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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1954
Page
8
Weather summary notes fair, cool tonight and Wednesday. Wednesday will be warmer with a few scattered showers possible in extreme northwest. highs 80 to 85 near lake Michigan. Northerly winds today around 15 mph, turning west 10 to 15 mph Wednesday. Sunrise 5 22, sunset 6 38.
J H Sherer and wife transfer It 24 sector 9 Sullivan's addition villa of Brown town to Glen Beck and wife. Joseph Steiner and wife transfer 20 acres sector 35 City of Monroe to Kenneth W Burkhard and wife.
Adolph W. Zimmerman 23 of Albany cited for speeding with $15 and costs in Monroe police records. Orville Hawkins of Brodhead pleaded not guilty to failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and a hearing was set for September 4 at 10 p m by the sheriff's department.
LaVerne R Lederman 24 of Brodhead and Marianna Jacqueline Elmer 24 of Route 1 Monticello wed. Death: Mrs Steve McDermott 63 Evansville. Births: Mr and Mrs Leon Bramble Brodhead announce a daughter born Aug 31. Mr and Mrs Norman Benkett Monticello announce a daughter born Aug 31.
St Clare Hospital Medical lists include Linda Griesman and others in Beloit Evansville Janesville New Glarus and Monticello with surgical cases for Edmund Rauser Orville Albright and Fred Studer. Dismissals include Ernest Buholver Dennis Andrews and several spouses and relatives.
The Service Record notes A le Howard D Wells son of Mr and Mrs Orson A Wells 2029 17th avenue has re enlisted in the Air Force He is now stationed at Chanute Air Force Base His new address is A le Howard D Wells AF 16 326 8143 345th M Sqn Chanute AF B Illinois
Election of officers will occur at the Green County Safety Council meeting on September 7 in the county courtroom with Miss Edith Bangham speaking on home economics extension and refreshments to follow. Miss Ruth Case, county nurse, is secretary. Mrs. Fred Haldiman of New Glarus was taken ill and admitted to St. Clare hospital for treatment and observation.
A dense list of personal mentions records Monday and weekend visits and travels. Miss Margaret Roberts spent Monday night with Miss Shirley Leopold. The Stalder family plans to return tonight after a short vacation. Several locals attended a Braves game in Milwaukee. Wittenwyler relatives visited Monroe. The Beckman family with Donna Everett vacationed with the Everettts in Michigan. Mrs Day returned from Duluth with her son L N Day and family. Otto Schneider and wife plan a trip to Salem Oregon to visit their son, returning Sept 13 via Chicago. Dearth visited his brother Sherman in Marshalltown who is recovering from eye surgery, and will return to Monroe. Multiple families toured Stonefield State Farm and Nelson Dewey State Park. Medical officer Dr Roland Shamburek and wife leave for Ft. Sam Houston, joining his medical corps post after internship in Marshfield. Dr J F Williamson and Mrs Williamson left after a week at Green Lake assembly. Williamson directs Westminster choir. Mrs Bruce M Blum attended the assembly music session. Carol Sue Miller travels to Miami from Monroe after a summer with grandparents. Miller plans to enter a Miami high school this fall.
Funeral services are scheduled for Glen M. Geigel, 58, of 1704 14th Street, who died at St. Clare hospital. The Immanuel EUB church service will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, with burial in Greenwood cemetery. The body will be at Stuessy funeral home until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Pallbearers are Frank M. Haren, Rudolph P. Reger, Donald J. Van Wagenen, Adolph E. Gobeli, Harvey H. Trumpy. Geigel is survived by his wife, three sons, three sisters and six grandchildren. Henry A. Becker, 76, of Mt. Horeb, died Monday at St. Clare hospital. Funeral at Mt. Horeb Lutheran church at 2 p.m. Thursday. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Walter Hopkins, Mt. Horeb. two sisters, Mrs. Charles Korlin and Mrs. Ben Bragger, both of St. Paul. a brother, Dan, Sheboygan. and a grandson. Gesme funeral home notice shows calling hours Wednesday afternoon until Thursday noon.
The report cites findings that Stevens and Adams acted unduly in seeking Schine favors and that they attempted to influence Fort Monmouth investigations. It accuses them of dereliction for not protesting these approaches, and labels Pentagon officials as errant for not denying Schine preference. Adams is charged with obstructing subpoenas and leaking information. Stevens is accused of placation and vacillation. The majority found no action against Carr or Hensel.
Brisk trading saw stock prices fall in the afternoon with many issues down one to three points. Notable decliners included Boeing, Bell Aircraft, General Dynamics, Republic Aviation, U S Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Steel, Southern Railway, Seaboard Railroad, Du Pont, Allied Chemical, Montgomery Ward, American Telephone, Radio Corp, Westinghouse Electric, and New York Central.
MOVE TO GRAND FORKS Mr and Mrs Robert C Holland relocate from Madison to Folks ND where he will be instructor in the anatomy department of North Dakota medical school. ZENTNER'S NAME SON Monticello (Times Special) Mr and Mrs Matthew Zentner Jr name their son William Craig born Aug 27 at St Clare hospital. William has a sister Cynthia. Mrs Zentner is the former Nancy Dahlk, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Dahlk Verona. Mr and Mrs Matthew Zentner Sr are paternal grandparents. Mrs Bessie Youngreen is a great grandmother. TO SHOW DAIRY DISPLAY The county's 3000 dairy display dismantled yesterday after a week at the Wisconsin State Fair will be shown at the Mt Horeb Fall Frolic starting Sept 9. MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED Slight damage to one car in a minor accident in the 1200 block of 16th avenue this morning. Police said a car driven by Mrs.
Orville Hawkins of Brodhead pleaded not guilty in Justice Court to failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. A Sept 4 hearing set at 10 a.m. relates to an incident on County Trunk 6 south of Brodhead where a child was killed earlier this month. Lucile Hefty of 2023 15th street backed into a parked car owned by George Mauerman at 2021 1th street, damaging the Fender of the Mauerman car.
Justin T. McCarthy, a 53 year old Chicago real estate and investment broker, will take over Wednesday as Illinois state insurance director. Gov Stratton named McCarthy to succeed Robert E. Barrett, who died last June. Try Times Want Ads.
After a breakfast with Gov. Kohler, President Eisenhower named retired General Lucius D. Clay to lead a special advisory committee to aid in implementing the 50 billion dollar highway program. The panel will include five or six unpaid members from labor, banking, and construction and report before Congress reconvenes.
A community project in Cloquet Minnesota builds a furnished home for John L Thornton 25 a blinded Korean War veteran and his fiancée Joyce Campbell 21. The home is to be completed near Carlton with the Wood Conversion Co redesigning a production machine to fit Thornton for post marriage work after he wed September 25.
Judge F Ryan Duffy of Milwaukee will replace Judge J Earle Major as chief judge of the Seventh Circuit U S Court of Appeals, relinquishing the helm after serving since November 17, 1948 to devote full time to judicial work.
Fred A. Fritz of Monroe was reported in fair condition at Mercy hospital Janesville after a fall from a 12 foot roof while repairing his son's porch. He suffered head and back injuries with two cracked vertebrae. his son Gerald E. Fritz is connected to Janesville schools and has held band directing roles in South Wayne Whitewater and Janesville.
In 1721 Spaniards established public schools in New Mexico, expanding colonial education. The move reflected early efforts to organize schooling under colonial administration and served local communities with instructional infrastructure.
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