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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1955
Page
6
Partly cloudy and fair tonight with cooler readings especially across north and east near Lake Michigan. Wednesday brings temperatures from the 70s to mid 80s with southwest regions reaching upper 80s while north and east stay cooler. The day’s high and low ranges, barometer readings, and sunrise sunset times are noted along with regional extremes from El Centro to Fraser.
Wendell L Simmons transfers It 3 and N 25 ft of It 6 in Monroe to Paul W Ritschard. Emma Ginner transfers lots 6 7 8 9 blk 3 Andricks add Monroe to Wendell L Simmons. Clifford Leck transfers part of outlet 7 sec 3 Monroe to John Backe. Robert Butsch transfers It 8 blk 3 Eastlawn Monroe to John J Burkhard. Marriage license filed Roger L Blanc 19 Clarno Township and LaVonne A Schultz 17 2815 8th Ave.
Mrs Elizabeth Babler 82 of 1420 10th Street Fred Theiler 71 of New Glerus Mrs Fred W Pfeiffer 70 HoBart Ind Martin Trostemn 79 Footville Mrs Fred Witt 66 Elkhorn
Mr and Mrs Robert Strothmen Box 23 Monroe announce a daughter born August 16. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Neuen schwander Route 2 report a daughter born August 15. Mr and Mrs Glen Beckman Clarno announce a son born August 15. Mr and Mrs Alvin H Babler 1745 Country Lane report a daughter born August.
Surgical patients include Mrs Donald Peebles Beloit Christina Garwood Chadwick Ill Kathleen Dunlavy Argyle Mrs Harold Staley Lena Mrs Robert Phillips Winslow Mrs Olga Hendrickson Argyle Mrs Donald Pumphrey Rockford Mrs Bernard Hartwig South Wayne Mrs Anna Bergland DeKalb Il Dismissals: August Gempler Maynard Hefty Mrs Royal Ottersten Mrs Ralph Weckerly and son Mrs Arthur Widmer Mrs Eugene Stuckey and daughter Mrs Richard Broge and son Mrs Harry Walters.
Co. K the local National Guard unit began a new recruiting campaign and plans a Cheese Day float at the Armory weekly drill. The drive offers a $1 bonus per new recruit plus $50 $15 and $5 prizes for top recruiters and runs until Jan 1. Sgt Ist Class Jack O Donahue leads the project.
Dr. John F. Caradine named the county Red Cross chapter committee for the year starting July 1. T. J. Burgy Jr. heads home service, Franz W. Brand is vice chairman, with chairs for disaster, first aid, publicity, volunteer service, blood program, water safety, and junior Red Cross among others.
Special tribute to late Wilbert W. Wuethrich 42 honors work with Monroe youth at funeral in St John s Church. Rev Kehle highlighted his Cub Scout and Boy Scout activities. Scouts formed a cordon at Greenwood cemetery as casket was laid to rest.
Clarence Sullivan, 65, of Darlington, died while watching a horse race at the Belvidere fairgrounds in Illinois. Rites set for 9 a m tomorrow at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Darlington. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by two sons, a daughter, four grandchildren, two brothers, three sisters. Friends may call at Steil funeral home.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kubly of 2003 18th Street name their newborn daughter Dawn Elizabeth born yesterday at St. Clare Hospital. The couple has two older children, William aged 6 and Wendy Jo aged 3. Mrs. Kubly’s maiden name is Lucille Reese.
Personal note from the late Mrs Elizabeth Babler asks friends not to send flowers and instead donate to the cancer fund as she requested. The advisory reflects her wish to support charitable giving over floral tributes in lieu of traditional expressions of sympathy.
Brett William was born yesterday at St. Clare hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Condon of Brod head. Grandparents are Mrs. Alice Condon and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stabler. He has four brothers.
Postmaster and Mrs John J Burkhard plan to move later this month from 509 20th Avenue to their newly purchased residence at 2634 15th Street The house was constructed by builder Robert Rutsch.
Mr and Mrs Paul Ritschard have purchased the home under construction by Wendell L Simmons at 2110 17th Avenue and will move there from 1017 10th Street on August 29. Mr and Mrs David L Johnson will occupy the lower portion of the 10th Street residence where Mrs Nellie Marty has the upper apartment.
Eugene L. Trumble arrives to supervise the furniture department with his wife and five daughters. Phillip F. McEwrn becomes plumbing heating and building department manager and will bring his wife to the Montgomery Ward store.
Personal mentions cover the Women of the Moose meeting on Wednesday August 17 at 8 p m and a long list of visitors passing through or visiting Monroe from Miami Blanchardville Brod Madison Lakefield Glen Ellyn Decatur South Wayne Beloit Spooner and other places. Several out of town relatives and relatives visit from Gouverneur New York Rock City Mon ticello and Denver with travel to Las Vegas and the Black Hills.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. William Isely in Browntown hosts a relative while her husband serves with ROTC at Ft. Campbell Kentucky. M. Sgt. Swiggum visits his Browntown parents for several days. Elmhurst Illinois residents Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Kohli return home after visiting his parents in Browntown.
Madison officials say Elsie R Proxmire 31 divorced wife of William Proxmire 1952 and 1954 governor candidate may remarry without Wisconsin one year waiting period. Miles J McMillin 42 Capital Times writer and Proxmire dated couple applied for license last Thursday.
Beloit workers at the Fairbanks Morse Co plant, about 3,200 on strike since Monday, forced closure as general manager W. E. Watson confirmed no restart. The union allows office staff and supervisors to enter via picket lines while negotiations stall.
Eight Monroe residents depart Madison by special train to Winnipeg Manitoba Canada for the Shrine Midwest summer sessions Thursday through Saturday. The group includes Mr and Mrs Alden J Hawthorne Elmer J Trickel Mr and Mrs Clifford Reasa Mr and Mrs W S MacDonald and Louis H Kohli.
Wisconsin market shows barely steady prices for daisies and steady for other styles as demand remains light to fair. Offerings are adequate on Longhorns with fully ample supplies. selling prices cited for cheddars moisture 32 to 34 percent. single daisies 34 to 35 percent. Longhorns 35 to 36 percent. Midgets 35 to 37 percent.
Darlington superintendent T M Nelson lists the faculty for the public schools. Freshman registration is set for August 20, orientation August 25, and classes begin August 29. High school staff includes Hazel Benedick Helen Collins Marguerite Connelly Richard Davies David Evans Henry Huetten W W Martens John McNett Otto Ruf John Schrear Carolyn Stevenson George Stevenson Robert Wood and Marian Sessler. Grade teachers include Maria Howery Leone Gilberts Irene Ruf Rose Ellen Pink Barbara Rowe Avis Woodward and Paul Doering.
Donald E. Schultz, 21, of Milwaukee, drowned in the north end of Pewaukee Lake Monday evening while swimming. His body was recovered by other swimmers in about four minutes but Pewaukee Lake respirator squad efforts failed to revive him.
Two Milwaukee boys aged 15 and 16 were arrested in Car Thieves Nabbed New Castle Indiana after stealing a car near Indianapolis. State troopers traced the broadcast, forced the car off the road, and the teens hid in a cornfield before being captured.
Browntown Busy Beavers 4 H Club met at the Morgan Johnson home last Thursday night with Joan Swiggum leading the pledge Evelyn Johnson directing group singing and giving a demonstration on how to iron a white shirt Record books were checked and Misses Swiggum and Johnson performed a saxophone duet Group judging occurred and the next meeting is set for September 8 at the Glen Boss home.
Polio cases in Outagamie County rise to 172 with the death of Town of Grand Chute Chairman Arthur Lecker described as critical. Allen Warnke of Appleton dies. Appleton and Kaukauna report new cases. Milwaukee's South View hospital treats 65 polio patients with 11 respirators.
Superior boy David Coon, 12, was killed when he was run over by a circus wagon while attempting to rescue a companion. Witness Stella Sickler said a group of boys tried to jump the wagon as it turned the corner. 8-year-old James Laga was caught on the vehicle, and Coon pushed him to safety before he was struck.
Fred Theiler 71 of New Glarus died in his sleep Sunday night at his son Fred Jr.’s Madison home after suffering a heart condition. A Swiss-born master carpenter, he helped build New Glarus’ first chalets and the village church. Survived by two sons, three brothers, and three grandchildren. services at Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church with burial in its cemetery.
Detective William Murphy aged 34 of the police robbery detail was shot and killed on the Roosevelt Road subway platform after a gun fight with a assailant who then seized a private car and ordered driver Charles Koerper to take him toward the Loop. The attacker escaped on foot after the weapon with three bullets was left on the tracks.
A brief classified page describes several used cars. Entries include a 2 door light green car with radio air conditioning heater and directional lights. a Coronet 4 door with Air Cruiser ted radio heater gyro matic. a 4 door gray with fluid drive directional lights seat covers. a 4 door black with overdrive directional lights clock. and a 2 door green with sun visor fender skirts backup lights and plastic seat covers.
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