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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1957
Page
8
Partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon with increasing cloudiness tonight. Showers and scattered thunderstorms late tonight and Thursday. Low tonight in the 50s. High Thursday in the 70s, lower near Lake Michigan.
Yesterday afternoon to today morning the high reached 82 and the low 57 with trace rainfall. A year ago the high was 92 and the low 71. Laredo Texas posted 103 as warmest in the U S and International Falls Minnesota 30 as coldest. Sunrise was 5 13 and sunset 8 47. Barometer read 29 69 at 1 am and 29 79 at 1 pm.
County Court Judge Marshall Peterson Clarence M Campbell wins low speeding fine of $7.90 plus costs. Laverne Slinde of Monroe charged with reckless driving fined $25 and costs. Erma Thurber of Monroe cited for speeding with $5 and costs. Rodney D Grunder of Monticello faces disorderly conduct charge pending. Glen Trumpy of Monticello cited for disorderly conduct fined $10 and costs.
Mrs Alma Paynter 85 Monroe Harry A DeVoll 66 Janesville Mrs Henry Thruman 43 Beloit Donald Thruman 49 Warren all reported as deceased with locations listed for each record.
Mr and Mrs Donald Andrews of Brodhead announce the birth of a son on June 12. Mr and Mrs Bernard Beck of New Glarus announce the birth of a son on June 12.
St Clare Hospital lists patients undergoing tonsillectomy Cynthia White David Waage and several others in medical surgical and dismissal categories. Included are Mrs Gerald Diestel Meier Juda Karen Ann Steffen Mrs Herbert Swingen Mount Horeb Mrs Evert Kallhauge Woodstock Wilmer Herr Janesville and staffers Susan Hessler Beloit Geraldine Bennett Argyle Christine Langlie Mount Horeb Melford Zink Evansville William Blair Stockton Robert J Johnson Blanchardville Edward Schuetz Route 1 plus dismissals of Donald Blum Leslie Scoles John Flanagan Kenneth Bucalo Delbert Brophy Harold Monte Lawrence Bill Melvin Lund and others including infant son Davison.
Cpl. Gordon R. West of Monroe has been honorably discharged after two years in reserve at Madison and fourteen months in active duty at 29 Palms California. Sgt. Gordon E. Rutsch, of Monroe, has been promoted to sergeant and reports to 1522-711 Comm Co Hg Bn 2nd Mar Div Camp Lejeune NC.
A historical note states that about one third of farms in the United States have television sets, reflecting early 20th century household technology reach.
The page notes a parade with Edel weiss Stars and Jacob Bruni as parade chair, inviting organization displays and float entries. Six classes of Holsteins and Brown Swiss cattle are planned with multiple calf and yearling divisions, group judging with premiums of 5 3 and 2, and free blood testing on June 24 25. Entry deadline June 20. Dairy Day meeting June 19 at New Glarus high school agriculture room.
A three year old Monroe girl Laura Lee Robertson locked herself inside the Leverton home while playing with Cindy and Debra Leverton. Neighbors alerted Mrs Robertson at 11 and Laura was rescued and resting by midday.
Eva K. Marks, 61, longtime staff member in the University of Wisconsin Department of Agricultural Journalism, died Tuesday. She resigned from the position in 1953.
Personal Mention Charles P Farmer Monroe on a trip to the Black Hills. Mr and Mrs Kurt J Schwager and son Gary returned yesterday from a trip to Chicago. Mrs Jesse Goodman Monroe and Mrs Farmer East Brown Town spent the day in Madison. Mr and Mrs Chester Tobin returned after a two week vacation in Lookout Smoky and Cumberland Mountains. Mr Norman Lynn Battle Creek Mich and Maynard Lynn Beloit spent Saturday with sister Mrs Rundle at St Clare hospital. Gordon and Russell Rundle Monroe spent weekend with grandparents Mr and Mrs Ray Thompson Evans. Mr and Mrs Charles Lankford Miss Arlene Hoeft and Miss Beverly Soddy Browntown spent weekend at Grand Ole Opry Nashville. Mrs Lydia Leesman and daughter Dixie returned to Chicago after visiting Woelfle sisters. Dixie Leesman a Chicago teacher will tour Nova Scotia Maine and other states this summer.
Charles Brace from Lone Rock will speak at the Green County Holstein Breeders Association twilight meeting hosted at the William R. Hartwig farm a mile northwest of Monroe on Highway 81. The program features a purebred Holstein heifer auction for the junior judging winner, plus a senior judging contest entertainment and lunch.
Hugh Raether of Viola was elected master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Wisconsin on Tuesday. Vern McMillan of Endeavor became deputy master, Reinhold Ganzer of Neenah was named treasurer, and Marvin C. Sorensen of Milwaukee was re elected secretary. The Rebekah Lodge chose Clara Garthwaite as president, Mollie Hassenfelt as vice president, Mildred Myers as secretary, and Clara Brechler as treasurer.
George Schwartzlow hosted 75 4-H and FFA members and leaders in Decatur Township for a second daily judging and showmanship demonstration. Howard Voegels and Norman O. Everson led the dairy judging lesson as clubs from Albany Oak Corners Smiley Jolly Mixers Decatur Spring Grove Oakley and Clarence participated. Lunch was served with milk donated by Ben Zimmerli and Edward Oliver. Host Arthur Stauffacher and Walter Streiff announced forthcoming meetings on June 18 and June 20 for Monroe and New Glarus areas respectively.
Local residents and guests shared weekends with family across several Wisconsin towns. The list includes trips to Ft Leonard Wood Missouri Lake Holcombe Madison Tucson Arizona Philadelphia Pennsylvania and visits to Brodhead Monroe and Milwaukee with relatives and graduates from Platteville State College and MacMurry College noted.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Bridge hosted relatives visiting from Freeport and Lincoln. Erma Norder, Glenn Boyer, and Irvin Matzke visited Western for the 45th wedding anniversary of Arthur and Mrs Matzke. Norder and Boyer joined the Matzkes at Melford for F F Matzke cousins golden anniversary. Mary Matzke and granddaughter Marilyn Keen visited Edwin Zieman in Lincoln. Mabel Prien, Ben Miller joined Wesley Grenzow’s hosts in Freeport. John Wuetrich Herbert Matzke and families gathered at Alden Wright’s in Rockford.
The Melody Circus Tent Theater, troubled by a stormy season and bankruptcy, sold its remaining assets at auction for 6300 dollars. The battered tent, bought originally for 5000 to 6000, was purchased by Harry Dwoskin of Milwaukee.
The Wisconsin State Board of Health reports 11 polio cases from January 1 to June 1, with no new cases listed for the week ending June 1. No additional cases were reported in that week.
Bob Hope and associates agreed to buy WREX TV Rockford from Greater Rockford Television Inc. The deal, not yet closed, requires FCC approval and was reported near three million dollars. Caster would stay as an officer and director. Joseph Baisch would remain as general manager.
Heavy rains from Monday night through Tuesday dumped nearly four inches in western Dane County and flooded the Black Earth Valley. Farmers estimate crop damage runs to thousands of dollars as streams feeding into the Wisconsin River near Sauk City overflowed.
Milwaukee and Janesville area tests on dead robins and other songbirds found significant amounts of DDT in their bodies according to a State Conservation Department official. Game pathologist Daniel Trainer said this appeared to confirm suspicions of the deaths.
Trainer said wet spring weather made spraying hazardous for birds due to chemical residues in water pools, delaying efforts to control Dutch elm disease.
New York trading lifted the market into new high ground for 1957 as industrial issues led a broad advance. Key stocks rose fractionally to over two points with some small losses among nonferrous metals and a few specialties slipping.
The Knowles Club for Young Republicans filed organization papers for the Knowles for Senator Committee with Secretary of State Zimmermann on Tuesday in Madison.
Police identified Elmer Sprech er of Madison as the man killed when struck by a freight train on the near west side. The incident occurred today according to authorities.
Governor Thomson signed a Wisconsin law requiring a year's residency before applying for public assistance, replacing a prior no-residency rule. The bill also lets municipalities raise dog license taxes within regulatory and impounding costs, and adds court ordered blood tests in paternity cases.
For sale one old governor's mansion in Madison in the sixty thousand dollar bracket. The University of Wisconsin has the former governor's mansion on the market. The State Building Commission gave formal approval Tuesday for the sale.
Lyle Mc Guire of Antigo Wisconsin died on his 25th birthday when his semi-trailer truck collided with another tractor trailer Monday night about fifteen miles west of Carlisle Pennsylvania.
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