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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1961
Page
6
The forecast calls for a fair and warmer day tonight with Sunday conditions mostly fair and warmer. The south half turns partly cloudy with a chance of showers in extreme north during Sunday afternoon or night. lows in the 50s and highs reaching 78 to 85.
A daily weather summary notes yesterday from 1 p.m. high of 76 and low of 53, year ago high 70 low 47. Barometer 1 a.m. 30.30 and noon 30.30. Warmest U S city Bakersfield California 113 degrees and coldest Rumford Maine 35. Sunrise 5 21 and sunset 8 40.
Ida Gales transfers west 108 feet of lot 4 block 15 Original Plat Albany to Fred C. Hammer li. Feldt transfers 9.545 acres to Juda Sanitary District Jefferson Township. Altmann transfers 1.114 acres to Gottfried Galli Monroe Township. Marty transfers 160 acres to Sam A. Goecks Washington Township.
The widow Juliette is named heir and executrix of the estate of Franz Gisler who died May 22. His will is dated March 27, 1961.
Forfeitures list includes Eleanor J. Richmond Route 2 Orangeville for driving without license and without lights, each $10. Rudy P. Jenny Route 1 Juda cited for speeding $10. Harold A. Brecklin Monroe and Jerry E. Holcomb Monroe charged with operating motor vehicle too fast for conditions $25.
Obituaries for Oscar H. Neuman 66 of Rockford Lizzie Stabenow 79 of McConnell ITH and William Ben Hoyland 84 of Piney Manitoba Canada list their ages and locations in brief death notices.
Mrs. Orton Day of Orfordville Belleville couple Mr and Mrs Leonard Waelti welcome daughters on June 16 and Mr and Mrs Keith Christen of Route 1 celebrate a daughter on June 17 in local notices.
A hospital notice lists accident victims at St. Clare Hospital including Donald J. Alston Route 2 and Mrs Fannie Smith South Wayne, with medical entries for Lisa Ann Keller and others. Dismissals include Steven Donald Gadow David Michael Gadow Steven Ellis Wilke and numerous named individuals and an infant boy.
Randi P. Stafford seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Rodney L Stafford of 906 11th street escaped injury yesterday when his bicycle struck the rear of a car driven by Merrill D Stites of Winslow at the corner of 10th avenue and 11th street. The bicycle seat and front wheel were damaged and a dent appeared in the cars left rear fender. In a second incident a car parked by Carolyn B Mowbray at 1605 25th avenue was lightly damaged when struck by a board from a truck driven by Daniel F Wyss of Route 1 Monroe.
A State Department charter airliner brought 115 people from Havana to Miami. Most passengers are of Cuban descent fleeing Fidel Castro's regime.
A reflective piece suggests there is a strange logic in losing an act or purpose. The writing uses metaphor to compare absence with familiar calls to reason and order, hinting at a search for meaning in something once held.
Free tennis lessons begin Monday afternoon at the Recreation Park courts under Bruce G. Patterson who also coaches the high school team. Grades are arranged by last semester standings and signup occurs with the class meetings. If needed, equipment can be arranged through Patterson. The schedule runs Monday through Friday with varied grade and gender groups and times.
William Ben Hoyland of Monroe aged 84 died Wednesday in Piney Manitoba Canada. Funeral services were held in the Methodist church with burial in Piney cemetery. He is survived by two daughters Mrs Roy Ruff of Orangeville and Mrs Rex Hahn of Brodhead, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was born May 31 1877 to Alva and Mary Ellen Southerland Hoyland and married Elva Thorp January 11 1900 in Juda.
Sp4 John N. Drye, 23, Oregon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar A. Drye, lives Route 1 Browntown. He completes active duty training tomorrow at Camp McCoy with the 44th General Hospital after joining in January. He works in the Madison area U S Army Reserve hospital unit affiliated with UW medical school and plans to continue medical studies at UW. He is married to Janice with one daughter and is a 1956 Monroe high school graduate.
Services for Mrs John Gruber 71 of 2220 14th avenue were conducted at 2 pm at Stuessy funeral home with Rev Gordon Wetmore officiating. Mrs Gordon Wetmore sang Beyond the Sunset and Lead Me Gently Home Father. organist was Burton L Holling. Grandsons Robert Busch Jra Norman Smith Jr Robert Horstmeier Edward James Larson and John Gruber served as pallbearers. burial followed in Oneco Cemetery.
Classified notices invite buyers renters and sellers to meet through concise postings. Advertisers seek quick results and visible contact details to attract matches and transactions in the local marketplace.
The Arab nation Yemen has no parliament and no political parties, reflecting its unique political structure and governance. The statement highlights the absence of formal legislative bodies and organized party system in the country.
Personal mentions show Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sandsey visiting relatives in Unity with her brother and sister in law Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeVoe. Other notices report Mrs. Eliza beth Hoffman hosting a family visit from Barrington and Lil, Mr. and Mrs. John Staffon visiting parents in Fairhaven, and a funeral in Reedsburg attended by Mrs. Larry Lindgren. Also noted are Miss Jean Kummer traveling with Mrs. Harvey Jenkins for a visit in Charles City after the Kummer Reinmann reunion at Twining Park.
The Weather Bureau reports a 30 day outlook from mid June to mid July with temperatures average below normal in the northeast and south of the nation east of the Continental Divide. Above normal temperatures expected west of the divide and in the northern Plains with the greatest departures in the Pacific Northwest. Rainfall likely above normal in the southern Plains and south Atlantic states, below normal in the Midwest and Far West. Near normal elsewhere.
Mrs. E A Ninneman formerly of Monroe is reported in excellent condition after major surgery in Tucson Arizona. Her husband says surgeons expect a rapid recovery following the operation.
Martha Karlen of Winslow earned the proficiency award for English I at Wayland Academy Beaverdam during the annual awards ceremony. She finished her freshman year on the honor roll and was named calendar editor for the 1962 school yearbook.
A new 11 cent postage stamp matching the Statue of Liberty design with reversed colors goes on sale Monday at the Post Office. It features a red frame, blue Libe rty and the phrase In God We Trust, issued to meet the July 1 international surface rate.
Mrs. Fannie Smith on crutches after a fall yesterday caused badly bruised knees. She is a patient at St. Clare hospital. She maintains her South Wayne home and visits her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith at 1115 9th avenue. The accident occurred at the Smith residence.
The 6000 foot Izalco volcano in El Salvador earned the nickname lighthouse of the Pacific for its fiery crown visible to ships far at sea and its prominent coastal presence in regional history.
Lizzie Rohde Stabenow, born 1881 in Oneco Township, died after a lingering illness in Freeport hospital. She married Edwin L. Stabenow in 1900 and leaves two sons, three sisters, four grandchildren, and a great grandchild. Services are set for 2 pm at McConnell Methodist Church with burial in Basswood Cemetery.
Rev and Mrs Fretheim of Luther Valley churches Rock County east of Brodhead are in Minneapolis where Rev Fretheim will officiate at son Gary Fretheim and Judy Wendell's wedding this evening. The couple traveled to Minneapolis on Thursday.
Mrs Margaret Hartwig received one dollar from Mr Moo at the Waffle Shop and employer Clifford Reasa matched it for a total of three dollars. The gift supports a local cause in the tight knit community.
Four boys from Ooo Heights caught 1 008 bluegills in one day at Lake Francis after stocking restored fish life. They buried the catch at Dr. John L. Norton home and erected a monument. Participants were John Gerhart Richard Barry John M. Norton and William Kubly. Norton, Barry and Kubly also sell nightcrawlers to fishermen.
Donald J. Alston, 24, of Route 2, sustained a broken collar bone around midnight when he lost control on a town road near the John W. Ruff farm. He was admitted to the hospital as an accident medical patient at 12:45 a.m. today. Deputies on the scene reported the motorcycle was badly damaged while investigating the crash.
A total of 706 have signed up for swimming instruction at the Recreation Park pool. Pool manager Thomas Norager announced lessons start Monday. housewives meet 10:30 a.m. with sessions on Mon Wed. adult lessons Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Teenager class Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. Little tot classes begin June 26. Yesterday attendance was 463, season total 8 924.
New York ED MORSE reports a 15 month low week for stocks as GE faced possible breakup, steel price cuts dampened shares, copper fell, AT&T plunged on margin issues, and the Berlin crisis plus a seamen strike curbed sentiment. The AP 60-stock average dropped 5.70 to 245.20, its worst week since March 5 1960.
Hedwig Zimmerman, a Platteville State College senior, is elected president of the Karialethes Society, a women’s group limited to 45 members fostering co operation between faculty and students. Jill Saether of Blanchardville is also a member.
William L. Rollins president of Oaktron Industries claimed June 9 for a hole in one on the No. 8 at Pembine's Four Seasons Club during the Radio and Electronics Conference. His shot on the first round and again on the second round earned him the title amid a well attended convention and a costly delegates' treat.
Abram Bolden becomes the first African American to serve as a Secret Service agent guarding the President, assigned on a 30 day temporary term to the White House detail.
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