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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1964
Page
6
Wisconsin foresees partly cloudy weather with scattered thunderstorms in the west tonight and more widespread thundershowers Saturday. Lows near 58 to 66, highs 80 to 87. Monroe area mostly cloudy tonight then partly cloudy Saturday with warmer temps and scattered storms. lows around mid 60s, high near 86 to 90.
Real estate transfers involve Uurnune pewc eases and Care line Bayrhoffer selling to Idle Hour Farms Corp land in section 26 Monroe Township. Christine Belle Elliott and Caroline Bayrhoffer sell 11 acres more or less at north edge of Monroe to Idle Hour Mansion Corp. Samuel Altmann sells to Fritz Schlapbach in section 32 Brooklyn Towns. Richard W. Bahr sells to Adelheid Thalmann in section 35 city of Monroe. Adelheid Thalmann et al to James P. Walsh part of Lot 1, Block 17 in Tallman’s Addition city of Monroe.
County Judge Roger L. Elmer and David A. James in Oxford hear cases for driving under the influence with license revocation. Linda L. Rule on Route 2 faces speeding with restricted hours for 12 weeks. Jerry E. Davis Darlington pays bond overloading load. Jess Johnson Brodhead forfeits bond on registration. John C. Isely Route 1 passes oncoming traffic and loses bond. Robert G. Gordon 2814 7th street allows dog to run free and posts bond. Platteville route 4 axle overload and re-registration issues incur bonds. Clifford D. McCauley Darlington receives bond for no stop light. John B. Milz Route 1 Argyle lacks valid license with bond.
Aidon C. Folgate of Cedarville forfeited $10 for failure to yield right of way. Dennis R. Sigalus of Route 1 and Max Wysbrod of Browntown, both cited by Monroe police, forfeited $10 for operating unregistered vehicle and speeding respectively.
Deaths listed include Price 54 Red Oak Illinois Ellery 80 Mineral Point Taylor 50 Madison Evans 91 Shullsburg Lindsay 56 Detroit. James Topp Monticello with son July 31 Mr and Mrs Gary Waage 1717 9th street daughter July 30 Rev and Mrs R A Pegram South Wayne daughter July 31.
St Clare Hospital Medical entries include Mrs Edward Hughes of 909 11th Avenue and Debra Field in Belleville. Surgical cases list Frank B Blackbourn Shullsburg Mrs Herby Henrikson Albany Lillian Kortner Shannon Mrs John Webinger South Wayne and Mrs Thymes Gena Carpenteville. Dismissals mention Lorenzo Buttice Roy Lohmeier Mrs Ray Sherman and son Mrs James Callahan Mrs Earl Corrado Mrs Earl Williams Mrs John Thorson and Mrs Clarence Tollef. 169 trapped from air Madison The State Motor Vehicle Department says its aerial traffic enforcement program made 769 arrests in its first year. Dial 325-5101 for an Actaker today.
Five officers investigated six crashes across the day. A child fell from a moving car near 8th Street and 29th Avenue, suffering a skull wound and gravel removal. Other crashes involved drivers Robert J. Goecks Vivian O Bahler Day Os Fitzgerald unidentified vehicle Robert E Howe Diane M Kuban Victoria A Connors Eldon C Folgate Arthur J Bennett and Sally J Disrud with locations at 16th Street 18th Street 13th Street 20th Avenue 9th Street and 22nd Avenue plus a St Clare hospital incident.
On this date in history notable moments include the Marquis de La Fayette offering help to America in 1777, Congress accepting him as a major general. Edison patented an early lead to the phonograph in 1877. World War I battleside events reference 1917. Taft death noted 1953. Floods near Tehran 1964, Dag Hammarskjold and de Gaulle 1960s context, UN arms embargo to Portugal mentioned.
Otto Albright 84 died Tuesday. Funeral services held at 10 in Immanuel EUB Church with Rev. Melvin Roehrdanz officiating. Singers Miss Grace Ludwig Monroe and Mrs Wendell Grenzow Juda performed My God and I and Be yond the Sunset. Nancy Chesebro at organ. Burial Mt Vernon Cemetery Juda. Pallbearers were four grandsons Bernard Albright Milwaukee Lee Montgomery Chicago and two nephews Russell Albright rural Albany Gilbert Wendler Brodhead. Stuessy funeral home managed arrangements. Visitation at church from 9 a.m. to funeral hour.
A noon to 1 p.m. Channel 3 Madison program will recount the Owen Dairy Plant story including a farmer cooperative formed to handle patron milk now served by the former plant. Also, Rolf Kietzien completes UW journalism workshop sponsored by the Brodhead Independent Register.
William Hein and daughter Pat and Mrs. Gean Jones were here yesterday from Albany. The Torch Is Passed is available at The Times office for $2 per copy. Mrs. Frank Schiesser and daughter Linda and her mother Ella Strahm were here from New Glarus today. Mrs. Coyla Cox and her mother left last night for Savanna, Illinois, en route to Denver with plans to visit Estes Park, Colorado, where Charles Cox works at a YMCA camp for the summer.
Kevin Winkler of the Richland 4H Club won both champion male and female honors in the rabbit judging. First and second places include Junior Buck Craig Winkler Richland first and Kevin Winkler Richland second. Senior Buck Kevin Winkler and Dennis Ganshert Monroe Ag first with Linda Erb Argus Larry Klemm Cadiz and Craig Winkler second. Junior Doe Kevin Winkler and Craig Winkler first. Senior Doe Craig Winkler and Kevin Winkler first with Larry Klemm Michael Klemm and Gary Clemens Dayton second. Best Litter Craig Winkler and Linda Erb first. Kevin Winkler and Russell Heimann Little Hill High second.
Diane Bue daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Bue Route 1 has enlisted in the WAC and is undergoing basic training at Fort McClellan Alabama to train as a personnel specialist. A 1964 Brodhead High School graduate she begins her service.
Madison police arrested Roehl and LaBrosse after a morning chase on East Washington avenue. Roehl was caught near Few street carrying $145.45 and LaBrosse was found hiding in a warehouse and surrendered. A third man was released and a stolen car was recovered undamaged on Jenifer street.
Canberra charges the Senate approved measure repudiating the Australian American meat agreement could harm U S Australia relations. The note asserts cancellation would have potentially serious diplomatic consequences between the two nations.
Fieldstad and Eiseman win top classes at Green County Fair tractor pull with 79 entrants in 6500 and 10000 pound divisions. Robert Fieldstad of Winslow claims 10000 class on a John Deere, while LaVerle Eiseman of Freeport takes 6500 class top honors. Dale Schramm and Orville Hawthorne receive sportsmanship awards as 139 entrants over two nights surpass last year’s one night turnout.
A family operated concession in rural Menasha funds Donna and Danny Gottfried’s college education. Donna, a student at Alverno College, works for Mickey Stark of Gold Bond Shows while Danny helps at the mobile stand and Fun House. Grandfather Art Jackson runs the Fun House as a neighbor joins the venture.
The 1964 Wisconsin highway toll rose to 591 with five more deaths including two youths from Walworth County. Neil B. Smith and Richard Burns, both 17 from Wauwatosa, died in a Waukesha hospital from injuries after a Thursday night crash on Walworth County Trunk J northeast of East Troy. Lowell C. Maxon, 39, of Wind Lake died when his car left County Trunk Y near Muskego, rolled 245 feet, hit a tree and bridge, then flipped into a creek and burned. Thomas G. Thrall, 30, recently moved to Butler from Woodruff, was killed when his car struck a trailer. Charles Rye, 23, of Janesville was injured fatally when his motorcycle collided with a parked truck on a Janesville street.
Herbert Lindsay 56, a Monroe native, died yesterday in Detroit. He owned a Detroit shoe repair shop and was born November 10, 1907 to Bert H. and Barbara Ann Lindsay. Survived by three brothers Russell Detroit Frank Roel ford and Cecil Gays Mills and three sisters Ruth Levy Muskegon Agnes Lindsay Green County deputy register of deeds and Dorothy Burke Monroe. Funeral services by Stuessy Funeral Home.
A paratroop ride at a Green Lake carnival collapsed when a six inch main shaft snapped near the top. Ten riders were aboard the saucer style ride. six teenagers were injured, including 15 year old William Burling Jr., who suffered a broken leg. The injured were treated at Ripon hospital and ten onlookers watched the malfunction.
Bill Sacker plans to return to training this fall after a quiet year at the horse barns. The Dairy Bar runs under Pure Milk Products Co op with Green County Rural Youth. Mel Hammitzsch’s Variety Show and Glenn Henry’s animal act highlight amusements. Charles Gregory showcases a wide range from vacuum to Theremin. Margery Rodrick returns for 14th fair with World Book. Geraniums grown in soil from different countries attract attention. Clarence Kundahl brought in soils from Europe for comparison. Daniel Georgia designs at the Weirdo shirt stand, native of Long Beach and KU senior. Don Cullen from Milwaukee offers handwriting analysis. Ashards of Madison run cotton candy, taffy, and popcorn stands. the Ashard family ran fair concessions for 50 years.
Star Lake Illinois novelty concessionaire and a fellow dean of Green County Fairs were noted with Harry marked for his 58th year. The late Mr. Ashard, famed pop corn king, died Sept. 19 1957 after years selling hot dogs and drinks at UW events and at Devils Lake State Park. Thirteen people received first aid at the Red Cross station Wednesday and yesterday for minor injuries while Joe Dunphy of rural Albany was treated for a finger injury from a car door as Boy Scouts of Monroe assist at the station.
Madison reports July 1 estimates show 84 000 cattle and calves on Wisconsin feedlots for market down from 102 000 a year ago. The State Department of Agriculture notes a nationwide average 3 percent drop across 28 major feedlot states.
The cholera epidemic spreads in central India with 202 deaths reported since July 1. Officials note rising cases across districts as health teams intensify response and vaccination efforts.
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