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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1964
Page
6
The Daily Record notes a partly cloudy to thundery forecast for southern regions tonight with cooler temperatures in the north. Sunday brings a cooler but mostly clear day across the state. Night lows range from the 50s in the north to the 60s in the south, with hourly readings listed.
Deaths include Emmett Carroll 83 of Benton. Births reported for Mr and Mrs Robert Hanson Hollandale a daughter born July 11.
The report lists accident victims at St. Clare Hospital including James Schild Route Surgical Mrs Harold Albert son Albany and several others in New Glarus Beloit and Darlington. It also names dismissals such as Leonard Nelson Edward Easter Harold Breck lin Amos Huffman and multiple others from area communities.
Four local girls Virginia Blum Francine Figi Sandra Irvin and Christine Miller join the first 12 day session at Camp Birchwood near Hayward. They traveled by chartered bus from Janesville on July 6 and will return July 17. A third session starts July 28 and registrations are accepted by Badger Council of Girl Scouts at 324 State Street Beloit.
The Dane County Circuit Court will hold the trial of Gerald R. Wittner for negligent driving in the hit and run deaths of two pedestrians. Wittner pleads innocent to homicide and failing to render aid after the March 8 accident and is held on $6,000 bail. The trial date was moved from Tuesday to July 27 before Judge William C. Sachtsen.
The Agriculture Department reports over 1 billion dollars invested in soil and water conservation equipment. Farmers' conservation districts and contractors own 52,000 pieces valued at 756 million, while landowners own 44,000 pieces valued at 250 million. The gear includes bulldozers tractors draglines graders tilling machines and tree planters.
Tonight at Recreation Park Regular softball features Hubers against Gladiators at 7 45 p m and Studers vs First National Bank at 9 15 p m Tomorrow the swimming pool hosts the Southern Wisconsin relays at 2 30 p m Monday shows Regular softball Orangeville vs First National Bank at 7 45 p m and Hubers vs Zwickers at 9 15 p m Pony League Mets vs Braves at 1 15 p m Minding Park Monday Midget League Giants vs Braves at 1 p m Indians vs Yankees at 2 15 p m Slowpitch Firemen vs Eagles No II at 7 p m Grace Lutheran vs White Haven at 8 p m Wisconsin Liquid Feed vs EUB No I at 9 p m City Band concert at 8 p m on the band shell.
Arlo Stuessy of Martin Missile Co. Denver spoke at the Kiwanis Club in Monroe detailing missile construction testing and space capsule plans for moon missions. He noted 13 story high missiles with platform levels and discussed upcoming space probes.
Services for Charles J. Haag 74 lifelong Perry Township Dane County farmer who died yesterday at St. Clare hospital will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Redeemer Catholic church Perry Township Rosary at 8:30 p.m. Monday Visitation after 2 p.m. Monday Gesme funeral home Mt Horeb Surviving brothers Henry Aloysius Bernard and sisters Mrs George Sutter Mt Horeb Mrs Frank Koenig Madison.
The Albany City Band performs with guest conductor Mrs. William Lanz and a lineup including Larry Kratteger Cathy Gempeler and Diane Liedschlag. Highlights include Miami Beach Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair My Fair Lady medley and a Sousa Semper Fidelis march.
Industrialist Howard Hughes failed to gain control of Trans World Airlines as the Civil Aeronautics Board refused Hughes Tool Co. permission to acquire 92.8 million dollars in TWA sinking fund notes from Metropolitan Life Insurance and the Equitable Life Assurance Society. The move would have restored Hughes to 78 percent of TWA voting shares held in a voting trust.
In Baltimore Milton Fitzpatrick Thompson 54 a 30 year newspaper veteran died of a heart attack. He worked for the Baltimore News American and formerly for the San Diego Evening Tribune. In Bridgeport George F Sparling 84 longtime professional golfer died after a lengthy illness. In San Francisco Jane Dabney Kittle 76 widow of Sears Roebuck president Charles M Kittle died of a heart attack while in the city for the Republican convention.
President Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Medal to Adm. Harry D. Felt for six years as commander in chief of American forces in the Pacific and notes his retirement after 44 years of service.
Personal mentions list numerous residents and out of town visitors in Monroe this morning and yesterday. Names include Jan Scott Milan Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hale Edgerton. Orin Balbach Lena Til. Judith Jahnke Delano Minn. Edna Kranitz Janesville. Robert C Murphy Farmington Michigan. Grace Bonspier Ralph Frey Beloit. Arthur Bauman Francis Weis Burlington. Airman Paul Nyman Little Rock AFB Ark. and a West Coast bumpers in Seattle incident with Monticello families. The Torch Is Passed available at The Times office for $2.
The Wisconsin State Highway Department reports the eight-mile stretch of 173 in Monroe County north of Valley Junction is open. Other closed segments remain: Dane 113 near Madison. Jefferson and Waukesha 59 east of Palmyra. Racine 20 east of I 94. Jefferson 18 between Helenville and Sullivan. Washington 33 between Allenton and West Bend. Winnebago 26 south of 41. Columbia 33 between 146 and 89. Juneau 8 west of Mauston. Lincoln 51 north of Merrill. Pepin 35 between Pepin and Maiden Rock.
Services were held at 2 p m for Emmett Carroll 83 Benton in Milner O Flaherty Funeral Home Burial was in Galena Illinois Carroll died Thursday at home after a brief illness
Local readers are invited to rent a room advertised in The Monroe Evening Times classified section. The notice highlights availability details and contact methods for prospective tenants.
New York markets closed the week at record levels with the AP 60-stock average up 2.56 to 318.90, the Dow industrials rising 6.04 to 847.51, and the S and P 500 up 0.76 to 83.35. Volume totaled 25,594,771 shares with four 5-million-plus days amid strong factory and retail data.
The Agriculture Department's Commodity Credit Corporation reports losses totaling 2.4 billion dollars in the 11 months ending May 31. This compares with 2.2 billion the prior year. Major items include 652 million for feed grain stabilization payments and 568 million from selling surpluses below cost. Surpluses owned rose to 7.5 billion from 7.7 billion.
An American military adviser died when a Viet Cong mine ripped through an armored troop carrier during a sweep 15 miles west of Saigon. Another American and several Vietnamese were wounded as the convoy patrolled Long An and Hau Nghin provinces. The death lifts U.S. casualties in Viet Nam to 153 since December 1961, with nine Americans killed in the past two weeks.
Mrs Marie Moats 52 died Wednesday morning. Services conducted at 1:30 pm at Stuessy funeral home with Rev C James Weis officiating. Burial in Grand View cemetery two miles north of Freeport. Pallbearers Glen Roderick Leland Lehman Willard Matzke George Clark Fred Schindler Frederick Blanc. Moats was a receptionist bookkeeper at the Medical Center for 15 years
Neil Swiggum of Browntown died Wednesday at 72. Funeral services were held at Jordan Lutheran Church with Rev. Hans Jersild officiating. Song service by Mrs. Russell Sandley and Mrs. Freeman Berg with Patricia Sandley. Burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were five grandsons and Ralph Leck. Grandsons Gary, Dennis, Richard Swiggum Arnold Zueger and Peter Arvedson. Stuessy Funeral Home in charge.
Jost A. Marty 84 died early Thursday morning. Funeral services were held at 1:30 pm at Shriner-Novuswan der funeral home with Rev. Donald Storck officiating. Mrs. Bernet and Mrs. Kuebli sang In the Garden and the service included Pauline Trickel on organ. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Burial followed at Greenwood cemetery. Survivors include Roscoe Hastings Merlin Barker Roger Horst meier Davis Ill and Paul Roger Bill Wuthrich.
Graveside services were held for Verona Walter Jones 82 a Monroe native and retired educator who died Wednesday at the Eastern Star Home Boone Iowa Rev Donald Storck of St John s United Church of Christ officiated Stnessy funeral home of Monroe directed local arrangements
Walter B. Calvert of Benton filed nomination papers for the combined Green Lafayette Assembly District seeking reelection after five terms in the Iowa Lafayette District. He is a farmer, married with four children. Also seeking the Republican nomination is Assemblyman G Fred Galli of Monroe.
Rev M A Sorenson will deliver farewell sermons at Apple Grove Lutheran at 9:30 a.m. and Yellowstone Lutheran at 11 a.m. A potluck dinner will honor the couple after the later service before their move to Rockford. Rev Randall J Metz, a Gillett native, will be installed August 9.
Colorado completes reapportionment of both House and Senate based on population shifting control from rural to urban areas. Governor John A. Love praises the move as aligning with Supreme Court rulings while noting other states acted recently through different processes.
Alfred Burchin sow, a British tailor employed at a U.S. Air Force base near Munich, has been arrested on suspicion of spying per the British foreign office. The case involves alleged intelligence activity tied to the base and the British government.
Mr and Mrs Jack Larsen of 643 East 6th Street Mesa Arizona announce the birth of daughter Linda Magdalen on June 27 1964. Mrs Larsen nee Natalie Burgy granddaughter of Mrs Charles W Golickson Mesa is a Monroe high school Class of 1954 member who cannot attend this weekend's 10 year reunion. The Larsens also have four sons Chuckie Anthony Chris and Mark and another daughter Teri Jean.
Mr and Mrs Roger Zimmerman name their daughter Nannette Mae born July 2 marking the 52nd wedding anniversary of her great grandparents Mr and Mrs Ivan Arnsmeier. The Zimmermans have four other children Steven Tommy Vickie and Debbie.
Monroe police investigated a 5 55 p m two car mishap in the 1200 block of 20th avenue. Minnie Pearl Redding of Ponca City Oklahoma drove the Redding car owned by Melvin Alexander Redding of Waterloo Iowa. Suzanne J Hansen of 1018 30th avenue drove the Hansen car owned by Clayton G Hansen of the same address. The Hansen vehicle stopped for oncoming traffic before turning left and was struck in the rear by the Redding car.
James Schild an 18 year old son of Mr and Mrs Otto Schild Route 4 entered St Clare hospital at 5 30 pm yesterday with lacerations and contusions after his fingers were caught in a hay rope pulley at the home farm His condition is listed as good.
Vehicles driven by Harold L. Hille of Freeport and J. Frederick Rupp of Monticello collided one fourth mile west of Monticello on Highway 69 at 6 34 p m yesterday. Both cars headed north. deputy said Hille misjudged Rupp's signals. No injuries reported.
The Icelandic term geyser derives from the verb meaning to spout or gush. This linguistic note reflects how the natural phenomenon gave its name to the word used for hot water eruptions.
In Phoenix Arizona Democrats seek to win the U S Senate seat held by Barry Goldwater. They wait for Goldwater’s presidential bid to clarify the field and list six candidates for the Senate race led by Howard Peterson. If Goldwater wins the GOP nomination Governor Paul Fannin would potentially succeed him.
Area farmers may explore adding feeder pig production with a meeting set at the Green County Agricultural Building at 8 p.m. on Thursday July 23. Wisconsin Feeder Pig Marketing Co op officials will discuss expanding marketing facilities and the co op’s nationwide outlets and farmer memberships.
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