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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1954
Page
8
Generally fair with little temperature change tonight and Friday. Lows 52 to 60, highs 72 to 80. Winds northeast 10 to 26 mph today diminishing tonight to 10 to 20 mph, then Friday. Precipitation .07 inches. Warmest readings in U. S. and Salina Kansas, 108 degrees. Reno Nevada 41. Sunrise 4:55, sunset 7:16. Russell coldest.
Real estate transfers include William Zwicky and wife to Thomas Schneider and wife in New Glarus. Harry E Scheberle to Goldenrod Creamery Co Inc in Brodhead. Knob Hill Builders Inc to William A Park in Monroe. Ruth Holsinger to Glen Gelgel in Monroe. Laurene Gardner estate to Sam Boyd in Monroe. Divorce granted absolute to Kathryn M Farmer from James E Farmer in Monroe on cruelty grounds. Justice L A Koenig case Eldean Br speeding result $12. Deaths Frank McNulty Delafield A L Blodgett 67 Fond du Lac. Births Mr and Mrs Walter Bahler Browntown son Aug 5 and Mr and Mrs John Allen Frankfort Ky son Aug 5.
The document lists St. Clare Hospital Surgical staff Kent Havens and others, medical personnel with addresses including Mrs. Bernard Gibbons and Mrs. Alvin Zimmerman, and dismissals of Marvin Edgar Robert Bahler Robert Trotter William Taufmann Dr E V Hicks and Willard Shaw. Also named are multiple spouses and relatives such as Mrs Donald Peebles Mrs Robert Mattison Margaret Saunders and others.
Mr and Mrs James Forbes operate Ruf s confectionery and boast of a County Fair ribbon for a prize winning crap A kernel of unpopped corn rolled under a back ice chest this week a sprout emerged five inches high No decision made on detasseling yet
Mrs Herman Lanz left today for Deerskin Lake at Eagle River. Insurance Adv Herman L Schindler and Platteville candidate for state senator Robert S Travis visited Monroe on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Glenn Dunaway of Dakota visited the Kenneth Johnson home this week. Mrs William Rupnow and daughter Mary from New Glarus spent the day in Monroe. Mr and Mrs Harold W Wagner and son William from Beaver Dam visited the Stauffacher family in Monroe. Janet and Dwight Truttmann, children of Sylvan and Mrs Truttmann of New Glarus, are visiting Phil Gordon's family this week. Mr and Mrs Fred Vogel and Mr and Mrs Leland Miller returned from Yellowstone National Park and Frontier Days in Cheyenne Wyoming.
The Floral hall featured nine to eleven booths by Juda Jolly Srs Decatur and Hiawatha clubs. The Juda Jolly Srs green and white booth displayed a field listing 29 county 4-H clubs under the title The Best Crop In the County. Decatur’s “Ster Mother of the World” booth topped with a revolving globe and cow pedestal showcased dairy products. Hiawatha’s booth titled A Balanced Diet Makes the Wheels of Life Spin presented a wheel diagram of diet essentials.
Frank McNulty died of a heart attack at his Delafield home yesterday. Funeral services for the Delafield resident and father of Charl Mathias will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at Lykes Funeral Home in Oconomowoc. He is survived by his wife, a son, and two grandchildren.
The day features a mile long Centennial parade with more entries than expected. The parade starts at 12 30 p m in front of the grand stand as part of the afternoon program. Units will be displayed around the square tomorrow morning while residents are urged to wear old clothes for Centennial Day. Accent the lion, accompanied by Miss Jackie Hart, arrives by helicopter after the parade for Lions International promotion. A Lion cub will appear at the dunking booth near the Floral hall as part of the Lions Club events. Port Royal Jamaica suffered a catastrophic earthquake in 1692.
Judges Mrs. James McAlpine and Mrs. Othe Schneider completed the rural school exhibits in Floral hall west wing. Winners span Purcell Sanders Richland Juda Ross Meadow Brook Round Grove Hillside and other districts across language booklets drawing writing and crafts with multiple firsts seconds and thirds noted for each activity and grade.
A batch of student entries from Juda State Graded, Peterson, Purcell, Ross, Meadow Brook, Oakley, Purcell, West Dayton, and other schools showcases varied science, art, and display projects. Notable participants include Joseph Carlson, Eloise Waelti, Marilyn Tilley, Linda Carlson, and Jane Lange, with first second and third place distinctions across categories.
Lawrence E. Calvey, 68, Fond du Lac, a former collection agent for the Internal Revenue Service, was placed on two years probation for embezzling 1200 in income tax payments in 1952 and 1953. Judge Tehan ordered repayment and cited age and prior good behavior.
Madison cheese market shows firmness with good demand and speculative interest. Selling prices listed as 32%4-3456, daisies 34%-3514, longhorns 34%4-35M, midgets 35%-38.
4H and FFA members will demonstrate in the junior tent at 1 15 p m tomorrow at the county fairgrounds. Crowd expected as rural youth display vocal and craft skills with Mrs William Blum supervising. Beverly Kunder Spring Grove opens with Emergency Sandwiches followed by Donna Hefty New Glarus Netbook Port Chops by Doris Will Colleen Walter Decatur Made to Order Sandwiches Nyla Signer Clarion Hooks Nancy Feldt Karen Klittler Mr Pleasant Flower Zentner New Glarus First Aid by Sharon Zentner. Patricia Paulson York Foot Care and Comfort. Saturday continues at 1 30 p m with Mrs Clarence Schultz supervising. Clarence Schultz Clarence Asmus Clarno Classy Clubbers present Along the Milky Way then Duane Bollig Dayton How to Keep Feed Records Roger Stauffacher Robert Busch son.
Ald Riesen of Richland with Quality Eggs and Shelby Mauerman and Karen Zimmerli of Decatur present dairy product demonstrations. Demonstrations run every 15 minutes both days, ending tomorrow at 3 45 p m and Saturday at 2 45 p m.
The House approved 293 to 55 a bill to compel some witnesses in national security cases to testify despite Fifth Amendment claims. The measure diverges from Attorney General Brownell’s recommendations and from last year’s Senate version, and marks the administration’s first major step in the issue.
Antisubversive proposals aim to pass in some form in both chambers. Senate acceptance could send the measure to the White House. If not, House and Senate would need to compromise. The House bill would apply to witnesses in national security cases in courts and before congressional committees.
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