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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1957
Page
6
Clear and cool tonight with Sunday fair and little temperature change. Low 40 to 45, high in the upper 60s. Times thermometer shows high 70 and low 56 since yesterday. Warmest U.S. readings in Blythe Needles and El Centro California at 104. Fraser Colorado 28 is coldest. Sunrise 5 17 sunset 8 41.
Two obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Amelia Saalsaa aged 68 of 818 9th Street and Mrs Louise Ziltener aged 69. Details include ages and residence.
Mr and Mrs Roy Burkhalter of Woodford announce the birth of a daughter on May 31. Mr and Mrs Wayne Lausch of 1614 8th Street welcome a daughter born June 1.
Albany area entries list Kris, Renee and Karl Blumer undergoing tonsillectomy at St. Clare Hospital. Other items note accidents involving James Flint Route 3 and Marvin Huffman Brod. medical staff James Parker Rockford and Susan Flood Albany. surgical note Mrs. Howard Flood Albany. Discharges include Jacob Krebs Jacob F Schuetz Henry Hugelhofer and several linked residents with spouses and kin in Albany Beloit Durand.
Diane Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd A Davis formerly of Monroe graduated from Ladysmith high school Tuesday night She ranked third scholastically in a class of 68 was a seven year band member member of the choir and editor of the school paper She will attend the University of Wisconsin this fall
Kenneth Roth, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Roth, has been hired by the village board to direct the summer recreation program in New Glarus. He will start June 11 for a 10 week period. Roth is a New Glarus high school graduate and has completed his second year in physical education at a state college.
Mrs Magdalena Rudhti of Monroe will spend three and a half months in Switzerland visiting relatives. She left Milwaukee from Mitchell Field Tuesday, driven by Mrs Emma Krauss, Mrs Emil Diederman, Mrs Mary Elmer and Mrs Rose Ingold. She plans to return September 8. This is her first trip back in 35 years.
Mrs. W. P. Barlow of Milwaukee will receive a degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee on June 12. She completed three years at the University under a music scholarship and is the former Elaine Zweifel of New Glarus.
James Tschudy son of Reverend and Mrs Lynn F B Tschudy won first in the Synod stewardship poster and essay contest group B. Linda Schiesser took second place in group B and John Tschudy earned third in poster group C.
Mr and Mrs Warner Rufe nacht and family moved today from Mt Horeb to the Evergreen cheese factory Route 1. The Rufenachts are formerly of Green County. Rufenacht is employed by the Pure Milk Association at Pearl City as a bulk milk hauler.
Two additional Monroe high school students were announced today for the school's scholarship list. They are senior Bar bara Kubly and sophomore Da vid Trumpy.
The Farmers Union will meet at 8 p m Tuesday at McConnell Community Hall. The men will be in charge of entertainment.
Louise Tanner Ziltener, born 1887 in Geldau Switzerland, died yesterday at St. Clare hospital after a brief illness. She lived in Green County since 1902, married Joseph M. Ziltener in 1908, and later moved to Brodhead in 1940. Survived by four sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, and siblings in Switzerland. Funeral at Newcomer Funeral Home Brodhead noon tomorrow with Rev. Paul J. Gibson officiating. burial Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9.
Baraboo special: Green Ram Theater owner Claire Prothero announces first summer stock lineup at Highway 12 venue seven miles north. The season includes Bell Book and Candle July 3 to 7 Anastasia July 10 to 14 The Rainmaker July 17 to 21 The Foreposter July 24 to 28 Angel Street July 31 to Aug 4 Hay Fever Aug 7 to 11 The Gioconda Smile Aug 14 to 18 The Curious Savage Aug 21 to 25 Dracula Aug 28 to Sept 1.
Patricia Paulson daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald Paulson has won the first Stuessy Kuenzi American Legion scholarship. She will attend Central State College Stevens Point to study home economics. She has been active in school and 4 H projects. Jacob Bruni chaired the scholarship committee with William Bischof Russell Monroe Norman Fries Warren Ruesch and William Kuenzi serving.
The Rev. Marvin A. Schilling, pastor of First Methodist Church in Wausau, was named superintendent of the Watertown district at the Wisconsin Conference of the church.
President Eisenhower visited Burning Tree Country Club for the third round of golf this week, following rounds on Friday and Wednesday.
General Stephen Sarafis a 66 year old leftist leader in Parliament and guerrilla hero against the Nazi occupation in World War II died Friday in Athens Greece.
A compiled list shows Mr and Mrs Robert Hefty Madison here today. Mrs Herman Arn Monticello here yesterday. Kurt Schwager and Anthony Kuban in Wisconsin Rapids on business. J L Babler Glen Hasse Monroe in Evansville on business last night. Visiting Mrs Charles Kleinmaier 1616 17th Avenue are Mr and Mrs Leo Hilfiker Benton Wis. Miss Lucy M Roush Evans ton Ill spent the weekend here with Morna and Grace Byers. Mr and Mrs Carl Briggs and family Madison spent Memorial Day here with the Ted Albert family.
Miss Sharon Zentner daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Zentner will receive a bachelor of science degree in secondary education at Central State College Stevens Point on Thursday. She will teach home economics at Fort Atkinson high school this fall.
The Woodford Methodist church celebrates 50 years since its 1907 dedication. Established under Rev. G. R. Carver, the church moved from schoolhouses to a debt-free building in 1907 with help from local families and WSCS women. Over five decades, 23 pastors served, with significant renovations and community support highlighted by a Carver portrait gifted at the anniversary.
A 14 year old Detroit girl missing since February 17 was arrested at 7 a.m. today by the sheriff's department. She had been staying at a Monroe hotel and is being held for her parents who were notified of the apprehension.
The Monroe Evening Times reports the IRS taxpayer service in Monroe will be discontinued from April 16 to December 3 each year. Rep. Lawrence H. Smith cited a district director E. J. Nelson source and a low 1956 usage of 46 visitors. The service, offered third Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., assisted technical inquiries outside the filing season. The taxpayer assistance program will continue during the current filing period.
MADISON The State Assembly will hold both morning and afternoon sessions next week after declining a break for hearings on over 300 measures still in Assembly committees. The Senate schedules two hearings Tuesday and four Thursday, with 27 measures to be considered and more than 300 in committees.
The Joseph R. McCarthy Memorial Fund is set up by the Robert A Taft Chapter Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women at the First National Bank of Milwaukee. The project serves as a family gift for the late senator. Mrs. James E Johnson of Route 2 Thiensville is chapter president.
The Rev James L Neighbours of Monroe’s First Universalist Church will present the Sunday sermon at the two day Iowa State Convention of Universalist churches in Waterloo Iowa He Mrs Neighbours and children Eldrid Waldeck and James Werner left today to attend the event and his guest appearance.
Rev. Burton Holling begins his first pastorate at Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church with an 11 a.m. sermon. He arrives from Kenosha with his wife and three children and will also serve Monticello and New Glarus EUB churches.
Charles Wilson, superintendent of the State Crime Laboratory, travels to the Philippines to assist in establishing a new crime laboratory. He will lead training and set up facilities for forensic evidence handling and analysis.
Kenneth Norder, Monroe youth and Monroe Huber Brewers outfielder, earned a local school award and was selected as one of five state choices to attend two weeks of intensive training in Waycross in March. He will return to the Brewers with enhanced training for the summer season.
Governor Thomson sent letters to 500 Wisconsin courts urging a uniform pattern for handling traffic violation cases. He stressed traffic courts’ vital role in fostering respect for law and warned that varying policies may confuse citizens and encourage reckless or drunken driving.
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