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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1967
Page
8
Weather update reports scattered showers across Wisconsin with lingering clouds and rain tonight. Temperatures expected in the 50s with declining humidity, followed by partly cloudy conditions tomorrow and a chance of more rain, highs in the 70s in the south and upper 60s to 60s in the north.
Since Tuesday at 1 PM, highs reached 82 and lows 66. A year ago today, highs 81 and lows 56. Precipitation since Tuesday 1 PM amounts to .68 inch. Sunrise at 5 18, sunset at 8 34.
Victor Wells transfers 3.23 acres more or less in Cadiz Township to Roger M Voelki. Bruni Miller Co Inc transfers Lot 6 in Bruni Miller Subdivision in Monroe to Edward C Ruff. Raymond H Gessler transfers Outlet 88 in Monticello village plat to Roy Dickson.
The notice lists Rev and Mrs Randall Metz of Argyle with a daughter born June 7. It also mentions Mr and Mrs Larry John from 701 14th Ave with a son born June, and Mr and Mrs Donald Walker of Durand Illinois with a son born June 6, and Mr and Mrs Paul Sherman of Brooklyn with a daughter born June 6.
A list from St. Clare Hospital names patients and spouses linked to medical and surgical units with associated addresses and towns. The document includes numerous individuals and families such as Alfred Locher Brodhead Emil Schiess Madison Vicki Gros sen Janesville Lena Ill and others, plus a dismissals section naming Roy Wenger and several others.
Arthur N. Hill of Route 1 was nominated by President Johnson for the Shullsburg postmaster position. His nomination goes to the Senate for confirmation. Hill has served as substitute clerk for three years, succeeding Fred Stephans who retired after about 30 years. Hill previously farmed near Shullsburg.
Parks and Recreation says a new shelter house at Recreation Park will be finished by Friday. The 22 by 52 foot structure includes an 8 by 20 foot enclosed section for crafts and playground items. It will serve weekday playground needs and weekend picnics and reunions, with eleven reservations already on the calendar. The Homestead Club will use it first this Sunday with 100 to 150 attendees. Kahne Lumber Co supplied materials for the concrete slab and lumber, Monroe Electric provided power, and park staff handled construction.
Richard Lee Miller son of Mrs Ivy Miller and the late Ted Miller has been elected to the Student Governing Board and will serve on the orientation committee for the 1967 68 year at Platteville State University. He is now home for the summer recess.
Vicki Grossen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Grossen, 2604 11th Ave, has entered St. Clare Hospital for an undetermined length of time with an eye infection. She would appreciate cards from friends and neighbors in the area.
Cynthia Bernet five month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Bernet of 526 18th Ave is reported recovering well at St Clare Hospital after surgery to remove a birth mark. She is expected to be discharged in a day or two.
A small theater piece finds renewed life as a cast recovers a forgotten script and revisits a stalled production. The ensemble plans a brief reading run to honor the vanished act and gauge audience reaction.
Personal mentions include Ronald Wilde receiving a degree at Elmhurst College during Sunday commencement. Christine Yezel and family attended her high school graduation in Pardeeville. Local families visited and traveled, with multiple relatives noted in Warren South Wayne Monticello and Madison.
The council authorized payments totaling 9 000 plus for sirens ramp work concrete slab and curb and gutter projects. A beer license was granted to Schultz Pharmacy. Officials scheduled a June 22 special meeting to hear liquor license complaints and approved bids for hot mix and fireworks funding. The north parking ramp entrance was opened with future paving and wall design plans.
Ancient Babylonian ruler Hammurabi consulted stargazers to determine the most auspicious moment for tax collection, shaping royal policy through celestial guidance.
Nat G. Preston of Monroe was installed as thrice illustrious master of Gabal Council No. 2, R. S. M., in Janesville. Other Janesville officers were Webb, Brereton, Hagar, Paul, Dille, Curtis. Evansville members Zimmer men, Nelson. Brodhead’s Riemer. Langer of Janesville directed work with Brainerd as marshal. Larson of Edgerton is past master. Next meeting October in Monroe with degrees for several candidates.
Monroe reactivates its Junior-Senior High School PTA with Joseph G Urban as chairman and Mrs Joseph Ganshert as treasurer. Advisory support comes from Mrs Stroessner Dr Robert Smith Rev Robert Olsen and others. Three meetings are planned for September November and February in Monroe High School Lecture Hall to discuss students and education.
Albany Wisconsin workers wade mud to dig clams bringing in 3.75 dollars per 100 pounds or five dollars for shells. Albert Warner of Terre Haute operates near Albany promising work for up to 100 workers with daily earnings 15 to 40 dollars. Shells feed the Japanese pearl industry and up to 500 tons may be harvested.
The Assembly already passed a Republican budget measure and awaits Senate action. Two Democratic attempts to repeal the colored oleomargarine tax and replace a two year caper with annual budgets failed on 20 to 13 votes. Dissident Republicans proposed extra 3.7 million for property tax relief and a 1.5 million ceiling on county charges for mental hospital patients, both losing 18 to 15.
Funeral services for Wesley J. Schaper 79 of 1105 17th Ave are moved to 2 p.m. tomorrow at Stuessy Funeral Home with Rev. Webster L. Hobb officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery Pearl City. Friends may call at the funeral home. The text also notes proper goat terminology with a male goat buck a female doe and a kid for a young goat.
Mrs Byron King 73 of Darlington died Monday night at home after a short illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Willow Springs Methodist Church with burial in Union Grove Cemetery. She was a Mineral Point Rebekah Lodge member and former Bessie Godfrey born in Willow Springs Lafayette County. Survived by husband Byron King three sons John LeRoy Dwight all of Mineral Point a brother Ted Godfrey a sister Pearl Godfrey 13 grandchildren two great grandchildren.
Members of the Skinner Creek Watershed meet at 8 p.m. Saturday June 10 at Twining Park for their June gathering. A ball game will be played followed by a wiener roast. families provide their own hot dogs buns and Kool Aid. Ice cream provided. If rain cancels.
The World Almanac recounts Dan zig known as Danzig amid a turbulent history. From 1308 Teutonic capture to 1939 German annexation and postwar restoration to Poland the city endured multiple rule changes before settling as Gdansk.
Monroe Boat Club held its first outdoor meeting for 1967 on Sunday June 4 featuring a Madison lakes cruise a Olin Park barbecue swimming and water skiing. Commodore Lester Witt led the business session and plans for a July Green Lake weekend cruise were finalized. Officers and members from multiple towns participated and a float for Orangeville Centennial was organized by Jerry Kleckler Jerry Disch and Harold Matzke. The next cruise is set for June 25 with Witt as cruise master.
The city plans to purchase land parcels and easements totaling several acres. Items include a 3,120 square foot area around an abandoned South Side Sani tary Sewer Lift Station for a $1 fee and multiple parcels with limited highway easements, access rights, and small purchase prices. The process also covers alley construction on John Snyder’s west property line and driveway changes on 19th Street with modest costs.
A list of women and a few men by township names shows members from Brodhead Belleville Brooklyn Monticello Albany and others. The roster includes Theresa Motz Barna dette Purcell Dianne Schulz Carolyn Silvis Linda Spani Georgia Wegmueller Anna Wuetrich Juda-Mary Arnsmeier Madeline Bosben Joyce Fields and more. The grouped names span multiple communities with no shown actions or dates.
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