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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1955
Page
7
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with widely scattered thunder showers in the north and across most of the state. Cooler turning cooler in the extreme northwest, not as hot in shower areas elsewhere on Sunday. Low tonight 66 to 73, highs Sunday from the low 80s in the extreme north northwest to the mid 90s in the extreme south.
The report notes yesterday's high of 94 and low of 74 since 1 p.m. Mil waukee led the state with 98 degrees and Big Piney Wyoming recorded 34 as the coldest spot in the U.S. Barometer read 29.50 at 1 a.m. and 29.45 at 1 p.m. Sunrise was 5:15 and sunset 6:51.
Arthur B. Spencer transfers N 60 ft of lot 3 block 8 on the west side of Brooklyn Village to George M. Loomis in a recorded real estate transfer.
Charles Bohren aged 19 of 1116 25th avenue and Gladys Helen Due aged 18 of Ft. Atkinson. Peter Alfred Steinmann 21 of Route 3 and Roxana Louise Young 20 of 633 17th avenue. Merton Mather Zimmerman 23 of Spring Grove Township and Donna Jean Malkow 18 of Mt. Pleasant Township. Marvin Edgar Busjahn 23 of Oneco Township Stephenson County Illinois and Geraldine Ann Hasse 15 of 2629 7th street. Stanley Richard Dybevik 26 of Spring Grove Township Rock County and Lisette Rieder 21 of Brodhead.
Mrs. Hannah Haag aged 85 died at Mt. Hor after long illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at the Mt. Hor church with burial in the family plot. She was a longtime resident and beloved figure in the local community.
Mr and Mrs Homer Lindsey of Brodhead welcome a daughter born August 20. Mr and Mrs Robert H Richardson of 714 21st Street greet a daughter born August 20. Mr and Mrs William Hartwig Route 3 announce a daughter born August 20. Mr and Mrs Donald Blasing Route 1 announce a daughter born August 20.
A hospital notice lists patients under Medical and Surgical categories including Charles Sechrist 54 Waterloo Ia, Robert Barker Janesville, Thomas Krueger Brooklyn, Mrs Joshua Hoesly New Glarus, Mrs Erwin Beckman Ft Atkinson, Richard E Dickson Macanda Ill, Mrs Ethel Boundick Rockford, Charles Donaldson Janesville, plus surgical patient Mrs Kendall Digman Route 3 and Beulah Nelson Janesville. Dismissals include Alvin Haag and many described spouses and widows across several towns.
Ronald D. Johnson city recreation director announced interior painting of the Monroe Community Center will begin Monday. Colors were chosen by the Monroe Youth Council. first floor rooms to be redone and the Golden Age Club will provide new curtains. Center closed to all meetings during redecorating and volunteers should report Monday to help.
Hundreds of area residents will attend the Turn and Schwing Club annual picnic at Baumgartner's Grove west of Monroe tomorrow. The program begins at 2 p.m. with G. Fred Galli as master of ceremonies and features turning and wrestling by club members, a down tumbling act, and music by the Polka Boys and the New Glarus Yodelers.
New York traders saw a fourth week of ponderous trading with the Associated Press average down 60 cents to 171.30. Volume hit a low for the year as analysts debated whether a rally would follow consolidation or a renewed sales test. Copper prices swung, railroad stocks rallied, and the market showed tentative strength amid uncertain prospects.
Kenneth Stauffacher 38 of Monroe pleaded guilty in Stephenson County Court at Freeport to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He paid a $200 fine plus costs after arrest last Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Joe Milz and their son Bernard returned last night from a visit with relatives in Germany. They left Monroe May 24 and sailed May 26 for Europe. They visited his sister in northern Germany then travelled through France to southern Germany to visit Mrs Milzs sister.
County 4-H members leaders and parents will attend the annual picnic starting at 12:30 p m tomorrow on the Monticello high school playgrounds.
Monticello relatives and friends attended the funeral of Mrs Eliza beth Babler at Monroe Thursday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Albert Knobel Mrs Lena Babler Mrs Abraham Kubly Mrs Joe Blumer Mrs William Pagel Mr and Mrs Forrest Babler Mr and Mrs Albert Babler Mrs John H Baebler Mrs John Hammerly Mr and Mrs Harland Babler Mrs Etta Babler Mrs Ivan Wichser and Terry. Also present was Mrs Anna Francis of Janesville.
The Social Security representative will make his regular trip to Argyle and Darlington on August 29 instead of August 22. He will be at the Argyle post office and Darlington City Hall.
Franklin Gould of Marinette was elected president of the Wisconsin Towns Association at the annual convention. Herbert Swenson of Rusk County was elected vice president and Robert Mortenson of Madison was named to a two year term as legal counsel. Ben Hanemann of Wisconsin Rapids was re elected to a three year term as executive secretary.
Personal mentions list residents and visitors in Monroe with multiple stops from Rockford Rock Grove and other towns. Notable items include August 20 7 45 p m Chiropractic Forum on Channel 33 and an August 24 ice cream social at Lincoln Park hosted by the Women of the Moose.
In the August issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association a paper titled Ectodermal Dysplasia Presenting As Fever of Unknown Origin is credited to Dr. Frank C. Stiles and Dr. James R. Weir with photographs by Dr. Eugene E. Eckstam.
Funeral services for William R. Friedli 62 resident of the City hotel and custodian of Turner hall were held at 2 p m today at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Reverend Paul C Kehle of St John s church officiated Mrs Robert Buehler and Mrs Winnie Kuebli led the song service Pallbearers were Robert Willis Daniel and Samuel Nafzger and Edgar and Robert Friedli
The travelers described June bus trips through Gotthard Grimsel Furka Sustan passes with 20 foot snowbanks and lake tours to St Moritz Bern Zurich Geneva. They noted Swiss dress and American goods, cars and farms, returning via Germany Dusseldorf Rhine trip and passing Bremerhaven Southampton Le Havre Cobb. They traveled on the SS United States and SS America, meeting Bernard of Monroe during a brief visit in Germany.
Number 2 will run 10 45 to 11 45 a m with an athletic board meeting in the board room Evans meets with grade school teachers in the library junior high handles departmental work and senior high officials check class lists starting 1 p m teachers tour Monroe industries Swiss Colony Oaktron Industries Fritos Wisconsin Co Inc sponsored by Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce to conclude the two day program committee includes Edmund C Anderson Hannah R Bindschaedler Werner W Blum
Mr and Mrs Albert Wirz of New Glarus plan to sail from New York on September 3 back to their homeland in Switzerland. They arrived Jan 6 1949 and will join the Wiesa Fabrik in Lenzburg Canton Aargau where Mr Wirz will oversee factory duties and serve as salesman.
A list of individuals including Mrs Nell W Cunningham Miss Gertrude Erb Mrs Bernadette Green Miss Lillian Hanson Miss LaVon A Jones Miss Phyllis E Longhorn Luekchow Mrs Evelyn McAlpine Miss Eileen McCullough Mrs Edna L Olson Mrs Viva V Stauffacher and Donald F McGibbon appears in a local notice naming residents connected to a community event or roll call.
The U S fifth Air Force said a C 47 search plane was hit by an exploding shell Thursday and not fired on by enemies. The transport was looking for a training plane downed by communist fire. The training plane crashed in communist territory with 2nd Lt Guy H Bumpass and Capt Charles W Brown. The UN command will press for the fliers' return at the armistice commission meeting on Sunday.
Sgt Robert A Fritz, Beloit native and grandson of Lena Mitchell, has left for Ft Dix after a 30 day furlough visiting his mother and grandmother. He is assigned to Goppinger Germany for three years after eight years in Berlin and 18 months at Ft Benning. Mrs Fritz will join him in Germany when housing is available.
Mr and Mrs Roger Hefty of Milwaukee announce the birth of their son Thursday night at a Milwaukee hospital. Mrs Hefty is the former Nancy Walters of La Crosse daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett Walters. Mr Hefty is the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hefty.
Mr and Mrs Richard Gross were in town from Burlington Iowa yesterday visiting local friends and touring the area.
Help needed to care for two young children with light housework. Immediate availability required. Call Monroe 2684-M for details and arrangement.
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