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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1964
Page
6
Mostly fair and cooler tonight with a high near 40 Saturday. Saturday expected sunny and mild with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s, varying by zone. Temperature records show a high of 40 and a low of 30 since yesterday, with trace precipitation and noted extremes in Yu ma and Craig.
Real estate transfers include Laura Ann Treloar to Oswald A Buesser for part It 1 bik 1 Blumers Add New Glarus. Orville W Viney Estate to Louise A Viney covering irregular land in SW School 1 and Vine street Belleville part It 1 bik 4 and part bik C Gillets Add Green County. Anna and Hannah Gill Estates to Edward C Soper for St 5 and St of It 4 bik 25 Tallmans Add Monroe City.
County Court actions list several defendants and outcomes including Roger L Elmer Virginia Ebweter failing to report an accident and driving without control with penalties $50 and costs due by Feb 4, and John Nevil of rural Brooklyn fined $85 and costs for failing to report an accident plus driving after revocation on a second offense. Gregory J Wild of Route 4 dismissed after Traffic School attendance. Almon Bleiler of rural Argyle charged with a worthless check fined $50 and costs with 10 days in jail plus restitution already made. Vonovan U Gerber of Monroe forfeited $10 for traveling too fast for conditions. Death notices record Queen Esther Stabler age 85 Brodhead J Phelps 94 Evans and Mrs Lillian Tesch 69 Ridgeway. Births announce Allan and Jan Pagel Monticello daughter Jan 31.
The clipping lists multiple patients and discharges across hospital services. Names include Mrs. Melvin Olson of Orangeville and Richard James Prien with Patricia Ann Mayer for tonsillectomies, plus numerous surgical and medical cases with addresses and towns such as Beloit Stockton Rockton Winslow and Forreston. Dismissals feature a large roster including William Blum Donald Polzin Sr and others.
Milfred J. Tuvinpouu was elected President of the Monroe Professional Policemen's Association at the annual election meeting yesterday. Edwin L. Bandi was named vice president, William L. Riese secretary, and John C. Winkler treasurer. Retiring president David Burri was chosen as delegate to the state convention at Chippewa Falls in May.
A Fred Moritz United States of America High School Band Fund seeks private and organizational gifts to cover about 600 for three weeks of rehearsals and a tour. So far 265.40 has been donated by Student Council GUGG entertainment committee Monroe high school band and GAA.
Ralph Neale, assistant principal, coach and Key Club adviser, received Kiwanis cuff links and a tie tack at the Monroe Kiwanis meeting in Swiss Wheel for his service. He departs for New Richmond to take a principal post. Guest speaker David Schulman of Argentina spoke about his country and the Kiwanis exchange program.
Grant County superintendent of schools Jones resigned via the sheriff after the county education committee rejected it and urged a two week vacation. He had been in post since 1951 and faced a $50 morals charge in Milwaukee court on January 10. Jones declined to discuss future plans.
Melvin Streiff was elected to a two year term as director of the New Glarus Feed and Fuel Co op at the annual meeting. He replaces Robert John Mike F Holesly. Holesly and H Otto Elmer were re elected to two year terms. Holdover directors are Alvin A Ott and J U Freitag.
Mrs Lillian Tesch age 69 of Ridgeway died at 3 45 am today in St Clare hospital where she was admitted January 20 Funeral arrangements are pending at Ayres funeral home Ridgeway
Mrs Arnold Reasa and daughter Georgean, UW Madison student, visited from Albany with greeting cards and Catholic articles at Bette's Gift Shop opposite St Victor's. Mrs Leo Koehner rewore from Chicago after summer fashion show. Women of the Moose style show February 3 at 8 p.m. in Moose hall with Sarah Coventry jewels. Mrs Edward Sacker of Monroe returned from Wallace Idaho after three months with son LeRoy Balzly. spent time in Spokane and Coeur d Alene. jet trip leaving Nov 1 and Balzly surgery Nov 4. Balzly recovering well.
More than 100 students from grades three through eight attended a square dancing program sponsored by the Monroe Recreation Department at the Monroe Community Center last night. Acting park and recreation director James Mauermann said attendance was good. Fritz Wittner is the caller. The program runs Thursdays from 7 to 8 30 p m and will continue through March. Anyone interested may participate.
Robert J. Ammon 18 of Route 3 injured a fractured little finger last evening after colliding with a car on University Avenue. He received treatment at University Hospital and is the son of Mr and Mrs Rudy Ammon.
United States calls on the Soviet Union to join in freezing all development of military rockets and other means of delivering nuclear arms in Geneva.
Evansville special William J Phelps 94 who barbered until he was 87 died yesterday at the home of his stepson William Propst with whom he lived Services will be at 2 pm tomorrow at the Allen funeral home with calling tonight Masonic rites at 730 pm He was born in De Pere married to Elsie Propst who died eight years ago Surviving stepson a stepdaughter Mrs Clarence Meyen of Riverside California several grandchildren and great grandchildren
Apollo spacecraft program chief Joseph F. Shea will headline the Gen Billy Mitchell Memorial Award dinner on February 4. The event honors Maj. Gen. Leighton I. Davis of Sparta for aviation and aerospace contributions. Davis commands the Air Force Missile Test Center at Cape Kennedy, now overseeing Atlantic and Pacific missile ranges. Wer der von Braun of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center may attend.
Dr Rex Ford Mitchell, named La Crosse State College president 25 years ago when enrollment was 203, was honored as La Crosse's Man of the Year at a testimonial dinner attended by over 1 400 people. The college, once a teachers college, now lists 2 395 students.
James Mauermann, acting park and recreation director, said the annual skating meet previously set for tomorrow has been postponed due to warm weather. The event is tentatively rescheduled for Saturday February 8. The Erie Canal opened in 1825.
Mrs Esther Dunwiddie Stabler 85, mother of Mrs Nat Preston Monroe, died last night at Brodhead Convalescent Home after an extended illness. Born May 21 1878 in Juda, she married Oscar W Stabler Jan 14 1897. Survived by son Marvin Brodhead daughter Nat G Preston Monroe brother Robert Dunwiddie St Paul four grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Burial Greenwood Brodhead. services Sunday 2 pm Everson funeral home.
A satellite named He 3, described as operable with great success, passed directly over Monroe in a south to north arc at dusk. Viewers were advised to catch subsequent appearances around 5 39 p.m. and 7 28 p.m. The night’s Science Fair at Monroe High will run 1 30 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. with Dr Milton Pella and a Wisconsin language physics program.
Shoppers at Schmidt’s Monroe store on the square viewed a mid window exhibit titled Styles of the Times. Leon G. Schmidt, retired owner, assembled a collection of old footwear including 1890 button shoes, straight shoes, a 1904 wedding shoe, and a 1916 work shoe, among others.
Services for Albert E Blum 63 who died yesterday morning in North Shore Hospital Miami Florida will be at 2 p m Sunday in the Zwingli United Church of Christ Monticello Rev J Allan Mittler will officiate with burial in the Swiss church cemetery New Glarus Frederick Voegeli of the Voegeli funeral home Monticello will meet the jet plane carrying the body from Miami at O Hara Field Chicago today Friends may call at the funeral home after noon tomorrow Mr Blum a native of Monticello was an evaluation expert with the Internal Revenue Service in Washington DC At the time of his death he had gone to Miami to spend the weekend with his mother He is survived by his mother Mrs Anna Blum Miami a brother Fred G Blum Madison and two sisters Mrs E P McKinney and Mrs Herman E Theiler both of Miami who will arrive in Madison this evening His mother was unable to make the trip.
The Green County association for Retarded Children will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the special education department of Monroe high school. A membership drive is under way this month with Mrs Rudolph Haskee as chairwoman. Officers for the year include Monroe residents Mrs Dorothy Bartelt president Milo Miller vice president Mrs Donovan Otteson recording secretary Mrs Aaron Norder treasurer Mrs Gunhild Boswell corresponding secretary and directors Mrs Frank Salzwedel Juda and Mrs F J Bongiorno Albany.
Art N Lowy former advertising manager for The Monroe Evening Times runs a Milwaukee firm producing tax record kits for national distribution. Colby launched the business after the Milwaukee Journal bought the Sentinel where he was retail advertising executive. The Colbys reside at 5022 North Atta Boulevard Whitefish Bay.
Police using billy clubs and mounted officers contained a crowd of over 400 white protesters in Cleveland's Little Italy as tensions rose over school integration. Ten priests and civic leaders were jeered. two Black men and four photographers were beaten during the unrest. The protests followed plans to integrate 800 Black pupils bused from Hazel dell to east side schools. */}
A mother Mrs. Nancy Watkins aged 30 and her four children Paula Kay 11 Mary Ellen 10 Kenneth Charles 5 and Christine Ann 4 suffocated in a two story brick frame residence fire in La Salle. The father Charles 38 was at work.
The Senate sent to President Johnson on Thursday a bill increasing federal aid to libraries from seven and a half million dollars per year to forty five million.
About 327,000 babies were born in November, the smallest for any November since 1953, per the Public Health Service. The birth rate fell to 21 per 1,000, down from 22, with health officials predicting a rise in the next few years as postwar birth cohorts marry and start families.
Three U S Air Force officers who died when their trainer plane was shot down over East Germany are returned to their home base. Widows watch as the bodies arrive, while Ambassador McGhee calls the incident shocking and unnecessary.
A Loop jewelry heist yielded an estimated 250000 in rings brooches and watches taken from Lebolt and Co by two masked gunmen who were in the store under a minute as eight employees and two customers were present. A separate Utah item reports Evelyn Rothman 24 of Los Angeles died after her scarf tangled in a ski rope.
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