Weather Summary for August 21 1954
scattered showers and thunderstorms expected in west and central areas on Sunday with extreme northwest regions to begin late tonight warmer tonight with lows 55 to 60 in the northeast 60 to 66 elsewhere. Sunday highs 78 to 86 winds southeast 10 to 15 mph tonight and 15 to 20 mph Sunday. Yesterday’s high 80 low 59. Warmest US location El Centro 103 degrees coldest Leadville 60. Sunrise 5 12 to 6 54.
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U. S
el Centro
Calif
Leadville
Colo
Real Estate Transfers From Local Estates and Township
Willard F Brandt estate transfers to Wilbur Fields lot It 16 block 1 Tallmans addition City of Monroe Willis H Zicky and wife transfer to Waldo Freitag and wife parcel of land in section 23 New Glarus Township.
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Willard F. Brandt
Wilbur Fields
Tallman’s Addition
Monroe
Willis H. Zicky
Waldo Freitag
See
New Glarus Township
Two Marriage Licenses Filed in Wisconsin Area
Victor Frederick Babler age 18 from New Glarus and Elizabeth Ann Brink age 17 of Route 2 Verona received license. William Eugene Shankweiler age 26 and Nancy Ellen Brand age 21, both of Chicago, obtained a license.
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Victor Frederick Babler
New Glarus
Elizabeth Ann Brink
Route 2
Verona
William Eugene Shankweiler
Chicago
Nancy Ellen Brand
Justice Cases Justice L. A. Koenig Harry Wertheimer
Births Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Johnson Blanchardville daughter Aug. 20 Mr. and Mrs Wesley Larson Woodford son Aug. 21. The sheriff's department notes a passing on a curve incident with a dil forfeiting $10.
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L. A
Daryl Johnson
Blanchardville
Wesley Larson
Woodford
St Clare Hospital Medical Dismissals Listed
St Clare Hospital records list medical patients including Donald Siegenthaler Beln Blanchardville Harry Crooke Beloit John Fahey Belleville Mrs Edwin Inson Beloit Mrs John Seffrood Brodhead Frank Conrad 1114 14th avenue Mrs Ralph Ramsey Beloit Mrs Mary Trickel Browntown and Allen Silverthorn Footville Surgical Joseph Hardegger Orangeville and Mrs George Hartwig 2011 17th avenue Dismissals Frank Suesalla J Newton Musser Eugene Heimann Mrs Cyril Nicholson Mrs Fred Krattiger Mrs George Black and Mrs Arthur Olson
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Donald _Siegenthaler
Blanchardville
Harry Crooke
Beloit
Edwin Inson
John Fahey
Belleville
John Seffrood
Brodhead
Frank Conrad
14Th Avenue
Ralph Ramsey
Mar_y Trickel
Browntown
Allen Silverthorn
Footville
Joseph Hardegger
Orangeville
George Hartwig
17Th Avenue
Frank Suesalla
J. Newton Musser
Eugene Heimann
Cyril Nicholson
Clarence Taylor
Fred Krattiger
George Black
Arthur Olson
Wieman Receives 14 Day Leave Home Visit
Lt (j g) Henry E Wieman USNR son of Mr and Mrs Henry Wieman Woodford recently spent a 14 day leave at his parents home after 21 months at the Naval Communications station Pearl Harbor His new address is Lt Gg Henry E Wieman USS Malabar A F 37 F P O New York City New York
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J.g
Henry E. Wieman
USNR
Henry Wieman
Woodford
Naval Communications Station
Pearl Harbor
USS
Malabar
F.P.O
New York City
N. Y
Auto Truck Collision at Highway C Intersection
The crash involved Wayne Ace 21 of rural Monticello and Herman N Marty 22 of rural Monticello driving a truck owned by Mathias Marty. It occurred at 6 47 p m yesterday at County Trunk C and a town road four miles east of Monticello near the Cloverhill cheese factory. Damage included the Ace car front fender wheel and radiator and the truck rear fender box wheel and running board.
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Wayne Ace
Monticello
Herman N. Marty
Mathias Marty
Sheriff's Department
Cloverhill
Milz Family Returns From Europe After Visit
Mr and Mrs Alois Milz Richard and Linda returned Thursday from a two and a half month stay in Germany and Switzerland. They visited Mrs Milzs mother in Heppenheim and Mr Milzs sisters and three brothers in Cologne and other German towns. Eye surgery yesterday on Sherman H Dearth at Marshalltown Iowa was successful and he should return home in two weeks. Mrs Dearth accompanies him in Marshalltown. Donna Marie Vogel Clarno born Aug 14 is second daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Vogel. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs John Vogel Clarno and Mr and Mrs Arthur Krivoke South Wayne. Paternal great grandmother is Mrs John Vogel Sr Lena Illinois.
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Europe
Alois Milz
Richard
Linda
Germany
Switzerland
Sherman H. Dearth
71St Avenue
Marshalltown
Vogels
Donna Marie
Robert Vogel
Clarno
Diane Delores
John Vogel
Arthur Krivoke
South Wayne
Charles
Sweeney
Lena
Ill
John Vogel Sr
Monroe
Forbes Leaving for Job in Miami
George T. Forbes, assistant to the president at First National Bank, will leave Sept 1 for Miami to join the legal staff of the Lawyers Title Insurance Co. A native of Kansas, Forbes has practiced law in Fredonia and Eureka and has four children with wife Mary Burmeister.
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George T. Forbes
First National Bank
Miami
Fla
Lawyers Title Insurance Co
Forbes
Fredonia
Kas
Eureka
Mary Burmeister
Roy F. Burmeister
Thomas C. Forbes
McPherson
25Th Avenue
Thomas
Ovid
Stephen
Deborah Sue
Juda Students Sign Up August 30 for Fall Term
Juda grade school and high school students will register for the fall term on August 30 at 8 45 a m to noon before returning to regular classes on September 1. In service day on August 31. Mrs Thelma Blackbourn is seventh and eighth grade principal. staff includes Mrs Marjorie Ritzman Mrs Grace Keegan and Mrs Frances Moritz.
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JUDA
Speciary
Thelma Blackbourn
Monroe
Marjorie Ritzman
Orangeville
Grace Keegan
Frances Moritz
Swiss and Cheddar Markets Steady Amid Variable Demand
Swiss and Cheddar markets held steady with unchanged prices as the state Department of Agriculture reported. Demand ranged from light to fair, offerings remained ample, and butter markets were steady to firm amid improved demand but tempered by uncertainty over government stock disposal.
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State Department of Agriculture
Community fundraiser features Moose kitchen band and charity game
The event showcases a Moose kitchen band and a softball game between Shriners and Knights of Columbus teams with top players to perform. Umpire Albert Reberli, new players Glen Brecklin and Edward Doyle join the lineup as clowns entertain. A nine inning Brewers versus Firemen game ends the program, with proceeds aiding crippled and underprivileged children.
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Moose Kitchen Band
Kitchen Band
William Rees
Frank
Muzz
Warren M. Gerhart
The
Monroe Huber Brewers
Milwaukee Firemen
Robert H. Rieder
Allan F. Barnard
Donald Cunningham
Pet Owner Mistakenly Recaptures Skunk at Lodge
Dave Wanless, owner of a de scented skunk, pursued a small skunk along a ledge outside his lodge picture window. He captured a skunk and carried it to the cage, then found his own pet still in the cage as clothes air in the yard at Crystal Lake Rustic Lodge.
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Uerior
Dave Wanless
Wanless
Crystalake
September Draft Group Includes Six Inductees
The county Selective Service office announced the September quota of inductees will report at the Armory here September 20 at 7 15 to leave for Milwaukee. The office said six men will leave for induction and 11 for pre induction physical examinations.
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County Selective Service Office
Milwaukee
Social Roundup of Local Residents Visiting Far and Near
Personal mentions and weekend trips fill a Monroe page as residents travel to Milwaukee Chicago Madison St Louis and Kinsley while visitors stay with relatives in Brodhead Waunakee GraState fair attendance is noted with the county booth. The list includes Mr. and Mrs. Paul Matzke Juda and the Steigers from Frankfurt Indiana among others.
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Will Spring
Monticello
Mary Jane Hasse
Milwaukee
Edward Wittner
Paul Matzke
Juda
Black Hills
E. R. Thornton
Waunakee
Monroe
E. C. Hamilton
Chicago
E. C. Hamilton Srs
Lavonne Hawkinson
Gratiot
Clarence Ostby
Barbara
Rosie
Lucille
Clara Stietz
Henry Stietz
Madison
Robert
Jack Hardaker
Frank Kantro
John H. Usher
Wisconsin Study Club
John Steiger
Frankfurt
Ind
Ulrich Steiger
Brodhead
Indiana
Myron E. Jeglum
Sam Ludwig
West Allis
Wilma I. Lengacher
John
St. Louis
Harold C. ‘Heimann
Heimann
Chester J. Hasse
Frank Schutt
Kinsley
Kas
Woodrow Jensen
Jensen
Hasse
Mrs
Alvin Schutt
South Gate
Calif
Chiang Aide Says Threats Just Talk
Formosa premier O. K. Yui dismissed Chinese Communist threats to liberate Formosa as propaganda. Peiping Radio warned that Formosa must be liberated by the Chinese people and will brook no US opposition, trusteeship, or neutralization. Yui said intelligence reports show scant possibility of a Red invasion of the island stronghold.
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Chiang
Taipeh
Formosa
O. K. Yui
Formos
Red China
Peiping
United States
Yui
Spring Grove Visits and Anniversary Gatherings
A sequence of social visits spans Monroe Rockford and surrounding towns. Families including Drafahls Walter Wendtland and Birk guests, plus Clark and Leopold households, share Sunday appointments and first wedding anniversaries. Several outings occur in Freeport Juda and Davis with numerous relatives noted.
Kohler Names Two Appointees to State Commissions
Gov. Kohler announced Thursday the appointment of Herbert T. Theren of Solon Springs to the state grain and warehouse commission. He also reappointed Gilbert H. Jackson of Racine to the state athletic commission for a term ending in August 1959. The hippopotamus will sleep under water but rise for air even when sleeping.
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Kohler
Herbert T. Theren
Solon Springs
State Grain and Warehouse Commission
Gilbert H. Jackson
Racine
State Athletic Commission
Nefertiti and Akhnaton Love Mystery From Egypt’s Oldest Era
New York notes recount the famed queen Nefertiti and her husband Akhnaton the Great Heretic. The piece asks whether a political rift or religious upheaval drove Nefertiti from the palace after about fourteen years of marriage and romance.
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Reames
Mynan
New York
Nefertiti
Akhnaton
Egypt
Steel Leader Predicts Upturn After Labor Day
Clifford F. Hood of US Steel forecasts an upturn in U S business activity after Labor Day. He spoke in Duluth at a Minnesota Safety Council meeting and said iron ore output next year will rise with general economic improvement. He noted population growth will boost the economy and that the steel industry is finally operating with less than forced draft as the nation shifts to peacetime production.
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Ouluth
Minn
America
Clifford F. Hood
New York
US. Steel
Minnesota Safety Council
Hood
Fire damages institute building in Appleton blaze
A dawn fire at the Institute of Paper Chemistry old administration building in Appleton caused thousands of dollars in damage. Fire Chief Paul Neumann reported the extent as significant though no injuries were noted.
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Appleton
The
Institute of Paper Chemistry
Paul Neumann
Belated Triplet Arrives 20 Days After Two Sisters
At Herman Kiefer Hospital a 6 pound 10 ounce boy was born yesterday afternoon to Mrs. Boyd Braxton, arriving 20 days after twin sisters born July 31. Dr. Paul Salchow noted the triplet likely conceived in a second uterus, an extremely rare occurrence, with the family already having six other children.
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Rersuit
Herman Kiefer Hospital
Braxton
Boyd Braxton
Paul T. Salchow
Herman Kiefer
Salchow
Braxtons
Thorne Estate Battle Started
In Chicago a Circuit Court suit filed by Marion Thorne seeks to set aside her son Montgomery Ward Thorne’s June 10 will nine days before his death. She alleges domination by his fiancée Maureen Ragen and her mother Aleen Ragen via manipulation and narcotics, after probate admitted the will with Maureen named executor.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward Thorne
Marion Thorne
Thorne
North Side
Charles G. Seidel
Maureen Ragen
Miss Ragen
Aleen Ragen
New Processes Use Lignite for Cheap Electricity
New methods have been discovered to burn lignite for inexpensive power generation. Researchers report that this low grade coal can be utilized efficiently, potentially lowering production costs and expanding access to electricity across regions.
Boyle Obtains Navy Yard Notes
Vallejo California notes on Mare Island naval yard centennial describe whales as occasional nuisances to submarines yet the submarines are more hampered by whales. Capt Duncan C MacMillan notes whales think they have right of way, while submariners prefer orderly conduct. A naval screening of psychiatric fit uses a desert test choosing Marilyn Monroe over the mother. The reserve fleet near Vallejo includes 32 submarines 4 submarine tenders and 3 destroyer escorts with USS Sea Cow among ships able to be manned within 30 days for future war.
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Hal Boyle
U. S. Navy
Marilyn Monroe
Congress Completes Indian Freedom Plan
Washington reports Congress moved to end federal control over American Indians for the first time, enabling freedom for about 10 000 reservation Indians in five states within two to seven years. Bills target ending supervision in two years for 60 western Oregon tribes, four Utah Paiute bands, and the Alabama and Coosevada Indians of Texas, with Oregon Klamaths in four years, Menominees in five, and Northern Utes in seven years.
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Washington
Congress
Oregon
Utah
Uintabouray Reservation
Marine Chief States No Plan To Withdraw Marines
Lemuel C. Shepherd commandant of the Marine Corps said he knew of no plan to withdraw the Marines from Korea. He added that from his trip ten days earlier he had no knowledge of redeployments for the 1st Marine Division or 1st Marine Air Wing. He stated the Marines are ready to fight as long as troops are needed in Korea.
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Devul Wm
En. Lemuel C. Shepherd
Marine Corps
Korea
Washington
1St Marine Division
1St Marine Air Wing
Shepherd
McCarthy Plans Milwaukee Visit Amid Return Home Doubts
Senator McCarthy arrives in Milwaukee for a Republican dinner and a tea hosted by Wisconsin Republican women, with uncertain plans including a brief Wisconsin north woods vacation before a San Diego fundraiser. Senate censure hearings set to begin August 30 in Washington. Hippo under water claim noted by National Geographic Society.
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Milwaukee
McCarthy
North Woods
William J. Campbell
Oshkosh
Jean
Wisconsin
San Diego
Calif
Washington
Senate
Edward B. Williams
White House Box Score Beats Congress on Eisenhower Proposals
The White House released a box score noting 65 President Eisenhower proposals with 11 defeats or shelved bills. Wilton B. Persons and Gerald Morgan said the administration benefited from cooperation with Senate and House Republican leaders. The report, likened to a baseball batting average, will frame the president’s Denver speech on Congress.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Eisenhower
Wilton B. Persons
Gerald Morgan
Morgan
Persons
Senate
House
Normandy
James C. Hagerty
Denver
Boy Drowns in Lake Michigan During Sandbar Play
A nine year old, Santos Marino of Carrollville Milwaukee County, was swept to his death by a high wave while playing with other boys on a sandbar in Lake Michigan Friday.
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Lake Milwaukee
Santos Marino
Carrollville
Milwaukee County
Lake Michigan
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St. Clare Hospital
Spring Grove
Mrs. Herbert Mohn
Jessie Drafahl
Rockford
Della Drafahl
Clare Clark
Melvin Eggemeier
Henry Walter
John Wendtland Jr
Kay
Verna Wendtland
Willis Walter
Frances Richt
Glen Walter
Janice and
Bevedeen Schlittler
Florencestrow
Howard Smith
Ed Sabin
Monticsto
Perry White
Clinton
Gerald Walter
Orville Hawkins
Freeport
Frank Leopold Sr
Frank Wunschell
Sam Pehl
Jerry
Sharon Birk
John Birk
Calvin Drafahl
Robert Mohns
Leon Weidman
Jake Stocker
Myrtle Weidman
Oakley
Rodney Arnsmeier
Sam Wendler
Victoria Raber
Gilbert Wendler
George Dammeier
Marilyn
Newton
Selmer Paulson
Charles Smith
Waukesha
Arvetta Smith
Violet Malcook Covert
Ray Malcook
Royal Clark
Durand
Melvin Wilson
Stanley Clark
Henry Timm
Clarn
Otto Mohns
R. B. Clark
Markay Wilson
Charles Brick
Davis
Frank Leopold Jr
Steel
Method Beauty Salon
Harper Me
NWNL
Northwestern National Life of Minneapolis
Brooks C. Rickard
Northwestern Nationa Life Insurance Co
Boyle
Navy Yard
National Geographic Society
Pete EK
St John Ireland
Richard Denning
Goetz
CinemscoPe
SFA
Levy Siv
Rome Cama
Graham. Kitt Et Ne
John Wayne
Warnercolor
Gene Evans
Kathleen Hughes RA
Ture
Green County
Monroe Council
Knights of Columbus
Recreation
Monroe, Wis
Shrine Club
Monroe Brewers
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