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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1954
Page
8
The Daily Record reports generally fair conditions for tonight and Wednesday. Lows range 48 to 55 in the north and 55 to 62 in the south, with Wednesday highs around 80 in the north and upper 80s in the south. Winds 15 to 20 mph NW over the northwest portion and 10 to 20 mph W over the southeast, becoming variable Wednesday.
Since yesterday at 1 p m the high was 85 and the low 61. A year ago today the high reached 86 and the low 66. Precipitation totaled 1.54 inches. Barometer stood at 29.40 inches at 1 am and 29.47 inches at 1 pm. Warmest in the nation Phoenix Arizona at 111 and coldest Marquette Michigan at 48. Sunrise was 4 22 and sunset 7 41.
Reatha Reiner transfers part of Its 3 and 7 and all of It 6 block 5 Emerson and Moulton addition Monroe to George W Engles and wife. Twin Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church trustees transfer parcel in sec 21 Jefferson Township to John Beighton Route 1 Juda. Arthur Behnke and others transfer parcel in sec 18 Brooklyn Township to Charles Behnke and Julius H Behnke. Henry C Klassy and wife transfer parcels in 14 and 23 Washington Township to Arthur Boss and wife.
Gerald George Keen of Route 1 Juda and Elinor Ann Sherwood of Gays Mills are named in a local public notice concerning a forthcoming legal action. The document identifies the parties and their residences as part of the court filing.
Justice L A Koenig and Donald M Fairman faced careless driving charges with forfeiture of a $25 bond. Gerald Raymer of Route 2 was fined for speeding with $20 and costs assessed by the sheriff’s department.
Jay D. McNair 74 of Brodhead Alan McDonald 14 of Belleville and Fred W. Brooks 74 of Orangeville are named in a short local notice noting ages and towns.
St Clare Hospital accident notice lists patients and areas: Fred Disch at 1313 12th avenue medical Beatrice Beck Winslow surgical Alfred Botteron Jr Route 4 Mrs Martin Rupnow Winslow Richard LeTourneau Footville Donald Foslin Beloit Mrs Mildred Nuss Lena Donald Meier South Wayne Nolan Weberg Janesville and Fred Harris 1215 30th avenue. Dismissals include Bruce Duxstad Mrs Vernon Phelps Bonnie Schilling Vicki Seffrood Mrs Oscar Rowland Gordon Helland George Salmons and Infant Girl Johnson.
County Judge Marshall Peterson will discuss Summary Settlement of Estates at the University of Wisconsin law school summer course on July 1. He will also conduct a mock hearing on real estate sales during probates as part of a 10 week program opened yesterday offering an alternative to office practice.
Robert H. Marty son of Mr and Mrs Robert F Marty of 1921 11th Street is among 1600 Army ROTC cadets arriving at Fort Sill Oklahoma for a six week artillery reserve officers training corps summer camp.
David M. Wood of Monroe, a soil conservationist with the SCS since 1948, received a certificate signed by Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taftson and a bronze pin for 20 years of service. District SCS Jack Dens more presented the award as Wood plans farm-stead work including terraces and drainage.
Alan McDonald 14 died at home Sunday. Rites held at Becker funeral home with Rev. Oscar Stanke of Waterloo officiating. Burial in East Dayton cemetery. Born in Dayton he attended East Dayton and Belleville schools and was a Belleville eighth grade graduate. Survived by grandfather Ernest Watkins.
Gemplers leads the Municipal Softball League and meets Sahara Coal in the 7 30 p m feature. Helland Heins faces Commercial Bank in the 9 p m game. Friday sees Phillips Smith vs Albany at 7 30 p m and Helland Heins against the Bankers.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Stuessy funeral home for Christ Stettler 76 who died Friday evening at his Twin Grove home Rev Paul C Kehle officiated and burial was in Greenwood cemetery Pallbearers were Fred Rieder Adolph Urben Fred Glauser Sebastian Laeser Walter Bruegger and Gottlieb Oberholzer all members of Concordia Lodge Mrs Winnie Kuebli and Mrs Frank Deininger were accompanied by Mrs C W Chase as they sang Beautiful Isle of Somewhere and a German song
Mr. and Mrs. Ben DeBoos from Sarasota Florida stopped in Monroe to greet old friends on their way home from Madison. They attended the University of Wisconsin 1909 graduating class reunion of which DeBoos was a member. Mrs. DeBoos, Edna Confer, is the daughter of the late Dr. F. M. Confer. She spent her youth in Monroe.
Gladys Olsen of Brodhead called on business in Monroe while Julia Hendrickson of Orfordville shopped there. Several families travel for visits and gatherings including Mass at St. Victor's by Rev Helfrich and a three day state conference of the Associated Women of the Farm Bureau at Ellison Bay.
Semi-finalists in the state 4-H public speaking contest were named during State 4-H Week in Madison. They include Laurence Larson Sturgeon Bay Ray Johnson Elk Mound Judith Rhein Oakfield Roger Benrud Melrose Gordon Stasiak Holman Peggy Kennedy Antigo Murial Suttie Galesville and Jan Wonoski Dousman. They were selected from 57 counties to compete today for three finalist spots. Robert Hoffman from Exeter Township Dayton 4-H Club did not win yesterday.
Kansas City report says former president Harry S. Truman sat up about 45 minutes reading telegrams and letters after gall bladder and appendix removal. Nurse Geraldine Blakemore said he was feeling better with a cooler temperature. Dr. Wallace Graham visited him briefly.
John R. Maurer, a University of Wisconsin law grad, joins Kittelsen and Brand for a six month office practice. He is Delta Theta Phi member, son of Dr. E H Maurer and Mrs. L A Bloom. They will reside at 509 20th Avenue Milwaukee.
Norman Tishman’s firm finished installing aluminum exterior walls on a 22 story office building at 57th Street and Park Avenue in 92 hours with 61 workers. Spectators watched as two story high sheets were bolted to the frame, a process normally spanning eight to ten weeks.
Fred W. Brooks 74, a Spanish American War veteran and retired meat cutter, died yesterday at the Veterans hospital in Iowa City. He lived in Orangeville after retiring from a Becker’s grocery meat market in Freeport and had earlier worked in Chris Fuss market. Survived by two sons, a daughter, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and a sister. Services at Walker mortuary, Freeport, burial in Grand View Cemetery along Illinois 26.
A blast and flash fire destroyed Mich ael Steffes home in Chilton injuring him severely and his wife lightly. Steffes, 70, in the basement turned on a sump pump switch when the explosion occurred. Fire Chief Norbert Sturm said gas buildup likely ignited by the pump switch spark.
Repair crews cleared debris after two storms knocked out about 100 telephones in the area. Browntown and Juda suffered heavy wind and lightning damage including broken windows. A private plane reportedly went down at Lake Koshkonong with two injured occupants rescued after the pilot swam for help.
Becker states water pressure never fell during the storm or afterward. He notes the city has standby diesel engines and they were not needed last night.
Washington reports President Eisenhower was highly pleased by Senator Margaret Chase Smith's victory in Maine's Republican primary. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty noted he briefed the President on the results this morning.
Wisconsin cheese prices show steady trading with fair to good demand. Offerings are generally adequate across cheddar moisture bases and varieties including daisies and midget cuts, with stated selling ranges around 31 to 34 and 34 to 37 cents per pound.
Betty Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland C Baker leaves for Badger Girls State in Madison joining Mrs Wilbur E Deininger organizer from the American Legion Auxiliary. She was chosen for leadership honesty courage and cooperative spirit and was Monroe high school prom queen 1954. The event runs this week sponsored by the Legion auxiliary and UW Extension Division with Joyce Babler the previous recipient.
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