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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1958
Page
6
The Ma ily weather page notes a fair and cool day with a slight warmup tonight. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies with showers and scattered thundershowers likely mainly in the south, a bit warmer in most sections, with highs 65 to 75 and lows in the 50s.
The record shows a high of 72 and a low of 44 since yesterday at 1 PM. A year ago the high was 80 and the low 62. Barometer readings were 29.90 at 1 AM and 30.02 at noon. The warmest spot was Presidio Texas at 111 degrees, the coldest Fraser Colorado at 24. Sunrise is 5 13 and sunset 8 48.
Irvin D Putney of Route 1 Brooklyn and Carol A Stryhn of Brooklyn applied for a marriage license at Madison.
Mr and Mrs Willis Stokes announce a son born June 13 at 23234 8th Avenue. Mr and Mrs Neil Signer announce a daughter born June 14 on Route 3.
Dismissals and surgical listings include Mrs Daryl Zimmerman of Brodhead and others from New Glarus Argyle Beloit Rockford Monticello and Browntown. Names also show patients from Rockford 1115 9th street and various spouses and family members.
Police Chief Duane Youngblood and Mayor Carl LynsteGard visited Clinton to study its police and fire alarm systems connected to the dial telephone network.
Phil and Dick Johnson Ar gyle Norman Anderson Harold Saether leave Blanchardville for Alaska to spend the summer. They join four other young men for the trip.
Named Lynn Ellen for the newborn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Rhode born June 5. The Rhodes also have two sons Wayne Alan age 5 and Don Douglas age 3. Grandparents are Monroe and Rollie Rhode. Mrs Kryder is the former Aleta Joy Kryder.
Mr and Mrs George F Ott Sr Route 1 New Glarus announce the birth of their third daughter and fourth child named Annette Louise born June 6. The other children are George Jr Angela Rose and Amy Marie. Grandparents are Cliff Webber and Thomas Ott of New Glarus with Rosa Rufenacht as maternal great grandmother.
The 39th annual reunion of the 32nd Division Red Arrow Association opens August 30 to September 1 in Grand Rapids Michigan with convention headquarters at the Pantlind hotel.
Robert Shager aged 16 son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Shager of 2122 16th avenue underwent major heart surgery yesterday at Wisconsin General hospital Madison. Physician said his condition is as well as can be expected and that he has come through satisfactorily. He will be hospitalized two weeks. The operation targeted a narrowed main artery from the heart.
Louisville worker Mrs. Hettie Craddock arrived in a chemise dress found in an attic trunk. The attire dates back to 1924 and drew admiring reactions from colleagues.
The Times presents daily bargains across categories with discounted items and special offers. Readers are urged to check the latest listings for furniture electronics appliances and local services at reduced prices.
New York stocks closed the week at fresh 1958 highs as the Dow rose to 474.77 and the AP average climbed to 174.30. Volume totaled 13.21 million shares with gains aided by copper, rail, oil, and tobacco trends and stronger industrial production and housing data.
The State Department of Agriculture reports primary American cheese markets remained steady to firm this week. Butter and evaporated milk markets were generally steady with ample offerings, while fluid milk production held steady or slipped in most regions.
Denver captain J C Moody aboard a United DC6 with 53 aboard says his four engine airliner narrowly avoided collision with three unidentified jet aircraft over the Rocky Mountains after departure from Salt Lake City. UAL will file a report with the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
The annual Blackhawk Picnic is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday July 12 13 at a new 40 acre site on the outskirts of Woodford. The Peter Paul carnival is signed and a full two day program is being planned with multiple events.
Services for Charles W. Bauman, 66, were held at 1 p.m. today in the Stuessy funeral home with Rev. Paul H. Olm of St. John's church officiating. Mrs. C. W. Chase was organist. Burial followed at Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers: Ralph Kundert, Ross Martin, F. Earl Lamboley, John Ault, Marvin Holcomb, Ray Glynn.
Personal mentions record visits and travels of residents from Albany Bagley and Blanchardville. Highlights include Mrs Hattie Naef returning from Rockford, Mrs Speich and Armstrong receiving honor degrees at Moose Heart, a Blanchardville wedding in Stanley Wisconsin, and Rudolph Graf visiting Anna Evenson linked to St Gallen Switzerland. W Earle Slocum joins a four day poultry course at Charles City Iowa as a single feed representative from The Products Co Burlington.
Detroit reports that while new car sales firmed in recent weeks, manufacturers hold production steady. June output is seen near 340000 with a six month total around 2.245 million, aiming for about 4.4 million U.S. built plus 275000 imported cars.
U S District Judge Patrick T. Stone will be honored at a June 18 dinner in Madison marking his 25 years on the federal bench. The event is organized by court attaches from Madison Wausau and Superior where sessions are held. Stone was appointed June 13 1933 by President Franklin D Roosevelt while city attorney of Wausau.
The Green County Holstein Association holds its annual twilight meeting at the Carl Wyss farm home west of Monroe Wednesday evening. Charles Brace from Lone Rock, a national Holstein Association field man, will present slides from his trip to Colombia and Venezuela. Several cattle classes will be judged in contests.
U S trustees report that Old Age and Survivors Insurance will pay out more in benefits this year than it takes in from taxes and interest. The trust fund is expected to decline by about 428 million dollars in the year ending June 30 and by three to four billion over the five years. Despite the short-term dip, long-range balance remains, with a fund around 19 to 20 billion after the projected five-year decline. The rise resumes in 1965. Tax rate currently 2 percent on employees and employers on the first 4 200 of earnings, rising in 1960 1965 1970 and 1975 with self employed rates higher.
Raymond Niedermeier age 29 of Davis suffered a broken neck and paralysis after a fogbound crash five miles south of Durand on Illinois Highway 70. He was in serious condition at Swedish-American hospital Rockford. driver Harry Niedermeier uninjured and charged with traveling too fast for conditions.
A West Philadelphia fire killed four children and left five others escaping through windows and a porch roof. The victims were Lindiva Watson nine and her three grandchildren Nath aniel Fisher three Ruby Fisher two and Knohayne Fisher six months, all identified as Mrs. Ruby Watson’s family. The blaze started in living room furniture and burned undetected for some time.
Two Navy sailors died after carbon dioxide from the Cogswell fire suppression system was released into a closed compartment in San Diego. Three other sailors were treated for poisoning and listed in satisfactory condition at the Navy hospital. Names withheld until next of kin notification.
Louisville man Tom Kirtley renowned for 51 successful para chute jumps slipped on back porch steps and broke a leg derailing an exhibition drop plan.
A San Francisco earthquake in 1906 caused about 500 deaths. The disaster devastated buildings and infrastructure, drawing international relief and prompting long term city rebuilding plans.
Dayton Ohio reports civilian chief Louis Hagemeyer of the 1350th Motion Picture Squadron at Wright Patterson AFB plans retirement after a 40 year Air Force career. He filmed major aerial feats from Mitchell sinking a battleship to Bikini Atoll tests and presidential footage. He recalls close calls and a wartime career behind the camera.
A Beloit municipal golf course hole-in-one occurred Friday with an anonymous player. He teed off at No 13, sliced around trees, and the ball found the cup on No 15 after about 125 yards.
A 62-year-old man died of a heart attack minutes after his car fatally struck 3-year-old Paul Tomich in Long Beach California. Police said Charles Rief collapsed after carrying the injured boy from the street to the sidewalk. The child died later.
Betty Rackow of 1304 11th street reported to police a theft last night involving two fender skirts two rubber floor mats and a radio dial knob taken from her car.
The 1957 net income for dairy farms in eastern Wisconsin averaged 3806 dollars, western Wisconsin 3373, and southwestern Wisconsin 4029. Northeastern farms nationally averaged 5095 dollars. The national net income per farm was about 2500 dollars, or nearly 8 percent higher than 1956.
Louis P. Petersen, 75, originator of the Petersen System of scoring bowling and sponsor of bowling’s richest tournament, died in his sleep after a long illness. His system was devised in 1920 and the Petersen Classics offered prizes totaling nearly 10 million dollars across 47 events.
In New York a 15 year old student lost his left hand when a classroom firecracker exploded while he attempted to fuse 30 firecrackers into one. Angelo Rosselli, described as an outstanding pupil, was involved in the risky Fourth of July stunt.
White and yellow female cat located near 1800 21st Ave. finder Mary Lee Keegan requests contact at phone 654 to arrange pickup.
Don McNeill recalls starting Breakfast Club in 1933 with no sponsor for six years. He notes guests like Fibber McGee and Molly and Aunt Fanny Fran Allison and bomber rallies, Roosevelt ball, and troop entertainment. By 1958 the show celebrates 25 years on air with millions of listeners.
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