Weather update and local notices from Monroe and Jamestown
Cloudy with occasional snow tonight and Friday. Warmer tonight with a low near 22 and Friday high around 28. Yesterday’s figures show a 1 pm high of 21 and low of 14, with year-ago highs of 33 and lows of 26. Deaths: Mrs. Mark Blowers 76 Monroe and Peter Legler 88 Jamestown N D. Births: Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Ommodt South Wayne daughter born Nov 30. Mr. and Mrs Herbert Albertson Hollandale son born Nov 30.
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Mark Blowers
Monroe
Peter Legler
Jamestown, N. D
Merlin Ommodt
South Wayne
Herbert’ Albertson
Hollandale
St Clare Hospital Tonsillectomy and Dismissals List
St Clare Hospital lists tonsillectomy patient James J Dab nen of Woodford and medical staff Duane Sommerfeldt of Janesville and Mrs John Gosline of Beloit. Surgical cases include Roy Gasser of Prairie du Lac Emil Baumgartner of 1522 14th Avenue Mrs Olin Stenbroten of Blanchardville and Clarence F Schultz Jr Route 5 Monroe. Dismissals include Stanley Howe James Clark Herschel Cookson Thomas Trost Randy Olson Lynn Olson Fred Campbell Mrs Le Roy Scott Mrs Homer Gavigan and Mrs Anna Johnson.
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James J. Dabnen
Woodford
Duane Sommerfeldt
Janesville
John Gosline
Beloit
Roy Gasser
Prairie du Lac
Emil Baumgartner
14Th Avenue
Olin Stenbroten
Blanchardville
Clarence F. Schultz Jr
Route 5
Monroe
Stanley Howe
James Clark
Herschel Cookson
Thomas Trost
Randy Olson
Lynn Olson
Fred Campbell
LeRoy Scott
Homer Gavigan
Anna Johnson
Nineteen City Youths Enter State Colleges
Nineteen City youths joined Wisconsin State Colleges as freshmen this year, part of a record high class of 4,735 from public and private high schools. Since 1951 Monroe High School has sent 42 students to 11 colleges, with freshman enrollment rising 75 percent over five years, and 42 students from Green County enrolled as freshmen.
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Svaueien Amumive Ips
Wisconsin
Monroe High School
Green County
Freshman College Enrollment in Wisconsin Rises Sharply
This fall Wisconsin colleges report a 180 percent enrollment increase since 1951. In the last five years the county sent 7.0? students to college. Total freshman enrollment is 5 060 with 284 from out of state and 41 from foreign countries. The remaining 95 percent come from 495 Wisconsin high schools.
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Wisconsin
More Than 1,500 Tour New Glarus Milk Plant
More than 1,500 persons toured the Pet Milk Co. plant in New Glarus during an open house marking its 45th anniversary begun November 30, 1910. A banquet for 1 1 patrons followed, with five of the 10 original patrons in attendance and notable guests from St. Louis and local officials.
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Glarus Times
Pet Milk Co
Messrs
Mmes
Alvin Ott
John S. Duerst
Joe C. Hoesly
John Schuler
Joe Steiner
Ted Gamble
National Pet Milk Co
L. L. Hunt
Fred McCarment
St. Louis
E. F. Kaeser
New Glarus
Harlan& Wernle
Postage Rules For Letters To Santa Enforced
Postmaster John J. Burkhard announced that letters to Santa must have proper postage or be sent to the dead letter office or returned if address is known. A new law permits enclosing a letter with the notation letter enclosed on gift packages and requires proper postage, a rule that also covers newspapers and cases, effective permanently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
John J. Burkhard
Burkhard
Funeral for Clarence Vick Held in Blanchardville
Out of town relatives attended the funeral of Clarence Vick with mourners listed from Pontiac Michigan Milwaukee Beloit Janesville Madison Shullsburg Monroe Browntown and Arlie Ble. The service drew family friends including M C Kraft Virgil Ryan Alma Vick Lyman Olson Herb Ryan and Rosemary Gensler among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Vick
Blanchardville
Times
M. C. Kraft
Pontiac
Mich
Virgil Ryan
Alma Vick
Milwaukee
Lyman Olson
Ray Siebel
Beloit
Lloyd Vick
Bob
Bill Owens
Albert Arneson
Janesville
Art Olson
Madison
Herb Ryan
Jimmy
Eine
Rosemary _ Gensler
Shullsburg
Robert Montgomery
Browntown
Harry Olson
Monroe
Lloyd Olson
Yvonne
Russell Penniston
Victor Ostby
Clara Anderson
Marshall
Caroline Ingwell
Alice Bright
Social notes from Monroe area visitors and new birth
Personal mentions list residents and guests visiting from Milwaukee Madison Burlington Clinton and Brooklyn. Names include Mr and Mrs C L Figi Mrs Amos Zimmerman Dwight Monticello Roger Wenden and Phi Kappa Pi pledge at Ripon College Frances Stoney John Stoney Charles LaRue Chris Troy visits Lafayette County and Mrs Edna Howe returns home after two weeks with Dr and Mrs R C Howe Columbus. James Ogden Jr born to James O Driver Princeton N J. Driver nephew of Margaret and Nell Burgi Monroe.
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C. L. Figi
Milwaukee
Amos Zimmerman
Dwight
Monticello
Monroe
Roger Wenden
Brooklyn
Phi Kappa Pi
Ripon College
Frances Stoney
Burlington
John D. Stoney
Clinton
Charles LaRue
Zon
Chris
Troy
Lafayette County
James O. Driver
Princeton
N. J
James Ogden Jr
Driver
Margaret
Nell Burgi
Former Pal Quizzed In Slaying Of Enea
Milwaukee police questioned Walter Blacky Brocca a 41 year old man linked to a tavern operation after particles found on his hands pointed to a gun being fired in the Tuesday gangland slaying of Tack Enea. Sheriff Lombardi cited lab findings and noted Brocca refused a lie detector test while officials tied him to local criminal networks.
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Brocca
Nea
Beloit Woman Undergoes Major Surgery in Madison
Mrs. Charles Jorgensen of Beloit, formerly from Monroe, is reported in fair condition at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison after undergoing major surgery yesterday morning.
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Charles Jorgensen
Beloit
Monroe
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Local wage scales and jail funding outlined in council resolutions
The document details wage levels of 1.65 per hour for skilled labor 1.20 for semi skilled and 1 for unskilled along with a 5000 appropriation. Another resolution raises the jail outlay to 6500 from 1500 to cover the 5000. Ward Supervisor Schiller questions jurisdiction over courthouse and jail control.
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Second Ward
Victor N. Schiller
Loveland
Public Property Committee
Schiller
Property Committee
Indictment of Truman Aides Alleges Government Fraud Conspiracy
A federal grand jury indicted LOAID and three men tied to the Truman era for conspiring to defraud the government. Named are Matthew J. Connelly, Theron Lamar Caudle, and Harry J. Schwimmer, former Kansas City lawyer, with charges including perjury.
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Loaid
Truman
Matthew ‘J. Connelly
Apppointment
Theron Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Harry J. Schwimmer
Kansas City
Concert Schedule Promises Jude High Winter Recital
The Jude high school band and chorus will present their annual winter concert Wednesday at 8 p m in the high school gymnasium. Emil Baumgartner of 1522 14th avenue underwent major eye surgery this morning at St Clare hospital. He is a former owner operator of Baumgartner’s cheese stove on the west side of the square and a retired cheesemaker. Karl Blumer, son of Mr and Mrs Fred J Blumer, sustained a brain concussion and possible skull fracture after a fall from a slide on school playgrounds. He is a second grade pupil and is being kept quiet at home after X rays. Lloyd Wohlford, uncle of Mrs Mae Gritzmaker, died Sunday at Hampton Iowa where the funeral was held yesterday. His wife, the former Emma Fowler, was a former resident of the Brodhead area. John Mindermann, Argyle, returns as apprentice undertaker at the Stuessy funeral home, after previously working there years ago before entering.
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Emil Baumgartner
14Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Baumgartner
Karl Blumer Hart
Albany
Karl Blumer
Fred J. Blumer
Iowa
Brodhead
Lloyd Wohlford
Mae Gritzmaker
Hampton
Emma Fowler
Monroe
John Mindermann
Argyle
Stuessy Funeral Home
Stue
Lone Rock Man Killed While Rabbit Hunting
Lone Rock resident Vern Bach, 48, died in what an Mineral Point coroner described as an accidental shooting while rabbit hunting in the county’s northern part. The coroner indicated no final verdict has been reached but suggests Bach may have stumbled as his double barreled shotgun discharged.
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Mineral Point
W. D. Hamlin
Vern Bach
Lone Rock
Bach
Hunter’s Insurance Policy Found After Discharge Incident
Dr. Hamlin reports a $20,000 hunters insurance policy found in Bach’s pocket after a gun discharged in a weed field. He will continue investigations and decide later if an inquest should be held.
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Weed Field
Bach
Hamlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Record
John Steinbecks
Warner Bros
Goetz
Life and Look
America
Alabama
Columbus Ledger
Enea
Jude High School
Chuck
Stoppenbach
U.S
Scar Mayer Smokie Links
Campbell’s
Nestle’s
Yacht Club
Holland
Navy
William E. Waelchl
C” Battery 93Rd Afa Bn
6Th Armored Division
Ft. Leonard Wood
Waelchli
Monticello High
Richelieu
Nabisco
Germann’s Grocery Cardinal Food Store
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Onson
Ronson
Sunbeam
Phillips & Smith Appliances
Southern
Wiscor Lome Appliance
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