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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1963
Page
6
The weather page notes increasing cloudiness with showers and thundershowers starting in the south and west by afternoon or evening. Scattered showers across the state tonight with diminishing activity Sunday. Warmer tonight with highs 64 to 70 and lows 48 to 55.
Temperature highs reached 72 and lows 51 since yesterday at 1 p.m. Year ago highs were 84 and lows 60. Degree Day 3.5. Precipitation since yesterday 1 p.m. was .15 inch. Barometer readings 1 a.m. 30.31 and 10 a.m. 30.31. Sunrise 5:02 and sunset 6:54.
Monroe Police report Larry S. Eichmeir of Route Freeport fined ten dollars for speeding. Edwin M. Peet of Minneapolis fined ten dollars for a stop sign violation.
Leonard Drye 55 of Route 2 Winslow and Fred W. Doering 66 of Route 4 Beloit are reported dead. Funeral plans are not listed in the notice.
St. Clare Hospital lists Medical staff including Christopher J. Mc Keown Jamesville Howard Lewis and Isaac Daehlin with addresses 710 16th avenue 619 21st avenue and 514 16th avenue. Surgical staff Dennis Ruef Albany Paul F. Raether Route 2 and Denise Harbach Warren. Dismissals include John Bandi God fred V. Leiser Benjamin Beck man Peter Hasley Christ Bal siger Dr Wayne Benstead Frank C. Lindsay Theodore Schiess Edwin Zimmerman Arthur Hanson John Paul Posey Stephen Chambers plus several spouses and relatives.
Two reservists who served with Co. B at Ft. Lewis Wash arrive in Monroe with their wives for the Easter Military Ball at the Armory tonight. Guests include Mr and Mrs Jerry O Connor of Renville Minnesota and Mr and Mrs Joshua Phillips of Chicago. Phillips served as Co. B clerk during active duty. O Connor served in O Donahue s weapons platoon.
Valerie Usher, freshman at the College of Saint Teresa in Minona Minnesota, will perform Gabriel Faure's Requiem with the Teresan Chorla group and St. Mary's College Chapel Choir. The 4 p.m. concert will be at the College of Saint Teresa auditorium tomorrow, and the 8 p.m. performance will be at St. Mary's College on Monday. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Usher of 1737 Lake Drive and a 1962 Monroe High School graduate.
Members of Tri-Hi-Y discussed a dinner at the Mansion following a Wiener roast at Recreation Park yesterday afternoon. Mrs Katheryn Etter led the final meeting of the unit which teaches babysitting procedures and safety. Co-advisers are Mrs Henry Grundahl and Mrs Robert L Wells.
The annual event will be held at Oakley Union EUB Church at 7 30 p m on Wednesday. A share-a-dish dinner will follow.
A vehicle driven by David L. Ensor of Route 1 Brodhead struck the rear of a car driven by Raphael J. Daly Jr. of 1823 7th Street last night at 10:15 in the 1000 block of 16th Avenue police report.
The Women’s Bowling Association meeting has been moved from Thursday to Tuesday May 21 at 8 p.m. in Turner Hall.
Arthur and Joe Gmur returned to New Glarus on Thursday after spending the winter in California. Arthur visited his sons Doral and Gordon and their families while Joe visited his son Kenneth and other relatives.
Fred W. Doering 66 caretaker of Luther Valley church rural Orfordville died after a heart attack at the church Thursday night. Services set for 2 p m Sunday with Rev Erling Fretheim officiating at the church burial in Clinton cemetery. Friends may call at Schoenfield funeral home Beloit tonight. Survived by wife Lucille son Kenneth Beloit daughter Eleanor Lucas Route 4 Beloit five grandchildren brother Walter Clinton sister Mrs Charles Larsen South Beloit a brother William died in 1943.
The New Glarus and Argyle bands join the 3rd District American Legion parade set for 2 p.m. Sunday May 5. Also added are Dick Saunders ponies, a Prairie du Chien unit, and Boy Scout Troop 101. A Saturday dinner features barbershop quartets amid the Americanism themed event chaired by E. L. Niffenegger.
Anderson's account portrays Lopez a Cuban accused Castro agent seen on a naval base Jackson confronted Lopez in a restricted area and shot him when he lunged for the captain's pistol. The body was dumped over a cliff then buried on base. Jackson Szill and others were disciplined or separated with no court martial.
LeRoy Parmer was honored at a surprise birthday party hosted by Russell Cline. Family and friends attended from South Wayne Browntown Burnett Soddy and Browntown including Gene Schultz Barbara Cline Dawn Parmer Mrs Ella Parmer and others. The cake was baked by Ella Parmer.
Ralph E. Purucker is appointed chief engineer of the Public Service Commission after serving as assistant chief engineer since 1956. The move names Purucker to lead engineering planning and policy development within the agency.
Local readers can find room rental opportunities in The Monroe Evening Times classifieds. Listings include available rooms, rental terms, and contact details for prospective tenants seeking short or long term housing.
Monroe defeats Darlington 3-0 behind Gary Rufenacht four hit shutout with nine strikeouts and one walk. Larry Blaser leads offense with a double and a triple, Roger Ellis throws out a runner at home to quell a late rally. Monroe improves to 3-1. Buchholtz leads batting with .615. Next, Monroe faces Evansville at Recreation Park Monday at 4 p.m.
Two black French poodles tunneled through their enclosure and went missing in Monroe. The dogs belong to senior Ray Kublys, and authorities say they escaped after digging beneath the fence.
Madison Wisconsin. George P Steinmetz chief engineer of the Public Service Commission and former chairman will retire Tuesday after forty years with the agency. A LaFarge native he earned a UW degree in 1923 and was named PSC chief engineer in 1935. He served in World War II and later rejoined as chief engineer before becoming a commissioner in 1953 and chairman 1956 to 1959.
Lewis E. and Edith Phillips of Eau Claire donate $715,000 to the Conrad A. Elvehjem Art Center fund at the University of Wisconsin Foundation. The gift funds a 350 seat auditorium, boosting total pledges to $1,786,781. Phillips serves on the foundation board and chairs National Presto Industries.
A belt buckle bears the earliest Latin inscription, translated as Manius made me for Nummerius, highlighting an intimate maker client relationship in ancient craftsmanship. The artifact sheds light on early Latin script and social ties in Roman times.
A father is jailed on felony warrant in Oregon while a stranded mother and seven children with a dog await aid. Readied for Monroe hotel sheltering by Red Cross, the children ages up to nine wait as officials seek assistance and details from West Coast authorities.
Atlanta report quotes Attorney General Robert Kennedy saying militancy could grow on both racial sides if moderates fail to act. He defends Black Muslims as not subversive and says civil rights progress in Georgia relies on cooperation. Kennedy dismisses presidential bid plans and hopes to stay AG. He opposes punishing all citizens by cutting federal funds to Mississippi.
STEVENS POINT When Dr. James H. Albertson is inaugurated May 4 as the eighth president of Stevens Point State College his father Rev. Cyrus E. Albertson former pastor of the First Methodist church in Seattle will give the invocation. The 37 year old Albertson who took over the post last July after leaving Ball State College Muncie Ind as an assistant to the president is the youngest president in the state college system.
James Luhike elected president of the reactivated Kiwanis Explorer Post 501 with Duane Vorseth as adviser. Other officers include Bob Knipschild vice president Tony Lux secretary treasurer Brian Reed and Jim Martin cabinet representatives Bernie Milz quartermaster. Adults assisting listed along with future Scout Chalet meetings at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and plans for Truax Air Force Base tour canoeing camping and a City Softball League entry.
A New York photographer who says he joined a Havana bombing raid holds Cuba responsible, while Cuban officials back the account. The U.S. State Department doubts the report, with press officer Lincoln White saying there is no information and radio Havana would have reported anything if true. An Associated Press dispatch from Cuba notes no visible refinery bombing and doubts from usually reliable sources.
Howard Underwood, 45, of Cu yahoga Falls became a father and grandfather within eight hours. His daughter Sandra Talbert, 18, of Akron gave birth to a daughter while his wife Peggy, 36, gave birth to a son.
In Clarksburg West Virginia families mourn as 22 miners are confirmed dead after a methane gas and coal dust explosion at Clinchfield Coal Co Compass No 2 mine in Dola. Rescue teams recovered the last bodies late Friday night and the victims were prepared for identification before funeral services.
Parker South Dakota police and FBI nabbed Thomas Allan Brownie and Margaret Ann Converse after a roadblock south of Marion following an Edmund Iowa County bank heist. Brownie, armed with a pistol, escaped with $1636 from Farmers Savings Bank staff and a single gunman. Brownie surrendered. Converse 18, both held by FBI.
Wisconsin now counts 1,347,874 Roman Catholics, up 28,630 from last year, per the 1963 Catholic directory. The state’s 1960 population was 3,951,777, with 204,523 children attending 563 Catholic elementary schools.
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