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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1961
Page
6
Partly cloudy conditions with no significant temperature changes. Scattered thundershowers possible today tonight and Sunday. Highs near 76 to 84 degrees. Lows mainly in the 50s.
Since yesterday 1 p.m. high 83 and low 58. Year to date high 81 and low 56. Precipitation since yesterday 1 p.m. .15 inch. Barometer 1 a.m. 29.96 and 1 p.m. 29.96. Warmest location Blythe California at 115. Coldest Big Piney Wyoming at 39. Sunrise 5:35 and sunset 8:36.
Fred J. Beach 77 Route 1 Everett C. Robins 75 Darling ton Mrs Fred Fankhauser Sr 73 Route 1 Madison Charles P Zipse 70 Freeport Edward Brunker 76 Madison Clare V Smith 69 Dakota NL All notices list ages and hometowns for six individuals.
Mr and Mrs Ronald Hexom of Freeport welcomed a daughter on July 15.
The notice lists St. Clare Hospital Medical personnel including Henry Reinken Ma rengo Anna Skokoski Be loit Kenneth J. Vilasak Argyle and Phillip John Heap Neenah Surgical staff Diane Kay Koch Da vis Susan Kay Sinnett and William Rothenbuehler Dismissals include Donald Meyer Kenneth Olson Fred Ziltener Leo Von Moos Ralph Looze Lawrence Tyler Fay Northrop Lloyd A Grinnell Frank Ewing Ernie Isell Terry Lester Tolbert David E Hanson and numerous spouses and family members associated with dismissed individuals
Mrs. Florence Stauffacher has flight reservations for Germany on Sunday, July 30, departing Madison. She will spend a month with her daughter Mrs. Jerrold B. Brown in Frankfurt. The Browns have lived in Frankfurt since last September. Mr. Brown, with the state department, has served in Cypress, Vienna, and Washington, D.C. Their daughter is Joyce Stauffacher Brown and the family are former Monroe residents. They have three children Cathy, Susan, and David.
Gordon Johnson administrator of Madison General hospital chaired the Madison hospital Council meeting held yesterday at St. Clare hospital. John Russell moderated the discussion on Use of Disposal Supplies with Sister Mary of Angels and Joseph Turk joining from area hospitals. Representatives from nine area hospitals attended.
Police investigated two city traffic accidents yesterday afternoon involving pickup trucks backing from driveways. The first case involved Victor N. Schiller and Richard V. Markee in front of the Schiller residence. The second occurred on 19th street between Willard F. Grommont and Carl H. Davis.
President Kennedy proclaims Captive Nations Week and urges ceremonies nationwide. He asks Americans to support the just aspirations of all peoples for national independence and freedom.
Madison resident Don Kennedy was here on business yesterday. Numerous guests from Milwaukee Albany Glendale and other towns visited Argyle Blanchardville Monroe and Dodgeville as extended family and friends. A W R picnic supper is planned at Twining park with rain site Legion hall.
Mr and Mrs Robert Conkling of Craig Colorado announce the birth of their third daughter Margaret Elizabeth born July 11 at St Clare hospital. She has two sisters Catherine Suzanne and Patricia Lynne. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert A Conkling Jr of Olean NY and the Rollins family of Whittier California with extended relatives noted. The family plans to spend the rest of the summer in Olean New York and Massachusetts.
Next Wednesday at 4 30 p m St Victor's school gym hosts an annual barbecue. The event promises a cool clean and comfortable setting to enjoy delicious barbe cues.
Courtland Grotkin, a four year Darling ton high school mathematics teacher, leaves to take a teaching job at Platteville high school. He previously taught two years in Lena and is a Platteville State College alumnus, class of 1953.
Mrs. Estelle North, county nurse, has been a medical patient at St. Clare hospital since Tuesday afternoon. She is undergoing tests and observation and may be dismissed over the weekend.
J. H. Gruenewald attends the annual Renk Seek Co sales conference at Portage, with sessions on the latest corn culture and the introduction of six new hybrid corn varieties for next year’s planting.
Karl Drye son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Drye Route 1 Brown town visited the University of Wisconsin campus this week to register for studies beginning with the fall opening in September at the university.
Oscar Johnson Jr of Blanchardville is attending the Air Age Institute in Kansas City Missouri to pursue aviation studies.
Madison based Wisconsin Farm Bureau announces plans to start a new auto insurance company open to non farm bureau members. No start date or official charter details were announced.
Frederick Viney of Dayton was elected president of the South Central Tavern League at William Flynn's tavern in Brodhead. Marco Bregenzer of Monroe became vice president and Evelyn Armstrong of Monroe was named secretary treasurer. Directors include William Schneeberger Albany Rollie Williams Benton George Hanson Oregon Sebastian Laeser Jr. Monroe. Howard Wallace Brodhead joined as new member taking over the Brodhead hotel. Directors present were Hanson Viney Clayton MacGranahan and Flynn. The next meeting will be in Oregon.
Charles P. Zipse, 70, lifelong Cedarville area farmer, died last night at St. Francis hospital in Freeport after a long illness. He retired 15 years ago and lived in Freeport. Survived by wife Flossie Wait and son Romaine Zipse of Cedarville, plus two brothers Louis of Orangeville and Clinton of Sciota Mills, and sister Hattie Wreck of Freeport. Funeral at 3 p.m. Monday at Walker Mortuary, Freeport. friends may call after 7 p.m. Burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Wisconsin Gov Gaylord Nelson urged Disabled American Veterans members at their annual convention not to ignore local and state problems while focusing on international issues. He said the state's financial crisis stems largely from rising local government costs.
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin 1961 highway fatalities reached 434 with two new deaths, a 69 year old man in a car crash near Green Bay and a pedestrian in Marathon County. This date last year saw 412 deaths. Theodore Martin, 69, of Route ...
Barbara Schuetze a 17 year old Monroe high school graduate earned a four year scholarship at the UW Madison Music Clinic Honors Convocation This summer's enrollment reached about 950 She was concert master of the Monroe high school orchestra and has played with Beloit Civic Symphony for two years Her family has a long standing string quartet with her mother on viola father on second violin and brother Fred 13 on cello She plans to major in education with a minor in music and will enter UW this fall Also earning similar four year scholarships from Monroe are Don Heeren Sally Fritz and Gretta Pitkin
Hatley man died when struck by a car while walking on Highway 29 near Hatley late Friday night. In a separate crash, Wallace Zastrow of Algoma, 39, died when his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 54 and overturned ten miles east of Green Bay early today.
Clare V. Smith 68 longtime Dakota general-store operator died Thursday night at Freeport Memorial hospital. Services set for 2:30 p.m. in Dakota Methodist Church with Rev. Lewis Currie officiating. Burial in Dakota cemetery. Survived by wife Flossie Kampmeier and sister Mrs. Charles Kebil. He was a Lions Club member and former Rock Grove American Legion post member.
Edward Brunker 76 a Ridgeway native died yesterday in a Madison hospital after a brief illness Service is 10 a.m. Monday at St Bridget Catholic Church Ridgeway A Rosary is 8 p m tomorrow at Ayers Funeral Home Ridgeway He had lived in Madison 35 years and is survived by his wife Gertrude a son Vincent Madison a daughter Mrs Robert Speth Buffalo New York a sister Josephine Hillsboro and seven grandchildren
Mrs. Lisa Schewe born on a farm between New Glarus and Mt. Horeb will celebrate her 91st birthday at a family reunion tomorrow at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Monday Cottage Grove. She was born July 17 1870 and first married Ole Fenne at age 19. He died in 1930. Her second husband William Schewe died seven years later. She has four daughters Mrs Monday and three in Madison Mrs John Walrath Clyde Dorr and Selmer Opheim.
He and his friend Doctor H W Sigworth from Anamosa moved between Lena and Orangeville before Byers joined 46th Illinois Infantry in 1861 and 96th Illinois Infantry in 1863. He earned commendations for bravery at Little Kenesaw Mountain and served as chief medical officer, later rising to brigadier general. Postwar he practiced in Lena and Monroe, served as surgeon general and in the Wisconsin National Guard, and held multiple GAR roles. He died June 14 1915. six children survived.
Beloit College Court Theater stages John Van Druten The Distaff Side beginning Tuesday with a run through Sunday July 23. Guest actor James Valentine, ex Rockford resident now thriving in New York, joins the repertory which includes The Gilded Clock August 1 to 5 and Present Laughter August 8 to 12. Death of a Salesman and The Sleeping Prince follow later in August.
Elmoka Farm at Barron owned by Herbert Spaeni qualifies for the Progressive Breeders Award for Holsteins. The herd posted 14 001 pounds of milk and 558 pounds butterfat in 305 days across 25 records, with a breed age score of 1039 percent. A bronze year plate will be added to the existing plaque, with the honor now held by 464 Holstein operations including 71 in Wisconsin.
Joseph L. Kissiah, 41, an FBI inspector in Washington for 10 years, was appointed special agent in charge of the Milwaukee FBI office this week.
A top Soviet scientist said on Friday night that Russia's Venus probe, launched five months earlier, may have been destroyed in a meteorite impact. The remark follows reports of the mission's failure.
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