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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1954
Page
8
Clearing and cool tonight with Sunday mostly fair and pleasant. Lows 50 to 60, highs 75 to 80. Winds northerly shifting to northeast. Precipitation 0.36 inches. Barometer 29.48 this morning and 29.58 at 1 p.m. Warmest U.S. place Las Vegas 111, coldest Big Piney 36. Sunrise 4:50, sunset 7:22.
Deaths: John H. Kundert 71 of 1218 21st avenue Mrs John R Klemm 81 of 627 17th avenue Mrs Louis Sutherland 82 Albany Mrs John Stadel 85 Lena Births: Cecil Hatfield 1007 8th avenue daughter July 30 Myron W Sied schlag Route 2 daughter July 30 Robert D Golack 1125% 9th street son July 31 Loran Dietmeier Route 5 daughter July 31 Charles Miller Browntown son July 31
St Clare Hospital lists medical staff Henry S Teich Janeville James L Jackson Argyle and Leonard Schoonover Beloit. Surgical includes Mrs George Hartwig 2011 17th Avenue Roy Rector Walworth and Mrs Frank Slaughter Orfordville. Dismissals cover Lewis Armstrong Manuel Pagel Mrs Florence Miller Mrs Hans Schlapbach Eben Jane Conway Mrs Lawrence Huber Mrs Viva Bright and Mrs Herman Voegeli.
A minor storm dumped 0.36 inches of rain on Monroe, easing dryness. An electrical blast knocked out 125 to 150 telephones, prompting repairs with expected restoration by evening. Wisconsin Power and Light Co reports scattered outages as tree limbs fell. Lights near Monroe Country Club were out briefly. Monticello and New Glarus also experienced short power losses.
Pvt. Ben C. Blaser US 55 897 leaves for Camp following a leave with his mother Mrs Marie Blaser Monroe. New address Co A 85th Recon Bn Class No 88 5th Armored Division Camp Chaffee Ark.
The Monroe delegation led by Mr and Mrs W S MacDonald attends the Quintette Shrine Ceremonial in Janesville today. MacDonald serves as outer guard of the appointive divan, a role he assumed in January. The Green County Shrine Club ranks among five honored groups at the event.
Anker E. Hanson, 53, of Footville, was bruised yesterday at 10 11 p m after losing control on Kings road three miles southeast of Albany. The car was heavily damaged and dashed into a ditch after hitting mud and rolled over, according to the sheriff's department.
County teachers committee for the Centennial Fair will set up exhibits of school work Monday at 1:30 p m at the fairgrounds. Members include Mrs Ferne Bridge chairwoman Mrs Elizabeth Severson Miss Helen Bollig Mrs Mary DeRemer Sylvester Johnson Mrs Grace Keegan and Mrs Marguerite Wenger.
Mrs. John R. Klemm aged 81 of 627 11th Avenue died at 7 20 am in St. Clare hospital after a week as patient following months of ill health. Born Feb 17 1873 in Stredlau Germany she came to the United States in 1885 and settled in Warren. She married John Klemm March 12 1891 in Cadiz Township and later moved to Monroe 45 years ago. Survived by three nieces and one nephew. preceded in death by husband 1936 a brother and a sister. She belonged to St Johns Aid Society. The body will be taken to St Johns Church for services Tuesday at 1 30 with burial in Greenwood cemetery.
The Federal Power Commission ordered an $8 million refund for the Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Co line. Wisconsin utilities will receive $2 to $3 million, passed on to home users. Home cooking and hot water heating refunds are about $1.80 each, while a separate FPC order granted a temporary service boost of $2, 29,200 after collecting $7,643,000 in trust.
Jean R. Davis of Monroe has been awarded a $900 scholarship for advanced study at Ohio State University in Columbus and an assistantship in the physical education department for the coming year. She will complete her BS at LaCrosse State College on July 23.
Mrs Hulda Steuber, 76, Hibbing Minnesota, died in Evansville Wisconsin after falling down stairs at a tourist home during a Minnesota to Indiana trip. The death occurred today and state authorities were notified.
Local society notes list visitors and callers in Monroe from Juda Wisconsin Rapids Galesburg and other towns including Mrs Ernest Goecks and daughter South Wayne Emil Mauerman Browntown Richard Matthews Wisconsin Rapids Mr and Mrs W Peterson Galesburg Ill Mrs Emerson Wels Brown town Mrs Earl Seffrood Elton vacationers here yesterday and the G U G G assemble at St Johns church Monday at 2 PM for Kathryn Kundert funeral Numerous trips include Mr and Mrs Robert Fish Cedar Rapids IA Mr and Mrs Milton Lange Baraboo Mrs L R Lindgren visit weekend and others attending a Chicago wedding with several Monroe residents present including Mary Margaret the Rev John C Purdy and Miss Dell Curtis.
Mrs. John Stadel, 85, died Thursday in Ortiz Convalescent Home. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Immanuel Lutheran Church with Rev. C. L. Peiper officiating. Burial follows in Chelsea Cemetery. Born in Germany on February 5, 1869, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Deihm, she married John Stadel on November 22, 1891. Survived by three daughters Mrs. Benjamin Wenzel Winslow, Mrs. Lincoln Schubert Dakota, Mrs. Oscar Schubert Sr. Stockton, two sons Alfred Stockton and Walter Kent, 25 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Husband and four sons preceded her in death.
VANEDVILLE reports a seven year old boy given the full three shot Salk polio series last month diagnosed today with poliomyelitis. Dr Fred B Welch says the attack is very mild with no paralysis and vaccination may not yet have built full immunity, possibly contributing to the mild case.
Grady, 46, wife of an unemployed salesman and mother of two, told FBI she stole 11,431 from the Bank of Commerce where she worked as bookkeeper and relief teller. She said mounting expenses and her 285 dollar monthly salary left her unable to cope, prompting the thefts. The bank has turned the case over to examiners and the FDIC.
London police detain the Polish freighter Dabrowski as it anchors in the Thames carrying American scientist Joseph Cort toward political asylum in Czechoslovakia. A Polish ex-combatant, Antoni Klimowiscz, sought habeas corpus while dockers found him in the hold, faint and half starved.
At the Fraternal Order of Eagles annual convention 1200 delegates heard Rev R A Lassance S J advocate monthly child allowances to raise children. Gov Kohler urged democracy relies on free action of individuals to sustain a free way of life amid calls for family support policy.
Hundreds gathered for a planned family picnic and water show when a sudden storm hit. Playground director Mrs. Jane Stevens invited parents, a dance followed at the Community Center with Leo Peterson providing music funded by a recording industry grant and local musicians union. Lifesaving and homemaker classes continue. parade and game winners listed for boys and girls of various ages.
Madison lawyer Carroll Sizer, 43, former special assistant to the U.S. attorney general in the Justice Department tax division, died Friday night in a local hospital. A native of Rockford, he served on the staffs of the state attorney general and state tax commission from 1933 to 1940, joined federal service in 1942, and returned to private practice in Madison in 1946.
A boardwalk fire at the famed steel pier in Atlantic City caused about half a million dollars in damage. The blaze started under the structure and damaged four stores along a short section of the boardwalk.
Mrs. Louis Sutherland 82 died at 5 a.m. at her Albany area home after two years of illness. Born April 23, 1872 in Bremer County Iowa, she was married to Louis Sutherland in 1891. Survived by husband four daughters a son brother nine grandchildren twenty five great grandchildren two great great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Sharer funeral home with W C Snow officiating. Burial at Gap Church Cemetery. Callers welcome Sunday afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Charles X. Zahn of Shawano died from injuries sustained in an automobile crash on Highway 22 near here Friday. Berlin reports the East German Communists rejected President Eisenhower's offer of food and aid for flood victims in the Soviet Zone.
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