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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1962
Page
8
Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered snow flurries across the west and continued cold this afternoon and tonight. Friday expected snow flurries with little temperature change. Lows tonight 15 to 24, high Friday 25 to 32. Monroe zone similar with lows 18 to 24 and high 25 to 30.
Since yesterday at 1 p.m. the high reached 29 and the low 16. A year ago today the high was 40 and the low 32. Snow flurries noted. Barometer was 29.97 at 1 a.m. and 29.91 at 1 p.m. Warmest spot Ther mal California at 85, coldest Bemidji Minnesota. Sunrise 7:15, sunset 4:27.
County court records show Roger L. Elmer Bryce presiding with drivers each facing fines and orders. McMorran Trucking admitted failure to re register. Corwin directed to traffic school. Bruce M. Young ordered traffic school after speeding. Altman pleaded guilty to theft and vandalism with pre sentence investigation. Dennis Hasse received probation for two years with restitution conditions.
Gary Preston of Juda pleads guilty to theft in Lafayette County and burglary in Green County. He receives suspended sentences with probation for two years, three counts of restitution, full costs paid, and driving privileges suspended six months except for work travel.
Letters of administration issued to Harry Keehn in the estate of his father Ferde nand who died November 26 in Brooklyn Township. Heirs at law include his sister and two brothers.
Edward Gavigan 76 of Jordan Township dies. Mrs Frank Robbins 81 of Lena II. Mrs Frank Bashaw 80 of Beloit died in the period. Funeral details were not provided in the fragment.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lauder welcome a daughter on December 6 in Juda. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baker of Argyle report a son born December 6. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hartwig at 1811 13th Avenue announce a son born December 5.
St Clare Hospital Medical records show multiple entries including Mrs Murray Fisher and infant son Darlington, Mr Marvin Paulson Blanchardville, Mrs Pauline Genin Belleville, Mrs Bennett Engen and others. Dismissals include Charles H Smith, Gottfried Kanzig, Roscoe Dague, Ballard Dague and several more with family mentions and addresses.
Personal mentions include Mrs. Fred Loeffel and Mrs. Robert Atkinson from Albany visiting Monroe. The Monroe Jaycettes bake sale is set for Friday December 7 at 9 a.m. at Commercial and Savings Bank room. A move is noted for Allen Pederson family to 1008 21st avenue. Floyd Coplien is convalescing at home after rib fractures. A church bake sale is planned Saturday at 10 a.m. at Hanson's Furniture Store. Ivan Campbell’s funeral services were held in Barron. Herbert Meyers attended. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Molitor visited Ann Baumgartner’s parents en route home from a Florida wedding trip.
Monroe police report two car incidents in the day. A Koch Motor owned vehicle damaged a parking meter in the 1100 block of 16th Avenue after rolling from a stall. Later Ernest R. Hahn struck Albert Babler’s parked car in Chandler parking lot Route 1 Monticello, causing a second incident.
Memorial Hospital of Lafay ette County withdraws six Franciscan Sisters of Immaculate Conception from service in February after unsuccessful contract talks. The nuns, based in Little Falls Minnesota, sought greater hospital administration authority, while the board warned against leasing or empowering them with manager powers.
A Lions Club zone meeting will be held in New Glarus with five area clubs: Monroe Brodhead Argyle Blanchardville and New Glarus. Duck dinner served at 6 30 at the New Glarus hotel. Arthur Zweifel of New Glarus is the zone chairman. The New Glarus Lions club plans its annual New Year’s party at Embers in Madison on Saturday January 5.
New York markets showed profit taking within narrow bounds as the stock market steadied and improved late in the session. Volume reached about 4.3 million shares, with 6.28 million shares changing hands Wednesday. Losses in key stocks ranged to around a point, though gainers increased as trading progressed. Steel stocks continued to slide on further price cut news.
Washington unemployment jumped 507,000 in November pushing the jobless rate to 5.8 percent. The Labor Department cited a surge in teens seeking work but failing to find it. Manpower director Seymour Wolfbein called the report not indicative of broad weakness, saying the economy is holding up well.
Miss Frieda Benkert, a Monti cello patient, underwent major surgery this morning at St. Clare Hospital and was readmitted on Friday after a prior medical stay.
Oneida County authorities say Edna Mae Mount 23 was killed after missing six months. Part of the victim’s skeleton was found in a west wilderness area. Three men who were with Mount on June 2 were questioned as investigators pursue a murder case. One man provided details of returning her home at 11 30 p m and arranging a date for the next day. The other two will take lie detector tests.
Bernard Barney Richards, 57, a dance band leader with no union office, won the Chicago musicians union presidency today, ending James C. Petrillo’s 40 year rule as labor boss after a rebel ticket defeated Petrillo and most aides in Wednesday’s election.
Petrillo, 70, narrowly defeated by 95 votes for president of the Chicago Federation of Musicians. The longtime leader had faced no opponent since 1933 and appeared to treat the challenge too lightly, effectively playing his own swan song.
In a three car crash on Illinois 2 near the Wisconsin border north of Rockton Mrs. Gladys Grahm 76 of Rockton was killed and her husband Frank 78 seriously injured. Frank drove the Grahm car into a first collision with Fred Brown Beloit who then collided with a trailer truck driven by Harold Johnson 28 of Janesville.
Miss Martia Reinitz a UW Madison senior and member of the university chorus joined Mrs. Roberta Loeffel at a Sunday concert held at Luther Memorial church in Madison.
The Yester-Year Auto Club held a guest night at the First National Bank Community Room with 26 attendees. A box lunch social raised funds for the Christmas Stocking project. The next meeting is set for Wednesday January 2 in the Community Room.
Directors declare a six cent per share dividend on common stock payable December 20 to holders of record December 12. A $2.50 per share dividend on preferred stock is also set for December 31 to holders of record December 21.
Lawrence J. Dodge of 802 East 20th avenue Brodhead was honored as the leading new agent for November in the Capital general office of New York Life Insurance Co. He began his career with New York Life in July.
Scout awards were presented during the New Glarus Cub Scout meeting. Bruce Bartle received the bear badge and gold arrow, Jeffrey Postler, David Kehrli and Randy Purcell earned first year pins and gold arrows.
A small classifieds note lists room rental options in The Monroe Evening. It mentions available spaces, usual rates, and contact method for prospective tenants. The brief emphasizes quick inquiry and local listings.
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