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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1956

Page

8

Weather Summary for June 7 1956

Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with thundershowers southeast. Friday data shows cooler east portion with low in the 50s and high in the 70s. Temperatures cited include 85-high and 63-low since yesterday 1 pm. precipitation 0.03 inch. barometer 29.57 morning 29.55 afternoon. sunrise 4:31, sunset 7:26. Warmest place the USA is Presidio Texas at 109. Fraser Colorado 21 coldest.

U.S.A. Presidio Texas Fraser Colo

Estate probates and heirs for William P Swanton’s estate

Probate notices issue to Catherine L Waef fler a daughter in the estate of William P Swanton who died May 1. Appraisers are E D Porterfield and L M Ties. The daughter and a son Frederick G Swanton are heirs.

Catherine L. Waeffler Juda William P. Swanton Brodhead E. D. Porterfield L. M. Ties Frederick G. Swanton

Deaths of Laurence M. Rachel Selma Schap and More

Death notices list Laurence M. Rachel age 64 from Whitewater, Selma Schap age 69 of Freeport, Harry H. Wells age 56 of Sheldon, and Mrs. Andrew H. Swenson age 75 of Duluth Minnesota.

Laurence M. Rachel Whitewater Selma Schap Freeport Harry H. Wells Sheldon Andrew H. Swenson Duluth Minn

Births and notices from Green County area events

Births list includes Mr and Mrs W Monticello a daughter born at St Clare Hospital. Accident and surgical notices list multiple individuals with addresses in Beloit Albany Brodhead Gratiot Monticello Pecatonica and other towns. Dismissals name numerous patients. Attendees at a square dance near Albany numbered 28 with a screening of a film and a communal lunch at the Loren Bagley farm hayloft.

6Th Street Michael Hare Beloit Margaret Bongiorno Albany Michelle Bongiorno Chris Alston Route 2 Fred Krauss Sr 10Th Street Robert Haberman Brodhead Warren Martin Browntown Virgil Berger Argyle Martin Johnson Blanchardville Walter E. Schroeder Route 1 Henry C. Gille Gratiot Herbert Regenold Clyde Ambrose Margaret Peyton Hollister Jake Putney Brooklyn Albert Peterson Pecatonica Doral Disch Monticello Joseph Ganshirt Robert Breylinger New Glarus William J. Donovan Richard Christen Route Mauerman L1th Street John McGilligan Glen Trumpy Allen G. Spery Perry Deal Una Michael Miller Randolph Hanson Michael Ethridge Walter Lindicum Fred L. Wenger Emma Krauss Bernadette Ann Cleary Mina Jean Flannery Ross T. Peppers Robert Marshall Gus Stelter George C. Hernstrom Herman J. Cox Virginia Clement Robert Klosa Orie Ellis Luella Richardson Green County Loren Bagley

Laurence Kachel Dies in Madison

Brooklyn special reports Laurence C. Kachel 64 husband of Jessie Waite of Brooklyn died Tuesday night at a Madison hospital. He was president of the Wisconsin Dairy Supply Co. at Whitewater. Survived by wife, mother, two sisters, a brother and three grandchildren. Services 1 30 pm Saturday at Whitewater Methodist Church with Masonic burial at Hillside Cemetery. Friends may call at Skindingsrude Lein funeral home Whitewater tomorrow night.

Brooklyn Laurence C. Kachel Jessie Waite Madison Wisconsin Dairy Supply Co Whitewater David John G. Kachel Whitewater Methodist Church Lewis M. Douglass David Johnson Hillside ‘Cemetery Skindingsrude-Lein

Plans for County ASC Election Made

A Monroe court gathering set plans for the annual township committee election. Ten nominees per township will be listed, with three chosen as committee members and two as alternates. Landowners will receive mail ballots around June 21, ballots due later, and new members take office August 1. County election board includes R. J. Douglas, Leslie Best, Roland Keen, Nic Calabresa, Myron E. Jeglum, with Walter R. Wyss as acting secretary.

Monroe Township Election Board County Election Board R. J. Douglas Spring Grove Leslie Best Brooklyn Roland Keen Juda Nic Calabresa Myron E. Jeglum Walter R. Wyss ASC

Donovan Son Undergoes Morning Surgery

William J. Donovan son of Mr and Mrs J Walter Donovan residing at 1309 25th avenue is in good condition after surgery this morning at St Clare hospital.

William J. Donovan J. Walter Donovan 25Th Avenue St. Clare Hospital

Local residents visit and attend events across Wisconsin

Personal mentions place Rev. Richard F. Hulburt in Shullsburg and Mrs. William Klossner in Janesville. Julia Legler leaves for Lancaster PA to visit Roger Legler. Walter Hammerli from Monticello visits his surgical wife in Monroe. Others travel to Rochester MN, Princeton NJ, and California while delegates attend dairy and home demonstration meetings in Green Lake and Milwaukee.

Richard F. Hulburt Shullsburg William Klossner Janesville Julia Legler Lancaster Roger Legle Walter Hammerli Monticello Monroe St. Clare Hospital John Mueller Rochester Minn Mueller Irene Elmer Frank Brennan 15Th Avenue Wisconsin Julius Hartwig Princeton N. J Evelyn Westminster Choir College Messrs Mmes Rollie Wells Browntown James Oldenburg Betty Wells California Blythe Walter C. Zeller Des Plaines Til Charles Jones Ida Zeller New Glarus Zeller H. Otto Elmer Holstein-Friesian Association Milwaukee Elmer Green County American Baptist Assembly Green Lake Myrtle Webb Lawrence Raymer Fred Schuetz Marvin Schwerin Ernest Robert Albany William Grueb

Monticello residents listed in wedding notice

Thomm, Wilbert Christen of Monticello and Viggo Nielsen of Ju da wed. Hannah Bindschaed ler named as the bride.

Rent Thomm Wilbert Christen Monticello Viggo Nielsen Juda Hannah Bindschaedler

Parker to Quit Godfrey Show After Contract Ends

Singer Frank Parker, veteran of the Arthur Godfrey programs, plans to leave next month when his contract expires. At 53, he has been with Godfrey for many years and would face irregular earnings if he stayed without a contract.

Nt Sue Uo Frank Parker Arthur Godfrey Parker Godfrey

Funeral services for Mrs Mattie Eaton

Funeral services for Mrs Mattie Eaton 87 of 11M 23rd avenue were held at 2 p m today at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with Rev Glen H Ridnour officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery. A Mi ami County Ohio native, she was mourned by pallbearers Robert Sommerfeldt Clifford Hawthorne John Koehner Clinton Lichtenwalner Archie Small and Julian Kiechle. Soloist Mrs Wilbert May sang Old Rugged Cross and Beautiful Isle of Somewhere with accompanist Mrs Herbert Ainsworth.

Mattie Eaton 23Rd Avenue Shriner- Neushwander Glen H. Ridnour Methodist Church Greenwood Cemetery Eaton Miami County Ohio Robert Sommerfeldt Clifford Hawthorne John Koehner Clinton Lichtenwalner

Rural Farm Numbering Proposed for Fire and Sheriff Use

An article describes a proposed rural farm numbering system to speed emergency response. Fire department and sheriff offices would use a card file and quick notes to locate exact farm sites, with water sources and pertinent data recorded. Wisconsin Power and Light Company has farm numbers in use, suggesting a combined approach to avoid changing owners’ names while improving clarity.

Jordan Lindsay

Maps From Aerial Photos Show Rural Infrastructure

The official notes that the displays include farms and map details from the power office, highlighting roads, power lines, and switching equipment. The maps were produced from government aerial photographs.

Mahlberg named manager of Tri angle Standard Service station

Kenneth L. Mahlberg of 820 22nd avenue now manages the Tri angle Standard Services station serving routes 13 and 11 in Orfordville. He previously worked at Don's Standard Service in Beloit. Gay Steensrud performed as Ole Olson at Beloit Kiwanis Club in the Hotel Hilton dining room accompanied by his daughter Gayleen and Pat Miller who sang as the Gays Pats. Joseph E. Miller and Rolland E. Karlen of Monroe were certified members of the 1955 Star Club of New York Life Insurance Co associated with the Madison Capital branch.

Kenneth L. Mahlberg 22Nd Avenue Triangle Orfordville Don's Standard Service Beloit Gay Steensrud Ole Olson Beloit Kiwanis Club Hotel Hilton Gayleen Pat Miller Gays Pats Joseph E. Miller Rolland E. Karlen Monroe Star Club New York Life Insurance Co Miller and Karlen Madison Capital

Telegraph strike ends as Western Union backs two year contract

Agreement on a two year contract ends the threat of a nationwide strike by Western Union Telegraph Co. workers. The deal gives 13 cent hourly raise for 45,000 workers retroactive to June 1 plus better pensions and messenger allowances. In Burlington, Ruff Silvio, 20, an Ecuadorian exchange student at Purdue University, drowned Wednesday at Browns Lake while working at a local resort.

Telegraph Washington Western Union Telegraph Co Burlington Ruff Silvio Ecuador Browns Lake Purdue University

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