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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1955

Page

8

Weather summary for August 17 1955 Daily Record

Mostly fair tonight and Friday with a chance of thundershowers in the far north. Continued high Friday with tonight’s low 66 to 72 and Friday’s high 93 to 98. Record shows temperatures since yesterday 1 PM, and year ago figures. Barometer readings at 1 AM and 1 PM. Warmest location Bis marck North Dakota at 102 and coldest West Yellowstone Montana at 40. Sunrise is 5 13 and sunset 6 54.

U. S. Bismarck N. D West Yellowstone Mont

Small Claims Dispatch On Speeding And Wrong Way Driving

Judge Marshall L. Peterson orders Sheldon Morris Hendrickson of Darlington to pay $15 and costs for speeding and revocation of driver license until age 18 born June 11 1938. Henry Joseph Jenny of Route 1 Orangeville must pay $10 and costs for operating vehicle on the wrong side of the road. Sheriff's department report.

Marshall L. Peterson Sheldon Morris Hendrickson Darlington Sheriff’s Department Henry Joseph Jenny Orangeville Sheriff's Department

Friedli and Nuzum Jr. Named in City Telemedicine Notice

William Robert Friedli aged 62 and Dr. John W. Nuzum Jr., 29, of New Orleans, are listed in a city telemedicine notice detailing involved parties and their roles.

William Robert Friedli City Tel John W. Nuzum Jr New Orleans

Local Birth Announcements Include Nedil and Brooks Sons

Mr and Mrs Lowell Nedil of New Glarus welcome a son born August 18 and Mr and Mrs Edward Brooks of Freeport announce a son born August 17 as part of community birth notices.

Lowell Nedil New Glarus Son Edward Brooks Freeport

St Clare Hospital Accident and Discharges List

St Clare Hospital reports injuries from an accident involving Alvin Haag of Mt Horeb and mentions medical patients including Mrs Royal Otterstein of Rock City Ill Elmer Pratt of Ft Atkinson surgical patients include Mrs Ketchel Rinehart Juda Michael Flannery 1113% 16th avenue Mrs Luther Glass Janesville Howard Miller Pecatonica Ill J Harry Green Janesville Stanley Cullen Darlington Oscar Ayen Sr Blanchardville and Mrs Ellwyn Olson Lowes Park Ill dismissals list includes Harold Monte John Dooly George Rossetter Gottfried Mayer Peter Klassy Mrs Hilda Rundhammer Mrs George Philips Christina Garwood Clara Miller Mrs Patrick McCarragher Mrs William Slocum Mrs Anna Burkhalter Mrs Gottfried Wenger Infant boy Saunders David Kellesvig Mrs Paul Dorsey and Duane Milestone.

Alvin Haag Mt. Horeb Royal Otterstein Rock City Ill Elmer Pratt Ft. Atkinson Ketchel Rinehart Juda Michael Flannery 16Th Avenue Luther Glass Janesville Howard Miller Pecatonica J. Harry Green Stanley Cullen Darlington Oscar Ayen Sr Blanchardville Ellwyn Olson Lowes Park

Frank Divan Services To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Frank H. Divan of Mt. Carroll Illinois who died Tuesday night from a heart condition will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Shriner Neushwander funeral home. Rev James L Neighbours of Monroe will officiate burial is Greenwood cemetery He is survived only by his wife Edith Kelly Divan and was the last of the Divan family He was predeceased by an only son Howard two brothers John and E L Divan and five sisters Margaret Olive Divan Mmes Catherine Erwin George Carrie Michael and Edward Lillie Good.

Frank H. Divan Mt. Carroll Ill Shriner-Neushwander James L. Neighbours First Universalist Church Monroe Greenwood Cemetery Divan Emanuel and Mary Beitler Divan Cadiz Township Edith Kelly Divan Howard John E. L. Divan Margaret Olive Divan Mmes Catherine Erwin George Carrie) Michael Edward Lillie) Good

Miss Stauffacher Receives $400 Grant in Aid

Miss Jane Stauffacher daughter of Mr and Mrs John Stauffacher of 2123 16th street has been awarded a 400 grant in aid by the Johnson foundation of Racine for her senior year at Ripon College. She has received a similar grant as a junior and a 200 scholarship from the college each of her four years. She majors in mathematics with minors in general science and biology and works in the college library and in Madison during the summer.

Jane Stauffacher John Stauffacher 16Th Street Johnson Foundation of Racine Ripon College Miss Stauffacher Madison

Miss Leona Gruenewald Undergoes Major Surgery

Mrs Leona Gruenewald co owner of the Crystal Tower underwent major surgery at St Clare hospital yesterday morning. Her condition is reported as good.

Leona Gruenewald Crystal Tower St. Clare Hospital

Bolliger Services Set for Skokie Resident

Julius Bolliger 52 of Monroe died Tuesday night at his Skokie Illinois home. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. DST tomorrow at Haben funeral home Skokie with burial in Memory Garden Arlington Heights. Masonic services by Morton Grove lodge. He worked 13 years for Bell and Gossett Co. Survived by wife and two children William 11 and Donna 7 of 9012 Gross Point Skokie. Relatives urged to attend.

Julius Bolliger Monroe Skokie Ill Haben Funeral Home Niles Center Street Memory Garden Arlington Heights Til Morton Grove H. L. Leuenberger Mary Leuenberger Bolliger Chicago Bell and Gossett Co Masonic Moose William Donna Gross Point

Disney Cinemascope Film Showcases Switzerland at Sky Vu

Switzerland in color screens this weekend at Sky Vu on Highway 69 south as Walt Disney presents People and Places in Cinemascope. The film, third in the Disney series and first in Cinemascope, runs Friday through Monday and features Alps bobsledding, Swiss towns, cattle drives, harvest dances, Schallachaus festival, a wedding, and a climb of the Matterhorn. Ernst Heiniger, a Zurich native turned photographer, helped film his homeland with a village focus on Garda Canton Trison, following Gustave Bart’s family through four seasons. Disney and Heiniger blend to deliver an exhilarating sled ride with the camera mounted on the front seat. an expert driver previously injured a shoulder attempting the shot.

Switzerland Walt Disney Sky Vu Highway 69 South Alps Schallachaus Matterhorn Disney Ernst Heiniger Zurich Garda Canton Trison Gustave Bart Heiniger

Meier Infant Named For Woodford Couple

Gary Lee was born August 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Meier of Woodford. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lester Everson of Argyle and Mrs. John Wyss of Monroe.

Gary Lee Raymond Meier Woodford Lester Everson Argyle John Wyss Monroe

Thomas Frank Kundert Born to Denver Couple

Mr and Mrs Russell F Kundert of Denver have named their son Thomas Frank born yesterday. Mrs Kundert, formerly Mary Durner, shares this birth with grandparents Frank J Kundert of Monroe and Frances Durner of Phoenix. Great grandmothers are Mrs John A Kundert and Mrs Charles A Goecks. Thomas Frank has a sister Ann age 21 months.

Thomas Frank Russell F. Kundert Denver Kundert Mary Durner Frank J. Kundert Monroe Frances Durner Phoenix Ariz Mmes John A. Kundert Charles A. Goecks Ann

Finger Amputation Suffered By Local Worker

Norman Satrang of Orfordville lost the tip of a finger on his left hand while drilling for employer Harold Burtness. He was treated at St. Clare hospital and returned home.

Norman Satrang Orfordville Harold Burtness St. Clare Hospital

Doctor hosts Illinois Osteopathic meeting in Orangeville

Dr Ransom L Dinges hosted the Illinois Osteopathic Association Second District August meeting in Orangeville. After the session in his office, doctors and their families attended a dinner at the Orangeville Methodist church.

Ransom L. Dinges Orangeville Illinois Osteopathic Association

Hand Laceration In Hay Balers Injures Haag

Alvin Haag. Mr Horeb, suffered a severe right hand laceration this morning after his hand was caught in a hay baler. Haag was admitted to St. Clare hospital at noon and underwent surgery at 1 p m.

Alvin Haag Horeb Haag St. Clare Hospital

Personal Mentions From townspeople Fill Local Page

A long list of residents and visitors is noted with origins including Juda Wiota Clarendon Hepburn Rockford and Madison. Names appearing: Eugene Stuckey Delores Newman Martha Ann Winter Paul F O Neill Lois Nelson and others with several trips to Monroe Duluth Cleveland and Ogden. A community gathering and Lutheran League event are referenced with local travel plans and a Sunday return.

Eugene Stuckey Juda Merlin Jorgenson Wiota Fred Jarvis Rockford Wens Os Hepburn Delores Newman Clarendon Martha Ann Winter T. A. Hamilton Chicago G. Glatz Holland Mich Lois Nelson Stoughton Ada Mae Anderson Chiropractic Forum WMTV Adv W. E. Eichenberger Paul Sheldneck Decatur Raymond Montgomery Shirley Browntown Aurora Clyde Snow Frank Michaels Clara Hellkotter Joe Laz W. Howard Smith Connie Marcia Judy Western Manana Donna Lou Anderson Camp Ka Wa Kwa Willow River Minn Ned Wheeler Nedra Valerie Ogden Utah E. M. Deininger John Peter Figs Park Ridge Ill Messrs. and Mines John J. Benson Wauwatosa Ivan Powers Park Forest Fred Smith Arlington Heights John Peter Figi Richard F. Hulburt B. R. Williams Janice Mies W. H. Lewis Texarkana Tex Vera Rahlf Otto Schneider Cleveland Ruth Emberson Rose Schmid Argyle Duluth Luther League Lutheran Free Church

Jet Crash Kills Two Near Centralia Illinois

A jet plane crashed and burned in a Illinois cornfield about 15 miles east of Centralia. Police report both occupants were killed. The wreck was so destroyed that authorities could not determine if it was Navy or Air Force.

Centralia Ill Here

Doctor Nuzum Jr. Dies After Fall in Charity Hospital New Orleans

Dr John W Nuzum Jr 29 a third generation physician died after a fall at Charity Hospital New Orleans. Services were held there. He trained in surgery at Charity since April after two years in France with the Medical Corps and earlier served at Augustana Hospital Chicago. He was a Northwestern medical school graduate and survived by his wife two children and his mother Mrs John W Nuzum Sr Wilmette Ill.

John W. Nuzum Jr Albany Brodhead New Orleans Charity Hospital Nuzum T. W. Nuzum Janesville Green County John Weston Nuzum Chicago Medical Corps Augustana Hospital Northwestern University Medical School

Firefighters Battle Conflagration as Crowds Watch

A late night blaze drew a large crowd while Benkert urged motorists to keep cars out of the fire area to prevent line breaks. Firemen risked danger from flames and obstructions as three city trucks and a reserve unit fought the fire. A restaurant employee provided coffee to weary crews during brief breaks.

Benkert Chester Pound

Evangelical Lutherans Delay Break With Missouri Synod

The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and other states votes 94 to 47 to delay severing relations with the Missouri Synod until fall next year. The union committee backed the postponement, citing far reaching spiritual consequences of breaking ties since 1872.

Saginaw Mich Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin Missouri Synod Wisconsin Synod Missouri

Funeral Services for Elizabeth L. Babler

Funeral services were held at 2 p m in Stuessy funeral home for Mrs Elizabeth L Babler with Rev James L Neighbours of First Universalist church and Rev John E MacMartin of Stock ton IL presiding Burial followed in Greenwood cemetery Pallbearers were grandsons Bruce Babler Winslow Forest and Albert Babler Monticello Harland Babler New Glarus Noel Way Mt Horeb and Phillip Papus Waukegan IL

Elizabeth L. Babler Stuessy James L. Neighbours First Universalist Church John E. MacMartin Stockton, IL Greenwood Cemetery Bruce Babler Winslow Forest Albert Babler Monticello Harland Babler New Glarus Noel Way Mt. Horeb Phillip Papus Waukegan

Mrs Everett Johnston Rites Held At Local Funeral Home

Services for Mrs Everett G Marjorie Johnston were held at 3 p m today in the Shriner Neusch wander funeral home with Rev Glen H Ridnour of First Methodist Monroe officiating. Pallbearers were Clarence J Foss Bernard Dooley Ben L Abraham O N Johnson Henry A Burgy and J T Etter Jr.

Everett Johnston Everett G Marjorie) Johnston Shriner-Neushwander Glen H. Ridnour First Methodist Church Monroe Clarence J. Foss Bernard Dooley Ben L. Abraham O. N. Johnson Henry A. Burgy J. T. Etter Jr

Diane winds down to a windy storm as it moves north

Diane, once a hurricane with 100 mph winds, has weakened through the Carolinas and Virginia. As it heads into eastern West Virginia and central Pennsylvania, strongest winds fall to 40 mph then 20 to 35 mph. The Weather Bureau forecasts continued weakening with moderate to heavy rains across central Pennsylvania eastern West Virginia and western Maryland today.

Richmond Diane Carolinas Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania Southside Weather Bureau Maryland

Soldier's Body Found Near Fort Huachuca Arizona

The body of Pfc. Vance I. Morey 20 of Hancock Wisconsin was recovered today from a reservoir where he had been swimming near Fort Huachuca Arizona.

FT. Hauchuca Ariz Pfc Vance I. Morey Hancock, Wis

Forster Named Janesville City Manager

Mayor George Forster of Madison, 50, chosen from 84 applicants by the Janesville City Council, will resign Madison duties effective October 16 but report in Janesville September 16 due to leave time. City officials ask residents to keep cars off streets for three nights to aid insect spraying.

Janesville George Forster Madison Forster

Amazing bargains in The Times classifieds

Daily bargains highlighted in The Times classifieds feature a rotating mix of items for sale, services offered, and local job postings. Shoppers should check the page for updated prices and listings across categories.

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