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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1965
Page
8
The forecast calls for fair conditions in the south and west with partial cloudiness in the northeast, turning cold this afternoon and tonight. Tuesday remains fair but cold with lows between 5 and 15 below in the northwest and 3 to 15 below in other areas, highs 8 to 17 above north and 15 to 20 above south.
Last week saw a high of 50 and a low of 16. Since Friday 10 a.m. the high is 32 and the low 10. A year ago today the high was 23 and the low 2. Precipitation since Friday 10 a.m. totals three inches of snow. Barometer readings were 30.01 at 1 a.m. and 30.14 at 1 p.m. Warmest places are Alpine, Texas and Miami, Florida. coldest are Broadus, Montana and Lewiston, Montana. Sunrise is 7:38 and sunset 4:24.
Sheriff’s deputies cite Charles L. Moen of 1711 17th St for driving too fast for conditions, $27 and costs assessed.
Robert E. Hardell of 2020 10th St and Vernon C. Duerst of 1010 23rd Ave both forfeited $10 for failure to yield right of way. Richard P. Kern of Route 3 forfeited $10 for speeding. Judith A. Hartwig Poff of 606 17th Ave forfeited $25 for duty upon striking a stationary vehicle. Rose Marie Naef of Madison forfeited $10 for failure to yield right of way.
Walter Alexander Bandi 21 of 1518 ith Ave and Beverly Lou Witt 18 of Route 4 Monroe obtained marriage licenses.
The list records local residents with ages and addresses including Arthur L. Smith 67 1115 Sth Ave and Mrs Ernest A. Meyer Sr. 71 Route 1 Browntown along with Herman R Schmerse 87 Route 3 Monroe James L Gutzmer 21 Elliott's Trailer Court Franklin Menzemer 71 Warren Ill Miss Lilla Bennett 95 Mineral Point Beauford W March 39 Route 3 Dodgeville Mrs Ann Cunningham 90 Platteville Mrs John Greve 78 Mt Horeb Joseph J Straka 74 Evansville Mrs Lloyd F Hubbard 78 rural Evansville Mrs Ray DiVall 59 Montfort Infant son of Mr and Mrs agente Towns rural Evans.
Mr and Mrs John Butts of Box Belleville welcome a daughter born December. Mr and Mrs Alan Rhyner of Box 53 Monticello welcome a son born December 25. Mr and Mrs Stanley Bowman Route 2 Monticello welcome a daughter born December 24. Mr and Mrs Leland Leuzinger Mr Horeb welcome a daughter born December 26.
A roster listing individuals and addresses appears for St. Clare Hospital Medical. Names include Raymond Bellows, Dr Edward Maurer, Mrs Vito Parisi, Mrs Homer Allen, George Symonds, Raymond DuCharme, Mrs Gladys Lane, Brian McGinnis and others with street addresses such as 814 21st Ave and 1604 11th St in various cities. The text reads like contact or staff directory data.
Arthur L. Smith aged 67 of 1115 9th Ave died at 3 25 a.m yesterday in St Clare Hospital from pneumonia after two weeks hospitalization. He fell near the Courthouse sustaining head injuries. coroner says death not related to the accident. He was born Nov 28 1898 in Wayne Township Lafayette County. Survived by two brothers Isadore Monroe and Van Platteville now in Arizona, sister Hattie Broege Browntown, niece Pearl Smith Monroe, and preceded by parents and three sisters. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stnessy Funeral Home with Rev. C James Weis, burial Hoffmann Cemetery near South Wayne. Friends may call after tomorrow noon.
Continued from page 1, a tree strike on Peshtigo street claimed James L. Guttmer 21 of rural Monroe. He died when a tractor backed over him while attaching a tow cable. The weekend toll included Samuel R. Stephens 37 of Minneapolis Wesley J. Wagner 28 of Milton and Walter C. Kohlmeier 49 of Antigo in separate accidents during the 78 hour holiday period. John Hendrickson 86 of Ashland died after being struck by a car as his granddaughter assisted him into a parked auto in Ashland. The granddaughter Ruth Zimmerman 22 of Davenport Iowa was hospitalized.
County treasurer Ralph Kundert shows improvement after illness at a Green County Teachers College party. He will have medical tests at St. Clare hospital and is reported to be doing well today. Other names listed include Mrs. Conrad Johnson, Mrs. Fred Blaser, Mr. and Mrs. Boniorno, and many more with surgical and dismissal notes for local hospital patients.
Local residents report visits from former Monroe neighbors and relatives. Several families hosted Christmas gatherings and planned travel to Florida and Illinois, with a yarn shop closing for a year end break and a January sale announced.
Funeral services for Mrs Rosina Rufer 88 were held at 2 p m in St nessy Funeral Home with Rev J Allan Mittler of Zwingli Church Monticello and Washington Reformation officiating A quartet sang That Beautiful Land and Wondrous Savior Singers Fred Grossen Donald Thomas Gaylord Voegels and Herman Ritschard accompanied by Christine Gempeler Burial followed in Washington Church Cemetery Pallbearers included Roger Gempeler Larry Schmid Nathan Marty Russell Grossen Gary Rufer and Darrell Indergand all from nearby communities
Services were held at Sharer Funeral Home for Mrs John Kopp Sr. 78 who died Thursday night after an extended illness. Rev Burton Artz of the Methodist Church officiated. Burial followed in Hillcrest Cemetery with grandsons La Verne Altmann Ardell Kopp Willis Kopp Jr Gale Kopp Norman Kopp and Ronald Peterson serving as pallbearers.
Mrs. Domenic Bongiorno, wife of an Albany businessman, was admitted to St. Clare Hospital around 6:30 p.m. Friday. She arrived by Albany police car during heavy blowing and drifting snow and is undergoing X rays and tests for immediate blood transfusions.
Local classified ads bridge buyers and sellers seeking rentals items and services. The page encourages posting ads to reach neighbors and commerce in the community marketplace.
Mrs Ernest A Meyer Sr 71 Route 1 Browntown died at 2 am Christmas Day at St Clare hospital after illness since Dec 23. Peritonitis caused death. Widow of a veteran barber, she lived with son Ernest Jr in Brown town. Born Ella Irene Brownstetter Feb 22 1894 Merrill. Married April 15 1915 in Milwaukee. They moved to Monroe soon after. She owned a restaurant with her husband near the Courthouse Square in 1949. She was active at St Victor's Church and its Altar Society. Services today at Stessny Funeral Home then St Victor's Church. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Survived by daughter Dolores Maurer and son Ernest L Jr, two brothers, two sisters, and four grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, parents, and a sister in infancy.
Masons of Lodge No. 310 and Royal Arch Masons will install officers at 8 tonight in the Masonic Hall. Clayton Streiff will install Lodge 310 officers with Kenneth Streiff as marshal. Julian Elmer will be worshipful master. Wilfred Sandridge senior warden. Roland Disch junior warden. Jacob Bruni treasurer. Russell Monroe secretary. Gerald Dorst senior deacon. Arthur Scott and James Burnard junior deacons. Walter Ott tyler. Royal Arch Masons to install led by Palmer Duerst and Mike F. Hoesly. Readied officers include Wilfred Sandridge high priest. Philipp Marty king. Joseph Haegele scribe. Alvin Ott treasurer. Forrest Hewes secretary. Jacob Bruni captain of the hosts. Walter Haddinger principal sojourner. William Smith royal arch captain. Russell Monroe master of the first veil. Alvin Ott master of the second veil. Mike F. Hoesly master of the third veil. Henry V. Baboe trustee for 1966.
CHICAGO market summary shows hogs 5 500 with steer and lamb data. Hog categories traded mixed margins with 190-240 lb meat 29.75-30.50. 350-450 lb sows 24.25-25.75. Cattle slaughter steer ranges 27.25-27.75 and prime/high choice 26.50-27.25. Lambs 85-105 lb set at 28.00-28.50 with ewes 5.00-10.00. Butter and eggs also noted with prices and grades in wholesale.
Willis Riemer and trustees outline 1966 goals after Christmas week, with reports from the Soil Conservation Service Wisconsin Conservation Dept Agriculture Conservation and Stabilization Service Extension Service and Green County Conservation League. The group aims to speed up land and water management efforts in Green County and notes the need for greater public concern.
Dr. E H Maurer a Monroe podiatrist entered St. Clare Hospital yesterday as a medical patient. He is under observation and treatment. His sister in law Mrs Mae Maurer from Shannon Nl is staying at the Maurer home during his hospitalization.
Route 4 near Rockford collided with a Nybroten car on Route 1 to Blanchardville. Nybroten sustained left rear damage while Holmes received right front damage. Enid Spring backed into a parked car on Monroe’s south edge. Left front door minor damage. Rogula Sr and Kammerer collided east of Monroe on Highway 11 81. Rogula’s car had left rear damage and Kammerer’s door and fender damaged.
Hundreds of utility linemen and street workers battled outages and slick roads as Milwaukee reported 10.5 inches of snow. Snow depths reached about six inches elsewhere in the south. A 49 block suburban outage in Franklin persisted. Two deaths tied to shoveling and icy roads raise the year total to 1000 traffic fatalities.
At 1 20 Friday afternoon two cars collided one and one half miles south of New Glarus on Highway 69. Arland D Gould 44 Madison and John R Moore 52 Milwaukee were involved Gould suffered a neck injury. Their cars sustained heavy damage. Ruth T Curtis 48 Darlington drove into a ditch three miles west of New Glarus on Highway 39 at 10 40 Friday morning and was not injured. Her car had minor damage.
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