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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1964
Page
6
January 4 1964 report shows mild day with highs from the low 30s to low 40s across regions. Overnight lows in the 20s, with a high of 37 and low of 23 since 1 p.m. A degree day of 35 is noted with barometer readings and extreme temps listed. Sunrise is at 7 39 and sunset at 4 31.
Forfeitures reported include Carl C. Schmid Argyle facing backing limit issues with a $10 forfeiture. Other items list names and ages from Monroe to Santa Cruz, births note Mr and Mrs Robert Moore Derend welcoming a son on January 3.
St. Clare Hospital announces dismissals involving Kenneth Chambers and an array of individuals including Thomas Zuhlke Lloyd Adsit William E Blum William J Guider Edward J O Conner Mrs Glen Pierceson Mrs John M Coots Kelly Blackiston Mrs Palmer Duerst Mrs Homer Wediman Mrs James Orton and Mrs Daryl Severson and son.
James N Kempfer 24 of 11th street was alone in Harold Bratruds car when it ran out of control on Highway 1181 east of Monroe, rolled onto its top in a ditch. The mishap occurred 2 26 a m and was the only New Years Day accident deputies investigated. A farm truck driven by Werner H Pulver skidded on a frosty Cadiz Township road five miles south of Monroe and hit a tree as Pulver tried to turn into a driveway. The report came in at 9 30 a m.
Monroe police logged three minor crashes within 12 hours. At 11:29 a.m. Judy Pehl and Edwin Blair backed from a parking stall in the 1600 block of 10th Street, causing a collision. Zelma Blumer, Monticello, hit a city truck while passing to pick up Christmas trees. Alfred Goepfert, 2719 7th Street, involved. the accident happened in the 1900 block of 8th Street at 3:45 p.m. At 11 p.m. Ruth Mahlbuch and Carl Schmid collided as Schmid backed from a stall in the 2431 5th Street area with the other party being struck.
Mrs. George C. Michael, 75, of Browntown, died Wednesday night. Funeral services were held at 1:30 PM at Shriner-Neushwander Funeral Home. Rev. Daniel Schowalter officiated. Herbert Ainsworth sang, with Mrs. Clarence Seaton at the organ. Burial followed in Michael Cemetery, Cadiz Township. Pallbearers from Browntown were John Coryell, Frank Coryell, Ben Maddrell, Thomas Binger Sr., Gerald Swiggum and Ray Montgomery.
The Green County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors met at the Green County Agricultural building. Reports covered conservation progress from July to December 1963, tree and shrub distributions to farmers, oak woodlot studies near Albany, and 125,000 trees planted in Green County over the past year. The board debated placing 70 acres near Brodhead under state ownership for recreation and noted 303 acres under the Woodland Tax Law in 1963. Supervisors present included Willis Riemer and Rudolph Haskee, with attendees from the Wisconsin Conservation Department and the Green County Extension office.
Walter J. Bober Seventh Ward exits due to Badger Paint Store expansion. Lester M Johnson moves to a different ward and cannot represent his current precinct. Candidate pair so far includes Jerry Coplien Seventh Ward and Harold Snively First Ward. Two aldermen seek re election Herman L Schindler Third Ward and Evan C Chambers Fifth Ward. City Treasurer Eleanor Frederick seeks another term. Holdovers include Oscar N Johnson Second Ward Fred R Simpson Fourth Ward Olin E Flisram Sixth Ward and T J Burgy Jr Eighth Ward. The assessor post is no longer on the ballot. All eight city supervisors and most county supervisors face term expirations. Robert Cashman Fifth Ward moves to Baraboo, leaving a vacancy. Other incumbents listed include Emmett J Norton First Ward Ray L Beckman Second Ward Matt Eraser Third Ward Mrs Allan Barnard Fourth Ward Fred Glauser Sixth Ward Myron I Stair Seventh Ward and Clifford Reasa Eighth Ward. A two way race exists for the Assembly seat after C M Stauffer’s death in Monticello, with special election set for April 7. candidates are G Fred Gall i Monroe and Edward J Kaderly Rural Juda.
Fannemwart Mattiger, 18, of Brodhead Route 2, was sentenced in a Madison court to one year in Green Bay State Reformatory on grand theft charges. Green County also has charges pending against Krattiger. He was nabbed last June with three other Brodhead youths as deputies and officers dismantled the theft ring.
Personal notices list the meeting time 8 p m Tuesday in the Legion hall for the Woman's Relief Corps with installation of new officers. The report mentions Mrs Thomas Cotherman Monticello Mrs Robert Lee La Crosse and Mrs Duane Lehr and sons John and Mark Detroit visited the John J Cotherman home Monroe. Income tax returns prepared by Mark Mason Monre Hotel evenings. Miss Karen Bostian returns to Frederick Md and Miss Lenore Bostian to Northern Illinois University De Kalb after holiday at home of Mr and Mrs J Milton Bostian Orangeville.
Miss Bertha M. Hageseth, 78, longtime Richland Center sixth grade teacher, died after a long illness in a Dodgeville hospital. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Gesme funeral home. Calling after 3 p.m. tomorrow. Member of Mt. Horeb Evangelical Lutheran church. Born in Town of Perry. Four sisters surviving: Mrs. Gus Johnson, Mrs. Gerhard England, Mrs. Oscar Jylland of Mt. Horeb, and Mrs. Floyd Anderegg of Mankato, Minnesota.
The pope travels from Amman to Jerusalem as Jordanian security tightens along the route. In Israel Prime Minister Eshkol welcomes him and hopes for renewed peace efforts. The visit includes Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Mount Tabor, and the Last Supper hall, with a cross into the Jordanian sector for a meeting with Patriarch Athenagoras I.
Chance M. Vought, heir to the Vought aircraft fortune, who has served sixteen months for non support, has been ordered released from jail due to health concerns.
Gunmen attacked actress Eva Gabor in Miami today, slugging her and robbing a $25,000 diamond ring along with other jewelry and cash, police reported.
Adam Heibel 82 rural Dakota died at 10 30 a m yesterday in a Freeport hospital where he had been a patient since December 11 He was a retired farmer born August 17 1881 in Dodgeville Wisconsin son of John and Anna Marie Berg Heibel Heibel married Edith Mengert September 10 1910 in Aberdeen South Dakota Surviving are his wife a sister Mrs Rose McCormick and a brother Leonard Heibel both of Santa Cruz California He was preceded in death by a son a sister and eight brothers Services will be at 2 p m Monday at the Methodist church in Dakota Rev Donald Blosser of the Freeport Mennonite church to officiate Burial will be in Dakota cemetery Friends may call Myers funeral home after noon tomorrow.
Mrs Elmer Moen formerly Helga Andreson died Wednesday at Dodgeville hospital. Services were conducted at Mt Horeb Kingdom Hall. Born in Norway, she came to the United States in 1909 and lived in Blue Mounds 11 years. Survived by six sons, two daughters, 42 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren. Husband died in April 1960.
Classified ads serve as a vital resource for readers seeking practical solutions. The column highlights how listings connect people with services, goods, and job opportunities, showing broad community reliance on the daily help offered through these notices.
Carol Conroy youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Conroy is Lafayette County Memorial hospital’s New Year’s baby born Wednesday at 5 21 p m. The Conroys now have three daughters and two sons.
Mrs. Townsend born Elsie Bryan on a farm south of Evansville died Thursday in a Mitchell hospital after a long illness. Services will be held tomorrow in Mitchell. Survived by husband married in 1899 in Evansville, son Orrin S. of Mitchell, daughter Joy Foster of Petersburg Alaska, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
King Hill of the Philadelphia Eagles shot 72 to lead the Professional Football Players' Golf Championship at Hollywood Beach. Jess Whittenton and Jimmy Brown tied for second after 79, nine strokes back, as 53 players from 14 teams competed.
Fred Wild, 73, former farmer and retired school custodian, died at 3 a.m. at his New Glarus home after a heart attack. Born September 3, 1890 in Adams Township, he married Lena Ming in 1912. Surviving are a daughter, a brother, and two grandchildren. He was a member of the Swiss United Church of Christ. Arrangements are pending at Zentner funeral home.
Henry Bechtel 70 father of George Bechtel editor publisher of the Democrat Tribune died. He was a retired railroad man. Surviving wife son and two brothers William and Louis of Kansas City Missouri. He belonged to First Methodist church 1C0F lodge and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday Ritter Treweek funeral home. Friends may call after 2 p.m. tomorrow.
USDA weekly market report for Westown Chicago and Milwaukee lines shows slaughter steers and heifers steady to 25 higher, bulls 25 higher. Slaughter cattle values range from 21.75 to 23.50 per cwt with various weight breaks and quality grades, while hogs show mixed gains and sows strongest. Sheep and lambs trends mirror higher slaughter lambs with prices for various weights and fleece conditions.
Services for Mrs. Louie J Butler aged 94 who died yesterday morning will be held at 1 30 p m Monday at Shriner Neu shwander funeral home Rev Paul H Olm of St Johns Church of Christ will officiate Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home after noon tomorrow
Ida Leuenberger 93 a former Monroe area resident died at 1210 a m yesterday in St Francis hospital Freeport She had lived at Benjamin Stephenson nursing home Freeport 14 years Born Ida Siegrist March 19 1870 in Switzerland She married Jacob Leuenberger April 30 1912 in Chicago He a local cheesemaker and they farmed 16 years before retiring to McConnell Ill He died April 12 1952 Graveside service at 130 p m Tuesday Oneco cemetery Rev A R Felts Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church Orangeville to officiate Visitation at Schwarz Funeral Home Freeport after 2 p m Monday
The Green County Safety Council will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Agricultural Building with a panel discussion on Falls as the focus. A safety program and community interest are noted for the session.
Dwight D. Eisenhower plans a national fundraising drive for an American Freedom Center at Valley Forge Pennsylvania. The former president aims to rally public support and donations to establish the center.
Ray Warmke 45 rural Columbus will be honored in a 10:30 a.m. Monday service at St Patrick’s Catholic church in Doylestown. He died Thursday in a Madison hospital from injuries after being caught in a silo unloader at his farm in Fountain Prairie. Friends may call at Jones funeral home after 2 p.m. tomorrow. Knights of Columbus Rosary 7:30 p.m. and parish Rosary 8:30. Surviving are brother Harold J in Janesville and three sisters Carlei Cambria, Mark Schliesman, Rio, and Florence Waterworth Wyocena.
Funeral services were held today in Santa Cruz California for Dr. C W Boag 80 a former minister in Orfordville who died Thursday at his Santa Cruz home He served as pastor in Delavan Green Bay and Waterloo Also in World War I and Beloit was his family home with nephew Howard Inman of Beloit named in the notice.
Rev. Gustave A. Weigel, 57, prominent Catholic theologian and Ecumenical Council liaison, died Friday of a heart attack. He taught ecclesiology at Woodstock College in Bombay. Moran Mar Basilios Geevarghese, 88,Catholicos of the East of the Orthodox Syrian Church, died Friday at Devakolam Palace in Kottayam, Kerala.
Walter Busse, 55, of Ladysmith, was reported in satisfactory condition in a hospital today after he suffered a heart stoppage earlier in the week and was revived by co workers. In Belgrade Yugoslavia a collision at Jasinci Station killed at least 400 people when a commuter train struck a passenger train stalled nine miles south of Belgrade.
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