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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1955
Page
6
Mostly fair and cooler tonight with Sunday partly cloudy conditions. Scattered showers and thundershowers likely in the southwest and central areas Sunday afternoon and night. Cooler near Lake Michigan, warmer in the southwest. Low tonight 48 to 55 north, 55 to 60 south. Sunday highs mostly mid 70s northeast to mid 80s southwest.
Since yesterday at 1 p.m. the high reached 91 and the low 61. A year ago today the high was 84 and the low 65. Precipitation since yesterday 0.67 inch. Barometer 1 a.m. 29.37 and 1 p.m. 29.50. Warmest place Gila Bend Arizona 112 degrees. coldest Bryce Canyon Utah. Sunrise 4:38. sunset 7:31.
Willa Walter transfers parcel of land in outlets 28 and 25 section 35 city of Monroe to Leon J Schroeder as recorded in the real estate transfers.
Small Claims Court Judge Marshall L. Peterson forfeited a $25 bond on a charge that Thomas G. Ryan Jr. of Route 4 Freeport operated a motor vehicle on the left side of the highway where vision is obstructed, creating a hazard to oncoming traffic. Sheriff’s department.
Kenneth Albert Frei 21 of Route 2 Monticello and Vera Laurene Westgard 19 of Route 3 Monroe are listed for marriage licenses in this notice. The record provides names and addresses as filed with the clerk.
William J. Timmons, aged 67, died at his home on 2555 13th Street. Funeral arrangements are pending with the local undertaker. He is survived by family and friends.
Mr and Mrs Leo Johnson Route 3 announce a daughter born July 8. Mr and Mrs Walter Johnson Durand announce a son born July 8. Mr and Mrs Joseph McAfee New Glarus announce a son born July 8. Mr and Mrs Robert Haberman ngs 3 Evansville announce a daughter born July. Mr and Mrs John Baertschi Footville announce twin daughters born July 9.
St. Clare Hospital confirms several surgical and dismissal notes. Oscar McClellan from Beloit along with Mrs Edith Stuart of Pearl City Illinois and Chester Rode of Brodhead are listed among surgical or related entries. Also named are Mrs Charles Keller and Stanley Inman of Beloit. A lengthy list of discharge names follows, including William Berger Carl Hugg Gary Hawkins Ernest Lisser Sr Warren Crooke and others.
The weatherman reports a partly cloudy sky with scattered showers and thundershowers likely in the southwest this afternoon and evening. Lows near 55 to 60 with highs reaching mid 80s tomorrow. Freeport records heavy winds from a cloudburst causing downed trees and power outages. Storm confined to Green and Stephenson Counties. Beloit reports .79 inch rain while the area totals .67 inch.
Dr. George Barry reports 175 county residents died from heart or blood vessel diseases in 1954, out of 267 total deaths. Monroe, reappointed county Heart Association representative, notes heart disease deaths exceed by far cancers and other causes. Donations to the 1955 and 1956 drives include memorial gifts.
The Zion Evangelical United Brethren church in Juda will be formally dedicated at 3 p m tomorrow with Bishop John S Stamm of Kansas City Mo as the featured speaker. An open communion service is set for 10 30 a m with Rev W L King serving as pastor.
Monroe Lions Club will hear Raymond E Barth speak on Monday at 6 30 p m at the Swiss Wheel restaurant.
Allan F. Barnard director of the city band announced tomorrow’s 2:30 p m concert in Lincoln Park starting with the Star Spangled Banner and Charles A Booth as announcer The program includes High Tide The Flag Ship Operatic Gems I m Forever Blowing Bubbles Side by Side and a Clarinet Polka by Richard Vorderman A 12 year old soloist Maureen Bruni and Sandra Miller perform Andantino A marimba duet and Sound Off plus Dance With Me Henry The World is Waiting for the Sunrise Massed Formation Blazing The Trail and more with Nellie Doyle singing The World is Waiting for the Sunrise.
One determined golfer practices under hot skies at Monroe Country Club. She masters holes seven and eight after walking miles to retrieve shots. Her match ends with the opposing team winning on the sixteenth green, sealing the last three holes.
Pvt Walter F Guggisberg 22 son of Frank Guggisberg Brod head recently graduated from a supply records course at the Quartermaster school Ft Lee Va Guggisberg a University of Wisconsin graduate came to the school from Ft Leonard Wood CO
Salable hogs show declines across most categories with barrows and gilts down 50 to 1.50 and sows 25 to 1.00 lower. Cattle notes: steers up about 1.00, heifers up 50 to 75, cows steady to 25 lower, bulls steady to 25 higher, vealers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, stockers and feeders steady. early bulk higher for top grades and loadlots show 22.00 to 25.00 for select steers and yearlings variables by class.
Brodhead school district holds its annual meeting at 8 p m at the high school to elect two commissioners. The proposed budget totals 150 850 up from 160 220 last year with direct taxation of 83 500 down from 83 705. An expansion fund of 20 000 will be increased by 6 000. Ballot candidates include Stanley Knight Mervin Risum Al Jubie O W Brager and Mrs Ronald Kletzien. Mrs G N Swartz declines reelection. Withdrawn nominees include Mrs George Diedrich Aurelia Bauman Dr G M Miller and Leo Meythaler.
Flash floods hit Garrard County Kentucky causing over one million dollars in damage. Clyde Newby, 54, is missing and presumed drowned while two children reported missing earlier were found alive and unharmed. Four inches of rain fell in under two hours.
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod reports 1954 baptized membership of 2,104,427, up 88,367 from 1953. The year’s total reflects growth across congregations under LCMS governance.
Local residents and visitors are listed with brief travels and arrivals from places like Oskaloosa, New Glarus, Fresno, and Oshkosh. Notable trips include two day trips to Rice Lake and a Canada excursion, while others plan weekends in Austin Minnesota and Little St Germain Lake. An Evangelical U B church lawn supper is announced for July 12.
Mr and Mrs John Baertschi of Footville are parents to twin girls born this morning at St Clare hospital weighing seven pounds six ounces and seven pounds two ounces respectively. The babies arrived at 5 05 am and 5 20 am. The Baertschis have three older sons. the twins are the sixth set born at the hospital this year.
A sand boil along the Chicago Great Western Railroad near Pearl City Illinois raised alarm but developed into a washout. A railroad spokesman in Oelwein Iowa said traffic on the line was normal as far as he knew.
The 99th Lafayette County Fair will be held in Darlington from July 28 to 31. Judging of agricultural livestock and handicrafts happens Saturday afternoon with a stock parade at 12 45 p m Sunday. Entertainment includes a sports show at 8 p m Thursday and a racing ostriches and camels show at 2 30 and 8 p m Friday plus an amateur show Saturday afternoon.
Dean Haas, patient at University of Illinois Research Hospital in Chicago since June 2, is released and staying a week at his Browntown home. He is slated to return to the hospital July 15 for further treatment.
Leon J. Schroeders purchase a residential lot on 5th street from Mrs. Ed Walter to build a ranch type house. The new home will sit east of Dr. James R. Weir residence. Schroeder is comptroller at First National Bank.
Mrs. Nellie W. Kohli, Monroe librarian, said Ludlow Memorial Library will be closed Tuesday to allow custodians to refinish the floors.
Manchester authorities move to seek the death penalty for Walter Bourque Jr., 17, in the murder of 4 year old Patricia Johnson whose nude body was found in Bourque’s cellar. Bourque, a shoeworker, is held without bail and will face Superior Court Monday afternoon.
Chicago police search for a scarfaced Negro man about 45 with graying hair in connection with the murder of 8 year old Mary Manzo. The suspect was seen near the south side home before her kidnapping on Monday. Margie Lugo, 8, Mary's cousin, describes an encounter Friday when the man grabbed the girls and threatened to catch them and their sister. Mary's body was found Thursday under a south side viaduct.
St Louis and East St Louis health officials will skip anti polio shots this summer even if vaccine becomes available. Dr J Earl Smith says resuming in schools will wait until October, while East St Louis doctor Dr Carroll F Leonard plans to wait until November 1 to restart the program.
A prisoner sawed through a one inch metal bar while ten inmates slept in the cell. Lynn V. Ray, 33, of St. Louis, walked past the jail telephone to leave by the front door.
A recent study estimates average American men walk about nine miles daily and women about ten miles. The finding highlights gender differences in daily activity levels and energy expenditure.
A masked marvel and three Monroe Jaycees contend for the canoe jousting title at 2 p m tomorrow at the local pool as part of the Southern Wisconsin Aquatic Meet. Teams from Shorewood Hills Madison Whitefish Bay Janesville Racine and Monroe compete along with a slate of officials and judges.
Members of Studebaker Local 5, United Auto Workers, authorized a strike vote at a mass meeting. President William Ogden announced the poll on voting machines for next Tuesday. The company said 1,700 to 1,800 workers would be laid off as it establishes plant wide production standards.
A polio vaccine film will be shown at the Green County Medical Society dinner meeting Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the Monroe Country Club. Dr Earl V Hicks New Glarus president will preside at the business meeting. A report will be given by a committee appointed to build interest in the nursing profession.
Jake Voegels of Monticello helped judge the Canton No 7 Brown Swiss event in Slinger Wisconsin with Victor Magnussen and Arthur Collentine. Grand champion cow Ent named Valients Jeans Supreme owned by Ernie Kueffner of Germantown. Junior champion 4 H calf shown by John Schmidhofer Fond du Lac. Grand champion bull from Kueffner herd. junior champion bull shown by Louis Schraumnagel Fond du Lac. Loraine Luckow Beaver Dam 18 named canton delegate to Alice in Swissland. Canton No 2 winner Maxine Peterson Clinton route 2 Green County Dairy Day Brodhead June 25. State queen chosen July 31 at Harold Ming farm Waukesha. state queen wins imported Swiss costume. Wisconsin to form state herd for national bid. Voegeli remarks on Wisconsin Swiss cattle reputation.
Three C-124 Globemasters with paratroopers arrived at Atsuta Air Base Japan as the vanguard of a historic aerial troop movement. The three aircraft are the first of 43 to shuttle about 7 000 troops over the next days.
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