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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1962
Page
6
The Daily Record reports cloudy skies turning colder with scattered snow flurries mainly in the north and central areas. Winds from the west to northwest 18 to 26 mph, tonight and Sunday bring more snow and chill with northerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Highs reach 28 to 34, lows 8 to 15 degrees.
Temperature today ranged from a low of 20 to a high of 30 with snow flurries reported since yesterday 1 p.m. Barometer readings were 29.89 at 1 a.m. and 29.85 at 10 a.m. Warmest spots were Imperial California and Yuma Arizona at 81 degrees. coldest was Battle Mountain Nevada at 11. Sunrise occurred at 7 17 and sunset at 4 27.
Death notices record Ralph E. Lindsay 37 of 903 21st street Bennie Clark 78 of Brodhead Robert Leffler 66 of Fennimore Edward E Meighan 76 of Elizabeth Illinois Leo W Scholler 45 Route 2 Belleville and Albert L Nelson 89 Route 2 Argyle in a local deaths notice listing ages and towns.
Mr and Mrs Richard Wisenberg of Monroe welcomed their new son born December 7. Birth notice records the family’s joy and the infant’s arrival in the local community.
The report lists Ronald Engle and others in an accident, with Debra Lynn Notter and several named residents receiving medical care. Discharges include Ronald Engle James Combs Henry Swenson Ivan Ellingson Harold Robinson and many family members and relatives.
J P Cullen Milwaukee regional manager for the VA announced that World War I veterans with U S government life insurance will receive a regular dividend this January. Over 6,000 Wisconsin veterans hold policies totaling about 27 million dollars and the dividend is about 12 50 per 1000 of insurance. Automatic payment requires no application and those not receiving checks by January should wait until March 1 before inquiring.
Lewis N. Tree 93 former Cadiz farmer and County Board member dies yesterday morning at his son Norris Tree’s home in Winslow. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Stuessy funeral home with Rev. Daniel Schowalter officiating. Burial will follow in Cadiz cemetery. friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon.
Venezuela Development Minister Godolfre do Gonzalez voided a 14 million contract for a 22 story Hilton hotel in Caracas saying the city’s lodging needs are already met by existing hotels.
Mrs. John Reynolds wife of the governor elect remained in satisfactory condition late Friday at M General hospital where she was admitted November 28 with pneumonia.
Clarence P. Spaide, Monroe barber since 1925, sells his shop at 914 17th Avenue to Gay lord Swenson who will begin Jan 1. Swenson, a 1957 transfer from Walter Day's shop, is a Hollandale native with military service in Europe and active in the Junior Chamber. Spaide plans to move to Florida Cape Canaveral area with wife Blanche Neuschwander. Their daughter Shirley lives in Eau Gallie Florida.
An advance rescue team sighted the body of one of 37 miners trapped 650 feet underground by an explosion at a Carmichael mine. Methane pockets and fires slowed efforts while the fates of 36 others remain unknown. the base and exploration distances were ~4,800 and 4,000 feet from the mine face.
ST. LOUIS J G Taylor Spink longtime publisher of the Sporting News died at home after a year long illness Funeral services were held Spink described as the unofficial conscience of baseball and Bible of Baseball for his 16 hour work days He also published Sporting Goods Dealer and related record books
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley proposes using McCormick Place for the 1964 Republican national convention and says he will invite the Democrats as well.
Madison Wisconsin monthly unemployment benefits totaled 3 403 500 for 32 900 claimants in November per the State Industrial Commission. October payments amounted to 2 545 000.
Personal mention notes a VFW Auxiliary meeting at Turner Hall Monday at 8 p m with a Christmas party for members. Also mentions the Robert Haur Jr. family visiting Janesville last night and a monthly IOOF birthday party planned for Monday Dec 10 at 8 p m. The Gmar family travels to California for the winter with plans to return to New Glarus in April to live with daughter Mrs Werner Ziltner and family.
Hollywood star Steve McQueen quits racing after selling his Cooper Formula Junior and Le Mans Jaguar. He cites family, fatalities among friends, and a desire to devote full time to acting to learn more about the craft. He notes balancing two professions was untenable and stresses staying sharp as an actor.
Belleville farmer Leo Scholler died at a Madison hospital shortly after 4 p.m. from rifle bullet wounds. Dane County Coroner John W. Stevenson ruled death a self inflicted act due to despondency over ill health. Survived by wife and two children Richard and Janice at home. Arrangements pending Becker funeral home.
Albert L Nelson aged 89 of Argyle died at 8 15 a m today in St Clare hospital where he was admitted yesterday. Funeral arrangements are with Erickson funeral home in Argyle.
Knights of Columbus meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the American Legion hall with Philip Teehan presenting the program. Warren Gerhart and Jack Schlichting will serve lunch.
A vanished stage act triggers a careful hunt in the city’s cultural scene. Theater managers and volunteers outline steps to recover the missing routine and restore a scheduled performance.
Robert Leffler of Fennimore 66 former Dodgeville area horse trainer and Lancaster policeman died after a long illness in a Dodgeville hospital. Services set for 2 30 p.m. tomorrow at Ristow funeral home Fennimore call friends. Survived by two sons Maurice Fennimore Merle Coon Rapids Minn a brother Henry Dodgeville two sisters Hattie Posey Madison Gladys Leffler Horeb and grandchildren plus a great grandchild.
County and city Civil Defense personnel will prioritize radiation protection while shelter users are asked to contribute. Since buildings lack food stock, each person must bring seven to ten days of food and water, warm clothes, blankets, a battery radio, and other personal supplies. Shelter managers are to be trained, but none chosen yet, so groups must appoint their own managers and staff for feeding sanitation safety radiation detection and communications.
Mrs Julia M Ott 78 died Wednesday. Funeral at 1 30 pm at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with Rev Paul H Olm of St John UCC officiating. Mrs Winnie Kuebli and Mrs Robert G Buehler sang The Lord’s Prayer. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers Emil Tschudy Robert J Blum Fred Roth Roy Weiss Arley and Floyd Asmus.
New York markets show sixth straight week of gains with slowing momentum. Dow Jones average up 2.80 to 652.10 as volume slips. AP average up 1.7 to 241.1. Broad activity shows more gainers than losers amid December cross currents. Top NYSE movers include Chrysler General Motors Litton Korvette and Martin-Marietta.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted to close the 50 year old Wisconsin High school by July 1964. President Fred Harrington cited a national move away from university operated lab schools. Most students will transfer to Madison Central high school. the Wisconsin school now enrolls 360 pupils.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Soren of New Lisbon visited their daughter Mrs Harold Babler and family for several days. Roy Lawrence returned to Neillsville after a week with his daughter Mrs Herman G Karlen and relatives. Mrs R H Schoonover and Mrs Larry Sweitzer with daughters Sally Julie and Laurie of Madison visited here Thursday.
Myles F. Pember, former editor of The Monroe Evening Times, is named head of the English department at Parsons junior college in Parsons Kansas where he studied in the first graduation class. He and Ruth have a son Myles III who lives in Rockford. Their newborn son Myles IV arrived October 22. The senior members are remodeling a large old house at 1705 Corning Street in Parsons.
Bennie Clark a lifelong Brodhead area resident and retired farmer died at 7:30 this morning at the home of his son Bernard in Brodhead after a long illness. He was born March 19, 1884 in Avon Township Green County and survived by two sons nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren plus a sister. Services set for 1 30 p.m. Monday at Newcomer Funeral Home Brodhead with Rev Lyle Stephenson officiating burial in Avon Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow evening.
Benjamin A. Pennebecker 69 died yesterday morning. Services set for 9 p m Sunday at Stuessy funeral home with Rev Karl F Koch of Emanuel EUB church officiating. Graveside rites follow Monday at 2 p m at Hillsite cemetery Marshfield. Pennebecker formerly worked at Green County hospital and had been ill with malignancy.
E E Meighan of Beth Illinois aged 76 died in a Warren nursing home after a long illness. Born September 9 1886 in Darlington he farmed in southwest Wisconsin and northwest Illinois before moving to Elizabeth. Survived by four sons three daughters two sisters two brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services set for 2 p m at Elizabeth Methodist Church with burial in Stockton Ladies Union Cemetery.
The Wisconsin Junior Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary honored five state women as Wisconsin's outstanding women of the year. Recipients of the CAROL Award-Citation for Achievement and Recognition for Outstanding Leadership include Mrs. Robert Cross of West Bend, Mrs. Otis Mahlberg of Stevens Point, Mrs. Frank Wokurka and Mrs. Carl Pruess of Menomonee Falls, and Miss Cleo Ann Eliason of Green Bay.
Police arrested 22 year old Charles Reid of Bakersfield California after a high speed chase ending with Reid driving into Lake Wingra during an armed robbery at a service station. Two attendants reported a pistol shot into the floor and the theft of 95 dollars.
The State Department disputes former Secretary Acheson saying the Kennedy policy on Berlin offers a fuller plan. Lincoln White says the current policy does not promise quick reunification but rests on international agreements and the right of a free and united people. Acheson at West Point urged a broader, long term German policy.
A Worcester man insists on paying the 10 percent federal tax on his bus ticket to Fitchburg even after the levy ended on November 15. He says President Kennedy had no right to remove the tax and adds 12 cents daily to the fare.
Frank J. Langsdorf aged 32 a state probation and parole officer died of an apparent heart attack Friday night while refereeing a basketball game at Milwaukee Plus High School.
Ninety six high school students are selected to participate in the first U.S. Senate Youth Program. Jeffrey L. Haines of Madison East and Richard J. Andersen of Blair are among the Wisconsin entries.
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