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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1955
Page
6
Mostly fair tonight and Wednesday. A bit warmer Wednesday with low 60 to 68 and high 85 to 92. Latest readings show 1 p.m. barometer 29.61. Warmest locales Miles City Montana and Inyokern California at 106 and Fraser Colorado at 33. Sunrise 4:46, sunset 7:26.
Entries list individuals from Wisconsin and nearby states cited for speeding with forfeitures or fines. Names include L A Koenig LaVerne Camps Platteville and Joseph Gasiorowski Milwaukee, among others, with amounts from 5 to 25 dollars plus costs.
Judge Marshall Peterson presides over a small claims case against Curtis Randolph Barton of Route 2 Belleville for an illegal turn. The debtor must pay $20 plus costs to the Sheriff’s department.
Bonita V. Rand, 61, of Janesville, and C. Brunsvold, 75, of Fargo, are listed in a local notices obituary brief detailing their ages and towns. The fragment notes their names and residences without further events or dates.
Mr and Mrs Robert Kitto of 709 18th Street welcomed a son on July 18. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Zahler of Verona welcomed a son on July 19.
St. Clare Hospital details admissions across medical and surgical cases including Sheldon Kammerud Blanchardville Mrs James Jeremia son Brodhead Mrs Johnnie Green Beloit Jan Peterson Brodhead Mrs Paul Neuman Footville Mrs Leo Von Moos Jr and Chester Johnson Argyle Surgical: James A Jones Beloit Mrs Verne Kuhlow Janesville Arthur A Long Stockton Ill George Sherrill Mrs Ronald Watters Beloit Daryl Vincent Freeport Dismissals: Richard Helgeson Ralph Garwell Harry Klassy Glenn Putnam Mrs Louisa Schindler Mrs Marvin Klingman Mrs Anna Marty Mrs Howard Voegels and daughter James Crozier.
In Dane County Town of Dane a 13 year old Evansville boy Joseph Carlson Jr. died after a sawed off .22 rifle shot severed an artery in his leg during target practice. Coroner Stanley Larson said the homemade pistol discharged accidentally while Carlson and cousin Clif Rabuck 15 were shooting in a field.
A parade of visitors from Rockford Illinois Oelwein Iowa Beloit Wisconsin and Dubuque Iowa were in Monroe yesterday. Notables include Wendell Soper from Argyle Delmer E Davis Pauline Brunner and many couples from Rock Island Milwaukee and Caledonia. A cheese industry talk and St Victor's Cheese Day barbecue are announced.
Vincent Vanden Heuvel 24 freed by Circuit Judge Gerald Boileau after three alienists testified he was no longer feeble minded. He had been charged with first degree murder for beating to death his aunt Mrs. Anna Van Laarhaven of Berlin on August 28 1948 and was committed to Central State Hospital at Waupun.
General Tire and Rubber Co. agrees to buy RKO Radio Pictures for 25 million dollars cash. Thomas F. ONeill will deliver the funds to Howard Hughes next Monday under the deal, marking Hughes as the first sole owner of a major studio in moviedom. ONeill is a General Tire vice president and heads General Teleradio, which owns four TV stations and five radio outlets and controls three networks.
More than 75 persons attended the 4 H Adult Leaders meeting in the Green Room of Ludlow Memorial Library. They finalized plans for the junior department of the 101st Green County Fair set to start August 3. Norman O. Everson, assistant county agent, noted yesterday as the official closing of entries though a few may still be accepted in the coming days.
Plan barbecue sandwiches and treats including hot dogs soft drinks homemade pies and cakes ice cream and coffee with musical entertainment at St Victor’s event. Wednesday from 4 30 a m onward all evening.
Mr and Mrs Adolph Smarcan of Montclair New Jersey announce the birth of a son on July 5 Mrs Smarcan, formerly Doris Strickler, was a nurse in the pediatric department at St Clare hospital two years ago.
Four dancers from Monroe entertained Saturday night at Camp Day Cho Lah and Sandstone Camp on Green Lake. The group included John and Robert Jeglum, Larry Pulkrabek, and Carl Disch, taken to the lake by Mr. and Mrs. Myron E. Jeglum. The Jeglum oldest son Paul counsels at the camp this summer.
A 20 month old boy named David Vincent, son of Mr and Mrs Peter Vincent of Oakland California, fell from a dock into four feet of water at Birch Lake Monday and drowned.
A compact notice advertises daily bargains in The Times classified section. It highlights available items and encourages readers to check the page for new listings.
Robert Q. Lewis hosted a noon CBS segment from Switzerland featuring Swiss cheese humor and a Swiss themed act. Viewers were invited to Monroe for the 10th Green County Cheese Day on September 10 to taste authentic Swiss cheese and enjoy a Swiss program with costumes, yodeling and a St. Bernard.
Yesterday the 5 foot 2 inch entrant posted solid drives and accurate irons but a 165 yard 8th hole double bogey kept her from tying Mrs. Clauder. Clauder beat Holly Roth, with Roth qualifying at 83. Granick placed fourth with 80, while Rita Houston joined the round as a newcomer.
Milwaukee harbor committee votes 4-1 to postpone action on city policy for lake vessels with cargo bound for plants amid a labor dispute. The move delays a policy already approved by the Harbor Commission to unload such ships.
Federal investigators focus on a sash cord used to bind Otto Bueler the bank's cashier and his family during a weekend holdup at Ixonia State Bank. James B. Poster FBI Milwaukee said the cord's quantity may reveal suspects as trio escaped with several thousand dollars after looting the bank and detaining a daughter and two others.
Rosa of Monroe promoted Green County Cheese Day at the UW campus during the second retail sales short course for florists. He presented a design using a Swiss wedge centerpiece while inviting several hundred Wisconsin florists to attend Cheese Day on September 10.
The National Labor Relations Board refused to issue an unfair labor practices complaint against Calumet and Hecla Inc requested by the striking CIO United Steel Workers.
Out-of-town relatives and friends traveled to Monticello for Herman L. Karlen’s funeral with services at Voegels funeral home. Attendees included numerous Legler, Hoesly, Elmer, and other relatives from Monroe, New Glarus, Albany, Brookyn, Madison, and beyond.
A rainstorm toppled a power line in Alexandria Louisiana killing four people and injuring a fifth. Victims included Y E Tilliman 36 a truck line operator William Brosette 23 a daily truck driver William L Voorhies 33 supervisor of a fleet of dairy trucks and Linda Carolyn Voorhies 6. The Voorhies family were visiting the Brosettes and were returning home when the line struck as the car door opened.
A power line in a flooded gutter near a car caused a deadly accident. The father rushed to aid a boy and died, followed by Linda Carolyn and Brosette who also perished. A passing motorist Tillman halted to assist and was electrocuted.
Daniel Abts, the 14 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abts, was killed when a milk truck backed over him in the Abts family farm yard near here on Monday.
The article advises avoiding distracting backgrounds in outdoor portraits and using angles, sky or grass-filled backdrops, and slight camera shifts to improve results. It notes wide apertures can blur backgrounds, enhancing subject focus, and suggests choosing a dealer who shares interest in better photography. Kempfert's Photo Department Kempfert's Pharmacy.
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