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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1963
Page
6
Partly cloudy and windy with a few snow flurries in central and north Wisconsin. Tonight and Sunday mostly fair and very cold with lows between 5 and 15 below zero. Highs since yesterday at 1 p.m. reached 7 with 6 below zero. year-ago highs 24, lows 6. Snow flurries reported. barometer readings 30.11 at 1 a.m. and 30.18 at 10 p.m. Sunrise 7:22, sunset 4:27.
Gladys Stephenson transfers parcel it 10 bik 15 in Original Plat village of Albany to Homer W Wahl. Eugene Clark sells lit 2 bik 227 in city of Brodhead to Willis R Sarow. Norman Gilbertson transfers land sec 36 in Clarno Township to Victor Gilbertson. Clarence B Johnson transfers St 29 Original Plat village of Browntown to Gerald C Miller.
Monroe police report John W. Anderegg of Route 1 forfeited $25 after traveling too fast for conditions.
Miss Agnes Gibbons aged 77 of Monroe, Mrs. Lettie M. Walmer 84 of Whitewater, Irvin A. Steinhauer 75 from rural Mt. Horeb, Lawrence J. Dale 73 of Edmund, Lorin A. Stillwell 87 of Rewey, Lowell L. Barker 63 of Winslow, A. L. Babcock 57 of Janesville, and Leonard Teasdale 53 of Shullsburg are listed with ages and hometowns.
St. Clare Hospital records include accident and medical patients Mrs Roger Patterson Brodhead Mrs Grace Wolsey Route 4 Mrs William Hogan 1610 17th Street and others. Dismissals include Fred A Stuessey Stanley Ray Meyers Walter Hoesly Thomas McKenna William B Foster Randall Melligan Henry Hanson and multiple listed spouses and family members.
Walter Althaus Sr. is re elected chief of the Albany volunteer fire department and William Hein is renamed secretary treasurer. The department answered 21 calls in the year, 11 rural, with three fire trucks now fitted with short wave radio. The siren switched to electric operation. A banquet at Masonic Hall honored members and guests.
Leonard Teasdale age 53 of Shullsburg died at 1 45 p m yesterday in St Clare hospital after admission that morning as a medical patient. Arrangements are pending at Thompson funeral home with services likely Monday. He was a self employed carpenter.
A pickup owned by Roy Rote of Monroe burned at 4 p.m. in front of the Merlin Lambert farm on County Trunk M. Monticello fire chief Fred Durtschi said the blaze started when the exhaust pipe ignited a load of hay.
Lowell L. Barker 63 of Route 2 Winslow died yesterday at Freeport Memorial hospital after an apparent heart attack at his farm home. Services set for 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Zion Evangelical United Brethren church Orangeville with Rev. Hobart Prunty officiating. Burial in Mount Pleasant cemetery northwest of Orangeville. Friends may call after 7:30 tonight at Cramer funeral home Orangeville. Survived by wife Elizabeth two sons Donald Robert of rural Winslow three daughters Maynard Shilling Howard Sheppard Bernard Cornfeld Rockford two brothers Orville Merrill of McConnell four sisters Daughenbaugh Red Oak Gross Davidson Haman Oakland Calif. Lifelong rural Stephenson County resident born June 19 1900 in Red Oak married August 24 1919 in Louisiana Mo. to Elizabeth Clark.
Mrs. Roger Patterson age 76 of Brodhead sustained a fractured right leg in a fall on steps in Durand Illinois. She was admitted to St Clare hospital at 8 20 p m last night and her condition is satisfactory.
Mrs Grace Wolfley 58 of Route 4 fell on ice at her farm home and fractured her left wrist. She was admitted to St Clare hospital at 1 p m yesterday and her condition is listed as good.
Mrs William Hogan of 1610 17th street is in St Clare hospital for diagnosis including X rays. She is undergoing tests to determine her medical condition and appropriate treatment options.
Details of small gatherings and visits in Spring Grove and nearby towns. Mrs. Carol Olson and Mrs. Robert Olson receive gifts at a family birthday party. Ellsworth Rosheisen and Duane Rosheisen celebrated at a dinner. Norman Williams hosts a Sunday school Christmas party. Church and family visits noted.
Albany society notes list Mrs William Steindorf and Mrs Junior Cowell with spouses on a two week trip to Washington D C and Florida. Eugene Rechsteiner and wife plan to visit Naples Florida. Richard Koss and wife travel to Lawndale California to see his parents. Sgt and Mrs Robert Lewis of Chicago visit Alvin Blumer with sons. Delton Davis and children of Freeport stay with Lawrence Maher. Mary Lou Maher of Chicago returns home for the weekend.
Personal mentions include Don S. Trow from Albany and John Wicken of Janesville on business. Women’s Relief Corps plans a meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Legion Hall linked to Christmas Party. Visitors Leon Fernstaedt and Jean Schneider were in Monticello Thursday night. Shoppers Donald Root family of Monticello visited Monroe last night. Hixons Barber Shop hours and a dealer training visit by Bud Sedgwick at Kent Feed in Muscatine. Missals and rosaries order now. Bette’s Gift Shop near St. Victor’s Church.
FBI raided a Canoga Park residence tied to a ransom payment for Sina tra. Hoover announced $216865 recovered in San Diego Imperial Beach and Culver City arrests with $23,135 still missing. All three suspects carry prior records including burglary and assault.
Number 2 stamped again. Cards will be used for the third clinic next month. People without cards may pick them up at the Armory tomorrow. The January and March clinics will use these cards to complete the series. Drive-in facilities south of the Armory will be available for convenience, but officials prefer vehicle owners use the Armory. Traffic could surge near the Armory with many cars using the drive-in.
The United States will keep the Kennedy era hot line to Moscow active for President Johnson. The system will be extended to Johnson’s Texas home or any location he may be, ensuring direct communication at all times.
Daily readers rely on classified ads to find essential services and items. The page highlights practical notices and quick transactions across local businesses and individuals.
Albert Lowell Babcock, 57, of Janesville and former Albany resident, died after six months illness at Mercy hospital. Born September 28, 1906 in Wells Minnesota he worked for Wisconsin Power and Light Co. since 1929 as Janesville substation operator and earned a 25 year pin in 1954. He is survived by his wife Beatrice Quigley, a son Robert and a brother Carroll E. Funeral services set for Monday at Overton Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
Goodwill Industries will send a collection truck to Brodhead and Orfordville on Thursday and Monroe on Friday next week. Residents may contact Mrs June Peterson in Brodhead Mrs Vernon Larson in Orfordville or Mrs Dorothy Volmary in Monroe to arrange donation of clothing shoes and household items for handicapped workers.
Mr and Mrs Irvin Armstrong marked their 50th anniversary with family and friends at the Durand Grange Hall in Illinois. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Raymond Arnsmeier and family and Mr and Mrs Ivan Arnsmeier.
Donald R. Janke electronics technician seaman apprentice in the Navy is assigned to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Oak Harbor Washington He is a Monroe High School graduate who entered service in October 1962 He is the son of Mr and Mrs Donald W Janke 1606 23rd Avenue Monroe
USDA weekly market report shows cattle with steers 1.00–1.75 lower for light weights under 1100 lb, cows mostly down 1.00, bulls 17.50–19.00. Hogs steady to 25 lower under 230 lb, 230–290 lb 12.50–15.50, sows 10.50–12.00. Sheep steady as late week light lambs 19.50–20.50, ewes 18.00–19.50.
Edward L. Worland 74 died yesterday in St. Clare hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Ann's Catholic church Warren. Rosary at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Bartell funeral home. Survived by wife Ethel three brothers Clifford in Florida W J Worland Clarence Missouri James J Rockford and sister Eva Worland Quincy.
M. Sgt. Donald Bettine, U.S. Army Recruiter for Green County, outlines a Christmas New Year period enlistment program. Young men may enlist and stay home for the holidays while choosing their training option. draft-age men should consider enlistment for guaranteed training. The program is open to young women for the Women’s Army Corps. Contact Bettine at the Monroe Post Office on Wednesdays.
George Voithofer died Wednesday at a friend’s home. Services were held at 9 a.m. in the Stuessy funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Victor's Catholic church. Rev. E C McCollow officiated with pallbearers William Heinmann Howard Bahn Glen Schwend Clifford Neuen schwander Ed Enzinger and Victor Rebly, all of Dakota and Monroe, Monroe residents.
Chicago Cubs sell infielder Steve Boros to San Diego of the Pacific Coast League. In a three player deal Jim Brewer is sent to Spokane while Chicago receives Dick Scott in exchange for catcher Cuno Barragan. Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States in 1898.
The Monroe Lions Club financed the clock tower lighting atop the Courthouse as part of holiday decorations. Vernon Schillinger of the Chamber of Commerce notes the Lions funded colored lights, with installation supervised by Dewey Dwyer who oversees the chamber lighting project annually.
Florentino Fernandez defeated Rocky Rivero in a seven round technical knockout at Madison Square Garden after seven rounds when Dr. Swetnick stopped the televised bout. Fernandez sought a title shot and claimed he wants the champion. Rivero suffered an inch long cut near the eye and a deep chin gash.
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California two Minutemen intercontinental ballistic missiles were launched Friday as routine training. The launches marked the 23rd and 24th missiles fired from the base.
An explosion at a coal mine in southwestern Japan Friday night killed ten miners. Emergency crews and mine officials are investigating the blast location and cause, with rescue operations ongoing in the affected shaft.
Agnes Gibbons, 17, died at 5:07 p.m. yesterday at a Green County hospital from old age complications. Born October 26, 1886 in Monroe Township, she was the daughter of John and Margaret Ann Knight Gibbons. Survived by two sisters Mrs. William J. Clark of Madison and Mrs. Olive Veithofer of Monroe. a husband named George died Wednesday with services held today. Preceded by three brothers Richard, Edward, and John R. Gibbons. Stuessy funeral home in charge.
Vesper Circle of the First Methodist church will gather Monday night at the home of Mrs. Robert Trumpy with Mrs. William Johnston Jr in charge of the program.
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