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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1964
Page
8
Wisconsin forecast shows fair and warmer conditions tonight and Saturday. Lows tonight from zero to 5 above north and 5 to 10 above south. Saturday highs range from 12 to 20 north and mostly in the 20s south. Monroe zone also fair and warmer with lows 5 to 10 above and Saturday highs in the 20s.
Weather data shows temperatures since yesterday 1 p.m. with high 12 and low minus seven. Year ago today high four and low minus four. Barometer 1 a.m. twenty five or five? at 30.69 at 1 p.m. Readings list warmest place Mc Alien Texas at 85 and coldest Hib bing Minn at 30. Sunrise 7 33 and sunset 4 20.
Deeds recorded transferring It 34 Grand View Add Monroe from Robert E. Tschudy to Harvey R. Kundert. Clarence Elmer sells land sec 31 Sylvester Township to Roger K. Moe. Inez Douglas transfers Its 1 3 and 5 blk 82 Brodhead to Catherine Garwell. Everette Emberson and Willard Emberson share undivided one half in land seen in 19 and 18 York Township with adjoining lands in Iowa and Lafayette County. Deed filed in three counties.
Judge Roger L. Elmer and Donald H. Katz of Janesville forfeit a $30 bond after crossing a yellow line as reported by State Patrol. Louis Hansen of Evansville enters a nolo contendere plea for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with $100 fine costs and mandatory license revocation.
Mrs Robert Mohns aged 57 of Route 1 Juda Henry Geiger 75 Verona Milo S LaDell Sr 66 Milwaukee Roy L Kelly Harris 61 Rockford and Einar Nelson 57 Route 1 Orfordville are named with ages and hometowns in a local notice.
Mr and Mrs Nathan Isely on 11th Ave announce a daughter born December 18. Mr and Mrs Robert Collins of Brodhead report a son born December 18. Mr and Mrs William Mc Nett of Browntown share a daughter born December 18.
St Clare Hospital reports patients in Surgical and Medical wards with multiple names including Mrs Bernard Saunders Warren Rodney Jones Brodhead Hosea Sandridge Belleville Mrs Vernon Leith Janesville John P Cullen Argyle Margaret Sage Janesville Dale Leutenegger 2334 15th Ave Richard Olson Brodhead Robert Haffele Brownstown Mrs Charles Smith New Glarus Mrs Ellen Burzell Lewes Park Donald Pippin Beloit Zelma Anderson Argyle Robert Skattum 2318 11th Ave Karl Luescher Belleville Surgical Louis E Creuzer 1103 15th St Robert C Knipschild 2009 9th St Lamont Zimmerman Juda Renee Marti Argyle Margaret Huber 2254 16th St Alvin Kempel Lena Mrs Russell J Kunkle Freeport Dismissals include Donald Walter Samuel F Meffley David Allen Faith Ervin C Sinplot Joseph C Greene Mrs Morris Wolf and son Mrs Roy Riese and son Mrs Sanford Wahl Mrs Philip Calhoun Mabel Evy Mrs Dottie Huffar Mrs Clark Lelle Mrs Donald W Miller and daughter Mrs Charles Keleher.
The casketed body of 78 year old Henry Gorham who died yesterday morning was flown from Monroe airport Highway 59 to Weisner Nebraska today. Visitation at Sharer Funeral Home was set for today with the flight tomorrow. Gorham was born and raised at Weisner and had lived in this area over 30 years. Four brothers and a sister live in Nebraska with another sister in Wisconsin. Services will be held in Nebraska.
Dane County clerk Otto Festge announces candidacy for Madison mayor in the spring election. He has served as clerk since 1952 and was re elected in November. He is the fourth contender alongside William O Hart Edwin Carlson and George Hall.
Madison reports that longhorn cheese prices advanced one half cent this week while other styles held steady. Movement slowed after the holiday shipments. American cheese production for the week ending Dec 10 fell 1 percent nationally but rose 3 percent in Wisconsin to 17.8 million pounds. Swiss cheese markets stayed fully steady with unchanged prices amid strong demand as Christmas activity peaks.
Einar Nelson 57 Route 1 Orfordville died yesterday from a heart attack at his farm he had operated for 24 years. Survived by widow Pauline two daughters Doris Janesville and Debra Orfordville and four sisters and two brothers in Sweden. Services 1 30 p m Monday Silverthorn Newcomer funeral home Burial Lutheran Cemetery Friends may call 7 9 p m Sunday
Cadiz Circle members and husbands held a Christmas party at Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Butts home. Prizes went to the Butts for high and Mrs. Wilson Rote and Clarence Rinehart for low. A pot luck lunch followed.
Members entertained their husbands at a Christmas party at the Chateau in Monticello. Attendants included Delmar Arn, Tom Anderson, Darold Albertson, Robert Beckwith, Le Roy Abplanalo, Cleo Foster, Larry Uffelmann, John Klossner, Don Flannery and Jim Lobenstein.
Saigon police were on full alert amid fears of weekend trouble from Buddhist and Viet Cong factions. Authorities prepared to prevent clashes and maintain order as tensions rose.
In a bustling market of notices, readers rely on classified ads to find everyday solutions. From job leads to lost-and-found items, the listings connect people with services, goods, and urgent needs across the community.
Personal notices list Jane Hager returning from Oshkosh with family in Albany for the weekend. Terry Goetz arrives from the University of Colorado for the holidays. Pvt. Eric Runans returns to El Toro Marine base after time with Albany parents. Bessie Smith back in Duluth after visit with Albany family. Harris Thacher and children visit from Janesville, former Monroe residents. Dean Jorgenson attending UW Madison College of Agriculture. Warren Report copies and The Torch Is Passed offered at The Times office. Sgt. John Gerber and family arrive from Jacksonville for holiday visit. transfer to a San Diego Marine base planned.
Two Filipinos attempted to plant a 57mm shell at an elementary school inside Clark Air Base housing children of American servicemen. The device failed to detonate and the pair escaped. About 750 children were present at the time. Authorities suspect retaliation for recent base trespass incidents at Clark and Subic Bay.
Ronald E. Slagoski of 30 Route 1 Orfordville and Robert C. Seffrood of 28 Route 1 Brodhead collided at the Highways 104 11 Rock Green County Line east of Brodhead at 12 17 p m yesterday. No injuries were reported.
Louis Blanc of 911 8th Ave underwent back surgery at St. Clare Hospital this morning. He had been admitted December 2 for treatment on his back.
Mr and Mrs Hans Anderegg Jr announce the birth of their second daughter Yvonne Jane on December 4. The family’s first daughter is Angelika and Hans Anderegg Sr is the paternal grandfather.
Robert Skattum Jr. is in St. Clare Hospital for observation and treatment of an appendicitis condition. He is 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Skattum, residing at 2318 11th Ave.
Monroe police investigated a parking lot collision at 10 16 a m yesterday in the Kroger lot. Paul Jacob Haag 2527 13th St backed from a stall and struck a parked car driven by Donald A Edwards of Beloit with no injuries reported.
James R. Morgan a tax research attorney with experience in state government under both parties was nominated by Gov elect Warren P Knowles to become Wisconsin’s next tax commissioner.
A government inquiry concluded that Argentine corned beef likely sparked the typhoid outbreak in Aberdeen Scotland last spring. The report also accused the medical officer of exaggerating the outbreak's severity.
Ohio Farm Bureau officials push an Ohio plan to buy a national food chain to gain shelf space for farm products. They estimate 1.6 million members could raise 400 dollars each to seed a 200 million dollar venture with potential financing and aims at A&P Safeway and Kroger, though A&P shows no interest.
A. J. Mitchell of the Audit Bureau of Circulations completes the annual circulation audit of The Monroe Evening Times. The ABC standardizes statements of circulation, verifies figures, and provides data on quantity, distribution, and methods to support advertisers and maintain bureau membership. The Monroe Evening Times has been a member for over 40 years.
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin’s highway death toll climbed to 1,025, up from 861 a year earlier. Thomas Mandl, 26, of Milwaukee, was fatally injured when his car left South Lake Drive in St Francis and struck a utility pole.
New York markets resume a technical recovery as stocks rise across sectors. The Associated Press average of 60 issues gains 1.2 while the Dow gains 4.54 as yearend profit taking eases and housing starts fall.
London announces a postponement of $175.8 million in installments due at year end on postwar American and Canadian loans. Chancellor James Callaghan said the government will use the 1957 deferral clause to push principal and interest repayments to the loan end date, now extended to 2002.
A Portland Zoo report notes a cold spell lowering temperatures to six degrees. Penguins huddled in heated quarters while polar bears retreated to caves and geese stayed indoors. In contrast tropical animals adapted, with lions on outdoor pads and elephants breaking ice in the outdoor enclosure.
Vatican radio said 320 Roman Catholic and Protestant missionaries were in rebel hands in the Stanleyville area as of ten days ago, according to reports reaching Vatican City.
Dr. L A Moore dean of Monroe medical men marks his 89th birthday with a surprise party after a Smith Masonic Lodge meeting. He completed 60 years as a Mason 33rd Degree Mason and served as past Grand Commander of Knights Templar and treasurer of Grand Lodge. A veteran of the Mexican Border War and World War I he was division surgeon of the 32nd Division and began his National Guard service in Monroe. In 1961 he was named Outstanding Senior Citizen by the Jaycees.
A total lunar eclipse will be visible across North and South America with the shadow crossing the moon from 7:59 p.m. EST and total coverage from 9:07 to 10:07 p.m. The moon clears at 11:15 p.m. Astronomers from the Hayden Planetarium will view from Fort Wadsworth Staten Island. Clear weather forecast.
The Soo Line Railroad urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to combine proceedings on proposed mergers between the Chicago Great Western Railway and the Chicago North Western. It also seeks merged review of the North Western with the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific line and asks for conditions to protect its financial position. The Soo notes prior studies ended and details its 4200 miles of track across six states.
Actor Jimmy Stewart participated in Dayton ceremonies commemorating the 61st anniversary of the first powered flight. He and officials laid wreaths at the graveside of Wilbur and Orville Wright in Dayton.
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