Wisconsin Weather and Obituaries: Cold Week Ahead
Wisconsin forecast shows cloudy north and partly sunny south with a warming trend today through Wednesday. Temperatures reach the 20s today and 30s tomorrow, with lows from 10 to 20 tonight. Then snow flurries and colder air Thursday into the weekend with highs 15 to 25 and lows to zero or below. The page lists many obituaries and notices for Sylvester Jacobson, Henry Petersen, Mrs. Eastwold, Mrs. Wagner, Clyde Tremelling, Miss Schafer, and others, alongside nursing home and accident notes, hospital dismissals, and births in communities such as Darlington, Albany, Spooner, Edgerton, Belleville, Mt. Horeb, and Brodhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Sylvester Jacobson
Darlington
Henry F. Petersen
Albany
J. D. Eastwold
Spooner
Charles V. Wagner
Dakota
Ill
Clyde Tremelling
Mineral Point
Elizabeth Schafer
Edgerton
Edwin F. Aeschlimann
Waukegan
Edward Klott
Shullsburg
Eddie G. Sonsteby
Belleville
Claude Egerstaffer
Mt. Horeb
Pearl Hoesly
Alexander Richardson
Biloxi
William E. Copus
Brodhead
Milwaukee Stockyards Market Opens Steady Across Cattle Calves Hogs
Markets in Milwaukee opened steady for cattle calves and sheep at the stockyards. Hogs started steady to 50 lower with estimated receipts of 1 400 cattle 1 200 calves 400 hogs and 100 sheep. Friday's cattle calf hog and lamb markets closed steady with detailed price ranges for each category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Grease Fire Sparks Smoke. Resident Hospitalized in Monroe
A small grease fire on New Year’s Day caused smoke damage in an upstairs Monroe apartment at 242642 9th St. Mary Zimmerman, a resident, entered St. Clare Hospital in good condition after the blaze. firemen from Monroe spent about 15 minutes clearing smoke. The stove knob was bumped, turning on the burner. grease in a pan ignited. The residence is owned by Marvin Wild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
9Th St
Mary Zimmerman
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe
Marvin Wild
Bloodmobile Visit Dates Announced for 1973
Mrs Clarence Rufer announces Red Cross Bloodmobile stops for 1973 at the National Guard Armory on March 19 June 12 August 28 and December 27. She thanks the public for strong response. A black and white hunting type dog is placed in the Monroe pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Clarence Rufer
Rt. 4
City Blood
National Guard
Rufer
Monroe Pound
Local clubs schedule meetings and dances this week
The Woman's Club of Monroe executive board meets at 2 pm Wednesday at Mrs F S Santiago's home 1824 20th St Court. The next club meeting is Jan 10. Smith Lodge No 31 Masons meets Thursday night at the Masonic Temple. Stockton Twirl A Ways Square Dance Club hosts a dance at 8 30 pm Saturday at Lena Legion Hall with Robert Wild calling and finger foods. Country Swingers square dance Saturday at Firehouse Orangeville IN with Johnny Blair and finger foods. Green County Boots and Saddle Club shows two horse films Thursday at 8 pm in the First National Bank Community Room The Sports Model No Two Alike and On The Fifth Day accompany the meeting all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Monroe
F. S. Santiago
St. Court
Stockton Twirl
Lena Legion Hall
Robert Wild
Winslow
Firehouse
Orangeville
Johnny Blair
Stockton, Ill
Green County Boots and Saddle Club
First National Bank
Albany Soldier Serves as Usher at Truman Funeral
SP4 James Mauerman from Albany, son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Mauerman, served as a military usher in Independence Missouri for the Truman funeral. He belonged to Service Battery, 3rd Bn 6th Artillery at Fort Riley and was on special duty with a color guard unit. He described 1200 troops stationed there and strong security during President Nixon’s visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Truman
Mauerman
Nixon
Truman Library
Independence
Five Accidents In Monroe Leave One Injured
Monroe Police report five separate collisions over the period. Frances M. Leuenberger was hospitalized with a fractured right knee after being struck by a vehicle owned by Mark P. Johnson and driven by Andrew J. Sharer at 12th Street and 17th Avenue. Sharer faced a traffic violation charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Mark P. Johnson
Lena
Ill
Andrew J. Sharer
11Th St
Frances M. Leuenberger
9Th St
12Th St
17Th Ave
Leuenberger
St. Clare Hospital
Sharer
Virgil E. Hendrickson
Argyle
Michael R. Flannery
Brodhead
10Th St
16Th Ave
Daniel R. Hendrickson
18Th Ave
94th Birthday Honor for Mrs Schmerse at Home
Mrs. Mary Schmerse of 2110 15th Street celebrated her 94th birthday on New Year’s Day with a dinner hosted by her son Chester and daughter in law at 2004 14th Avenue. She enjoys quilting for grandchildren and attends United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Mary) Schmerse
15Th St
Chester Schmerse
14Th Ave
Schmerse
United Methodist Church
Laverne Schmerse
William Haman
Debra Krauss
Monroe
Local Briefs: Willis Grimm Returns Home After Father’s Death
Willis Grimm has returned to Glendale after being summoned by the death of his father Charles Grimm of Monroe on December 18. Jerome Haag, 16, sustained a cut tendon at home while carrying a mineral oil bottle and was discharged from St. Clare Hospital after a brief stay. James D. Smock, 29, of Rockford Illinois, is hospitalized with a broken left kneecap from a snowmobile accident near Friendship. Mark Leo Patterson, two, injured his right hip in a fall from an end table and is undergoing tests at St. Clare Hospital. Evelyn Bower, 21, Monroe Manor Nursing Home, fractured her left ankle on ice and is in care at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Leuenberger
St. Jerome Haag
Mt. Horeb
Evelyn Bower
Monroe Manor Nursing Home
Mark Leo Patterson
St. James
Thelma J. Jordan
South Beloit
Otto Fuerstenberg
Elkhorn
Kenneth D. Severson
Brodhead
Edith E. Gallimore
Winnebago
Lula B. Thompson
Philadelphia
Namon Heffner
Albany
Clarence B. Miller
Franklin Grove
Ill
Harry R. Maske
21St St
Patrick Flanagan
Darlington
Julie
William O. Klemm
Lowell Kottman
Edwin Maurer
Bertis Moye
Leonard Parks
Freeman Byron Pickett
John A. Pickes
Anna L. Robertson
Viola M. Rossing
Frances Sewell
Terry Sloatman
Harold Smith
G. Adolph Strangberg
Lillian Adde
Peter Ammon
John Biesemeier
Willis Grimm
Glendale
Calif
Charles Grimm
Monroe
Jerome Haag
Alvin Haag
Horeb
St. Clare Hospital
Mt. Horeb High School
James D. Smock
Rockford
Friendship
Smock
Precision Cutting
Leo Patterson
9Th St
Monroe Manor
Car flips on town road near Wis 11 causing damage
A westbound car driven by Ronald V. Thomm 24 of Orangeville left the road 1.25 miles southwest of Wis 11 turning north and tipping over after hitting a bank. Extensive right side damage reported. No injuries. A large brown collie shepherd mix dog with no ID was taken to the pound. The dog is friendly.
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Ronald V. Thomm
Orangeville
Wis
Break-in found at Etter's Dry Goods Store
Monroe police patrolled at 4:34 a.m. New Year’s Day and found a forced rear entry at 1605 10th St. Etter’s Dry Goods Store showed a broken window in the door. No cash or merchandise was reported missing and the owner’s preliminary inventory found nothing taken. Investigation continues.
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Monroe
Etter
10Th St
Near-normal New Year's Eve in Monroe with minor incidents
Monroe Police described New Year's Eve as near normal with no major incidents. The business district saw several vehicle accidents and multiple domestic disturbances.
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Monroe
Warplanes resume strikes below 20th parallel in Vietnam
AP reports American aircraft renewed attacks on North Vietnam's southern panhandle below the 20th parallel after a 36 hour New Year halt. The halt above the parallel remains. Nixon ordered the pause to enable secret peace talks in Paris next week.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Panhandle
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Nixon
Paris
South Vietnam
Obituary William E. Copus
William E. Copus, 60, died at 2:10 a.m. today at his Brodhead home after a final stroke. He worked as a machinist at Fairbanks Morse in Beloit and had lived in Brodhead ten years, previously in Soldiers Grove, Beloit and Whitewater. Born December 26, 1912, in Soldiers Grove, he is survived by his widow Noreen, two sons James R. of Brodhead and Eugene of Milton Junction, a daughter Marian Fields of Whitewater, plus brothers, sisters and 12 grandchildren. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead, with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. viewing Wednesday 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Copus
Brodhead
Fairbanks Morse
Beloit
Soldiers Grove
Whitewater
Crawford County
Noreen
James R
Growth in New Glarus marked by new buildings and expansions
New Glarus saw a healthy 1972 growth with 18 residential permits issued. Construction began on the New Glarus Baptist Bible Church and a 70 by 100 foot Upright Swiss Embroideries building. Two apartment blocks were approved and streets expanded. Annexations added 24.93 acres as Roberts Drug Store and Strickler's Market underwent major remodeling.
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New Glarus
Times Special
Henry Opferman
Glarus Baptist Bible Church
Roberts Drug Store
Strickler’s Market
New
Glarus Brewery
Swisconsin Cheese Co
Mrs Schuetze Celebrates 95th Birthday at Nursing Home
Mrs Louis G Schuetze age 95 of Monroe quietly marked her birthday today at Pleasant View Nursing Home where she has resided since a hip fracture over two years ago. The former Clara Scoggin of Iowa has three sons George Madison Roberts Wauwatosa and Carl Sun City Ariz. Relatives visited in the day.
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Louis G
Clara) Schuetze
Monroe
Pleasant View Nursing Home
Clara Scoggin
Iowa
Mr. Schuetze
George
Madison
Robert
Wauwatosa
Carl
Sun City, Ariz
Youth in Custody Linked to Monroe Auto Thefts
Two Monroe Police Department investigators were called to Lafayette County Jail where a 17 year old youth in custody is tied to several thefts in Monroe. The thefts include a firearm stolen from vehicles in the Advance Transformer Co. lot. The investigation continues with many items to be checked. The youth is being referred to Lafayette County juvenile authorities.
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Monroe Police Department
Lafayette County
Monroe
Advance Transformer Co
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Oo” Daily Record
Ed Rudy
Arthur Schneider
John Ammon
Calvin Caturia
Seeese
Oneness
Smith Lodge No. 31
Masonic Temple
James Mauerman
Hendrickson
Stephen Gilbertson
Rt. 1
Gilbertson
Richard S. Gratz
8Th Ave
Gratz
Eagle Store
Feda M. Bernet
Harvey M. Milbrandt
Monticello
Milbrandt
Collie
Goetze
Kidd
Raid
Clint Eastwood
Joe Kidd
Great Northfield
Minnesota
Etter's
AP News
Brussels
European Common Market
Britain
Ireland
Denmark
European Economic Community
FT. Lauderdale
Fla
National Safety Council
Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Paul
Edison
Eva Peterson
Ludington
Mich
Eva
Charles
Alaska
Farmers’ Almanac
Savigs
First Federal
Omese Lender
East Towne
West Towne
Stoughton
Milwaukee Railroad
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Glarus
New Glarus 4- H Club
Girl Scouts
New Glarus Business Assn
Green County
Lake Michigan
Schuetze
Lafayette
Nina Setthia
Oldsmobile
Delta Royale
New Olds
Cadillac, Inc
Highway
West
Monroe, Wis
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