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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1960
Page
6
Wisconsin outlook partly cloudy with scattered showers or thunderstorms today and tonight. Warm temperatures, highs in the 70s to low 80s, southeast warmer tonight. Sunday expected partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 70s. Monroe Zone forecasts considerable cloudiness with possible light showers late afternoon or evening, clearing tonight.
Report covers yesterday afternoon through today with high 72 and low 57 degrees, precipitation at .08 inch, barometer readings at 1 a.m. and noon, warmest city Phoenix Arizona at 108 and coldest Mullan Idaho at 40, plus sunrise 5 21 and sunset 8 40. Year ago values compare 71 high and 57 low.
Lars Basil Wilson transfers land in fractional K 3 section 3 city of Monroe to Ernest F Messerli. Staver Cheese Corp transfers a strip of land in section 29 Clarno Township to Albert H Deppeler.
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Axel Gilbertson 74 of Route 4 Beloit Mrs. Joseph Hybarger 82 of Freeport Donald Polkinghorn 24 Mineral Point and Carl Anden 84 Akron Ohio in recent death notices from local area.
Mr and Mrs John Broger of Winslow welcome a daughter born June 17. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Waller of Durand announce a son born June 18.
St Clare Hospital Medical shows several patients including Mrs Elmer Lohmeier Davis Mrs Jessie Sharrer 903 22nd street David Wren Browntown Mrs H Clay Armstrong Rockton Jacob Rhyner Albany Surgical roster includes Mrs Fay Wescott Albany Roger W Neild Brodhead and Rodney Sonnenburg 823 22nd street Dismissals list many patients led by Richard Rhead John J Ryan Larry Beer James Jeglum Wilton Marty including Mrs LeRoy Hoeritz and son Charlene Richardson Mrs Anna Hanschel Carol Deininger and Mrs Eva Seffrood.
The American Legion Auxiliary will screen The Fearmakers on June 22 and 23 at Goetz Theater. Dana Andrews and Dick Foran star in a drama about crooked pollsters and tampered research to sway public opinion and push leftist propaganda via front groups.
Donald Polkinghorn 24 was killed when his truck left an embankment at the Eagle Pitcher mine near Linden. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Mineral Point Congregational Church with calling at Treweek funeral home. Survived by wife and six children, his mother, five brothers, and a sister in Lake Mills.
Loyalty Rebekah Lodge members meet with Mrs. Alice Reed of Warren as special guest. The lodge will resume meetings on September 1 following the draping of the charter in memory of Ida Yankee who died April 25. A July 3 picnic at noon in the village park with refreshments by Erma Williams and Fred Broge.
Randell Edward Elliott 17 drowned Thursday in Sugar River south of Albany. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. in Sharer funeral home with Rev. Bruce Willett officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery Janesville. Survived by parents five brothers and paternal grandparents. No inquest. Randy swam with George Flaherty Jr and Jerry Mansheim. current and cramp caused tragedy.
Mrs Hartwig received a silver dot from Mr Moo and Clifford Rea sa gave her another dollar for being alert. She used the magic words on Robert Tschudy who was Mr Moo that day and asked for milk with coffee. The Mr Moo project is part of June Diary Month observance.
Sheriff deputies investigated a sideswipe crash at 1 40 p m at the junction of Highways 1181 and County Trunk KS east of Jutla. Mrs Effie R Brown Route 3 Rockford suffered a bruised foot and aggravated back condition. Gerald L Smith Juda drove the other car and said he was turning off 11 81 when Brown attempted to pass.
Sharon Hollis of Brooklyn was named a finalist for election as state senator for the Nationalist party at Badger Girls State on the UW Madison campus. Margaret Henze of Horeb was named a finalist for a county position in Fairchild County.
Personal mentions and visits across Wisconsin and nearby states. Sam Boss spends the week in northern Wisconsin. Walter Bauman and family return from Saugatuck Michigan. Peggy Sullivan to visit Mrs. Hoff man in Milwaukee area. Shrine meeting attended by Hawthorne Evans and Boyer in Freeport. Bergs return from California with visits to Pico Rivera and Victorville relatives. Beckage and family travel from Madison visiting kin in South Wayne Browntown and Twin Grove.
Funeral services were held for Fred J. Stauffacher 88 who died Thursday in a Madison hospital. The service at 1:30 p.m. at Stuessy funeral home was led by Rev. Howard L. Orians with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Choir members Mrs. LaVerne Schmerse and Mrs. Ralph Krauss sang There is a Place of Quiet Rest and He Leadeth Me. Pallbearers included Richard Kundert Wallace Wieser Clifford Prien Frederick Stauffer Glenview Illinois Richard Nichols Milwaukee and William Marshall Minneapolis.
Funeral for Fred Asmus was at the family home south edge of Monroe at 3 p.m. with Rev. A Gordon Wetmore of the Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood. Stuessy funeral home directed. Pallbearers were Ben L Abraham, Richard Wagner, William Haren, John Thomm, Ludwig Signer and Floyd Asmus of Monroe. Mrs Winnie Kuebli sang Rock of Ages and The Old Rugged Cross.
Browntown society items list several travels and family visits. Mr and Mrs B E Maddrell attend Tommy Middleton’s funeral in Argyle while John Moyer of Savanna Illinois visits grandfather William Leck. Various relatives travel between Monroe Madison Freeport and Chicago for family events and gatherings.
Blend orange and pineapple juices and chill. Pour into six glasses and fill half with ginger ale. Add two scoops lime sherbet and top with ginger ale. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
USDA weekly market report shows hogs mostly 25 to 50 cents lower for sows and barrows and gilts down 50 cents. Prices ranged with No 1 and 2 barrows 215 pounds at about 18.10 and 17.50 to 17.75 for 190 to 230 pound mixed lots. Cattle prices strong for steers and prime heifers with loads at 30.00 to 32.00, high choice steers at 27.00 to 28.00, and various weights of bulls, cows, and heifers listed within typical ranges.
Carl Anden, 84, Akron Ohio formerly of Brodhead, Sweden native, died Friday in Akron. Survived by two sons Perry and Curtis, a brother Hugo in Kansas, a niece Agnes Davies in Ohio, and nine grandchildren. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at Everson funeral home with Rev. Erling Fretheim officiating. burial in West Lutheran Valley cemetery. Visitation tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Vernon Bryan, 23, of McConnell Illinois, a farmhand, was buried up to his chin by hay bales when a bale dropped from a loader and toppled a stack. He was unconscious on arrival at St Francis Hospital in Freeport at 5 25 p m. He worked in the barn mow on the Eber Royer farm Route 1 when the accident occurred.
Cub Scouts from Den 8 Pack 312 toured the State Capitol in Madison followed by a Vilas Park picnic. Den mother Mrs. Fredric Rosa and assistant Mrs. Kenneth Stuart led the outing with Bill Stuart Jeff Kohl Larry Ruch and Fred and Steve Rosa participating. Fred Rosa is den chief.
Mrs Robert Haur and family from Brodhead were in Monroe today as business callers, meeting local contacts and discussing trade opportunities.
Senator Proxmire said Frederick E. Mueller son of Commerce Secretary was not improper in selling furniture to embassies and that he had a legal right to sell to the government. He continued that the State Department did commit irregularities in buying from Mueller Metals Corp and noted nine contracts totaling $89,400 since January 1958 by the Foreign Service Buildings Commission of which Secretary Mueller served as a member.
Mrs. Perry J. Power of 2026 20th Terrace departs tonight for the Christiansen Choral School workshop for choir directors in Denver. She directs the St. John's United Church of Christ choir and will return next weekend.
Earl L. Morton of 1009 17th Street rests at St. Clare Hospital after emergency surgery at 7 30 p.m. Thursday. He is expected to undergo major surgery later.
Forrest Ladwig of Route 2, 31, was hospitalized after a farm accident yesterday when his left hand was severely cut and crushed in a hay baler. He has been discharged from St. Clare hospital.
Brodhead Garden Club hosts its annual guest day at Stedhead EUB church Fellowship hall from 2 to 4 pm Monday. Monroe Garden Club members have been invited to attend.
Mrs Marvin Stauffacher Browntown Jordan and Cadiz chair in the Cancer Fund Drive reports total collection of 310.42 dollars. Mrs Earl Simler co chair Browntown collected 120 dollars. Mmes Jake Senn and Roy Kubly co chairmen Jordan collected 108.70 dollars and Dean Rinehart Cadiz co chairman 81.72 dollars.
Three Madison based public health nurses Martha Tschudy Estelle North and Kathryn Etter joined all day sessions of the Wisconsin Association of Public Health. Dr M W Stuessy of Brodhead serves as president with meetings of the state association held over two days.
New York markets show mixed progress after five days of heavy trading with gains in aircrafts and defense related shares while old-line steels and oils lag. Irregular activity highlights electronics, vending machines, boating and other diverse sectors as brokers call the week one of consolidation and modest profit-taking.
Mike Stauffacher, son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Stauffacher, is under treatment for a brain concussion after falling from his bicycle when he hit loose gravel.
Mrs. Joseph U Hybarger of Freeport died yesterday afternoon at the Deaconess hospital. A Marshall Ill. native, she had lived in Freeport 40 years and was the widow of Troy Hybarger. Surviving are her son Elmer Hybarger, three daughters Ava Thinnes O G Shade and M L Deckhover, a brother, two sisters, 18 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. Services set for 1 30 p m Monday at Walker Mortuary Freeport with burial in Grand View cemetery two miles north of Freeport.
Gov Nelson reviews Wisconsin's 32nd National Guard division during the annual encampment. A ceremony marks the end of the first training week for the Red Arrow unit. Businessmen and legislators toured the camp as guardsmen showcased large scale firepower. Forty guardsmen fired weapons from pistol to eight inch howitzer. Brig Gen Waldemar Breidster said visitors saw only a small segment of the unit's potential destruction.
Members of the Golden Age Club will meet Tuesday in the Community Center. The gathering is open to all members and aims to share updates and socialize.
A compact notice highlights that a friend can handle selling renting and hiring tasks. It emphasizes using a trusted helper to manage listings and arrangements efficiently. The piece reads like a brief classified promotion for personal assistance services.
Buchschacher's Agency lists 330 acres of Green County land with modern buildings, two houses, and terms. 250 acres in Lafayette County on a good highway. 160 acres near Moorroe with modern improvements. 126 acres with good buildings. 200 acres with dairy facilities. 265 acres near Darlington with a bathhouse and barns. 60 acres alfalfa priced with terms. 80 acres cultivable with fine buildings. 185 acres with a 3 bedroom house priced at 30000. 364 acres near Monticello with two modern houses and two barns. 297 acres stock farm near New Glarus priced at 30000. 15 acres with modern home in Wiota. two apartment houses in Monroe with land. 7 room house north of the Square for 7000. Contact Monroe phone 745.
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