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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1956
Page
8
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in central areas through Saturday. Cooler north tonight and in extreme east Saturday. Lows 50 to 60 north, near 60s south. Saturday highs generally in the 70s, with 80s in the southwest.
Hourly readings show temperatures from 1 p.m. Thursday to 2 a.m. Friday with highs of 88 and a low of 71 since yesterday. Precipitation trace is noted. Barometer ranges 29.59 to 29.60 inches. Warmest place listed as Presidio Texas at 112, coldest Eagle Colorado at 40, sunrise 4:30, sunset 7:30.
Probate actions list Evan Chambers named administrator for C. W. Chambers who died May 14, with Daisy as sole heir per a Feb 16 1953 will. appraisers named and guardian ad litem appointed. Joseph Huber estate sees John Coryell as administrator, with Emil and Joseph Block heirs. Otto J. Block will and codicils from 1951 1954 1955 admitted to probate. First National Bank of Monroe named executor for Minnie Raymer estate. Other wills date from 1939 1953 1951 with specific bequests among heirs Emrich Emrich Wirz Imhof and Fetterhoff.
Charles F. Popanz, 69, of Albany, and Ever Olson, 86, of Brodhead, are noted in a brief obituary listing. No further details provided.
Mr and Mrs George Golack report a son born June 14 at 1711 9th Street. Mr and Mrs Donald Stocklen announce a son born June 14. Mr and Mrs Frederick Thacker from New Glarus celebrate a son born June 14. Mr and Mrs Orville Berger of South Wayne welcome a daughter born June 15. Dr and Mrs Eugene Eckstam at 1908 8th Street announce a daughter born June 15.
St Clare Hospital lists patients and staff across several departments. Names include Stanley Stocker O Malley and Wanda Austin among admissions. Caroline Goecks and Mrs Daniel Wyss among medical cases. Mary Popanz and Gary Tessendorf among surgical. multiple dismissals noted for Peter Williams and others from various units.
Allan L. Barnard of Monroe, son of Mr and Mrs Allan F Barnard, will perform with the Fifth Army band during a civic convocation at the Milwaukee Auditorium as Konrad Adenauer, German chancellor, receives an honorary degree from Marquette University. Program starts at 7 15 tonight.
Riese was elected chef de gare of Green County Voiture No. 1121 of the 40 and 8 American Legion fund and service group at the Legion Home. Robert Alder named chef de train and Walter Schild elected for a three year term as Cheminats. The group plans continued nurses training, a scholarship, and a trip to Freeport for the annual program at St Francis Orphanage with the Freeport 40 and 8 group.
Dick Wolter of Decatur Township won the two week old purebred Holstein calf at the Twilight meeting of the Green County Holstein Breezers Association held at the Oliver Miller farm between Brodhead and Juda. Virgil Leonold tied for junior division but Wolter won on weight guess. Senior judging saw Walter Ludwig first, William Leopold Sr. second, Leon Kuhly third. Nearly 200 attended, including 60 juniors, plus a milking film, entertainment, and refreshments.
A chicken known as The Little Red Hen escaped from a crate at the William R. Rieder Jr. market and was captured by police on the southeast corner of the square. She is now at the Rieder home where the two children keep her as a pet.
Funeral services for Mrs. Edward J Sanders of Yakima Washington a former Monroe resident were held at 10 am today at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev Richard F Hulbert of St Andrew Episcopal Church officiated Burial was in Greenwood cemetery Pall bearers included Paul Burke Roy Burke Fred Kneeland James Hoehn Charles B Bolender and Albert R Neushwander Members of St Omar chapter of Eastern Star attended in a body.
A closed casket service will be held tomorrow at 2 p m in the Sinessey funeral home for Mrs. Earl Ellingson, 42, of 1601 12th avenue, who died Wednesday. The VFW Auxiliary will attend in a body. Rev. Paul C. Kehle will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Paul Grossenbach and Mrs John Ham merly and Mrs Fred Guertner left Green County for several weeks in Switzerland. They flew from Madison to Chicago and then east for their trans oceanic air passage and visit to various places in Switzerland.
Mrs Lois Chase visits Janesville for the weekend with relatives and is a former Janesville resident. Rev John C Purdy travels to Camp Onaway near Waupaca for a Presbyterian Young People conference. VFW Auxiliary plans funeral attendees at St Nesny Funeral Home Saturday at 1 45 p m for Mrs Earl Ellingson. Mrs Ethel Rose leaves for San Francisco after a three week stay with her mother Mrs Lillis Fitzgibbons. St Omar Chapter No 9 OES meets at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home at 1 50 p m Saturday for Sister Isabelle Hough. Mrs Paul V Hodges returns to Denver after a three month visit with brothers Frank M and William C Haren and in Wauwatosa with sister Mrs R H DeMars. William Haren accompanied Mrs Hodges to Chicago yesterday and joined by Mrs DeMars before departure. Mrs Hodges arrives home this morning.
Daniel Eley and Kenneth Schindler pleaded guilty to speeding in County Court and were fined 75 dollars plus costs. They claimed they were not traveling at 100 mph, saying they did not know deputies were following until city police stopped them near the city limits. Deputies saw the cars near Juda and relayed the description, noting they were over a mile behind and could not confirm exact speeds.
Robert W. Foote of Boston was moved to Green County jail to face forgery charges arising from an August 1952 incident in NewsGlarus. He is scheduled for court in early July after a Dane County sentence of one to two years with restitution due. sentence on related counts was withheld.
Jon Dannerbeck and Roger Plate, Monroe high school 1955 graduates, have enlisted in the Navy for a two year period. They will depart Sunday for Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois after completing final physicals Monday. Both have served in the Naval Reserve at Madison.
Francis Gavigan, Bruni-Miller Co. employee, received medical treatment for a minor head bump after a window sash fell on him at the First National Bank building site. He was treated by a local physician and returned to work the next day.
Ever Olson age 86 died at 12 40 am today at his home in Brodhead after four months of illness. Born May 5 1870 in Norway he came to America in 1880 and lived in the area since. He retired from farming in 1948 and is survived by his wife two daughters three sons a stepdaughter a stepson a brother and a sister along with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a member of East Luther Valley church with services Monday at 2 pm in the East Luther Church the Rev Marcus S Lewis officiating burial in the church cemetery. The body will be taken to the church Monday noon from the Everson funeral home with calling after 3 pm Sunday.
Evert Green of Brodhead and county board supervisor from Spring Grove was admitted to Clare hospital today as a medical patient. He is receiving transfusions and is in satisfactory condition, expected to stay in the hospital for only a few days.
Ernest Zentner and Clayton Streiff of New Glarus stay at the Dr. Ira Sisk farm near Verona for the completing filming of The Dairy Story a Walt Disney picture. The Edelweiss Stars finished their work Wednesday with 17 shooting days on the schedule including outdoor scenes and barn party action with 50 Disney crewmen actors and extras.
Norman Fries principal of New Glarus High School participates in a two week naval reserve training session on Lake Michigan. He holds the rank of lieutenant commander.
Carl Wallace of Dewey Cement Co. Davenport Iowa visited Monroe to aid Monroe Ready Mix Co. in testing cement yields and measuring mixture amounts. A new conveyor belt system for transporting material at the plant is being put into operation.
Donovan C Voegels of Belleville won second prize in the Silent Hoist and Crane Co competition for one of the best papers on materials handling. He was among 64 University of Wisconsin students who received medals prizes and honors at the All University Honors Convocation in the Wisconsin Union theater this morning.
A banquet at the Memorial Union in Madison drew attendees including Mrs. George L. Geiger Homer Baker James Huber Joseph G Urban Stewart Kingston and Frank Stiles from the Wisconsin Home Economics Alumni Association.
Donald Wayne Fritz son of Mr and Mrs Clifford M Fritz 1913 11th street was among Miami University Oxford Ohio graduates with cum laude honors this week.
Delbert J. O'Donnell the county's new probation officer postponed his first day at the Courthouse to be with his wife who had major surgery at Mercy Hospital in Janesville yesterday. He is expected to begin duties here Monday.
An afternoon meeting on 4H home furnishings was held yesterday at the Courthouse conducted by Mrs Myrtle Webb county home agent. Twenty six leaders mothers and daughters participated.
Mr and Mrs Edward H Kloep ping of Freeport announce the birth of their son Joel Anthony born yesterday at St Francis hospital Freeport The couple also have two older children Nicholas Edward 12 and Rebecca Sue 8 Mrs Kloep ping the former Virginia Haines
Mr and Mrs John Kloepping of Freeport are identified as paternal grandparents while Mrs Yvette Haines of 1316 19th street is listed as maternal grandmother in the family notice.
Thomas Hart, a 17 year old Milwaukee high school junior, was elected governor of Badger Boys' State at Ripon College. Hart led with 391 votes to 278 for Richard Child, while Lawrence Swoboda of Luxemburg received 62 percent for the Nationalist party. The week long program, sponsored by the Wisconsin American Legion, ends Saturday.
Services for 90 year old Mrs Isabelle E Hough who died at St Clare hospital will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev James L Neighbours of the Universalist church officiating Burial will follow in Greenwood cemetery Eastern Star services will be at the funeral home Pallbearers are Walter Buhman LeRoy Dodge Charles Kohli Arthur P Benkert William E Wenger and R W Blaha
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