Daily Record Weather Forecast August 13 1955
Mostly fair weather with little change in temperature. Low tonight 50 to 55 in the northwest and 55 to 62 in the southeast. High on Sunday expected.
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1955
Page
6
Mostly fair weather with little change in temperature. Low tonight 50 to 55 in the northwest and 55 to 62 in the southeast. High on Sunday expected.
The report notes yesterday at 1 p.m. high 79 and low 60 with year ago values of 78 and 56. Barometer at 1 a.m. and 1 p.m. 29.61 inches. Thermometer in Thermal, California, reached 111 degrees, Fraser, Colorado 37 as the coldest. Sunrise 5 08, sunset 7 01.
Series of property transfers reported for Monroe Brodhead and surrounding areas. Includes Leland L Lamboley to Dr George R Barry and Barry to Robert G Rote in Lakeside Heights Monroe. Also transfers involving R J Cook to James R Wells in Browntown Rhoades addition Decatur Township Thorp transfer by school district to intended owner. Estate transfers Albany and Tallmans addition Monroe orchestrate parcel exchanges.
Justice L A Koenig Alfred Marvin of Janesville operating an unregistered vehicle forfeited $10. Delwin Smith of Warren Illinois and Edmond McCue of Darlington disorderly conduct forfeited $20. George Nyman of Route 2 Juda speeding forfeited $20.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Wilbert W. Wuethrich 42 of 1121 21st Avenue Bertha Schadewalt 72 Route 2 Winslow and Frank W. Walters 77 of Footville.
The St. Clare Hospital Medical section lists patients including David Miller from Orangeville and Mrs. Oswald Blumer of Davenport. Surgical cases feature Mrs. Ira Miller and George Rossetter. A separate dismissals list names Emil Wallman and several married women and their children.
Louis C. Frey an agriculture trainer for veterans says four openings remain in a summer course for Korean veterans to learn farming. The 20-man program includes five monthly class meetings at the high school, on farm training, and home-based group sessions with contact points at Monticello, the veterans service office, and Monroe high school. Funds come from the federal government and the GI bill.
German born author and Nobel laureate Thomas Mann, famed for Buddenbrooks and The Magic Mountain, died after a heart attack in Zurich. He fled Nazi Germany, became a US citizen in 1944, and returned to Europe in 1953 with his wife Katja and daughter Erika.
Miss Bertha Schadewalt 72 Route 2 Winslow died at 7 p m yesterday at her sister Mrs Byron Kleckler home. Born in Germany Sept 16 1883 she came to America with her parents. Surviving four brothers Carl Zap N C Will John Winslow and Arthur Darlington and four sisters and other survivors listed. Services Monday 2 p m Cardascio funeral home Winslow Rev Oswald Mall officiating burial Christian Hollow cemetery. Friends may call after Sunday noon.
Mr and Mrs Michael J Ster of Kittery Maine announce the birth of a daughter Cheri Lynn born Saturday The former Nancy Thorp is the mother Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Ster Chicago and Mrs Letha H Thorp Madison Cheri Lynn has a brother David 2 percent
Green County Pure Milk Association directors convene at 8:15 tonight in the Courthouse to plan Cheese Day activities with president John Haldiman presiding.
John D. Fritsch son of Mr and Mrs Frank Fritsch of 1768 16th street was named a winner in the Popsicle famous ranch brands contest announced today.
Mrs. Leonard Hegi and daughters Joanne and Carol travel to Millburg, Massachusetts, due to the serious illness of their mother and grandmother, Mrs. Ralph Gallio.
Police report a crash at an intersection in southeast Brodhead at 8 20 a m involving a car driven by Carl Hegi 34 and a truck driven by Glen Douglas Stocker Jr 22 both rural Orfordville. Heavy damage occurred and the truck rolled over with no injuries reported.
Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne R Lederman chose the name La Verne Linn for their son born Thursday at St. Clare hospital. The mother is Marianne J. Elmer, formerly of Monticello. Grandparents are Harvey E. Elmer of Monticello and Emma Lederman of Brodhead. Great grandparents are Dick Freitag of Monticello and J. P. Elmer of Monroe.
Henry Marty Jr of 1530 23rd Avenue has a reservation to attend Camp Wanbeek in Wisconsin Dells from August 14 to 28. He joins the sixth group of 90 campers to receive therapeutic treatments at the Easter Seal recreation center.
Paul Ritter of Monroe and Marvin Hein of Albany were taken to Waupun State Prison yesterday morning by Deputies Raymond Lavallee and George Armstrong. Ritter faces violation of probation and Hein violation of parole, the sheriff s department reports.
Dr Ellison White resigns as medical director of the state tuberculosis sanatorium near Wales after five years. He will take a similar position in Texas. The State Board of Health accepted the resignation and will name a successor.
Among out-of-town relatives attending the funeral of Charles H. Dietz 85 held yesterday were Vincent Anderson Jr Fond du Lac Mr and Mrs Charles Bogue Fond du Lac Mr and Mrs Wes ley Dietz Rockford Mrs Stanley Dietz Wilmette Ill Mrs Beatrice Burrington Miss Lois Burrington and Stanley Burrington Albany Mr and Mrs Ray Meythaler New Glarus Mr and Mrs Emil Rupnow Dakota Tl Mr and Mrs Lester Meythaler Madison Mr and Mrs Peter Valenti Madison Mr and Mrs Andrew Meythaler Mrs Alta Meythaler Brodhead Walter Hixson Waukesha and Will Deetz South Wayne.
Britain's 45 000 ton battleship King George went aground at Roseneath Point Scotland while being towed into Gare Loch. The vessel ran aground about 30 yards from the beach and remains stuck.
A long list of residents and visitors appear in Monroe society notes with names such as Jess Koeshall from Monticello and Ewald Zwickey from Albany. The report also notes travel by Mrs. Ann OFlaherty now of LaCrosse and several local events including funeral attendance and a Fraternal Order of Eagles gathering. Three Green County extension workers will attend a Madison farm and home development conference at the University of Wisconsin.
Members from both groups will assist in demonstrations and marketing features for Cheese Week. Barbara Brown known as Alice in Dairyland will attend to add prestige. Funding comes from state and ADA budgets for ads recipes and banners. The event aims for visitors to make sizable cheese purchases and features demonstrations in cooking and dairy handling. Uniforms supplied by ADA and state department with Swiss costumes suggested. Various officials and local business representatives attended the session.
Raiders identified as members of the outlawed Irish Republican Army seized a store of guns and ammunition during an early morning raid on a British Army post in Reading England. Police confirm the attack and suspects.
Republican Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks resists Rep. Emanuel Celler's demand to reveal Business Advisory Council records. BAC, created in 1933, includes 165 major firms and meets six times yearly. The dispute, framed as executive versus legislative powers, is paused until October.
New York reports peak retail activity with weekly sales 6 to 10 percent above last year amid hot weather and strong tourist spending. Suburban stores show solid gains while clearance events slow as inventories tighten. Regional gains spread across New England to the Pacific Coast with varied percentages.
Dane County clerk seeks a written opinion from the district attorney on the legality of issuing a marriage license to Miles J. McMillin Capital Times editor and Elsie Proxmire former wife of William Proxmire amid divorce timing questions. Proxmire is 31, McMillin 42, with Nevada divorce precedents cited.
Four exchange students from Thailand drowned in Washington when their car collided and plunged into Rock Creek. One victim was Absorn Devahstin of Arlington, Virginia. The others were Somsak Naramitrekhakarn and Sumarn Chandroendang, both UCLA students, and Kamnuan Kirangk Sak Tichit, a student at Florida Southern University.
Brodhead police and sheriff capture Madison man Frank William Rasmussen and his wife after a Milwaukee Freeport Madison and Washington manhunt. Rasmussen, linked to fraudulent checks since 1951, held on intoxication charges as detectives prepare extradition.
Two U S Atomic Energy Commission members told the 72 nation atoms for peace conference that pelvic X rays to women of child bearing age could cause malformation in unborn babies. They urged restricting X rays to two weeks after menses to avoid unsuspected pregnancies. Another report said X-ray use in infancy for throat and head conditions may raise later cancer risk.
Dr John W Behnken president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod urged unity with the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and other states at the 33rd biennial convention in Saginaw Michigan He warned against severing relations noting the long shared history since 1872 Delegates will decide whether to cut religious ties over Missouri Synods joint prayer military chaplaincy and Boy Scout sponsorships
U S and Red Chinese envoys met for 1 hour 45 minutes in Geneva and failed to reach an accord on freeing 41 Americans. They suspended secret talks until Tuesday.
A barn, silo and chicken coop on Ed Kindschuh’s Route 2 farm near Waupun were destroyed by a Friday evening fire. The item notes a statistic that about a third of U S heart disease deaths occur before age 65.
About 30 demonstrators surrounded eight members of a Soviet farm delegation in Chicago as they left the Conrad Hilton Hotel for Springfield. The pickets shouted in Russian and English, calling the visitors bandits and slaves, while the Russians kept a calm demeanor and entered taxis for the airport. One signer claimed to be a recent immigrant from Soviet territories including Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, and the Baltic region.
Two teenagers led a 90 mile per hour pursuit with bumper to bumper lockups in Louisville. Patrolman Joseph Biven fired twice at the rear of the fleeing car as officers chased from a traffic stop, then the ramming cruiser caused a spin and stall after the cars briefly locked together.
Wisconsin 63rd annual State Federation of Labor convention in Oshkosh opens Monday with 900 delegates. President George Haberman will preside. prior weekend sessions host unions including Machinists, Electrical Workers, hotel and restaurant locals, and Building Service. Key speakers include James L. McDevitt and Rep Lester Johnson. Tuesday features multiple addresses and officer nominations.
CHICAGO John Weaver 21 All-Star halfback from the United States Naval Academy suffering a slight concussion in the first quarter of the All-Star game. Weaver of Wausau Wis was said to be doing fine by a hospital spokesman and will have X rays later today. If clear he will be sent home Sunday.
A bus carrying French holidaymakers plunged over a precipice on the Great St Bernard Pass near Bourg St Pierre, killing at least 25 passengers. Rescue efforts are underway as authorities assess the scene and determine the exact number of casualties.
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