Wisconsin and Monroe forecast with fog and drizzle
Weather summary notes cloudy conditions across Wisconsin with fog and drizzle tonight. Some freezing drizzle possible in extreme north. Thursday turns cloudy with light rain or drizzle in the south and mixed precipitation in the north and central areas as colder air moves in. Low temperatures tonight near 30s north and 30s to upper 30s south. highs Thursday in 30s to 40s. In the Monroe zone expect similar mild conditions tonight with fog and drizzle, and Thursday with light rain or drizzle and highs in the 40s.
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Wisconsin
Monroe
Weather data snapshot shows chilly day across regions
Since yesterday at 10 a.m. the high reached 37 and the low 18 with a year earlier high of 38 and low 30. Barometer was 29.89 at 1 a.m. and 29.75 at 1 p.m. Warmest spot was Miami Florida at 78 and coldest Limestone Maine at 5. Sunrise occurred at 7:38 and sunset at 4:36.
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U.S.A
Miami
Fla
Maine
Obituaries Notice of Local Deaths Across Several Communities
Deaths reported include Albert Marx 56 Oshkosh Eva Livingston 77 Elk horn Mrs Homer Mays 84 Chicago Swen Halquist 76 Warren Til Mrs George Lillie 82 Darlington George Hildreth 88 Mineral Point Clyde H Patterson 62 Evansville Raymond Wachter 63 Galena Ill Mrs Harold Nagel 63 Fort Wayne Ind Mrs Victor Dorman Hollis suburban New York City NY.
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Albert Marx
Oshkosh
Eva Livingston
Elkhorn
Homer Mays
Chica
George Lillie
Darlington
George Hildreth
Mineral Point
Clyde H. Patterson
Evansville
Raymond William Wachter
Galena
Ill
Harold Nagel
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Victor Dorman
Hollis
New York City
N.Y
Patty Strause
Monticello
James Friedli
Browntown
Marcia Spring
Paul Schulz
Minnie Kramer
Rock City
Edmund Anderson
17Th St
George French
Benton
Lorna Sigalus
South Wayne
Patrick Hampton
19Th St
Roscoe Francke
Hanover
Til
Alfred Westcott
Rockford
Betty Verpagel
Delavan
Roy Matter
Freeport
Jacob Wild
New Glarus
Randy Pinnow
Brodhead
Raymond Bartelt
Deborah
Patricia Buscher
Jennifer
Richard Merriam
Denise Remington
Beloit
Rex Howard
Janesville
Charles Niles
Richard Heimann
Robert J. Trumpy
David Friedrichs
John Nagel
Julius Wendlandt
David Riese
Chris Zuercher
Douglas Knutson
Brian McGinnis
Roger Kittelson
John Crotty
Charles Trotter
Paul Striker
Frank Olson
St Clare Hospital releases and funeral for James Gutzmer
Lists of patients by service area at St. Clare Hospital including tonsillectomy and surgical cases. Dismissals and memorial details for James L. Gutzmer of Browntown killed Christmas Eve are provided along with funeral arrangements and pallbearers from Monroe and surrounding towns.
Helmeid Recovering After Fall From New Monroe Home
Ancil Helmeid 54 of 1108 14th Ave is recovering in St. Clare Hospital from a left shoulder fracture after falling five feet onto frozen ground from a new home under construction at Monroe's east edge. He works for Bruni Miller Co and is expected to be released soon.
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Helmeid
Markets Yield Mixed Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices
Chicago livestock markets show hogs mostly 1.00 lower with 1-2 lots at 28.00 to 28.75. Cattle slaughter steers ease, prime 1,150 to 1,350 pounds at 27.00 to 27.25, others 25.50 to 26.50. Sheep steady, 95 to 105 pound wooled slaughter lambs 28.50, ewes 5.00 to 10.00. Butter, eggs move amid unsettled trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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Chicago
USDA
Tornado Editions Remain At Times Office
A few tornado editions and Monroes Palm Sunday tragedy remain available at the Times office, advertised for readers seeking local wartime and disaster coverage.
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Monroe
Palm Sunday
Times Office
Monroe DeMolay Sweetheart Janet Buehler crowned
Janet Buehler was revealed as DeMolay Chapter Sweetheart at an informal dance in the Masonic Temple. The ceremony, hosted by Stewart Chapter and Monroe Rainbow Assembly, crowned by Dennis Laube. She will travel to Milwaukee on March 5 for the State Sweetheart Pageant.
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Janet Buehler
Robert G. Buehler
Masonic Temple
Miss Buehler
Monroe High School
Funeral services for Arthur L. Smith
Arthur L. Smith, 67, died Sunday. Funeral services were held this morning at Stnessy Funeral Home with Rev. C James Weis of First Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed in Hoffman Cemetery north of South Wayne. Pallbearers were John Shea Martin Hanson Charles Armstrong Werner Zimmerman Cecil Alan and Frank Broege.
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Arthur L. Smith
Stnessy Funeral
C. James Weis
First Methodist Church
Hoffman Cemetery
South Wayne
John Shea
Martin Hanson
Charles Armstrong
Werner Zimmerman
Cecil Alan
Frank Broege
Services Held for Herman R. Schmerse 87 in Monroe
Funeral services for Herman R. Schmerse age 87 were conducted at 1 30 p m in the Newcomer Funeral Home of Monroe with Rev Melvin J Roehrdanz of Immanuel EUB Church officiating The mourners were told the hymns How Great Thou Art and Rock of Ages with Jack Close at the organ Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery Pallbearers were Carl Schmerse Brodhead Marvin Schmerse Janesville and Chester Schmerse Ralph Haberman Ernest Wenger Jr and Vincent Thomm
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Herman R. Schmerse
Newcomer Funeral Home
Monroe
Melvin J. Roehrdanz
Immanuel Eub Church
LaVerne Schmerse
Ralph Krauss
Jack Close
Greenwood Cemetery
Carl Schmerse
Brodhead
Marvin Schmerse
Janesville
Chester Schmerse
Ralph Haberman
Ernest Wenger Jr
Vincent Thomm
Home Return for TRUMPY Boy After Surgery
Robert Joseph Trumpy ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Trumpy 810 27th Ave was discharged from St Clare Hospital after ear surgery and adenoid removal He will be confined home for ten days
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Robert Joseph Trumpy
Robert Trumpy
27Th Ave
St. Clare Hospital
Christmas visits fill local homes with family travel
Personal notes list numerous residents and relatives spending Christmas weekend at homes in Monroe and surrounding areas. Names include Kathryn Yost Dean family Lake Mills Charles Cox Dallas EMS student Roger Brunkow Wisconsin Barbara Rasmussen Madison Clarence Wittner Paul Saunders Monroe Elizabeth Pickett Arthur Stoltz and others visiting relatives in Freeport Madison Monroe and Milwaukee with trips to Florida and Prairie du Chien also noted.
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Kathryn Yost
Dean
Lake Mills
Charles Cox
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Texas
Elvorado Cox
Roger Brunkow
Virgil Brunkow
University of Wisconsin
Kenneth Keel
Susan
West Allis
Allen Roenneburg
Brodhead
Garrett Keel
Barbara Rasmussen
Madison
Norman L. Rasmussen
Clarence Wittner
Paul
South Milwaukee
Edward Saunders
Monroe
Paul Veenie
Monticello
Harry Ammon
Route 1
Kenneth Rieder
Grand Rapids
Mich
Robert Kramer
Arthur Stoltz
Freeport
Ernest Neidermann
Rockford
Harold Pickett
Bessie Lowry
Peoria
Elizabeth Pickett
Paul E. Paulson
Prairie du Chien
Paul L. Paulson
Clarence E. Hoesly
New Glarus
Ann Goecks
Columbia Hospital
Milwaukee
Herbert D. Goecks
Mike Williams
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Goecks
Bessie Kubly
Lester Smith
Florida
Bellm
Sarasota
Chris F. Speich
South Beloit
Ill
Ella Tertin
21St St
Robert Keegan
Raymond Swanton
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
O’hare Field
Chicago
Caspar Durtschi
Russell V. Grant
Mary Lengacher
Sheboygan
Eugene Thorson
Hog Barn and Shed Destroyed in Area Fire
A hog barn and cattle shed tenanted by Darrell Sager and owned by Bernard Figi burned near Davis on East Felts Road in the early hours. A motorist spotted the flames around 3 am, triggering alarms to Davis and Rock City fire departments. Damages estimated at 20 000 to 25 000 dollars. Fire officials cited faulty wiring as the cause. no wind aided the blaze and the nearby dairy barn remained undamaged.
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Davis
Darrell Sager
Bernard Figi
Here
East Felts Road
Sager
Rock City
Snowy mishap on Highway 81 near Monroe injures two
Green County Sheriff’s Department reports a fender bender Friday at 6 30 p m on a slippery road one half mile northwest of Monroe on Highway 81. Cars driven by Donald M Schild Route 1 Argyle and Roy Rockey Peca tonica Ill sustained moderate damage.
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Green County
Christmas Guests Spread Across Monticello and Nearby Homes
Mrs O D Curtis reports Christmas gatherings in Monticello and surrounding areas. Dr and Mrs Edward Marty Jr and daughters visited Mr and Mrs John Stauffer. Pamela Marty stayed on to visit grandmother Hazel Becker. Multiple families from Monticello, Madison, Albany and Monroe joined meals and calls, including the Duerst, Luchsinger, Wittenwyler, Voegeli, Schlittler, and Stauffacher households.
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Edward W. Marty Jr
Madison
John Stauffer
Pamela Marty
Hazel Becker
Jacob Wittenwyler
Kenneth Schneider
Stoughton Hospital
Elsa J. Voegeli
Frederick S. Voegeli
Monticello
Paul Duerst
Annette
Allen Luchsinger
Twin Grove
Walter Reasa
Albany
Allen Martini
Monroe
Ernest Schlittler
John A. Marty
Ernest Kalenberger
Kenneth Halverson
Connie
Heidi
Eric
Waupaca
Conrad Stauffacher
Fred Haldiman
Werner Stauffacher
Did Santa Lose His Reindeer Better Ask Those Who Saw Them
A Monticello family Christmas dinner drew 30 guests as they spotted a deer outside the Thomas Saunders home. The deer crossed fields and creeks before vanishing, prompting speculation about Santa’s reindeer.
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Santa
Thomas Saunders
Monticello
Eugene Saunders
New Glarus
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Community Christmastide Guests and Hosts List
Callers and guests visit several households in Wisconsin communities during Christmas week. Families from Brookfield New Glarus Madison Brodhead Verona Footville Whitewater Lake Mills Fort Atkinson and others share meals and gatherings with the Stauffacher Halverson Freitag and related households.
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Stauffacher
Dale Halverson
Brookfield
Ill
Ulrich Freitag
Marie
New Glarus
Kenneth Halverson
Fred Maldiman
Harvey Elmer
Milo Thurston
Madison
Merlyn Casey
Horeb
LaVerne Lederman
Phil Brager
Kerwin
Brodhead
Elmer Freitag
Lawrence G. Marty
Jake Krieg
Neil Buechel
Verona
Jack Ponyicsanyi
Footville
James Miller
Whitewater
John Ponicsanyi
Carol
John Ponyicsanyi
Ft. Atkinson
Clyde Jones
Tom
Don
Lake Mills
Ellen Stauffer
Ruth Leach
ASCS office funds boost farmer program and conservation efforts
Don ald Siedschlag notes 1966 brings 77 000 to ASCS office enabling post year applications after a tight 1965 With 290 farmers aided last year total payments reached 66 419 Joseph Polich of FHA stresses rural water and waste projects Myron Jeglum outlines Green County Extension conservation efforts 1965 Forestry sign up to increase tree planting led by Richard F Camp. 92 landowners assisted 1 000 acres woodland 109 acres timber marked 8 woodlots 391 acres protected from grazing 48 acres planted Willis Riemer presides at meeting attended by Leland Jordan merlyn Rufer C S Pierce and Fred Reber. Try Times Want Ads.
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Joseph Polich
FHA
Myron Jeglum
Green County Extension Service
ASCS
Richard F. Camp
Camp
Rock
Green
Green County
Willis Riemer
Leland Jordan
Merlyn Rufer
C. S. Pierce
Fred Reber
Soil Conservation Levees
Madison
Funeral for Walter Scruggs draws thousand to Franklin church
In Franklin North Carolina a packed service honored Walter Scruggs 18 a popular Negro athlete whose work toward peaceful school integration impressed clergy and townspeople The funeral was moved from Scruggs Episcopal church to accommodate mourners at First Baptist Church He was a Piedmont College freshman and Franklin High School alumnus praised by coach Tom Raby for his late game grit Also noted was his broken path from a burglary incident at Franklin High School and a separate case involving Harold Griggs Cobb County deputy relating to Maddox family financial troubles and a service station business exit
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Franklin
N.C
Thomas Walter Scruggs
W. Thomas Lane
Walter Scruggs
Lane
Scruggs
First Baptist Church
Caroline
Tom Raby
Piedmont College
Demorest
Franklin High
Cobb County
Harold Griggs
Maddox
Griggs
Atlanta
Maddox Jr. Charged in Appliance Store Burglaries
Marietta police said Lester Maddox Jr., 21, son of gubernatorial hopeful Lester Maddox Sr., was found hiding inside a television and appliance store early Sunday and charged with two counts of burglary. He posted a $6,000 bond to gain conditional release.
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Marietta
Georgia
Lester Maddox Sr
Lester Maddox Jr
Actress Kathy Kersh Gives Birth To Daughter Devera
Hollywood report says Kathy Kersh wife of Vince Edwards known for Dr Ben Casey gave birth Monday night at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. The infant weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces was named Devera and both mother and baby are well. Mrs Edwards, 23, obtained an interlocutory divorce last October but the case will not be final for a year. The couple, who have been seen together recently, may reconcile according to a spokesman.
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Hollywood
Kathy Kersh
Vince Edwards
Ben Casey
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Devera
Edwards
Hilltop Inn Sold to Schwitz Couple
The Hilltop Inn Route 2 Monroe will close for remodeling until Monday Jan 3 under new operators Mr and Mrs Robert D Schwitz. The building is owned by Robert Mueller. Former managers were Mr and Mrs Willis Spring who ran the restaurant since 1958. The Schwitzes leased the site on Highway 1181 in 1956 and operated it for two years.
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Hilltop Inn
Route 2
Monroe
Robert D. Schwitz
Robert Mueller
Willis Spring
Schwitz
Highway 1181
Lost Act Framed as Illogical Yet Timely
A brief note explores how a missing act or gesture reveals practical priorities. The piece treats the absence as a mirror for decision making and public expectations, highlighting the tension between ideal plans and real outcomes.
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Tom Zwicker
Robert Lostetter
Peter Tschanz
Garland van Natta
Vernon Brandenburg
Walter Bandi
Lee Reuter
Platteville
Robert Novinska
Fennimore
Brandenburg
Delivyn Brandenburg
Jerry Guttmer
Germany
Philadelphia
True Aviation
Stnessy Funeral Home
Peace Church
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
O. D. Curtis
Donald Siedschlag
NEW Years Party
Music — Hats
Hilltop
Goetz
Mnou American International
W Pathecolor
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Tant Warde
Frannie Avalon
Pwayne Hickman
Susan Hart
the Commercial and Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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