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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1963
Page
6
Daily Record reports a mostly fair and cooler afternoon in Wisconsin with a high of 75 to 84. Tonight will be fair and cooler with lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Sunday is expected to be fair and mild.
Edward C. Fuchs transfers parcel It 4 block 20 in the Plat of New Mexico city of Monroe to Gerald VanWagenen. The transfer documents name the two individuals and the described lot in Monroe real estate records.
Forfeitures recorded include Gloria B. Bisom Marshall Iowa speeding forfeited 10 dollars Monroe Police Arthur G Solberger Orangeville stop sign violation forfeited 10 dollars Monroe Police James A Ohlrich Albany traveling too fast for conditions forfeited 25 dollars Monroe Police
Obituary style fragment lists ages and hometowns for several individuals: Mrs. Lillian Zentner 76 of Monti cello, William Steffen 64 of South Wayne, Russell Thorsen 69 of Stoughton, David B. Zemlicka 22 of Dodgeville, Damon Lillge 22 of Lena, N Scott Arnsmeier 3 son of Mrs. Roger Holmes Mineral Point, and Ivan Arnsmeier Darlington.
A lengthy roster lists staff at St. Clare Hospital Medical including Fred Neuenschwan der Orangeville Sherman D Scheidegger Darien Frederick Schwartzlow Evansville Chris Berg Argyle and others with 807 10th street and 2516 19th avenue. Dismissals follow for Donald Rule Larry Montgomery Gary Tigg Keith Miller Louis Surrell and several women.
William F Wenger 70 prominent cheeseman died Wednesday. Services held at Stuessy funeral home at 9:30 then St. Victor's Catholic church at 10 with Rev E C Meccollow officiating Requiem Mass. Burial at Calvary cemetery. Presentation of flag to family by Sam Pickett and Fred Flick. Colorbearers Ed Niffenegger Jr Frank M Haren Pallbearers listed. Rosary service held at 8 p m in the funeral home.
Arnold H Mueller 65 of Route 2 died Thursday afternoon. Funeral service conducted at St Johns United Church of Christ with Rev. Donald Storck officiating. Burial in Jug Prairie cemetery Brooklyn Township. Sheriff’s department members attended in a body. Mueller retired last May after six years with the department and was a former post office clerk and carrier. Nephews Wallace Miller Walter DeRemer Quentin DeRemer Monroe and Bruce Wittenwyler Harold Rasmussen De Remer served as pallbearers. Funeral home Shriner Neushwander in charge. Body brought to church this morning.
Recreational park resumes morning and afternoon activities with a Race and Relay Contest on Tuesday at 3 p.m. and the Annual Pet Fair and Craft Display on Friday. Family night Wednesday features a Disney nature movie after 8:30 p.m. swimming and arts and crafts begin Monday at 1 p.m. Lifesaving classes, tennis and archery lessons run Monday through Thursday with a bow and net tournament set for Aug. 19–23.
Rockford special report says two men were killed instantly when a Stearman PT-17 lost its engine and plunged into a corn field five miles south of the Greater Rockford Airport in Ogle County. Pilot Rolla G. Cole, 24, of Fort Wayne, and passenger Melvin H. Stickney, 29, Emerson, N J, were trapped in the wreckage near Davis Junction.
Awards for Shorthorn cattle showrounds list multiple first and second place finishes across classes. Winners include Charles Bunker Platteville First in Summer Yearling Bull Justamore Farm Stoughton and various Bunker Olson Graber Williams placements in calves yearlings and produce of dam.
David B Zemlicka, 22, a University of Wisconsin junior from Dodgeville, died Thursday after a long illness. Services set for 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Luloff Funeral Home. he died at Madison Hospital. He graduated from Dodgeville High School in 1959 and was majoring in art. He belonged to Dodgeville Methodist Church.
Personal mentions include Connie Zeller of Chicago visiting area relatives over the weekend and calling Wenger Travel Service for plane tickets. Frances Ludlow of Madison is here with her sister Adele Storck. Mr and Mrs Glen Preston of Charlotte Michigan visited her parents on 8th Street. Regular Woman's Relief Corps meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Legion hall. E C Hamilton drove to Saugatuck Michigan to see his father Edmund C Hamilton Sr who recently had a mild heart and respiratory attack. Mrs Hamilton stays with her father-in-law during his recovery. wife will join later for surgery scheduled Wednesday. Wallace Radke and family and Robert Prien and family plan to spend next week at Log Cabins resort on Lake Nelson north of Hayward. The resort is owned by Robert Aeschlimann, formerly of Monroe. Radke Studio will be closed next week and resume Saturday Aug iv. Ice cream social at Fairfield UEB church Wednesday August 7 serving from 5 p.m. Sponsored by Youth Fellowship. Mrs Dorothy Black White returns from a two week California visit with son Robert Black in Mill Valley and sister Elinor Pierce in Covina. Black is cargo sales manager in Pan American World Airlines San Francisco office planning a London trip in September. The Blacks welcome a new son, David Arthur. Pie and Ice Cream Social at Shelter House Browntown Park starting 7 p.m. Tuesday sponsored by WSCS Browntown Methodist church with Green County Barbershop Chorus entertainment.
City police investigated two minor accidents yesterday afternoon. Christine B. Elliott of Monroe struck a parked car owned by Regis V. Gavigan on 16th avenue causing minor damage. At 3:30 p.m. Hulda S. Tuescher of South Wayne collided with John J. White of Monroe on 9th street causing moderate damage to both vehicles.
Scott Arnsmeier aged 3, son of Mrs. Roger Holmes of Mineral Point and Ivan Arnsmeier of Darlington, died after a long illness in a Madison hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Gorgen funeral home. Survivors include the parents, maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Harvey Skewes, Mineral Point, paternal grandmother Mrs A O Arnsmeier, Darlington, and maternal great grandparents Mr and Mrs Erwin Shackley, Mineral Point.
The Franklin D Roosevelt summer home on Campobello Island will open to visitors Monday after introducing a guide service. Tourists were disappointed last season when access was limited by the lack of guidance, as the region saw a tourist surge linked to the Roosevelt Bridge connecting Campobello Island to Lubec Maine.
A brief notice directs readers to rent a room using the newspaper’s classified ads section in The Monroe Evening Times, guiding interested tenants to place or view rental listings.
Green County Hospital staff manage long shifts during fair week while exhibits showcase Wisconsin wood panelling and local crafts. Notables include Willard Waeffler’s sausage stand, Tschudy’s 41st Fair, John W. Ruff Holstein calf birth, and Flora Hall displays by Forest Management.
A pamphlet distributed at the exhibit features a scene of boys riding bicycles beside a tent trailer. A super-enlarged version of the same image is displayed in the boys’ air conditioned quarters for permanent viewing.
A labor dispute disrupts milk supplies across northeastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Local 75 of the Teamsters Union, Fairmont Foods, Inc., and the Morning Glory Division of Consolidated Badger Cooperative are involved. Efforts by Wisconsin Employment Relations Board official Donald B. Lee aim to restart bargaining next week. About 200 Fairmont workers and 80 Morning Glory employees are idle.
Russell Thorsen 69 of Stoughton died yesterday after a long illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Central Lutheran Church Stoughton, where he was a member. Friends may call after 2 p.m. tomorrow at Edison Olson funeral home. He and Opel Buxton married in 1920 and farmed until 1953. The widow runs a nursing home in Stoughton. Surviving: wife two sons Robert of Janesville Leo at home a daughter Mrs Melvin Jones Evansville a sister Clara Thorsen Stoughton and 10 grandchildren.
Jim Forbes of Monroe Country Club reports 52 advance reservations for the Swiss Cheese Open, with about 100 expected. Manuel de la Torre of Milwaukee CC, a two time winner, will lead the pro field along with Roy Wallen and Dick Swift. First tee at 8 am with half the field in the morning round and half in the afternoon.
Funeral services tentatively planned for Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Lillian Zentner a longtime Monticello resident who died at St. Clare hospital She had been ill since April 1960 and lived at Hilltop nursing home and St. Clare She was born August 25 1886 in Glenview Minnesota married Dick Zentner in 1905 His death followed in 1959 Surviving are a daughter Mrs S W Thomas of Minneapolis and two grandchildren Jane and Jim Thomas Two siblings preceded her in death.
Park schedule lists tonight with no games at Twining Park and a full softball lineup at Recreation Park. Tonight Martins faces Hubers and Eagles No 1 meets Joe's Private Club while Firemen play Milwaukee in a makeup game at 7 p.m. At Recreation Park Explorer Post 501 opposes Kiwanis at 7 45 p.m. Agrico fights FFA at 9 15 p.m. Monday softballs show South Wayne versus Zwickers and Leopolds versus Lovelands at 7 45 p.m. and 9 15 p.m.
United States markets saw a rebound early in the week but July finished in the red. Dow Jones rose to halt a 14 day losing streak, while volume for the week reached 16.68 million shares and July daily average stood around 3.47 million. Top NYSE movers included Chrysler Brunswick National Airlines Sperry Rand and Eastern Air Lines.
Jackie Robinson the first Negro major league star and ex Brooklyn Dodgers player joined a Friday picket at a Brooklyn construction site. Demonstrators demand more jobs for Negroes and Puerto Ricans on publicly financed projects.
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