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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1971
Page
8
Wisconsin forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and highs in mid 70s to mid 80s with cooler nights near 50s. Extended outlook shows fair to partly cloudy days through Friday with a slight chance of rain. temps remain near seasonal norms. Local notices include births, a Busch Route farm ad, a rummage sale near Solomon Auto Parts, and various sale and employment notices with contact numbers.
Three deaths are announced including Rudolph H. Erzinger 63 of Rt 1 Monroe Miss June Kravek 41 of Or fordville and Harry L. Scott 58 of LaValle all listed with ages and last known addresses in brief obituary notices.
St Clare Hospital lists patients and dismissals across departments. Names include Haag Share Lincicum Gaines Bedessem Walsh Claussen Bowman Long Ruff Gordon Stuessy Jones Gransee Hines Schneider Kocham Suttman Fischer Phipps Leiser Magee Edmond Casey Nelson Allen Wood Kamlager Beard Mabie Christensen Leuzinger Clark Sterricker Davenport Ammon Wolbers Thomas Thomas Hart Hartwig Holland Kirkpatrick Kittinger Landen Martin Martin McGinley Moe Montgomery Morrow Olsen Piper Potter Repmann Robinson Rodebaugh Schindler Stamm Streiff Yeager Zizzo Friedli Gobeli Johnson Lindicum Morelock Phelps Rust Barringer Johnson Vosberg Vincent. Dismissals list many individuals including Hartwig, Reed, and others.
James A. May of 2623 7th St. forfeits 25 dollars for excessive noise. Virgil G. Monte of 1415 17th Ave. forfeits 20 dollars for failure to yield right of way.
Jacob P. Haag, 75, remains in ICU at St. Clare Hospital with internal injuries after a Sunday accident on Wis. 59. He drove into the rear of Winford Moseley’s car, 50, near Monroe while a milk truck turned. Mrs. Haag, 66, broke her right arm. daughter Mrs. James Long suffered a forehead cut. Haag underwent spleen and bowel surgery. condition critical.
Funeral services for Walter Freitag 92 who died June 11 were held at 1 p m Monday at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with Rev W C Koehler officiating organ selections were by Mrs G E Trickel and burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery A sister Miss Barbara Freitag 88 survives The Times Want Ads note
Fifteen Monroe residents are listed among 4,300 UW Madison degree candidates at Camp Randall. The Bachelor of Arts group includes Donald J. Barry Roberta L. Benkert Henry G. Herzberger Charles M. LaBuch Michael C. Meythaler John M. Norton Steven C. Peterson and James R. Zuhlke. Bachelor of Science candidates span medical technology elementary education nursing agriculture and home economics. Also named is Master of Science candidate Kenneth J. Sedbrook and Miss Sue Kubly with a Master of Fine Arts. Six Monroe students appear among 1,480 honored at the All-University Honors Convocation with Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi recognitions.
Monroe's Senior Girl Scout Troop 217 won the 27 mile canoe relay from McFarland Bridge on the Yahara River to Indian Trails Scout Camp near Janesville, beating Beloit's Troop 47. The nine mile, eleven mile, and seven mile legs were completed by Eileen Keith with Carol Booth, Carrie Gyure, Bonnie Gyure, Kathy Richardson, and Nan Olsen, setting a strong time despite river level drops.
Miss Sue Ann Kubly daughter of Mr and Mrs Forrest Kubly 1717 Lake Drive graduated Monday from the University of Wisconsin with a Master of Fine Arts in art. Her parents attended the Camp Randall exercises. She will teach at Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan this summer after earning bachelor and masters degrees at UW and studying in London at Hornsey College of Art supported by a UW art grant.
Albert John is the name chosen for the couple’s first child born June 10 at St. Clare Hospital. The mother Rose Marie Staver is a former Raymond Staver of Darlington. paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scroggins of Sheboygan.
Police investigate multiple vehicle incidents over the weekend. At Kroger lot Gertrude Voelkli backing struck Virgil Wunschel’s parked car with minor damage and no injuries. Later Mata Lynn’s car collided with Thomas Bustle’s on Wis 11 causing moderate damage and no injuries.
Seven Monroe FFA members attend the Wisconsin Association of the FFA 42nd annual convention at the American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake. John F. Deininger will speak at each session. Candidates for the State Farmer Degree include Taryn Nall James Allen Gary Hartwig and Marvin Becker. Delegates Fred Hasler and Jim Nuckles. James Allen competes in the State Public Speaking Contest representing FFA Section 5. Kenneth C Allen also attends as Monroe chapter advisor.
Nathan Stuessy a Gratiot businessman was taken to St. Clare Hospital Sunday by ambulance as a medical patient. James A Share age 40 of Brodhead sustained a fractured rib and broken collar bone after a fall from a roof at a Decatur Lake building slated for demolition. Mrs James Lincicum age 25 of Rt 2 was hospitalized after a power mower struck an object hitting her leg causing a deep puncture and chipped bone.
Kay Silvis daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Silvis will represent Badger Council of Girl Scouts in July as 70 girls and seven Canadian Rangers from 25 states and four Canadian provinces hike over 500 miles along the Canadian Great Circle Route from Hoveland Minnesota to Sault Ste Marie Ontario. The trip organized by Girl Scout Council of St Croix Valley spans ten days with no tents as they backpack in seven patrols beginning July 11 from seven points and rejoining July 22 in St Paul.
Twelve year old Jeff Meyer left Madison on a bicycle hike toward a farm near Juda. A broken burr damaged the rear wheel, forcing a pause in Oregon then Albany and Brooklyn before reaching the farm where he spent the weekend. He later rode back with his mother. Pipe dream: giant pipe to recycle city waste proposed by George Becker in Prairie du Chien.
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