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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1964
Page
6
Wisconsin weather calls for showers and scattered thundershowers with cooler air in the south and west tonight. Sunday will be mostly cloudy and cool with possible showers in the northeast morning. Yesterday’s high reached 77 and low 61, with sunrises at 6 09 and sunset at 7 56.
Deaths reported include Joseph D. Purcell 40 Route 1 Argyle along with Mrs Bernard Figi 38 Route 1 Juda and James Bernard Figi 11 Route Susan Marie Figi 3 Route 1 Juda Also listed are Harry E Keech 19 Rock City Til A Herman Brink Sr 62 rural Orfordville and Lena Bern 79 Orford ville All entries note age and residence in local townships
Mr and Mrs Keith Holcomb of 627 18th Avenue announce a daughter born August 20. Mr and Mrs Melvin Neeley of Route 4 report a son born August 21. Mr and Mrs Floyd A Cop lien of 2515 13th Street announce a daughter born August 20.
The record lists patients and staff tied to an accident at St Clare Hospital. Names include Karen Legler Huntsville Alabama surgical cases Chandra Disch Beloit and others with dismissals of Elmer Johns Randall Schwartz and several spouses and family members.
Mr and Mrs Jack Miller from Oswego N Y traveled by private plane to Browntown to visit the M V Millers and relatives at Brown town. They left their car at the Monroe airport for a day trip to Manito and on return found gasoline drained and the supply gas tank broken open.
U S Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara quit his Matterhorn ascent in heavy snow near Zermatt Switzerland. He and his son Robert Craig left the Belvedere Lodge with five others and six guides for the Solvay Refuge but retreated 600 feet from the refuge. He said he would depart for the United States on Monday.
J L Wilkinson 86 died Friday in a nursing home in Kansas City Missouri. He is credited with the idea of night baseball and organized the all Negro Kansas City Monarchs in 1920. He developed a portable lighting system used on barnstorming trips. The Monarchs disbanded after he sold his interest in 1948.
Tangier Morocco widow of a State Department employee and daughter of late Paris news correspondent William Bird died from injuries after a fall at her home. The 54 year old was separated from her husband.
Personal mentions include Mrs Adolph Rechsteiner of Toulon Ill visiting yesterday and copies of The Torch Is Passed on sale. Residents Ralph Yeazel Pardeeville and Francis Fleming Rockford with families visit. Wisconsin lawyers workshop Ashland drew 96 attendees. Monticello travelers rode the Lady of the Lake to Lake Geneva. Banking students from 39 states attend UW Madison residency session. Monroe residents C R Mackey and Mrs Mackey journeyed home after four weeks. James Volkert and Clarence Grundahl attend UW Graduate School of Banking session.
The Wisconsin beverage tax division reports 64 arrests in July, 39 in Hurley, with 22 gambling and 17 liquor-law violations in Hurley. One operator of two bars in Hurley admitted eight July liquor-after-hours arrests. Rock County had seven gambling-related arrests. George Corning, director, notes July total rose from 27 last year and cites a church or firemen picnic gambling case.
In Island Park New York an abandoned refrigerator in a garage yielded the bodies of brothers George Mayerhofer seven and Joseph five who suffocated after the door clicked shut. Patrolman Halvorsen described a strange feeling upon seeing the refrigerator and noted scratches on the bodies suggestive of a struggle to escape.
Twin ing Park hosts a Monday slowpitch tournament with Grace Lutheran vs White Haven at 7 p m EUB No 1 vs Dormans at 8 p m and Power and Light vs South Wayne at 9 p m On Tuesday Lanz Hardware faces Wisconsin Liquid Feed Hubers meets Joe s Private Club Heeren and Coplien take The Office At Recreation Park Monday softball features Hubers versus Zwicker and South Wayne against FFA At 9 15 p m Tuesday sees First National Bank against Commercial Bank and Agrico versus Gladiators
Consumer expenditures for food have climbed about 50 percent since 1950 while farm receipts for the same food rose only 20 percent, highlighting widening gaps between shoppers and producers.
A three credit Aerospace Education course may run at a teachers in service night school if 17 register. Rudolph T Haskee urges interested teachers to contact the county office. The Platteville State University program would meet one night weekly, date to be set after registration.
Houston officials report fourteen deaths from the encephalitis outbreak. Dr. C. A. Pigford warns the peak is still ahead and mosquitos spread the sleeping sickness. He says more cases and deaths will occur, but individual risk remains small.
Three escapees from the Wisconsin Re formatory near Green Bay were captured by Portage County deputies on Friday. Leland Slater age 30 of Amherst and Donald Haessly age 25 of Stevens Point were arrested at a friend’s home near Stevens Point. Leo Rausche 22 of Kenosha was seized about a mile away.
Mrs. Millard Tschudy hosts a New Glarus gathering with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Luthi and family visiting from Platteville. Out-of-town relatives who attended Mrs. Raymond Marty’s funeral come from Milwaukee Richland Center Racine Madison Monroe Glendora Calif Monticello Verona and Blanchard with many relatives named.
In 1961 farmers produced 108 million turkeys, up from 66 million in 1955. Production declined somewhat in 1962 from the 1961 level.
IFYE delegate Kikue Usui from Japan attended the Dutch Hollow 4 H club meeting at the Lester Witt home. Karen Witt presided with pledges by Janet Mauerman and Keith Binder. Readiness noted for record books due August 31. Project talks covered school safety, dairy care, and table manners. A wiener roast followed at Edward Oliver's home. Next meeting set for September 21 at Sylvester town hall.
The August meeting of the Clarno Classy Clubbers 4-H club at the Robert Wuethrich home was led by vice president Dan Gaukapp in the president's absence. Members approved reports, set a roller skating party date, and invited Richland and Clarno 4-H clubs. Demonstrations on crystal gardens, freezing fruits, and garden tools were given by Barbara Wuethrich Audrey Beach and Carolyn Wuethrich.
Members, parents and guests of the Clarno 4-H club enjoyed a hay ride at the Floyd Timm home followed by a wiener roast at Clark's Quarry. Tractor drivers were Floyd Timm and Nathan Hartwig.
The second New Glarus Yodelers charter flight to Switzerland is moved to Wednesday Sept 9 departing O Hare at 9 p m and arriving in Zurich at 1 p m the next day The return date remains unchanged Local residents needing charter bus to O Hare will depart Turner Hall at 4 30 p m Sept 9.
The Monroe Jaycees sponsor an old time canoe race on the Sugar River starting at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Dave Poff, Dave Stauffacher or Duane Vorseth will paddle from Albany to Bluff View Park, two miles south of Brodhead. Maps will be provided at the start and the race is expected to last three to four hours.
Testimony finished yesterday in Green County for the City of Monroe against Ralph W. Showers of Orangeville. The charge is operating under the influence after a traffic accident May 22, 1964 near Monroe Roller Mills. Judge Roger Elmer took the case under advisement and will notify the parties of his decision.
Camp Ripley Minnesota where the 32nd Division 3rd Brigade trains and warns soldiers to protect equipment. The Wisconsin National Guard unit augmented by 580 enlisted men faces aging heavy gear 14 to 18 years old and strict maintenance routines. Brig Gen Schweinler says careless handling shifts repair costs to the unit at fault.
Sandra Legler, injured with five broken ribs during a summer accident north west of Monroe, was a passenger in a 1957 convertible driven by Jack Voelkl. Voelkl escaped unharmed. Legler admitted to St. Clare hospital after the 1 a.m. crash on County Trunk N near Bushnell creek. Police also reported two auto accidents in Monroe yesterday involving John Walter and Mabel Trumpy, with Swiggum and Brecklin collisions causing damage to a rear fender and bumper.
A mob of teen girls trapped the Beatles in the Seattle Coliseum for an hour Friday night before police could escort them away in an ambulance. Fans surged against officers and beat group members as Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney pressed through in a security ring. The Beatles next perform in Vancouver, B C.
In Es cambray Mountains, anti Castro guerrillas battle government forces. A Sentinels of Freedom spokesman said 12 militiamen were killed in the fighting.
Chicago report explains that heads of families may produce up to 200 gallons of tax free wine for family use but must register intent with the IRS Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division. Forms available in Milwaukee offices must be filed in duplicate at least five days before production. approval allows up to 200 gallons annual from July 1 to June 30. Unregistered producers may face tax and criminal penalties.
Co. B of Green County’s National Guard began a weekend drill at 2 50 this afternoon. Public welcome to the exercises. Drills run until 11 30 tonight and from 7 a m to 4 30 p m tomorrow at the Monroe Armory.
Sixty four head of livestock were shipped in Green County yesterday 10 percent of a normal Friday with 57 hogs 4 calves and 3 cows. The NFO reports 90 percent statewide withholding for the third day while Monday remains the largest county shipping day. Peters Packing Co Chippewa Falls says about 75 NFO members were at the plant with no purchases and a meeting with NFO spokesmen is scheduled to discuss the withholdings.
Harlan R. Freitag, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Freitag, completed a midshipman training cruise to northern European ports and returned to Mayport Florida aboard the destroyer USS Charles R. Ware. He holds the rank of second class USN.
Maj Paul K Wilkinson arrives at Offutt AFB Nebraska after a Newfoundland tour. He serves as an operations staff officer in a Strategic Air Command unit. Wilkinson earned a BBA from the University of Wisconsin and received his commission in 1950 via the aviation cadet program.
Editor presents a series on residents leaving Wednesday September 9 for Switzerland. John Staub and wife plan sight seeing with family in Neuheim and Pine Island. Ernest Brand, 75, to visit homeland changes. Otto J. Hannen, Appleton, to tour Switzerland and Black Forest with his mother. Walter Stettler from Brodhead to visit Swiss relatives. Andre Lett Beloit to visit France family. notes births, origins, and prior travels.
In spring 1942 U S and Filipino forces on Luzon Peninsula and Corregidor Island fought a desperate, doomed effort to block the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.
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