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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1965
Page
8
The forecast calls for windy and much colder conditions this afternoon with scattered snow flurries or light snow likely in the north and central areas. Partly cloudy in the far south. Tonight remains cloudy and colder with Saturday mostly cloudy and cooler and possible light snow in the north Saturday afternoon.
A dated weather note reports since yesterday at 1 p.m. high 53 and low 39, with year ago values of 32 and 20. Barometer at 1 a.m. 29.45 and 10 a.m. 29.60, sunrise 7:38 and sunset 4:28.
Nels M Swiggum Estate transfers to Glenn LaVerne Knouse in Brown town parcel Kt 43 Original Platt Judith A Harris transfers land in Hennepin County Minnesota sec 36 and 31 Clarno Township to Klugman Investment Co Sara E Nelson transfers land in Railroad Add No 2 Monroe city to Adolph Schild Kt 125.
County Court Judge Roger L. Elmer presided as several defendants pleaded not guilty or were found guilty in routine traffic matters. Names include Alvin R. Sacker Merlin C. Wharton W. J. Kennedy and Son Roger L. Goepfert Katharine D. Marty and Ernest Calvin with offenses such as failure to yield right of way no headlight speeding and line violations. Fines and bonds totaled varying amounts.
Elsie Bertha Hartwig Zimmerman, 65, New Glarus, is granted an absolute divorce from Wilbert Zimmerman, 62, rural Monroe, for cruel and inhuman treatment. Married October 25, 1923 the couple separated July 15, 1965. Six children from the marriage. property settlement and support ordered.
Mr and Mrs Roland Silha of South Wayne welcomed a daughter born on December 31. The birth notice appears in the community notices.
The notice lists patients and staff connected to St. Clare Hospital including Betsy Paulson of Orfordville and multiple medical cases. Dismissals include James Petersen Raymond Bartell Roy Price and others.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and President Ferdinand E. Marcos met to consider the Philippines offering stronger aid to the United States in South Vietnam, including possible troop deployment.
Leonard J. Starken, 47, a Hazel Green resident, died after his car left Highway 11 and struck an embankment. His body was found in Sinsinawa Creek near Hazel Green, and he was thrown from the vehicle. Funeral services will be in St. Peter Minnesota with burial at Ft. Snelling Veterans Cemetery. Surviving wife Charlotte, a daughter Lee Ann, a son Charles, a brother Aloysius, and a sister Mrs. Christ Dimitrio.
Mrs Theda Mau hosts a Christmas dinner for the Vin cents Yates and Davis families in Rockford and Monroe. Several gatherings follow with friends from Selfridge AFB Beloit Monroe and South Wayne joining relatives for holiday meals and weekend visits. Notable guests include Capt Donald Elmer Lori and Kathy Chapin and Lt Nathan Lindsay family.
Mrs. Martin Kramer arrives in Madison to spend New Year at son Robert Kramer’s home. Woman's Relief Corps to meet January 4 at 8 p.m. in Legion Hall for installation of officers. The Iveys return from Christmas in Washington and Chestertown with Capt. and Mrs. Donald J. Ivey. Capt. Ivey back from a year in Vietnam with Fifth Special Forces. Hamiltons return from Fort Leavenworth after a holiday visit with Maj. Frank E. Hamilton. Mrs. Hamilton at General Staff College. Karen Bostian and sisters visit from DeKalb with parents J. Milton Bostian in Orangeville. Segner family from Turtle Lake guests of Lloyd Burkhalter. potluck dinner held. Dinner guests include Burke, Erickson, Fox, Lelle, Durrstein, Schultz families and others.
The piece by Gil Kostyn of Elyria Ohio recounts a hospital stay and a harsh ordeal of working for meals by sifting flour through arm wounds. Homer C Dickinson of Palmetto Florida earned an honorable mention with a quip about Texas bridges and river depths.
Mrs. V. I. Carson of 1509 7th Street was admitted to St. Clare Hospital as a medical patient after suffering a slight stroke at her home the previous night.
Mr and Mrs Alan Prisk of Lincoln Illinois welcomed a newborn daughter yesterday adding to their brood of four children Gregory eight Jenny five and Carrie two The infant’s maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Edward Cook of Green Bay Wisconsin and the paternal grandmother is Mrs Preston Prisk of Monroe
A car driven by Mrs Hazel V McDonald of 12024 11th St hits a parking meter post in the 1600 block of 11th Street at 11 19 last night according to Monroe police. McDonald suffered a bump on the nose and the car was damaged.
Ralph Kundert county treasurer is progressing satisfactorily at St. Clare Hospital where he has been a patient since December 21.
A Library of Congress study surveys New Year beliefs and customs across cultures. It notes first footer luck, the impact of hair color on fortune, calendar reminders, and Bible text guidance. It traces Janus era origins and English chimney cleaning, linking them to modern resolutions and slate cleaning.
The writer quips about girdles speed and vacation pace. He notes June bridegrooms discovering a wedding ring cuts circulation and jokes about costly bathing suits with little payoff for women.
Retired building contractor Andrew T. Heinzelman of 1107 12th Avenue is a patient at St. Clare Hospital for observation and is reported to be doing well.
FBI officials report the break up of an inside theft ring at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. The ring allegedly hauled away millions of dollars in government property, prompting an ongoing investigation and security reviews.
The Japanese government urged the Communists to join a peace conference table to bring peace to Viet Nam.
The State Committee on Water Pollution announced a hearing on alleged river pollution affecting Dane and Green counties in Iowa and Lafayette county. The session will be held January 21 in Darlington.
A New Year gag lists many ways people waste New Year Eve 1965 and contrasts them with waking up hopeful in 1966. It jokes about hangovers and the holiday blues with a final quip that a bluebird feels empty on New Year’s morning.
Madison Wisconsin cheddar prices were unchanged this week with normal movement of stocks for the holiday period. Demand was fair to good and supplies of current 40 pound cutting blocks remained short while other current styles were generally adequate. American cheese production for the week ending Dec 23 was 17.4 million pounds up 5 percent nationally and 3 percent in Wisconsin. Swiss cheese market remained steady to firm with unchanged prices and good demand. Buying interest for lower grades exceeded supply.
Hoboken officials authorize 200 taverns to remain open from 6 a.m. today until 2 a.m. Monday for an extended New Year’s Eve celebration. The Alcoholic Beverage Commission says extending hours is allowed for this year in Hoboken and taverns will stay open through the long weekend.
Robert J. Kaylor of Janesville pleaded guilty in U. S. District Court to embezzling 3700 in Rock County Bank funds. He allegedly made false entries while a teller and the money was not recovered. Judge James E. Doyle ordered a pre sentence investigation.
George W. Needham 73 retired farmer died yesterday at his Dodgeville home after a brief illness. He and wife Laura Hirsch observed their golden anniversary on Dec 15. Survived by widow two daughters Curtis Rossing Montfort and Robert Hannah Mineral Point eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services 1 p.m. Sunday at Lulloff Funeral Home with calling after 2 p.m. tomorrow.
John A. Waltermire a 22 year old Milwaukee man and part time radio announcer at Station WAWA in Wauwatosa was charged with attempted murder in the assault on James Ottow of West Allis. He also faces counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor.
IRS says employees must file monthly reports on tips received in 1986 under a 1965 law. Tips are subject to Social Security taxes and can affect retirement benefits. Low-salaried workers may pay the extra Social Security and income tax monthly or at tax filing time next year.
Funeral services will be held Monday in Lancaster Wisconsin for Charles C. Weber a newspaperman for 25 years and a native of Lancaster. Weber 47 died Wednesday after a career at Detroit Free Press Detroit Bureau United Press and Detroit Times rising from copyboy to financial page editor and covering city hall.
The Defense Department has pushed to add 340,000 U.S. troops for Viet Nam. By now 159,000 have been recruited, with 181,000 still needed toward a September target. Congress approved the expansion last August at the administration’s request.
Wisconsin’s highway fatality toll rose to 1018 in the final hours of 1965. The 1964 yearly total was 1059. Richard Draheim, 72, of Reedsville, was fatally injured Thursday when his pickup collided with a car on Manitowoc County Trunk JJ.
In Portland the Bureau of Health warns that holiday revelry can spread communicable diseases through kissing. The Times Square crowd faces pickets from an unidentified New Yorker criticizing the chaos and merrymakers amid New Year celebrations.
The Wisconsin State Journal of Madison won the top daily newspaper award in the Wisconsin School Boards Association education news article contest, announced today.
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