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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
8
December 16 forecast notes cloudy conditions with light snow flurries likely over most of the state. Tonight is warmer in the south and east, colder again Saturday. Low temperatures 0 to 5 below in the northwest and 10 to 15 in the southeast. Highs Saturday 10 to 15 northwest and 20 to 25 southeast. The rest of the data lists extremes and sun times.
Marriage licenses include Donald F Hale and Avis P Rude both 20 from Warren Illinois and Freeport. Arnold H Mueller 58 Route 2 and Elizabeth Prien 88 of 2505 8th Street. Claude D Gillette 75 Albany and Rudolf Vollenweider 71 New Glarus. John Hunter 78 Freeport and Jacob Mann 63 Mr Horeb. Mr and Mrs Cecil Hauri Brodhead with daughter born Dec 15. Mr and Mrs Werner Krattiger Monticello with daughter born Dec 15.
St Clare Hospital lists medical patients Thomas Krueger of Brooklyn and Joyce Hammer of Winslow. Surgical patients include Eugene Roosli of Albany and others from Ridott Joliet Janesville Albany and Argyle. Dismissals feature Tillman Everson William Perrington Julian Bear Jerry Foster Steven Ellis and several others.
J R Smith a 41 year old game management expert from the Wisconsin Conservation Department was named superintendent of game by the Conservation Commission He succeeds the late Will F Grimmer who died of a heart attack earlier in the year Smith a native of Superior joined the department eighteen years ago.
The market showed a mixed tone with some prices higher and others lower. Trading climbed to about 2.3 million shares, up from 2.26 million on Thursday as GM and Chrysler traded lower while Bethlehem Steel and Schering rose.
David Forbes son of Mr and Mrs James Forbes Sr is awarded a $100 scholarship at the University of Wisconsin by the Wilken Harding Educational Foundation of Milwaukee. Forbes was nominated for the award by the late Guy Sundt UW athletic director and I G Brader, chairman of the scholarship committee.
Mrs. Vollenweider Rudolph Vollenweider 7 New Glarus died at 8 43 a m St Clare hospital after surgical procedures begun in 1924 and 1925 and earlier. She was born February 4 1884 in Switzerland married October 14 1912 in Switzerland and came to the United States in 1920 settling in Chicago and New Glarus in 1925. Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs Francis A Cassiman Westmont Illinois a brother John Stark Chicago a sister in Switzerland and four grandchildren. Services will be held Monday at 2 pm at the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church New Glarus with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call Zentner funeral home New Glarus Saturday evening and until Monday noon when the body will be taken to the church.
Donald J. Ivey 23 son of Mr and Mrs John B Ivey 809 22nd avenue has been promoted to sergeant while serving with the 1st Infantry at Ft Richardson Alaska A squad leader in Company A of the division s 16th regiment Sgt Ivey last served with the 53rd Infantry Regiment at Ft Richardson He attended the University of Wisconsin for two years and was a shipping foreman for Swiss Colony before entering the Army in March 1953.
Wyngaard warned that Lehrers plan to leave the governorship would sap his political power and reduce his effectiveness as leader of Wisconsin's national convention slate. The governor hopes to organize a full 30 delegate slate and boost his presidential performance primary chances against Sen. McCarthy ahead of the 1958 primary.
Text from page 1 outlines a sale condition where the school district would lease a northwestern property segment west from the restroom to a board of trustees to run a Junior Fair FFA Club activities and other agricultural uses. Trustees include local agriculture officials and farm group leaders. If unused for 60 consecutive months the grounds revert. A separate medical note mentions possible loss of consciousness in a severe coughing fit.
Mrs Chester Allen was here from Madison. Serer F Kingston was in pre BPiarence Johnson Beloit was Monroe caller. Zella E Gersuch Colby Kas visited the ity. Vahan A Hussissian from West Allis. Mrs F W Galle left this morning for Portage to spend holidays with her son Earl Galle and family. William Roub leaves for Colorado Springs after a week with Dr and Mrs J A Roub. Keith Wilson Town State Ames here for holiday recess visiting father Ernest Wilson and sister Mrs Blythe Myers. Miss Delores Daily from Chicago to remain over Christmas and New Year with sister Mrs Vernon IC Peterson and family. Mr and Mrs Russell Kundert and children leave for Denver after death of Frank J Kundert. Mrs A P Riemer Brodhead goes to Sacramento to spend winter with daughter Mrs Oren Burt and family. The Burts are former Albany and Brodhead residents.
The Orvin L White family moved from 818 14th avenue to 1769 14th street a home bought from Miss Mary Lanz Mr and Mrs Dewey Dwyer relocated from 1013 16th avenue to the Whites former residence The Mueller family requests memorials to the Heart Fund in lieu of flowers Dr George R Barry elected to the Wisconsin Heart Association executive committee Green County chairman Rae Todd sister of Mrs Anna Chapman hospitalized at Hazel Green with a hip injury after a fall in her home Saturday
In a rural community a 17 year old boy, John Fallone, died six hours after being shot down in a gun battle with a posse. He killed three people and wounded two others including Gladys Smail, 15, who remained in critical condition. Policeman Gus Zanos was wounded but survived.
Jacob Mani aged 63 of Mt. Horeb died in Madison hospital after entering Saturday for a heart condition. He was a Dane County highway department employee. Survived by his wife Zena Thompson two Madison daughters Beatrice and Millard Steyer a son Russell two sisters and two brothers plus three grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church with calling at Gesme Funeral Home Sunday noon to Monday noon.
Bond sales for Anami Davings Bonds v Green County reach 1 02 546 for the first 11 months, up 30 percent from 1954. Lafayette County shows a nearly 20 percent gain with 829 214 versus 992 017, reflecting robust county wide borrowing activity this year.
Joseph Huber will be 95 on Saturday December 24. He lives with daughter Mrs Otto Wirz at 2229 15th street but is visiting daughter Mrs John Coryell in Browntown. He has a son in Monroe and another in California plus a daughter in Freeport. Born December 24 1860 in Canton Lucerne Switzerland he was a cheesemaker and farmer before immigrating to the United States.
Mothers of East school fourth graders were guests as pupils presented three plays and a choral reading, sang Christmas carols, and unveiled six murals illustrating the Christmas story. Mrs. Coyla Cox teaches the class and refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs Dane Edwards of Rockford welcomed a daughter yesterday. the mother is Marjorie Mahlkuch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs William Mahlkuch.
Two more major war criminals, Marquis Koichi Kido aged 66 and Hioshi Oshima aged 60, were released from Sugamo prison after serving 10 years. Kido was the war time lord keeper of the privy seal and Oshima was the wartime ambassador to Nazi Germany.
The one pound polar bear cub Cumulus, raised by his mother Cirrus, died after a brutal 13 day struggle with pneumonia colic and enteritis at Washington Park Zoo. Despite earlier signs of improvement the little bear could not be saved, marking a somber moment for polar bear experts at the facility.
Governor Kohler signed the revised criminal code bill described as the first comprehensive revision since statehood. He called it a monumental legislative undertaking while noting he approved 1,696 measures with 38 vetoes sustained by the Legislature. Also cited is data on births outside marriage in the United States.
J Frank Pearson 77 longtime Rock County treasurer and former Edgerton mayor died after a heart attack at a dinner party near Beloit. He collapsed at Butterfly Inn and died en route to hospital. Pearson served 10 years as Edgerton mayor and later filled the county treasurer post. he was a lifelong resident active in Masonic orders. Services will be Sunday in Edgerton.
Roy J. Heeren was elected president of the Green County Insurance Agents Association Tuesday night. Harley Hoesly was chosen as vice president and Arnold Albright as secretary.
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