Weather outlook for July 18 1955
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change expected. Lows 58 to 65 and highs around 78 to 83 north and east and 83 to 87 in the southwest region.
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1955
Page
6
Weather Highlights From Last Week and Local Readings
Last week saw a high of 91 and a low of 58. Since Saturday 1 p.m. the high was 88 and the low 63. Year ago today high 89 and low 73. Precipitation since Saturday 0.01 inch. Barometer 29.52 at 1 a.m. and 29.60 at 1 p.m. Warmest places Las Vegas Nevada and Needles California at 108. Coldest Fraser Colorado at 30. Sunrise 4:45 and sunset 7:27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Las Vegas
Nev
Needle
Calif
Fraser
Colo
Justice Cases From County Sheriff Court Docket
L. A. Koenig of Rockford cited for no driver's license with $5 costs. Charles Thompson of Apple River fined $18 and costs for speeding. Wendell Zipse of Winslow charged with operating a vehicle under the influence with $100 costs. Oscar Wamstad of Blanchardville cited for failure to display license plate with $5 costs by Monroe police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice L. A. Koenig
Thomas Dickson
Rockford
Sheriff's Department
Charles Thompson
Apple River
Wendell Zipse
Winslow
Oscar Wamstad
Blanchardville
Monroe
Deaths of Four Local Residents Noted in Obituary List
Obituary notices report the deaths of Frank A. Wendlandt 66 Brod head Harry Hough 78 South Wayne Mrs Clara Slotten 72 Route 2 Verona and William A Moore 65 Arlington California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Wendlandt
Brodhead
Harry Hough
South Wayne
Clara Slotten
Route 2
Verona
William A. Moore
Arlington
Calif
Local families announce births and dates
Mr and Mrs Daryl Camron Route 1 welcome a daughter on July 17. Rev and Mrs Justin Flak South Wayne greet a son on July 17. Mr and Mrs Roy Hess Monticello announce a son born July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daryl Camron
Route 1
Justin Flak
South Wayne
Roy Hess
Monticello
St Clare Hospital Accident and Discharges List
A record from St Clare Hospital lists patients in an accident case and medical and surgical treatments. Names include Mrs Bertha Anderson Argyle James Crozier Rockford Mrs Fred Snyder Winslow Mrs Maude Mills New Glarus Dr John A Schindler 532 22nd Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Anderson
Argyle
James Crozier
Rockford
Fred Snyder
Winslow
Maude Mills
New Glarus
John A. Schindler
22Nd Avenue
Peter Marent
Stoughton
Henry Ellefson
Beloit
Carl Halland
Steven Matzke
Frank Fritsch
Stanley Inman
Tony Capparelli
Fred Smith
Nell Trotter
Clyde Peterson
Lee Richards
Albert Matzinger
Robert Carroll
Lee Jacobs
Albert Hittner
Gerald von Klein
Bruce Babler
Will Cory
Charles Allen
John Rodham
Frank Broge
Oscar Roen
Gottfried Mayer
Henry Kilassy
Armin Grunder
LaVerne Wenger
John Seffrood
Mary Goodall
Harry Taubert
Service Record details Pvt. Kopp in training at Fort Leonard Wood
The notice lists Pvt. Friedrich K. Kopp son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Kopp Monticello in basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri The record includes service number and address. A second Green County folklore feature will air August 2 on WIBA Madison hosted by Mrs Ralph J Kundert formerly of WEKZ now at Sentry IGA Her appearance is on Betty Cass program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrich K. Kopp
Jacob Kopp
Monticello
Ft. Leonard Wood
U. S
Ft Leonard Wood
Green County
WIBA
Madison
Ralph J. Kundert
WEKZ
Sentry Iga
News Notes on Monroe Visitors and Local Events
A parade of visitors arrives in Monroe including Lillian Pettit from Freeport Nell Davis from Denton Fla Miss Flossie Kryder from Madison and Mrs Myra Seward from Miami Others travel from Denver Bartow Fla Armarillo Tex and Peoria Ill The Women of the Moose hold a July 20 meeting and picnics for Gleaners and Relief Corps Several residents return from trips including Belgium France and Switzerland and a Moose conference in Superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Pettit
Freeport
Nell Davis
Denton
Fla
Flossie Kryder
Madison
Myra Seward
Miami
Monroe
Herb Kendig
Denver
Dorothy Hargrove
Bartow
Leta Johnson
Armarillo
Tex
Ray Willand
Anna Layton
Hergy
Mathilda Eastman
Glencoe
Ill
Katherine Goecks
Florence Anderson
Robert G. Machotka
William C. Lengacher
Henry Babler Jr
Superior
Ida Sonderegger
Pierre
S. D
Ed Saunders
Sam Boyd
Bill
L. B. Larson
Argyle
Earl R. Clock
Washington, D. C
Tessa Stearns
W. A. Thayer
Michael
Matt Solbran
Bernard Kroeger
Chicago
Somerset
Ricky
Ann Armstrong
Belleville
John Molm
Ralph Molm
Frances Ludlow
Adele Storck
Ralph Johnson
David Higbie
Leo V. Koehler
J. J. Tschudy
Emma Koehle
Women’s Relief Corps
Harris Babler
Marshfield
Browntown
Monticello
Henry Gille
Clarence Knudson
Gratiot
Shirley Knudson
Fond du Lac
Glen H. Ridnour
Whitewater
Edwin H. Duerst
Mmes
Wilmer Kraus
Robert Maurer
Roy Speich
John Ruch
Duluth
Deanna Grant
Tomahawk
Robert Whipple
Roy M. Grant
Robert Wells
Robert Paul
Rushford
Minn
Paul Lindsay
Jerry Lindsay
Well
LaVern Balke
Jean
Jane
Steven
Dwayne
Balke
John M. Johnson
Andy Ray
Marie Martin
Charles A. Booth
Belgium
France
Holland
Switzerland
Booth
New York Harbor
New York
Warren Gerhart
Milwaukee
Judy
Edward Neuenschwander
John Snabnet
Betty Hendrickson
Milton Hen
Local Social Notes From Mineral Point To Marinette
Drickson of Mineral Point leaves Monday for Florida to visit Airman Burdette Schuldt at Pinecastle AFB Orlando. Hendrickson works at Zumbrunnen Studio. Marshfield visitors include Mr and Mrs John Figi Jr Sara and Todd as they head to Necedah and Marinette to meet relatives. Guests at Mrs Kathryn Van Matre include Betty Durgin Gordon Olson G L Bear and Rhea Myers with family. Luke Baumgardner visiting from Torrey Utah plans Ohio trip after Idaho. Robert Gempler and children visit Platteville to see Staff Sgt Robert Fernsteadt recently return from Japan and Korea. Other Fernsteadt relatives gather from West Allis and Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drickson
Mineral Point
Florida
Burdette M. Schuldt
Pinecastle Air Force Base
Orlando
Fla
Hendrickson
Zumbrunnen Studio
John Figi Jr
Sara
Todd
Marshfield
John Figi
Necedah
Robert Gempler
Bobby
Judith
Platteville
Robert Fernsteadt
Japan
Korea
Fernsteadt
Ernest Steuri
Mary
Robert
West Allis
Stanton P. Steuri
Sally Ruth
Stanton Pierre II
Albany
Riots Continue in Casablanca Area Amid Battles
Rioting persisted for a fourth day in Casablanca with 22 deaths reported and an official toll of 63 killed and over 100 wounded in the French Moroccan clashes. Other totals vary by source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casablanca
Morocco
North African port curfew dents Arab quarter violence
Violence in the Arab quarter of a major North African port escalated with deaths reaching as high as 200. Authorities reported concealment of the dead, and the unrest subsided only after a 7 p.m. curfew was imposed on the district.
Moore Rites Held In Arlington California
William A. Moore 65 of Arlington California died at home Friday night after a long illness. Former Darling ton resident, he farmed there until 1945 then moved to Arlington. Survived by wife Clara Ward two sons Virgil William and Thomas a daughter Mrs Frank Smith six grandchildren and two brothers and three sisters. Services were held in Riverside California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
William A. Moore
Arlington
Calif
Riverside
Moore
Clara Ward
Virgil
William
Thomas
Corona
Frank Smith
Miami Man Admits Killing Wife and Leads to Body
In Sebring Florida Thomas W Mann Jr a 33 year old ex police officer confessed to strangling his wife Beverly Mann on December 7 and led officers to her grave near Lake Placid The Manns disappeared December 6 1954 and Beverly was the daughter of Archie and Mrs Jones a Miami appliance dealer family links and date reflect a sensational crime case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebring
Fla
Thomas W. Mann Jr
Miami
Beverly
Lake Placid
Mann
Broward Coker
Weekend Minor Collision Damages Two Cars in Monroe
A weekend report notes one minor accident in the county at 1 45 p m yesterday. The collision occurred at the intersection of 14th avenue and 17th street. Drivers were Dean Marius Rockstad of Madison and Edmund F Shook of Oak Park Inl both involved with damages described as minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Dean Marius Rockstad
Madison
Edmund F. Shook
Oak Park
Inl
14Th Avenue
17Th Street
Eckerman couple moves to Milwaukee for Goodyear post
Mr and Mrs Francis Eckerman relocate from Verona to Milwaukee where he takes a Goodyear job. He previously served as athletic coach at Brodhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Brodhead
Francis Eckerman
Verona
Eckerman
Goodyear
Milwaukee broker wins national sales contest
Thomas Ransdell a Milwaukee candy broker formerly of Monroe won a nationwide sales contest conducted by a firm whose product line he distributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ransdell
Milwaukee
Monroe
Monroe Volunteer Fire Department to Meet Thursday
A brief special meeting of the Mon roe Volunteer Fire Department will be held at the station Thursday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Volunteer Fire Department
4-H Leaders to Meet at Green County Fair Preview
4-H adult leaders gather in the Green Room tonight at 8 to finalize entry blanks for the 101st Green County Fair. Emphasis includes fair booths demonstrations judging contests and exhibits.
Board of Review Recesses on 1955 Assessments
The Board of Review met briefly this morning to discuss protests on 1955 assessments and recessed until Thursday at 9 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
Patient John A Schindler Admitted For Rest At St Clare
Dr John A Schindler was admitted to St Clare hospital today for a period of rest and treatment. The note indicates a routine medical entry for observation and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Schindler
St. Clare Hospital
Mrs Bertha Anderson Admitted After Fall
Mrs Bertha Anderson of Argyle was admitted to St Clare hospital Saturday for a fractured right hip from a fall in her home. She is in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Anderson
Argyle
St. Clare Hospital
Funeral for Miss Dolores Blum Sees Wide Attendee List
Out of town relatives and friends attended the funeral for Miss Dolores Blum in Monticello on Friday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Marty of St. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. John Blum, and many other Blums and friends from Wisconsin including New Glarus, Janesville, Argyle, Oregon, Albany, Madison, Evansville and Paoli plus residents of Belleville and Madison.
Eisenhower Opens Historic Big Four Summit Talks
President Eisenhower and the leaders of the Big Four begin a landmark summit to seek an end to the cold war. The opening address outlined steps toward reducing distrust, mutual inspection, and peaceful use of atomic energy as the 10:13 a.m. session begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Eisenhower
Russia
Soviet Union
Council Chamber
Secret Service
U. S
Eisenhower and Zhukov Meet at Geneva Summit
President Eisenhower and Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov greeted each other warmly at the opening of the Big Four conference in Geneva. James C. Hagerty, Eisenhower's press secretary, described the meeting as very enthusiastic and noted the welcome extended to the Russian delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Eisenhower
Georgi K. Zhukov
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Palace of Nations
Zhukov
House Vote Expands Social Security Benefits and Tax
The House passed a Democratic backed measure to extend social security benefits for older women and disabled workers and to fund the program with a new tax. Republicans criticized the passage as rushed and politically timed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
GOP
New Children’s Wear Store To Open In Monroe
John M. Witte announced a new infants and children's wear shop will open at 918 17th Avenue in Monroe, in space formerly occupied by the Monroe music store. The store, named Tot Shop like the Ft. Atkinson outlet, will open August 5 with Witte splitting time between Ft. Atkinson and Monroe and a manager to be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
John M. Witte
Ft. Atkinson
17Th Avenue
Monroe Music
Witte
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Mrs. Kundert
Mercury
Glenn C. Langston
Fred Huber
Monroe Brewers
Recreation Park
Brewers
Platteville Cardinals
Times
Florines
Ace Hardware
Dolores Blum
Goetz
James Se
Stereophonic Sound
Cameron Mitchell
Robert Keith
Tom Tully
Sturgeon Bay
Baler Twine
Brennan
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St. Victor’s School
Mineral Point American Legion Auxiliary
Rita
Angela Bregenzer
Fred Rast
St. Victor's
Sinbad
Superscope
Dale Robertson
Sally Forrest
Lili St. Cyr
Vincent Price
Mari Blanchard
Esther Williams
Fernando Lamas
Jack Carson
Wang
Ava Gardner
Broderick Crawford
Larry Mob
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Lee Riders
Children’s Wear
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