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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1963
Page
6
The Wisconsin Fair region sees partly cloudy and warmer air with scattered thunder showers possible mainly northwest tonight and north Friday. Low temperatures range from 48 to 54 east and 54 to 59 west. highs Friday from 78 to 86. Monroe zone remains fair and cool with similar Friday outlook and lows around 48 to 54 and highs near 78 to 83. Sunrise 6 05 sunset 8 03.
Multiple defendants including Rudy G Mader Alvin E Melland John K Schiller James F Rufenacht and others pleaded guilty or not guilty to traffic violations. Outcomes include fines ranging from 10 to 40 dollars driving privileges suspended for 30 to 60 days and mandatory traffic school or sessions.
Monroe police cite Bruce C Kneubuehl for unnecessary horn blowing and forfeit $10 in fines.
Dennis F Veeder aged 20 of Friendship and Sharon L Haddinger aged 20 of Albany obtained marriage licenses.
Mrs Alice Lang age 66 of Rock City and Patrick H Christopher age 84 of Shullsburg are listed in the notices. The brief item records ages and home towns without further details.
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Han welcome a daughter at 2019 11th avenue on Aug. 15. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Buerkley of Durand welcome a daughter on Aug. 15. Mr. and Mrs. Danny Lee Kloppenstein at 2111 10th street have a son on Aug. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foulker of Route 2 welcome a daughter on Aug. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hughes of Blanchardville welcome a daughter on Aug. 14.
St. Clare Hospital records show patient listings under Medical and Surgical categories. The Dismissals section includes numerous individuals by name, spouse names, and children across several families.
The Sixth Annual Wisconsin State Eagle Softball Tournament opens Saturday in Monroe with at least seven teams entered including Fond du Lac Beaver Dam LaCrosse Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh and Monroe Waukesha may also enter before the 11 a.m draw at the Eagles Club Play shifts between Recreation Park and Monroe High School beginning at 12:15 p.m Saturday Three first round games plus one bye Saturday seven total games Saturday with consolation and championship Sunday at Recreation Park Milwaukee the defending champion and LaCrosse are seen as top contenders Mild weather notice cancels Saturday night Recreation Park games shifting to Monday night
An Albany woman stopped at an Oasis on the way to O'Harefield to meet a friend and bought a coffee package labeled free. She later learned she had purchased coffee instead and plans to save it for weddings and funerals.
Justin M. Schmiedeke of the State Historical Society announced that Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Tschudy of New Glarus begin their ninth year as curators of the Wisconsin Historymobile. The 1964 season opens August 30 ahead of the Wilhelm Tell Festival in New Glarus with a three part series titled Wisconsin Wilderness Frontier and State. The second unit covers Wisconsin in the Civil War and the final unit, in 1965, Wisconsin A Century of Progress.
Tonight's slowpitch slate lists Dor mans against Severson Construction Co at 7 p.m. Grace Lutheran faces Lanz Hardware at 8 p.m. South Wayne meets Liquid Feed at 9 p.m. Tomorrow has no games. Girls softball features Freeport Independents vs Montgomery Electric at 7:30 p.m. Orangeville plays Monroe Business Women at 8:45 p.m.
University of Wisconsin President Fred Harington and four regents visited Kenosha at the urging of city officials who seek to establish a third campus there. The visit signals local efforts to attract the new university site amid strong regional interest.
Police report a car driven by Colleen T. Doherty of Monroe struck a parked car belonging to Alice R. Wolfe in the 1100 block of 16th Avenue at 8 45 this morning. Minor damage occurred to the Wolfe vehicle.
Personal mentions list Linda and Jimmy Kohl visiting Donald Kohl in Cam den New Jersey and a Peace Church ice cream social in Browntown with a 4:30 serving and 8 p.m. program. Other items note vacations to Silver Lake Wautoma Nestor Falls Canada Milwaukee Madison Omaha Neb and Turtle Lake Wis along with several family travel updates and attendances at fairs and relatives’ homes.
President Fulbert Youlou announced his resignation from the palace steps as a 10,000 strong crowd hailed the move. Rioters freed 480 inmates from the city prison while police fired, killing five and wounding about a dozen amid demands for reform and one party rule’s abolition.
A middle aged nun named Dieu Hien burned herself to death in a Vietnamese coastal village to protest President Ngo Dinh Diem. She is the fourth Buddhist nun to commit suicide by fire. In Hue government troops broke up a Buddhist student demonstration demanding the body of a cremated novice monk. Scores were arrested and some injured.
The State Board of Health reported one polio case in the week ending August 3. The case occurred in Winnebago County and the type was not specified.
Delbert Thurs ton, 35, of Denzer Wisconsin, a construction worker, was electrocuted Wednesday when a crane struck an electric power line in Madison.
At the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee the Hereford competition crowned T W Griswold of Livingston as premier breeder while Dean Biddick of Livingston claimed the champion Angus carcass with a 300 prize. Other breed wins included Mahogany Farms and Kitty Kurtis Ranch in Angus, Hickories Farm Pardeeville in Shorthorns, and Miller Farms Lodi with reserves. Attendance reached 505,807 over six days, led by 81,620 on day six.
The 1963 Wisconsin traffic toll rises to 508 with two new deaths. Helen E. Rausch a 19 year old Kiel resident died when her car left a town road near New Holstein Calumet County and hit a tree. Four month old Mark Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Richard Anderson of Markesan died when the car left Highway 22 near Montello and struck a culvert.
Hillsdale New Jersey A nine year old boy Leslie D Katz son of Dr and Mrs Harold Katz Emerson died from brain damage after a stone hurled by a rotary mower 100 feet away struck him as he warmed up for a ball game at Stonybrook Field Club Police believe the impact caused the fatal injury and no other players saw the incident
Fragmentary notes describe a Gaassified Act dispute where a key portion is missing. no clear outcome or responsible parties are stated in the readable text.
Joe E. Miller of 2016 19th street qualified for a New York Life conference in Banff Canada by winning membership in the firm’s 1962 63 Top Club. He was named Madison Capital office’s outstanding salesman for July.
A special worship service will be held Sunday from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. in the old log church at the Historical Village Museum. The service commemorates the arrival of the first SEMETS in the community.
The Salvation Army will dispatch trucks to Monroe on Thursday August 22, announced local representative Wilma Heimann. Contact via phone at 325-4215 for details.
Edward Niffenegger Jr of Monroe will be the featured speaker for the Post 65 American Legion gathering in Muscoda at 8 p m tonight. He serves as vice commander of the Third District which covers seven counties.
Linda Ann Babler 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert F Babler Route 4 was released from St Clare hospital after tests and returned home yesterday.
Miss Monica Anderegg daughter of Mr and Mrs Hans Anderegg is part of the 1963 class at the Deaconess hospital Milwaukee and will graduate Sunday at 3 pm during exercises at the Friends United Church of Christ Milwaukee.
James Sullivan of Monroe took fourth in the junior sheep shearing event at the Wisconsin State Fair. Arlan Spilde, 18, of Stoughton finished first. James Cooley of Livingston second. Perm Seweries shitom placed third. Tom Harlan of Evansville came in fifth.
Members of the Argyle public library board announce Mrs. Michael Flanagan has been hired as librarian to succeed Mrs. Blanch Bleiler. The appointment highlights a planned leadership transition at the Argyle library.
State conservation warden Harold A. Pederson of Monroe was moved by ambulance from St. Clare hospital to his home this morning. He continues to recover from a heart attack he suffered July 21. Pederson resides at 1406 23rd Avenue.
A 73 year old Milwauk ee resident Mrs Laula Olson was identified as the pedestrian killed when struck by a car Tuesday night at a downtown intersection. Police reported the accident investigation continues and no further details were released.
New Glarus residents join a Stephenson County Fair appearance in Freeport to promote the Wilhelm Tell pageant and coin picking contests slated for Monroe on October 23 and 24. The Tell promotion panel will tape a segment for Dick Sherwood show and Channel 5 in Green Bay while Strickler's Market shifts its Dairyland Jubilee program to back the promotion. Emcee John Schermerhorn will interview locals in Swiss costume during the telecast.
A common pickerel frog's vocalization is described as a loud raspy snore resembling a harsh, belabored nap. The note suggests the sound is distinct among frogs and may be noted by observers in wetland areas.
Cadet Jeffrey D. Knezel of Brodhead attends the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps summer encampment while a student at the University of Wisconsin. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon E. Knezel of Brodhead.
Officials of the Southern Wisconsin Co op announce opening for business in Monroe with offices on Route 2 in the old Alston building. The fuel supplier operates two trucks with Fritz Graber serving Monroe Browntown Montello area and Arnold Schupbach covering Brodhead Albany area. The firm is owned and controlled by local stockholders.
Nelson L Drummond a 34 year old Navy seaman from Baltimore and 17 year veteran was sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to commit espionage with two Soviet officials. Federal Judge Thomas F Murphy imposed the term after Drummond was convicted on July 19 of spying for $24000 and was described as having sold security of the United States.
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