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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1955

Page

6

Weather forecast with Arctic cold and scattered snow flurries

Cloudy tonight with snow flurries north. Saturday cloudy with snow flurries north and scattered showers south. Colder north Saturday. Low tonight 10 to 20 north, near 35 south. High Saturday 15 to 25 northwest, 30 to 40 southeast. Barometer readings 29.46 at 1 am and 29.35 at 1 pm. Sunrise 7 19, sunset 4 39. Warmest place Childress Texas 82 degrees, coldest Massena New York.

U.S Childress Tex Massena N.Y

County Court actions list and public notices

County Court Judge Marshall L. Peterson. Arthur W. Ames New Glarus careless driving $25 and costs. Sherman’s department. James J. Thresher Rockford forfeited $20 bond no driver’s license. Sherman’s department. Clarence C. Gessler New Glarus forfeited bond $125 operating under the influence. Sherman’s department. Terry Harroun Park Forest Ill forfeited $25 bond careless driving. Sherman’s department. two obituaries and birth announcements follow: Susie R. U Ren 79 Argyle William M Jones 78 Janesville Jacob Isely 90 Lindsay Calf Mr. and Mrs Thurl Carpenter Verona daughter Dec 22. Mr. and Mrs Delos Barrett Route 1 son Dec 22. Mr. and Mrs Alfred Aiken Route 1 son and daughter Dec 28. Mr. and Mrs Wilbur Burri Gratton daughter Dec 23.

Marshall L. Peterson Arthur W. Ames New Glarus Sheriff's Department James J. Thresher Rockford Clarence C. Gessler Terry Harroun Park Forest Ill Thurl Carpenter Verona Delos Barrett Alfred Aiken Wilbur Burri

St Clare Hospital Accident Update Names Involved

St Clare Hospital reports accident case details listing Kendall Digman Route 3 and Evelyn Portman Browntown among medical patients. Surgical cases include Kathryn Quinn Argyle and Thomas Drew Brad head. Dismissals cover Fred Miller Gary Pulver and others plus infant Cowan and more, with several adults named.

Kendall Digman Route 3 Evelyn Portman Browntown Lena Karlen Monticello Kathryn Quinn Argyle Thomas Drew Brad Fred Miller Gary Pulver Richard Pollen Dick Parkin Jeffrey Kundert Phillip Adelhoven Sandra DeNure Charles Patford Girl Cowan George Ryan Myrtle Miller Daisy Davis

Miss Susan Blumer to sing on Lawrence College program

Miss Susan Blumer daughter of Mr and Mrs H A Blumer will be soloist tomorrow at 7 30 PM on a choral program from Lawrence College Appleton broadcast on WGN She is a college sophomore. Clifford Hexom of Argyle was released from St Clare hospital after a finger amputation He is in good condition Kendall Digman Route 3 suffered a laceration of his right thigh while using a portable saw He is in satisfactory condition at St Clare hospital Mr and Mrs Clifford Kesler Route 2 named their son Randy Lee born Tuesday at St Clare hospital Mrs Kesler formerly Gladys Salzwedel daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Salzwedel Monroe The Salzwedels have another son Jerry aged 2 1/2

Susan Blumer H. A. Blumer Lawrence College Appleton WGN Miss Blumer Clifford Hexom Argyle St. Clare Hospital Kendall Digman Route 3

Jacob Isely Stricken In Lindsay California

Jacob Isely 90 formerly of Monroe was stricken in Lindsay California. Services and further details not provided. Mrs Myrtle Webb and daughter Polly will spend Christmas weekend with friends at Marshall.

Jacob Isely Lindsay California Linds Monroe Ral Days Myrtle Webb Polly Marshall

Twins Born Here To Alfred Aikens

The 12th twin birth of the year at St. Clare hospital occurred today two days before Christmas. Alfred W. Aiken Route 1 is father to a boy named Larry Ray and a girl named Linda Ray born at 2 46 and 2 50 p m weighing five pounds ten ounces and six pounds ten ounces respectively. The Athens family has Debra David and Daniel as siblings. Granville Lewis and Dora Meyers Monticello are grandparents.

St. Clare Hospital Alfred W. Aiken Larry Ray Linda Ray Athens Debra David Daniel Granville Lewis Neilsville Dora Meyers Monticello

Service Record: Mason Family Arrives in Alaska

Donald Mason an electrician and his wife Bernice and their son Gary have arrived in Alaska and will live at Douglas across from Juneau while Mason is stationed on the Coast Guard ship Storrs. Carrie Fowler reports her son Robert Fowler stationed in Anchorage has been promoted to airman second class.

Alaska Brodhead Donald Mason Bernice Gary Douglas Juneau Mason Coast Guard Storrs

Christmas church services scheduled statewide

Number ee continues with pastor credits for Woodford Methodist first Baptist Juda Grace Reformed Orangeville and several other churches. Christmas services planned Sunday morning or evening with listed times and pastors including Rev Harold Humbert Rev John McMurtrey Rev A R Felts Rev John F Wreford Rev Irvin Lepien plus congregations at Gratiot Browntown Zion Clarno Staver and South Wayne Methodist churches.

Gibson Woodford Gratiot Methodist Browntown Methodist John F. Wreford Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church Clarno Staver Evangelical United Brethren Church Irvin A. Lepien

Army Kettles Fill Salvation Army with Christmas Cash

A Salvation Army breakdown shows millions in small change and a growing check total as Lt Col. Frank Wilmer notes help from all segments of society. The drive aims to aid 100000 people and families in the area this week.

Frank Wilmer Salvation Army

New York Sylvania to Build West Coast Warehouse in LA

Sylvania Electric Products Inc announces an 86000 square foot Los Angeles facility to house a warehouse and sales office for serving West Coast states. This expansion aims to boost distribution and regional sales presence with a new local hub.

New York Sylvania Electric Products, Inc Los Angeles

Christmas Busy Social Notes From Argyle and Surroundings

Personal mentions highlight holiday travel and visits across Argyle and nearby towns. Names include Grace Marsh, Melvin and A H Harris, John Coryell, the Strandlie family, Otto Lund, Leland Skattum, Stanley Field, Margaret Stracka, Curtis Chase, and Lt. Robert Hoesly. Salvation Army truck pickup announced, with volunteers and regional hosts listed.

Israel Nall Argyle Charles Putnam Grace Marsh Brodhead Melvin Ingwell Albany A. H. Harris Pla Moline Ill John Coryell Browntown Rochester Minn Frank D. Kantro Chicago Lyman Pernot Stought John Strandlie Leland Skattum Stanley Field Clyde Field Monticello Margaret Stracka Merle Terrill Miner Point Otto W. Lund Lorain Robert Roth Charles Chase Westtown School Westtown Curtis Chase Robert J. Hoesly Ft. Polk John Hoesly Route 1 Monroe Robert’ ZumBrunnen Spooner Gottlieb Herman A. Stuessy Salvation Army Delbert Maurer John Debra Donna Joplin Fern Maurer 17Th Avenue William Preston Arline C. Berkeley John Berkeley Danville Edward Youngman Madison 1Th Street Davis Pernot Brooklyn Phillip “Pernot Janesville Donald and Davis’ Pernot Richard Behnke George Gibbons Don Kennedy Kennedy Craig Chapleau Hartford City Ind Mmes. Kennedy Chapleau Gibbons Carol Schwingel C. J. Schwingel University of Wisconsin Miss Schwingel

Christmas guests mingle across Wisconsin families

Thursday brings multiple holiday visits among UI Wisconsin students Gwen son Madison Marilyn Fullerton Freeport Jane Bax ter Freeport and James Scully Brodhead families. Scullys plan Christmas dinner with Blumer Hoesly Miller Bloom and Scully households. Jurels from Pensacola Florida visit Klarer family then head to Port Leader French Morocco Africa for holiday travel.

Gwenson Madison Marilyn Fullerton Freeport Uiversity of Wisconsin Jane Baxter Freeport University of Uni Robert J. Scully Richard Scully John D. Scully Brodhead Glen View Ill James Scully Timothy Gerald Robert G. Blumer Sheldon Hoesly New Glarus Leland Miller Route 4 John T. Bloom Monroe James Jurel Pensacola Fla Christ Klarer 15Th Street

Salk Vaccine Credited With Saving Many Cases

A polio official says the Salk vaccine program in 1955 probably saved 1,200 to 1,300 children from the disease. Dr. Hart E. Van Riper, medical director of the National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis, cited nationwide state reports showing hospital cases for vaccinated age groups dropped sharply, with 8-year-olds down 52 percent and 7-year-olds down 40 percent against the total population’s 17 percent decline.

New York Hart E. van Riper National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis van Riper

High School Class Adopts Korean Girl

A George Washington high school class and teacher adopted seven year old Ah Jong Lee from Seoul. The pupils pledged to support her at Christmas and sent a photo of the child, whom they now consider part of their circle. The effort aims to provide aid to the impoverished family on the outskirts of Seoul.

New York George Washington High School Ah Jong Lee Seoul

Baltimore officer granted four extra days off in 1956

Police Commissioner James M Hepburn announced in Baltimore that a veteran officer received an additional four days off as a Christmas gift for fine work during 1955. The decision reflects appreciation for service and to reward performance in the prior year.

Baltimore James M. Hepbrow

Nebraskans Call for End to Foreign Aid

Nebraska senators Curtis and Miller urge halting foreign economic aid and tightening military aid. They favor limiting military aid to friendly nations and consider distributing surplus American foods to countries in need. They express skepticism about additional aid requests and urge scrutiny of current programs.

Washington Sen Curtis Rep Miller Nebraska Congress

Accidents Multiply in Green County Area

Green County sheriff reports four more mishaps with three injuries yesterday and this morning alongside a continuing Rock County crash series. Oscar A. Ottesson Waunakee injured and his wife broken collarbone when their car hit Arthur William Ames New Glarus on Highway 69 five miles north of Monroe at 10 27 p m. Arnes fined 25 dollars on careless driving. James J. Thresher Rockford suffered facial and hand injuries when his car skidded off Highway 81 two miles NW of Monroe at 5 45 p m yesterday.

Rock County Green County Sheriff's Department Oscar A. Otteson Waunakee Arthur William Ames New Glarus Hiway Monroe Arnes Auto Ottoson Arnes Justice L. A. Koenig James J. Thresher Rockford Highway 81

Car crashes injure none as multiple incidents reported

Officers say a car wreck near Monroe left no injuries for passenger Steve Fanning of Rockford. Thresher forfeited a $20 bond for driving without a license in Justice Court. An auto driven by Mrs. Duane Youngblood was damaged when hit by a carrier at McNares corner on Highway 1181 between Monroe and Brodhead. The carrier was driven by Frank Daniel Lazz of Manchester Iowa, owned by W. R. Arthur Co. At 9:30 a m today Helen Beasley of Darlington lost control on ice at Duncan's hill on Highway 81 northwest of Monroe, demolishing her car and injuring none of the occupants including Minnie Benson and Gail Beasley.

Steve Fanning Rockford Thresher Justice Court Duane Youngblood Brodhead McNares Corner Highway 1181 Monroe Frank Daniel Lazz Manchester W. R. Arthur Co Janesville Helen Beasley Darlington Duncan's Hill Highway 81 Sheriff's Department Samuel F. Humbel Minnie Benson Gail Beasley

Vacation Under Way Albany

Times Special reports the local schools begin holiday vacation this afternoon with classes to resume on January 3. The notice notes a districtwide break affecting students and staff.

Albany

Annual Yule Party for Dogs and Cats at Dumb Friends

The fourth annual Christmas party for Dumb Friends League residents drew 150 dogs and 40 cats. A tree stood in a corner as gifts crowded the floor with 400 pounds of kennel biscuits, seven cases of dog food, three cases of cat food, and 120 stockings filled with dog candy, toys, and catnip. The event reflects ongoing care for animals and holiday celebration.

Weaver Oy Ween Dumb Friends League

Lake Land Egg Co op acquires Winona unit

Valders Wisconsin The Lake Land Egg Co operative has acquired the egg grading division of a Winona plant of Land O Lakes Creameries Inc Minneapolis L E Mowrer Valders manager said the association now handles the operation and grading tasks for the region.

Minnesota Winona Houston Sparta Mowrer Wisconsin Poultry Producers Association Lake Land Egg Co-op Valders Wis Ine Lake Land Egg Co-operative Land O'Lakes Creameries, Inc Minneapolis

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Alfred Aikens Richelieu Boysenberries Germann’s Grocery Dan W. Gerber Rawleigh Man the Chocolate Shop Swiss Cheese Shop Wisconsin Ares Ray Joan Farley Milland - Collins - Granger Lee Goetz Roy Rogers Dale Evans Sons of Pioneers Trigger Amer- S Jane [ Russell Robert Ryan M.gm Anne Baxter Steve Forbes Attraction Cornel Wilde Anne Fi George Sanders the Waffle Shop Square St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 6Th Street Goetz Theatre
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