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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1955
Page
6
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered thundershowers in the extreme south. Saturday will be fair in the north and partly cloudy in the south. Cooler tonight and Saturday in the south. Low temperatures 60 to 65 in the north and 64 to 70 in the south. Highs 78 to 84 on Saturday.
Since yesterday at 1 p.m. high reached 93 and low 73. A year ago today high 89 and low 59. Precipitation since yesterday 0.05 inch. Barometer 1 a.m. 29.54 and 1 p.m. 29.60. Coldest U.S. spot Drum Mond Montana at 39. Sunrise 5:01 and sunset 7:10.
Justice L A Koenig and Harold Nybroten of Argyle charged with disorderly conduct with $12 and costs. Frank P Jones of Rock City fined $100 for operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor, forfeited with Monroe police.
Miss Flora Bengelsdorff aged 93 of 811 16th avenue died yesterday. The funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
Mr and Mrs Lester Dearth of Blanchardville welcomed a son on August 4. The announcement notes the new arrival and locality.
A hospital notice lists medical patients Florence Nyborg, Mrs Robert Rote, Mrs Lester Newcomer, Charles Donaldson, Marian Hanson, Roger Lentz, Paul Bald, from Rockford. surgical patients Charles Sheridan, Mrs Reginald Daugherty, Arthur Wagner, Mrs Walter Whyman, Ronald Corpus, John Wittner, Kristie Norland. dismissals include Dan Strub, Mrs Lyons, Mrs Leinbach, Mrs Wahlenfeld, Mrs Winiger, Mrs West, Mrs Steiner, Mrs Soddy, Helen Schuler, Richard Manthey, Mrs Ott and Mrs Homan and daughters.
Eugene E. Logan of Shullsburg, son of Mr and Mrs Francis J Logan, has been promoted to specialist third class in Germany. He serves with the 5th Infantry Division after enlisting in June 1954 and basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. Logan, a 1954 Shullsburg High School graduate, arrived in Europe in December 1954. A new address for Donald Brennan is listed with the 11th Infantry Regiment APO 112 New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Maurer of South Wayne name their daughter Kay Ellen, with sisters Kim and Jan. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Treloar of Monroe and Mr. and Mrs. Maurer of Woodford. Nearby blooms at Hoesly Gladioli Gardens invite bulb shoppers at 1322 22nd Street. Mrs. Mary Morris, 86, of South Wayne, is hospitalized after a fall with a fractured pelvis. condition good. Arthur Peterson and family from Lansing visit his parents.
Personal mentions record overnight guests in San Jose and Rock Springs visiting relatives in Milwaukee, a trip to attend a Braves Dodgers game, a stay in Princeton at Westminster Choir College, a child staying with relatives in Darlington, and returns from funerals in Milwaukee Dodgeville and a National Audubon Society camp in Sarona Wisconsin with Rev and Mrs Orians accompanying.
O. L. Hare warns of special deputies for the fair with Monroe police and sheriff staff assisting. Notables include Herbert Muniz Brodhead Warren H Jensen Milford Schwitz John H Lewis Dewey A Dwyer Theodore Moritz Nathan A Crouch and Monroe residents. Spring Grove area volunteers and Kiwanis members discussed fair operations. Edna Olson handles administration calls. long distance lines constrain the lone outgoing phone. Mrs R J Douglas has long served at Green County Fair food stands across Farm Bureau 4 H and Bethlehem church Aid Society.
Past governors of the Moose lodge served as pallbearers for Henry E. White during 2 p m services at the Shriner Neushwander funeral home. The rite, officiated by Rev. Paul Gibson, included singing by Mmes. Robert Buehler and Winnie Kuebli, with burial in Greenwood.
Sen. Alben W. Barkley accuses A. B. Chandler of deserting Democrats to back other candidates and challenges his fitness for governor. Barkley campaigns for Bert Combs as Kentucky holds its primary tomorrow after returning from Washington. He notes Chandler opposed him since well before the 1952 convention.
Twelve clay laden freight cars were moved from Sheboygan yards to the Kohler Co plant while CIO Local 833 picket lines remained at two crossings. No incident occurred as regular crews refused to pass supervisors moving cars on the line.
The list crowns Limburger top with 97 points at Limburger factory while Endless Swiss led by Roy Kundert with 954 percent. Mannheim scores include Seeholzer second, Mayer third, and Chalet Cheese fourth at Monticello and nearby plants in Monroe and Juda regions. Other entrants include Brunkow Darlington and New Glarus.
Gov. Kohler vetoed a bill to bar local governments from reducing grocery store beer licenses, calling it meritless and noting it fails to serve the public interest. He also vetoed a measure taxing state and local government owned residential property, expressing concern over dormitory tax implications.
Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey halted a two day Minneapolis St Paul engagement after roustabouts refused to remove animal show equipment from the rings. John Ringling North fired three top officials after they quit on July 23, the same day Michael Burke was hired as executive director to clean house.
Milwaukee reports Local 248 of the UAW-CIO authorized officials to hold a strike vote after a preliminary ballot. Of 8,876 employees, 5,891 voted in favor and 1,359 against, with about 800 non union workers eligible. The move aims to back demands for a new contract replacing the expired five year pact.
In Gary Indiana a chance telephone solicitor call led Patrolman John Moore to Wrights home where a gun battle left Moore and Arthur Wright dead. Wright 32 a steel worker fired five shots after Moore approached from the rear. Wrights family provided statements about a failed molestation attempt.
Coroner Herman A. Stuessy reports Chief Deputy Sheriff George Armstrong has resigned as deputy coroner to focus on duties in the sheriff's office.
In 1954 the U S Pacific Coast states grew by 3 7 percent, about double the national rate, reflecting faster regional population expansion driven by postwar economic and housing trends across California Oregon Washington and nearby areas.
Washington rumors place David S. Ingalls as Eisenhower’s likely Air Force secretary nominee before the president’s Colorado vacation. The Kansas City Star cites the move as expected, while the Rocky Mountain News notes former Colorado Gov. Dan Thornton could accept the post if offered. Talbott resigned effective in two weeks amid concerns over outside business interests.
The article notes a campaign for the 1952 Republican presidential nomination. It mentions the candidate’s prior role as assistant secretary of the Navy for aeronautics in the Hoover administration and outlines his path in the party contest.
President Eisenhower leaves today for his Gettysburg farm to study and act on bills passed by Congress. He will return briefly to Washington, then fly to Denver around August 14 or 15 for a vacation longer than several weeks.
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