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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1962
Page
8
The forecast for December 21, 1962 calls for cloudy skies and light snow in the northwest with possible snow tonight. Not as cold tonight with a low around 15 to 25. Saturday brings more clouds and light snow in the east, then northwest, with a colder trend. Monroe Zone mirrors cloudy skies with occasional snow tonight and Saturday, followed by cooler temperatures.
Data shows yesterday high 30 and low 19. Year ago today high 31 and low 21. Barometer at 1 am 30 40 and at 1 pm 30 19. Mc Allen Texas records 83 as warmest in the U S and Montpelier Vermont 19 as coldest. Sunrise 7 27 and sunset 4 29.
Leonard D. French transfers to Delmar C. Friedrich an Italianate parcel in Emer son and Moulton's Addition Monroe. LeRoy J. Berg transfers to John A. Boss Lot 8 block 32 Brod head. Minnick Rengen transfers to Etta Ames lots 6 and 8 block 146 Brodhead.
Judge Roger L. Elmer and Robert G. Wolfe of Freeport face guilty pleas for passing over a yellow line with $15 and costs. Robert D. Newell of Deerfield Illinois forfeited a $20 bond for nighttime speeding. G and W Transit of Jackson Minnesota forfeited a $53 bond after becoming interstate exempt commodity authority.
Frieda A. Forster of 2002 llth Street faces a $10 forfeiture for speeding. Vivian B. Bartelt of Route 1 forfeits $25 for speeding in a school zone. Earl V. Laufenberg of Highland forfeits $25 for a hit and run.
Deaths reported for Reuben Vole aged 60 in Beloit. Obituaries note Mr and Mrs Donald Stewart of Brodhead with a son born December 21. Mr and Mrs Charles Cleaveland of Albany with a son born December 21.
A fourth man, William Harnish, 28, Chicago, surrendered to FBI agents in Chicago and is charged with possession of a truckload of stolen Canadian whisky from an interstate shipment. The 900 cases were found hidden under hay on the Ralph Harnish farm between Winslow and Lena.
Plans outlined for a New Year’s Eve dinner at the American Legion Clubroom during a Legion hall meeting. Green County Legion to meet Sunday in Monroe and state gathering slated for January 11 12 and 13 in Rhinelander with lunch provided by the auxiliary.
A record from St Clare Hospital lists patients admitted under Medical and Surgical care with names and hometowns including Mrs Calvin Melland South Wayne Mrs Harold Berry Argyle Howard Stabenow Winslow Robert D Grenawalt Beloit George E Dickson Argyle and Robert Jeglum 809 19th Avenue Dismissals include John J OBrien Daniel Deal Chester Berger Ben H Roderick Randall Busch William Ward Edward W Schmid Robert William Tschanz David Grimstad Carl L Revels David Carr and several named wives and daughters.
Personal mentions list Pvt. Keith Schwartzlow from Ft. Knox and Pfe. Nathan Andereck from Fort McClellan spending leaves with families in Brodhead and Madison. Bruce Brown and Miles Adam also visit relatives as students and servicemembers wrap holidays at home.
Joseph W. Simpson Jr., 58, executive vice president of the bank, was advanced to president succeeding William G. Brumder who will remain chairman and CEO. Simpson joined the board in 1959 and has served as executive vice president since 1954.
Mrs. Calvin Melland, 24, of South Wayne, was admitted to St. Clare hospital at 8 15 p m yesterday with head and chest injuries after being struck by several falling bales of hay.
Frito-Lay, Inc. reports first 12 weeks of fiscal year show net earnings of 37 cents per share on 4,212,151 shares, up 23 percent, with sales at 37,180,114 dollars, up 13 percent. A 15 cent cash dividend will be paid Jan. 4 to holders of record Dec. 14, with a 20 percent dividend increase. Annual shareholders meeting set for Jan. 10 in Dallas.
Earl Virgil Laufenberg 50 of Highland forfeited $25 on a hit and run charge from an accident in the 1600 block of 5th street Wednesday. A witness provided the license number leading to the charge. The platform truck struck Sam Demanouske’s parked car at 2303 16th Avenue and failed to stop.
Classified ads unite readers seeking partners, rentals, and goods with sellers in a concise, local listing. They highlight contact details and key terms to attract interest and close transactions.
Arabat Ludlow Memorial Library will close at 6 p.m. on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, and will stay closed on the following holidays.
The Janesville high school music department will present a Christmas program Sunday at 1 p.m. on WREX TV Channel 13 Rockford. The choir is directed by Gerald F. Fritz son of Mrs Grace and the late Fred A Fritz Monroe.
Jack Hoskins suffered a stroke yesterday and was returned to St. Clare hospital by Voegels ambulance. He had been released from the hospital earlier in the week after medical treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Kunde of Mesa Arizona welcomed their first child a daughter named Emmeline Alyce born yesterday in a Mesa hospital. The mother is the former Marilyn Miller daughter of Edward C. Miller. Paternal grandmother is Lester Kunde of Milwaukee.
The First National Bank schedules its annual stockholders meeting for Tuesday January 8 at 7 30 p m to elect directors and conduct other business Dividend checks mailed this week include an extra yearend payment of one dollar per share, voted by the board December 11.
Eric James Albany is the name chosen for the Sharers' second son born December 16 in Stevens Point. Dirk, their older brother, is two. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Sharer and Mrs. Marie co.
Oberholzer is the maternal grandmother. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Etter, Monroe, are the maternal great-grandparents. Mrs. Oberholzer is spending two weeks at the Sharer home.
Clarence Seaton received his Fellowcraft degree at the Smith Masonic Lodge in the Masonic Temple. Retiring worshipful master Russel Matzke thanked officers and members for their cooperation. Plans were set for the Grand Lodge area conference on Saturday January 26 and officer installation on Thursday December 27. Lunch committee: Ervin Goecks, Robert Von Keanel, Norman Rasmussen, Wilbert E. Johnson.
Madison diamond salesman Joseph A. Pickett 61 of Minneapolis pleaded not guilty in circuit court to four counts of negligent homicide after a highway crash on November 3 that killed four members of a Madison family. Bond set at 5000 by Judge Norris Maloney.
Dr. C. Gene Hennager, Monroe veterinarian, purchased at auction the 32 by 70 foot cement block State Line Laboratory building on Monroe’s east edge. The facility, built in 1960 to produce disease free pigs, had been idle for months and was owned by veterinarians seeking a germ-free pig project that few supported. Hennager said Wisconsin was not ready for the program and experts expect four to five years before it gains acceptance.
The bidder stated a $5,300 offer for the building and said no specific use has been determined. He noted many possibilities exist for the structure.
Delivery of Christmas stocking packages was made to 66 families this afternoon. Yesterday 70 beer packages and small boxes of Christmas sweets were delivered for nursing home patients.
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