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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
8
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with scattered thunder showers in the northwest and across many areas. Cooler northerly trend expected late tomorrow. Tonight’s low 56-62, high tomorrow about 80, year-ago records 74 and 60. Reports show Phoenix 106 as warmest and Superior 45 as coldest. sun rises at 4 57 and sets at 7 13.
Harold Wuethrich transfers parcel K 3 block 3 in Andrick's addition Monroe New Mexico to Bruce Miller. Minnie Drye sells about 75 acres more or less in Cadiz township to Ernest Stoehr.
County Court Judge Harold J Lamboley imposes a $100 fine and 60 days in the county jail on Gifford Sabin Albany for operating a vehicle with a revoked license after a drunken driving conviction. Arrested by Albany Village Marshal Clement Lowl. James Andrews Monroe pleads guilty to two charges Wilfully breaking an auto aerial and spotlight and displaying obscene pictures. Six months in the county jail on each count under the Huber law, to run concurrently. Andrews’ case heard July 19 on the first charge and adjourned today to obtain an attorney. The second charge was placed today.
Oliver W Stewart 46 Winslow found guilty of hindering arrest with $70 fine and costs. Disorderly conduct guilty with $10 fine and costs. William R Gruenberg route 1 Browntown guilty of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct with $70 and $10 fines plus costs. Max Wyssbrod 28 route 1 Winslow pleaded not guilty to resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. court set for 1:30 p m August 13.
Harriett Beatrice Zurbuchen of 1420 Tenth Street wed Fred Roth of Jefferson Township. Gloria Elsie Indergand of Monroe Township married Charles Frederick Opie of Jordan Township.
Mr and Mrs Donald Lee Stewart Brodhead greet a daughter on August 7. Mr and Mrs August Roennerude South Wayne announce a daughter on August 7. Mr and Mrs Ben Stonebeck Brodhead celebrate a son born August 6.
The hospital list names patients including St Clare Hospital Medical with Ben Grazeffa of Rockford Leonard Killenbee of 1123 13th Avenue Shar on Mrs Joseph Grivett and Mrs Carl Frenzel among others. Surgical patients include Judith Ann Skattum Blanchardville and Carl Heinzelman route 5. Dismissals feature Mrs William Crotty Mrs Emanuel Eckstam and others plus Herman Coomer Jr Clyde Wheeler and Carl Heinselman.
Mon roe musicians Martha Dobbs second violin Lois Burgy bass Mary Ann Huber flute and Sally Burt bassoon will join the University of Wisconsin music school for the summer symphony concert Sunday at 8 p m in Music Hall.
Rev. Sung Chun Chun, a minister of the Presbyterian church of Korea, will speak at Union Presbyterian church Sunday morning. A native of Korea, he studied in Japan and was the first Korean student sent to America by the Korean Presbyterian church in 1947 for study. His wife died after a prolonged illness, and he was imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese during World War II.
Mrs. Clarence Baltzer of 1423 16th Street is recovering at home after a recent illness.
EXPECTED SATURDAY Mr and Mrs Rudy Vollenweider and Mrs Fred Wurgler New Glarus and Mrs Louisa Bergman Orangeville are expected to land Saturday at Chicago airport on a flight from Switzerland. They spent two months in Switzerland and joined the New Glarus party on a pilgrimage to Canton Glarus for the 600th anniversary celebration of the canton's joining the Swiss confederacy.
Peter F. Steuri a former Monroe resident now of Merrill suffered a stroke yesterday afternoon at Merrill and remains in a critical and unconscious condition. A sister Mrs Harold Berger and a brother Ernest Steuri both of Milwaukee were called there last night.
Personal mentions record visitors and travelers including Jacob Hoesly from Albany Oscar D. Bear from Milwaukee and Mrs Bessie Bryan returning to Rockford. Names include Gladys Standiford Joliet Evelyn Wolf Carolyn Samuels and Miss Claire Goodrich among others visiting Monroe Madison Cedar Rapids and Milwaukee area locations.
The Green County Holstein Breeders Association announces its annual family picnic Sunday at E. J. Kaderly farm four miles southeast of Juda. A potluck dinner starts at 1 PM with an afternoon of judging events and entertainment for all Holstein breeders.
The grand opening of Country Inn liquor store and beer depot, owned by C. J. Loveland, will be held tomorrow and Saturday at the rural location one-third mile north of Monroe on Highway 69. The new frame building measures 24 by 60 feet and was completed in 28 days.
Robert K. Berenstein of the National Cash Register Co. appeared in Madison yesterday as the company representative for Green Rock Lafayette and Dodge Counties on business.
Mr and Mrs W E Wenger depart for Westminster Choir College to hear Billie Ann Wenger perform in a concert Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Billie Ann attends her second summer at the choir college. The Wen gers plan a New York trip and a Virginia Beach visit with the Frank M Butterfield family.
Miss Barbara Olson of Woodford is reported in satisfactory condition today after undergoing a rare operation at St. Clare hospital.
A university foreign student exchange seminar includes a Jaycees and Chamber organized tour of local sites such as a cheese factory Lakeshire Marty and Monroe Clinic. Host families will share daily life with students from Turkey Japan India Iraq Greece and Finland with meals, activities, dances, and church attendance.
A long roster of names from Japan, India, China, and beyond awaits assignment in a multinational academic program. The list includes experts in economics, linguistics, sociology, law, and public administration with affiliations to universities in Japan, India, Greece, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
The U S Fifth Air Force said Sabre jet pilots shot down four Russian made jets and damaged four in North Korea. Today’s toll boosted Reds losses to 15 MiGs destroyed and 18 damaged over four days.
Pic. Robert L. Leopold formerly of 2315 13th Avenue has graduated from the Seventh Army non-commissioned officer academy in Munich Germany. He entered the Army in March 1951 and arrived overseas last September. He is now assigned as a supply handler in the 545th Signal Company.
Pfc Raymond Meier son of Mrs John L Wyss of 1502 15th Avenue completes a six weeks field telephone course at the signal school battalion Marine Corps recruit depot San Diego He awaits assignment as a wireman with a regular unit
Cpl. Gerald F. Coffey of Argyle is a graduate of the Seventh Army NCO school in Munich Germany. He arrived overseas in July 1951 and now serves as a 155 mm gunner in the 272nd Field Artillery Battalion. He has served nearly three years in the Army, and his wife Mrs. Coffey resides in Frankfurt Germany.
Pfc Naaman C Bechtolt son of Mr and Mrs Clarke Bechtolt Route 4 completed a 16 week radio telegraph operators course at the Marine Corps recruit depot San Diego He was inducted January 8 and finished recruit training at the San Diego Marine Corps base.
Pvt. Olin Stenbroten son of Mr and Mrs Olaf Stenbroten Blan eens now serves with the 43rd Infantry Division in southern Germany. The division a national guard unit from Connecticut Rhode Island and Vermont joined NATO in Europe last October. Pvt Stenbroten a tank driver in the division.
The record notes that the 172nd Regiment entered the Army in April 1951, marking the unit's mobilization period and service timeline.
Former Monroe teachers plan a Sunday reunion and picnic at Recreation Park at noon. If rain, the event moves to the Senior high school home economics rooms. Final plans were made at Miss Lillian Gempeler’s home with co chairmen and several committee members attending.
Ted Kohl of Monroe won two heats in the Speed Bowl last night amid a 25-car field from Orfordville Monroe and the Freeport area. Charles Staver and Verall Evans of Freeport were knocked unconscious with head injuries but revived and released after treatment. Royal Zellers of Leaf River had the fastest time and won the feature, while Warren Stichter of Freeport won the semi feature, according to track officials.
Mr and Mrs Jack Kieser from Arlington Heights Illinois are visiting Mr and Mrs Leo Keegan. The men were World War II friends and meet as they travel.
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture orders ban on swine exhibitions at all fairs including the State Fair to curb vesicular exanthema. Prohibits swine sales at stockyards, transport into the state without disinfection proof, and unloading in transit. Effective noon Monday August 11.
A head on collision between a truck and a passenger car on U S Highway 66 three miles south of Dwight Illinois killed four Negroes. The crash occurred today on a rural stretch, details limited.
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