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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1955
Page
8
The Daily Record reports cloudy periods with occasional showers in the southwest tonight and extreme south Friday. A touch less cool west Friday. Tonight’s low 45 to 50 in the northwest and 50 to 55 in the southeast. Friday’s high expected 60 to 68.
Since yesterday at 1 p.m. the high was 64 and the low 51. A year ago today the high reached 86 and the low 66. Precipitation since yesterday 0.05 inch. Barometer 29.35 inches at 1 a.m. and 29.39 inches at 1 p.m. Warmest places in the U.S. Needles and Blythe California at 118 degrees, coldest Frazer Colorado at 22. Sunrise was 4:31 and sunset 7:27.
Mathew J. Stuessy transfers village lot 66 by 132 from outlet 27 in Assessor's plat New Glarus to Floyd Schuler. Wendell Simmons transfers parts of Its 7 and 6 in Rattan's add to New Mexico, city of Monroe to Dorothy Maxine Cummings. Viola Smith transfers part II or block 9 in Russell's donation to Green County, city of Monroe.
Monroe police report speeding fines for A Koenig and S Abels in Freeport and Evansville. Calvin Saxby of Juda faces unsanitary dairy farm charges with a plea of innocent and a hearing set for 1 30 p m today per the State Department of Agriculture.
Richard Louis Hummer 27 of Downers Grove Illinois and Elaine Yvonne Wolf 21 of Cadiz Township obtain a marriage license.
Miss Alma H. Hansen, aged 62, died in New Glarus. The obituary notes her residence and age, with no other personal details provided in the fragment.
Mr and Mrs Donald Day of Brodhead welcomed a son born on June 9 at their home. The family name and exact hospital not disclosed. The birth adds a new member to the Day household and local community.
A hospital list from St. Clare Hospital shows names under Medical Surgical and Dismissals. Included are Mrs Emil Boesch Mrs Josephine Frauenfelder Mary Coodell Mrs Herman Voegels Mrs Andrew Heinzelman Florence William Don ov an Beloit Everett Green Mrs Ervin Rohl John Fritsch Carol MacWain Rob ert Mathias and a group of dismissed patients and relatives.
The Juda post office will not consolidate two rural routes. Rep. Lawrence H. Smith informed Joseph D. Viney, co chair of Green County Republicans, that petitions signed by 286 patrons oppose reduced service. With Wayne Blackburn’s Feb 1 retirement a substitute carrier has served the route. Sam Walters is the other Juda carrier awaiting appointment for Blackburn’s successor.
Mr and Mrs Delbert Rhode of Spring Grove Township announce the birth of their son Don Douglas born May 30.
MADISON The state committee on water pollution ordered 20 dairies and cheese factories to halt pollution of Sturgeon Bay the Fox River Kewaunee River and Twin Rivers in northeastern Wisconsin Officials also named seven communities a reform school near Green Bay five factories a golf club mink farm rendering plant and a construction firm Investigations over two years showed pollution in Brown Calumet Door Kewaunee Manitowoc Outagamie and Winnebago counties.
New York stock market opened strong but moved to a quiet profit-taking session in early afternoon. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks rose to 169.00, up 0.80, as a mix of gains and declines appeared across listed issues after a week of steady rises.
Local notices list Melvin Meier of South Wayne in the city today. Richard P. Tank from Albion, Michigan visited yesterday. Mrs. Addie Briggs and Mrs. Ted Alberts were in Chicago on business. Jun 9 TV feature Jim McLaine on Channel WMTV-33. Michael Stavola and a Newark area trip noted. Leon C. Gempeler and family visited Monroe from Monticello. Myron E. Jeglum attends a three week summer session at University of Wisconsin for extension agents. Mrs. John J. Share leaves for Columbus to visit Gene and family. Hugh T. Roberts Sr and Hugh Jr of Brodhead visit Beaver Dam mother. They plan to return Sunday.
Cpl Bernard Smith, from Ft. Dix NJ, home on leave, will depart June 20 to return to base. He is the son of Mrs Arvetta Smith.
Cpl. Allan E. Swanton son of Mr and Mrs Earl G Swanton has been promoted to corporal while recovering from an emergency appendectomy at Camp Pendleton California He enlisted in November 1953 and completed basic training at San Diego and Camp Pendleton before spending ten months overseas in Japan and Korea
Gov Kohler proclaims June 6-11 as New Glory for Old Glory Week to promote flag display and understanding. He also urged flag displays on National Flag Day June 14 as part of the American Legion movement.
Mrs. Anna Johnson of Morrisonville Dane County died from injuries after a head on collision between two autos on a gravel road near Deforest Wednesday night.
Madison residents oppose Gov Kobler plan to add a 20 percent income surtax and raise cigaret tax by one cent per pack. The Joint Committee on Finance held a public hearing with 37 speakers opposing the proposals. Officials project the surtax could raise about 29.15 million over two years and the cigaret tax could add 7.4 million. Only support came from the governor’s financial secretary and two League of Women Voters members preferring surtax over sales tax.
Girl Scout Troop 24 held a Court of Awards on Friday afternoon. Members received Second Class and Active Citizen badges. Troop leaders are Mrs. C. C. Warfel and Mrs. William K. Bauman.
Watertown obituary notes Rev Augustine T. Zeller a Catholic priest for 40 years and longtime editor of Liguorian who died yesterday in a local hospital. He taught theology at the Redemptorist Seminary in Oconomowoc and was a prominent church figure.
Wisconsin Power and Light dealer sales promotion manager Harry Rellahan will speak at the Monroe Lions Club meeting Monday at 6 30 p m in the Swiss Wheel restaurant.
Confirmation services were held in the Argyle Lutheran church Sunday. Confirmed were Nancy Gilbertson, Roger Adler, Barbara Elmer, Gerald Davis, Diane Pederson, Marlys Isely, Jerry Pitts and Mary Andrews.
Thirty four second grade children and fifteen adults from Highland’s Mendota Beach school in Madison toured the Chalet of the Golden Fleece. The group was guided through the chalet by Mrs. White Mitchell and five other chaperones including Mrs. Henry Schmid and J. J. Figi.
Mr and Mrs Larry Barr announce the birth of their son Law rence Dale in Madison on Tuesday afternoon. The baby’s mother is Jacquelyn Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs Orville Evans. The Barrs also have a daughter named Julie.
Mr and Mrs Roland M Rockwell relocate from Livingston to Brodhead where he will take over as superintendent of schools on July 1 succeeding C T Pfisterer. They occupy the Hahlen house vacated by Mr and Mrs Leo Mulholland.
An amendment to the articles of incorporation changes the Goldenrod Creamery Co Incc Brodhead to H E Scheberle Co Inc. The articles of incorporation and amendment were filed with Grace M. Thorpe, register of deeds.
Calvin Saxby a dairy farmer living three miles south of Juda pleaded innocent to charges of operating an unsanitary dairy farm before Justice L A Koenig.
Saxby released on 75 bond after complaints filed by inspectors for the State Department of Agriculture. Trial was scheduled for later today in Justice Court.
Mr and Mrs Roy F Burmeister donate a pair of clergy stalls to Grace Lutheran Church. The gift honors the memory of her parents the late Mr and Mrs H C Houser.
Local ASC committeemen learned acreage determination methods during a training session at the Courthouse today. The session was led by Paul Green of Milton, the state field officer.
In a demographic pattern two of every three men over 65 are married while most women in the same age group are widowed, highlighting gender gaps in marital status among seniors.
Frank Santana, 17, pleaded guilty to a reduced second-degree murder charge for the death of 15 year old William Blankenship Jr. in the Bronx. District Attorney Andrew C. McCarthy challenged the slain boy’s “model boy” image, stating Blankenship was a juvenile gang member who provoked the fatal confrontation. The case arose after the April 30 incident and the father urged leniency.
After the death of a boy, his father William Blankenship Sr a research chemist asked the court to reduce Santana's first degree murder charge which could carry the death penalty.
Trustees of Isaac P. Witter estate announce bequests totaling 90 000 to the city and two Episcopal groups in Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin including 25 000 to Fond du Lac Diocese 25 000 to St John Episcopal Church 25 000 to local athletic field maintenance and 15 000 to the public library The banker died in 1942 and the bequests became available after his widow died in Beverly Hills California.
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