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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1964
Page
6
The Daily Record reports variable cloudiness across Wisconsin with showers likely in the north and east tonight and Saturday. Cooler in the southwest. little temperature change otherwise. Lows 50s west to 54 62 east. Saturday highs 65 to 72. Monroe area shows considerable cloudiness with a chance of showers tonight and Saturday, temperatures steady with lows 55 62 and highs near 70.
Data shows yesterday's high 81 and low 64 with 3.43 inches of precipitation since yesterday 1 p.m. Warmest location Imperial California at 111 degrees and coldest Craig Colorado at 36. Sunrise 6 08 and sunset 7 57 with barometer 1 a.m. 29.86 and 1 p.m. 29.75.
County Court Judge Roger L. Elmer Guineth Gonstead at 801 14th avenue fined $25 for speeding. Sheriff’s department case. Rollin G. Stevens of Route 8 Rockford fined $35 for speeding by State Patrol. Franz Camenzind of Route 4 fined $10 for permitting a dog to run at large in Monroe by Monroe police.
Marvin F Cruezer of Route 4 26 and Sharon A Feldt of Juda 20 obtained marriage licenses.
Ida Maria Larson age 86 of Argyle Gustave Bruechlmann age 82 of Argyle and Gottfried Burki age 78 of Footville are listed in this obituary notice from local records.
Mr and Mrs David Town announce the birth of their daughter in Beloit on August 21. The baby is the couple’s first child and counted as a new arrival for the Town family celebration.
A hospital notice from St. Clare lists patients in Medical Surgical and Dismissals. Names include Bennet Klein Marquette Kenneth Krebs Orangeville Mrs Ford Steller Monticello Mrs Armin Zingere Juda Harry Schultz Warren Francis Ryin Ohio Ill Mrs Norbert Waite Beloit and others. Dismissals cover Sam Smith Louis Paulson Norbert Leng Steven Baker and additional listed individuals.
Mrs. Jacob Schulthess of 1922 1th avenue returns home from St. Elizabeth hospital Appleton after eye surgery. She was accompanied by her husband today and is reported to be recovering satisfactorily.
Donald Allen Brandt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Brandt Jr. of Route 1 Argyle born August 14. He has two brothers Steven and Richard and two sisters Linda and Joann. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brandt Route 3 and maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Isely Route 3.
Bennet Kelien, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Anton Kelein of Marquette Michigan, was admitted to St Clare hospital after suffering a cerebral concussion when he fell from a shed on his grandfather Ben Zweifel's Blanchardville farm.
A car parked by Paul D. Schneider on Lake Drive rolled into Lake Frances at about 9 30 PM. Police reported no damage to the vehicle.
Washington July given by FTC Chairman Paul Rand Dix postpones the health warning requirement on cigarette packages for six months. The move delays enforcement and sets a new compliance window for tobacco companies.
Prof Arthur Peterson from the University of Wisconsin urged city and rural residents to conserve soil and water resources at a Turner hall program attended by over 100 Kiwanis members and rural guests. He noted Midwest moisture as key to the bread basket and warned against pollution and herbicide misuse while hinting at future sprays and corn planting on hay land. Richard Shallberg chaired the event with watershed associations invited.
President Johnson signed a $947.5 million anti poverty law aimed at improving living conditions for millions. The act supplements civil rights measures and targets low income Negro families and unemployed youths with job programs literacy and training. Johnson seeks additional funding in a supplemental appropriation bill.
The Agriculture Department projects a sharp rise in direct buying by retailers over the next decade, from 20 percent of fresh produce to 34 percent or more. This shifts wholesale roles as stores increasingly buy directly from shippers, driving demand for better quality and uniformity.
Six people were killed when a gravel truck rammed the Ottawa Montreal passenger train at a crossing in Leonard Ont ten miles east of Ottawa. Initial reports put five passengers and the truck driver dead with many others injured and some trapped in the train.
Personal items list several residents and visitors with short stays and trips. Notices include Gerald Adams family in Phoenix, Willis Kueng visiting relatives in Juda, a Girl Scout car wash fundraiser at East School, the Sherwood family visiting Albert Grinnell, gift shop advertising, Ridnour family returning to Minneapolis, a Albany family leaving for Bradenton Florida, Studer family vacationing in Lansing and Canada, and a World’s Fair bus trip from Monroe with price details through Wenger Travel Service.
Continued from page 1 the scene shows farmers stopping a tractor trailer driven by Ray Chamberlain of Marengo Illinois at the Markus Wenzel farm along the Illinois Wisconsin boundary. No violence reported deputies did not intervene deeming it civil. Chamberlain will review contract legality and Merle Williams of the NFO offered no comment on broader plans.
Bonanza star Little Joe and Beverly Hillbillies’ Ellie May share Sunday spotlight at Winnebago County Fair. Free grandstand shows begin 6:30 and 8 pm with 4,000-seat capacity. Harness racing at 2 pm tomorrow, other grandstand acts at 7 and 9 pm. Five day fair targets 50,000 attendance.
Gustave Bruehlmann 82 of Argyle died at home. Born June 22 1882 in Herisau Switzerland he came to the United States in 1906 lived near Monticello and Argyle. He is survived by his wife Klara and 5 children among others. Funeral services Monday at 2 pm Erickson funeral home Argyle with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Justice Abe Estreen testified in Green Bay circuit court that he paid Norris C. Adams 1500 dollars in kickback from 30,000 yards of gravel sold to the town for 1958 to 1962. Adams denied receiving any kickbacks before Estreen testified on the trial’s third day.
Delaware Republicans nominated Sen. John J. Williams for a fourth term and selected David P. Buckson state attorney general as their candidate for governor at a Thursday night meeting in Dover.
In light to moderate trading at the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange prices advanced three quarters of a cent on 40 lb blocks raw milk colored cheddar and cheddar. At close of trading there were no sales. Bids unfilled were one car State brand raw milk cheddar 35 and one car equivalent Wisconsin long block Swiss 37. Offers uncovered one car equivalent Wisconsin long block Swiss 38.
Dane County authorities pursue new probes in the case of an unidentified woman charged with hiring two people to kill her husband. The suspect is in psychiatric custody in Madison. exhumation may be sought for a former nursing home employee whose $30,000 estate benefits the operator. Police also review the 1944 death of the operator’s first husband as the case unfolds.
Palmiro Togliatti aged 71, longtime Communist boss and revolutionary, died in Russia after a stroke on August 13 at a Yalta vacation camp. Pulmonary complications followed five days later. He could not be moved from the Young Pioneers camp and died after exploratory brain surgery proved unsuccessful.
Ida Marie Larson age 86 of Argyle died at St. Clare hospital where she had been a medical patient since Aug 10. Born Jan 8 1878 in Argyle Township she lived in Chicago and California before moving to Argyle in 1950. Survived by two brothers James and Oscar both of Argyle and two sisters Mrs Clara J Johnson Wiota and Mrs Gus Olson Argyle. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at East Viota Lutheran Church with Rev William D Simpson officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call Erickson funeral home Saturday and Sunday night.
In Leopoldville the Congo army fights to hold Bukavu as rebels threaten the northeast city. Reinforcements and supplies arrive while three Americans reported missing in Bukavu remain unconfirmed.
The report identifies three detainees: Vice Consul Lewis R. Macfarlane, 25, of Seattle, and two Army officers tied to the U.S. Congo mission, Col. William A. Dodds, 50, and Lt. Col. Donald V. Rattan, 40, of Alexandria, Virginia.
Cape Kennedy Florida more than half of the planned 41 Polaris missile submarines have finished launching exercises. The Tecumseh became the 21st sub to complete test firings when it launched a Polaris A3 missile off Cape Kennedy, sending a warhead to a target area over 2 000 miles away.
North Vietnam radio said Lt. Everett Alvarez Jr. captured August 5 by the North Vietnamese reported sending a letter to his wife in San Jose California stating he is well treated. The item notes a 1888 song title in the surrounding text.
Jackson Mississippi desegregates its public school system with 43 Negro children registering for first grade in eight formerly all white elementary schools. White student registrations also drop with 1705 enrollments versus 2000 expected. Officials and civil rights leaders offered no explanation for the decline.
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