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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1953
Page
6
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with thundershowers possible in the south and west. Cooler late tonight. Lows 45-50 north and 50-55 south. Highs 70-76 Wednesday except near Lake Michigan where it will be cooler.
City playgrounds at Recreation Park Lincoln Park and Normal School water tower opened yesterday marking the start of the summer program directed by Miss Joyce Babler. The schedule features handiwork, tennis, archery and mathematics practice with sessions on Monday Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Weather data shows yesterday’s high 85 and low 61 with temperatures and sunrise sunset times also noted.
William C. Rust and wife transfer Its. 2 and 3 and the west 10 ft of lots 1 and bik 20 in Brodhead's Addition city Monroe to Ralph Maim and wife. Harold F. Lehnherr and wife transfer the north half and southwest quarter of section 36 Adams Township to Ita J. Hamman.
Mrs Nellie Roderick of Brodhead named administratrix in the J H Roderick estate who died May 30. Mrs Marie Peppers of Brodhead given life use and appointed executrix in the T E Peppers estate who died May 28. Chauncey J Coldren and E L St Peter named appraisers.
Justice L A Koenig and Roger Haman of Juda found guilty of reckless driving with $30 fine plus costs. charge of fail to stop after an accident dropped. Rosa Lee Kopp of Route 5 posts $10 bond forf eiture. Marriage licenses issued for Wesley Franklin Jordan and Aleatha Mae Burn both of Juda Route 4. Deaths include Mrs Jacob Oppliger New Glarus. Births recorded for Mr and Mrs Merlyn Babler Route 3 Shullsburg a son born June 9. Medical listings note patients in Rockford Juda Woodford Beloit Janesville and other locales with names including Joseph Bennett Jacqueline Owen Husi Beloit and more. Tonsillectomy patients listed with several towns. Dismissals include Rhyner Gavigan Rennick Foley Wenger Helland Vog Ronnerude Mell enberger Bar lie Johnson Marty Potts Sorenson.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Bonjour of Blackhawk reported their four year old son Robert wandered away yesterday afternoon while they waited for a prescription at Monroe Clinic. An unidentified woman who heard from passersby brought the boy back to the clinic just as police prepared to start a search. The piece ends with a note about a ruby throated hummingbird beating its wings roughly 75 times per second.
Green County 4 H leaders plan a meeting at the Youth Center tonight to choose delegates for the Southern Wisconsin Junior Leader Conference. Six girls and five boys may attend, with the event set for June 29 to July 2. Leslie E. Huber notes sponsorship by the Green County Bankers Association. A preliminary host and hostess for the Green County Fair will be chosen, and dairy bar plans with the Green County Rural Youth group will be discussed.
John L. Norton Jr. earned a doctor of veterinary medicine at Michigan State College East Lansing during commencement last weekend. His parents and several relatives attended the ceremony and plan to visit Monroe during his postgraduation visit before he joins them.
Obituaries for Charles F. Schneider 61 James A. Goodman 81 Barbara Baumgartner 83 report funerals in Re Paul Keble Erickson and Shriners Neushwander homes. Services list burial Greenwood Woodlawn and pallbearers from construction teaching banking and real estate circles.
The column records numerous personal visits and calls across Wisconsin cities including Milwaukee Monroe Janesville Madison Waukesha Duluth and Green Bay. It notes residents such as Mrs Congetta Cannistra Miss Aleatha Buri and Mr and Mrs Floyd Drake visiting from Milwaukee Monroe and Black Earth while others attend events at Ripon College the Monroe high school reunion and a Masonic Grand Lodge meeting in Milwaukee.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Leonard of Oberlin Ohio visit Mrs. Marie Monte in Ludlow a hotel. Mrs O J Zajichek and son Reindl stay with sister Mrs Mollie B Tollefson. Mr and Mrs James Gallagher of Davenport Iowa return home after weekend with Louis Goethals. Relatives of J Newton Musser meet by chance at the Swiss Chalet in Dakota Illinois.
Prof Glen Vergeront of Wisconsin dairy science spoke to more than 175 attendees including dairymen 4 H leaders and parents at two demonstrations. Fifty attended at H O Elmer farm York Township and 125 at Arthur Stauffacher farm Monroe. Cash prizes were awarded by the Swiss Cheese Corporation of America.
Monroe lodge members assisted in bestowing the degree of chivalry at the state Rebekah assembly in Madison yesterday. Initiates from Monroe included Mmes Ula Tyler Edwin R Kad erly Clara Miller William M Beigel and Miss Lois Miller. Other attendees listed include Mrs. Frank G. Deininger Mrs. Lowell E. Markwardt Miss Barbara M. Blackbourn and several others.
Billie Ann Wenger daughter of Mr and Mrs William E Wenger of 1721 15th Street Milwaukee was named recipient of a full music scholarship from Mount Mary College Milwaukee Selection based on music activities and scholastic standing among the top ten seniors of the 1953 class She played cello soloist in the orchestra and band and had lead roles in the class play operetta and choral work throughout high school
Mrs Elle L Wenger director of Green County public welfare will attend a joint district meeting for Madison First District and Milwaukee district on Areas of Responsibility and Authority at the Rock County welfare department offices in Janesville. Merlin J Meythaler travels to Madison with his father Charles T Meythaler post surgery. W S MacDonald of Wisconsin Power and Light will undergo major surgery at St Clare hospital. Wallace Brothers shows suffer tornado damage in Brazil Indiana losses estimated 35000 to 40000 with minor injuries. Auto collision on 16th avenue involving Ernest Naef and Ruth Severson. Clifford L Clark of Brodhead charged with driving under the influence in Madison Superior Court.
The Monroe high school senior band opens summer with a tennis court concert at 8 p m. The program features a twirling exhibition by Judith O Donnell Gale Bissell Diane Snyder and Billie Ann Wenger. Carol Galli narrates The Three Pigs and Judith Thorpe serves as guest conductor.
Mrs Bertha Oppliger 69 of New Glarus died at 7 a m from a heart attack in her home. Her husband, former area cheesemaker, died Sept 28 1952. Survived by two sons M Werner Belleville and Paul New Glarus and three daughters Mrs Fred Wald Monroe Mrs Ernest Lehnherr Mr Horeb and Miss Clara Oppliger. Services Thursday 2 p m at Swiss Evangelical Reformed Church Rev Lyne Tschudy officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Body at Zentner funeral home.
A 17 year old Monticello youth, Laxer, remains in critical condition at Methodist Hospital Madison after a Sunday night car crash south of Mt Vernon. The vehicle rolled six times into Deer Creek. Passenger John W. Buetter Jr. 17 from New Glarus was discharged today with head cuts and bruises.
Wisconsin dairy market shows steady trading and light demand for American cheese. Offerings remain ample with prices around 38 to 42 percent for varieties including daisies longhorns square prints and mid grades.
Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association manager G. Fred Galli will escort Monroe entrants in the Alice in Dairyland district preliminary judging. Monroe contestants compete tomorrow at 2 p m at UW Memorial Union with two groups, while Dodgeville hosts the next round where Galli will judge. Accompanying Galli are Shirley Leopold and Pauline Patterson, both Route 3, and Donna Signer of Green County, UW student.
George Korn of Route 4 reported three yearlings missing from a pasture near the 1200 block of 9th street. He could not tell if the animals were stolen or had strayed.
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