman 61 and his brother Henry A. Bauman 74 of Edgar Wisconsin, were killed in a two car collision 25 miles east of Barstow California on Highway 91. Three other persons were critically injured.
An 11 year old boy died after flames trapped him in his bedroom in a tavern home operated by his parents. James Czajkowski, only child of Mr. and Mrs Julius Czajkowski, died as parents escaped by leaping from their second floor bedroom at the Spring Inn on Highway 13 six miles south of Fifield in Price County Wisconsin.
Ralph Nenneman 49 a Jefferson Township farmer died at his farm home from a heart attack after bowling in Monroe the previous night. Born August 17, 1913 he is survived by his wife Minnie a daughter Beverly a son Donald his father Julius a brother Jay and two sisters. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Juda Evangelical United Brethren church with burial in Mt. Vernon cemetery Juda.
Doran L. Blum of Monroe will become assistant cashier at Milledgeville State Bank starting May 15. Blum, a 34 year employee of Commercial and Savings Bank, is a New Glarus High School graduate and Whitewater State College alumnus. He is married to Linda Funseth and they have three children. He has held leadership roles in the Jaycees Green County Conservation League Boy Scouts and the Green County National Foundation chapter.
Wheeling Steel Corp reduced several price hikes and trimmed others to align with U S Steel Corp. The smaller regional producer, which accounted for under two percent of national steel output, lagged behind larger firms such as Republic National Jones and Laughlin and Armco in rolling back prices.
The United States repatriated four Cubans, including three alleged saboteurs and a pro Castro killer, in exchange for 21 Americans freed from Cuban prisons. The group flew from New York to Boca Chica aboard a Cubana flight escorted by U.S. jets, landing at 6 55 a.m. and departing soon after, per Attorney General Robert F Kennedy.
James R. Hoffa president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters spoke at the University of Wisconsin in Madison about proposed compulsory arbitration laws, criticizing the plan and outlining his stance on labor dispute resolution.
GROTON Conn The Lafayette joins America's fleet as the 28th operational nuclear submarine and the first of a class designed to fire a 2500 mile Polaris missile.
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