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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1957
Page
2
Monroe launches its Extra Safety Season with activities at Recreation Park East School and Green County Teachers College. The program offers supervised play and games for children, urging motorists to slow down and watch for youngsters near play areas for safer summer fun.
The piece argues that two college students who crossed into Iron Curtain Hungary for thrills face government indignation. It states the youths were old enough to know the danger and passport violations, and calls for canceling passports and visas and sending them home to avoid complicating refugee issues.
Delegates voted against endorsing a candidate, keeping a wide open Republican primary for the Wisconsin senatorial race. Several candidates may run, risking fringe split votes but possibly aiding favored contenders. President Eisenhower policy debate looms, with former Gov. Kohler advocating support. The piece urges eliminating pre primary endorsements to show voter sovereignty and reduce organizational control.
A 13 year old boy from Wauwatosa died Sunday while working on a water pumping system at Cedar Lake near West Bend. The victim was Thomas Boerger, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Broerger.
A compact page recalls events from 1947 to 1907, noting Eastern Star program at Masonic Temple, Truman’s Canada tour, Monroe aldermen on gasoline tax funds, and Ottawa speech. It also marks 25 40 and 10 year-ago items including Pecatonica battle anniversary, Gene Sarazen’s British Open win, a fatal pneumonia case, and local Civic notes.
The Canyon Camp staff under director Lyle Novinski includes Monroe and area men in key roles. New improvements such as a rifle range and aluminum canoes accompany a seven week schedule beginning June 16 with weekly visitors nights and smorgasbord meals.
Allen Godfrey 79 a Willow Springs Township farmer died after long illness in a Darlington hospital. Services set for 2 PM tomorrow at Willow Springs Methodist Church. He leaves wife and three sons Marvin Darlington Mason and Robert Mineral Point. Friends may call at Trempeau funeral home.
The Wisconsin Second District Nurses Association will hold a meeting Thursday at 6 30 p m in the Beloit Elks Club. Miss Adelle Stahl from the state department of nursing will speak on The Nursing Practice Act. Non members and active nurses may attend.
CBS Studio One opens its summer season with June Havoc starring in The Mother Bit a drama about a renowned television singer who reconsiders her relationship with her teenage daughter. Havoc notes the challenges of mothering and compares actors to gardeners while discussing critics and her upcoming autobiography.
Services for Selmer J Hendrickson, 65, Madison, were held at Gunderson Funeral Home after his death Friday from a heart attack. Born in Hollandale he moved to Belleville then Madison 16 years ago. Survived by wife Mildred, daughter Mrs. Mary Smith of Omaha, four sons Paul and Charles of Madison Thomas of Ft Hood and Jonald of Milwaukee, two sisters Mrs Alma Olson Madison and Mrs Clifford Lion Blanchardville, and two brothers Elmer Blanchardville and Albert Basco.
New Glarus Lions Club awards the Charles E. Gardner Memorial Scholarship to Lynne Luchsinger, daughter of Ralph and Mrs Luchsinger. E N Fuhrmann H M Schmid and H S Glaeden report 16 years of perfect attendance at club meetings. Arthur Zweifel received the president's pin at this week's meeting.
Columbia University tops the United States in modern language instruction with 41 courses. Harvard follows with 26 and Yale ranks third with 25 modern language offerings.
More than 350 mothers and daughters attended the annual Mother-Daughter luncheon in the Zwingli House. The Swiss Church program featured Alice Freitag prelude Margaret Rueter welcome Mrs Morris Marty and Rita gave the response Mrs Ernest Steen Madison addressed the gathering with Bells Have Messages for Mother and daughter. Tribute to mothers by Mrs Melvin Streiff and Linda Welsh and Ruth Legler sang Bless This House.
A confirmation dinner honored Cheryl Ringen was held by her parents Mr and Mrs Lowell Ringen after her confirmation at Bethlehem Lutheran church. Attending were numerous local families including the Ringen, Haack, Mattison, Iverson, McNitt, Schilling, Rin gen, Pengra, and Heyerdahl households from Brodhead.
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Marjorie Marie Hill of Janesville to Kenneth Roger Haberman of Footville. Miss Hill is secretary for Allstate Insurance Co. Haberman farms. The Habermans are former Monroe rural residents. A September wedding is planned.
About 150 guests attended a reception Thursday at Argyle Masonic Temple honoring Mrs. V. A. Geraldine Marshall grand Eastern Star organist. Grand officers attended included Mrs. D. Sools Platteville worthy grand matron Mrs. E. Williams Randolph worthy grand patron Mrs. E Keil Beaver Dam associate matron Miss I. Reid Waukesha grand treasurer Mrs. B. Chapman South Wayne associate grand conduc tress Mrs. I. Armstrong Lady-
Monticello Times notes a Madison wedding with guests including Shirl Hilliard Roger Dunwiddie Robert Feller Jr Roy Bissig Herman Arn Merlyn Loveland Coral Ethridge Norman Arn Gilbert Duerst Robert Linden and others. Baptism and new members at Zwingli church follow service with Calvin Drahfel and Ralph Karlen among the adults received.
People from across Wisconsin gathered in Madison for the dedication of the new Farm Bureau building. Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Curtis Hatch and Women's Committee President Mrs Harold Russell spoke. Soil samples from every county state Puerto Rico and Alaska were mixed for a flower garden. Mrs Frank Bloom Green County chaired the reception committee and Mrs Frank Deininger led the refreshments committee.
Lynn Holden of Milwaukee becomes the eighth Miss Wisconsin in Armour and Co. merchandising program for pre packaged cheese. She will appear at conventions and in-store demonstrations and is a Ripon College student.
A Piper single engine plane struck a Pacoima California home last night, killing four aboard while eight diners in the house near San Fernando Valley celebrate a birthday remained unharmed. Victims named Owen Summers Wallis 33 Henry Harris Smith 42 Robert F Peterson 52 Terrence Patterson Lockhardt 33. Pilot was Henry Smith. The crash injured no one on the ground.
Curtis Wagner of Monroe receives the Pi Mu Epsilon award for outstanding freshman mathematics work at the University of Wisconsin during Friday ceremonies. A 1956 Monroe High School graduate, he earned a book of mathematical tables as the prize from the honorary mathematics fraternity.
In Cleveland at the Municipal Auditorium on June 25 the United Church of Christ will form as Rev. James E. Wagner and Rev. Fred Hoskins clasp hands. The merger unites two distinct bodies with no prior shared structure under a common basis of union guiding a soon to be written constitution. A United General Synod of 714 members will oversee the ceremony and early union work.
The piece notes if Alaska joins the Union the roof of the United States would be Mount McKinley at 20,320 feet, surpassing Mount Whitney in Washington at 14,495 feet as the tallest summit.
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