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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1955
Page
6
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered showers and local thunder storms in north and central areas. Warmer southeast, cooler northwest. Low temperatures 50 to 55 northwest and 62 to 66 southeast. Highs 73 to 78 northwest and 82 to 86 southeast. Daggett California records 107 as warmest, Fraser Colorado 34 as coldest. Sunrise 5 05, sunset 7 06.
Monroe police list multiple cases including L A Koenig and Thomas Glover cited for muffler and light violations with fines. Other records show Kenneth Trachsel for disorderly conduct in county jail, Daniel Courtney for no license, and several DUI speeding and license offenses in Monroe and nearby towns.
Charles H. Dietz aged 85 died in Fond du Lac. He was a longtime resident and is survived by relatives. Funeral arrangements were pending.
Mr and Mrs Robert Friedly of Brodhead announce the birth of a daughter on August 9. Mr and Mrs Russell Ruegsegger of South Wayne announce the birth of a son on August 8.
A roster of patients and staff from St. Clare Hospital Medical includes Mrs. Georgianna Went of Fontana Mrs. Lydia Peterson of Caledonia Ill Frank Heckmann of McHenry Ill and Sandra Wilde of 809 20th Street. Surgical includes Edwin Schlittler Route 1 Monticello and Margaret Hefty 301 10th Street. Dismissals note Roy Haffle Charles Gough Daniel Lyon and several others including Mrs Fred Abels Anne Vitale Mrs Albert Weissmiller Mrs Marie Horn Mrs Fred Obert and family members.
Longtime Monroe teacher and public servant dies after a career that began in West Bend and West Salem before becoming the first principal of Green County Normal School in 1905. He retired in 1933, served in the Legislature, and was active in Masons Knights of Pythias and Universalist church. Surviving family includes eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services Friday at 1 30 p m at Shriner Neushwander with burial at Michael cemetery Cadiz.
Mr and Mrs Robert Trumpy of 810 27th Avenue announce the birth of their first son and fourth child named Robert Joseph. The couple previously had daughters Robette and Rebecca and another daughter whose name is not shown in the fragment.
More than 50 men scoured Mt. Evans for Colleen Patton an 11 year old from Clifton Hills Missouri after she vanished about 930 am while exploring with her uncle and cousins. Sheriff Enlow called the terrain wild with dense timber brush bogs and steep rocks as crews searched near the timberline about 3000 feet below the summit 65 miles west of Denver.
Curtiss W. Gonstead son of Mr and Mrs Merton J Gonstead won first place in a field of 40 boats in the Class B Utility event at the McHenry Illinois Marine Day. He earned two watches one for first place and another for fifth in the A utility. He now has three firsts and a second with his B utility boat Hot Stix and plans to compete in the national championship at Devils Lake Oregon August 21.
Kenneth D. Trachsel of Monroe was fined 100 dollars and ten days in jail on drunk and disorderly charges. Police said he insulted officers and the chief after coming to the station Sunday night and has not paid the fine.
Mrs John W Carey of 1604% 11th Street won first place in a state contest sponsored by Wisconsin Rural Writers for creative non fiction. She earns a $25 cash award and a jade ring and is ineligible for another first prize in her field as contests were held in five fields.
Claude D. Fuller of Albion was fined 75 dollars and costs and ordered to see a psychiatrist by Justice L A Koenig after deputies said he exposed himself at the Lewis bridge in Albany Township to minor rural Albany girls on August 4.
Mr and Mrs Gerald E Thompson of Lone Rock named their daughter Judith Ellen born July 31 at St. Clare hospital Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lloyd Staffon and Mr and Mrs Earl Thompson Monroe The Thompsons other children are Vickie and Curtis Mrs Thompson is the former Jeannine Staffon
Ralph Kubly, cheesemaker at the Rock Hill factory south of Brodhead, was fined 150 dollars and costs in Justice Court on charges of preparing food for sale not protected from contamination. He was arrested on a complaint by state cheese grader Ed Lee. Officials said farmers have shut the factory and are selling milk elsewhere.
Zerita Schwartz visited from Cincinnati and Katherine Woeff from Chicago. Various residents and guests arrived from Dixon Illinois Chicago New Orleans Rockford Aurora Michigan Ft. Lauderdale Yankton Pandora Washington Vevay and other places. Names include Rev Warfel Ben Feldt Crow Figs Marvin Rust and Arthur Black among others.
Bronx shoemaker Gino Prato, 55, weighs whether to go for the $64 000 prize on The 64 000 Question. He would net $13 480 after taxes if he wins, or $21 600 if he walks away with $32 000. He plans a tax check and a personal decision tonight.
Robert C. Eardley, attorney for the bankrupt Wisconsin Packing Co., is ordered to produce books and records in court on August 15. Gabriel Wolff and Seymour Chazin, accountants for the company, must bring in additional records. Assets from eight Chicago stores and Libertyville and Waukegan stores are to be sold August 16 to 18, with Elgin store sale on August 19. The move supports an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed July 20 by three creditors totaling over 400000: The Consolidated Foods Co., Thomas J. Webb Co., and H. H. Hixon & Co. The company, owned by John Beaton, is accused of concealing funds and selling meat below wholesale cost.
Wisconsin cheese market shows steady activity with light demand. State brands like Longhorns adequate, other styles ample to more than ample. Prices on moisture basis 32 to 34 percent with singles around 35, Longhorns 35 to 34, Midgets 35 to 34 to 37.
A fall from a ladder aboard the tug Turmoil yesterday killed Capt. Dan Parker, a 63 year old skipper who had attempted to assist the Flying Enterprise. The accident occurred in London.
Eighteen month old Betty Ann Price died in her crib as fire swept a frame house in Milwaukee. Four other children escaped injuries. two passersby rescued Joan, 3, but Betty was inside a nearby bedroom. Damage estimated at 2500 dollars. family aided by the Red Cross.
Mrs. Maynard Anderson a 27 year old resident of Pleasant Prairie was killed when her car collided with a truck driven by Paul Ghysels 24 of Ke nosha on a county trunk highway. The truck driver was critically injured in the collision. The second sentence notes a separate historical meteorite lore from Laigle France about extraterrestrial bodies.
Red Skelton defends Davy Crockett amid a wave of publicity. He says Crockett has inspired American pride, boosted play and business, and kept kids interested in wholesome outdoor fun. He notes debunkers may fear juvenile delinquency claims but sees broader good.
Historical records note that woodpeckers scalps elephant tails tobacco and beaver skins served as money in certain trading systems. This shows the wide range of items valued as currency in earlier economies.
Norway Sweden and Denmark coordinate steps to create a regional economic bloc modeled after the Benelux accord. Officials say the effort aims to deepen economic integration and trade among the three Scandinavian countries.
Services were conducted today for Mrs Emma Winiger who died Sunday morning at the Stuessy funeral home and St Victor s church Burial was in Calvary cemetery with Rev E C McColton officiating Pallbearers included nephews Werner W Buholzer John Christen Joseph Schwarzenberger all of Monroe John Winiger Woodford Ray Zumicher Madison and Werner Christen Whitewater
In New York a CBS What's My Line? appearance led to the arrest of James Marshall Showers, 27, who used the alias Jimmy Mitchell. FBI officials in Detroit traced tips from viewers in Royal Oak, Michigan, and Showers faced auto theft charges after coming to Long Island to work with elephants in the Arabian Nights show at Jones Beach.
Royal Oak residents who knew Showers and were acquainted with the FBI interest say he had been sought since June 1954 after a Albany complaint charged him with stealing a convertible in Royal Oak and selling it in Glens Falls New York. Bail of 1500 dollars was set at his arraignment before a U S commissioner in Brooklyn.
Archie Myers Jr Robert Buehler and P J Connors Jr will head the Monroe Lions Club picnic on August 22 A report on the fair stand was presented Charles Figs Dr John H Usher and Stewart F Kingston were named to lead the fall minstrel show
Mr and Mrs Roy Ott Route 2 welcomed a son named Keith Roy born Saturday in St. Clare hospital. He has a brother Larry age 7 and sister Marlene age 5.
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