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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
8
Mostly fair and warmer conditions across Wisconsin with a Saturday low in the 50s and high in the 80s. Monroe County forecast calls for fair and continued cool afternoon and night with Friday mostly sunny and warmer, low 35 to 45 and high 74 to 80.
Today events show high of 70 and low of 45 since 1 p.m. Yesterday’s high 82 and low 57. Barometer at 1 a.m. 30.28 and 1 p.m. 30.40. Thermometer readings place warmest at Thermal Springs California 120 and coldest at Marquette County Airport Michigan 33. Sunrise at 5:21 and sunset at 8:39.
The probate notices name Leslie J. Best of Brooklyn died April 14 with executor Clifford Scott and appraisers Sheldon Yarwood and Waldo Freitag. The will dated October 6 1959 leaves bequests to the widow two daughters and a son. John Andereck named administrator for Nettie M. Andereck who died June 7 with O N Johnson and C O Brunkow as appraisers. Heirs include three sons Harold Herbert W and John. Herman G. Karlen named administrator for Mary Karlen who died May 19. heirs include a son a daughter Sylvia K Wechter two grandsons and a granddaughter. Myrtle Bell Elmer named administratrix for Etta Mae Flood who died June 5. no appraisers needed. heirs include Hazel May Lloyd and Mrs Elmer.
County Court Judge Marshall L. Peterson cites or notes fines for multiple traffic offenses across Monroe, Brodhead, Juda, and surrounding areas. Cases include license overloading charges, non-registration, improper use of plates, speeding at night, and defective stop lamps with various bonds and court costs. Some entries require payment by July 1 or jail time, while others were dismissed or forfeited bonds. Names include Stella Cheese Co, Kenneth S Slack, Walter Brugger, John Marty, Alvin Buholzer, Henry Brown, John William Larson, Roy Watkins, Sam Mohns, Ralph M Wells Sr, and others in Lussee-Southern Express and Central Petroleum Co listings.
A group of Monroe Boy Scouts from Troops 113 and 101 will spend two weeks at Philmont Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico. They depart Oregon Illinois June 23 by train for Denver and Trinidad Colorado, then truck to the ranch, with George Jacobs leading and Roy Hefty assisting.
Mrs Agnes Hinds of Monroe received a silver dollar from Mr Moo today for asking the right person if milk was wanted with a meal. Mr Moo is a phase of the June Daily Month promotion honoring waitresses who assist cooperatively in the program.
State Traffic records show Joseph Deegan of Brodhead was jailed for three days for driving with no rear view mirror, fined $10 plus costs.
Monroe police report Lloyd C. Hubred of Madison cited for speeding with a $10 forfeiture.
Marriage licenses issued for E Marx Disch of Route 2 Poy nette and Hulda E Hefty of Belleville. application noted as made in Madison.
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. John G. Gruber aged 71 of 2220 14th avenue Mrs. Allen Taylor aged 69 of Route 3 Brodhead and Elmer Rowe aged 62 of Cuba City.
Mr and Mrs Bernard Wiegel at 2205 8th street welcomed a daughter on June 14. Mr and Mrs Walter Brandle of 1711 21st avenue welcomed a daughter on June 15. Mr and Mrs John Flatter at 2015 8th street welcomed a daughter on June.
Lists of patients undergoing tonsillectomy at St. Clare Hospital including James Vickers New Glarus Ray Pawlisch Brodhead and others. Medical and Surgical patients named with addresses and accompanying dismissals listing numerous individuals and family members.
Miss Nancy Trotter of Minneapolis visits her mother Mrs. Marguerite Trotter in Blanchardville. Jeanne Kummer of New Glarus spends the week with sister Mrs. Harvey Jenkins in Charles City Iowa. Henry M. Schmid of New Glarus visits daughter Mrs. Robert Green and family in Brodhead. Roslyn Paulson family of Downey California vacationing two weeks with relatives in Blanchardville. City officials Freda Bray and Eleanor Frederick attend League of Wisconsin Municipalities meeting in Genona City. Dr. and Mrs. E H Maurer leave for Medford to visit parents and relatives, returning Monday night. Ted Wells of Juda visits Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nyvard in Monroe. Wells heads to Arizona next Wednesday for Mrs. Wells health. Herbert T. and Walter A. Johnson Herman A. Stuessy and William D. Gempler go fishing at Lake of the Woods near Kenora Ontario. return June 25. Mr. and Mrs. W C Rust of Clinton in Monroe en route to Cuba City for funeral of Elmer Rowe. Rust former Monroe Evening Times editor. Nat G. Preston to travel east to Niagara Gettys burg Williamsburg and Washington D C. grandsons Jim and Dick Preston join them in Milwaukee on 10 day trip. F L Buchschacher Monroe and Rose Crabtree Albany attend IOOF and Rebekah Lodge convention at Stevens Point. Crabtree a delegate for Albany lodge, Buchschacher sells jewelry and novelties.
Mrs William Mueller of 2801 13th street was named president of the Green County Safety Council for the 1961 62 year. Meetings will resume in September. She succeeds Russell J r as vice president. Mrs Chester Pinnow of rural Juda was elected secretary and Mrs Arleigh Frautschy Route 1 was named treasurer.
Charles Manson announced the appointment of S. C. Du Rose to the newly created post of assistant deputy commissioner of insurance. Du Rose, a longtime department employee, ranked first in a nationwide examination.
Mrs. Bertha Gruber 71 died 8 05 p m yesterday at St Clare hospital Monroe following two weeks illness from a heart condition. She was born 1889 in Canton Bern Switzerland and came to America in 1910. Survived by husband John three daughters Hilda Larson Edna Busch Lillian Price a son Erwin Gruber a sister Emma Feller and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services Saturday at Stnessy funeral home Monroe with Rev A Gordon Wetmore officiating burial in Oneco Cemetery.
Directors of Clark Oil and Refining Corp declare a three percent stock dividend on common stock payable June 30 to stockholders of record June 20.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Roth directors of the summer recreation program report 280 children have registered for the Glarus session.
John and Charles Krueger of Marshfield, grandsons of Mr and Mrs Charles E Krueger of 1717 15th Street, are attending Boys State at Ripon College.
David and Thomas Cox arrived home after a five day visit to Washington D C David took an oral exam for the Foreign Service a branch of the state department He will receive an assignment in the Foreign Service in the near future until then he will be employed locally
A note references the Social Security Administration in Sioux City Iowa listing contact or service points.
Mrs. Evelyn Hardwick of Peterborough England arrives for an extended visit with her daughter Mrs Awalt Lueck and family in Browntown.
Marvin Maaske son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Maaske earned a bachelor of arts with a mathematics major from Cartha College in a ceremony reported by Times Special.
William E. Wenger a retired cheese industry leader shows satisfactory progress at St. Clare hospital after a major surgery on Monday He was admitted June 3 for diagnostic treatment and is listed in stable condition by hospital officials.
Minor damage reported yesterday afternoon to a car parked by Melvin L Zentner at 241542 8th Avenue in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot on Highway 69 South when a collision occurred.
A car parked by Judith A Heitz at 2220 8th Avenue rolled from its stall according to a police report. It is not stated whether any damage occurred or injuries were reported.
A group of 25 Homemakers from Tomah visited the Chalet of the Golden Fleece on Tuesday in New Glarus.
Lion and Kiwanis Club members depart Monroe at 4 p.m. Thursday June 22 for the Braves Giants game at Milwaukee County Stadium.
Ray E. Gross of New Glarus is detained in county jail on a $100 bond for failure to appear in Circuit Court on a state income tax charge. He is to appear before Judge Arthur L. Luebke on a contempt citation Monday, June 26.
Judge Donald S. Rock of Superior and 42 attorneys have been suspended from membership in the State Bar of Wisconsin by the board of governors for non payment of dues.
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