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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1955
Page
6
Cloudy with scattered showers and storms, warm nights. Sunday partly cloudy with showers east and north central. cooler in north and west areas. Low 60-65 tonight. highs 72-82. Record highs and barometer readings noted. warmest city Presidio Texas 108. sunrise 4 30, sunset 7 31.
Goetz Theatres transfers to Glen A. Schwartz for 11 5 block 2 Goetz Acres in Monroe. Eugene Laughridge sells 11 1 block 135 in Brod head to Leo M. Ties.
In Mt. Pleasant Township estate of William Carroll who died April 23 names Ray T. Silver and Conrad Stauffer as appraisers. Melvin Carroll widow named administratrix and Roger Elmer guardian ad litem for minor children. Augusta Zwickey of Brooklyn dies June 11. Forrest T. Durner of Evansville named executor. A will dated Sept. 14, 1948 leaves a Rock County farm to Roger Zwickey son Marvin’s son, with remaining estate to Marvin.
Stanley R Johnson aged 22 of 1809 10th Street and Gloria Lois Gempler aged 22 of 545 22nd Avenue listed for marriage license in a local civil notice.
The notice lists births for families in Brodhead and area. Vernon Foster and wife welcome a son on June 17. Eugene Ellingson and wife announce a daughter on June 15. Raymond Voegeli and wife report a son born June 18 on Route 2.
St. Clare Hospital Medical records list Oscar Bolendero Blan chardville as patient. Surgical entries name Robert Carlie Freeport Mrs Leo Allen Freeport and Mrs William Landgraf Freeport. Dismissals include Charles Goepfert Carl Abbuehl Harry Myers Mrs Harold Hale Joan Sippel Martha Johnson Mrs Frank Larson Florence Zastrow Josephine Frauenfelder Paul Macke Rosalie Bouers Mrs Jay Jackson William Seymour and son infant girl Olson Farnham Quintrell.
In Brodhead several youths hold summer jobs. Phyllis and Judy Anderson work at Micro Switch in Freeport. Phyllis attends Luther College Decorah Iowa, Judy is a 1955 Brodhead High School graduate. Mary Hein and Jane Ten Eyck are University of Wisconsin students at Lake Lawn Delavan. Kathryn Scherse, Whitewater State College student, works at Swedish Village Delavan. Jeanette Stuessy, Brodhead High School graduate, assists Warren Selbo with Putnam's North Side Park playground activities.
Mrs. Warren Storey formerly Catherine Hartman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Hartman former Monroe residents, will receive a bachelor of arts degree from Antioch College Yellow Springs Ohio during commencement exercises June 25. She now lives in Seattle Washington and plans to join her husband Seaman Storey in Balboa Panama when orders arrive. She is a 1950 Monroe High School graduate.
Spencer E. Bowen, aged 89, will attend the 100th anniversary birth ceremony for Robert M. La Follette Sr. at Primrose Township and Madison. His daughter Mrs. J. T. Etter Jr. accompanies him. Bowen also attended today’s Green County Picture Press Conference at the Town Hall factory.
Personal mention lists dozens of visitors and residents from Beloit Albany Freeport Des Moines Joliet Chicago Saginaw Waupun and other places. Notables include Mr and Mrs Albert Engel Mrs Rose Schilt and Miss Ida Derendinger and a hospital discharge for Rosalie Bouers after five weeks of treatment.
In Montevideo a report claims most of Argentina’s navy joined a revolt, with ships at sea and unknown whereabouts. Peron blames Communists for vandalism against churches, about seven damaged, as Vatican excommunicates him. He says the fight is over church and state ties.
Police reported a minor two car accident last night at the intersection of 9th street and 22nd avenue. Drivers Fred Glauser and Fred Lengacher sustained damage to doors and fender areas in the 6 11 p m collision.
Mr and Mrs Glen A Schwartz of 2307 16th Avenue purchased a residential building lot in Goetz Acres from Goetz Theatres. They do not plan immediate construction.
Nearly 25 members of the Monroe Turn and Schwing Club left today for a turnfest in Cleveland Ohio. The group traveled in four cars and plans to return to Monroe Monday afternoon.
Now on a week's fishing trip at Sealanders' resort in Ontario Canada are Dr. N. E. Bear Dr. C. E. Baumle Herman D. Fritz J. T. Etter Jr. Rudolph P. Reger Forrest L. Kubly and Fred Feutz Jr. They left Monroe yesterday.
Members of Girl Scout Troop 12 returned to Monroe after a two night trip at the Kiwanis Youth Cabin. They hiked to the cabin cooked outdoor meals and roasted marshmallows with food and chore planning by the girls. Leaders were Mrs. Keith Witte and Mrs. John F. Caradine with helpers Mrs. John Stauffacher and Mrs. Dc. M. Fritz. The troop aided in the house to house cancer fund drive recently.
Albany society notes report visits and travels among residents and relatives. Mrs. Burton F. Moore and others attended a Baptist women’s party at Green Lake. Gayle Treadaway and son Stephen visit Albany relatives while Gayle serves in the Air Force. Several locals attend WCTU events in Monroe. Carl Gillette visits family in Ripon and Neenah. Pryce and Stuart family movements noted. ROTC and naval reserve training plans cited for local youths.
A Platteville mining school lists two students who join the guard unit. Both are enrolled at the institution and have been identified as rising cadets in the local defense program.
Miss Grace Marsh sails to Brodhead to spend summer with grandmother Mrs Laura Mc Nair. Miss Helen Beckwith heads to California for two weeks visiting relatives. Mrs Stuart Mitchell and family travel from California to join Lt Col Stuart Mitchell Sr in Salzburg. The Mitchells visit E J Mitchell’s North Dakota relatives. Forest Lawyer Beloit and family, Bobbi Jo and Jeffrey Beloit, and William J Marti Berkeley visited W W Lawver.
Mrs Howard Voegeli drove to Madison Thursday and returned with Mrs Charles Schnetzler and Janet who are visiting. They will spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs Jacob Voegeli. Mrs Kenneth Klassy visited Maynard Figs at New Glarus and returned with her daughter Carolyn after several days there.
Times Special reports multiple family relocations in Albany. The Delbert Smiths move into the Kenneth Klossner house vacated by the Louis Nipple family. The Louis Teales purchase the Fred Nichols Estate and occupy it after extensive repairs. Walter Wood house will be taken by Mr and Mrs Fred C Hammerly, who move from the E A Sharer upper apartment.
Winners were named Friday in the Wisconsin Junior Dairymen's Association livestock classification show. Darrel Worden and G Dorian Thurs, both of Wausau, won in the Brown Swiss and Holstein classes.
The third annual Bennett family reunion gathered 75 relatives near Spring Green at Tower Hill State Park. Attendees traced descent to Jehial Bennett who settled in South Wayne in the 1880s. Newt Bennett and Guy Porter were the oldest members. Dianne Schmoldt was the youngest. Ammon Bennett and Carrie Porter traveled far from Puente California and Monroe contributed many local members.
Rev. and Mrs. Oscar Stanke celebrate 25th wedding anniversary on June 26. He served Brooklyn Community church 1934 41 and now leads the Waterloo Marshall parish. Services at 10 30 a m Marshall church and a 2 to 5 p m reception in Waterloo church parlors.
Green County’s 1955 Alice contest finalist Columbia and Mrs. Robert Buehler of Helvetia were noted among hundreds at the event. The four ring program showcased Swiss props, cows, dogs, and a large Swiss community presence. Guests included many photographers and reporters. town activities moved from Town Hall to New Glarus for luncheon at Zwingli House.
Misses Myrna Adamson and Gladys Waltemath entertained 8th grade girls who will be freshmen this fall at a barbecue supper and scavenger hunt Wednesday night. Shirley Woodruff received birthday gifts as guests Carolyn Klassy Mary Klassy Judith Gibbons Carlyne Elmer Mary Baebler JoRene Steinmann and Shirley Woodruff attended.
Alvin Hodgdon aged 20 from Wisconsin Rapids died at a Berlin hospital from injuries after his car left Highway 73 and struck a tree Thursday. He died today at the Berlin hospital.
Milton Johnson Clifford M. Fritz and G. Fred Galli led a hospitality party that woke the visitors for photos at the Green County site. Junior Chamber of Commerce members aided traffic control as Sheriff Samuel Humbel and deputies kept traffic moving smoothly.
Madison Wisconsin news item reports Harry C. Northrop 68 of Charlotte North Carolina died of a heart attack at a Madison hotel during a University of Wisconsin class of 1910 reunion Friday night.
Orangeville High School FFA delegates Gary Rote and Rodney Frank along with adviser Roy Hefty attended the state FFA meeting in Springfield. Members Laverne Barker Ed Enzinger Larry Heck and Rote received the state degree at the closing session. Robert Schulz earned a state FFA award with a plaque on Wednesday. Other attendees included Leland Scheider Lana Sherry Ann Molter William Blankenhorn and Harold Grindy.
Chicago police arrest Cicero health commissioner Dr Thomas Kallal 47 on an illegal prescription charge. He posts 2000 dollar bond and is due in narcotics court Monday.
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