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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1964
Page
6
Partly cloudy and warm tonight with widely scattered thundershowers. Friday remains partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and a slight cooling in the north. Monroe zone mirrors the pattern with hot Friday temperatures and scattered thunderstorms likely. Low tonight 66 to 75. highs Friday 85 to 92 in most areas and 90 to 96 in Monroe zone.
Yesterday at 1 PM high 91 and low 69. Year ago today high 2 and low 62 with barometer 1 AM 30.12 and 1 PM 30.16. Warmest place Presidio Texas at 109, coldest Redmond Oregon at 36. Sunrise 5:28 and sunset 8:43.
Transfers include Wendell L. Simmons to William Roth for Lot 7 and 8 in Swiss Lane Subdivision 2 Monroe. M. K. Johnson and N. B. Coplen to Joseph Denny in Monroe Township. Jt. School District No. 1 of Monroe to Clarno Zion EUB Church for 1 acre in Clarno Township. Clifford Leck to E. L. Niffenegger Jr. land in Clarno Township. Jon Barber to Robert Derendinger for parts of Lots 7 and 8 in Brodhead. Leone Richardson to G. Fred Goodsir Sr. for Lots 1 and 2 in Brodhead. Louisa Hulda Schneider to Ronald O. Schneider for Lot 5 in Durst Brothers Addition New Glarus.
Judge Roger L. Elmer presided over cases including illegal passing over a yellow line with $20 fines and costs for Neubauer, Foster, and Martin. Other defendants faced no valid license, no current registration, or no contract carrier authority with not guilty pleas or dismissals. juveniles faced 60 day license suspensions and traffic school requirements.
Estates probated include Herman J. Miller who died July 1 with Ests for wife and daughter. Emil Escher bank director died June 8 with Clarence Loveland and H. L. Fenton as appraisers. Neil M. Swiggum dies July 8 with Gerald E. as heir and five children share per will dated Oct 5 1962. Kenneth G. Lange administrator for son Kenneth G. who was killed June 12. Roberta O Snyder executrix for Dr Marvin W Wilson who died July 7. terms of will dated June 12 1962 provide share for Monroe sister and Elwert as a sibling.
The Wisconsin 1964 highway toll climbed to 528 after three deaths. Myron Meyer 21 of Auburndale was killed when a stock car towing truck lost a tire and veered into a ditch. Carl Barganz 77 of Waterdown died in a Lake Mills clash involving two cars and a truck. James Kohn 17 of Waterloo died from injuries after falling from a moving truck in Waterloo.
John Lennon of the Beatles buys a $56,000 country retreat with 20 rooms to escape fans described as wonderful. Armour Whiteside of Cortland Ohio are heirs.
Clifford Oscar Leck of 1000 24th street and Bernice Vernita Monte Wild of 1508 9th street have been issued marriage licenses.
Obituary note lists Elihu R. Staley aged 73 of Albany and Melissa Neebel aged 73 of Lena with brief memorial details.
A hospital record lists patients at St Clare Hospital including surgical cases with names from Mrs Glenn Brecklin to Mrs Laura Ackerman and Mrs Minnie Wagner. It also notes a tonsillectomy for Jolene Hollis and a long list of dismissals such as Robert Trumpy and Mrs Curtis Lyne among others.
Personal mentions from Monroe area readers record yesterday visits by Mrs. Edmund Jennings from South Wayne Mrs. Buddy McMannes and Lori of Darlington and many others from towns such as Dakota Freeport Warren Madison Argyle Brodhead Sturgeon Bay Baraboo and Madison. A July 9 birth is announced for John Ronald Anderson with family details.
Elihu R. Staley 73 of Albany died at 5 30 pm yesterday in St Clare hospital after a long illness. He farmed near Albany 25 years then moved to northern Wisconsin. Survived by wife Hilda Teale three sons and six daughters 31 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren and one sister. Services Saturday at St Patrick s Church Albany with burial in Holy Cross Evansville. Friends may call Sharer funeral home Albany Thursday. Rosary at 8 pm.
The board approved Donald Miller a 1964 Luther College graduate as grade school play editor instructor and as assistant high school wrestling coach. It accepted a second resignation from Barbara Wood as her husband takes a new insurance post in Eau Claire. Superintendent Huenink announced Kenneth W Haagensen of Allis Chalmers as speaker for the August 31 teachers meeting and a series of in service math classes led by Dr George Bullis beginning September 15 at Platteville State University.
Mrs Glenn Brecklin, 48, Route 1, is in St Clare with a broken ankle and forearm from being kicked by a cow. She entered the hospital at 7 30 p m yesterday and is reported in good condition. Julie Ann Mau born July 14 at Memorial hospital Freeport.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oakes of Verona Wisconsin welcomed a son born Monday at Wisconsin General hospital Madison. Grandparents are Mrs Earl Dittmar of Orangeville and Mr and Mrs Emerson Cain of rural Freeport.
Mrs. Ruby Ault of 2218 14th Street was admitted to St Clare Hospital for a back condition after an ambulance transfer from home where she had been ill since Monday.
Roger A. Rothenbuehler of 809 26th Street is on crutches after breaking a bone in his foot while running bases for the Swiss Colony team in slow pitch action at Twining Park on Tuesday night.
A Monroe Chamber of Commerce meeting of retail directors and committee members will convene in the First National Bank community room next Wednesday July 22 at 5 p.m. The session aims to plan Maxwell Street Day and other future promotions.
The notice announces Maxwell Street Day scheduled for August 5. Local organizers urge participation and outline no further details in the readable fragment.
The Albright reunion announced by president Bernard Albright of Juda will be held at Recreation Park on Sunday July 26. Family members are urged to attend for the community gathering and reunion activities.
A magnolia tree on the Dr. Jaime Ballesteros lawn blooms again this year, an unusual sight for the neighborhood.
The Board of Review met yesterday with no taxpayers present to protest proposed assessments. The session closed quickly and no further meetings are planned until 1965 to accept the tax roll and review possible grievances.
Park schedule lists Tonight at Twining Park Slowpitch Heeren and Coplien vs Swiggums at 7 p.m. Eagles No 1 versus The Office at 8 p.m. Girls softball Commercial Bank vs Monroe Business Women at 7:30 p.m. Monroe Clinic vs Park and Recreation at 9 p.m. Recreation Park Tonight Regular softball South Wayne vs FFA at 7:45 p.m. Agrico vs Gladiators at 9:15 p.m. Tomorrow Regular Softball Treuthardt Rustlers vs First National Bank at 9:15 p.m.
Robert B. Wood of Madison longtime secretary of the Wisconsin Bankers Association dies at 79 after a career that included serving as the association president.
On the convention floor and in the galleries supporters urged defeating Democrats and backing the ticket. Gov Rockefeller and Scranton rushed to Goldwater’s hotel to seek harmony, while Democratic Chair Bailey condemned the Republican pick as radical and divisive.
The quote portrays a politician whose views are labeled as a menace by party colleagues. The remark highlights internal tensions over direction and speed of progress in national affairs.
Madison Wisconsin dairy market notes steady cheddar demand fair to good with adequate to fully ample Longhorn supplies. Other styles plentiful with prices listed for various formats including 40 pound blocks and daisies. Dial 3255101.
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