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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1959
Page
8
Partly cloudy today and tonight with warmer conditions by Tuesday. Low tonight 58 to 62, high Tuesday mid 80s. Precipitation since Saturday .06 inches. Warmest U S A spot Yuma Arizona 113, coldest Fraser Colorado 31. Sunrise 5:30 sunset 8:30.
County Court Judge Marshall L. Peterson sentences LaVern Leonard Noggie of Monroe to three months in county jail with hard labor after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Justice L A Koenig and Justice Hutzel presided on speeding charges. minors face costs and 30 day license suspension with traffic school. Arthur L Russell and Kenneth G Gross paid fines for speeding. John P McKeown fined for permitting unauthorized operator. Raymond W McGuire fined for consuming beer while driving. Norman Page ordered to attend traffic school for illegal exhaust system.
Obituaries list Harry C. Swartz 75 of 1609 16th street Orrion C Wallom 46 Madison Carrie Rebecca Reynolds 11 Darlington Isabelle Cavanaugh 89 Calamine Matt Mathewson 87 Plymouth Township Rock County with ages and hometowns disclosed.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Schmitz of 1711 21st Avenue welcomed a daughter on June 15 confirming a new birth in the household.
A list from St Clare Hospital includes names of patients under Medical and Surgical care in Brodhead Belleville and Beloit with addresses Route 1 3 and streets such as 817 18th avenue 1903 11th street and 1503 6th street plus a long dismissal roster including James Earley Raymond Preston Linda Anne Ames James Jorgenson and many others. The notice reads like an official hospital rundown of patients and discharged individuals.
The first permanent English settlement in the new world, Jamestown in Virginia, was established in 1619. This milestone marked a critical development in colonial expansion and early American history.
Personal mentions include Mrs Arch ie Francis and Mrs Walter Flood from Albany and Mrs Hazel Wuetrich in New Miss Marian Huberts on vacation. Women of the Moose meet June 17 with installation and potluck. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Wilbur Deininger at Elkhart Lake coroner convention and Mr and Mrs Donald Leck visiting from Rapid City. News of local greetings, weddings, and class reunions follow.
James Cramblett 21 and his sister Darlene 17 suffered injuries in a rural Albany motorcycle mishap yesterday afternoon. Both were taken to St. Clare hospital with a dislocated finger neck injury broken left thigh bone facial laceration and severe body bruises. They are reported in satisfactory condition.
A rural Argyle girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Reynolds, died Saturday afternoon in a Darlington physician office on the way to Madison hospital. Death is attributed to a heart ailment present since birth. Surviving are parents a brother Ellis and sister Susan at home and grandmother Mrs Carrie Cline. Services set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at Sharer funeral home Darlington with Rev E J Jeffrey officiating and burial in Union Grove cemetery. Friends may call after 7 tonight at the funeral home.
The Monroe pool recorded its smallest attendance of the season with 145 swimmers yesterday due to cooler, rainy weather. The first week total reached 5,233, the highest on record, beating the 11,000 total for the first three weeks in 1957.
John G. Mercer of Neponset Illinois and Leonard M. Winans of rural Tu lon Illinois towed a new car when their vehicle went out of control and into a ditch one mile north of Monticello on Highway 69 about 10 43 am en route to Monroe. A third collision with Margaret K. Larson in Monroe caused minor damage though no injuries were reported. A pickup truck driven by Rob (name cut) was involved in the aftermath.
Ert E Lawer of rural Browntown and Wanda Joy Leck of Monroe collided at 12 51 a m one fourth mile south of the Swiss Wheel motel on a Clarno Township road. The Lawer car tipped over and no injuries were reported by authorities
The Golden Age Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow. Members are asked to bring a dish to pass and their own table service for the potluck.
Mrs. Walter Hammer of Monroe has been added to Florine's staff, expanding the store's personnel. The appointment reflects Florine's ongoing recruitment to support customers and daily operations.
Memorials may be left at the Stnessy Funeral Home in memory of the late Harry C. Swartz.
Miss Carol Hoesly daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Hoesly will teach second grade in Lake Mills public schools. She is a 1958 graduate of Platteville State College and taught in Janesville last year.
CHICAGO The first assistant state's attorney says he will seek a murder indictment against 14 year old David Pickles who told of beating his mother Geraldine Nesius 32 with the stone head of a tomahawk. The grand jury should handle the slaying rather than juvenile authorities. Pickles is held without charge in a juvenile home awaiting possible Family Court action.
Mr. and Mrs. A R Steele returned Saturday from a four month visit in California. They stayed with friends in Soquel Santa Cruz Napa Ocean Park Oakland Ogden and Salt Lake City totaling over 8000 miles by train and car. They reported sunshine and pleasant weather throughout the trip.
Funeral services were held for Charles C. La Borde 62 of Rock Grove who died Wednesday at Orangeville Methodist Church with Rev. Albert Ihe officiating. Burial followed in Cedarville cemetery. Pallbearers included Louis Funk Jess Olson Robert Acree Roy Witt Jr Clare Wilson and John Kramer. Organist was Mrs Glen Bolender who sang Rock of Ages and In the Garden. Out of town relatives Herman Zurbriggen Sycamore Morris Zurbriggen Los Angeles attended.
Funeral services for Herman F. Stoll were conducted at 2 p m in Zwingli United Church of Christ with Rev A R Achtemeier presiding. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery. Pallbearers were John C Babler Roy Dickson Henry J Elmer Herman G Karlen Dean Zimmerman and Marvin R Zimmermann.
Jacob D. Hahlen fifty six six six sixty six died Friday in a head on crash near Tomah. Services were at 2 p.m. at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev. Paul H. Olm officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood cemetery Brodhead. Pallbearers were John Kubly Herman Klassy Otto Maass Frank Ruehlew Robert Douglas and Allen Ross.
John Hammer of Monroe attends the Sigma Alpha Epsilon convention at Morain on the Lake Highland Park Illinois where he serves as president of the Alpha chapter at Rivon college. He plans to attend summer school at the University of Wisconsin this summer.
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