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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1955

Page

6

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.

Weather summary and temperatures for today

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.

U.S Thermal Calif Fraser Colo

Real Estate Transfers in Monroe and Browntown Areas

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.

Leland L. Lamboley George R. Barry Lakeside Heights City of Monroe Robert G. Rote R. J. Cook James R. Wells Rhoades Browntown City of Brodhead Decatur Robert Thorp Decatur Township Samuel Frederick Nichols Cliffe H. Gelbach Albany Ralph E. Luedy Hillcrest Cemetery Association Lizzie Hintz Franklin Roenneburg Tallmans

Justice Cases From Monroe Police Proceedings

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.

Justice L. A. Koenig Alfred Marvin Janesville Monroe Delwin Smith Warren Edmond McCue Darlington George Nyman Route 2 Juda

Deaths of Wilbert Wuethrich, Bertha Schadewalt and Frank Walters

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.

Wilbert W. Wuethrich 21St Avenue Bertha Schadewalt Winslow Frank W. Walters Footville

St Clare Hospital Dismissals And Patients List

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.

David Miller Orangeville Oswald Blumer Davenport LeGrand Walker Chana Ill Alvin Phillips Delafield Ira Miller South Wayne George Rosseter Janesville Emil Wallman Harold Burkhalter Lester McQuillan Raymond Meier John Klossner Eugene Bill Clarence Elmer Lewis Hull LeVerne Wenger Sever Engen Wray Sympson Jill Koppean

Four Openings Remain In Course for Veterans

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.

Louis C. Frey Frey Monticello T. J. Burgy Jr Veterans Service Office Monroe High School

Thomas Mann Dies at 80 in Zurich Retreat

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.

Zurich Switzerland Thomas Mann Reich Mann Germany Hitler United States Holland Europe Katja Ericka Lake Joseph

Miss Schadewalt Dies in Winslow

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.

Bertha Schadewalt Route 2 Winslow Byron Grace) Kleckler Mrs Kleckler Germany Fred Minnie Wangelin Schadewalt Miss Schadewalt America 8Th Street John Lillian) Seidschlag Carl Zap N. C Will Arthur Darlington Pauline Obert Elizabeth Seefeldt Freeport Ida May Schadewalt Frank Daniel Cardascio Funeral Home Oswald Mall St. Paul’s Church Warren Christian Hollow Cemetery

Born in Maine Cheri Lynn Ster to Michael J Ster couple

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

Maine Michael J. Ster Kittery Cheri Lynn Ster Nancy Thorp James Ster Chicago Letha H. Thorp Madison David

Milk Association Directors Set 8:15 Meeting at Courthouse

Green County Pure Milk Association directors convene at 8:15 tonight in the Courthouse to plan Cheese Day activities with president John Haldiman presiding.

Green County Pure Milk Association John Haldiman

Ranch contest winner announced for Popsicle brand

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.

John D. Fritsch Frank Fritsch 16Th Street

Call to Millburg for Illness of Mrs. Ralph Gallio

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.

Massachusetts Leonard Hegi Joanne Carol Millburg Mass Ralph Gallio

Car Truck Collision In Brodhead Damages Vehicles

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.

Times Carl Hegi Glen Douglas Stocker Jr Orfordville

Baby La Verne Linn Born at St. Clare Hospital

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.

Laverne Linn LaVerne R. Lederman St. Clare Hospital Lederman Marianne J. Elmer Harvey E. Elmer Monticello Emma_ Lederman Brodhead Dick Freitag J. P. Elmer Monroe

Reservation for Camp Wanbeek attendee Henry Marty Jr

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.

Henry Marty Jr 23Rd Avenue

Two Area Men Taken To Prison at Waupun

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.

Paul Ritter Monroe Marvin Hein Albany Waupun State Prison Raymond J. Lavallee Jr George W. Armstrong Ritter Hein Sheriff’s Department

Dr Ellison White Resigns From TB Sanatorium Post

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.

Madison Ellison White Wales State Board of Health White Texas

Funeral of Charles H Dietz Draws Wide Attendance

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.

Charles Dietz Charles H. Dietz Vincent Anderson Jr Fond du Lac Charles Bogue Wesley Dietz Rockford Stanley Dietz Wilmette Ill Beatrice Burrington Lois Burrington Stanley Burrington Albany Ray Meythaler New Glarus

King George Wrecked Off Scottish Shore While Towed

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.

Roseneath Point Scotland Britain Gare Loch

Personal mentions from many towns adorn Monroe column

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.

Jess Koeshall Monticello Ewald Zwickey Albany Oscar Bouxsein Princeton Harold Eldred Orrin R. Williams Chicago Charles Morris Dakota Ill Monroe Blaine Bird DeWitt G. S. Jones Lafayette Harry Haddinger Clara Bartling Grandmound E. L. Eagle Rock Island Bill Logue East Peoria Harry J. Pohlman Milwaukee The Journal Alice A. Neilson Jane Lawrence Clara Dombach East St. Louis Ann O'Flaherty LaCrosse Clara E. Sissons New Glarus Milton Mary Rice Carl Stubbe Wisconsin Alvina Faeser Royal Woelffer Jr Mabel Schoch Melrose Minn John P. Hamilton Fred Strauss Portland Ore Edward W. Barrich Winnebago Harry Barrich Rockford Knights of Pythias St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Wilbert W Red) Woethrich Marilyn Harris Regina Margaret Lang Margaret M. Lang Betty Therriault Brooklyn N. Y Robert Downs Webster City James L Order of Eagles Aerie St. John’s Evangelical Green County Extension Madison University of Wisconsin Myron E. Jeglum Myrtle Webb Don Siedschlag

Cheese Week Set To Promote Dairy Goods In Monroe

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.

Barbara Brown Alice In Dairyland State ADA Green County Monroe State Department Wisconsin W. T. Reese Merrill Richardson State Department of Agriculture Sheldon C. Wilcox William Johnson John Aboya Milwaukee Crandall Tschudy Margaret Stracka Helen Schafer Harvey H. Holland Monroe Grocery Stores Dean Peterson Brodhead Grocer Dan Markham Jr Brodhead Independent Register Stewart F. Kingston Robert F. Marty Cheese Day Leity Stewart Haberman E. C. Hamilton The Evening Times

Irish Raiders Seize Guns At British Army Post

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.

Reading England Irish Republican Army

Weeks Defies Celler On BAC Files Amid

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.

James Marlow Washington Roundish Sinclair Weeks Brooklyn Emanuel Celler Celler House Weeks Bostonian Business Advisory Council America BAC Walter White Week Commerce Department Roosevelt New Deal Secretary of Commerce White Department Executive Branch Congress

Vacation Retail Spending at Peak Vacation

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.

New York Dun and Bradstreet New England East South Midwest Southwest Northwest Pacific Coast

McMillin Proxmire License Questioned

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.

Madison Dane County Clerk’s Office District Attorney's Miles J. McMillin Capital Times Elsie Proxmire William Proxmire John D. Rockefeller McMillin Shirley Newell Wisconsin Nevada

Four Exchange Pupils Die in Capital Crash

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.

Washington W Thailand Washington Rock Creek Absorn Devahstin Arlington Bangkok Somsak Naramitrekhakarn Sumarn Chandroendang University of California At Los Angeles Kamnuan Kirang Sak Tichit Florida Southern University Lakeland, Fla

Madison Couple Arrested in Cross-State Fraud Case

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.

Brodhead Sheriff's Department Madison Milwaukee Wausau Freeport Fowler Heffener Rasmussen Raymond J. Lavallee Jr Howe New Glarus Frank Peterson

X rays could harm developing infants warned at peace conference

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.

Geneva U. S. Atomic Energy Commission AEC D. E. Clark University of Chicago

Missouri Spokesman Urges Continued Unity at Synod Convention

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

Saginaw Mich Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Missouri Synod Wisconsin The

Parley Recesses After Talks Over Americans Held in China

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.

Geneva U. S China

Barn and outbuildings razed in Waupun fire

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.

Waupun Ed Kindschuh Route 2 U. S

Pickets surround Russian farmers as delegation leaves Chicago

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.

Chicago United States Springfield Conrad Hilton Ukraine Esthenia Lithuania Baltic Region

Bumpers Locked in 90-MPH Chase Ended by Ram

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.

Louisville Joseph Biven Biven Arley Blair

Labor Conclave To Open Monday In Oshkosh

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.

Oshkosh Wisconsin State Federation of Labor George Haberman Milwaukee Wisconsin State Council of Machinists State Electrical Wisconsin State Building Service James L. McDevitt Washington, D. C Labor League For Political Education Lester Johnson D-Wis Black River Falls

All-Star Halfback Hurt in Benefit Grid Classic

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.

Chicago John Weaver United States Naval Academy At Annapolis Weaver Wausau Wis

Bus Crash Kills 25 on Great St Bernard Pass

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.

Bourg ST. Pierre Switzerland St. Bernard Pass Here

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