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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1961
Page
6
Daily Record reports a cooler trend with partial cloudiness across Wisconsin. Showers and scattered thunderstorms are likely in the Monroe Zone this afternoon and evening with a turning cooler tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures range from the mid 40s tonight to upper 60s Tuesday.
Willis Theiler of Browntown named administrator for the Ronald R Theiler estate who died March 18. No appraisal required as value is known.
Forfeitures include Willard F. Grammont of Freeport for speeding and a $10 fine. Florence M. Welton of Juda also fined $10 for speeding. Larry W. Van Horn cited for excessive noise and fined $10. Harold W. Lutes and Richard L. Witt from Benton and Monroe with William B. Kilkelly of Darlington cited for speeding and fined $10.
Justice L A Koenig and Sandra Riemer of Route 2 Brod head are cited for speeding with no fine possible for a minor under state traffic statutes, license suspended 30 days plus costs. Donald H Broten of Albany faces scene of crash charges with six month driving privileges suspension, three traffic school sessions, restitution due in three months, and $50 plus costs. Corliss E Farrell of Darlington is charged with unlawful discharge of firecrackers. fines of $25 plus costs.
Robert Linde mann 27 Beloit and Vivian Soddy 21 Browntown. Dennis Hunt 22 Route 3 and Mary Gurr 19 1712 20th avenue. Gary Brugger 20 Route 2 and Betty Zimmerman 19 Albany.
Dozens of children began aquatic instruction this morning led by Red Cross unit Norager the pool manager. Little Tot lessons start next Monday and Housewives class meets 1030 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays with divisions for advanced and beginner levels. Regular hours resumed 830 a.m. to noon and 130 to 900 p.m. weekdays and 130 to 500 p.m. Saturdays 200 to 500 and 700 to 900 p.m. Sundays. Yesterday’s attendance reached 565, lifting year-to-date total to 9863 vs 3464 last year.
Weekend vandalism near Spring Grove Township damaged Viggo Nielsen’s unoccupied house with four broken windows and harmed a nearby Albany corn field by a car. Two Evansville men and two Albany women were not charged after the farmer did not file a complaint. A full gas tank was drained from a car parked at a Monroe motel, and a transistor radio vanished from the S and O TV store on the city’s south edge during store hours.
Former St. Victor's curate Rev. Donald H. Lins moves to St. Pius X in Cambridge after serving Madison's St. Bernard's in Madison since January 1960. Lins came to Monroe in November 1954 and became the diocesan youth director for Madison in January. He helped organize parish school basketball teams in Monroe.
A roster of individuals from multiple Wisconsin towns including Rockford Beloit Janesville Fort Atkinson and Juda appears with a long list of dismissals. The notice names many spouses and relatives alongside given names and surnames reflecting a public or legal listing.
Personal mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Larry Loveland of Madison visiting nearby. Regular Women’s Relief Corps and Women of the Moose meetings announced with installation and potluck. State official Robert Zimmerman in Monroe for Swiss Open. Jon Dreier of Yonkers and several Madison residents attend class reunions. Miss Helen Green attends textile forum at UW Madison. Various guests visit Emma Ruehle’s house and Rev. Mouw travels to Carroll College for the 110th Synod meeting. Local families from Brodhead, Rockford, Waco, Chanute Field, and Janesville are noted with travel, weddings, and hospital cases as Mercy Hospital treats Merri.
Miss Joyce Vaassen of Cuba City and Francis Rock of Mineral Point were married at St. Rose’s Catholic Church in Cuba City on Saturday. The ceremony took place with family and local parish members in attendance.
Golden Age Club members will meet at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow in the community center for a potluck lunch. A business meeting and games will follow.
Mark Kenneth Rufer, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rufer of 1202 12th Street, was baptized yesterday at St John s United Church of Christ by Rev Paul Olm. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Dwight Zettle. Mark born February 19 at St Clare hospital. He has a sister Ruth Ann 16 months. A post service picnic dinner followed at the home of paternal grandparents Alvin Rufer. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Mervin Andrews.
Miss Linda Zentner daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Zentner attends summer schools at the University of Wisconsin Madison to study for her master's degree She plans to return to West Allis to resume teaching this fall.
Interior painting and redecorating started today at St John’s United Church of Christ and will take five to six weeks. The crew recently finished a similar project at Grace Lutheran Church.
Denise Albert daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Albert attends a music clinic for elementary graduates at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Mrs. H. A. Becker attends a summer session at the University of Wisconsin taking a librarian's course.
Mr and Mrs Joseph C Dearth depart tomorrow for a Jamaica vacation as guests of Chrysler Corp Their Dearth dealership won the top regional award in a Dodge sales contest in Chicago area.
Mrs. Sherman Dearth, now living in Harlingen Texas, will stay at his brother's home while the Joseph Dearths travel to Jamaica.
William Maurer son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Maurer of 2003 7th street will take a three day trip to Milwaukee Madison and the Wisconsin Dells. He earned the trip as a newspaper carrier by selling subscriptions.
Ray E. Kundert attends the county clerks state convention in Eau Claire with Mrs. Kundert and they plan to return home Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Nathan F Burgy 1514 23rd avenue announce the birth of their son Norval Frank at 9 10 am yesterday in St Clare hospital The baby joins older brother Nathan Frederick I G Mrs Burgy the former Nellie Buhlman daughter of Christ Buhlman Theodore Burgy Sr is paternal grandfather.
Mrs. Henry Grundahl will lead adult tennis instruction at Recreation Park courts this Wednesday at 7 30 p m Registration for the course was held at Twining Park last week
Hazel Tipton a 36 year old Cleveland typist seeks repayment of 15840 she paid for dance lessons plus 25000 in punitive damages in Common Pleas Court. She alleges she was danced talked flattered cheated and swindled over two months in 1959 and claims a conspiracy involving Sam A Costello Arthur Murray Inc and the studio.
Local classifieds offer yards of farm gear and livestock for sale. Farm owners list tractors, plows, cattle, poultry, and equipment for cash. Buyers find value in items priced by sellers and available for quick pickup.
Don Yenko and Ed Lawther, both 34 from Pennsylvania, drove their Corvette to first in the 300-mile featured race at Road America, the fifth and final event of the June Sprints. Don Penske won the 100-mile modified division in a Maserati at a record 86.455 mph. Chuck Dietrich won the junior formula 100-mile race, with Curt Gonstead listed as entrant.
A visitor and a young girl at the Old Fashioned ice cream store remark on an alphorn and a pipe as they view the scene. They move on with a man in western boots toward a licensed Idaho car, musing about the smoke of the pipe.
Directors of the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's Association met in Monroe to plan the fire school scheduled for Sept. 10 at the Monroe fire station. Local department representatives W. E. Deininger and George Engels attended the planning session.
Grantville Utah report reads the bride of Anthony P Downey 25 son of Morton Downey was killed in a automobile crash during the couple's honeymoon trip The bride formerly Sandra J Arpaia is identified in the brief note
Hamden Connecticut resident and a second person died in a head on collision near a western Utah town. Downey suffered injuries but remained described as in fair condition. The couple had been married on June 10 in Wallingford Connecticut.
President Kennedy nominates Roger J. Kiley 60 Illinois Appellate Court judge and former Notre Dame football star for the Seventh Circuit seat to replace the late Judge W Lynn Parkinson. Seventh Circuit covers Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin. Lifetime position with 25000 dollar salary.
Death notices list A B Anderson age 64 of Deerfield. The brief notice provides no further details. Nearby birth notices record several newborns with parental names and dates in June.
A list of individuals associated with medical procedures at St Clare Hospital includes Michael N Zimmerman of Monticello and Sharon Kay Blumer of Albany among others. Names cover Rockford Crystal Lake Brodhead Winslow Highland Wilmington and Beloit with addresses in several cases.
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