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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1954

Page

8

Weather summary for August 2 1954 across state

Generally fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler northwest areas. Low 50 to 55 northwest and 55 to 62 southeast. High 75 to 82 with winds south-southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting west-northwest tonight and Tuesday. Precipitation .05 inch. Barometer 29.38 at 1 am and 29.30 at 1 pm. Sunrise 4:58, sunset unspecified. Warmest place Phoenix 101, coldest Seattle.

U. S Phoenix Ariz Seattle Wash

Marriage Licenses and Births in Local Area

Marriage licenses issued to Arley Vogel and Dorothy Locher and to others. Births include Remfrey Sauer daughter and several newborns in Juda, Brookyn, Darlington, Blanchardville, and surrounding towns. Obituaries list Mrs Martha Johnson 90 and several other deaths in Darlington and nearby communities.

Arley Fred Vogel Route 4 Dorothy Ann Locher 21St Street Remfrey Sauer Darlington Lawrence Gissing Juda Edward Loeffel Horeb Robert Bruegger Robert Reed Blanchardville

St Clare Hospital Accident Names Listed For Care And Dismissals

A notice from St. Clare Hospital records names of patients in medical and surgical care including Kenneth Behring, Mrs. Alvin Berget, Mrs. Daryle Isely, and others. It also lists numerous individuals discharged from wards, covering many families and local residents.

Kenneth Behring Lake Drive Alvin Berget South Wayne Daryle Isely Argyle David Kubly Jr Ira Bender Freeport Clifford Bartle New Glarus Rl Berget Gratiot L. J Unterholzner Blanchardville William Klitzman Brodhead Janet Fiedler Mon Arnold Willum Edger Robert Trotter George Georgess Beloit Ellsworth Yeakle Harold Pinnow Wallace Larson Edward Benson Ralph Hartman Gertrude Lovejoy Hazel Kalish George Zimmerman Evans Bert Webster Grinnell Gilbert Hoesly Wilford Bolton Ellsworth Watson

Service Record arrives in Germany for Pvt John W Smith

Pvt John W. Smith arrives in Germany for duty with a battalion. His wife Marilyn lives in Monroe. Smith entered service in January and is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry T Smith of Orange.

Germany John W. Smith Marilyn Monroe Smith Henry T. Smith Orangeville

Community Notes Crop Up In Local Social Roundup

Personal mentions reveal visits and gatherings across Wisconsin towns. Miss Helen Stauffer spent Friday in Platteville while Rudolph Haskee of Browntown visited the city. Regular Women of the Moose meeting planned for Aug 4 with initiation. Visitors include John and Bruce Krueger of Milwaukee visiting grandparents Charles E. Krueger. Families travel between Delafield, Monroe, Juda, LaCrosse, Worland, Portage, Madison, Pardeeville, Ripon, and De Funiak Springs for visits with relatives and friends.

Helen Stauffer Platteville Rudolph Haskee Browntown Women of the Moose John Bruce Krueger Milwaukee Charles E. Krueger al Phillips Linda Lyle Delafield Monroe Juda David Woods Kathy Diana LaCrosse Walter S. Woods A. G. Nelson Betty Witzeling David Worland Wyo Nelson George’ Nelson Madison F. W. Galle Earl Galle Jean Frederick Alan Portage Helen Mildred Stauffer Martyn Gerber Donny David Gerber Leo Manske Robert Johnson W. C. Bender Howard Whittemore Pardeeville Hubert

Track meet results with multiple events and times

Johnson led with 48.2 in 50-yard for girls and boys events. Carol Koenig Ruth Benkert Ann Baker posted 49.0. Boys 40-yard saw Dennis Hall Thomas Sickinger and James Mauerman at 38.8. Peter Schmidt Fred Isely 50-yard time 51.9. 50-yard open Dannerbeck Bender Gerey Doves 28.5 new record. Girls 20-yard 15 seconds Beverly Rattini Karen Jacobs. 40-yard 30.4 Karen Anderson Linda Drake Kay Bauman. 50-yard 38.1 Carol Koenig Ann Baker Ruth Benkert. Boys 20-yard 14.9 Albert Anderson Floyd Weeks John Wagner. 40-yard 30.3 Dennis Hall Sickinger Mauerman. 50-yard 29.6 Fred Isely Pete Schmidt Bill Rattin. New 50-yard open record Dannerbeck Bender Davis 28.5. Breast Girls 50-yard Benkert Koenig Baker 53.6. Boys 50-yard Isely Rat tin Schmidt 51.6. Divine Boys 50-yard Isely 23.7 Bill Rattin 168 50-yard open Davis.

Linda Drake Kay Bauman Carol Koenig Ann Baker Ruth Benker Albert Anderson Floyd Weeks John Wagner Dennis Hall Sickinger Mauerman Fred Isely Pete Schmidt Bill Rattin Dannerbeck Bender Davis Benkert Koenig Baker Rattin Peter Schmidt Divine Isely

Scouts Enter Order of the Arrow At Apple River Canyon Camp

Several members from Boy Scout troops 101 113 and 114 spent the weekend at Apple River Canyon camp where they were inducted into the Order of the Arrow. Names include Donald Heeren Grant Beer James Erickson Gary Hoesly Timothy Baltzer Gary Rupnow and John Jeglum.

Boy Scouts Order of Arrow Boy Scout Apple River Canyon Camp Order of the Arrow Donald Heeren Grant Beer James Erickson Gary Hoesly Timothy Baltzer Gary Rupnow John Jeglum

Quinns Welcome Douglas Eugene In Rockford Hospital

Mr and Mrs Eugene Quinn of Rockford are parents to a son named Douglas Eugene born yesterday at Swedish American hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Quinn of Monroe and Mr and Mrs Fred Johnson of Rockford William Escher John Steinmann Jr and Jack Ponyicsanyi spend the week at Apple River Canyon Scout Camp for the Order of the Arrow ceremony They are joined there Friday by Mr and Mrs Fred Escher.

Douglas Eugene Quinn Rockford Swedish American Hospital Douglas Eugene James Quinn Monroe Fred Johnson Camp Monticello William Escher John Steinmann Jr Jack Ponyicsanyi Apple River Canyon Order of the Arrow Fred Escher

Mrs. Johnson Dies at 90 in Wayne Home

Mrs. Johnson, age 90, died yesterday at her son Martins home in Wayne Township after a long life that began in Norway. Born December 1, 1863, she immigrated to America in 1893. She leaves two daughters Mrs Clarence DeVoe Winslow and Mrs Isadore Smith Monroe, four sons Martin South Wayne John Janesville and Carl, along with nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was a member of East Viota Lutheran Church and its Aid Society. Services set for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Hanson funeral home and 2 p.m. church. burial in church cemetery with Rev J A Nestingen officiating.

Martha Johnson South Wayne Martin Norway Martin Enderude America Wayne ‘Township Independence Henry Beloit East Viota Lutheran Church Aid Society Hanson Funeral J. A. Nestingen

Kenosha Man Fred Agi Dies After Illness

Fred Agi 50 of Kenosha died after a prolonged illness. Born March 25, 1904 in Kenosha, he was the son of Paul and Mary Agi Sr. He attended Kenosha schools and worked as a painter at Simmons Bed Co. Survived by his mother, a brother Paul Jr and sister Mrs. Waller Brown, all of Kenosha. Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Stuessy Funeral Home with Rev. C. C. Warfel officiating. Burial in County hospital cemetery west of the city.

Fred Agi Kenosha Monroe Mr. Agi Paul Mary Alerew Agi Simmons Bed Co Stuessy Funeral Rev C. C. Warfel Grace Lutheran Church County Hospital

Fluoride Programme Cuts Brantford Child Decay 53.7 Percent

A nine year study cited by the American Dental Association shows Brantford Ontario’s public water fluoridation reduced permanent tooth decay by 53.7 percent in children ages 4 to 15. Data compared 3,385 fluoridated dwellers with 5,154 peers from before fluoridation began in June 1945.

Journal of the American Dental Association Brantford Ontario

Funeral Rites Pending for Emma Langkamp in Platteville

Emma Langkamp ville died yesterday in St. Clare hospital where she was admitted as a medical patient July 1. Arrangements are pending at Thomas Funeral Home in Platteville.

Emma Langkamp Platteville St. Clare Hospital Thomas Funeral Home

No Damage From Monticello Chimney Fire Cleared

Monticello fire department extinguished a chimney fire Friday evening in the southeast part of the village. No damage occurred.

Monticello Monticello

Mrs John H Kundert Funeral Services Held at St Johns

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. today at St. John’s church for Mrs. John H. Kundert 71 of 1218 21st Avenue who died Saturday morning at St. Clare hospital. The body was taken to the church at 10 a.m. today from Shriner-Neuschwander funeral home. Pallbearers named were Edward Rufenacht Doran Zwygart Christ Buhlman Edward Ninneman Ray Fritz and Jack Menehan.

John H. Kundert St. John’s Church 21St Avenue St. Clare Hospital Shriner-Neuschwander Funeral Home Edward Rufenacht Doran Zwygart Christ Buhlman Edward Ninneman Ray Fritz Jack Menehan

Memorial services for Cpl Myles Zimmerman Sunday

Memorial services will be held Sunday at the Brodhead Methodist church for Cpl Myles Mike Zimmerman declared officially dead July 14. The Amer ican Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will participate. Zimmerman was missing in action July 13 1953 while serving as forward observer with Battery B 235th Field Artillery Observation Battalion. He trained at Ft Sheridan and Ft Sill and served seven months in Korea before expected rotation home in fall 1953. He was the son of Mrs Stanley Bouton Brodhead and Clarence Zimmerman Monticello, with a brother Sheldon and sister Mrs Franklyn Butts.

Brodhead Times Cpl Myles Mike) Zimmerman American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Zimmerman 235Th Field Artillery Korea Brodhead High School Monticello Ft. Sheridan Ft. Sill Oklo Camp Stoneman Calif Stanley Bouton Clarence Zimmerman Sheldon Franklyn Butts Rantoul

Rites Wednesday For Mrs. Conley

Mrs. Owen Conley aged 92 died after a long illness at a local hospital. Born Bridget Harrington in Shullsburg, she lived in Lafayette County all her life. Widow of attorney and author Owen Conley, she leaves daughter Florence son John both of Darlington, two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services set for Wednesday at 9 a.m. Holy Rosary church with Rev. Bernard Doyle officiating. Burial in church cemetery.

Darlington Owen Conley Bernard Doyle

Walter Gaeth Stricken at 65

Walter Gaeth of Blanchardville and Middleton died yesterday at St. Clare hospital at age 65. He operated a shoe repair shop in Middleton for 28 years and was a longtime custodian at St. Luke's Lutheran church. He leaves his daughter Joyce Plecity in Milwaukee, another daughter in Pico California, two grandchildren, and sister Mrs. Lucy Steve. Funeral service set for 1:30 p.m. at Gruber Funeral Home Middleton with burial in St. Luke's Cemetery Middleton.

Walter Gaeth Blanchardville Donald G Joyce) Plecity 12Th Avenue St. Clare Hospital Middleton Gaeth St. Luke’s Lutheran Church James Richards Pico Calif Lucy Steve Gruber Rev. Riess St. Luke’s Cemetery

French Release Tunisian Leaders Amid Autonomy Offer

French authorities freed a number of moderate nationalist leaders from house arrest as Prime Minister Mendes France proposed autonomy for Tunisia. Habib Bourguiba remained confined near Paris, urging an end to violence. The exact count of released detainees was not announced.

Tunis Pierre Mendes-France Habib Bourguiba Neo-Destour Party Paris Bourguiba

Stevens Point Girl To Represent State In U. S. Beauty Event

Dixie Ann Satcher a 19 year old University of Wisconsin student from Stevens Point was chosen Miss Wisconsin from 14 candidates and will compete in Atlantic City for Miss America. She won the Miss National Cranberry title earlier and has a Wisconsin Rapids Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. Runnerup was Marilyn Jean Sebbald Miss Flambeau Ashland, third was Jeanne Mary Ann Boulay Miss Fond du Lac.

Needsouth Wis Vixie Ann Satcher Stevens Point Atlantic City Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Miss Wisconsin Wisconsin Rapids Chamber of Commerce

Claude Davis, Beloit Resident, Dies in Monroe

Claude Davis, 71, of Beloit, died Sunday at St. Clare hospital in Monroe. He was admitted July 29. Services are pending at the Roman-Uehling-Kinzer funeral home in Beloit.

Claude Davis Beloit Monroe St. Clare Hospital

Sheppard Loses In Release Plea In Ohio Murder Case

Cleveland Common Pleas Judge Frank J. Merrick refused to grant a writ of habeas corpus freeing Dr Samuel H Sheppard pending appeal. Attorney William J Corrigan said he would appeal. Merrick ordered Sheppard returned to county jail where he has been held since Friday night. The judge ruled the Bay Village council president acted with authority to issue the warrant and commit Sheppard to jail, nullifying Corrigan’s challenge.

Cleveland Common Pleas Frank J. Merrick Samuel H. Sheppard William J. Corrigan Merrick Ohio Bay Village Corrigan Gershom M. Barbe Dr. Sheppard

New York Police Head Seeks 7000 More Officers

New York Police Commissioner Francis W. H. Adams warned the city is on the verge of violence and crime and urged adding 7,000 officers to the force, which currently numbers 19,800. He also called for higher salaries to attract capable recruits.

New York Francis W. H. Adams New York City Adams

City crimes up 11 percent in first six months

A public statement quoted a city leader saying major crimes for the first half of the year rose 11 percent compared with the same period last year. The remarks came during a television appearance.

Churchman Brueggemann dies after eight month illness

Reverend Hubert u Brueggemann age 43 pastor of Mount Olive Lutheran church Milwaukee died today after an eight month illness. He once spoke on the International Lutheran radio hour in 1951 and 1952 and had declined offers to lead St Pauls Lutheran Rockford and to head Concordia Teachers College Seward. In other notices Robert G Blumer of 2010 14th avenue was named winner in a Strutwear national contest. Mrs Blumer submitted a name for a new hosie MARINETTE Edward Litts 28 Marinette died Saturday from injuries in a car crash near Peshtigo Friday.

Milwaukee Hubert U. Brueggemann Mount Olive Lutheran Church International Lutheran Radio Hour St. Paul's Lutheran Church Rockford, Ill Concordia Teachers College Seward Neb Robert G. Blumer 14Th Avenue Strutwear, Inc Minpolis Marinette Edward Litts Peshtigo

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