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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1954
Page
8
Fair tonight warmer west with Thursday fair south partly cloudy north and possible northwest showers. Low 54 to 58 north 58 to 64 south. High 85 to 92, warmer Thursday. Precipitation .06. Needles California 116 and Grand Marais Michigan 40 are warmest and coldest in U S. Sunrise 4 22 and sunset 7 41.
Probate notices list Mrs Lucille Alston and Mrs Vera DeVoe as administratrix in the estates of Donald E and Clark Olin, with guardians ad litem and multiple appraisers named. Other probate items include the wills of Robert Brazel Grace Knipschild Harlan Conway and John Gempeler, appointing executors and heirs.
Jacob S. Crooks of Monticello was fined $25 and costs for reckless driving and received a six month suspension of his driver's license. Sheriff’s department report.
Raymond Edward Carter 18 of Freeport and Judith Diane Nor der 19 of 1768 17th street. Fred H. Loken Route 2 Darlington and Myrtle R. Burton 25 of Madison issued in Dane County.
Births announced for Mr and Mrs Max Lehr Route 1 a daughter born June 23 and Mr and Mrs Victor May 1620 25th avenue a son born June 22. An accident note lists Willis Elmer at Monti cello. Tonsillectomy: Marsha Simmons 1904 Lincoln Road. Medical notices include Mrs Walter Berry Janesville Perley Foster Rockford Archie Crandall 1220 20th Avenue Mrs Myrtle Keepe Janesville Glen Shenberger Ridott Mrs Floss Borchers German Valley and Mrs Paul Norvatzki 1125 9th
Kathryn Marty, 80, died suddenly at the home of her daughter near Brodhead. Born January 4, 1874 in New Glarus, she married Joseph Marty in Monroe in 1898. Survived by daughter, sister, two grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. services Friday at 2 pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Rev. Marcus Lewis officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Fred Lengacher Sr., 74, of 2121 14th Street, died Sunday. Services were held at 1:30 p.m. in St. John's Church with Rev. Paul C. Kehle officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery. The body arrived at the church from Shriner-Neuschwander Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Pallbearers were Fred Rieder, Julius Hofer, Fred Glauser, Alfred Aebersold, John Brugger and T. J. Burgy Jr.
A roster lists dismissals including William Kohn, Sandra Kohn, Charles Cliff, Julie Ann Krieg, and multiple others. Names span several households with references to spouses and children, alongside several addresses and affiliations.
Local society page lists Mrs. Floyd Montefeldt from Beloit and several other residents visiting or calling in Monroe. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Jordan Juda. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon W. Maxon South Dakota. Harold Haugen Orangeville. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Olson Glen Ellyn. Mrs. Cecil Jones Michael Juda. T. W. Stevenson Denver. Rudy Zweifel Richmond California visiting Winslow. multiple Gratiot residents and Freeport visitor Lynn Karis. Mrs. Glenn F. Stauffacher returns from Minneapolis with family.
Two traffic accidents occurred in the county yesterday. A Nehi Bottling Co. truck from Madison driven by Raymond Weitzel, 29, Madison, ran off the road two miles southeast of Monroe on County Trunk K near the Adolph Sacker farm, charged with careless driving. no hearing date set. In a second crash, Jacob Crooks, 18, Route 1, Monticello, left the road and hit two fences at the Delmar Arn farm 30 miles northeast of New Glarus on Highway 69. He was fined 25 dollars and costs and received a six month suspension of his license by Justice L. A. Koenig.
New York reports the death of Dr. Karl T. Compton at 66 after a brief heart ailment. A wartime radar and atomic research pioneer, he chaired MIT and led it for 18 years before retiring in 1948 to guide national scientific preparedness during the cold war. He hailed from Wooster Ohio and had brothers who led Washington State College and Washington University in St Louis. He recently chaired Eisenhower’s Universal Military Training commission.
Diane Kaye Heinzelman infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Heinzelman Monroe died shortly after birth at St Clare hospital Graveside services were held at 330 pm today at Jordan Norwegian Lutheran cemetery Rev Justin Flak officiated The infant is survived by her parents and grandparents all of Monroe.
An American Legion study committee proposed an underground bombproof shelter under Baraboo’s stone plateau. The facility would support production and assembly of war material as part of national defense planning.
Mrs. Ray Kubly Jr. reports her husband has arrived at Kessler Air Force Base Biloxi Mississippi for four weeks of air force ROTC training.
Baraboo special report says Sauk County DA Harlan Kelley and sheriff’s officers are investigating the shooting of 22 year old Robert Krohn of Mt. Horeb. Krohn was hit in the abdomen during target practice near Reedsburg with Mark Docken. His condition is listed as satisfactory at University Hospital Madison. The incident was first reported as accidental but investigators say facts are unsettled.
The Tavern League of Wisconsin asks for a ban on beer in grocery stores arguing juveniles obtain beer from markets not taverns. A resolution opposing in food shops was adopted at the league convention. County units were urged to seek local regulations barring beer in stores.
French patrols repelled an ambush by about 200 Vietminh guerrillas 60 miles south of Hanoi near Minh Binh. They report 30 rebels killed, 57 more dead and 47 captured in related clashes across the Red River delta. East of Hanoi mines damaged several freight cars on the Hanoi Haiphong line as French bombers pounded guerrilla bases.
The Board of Trade saw most grains selling within narrow price ranges today. July soybeans spiked several cents at times, creating brief volatility in the session.
A police report from Tijuana states 30 Catholic priesthood students were killed when a bus overturned near Ensenada Mexico today.
Mr and Mrs Duane Ellingson Route 1 Browntown name Scott Andrew for their son born Monday at St Clare hospital. The mother Barbara Ruegsegger is daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Ruegsegger Warren. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ivan Ellingson Browntown and great grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe Berger South Wayne and Mr and Mrs Awalt Erichstadt 2426 9th Street. The baby was born on the 26th wedding anniversary of the paternal grandparents.
Cpl and Mrs Robert L Phillips announce the birth of their daughter Peggy Lee born June 18 at Methodist hospital Madison Mrs Phillips is the mother and the infant’s arrival is noted as a family announcement.
Former Delores Renneberg notes Cpl Phillips' return to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri on Tuesday after duty.
Gov Kohler reports approval of a road grading and base course contract on Lafayette County Trunk F near Fayette. The bid of 67579 goes to Duncan McDougall of Dane County.
A scientific note states that the human blink duration ranges from one tenth of a second to a fraction of a second, indicating a rapid and variable reflex. Researchers emphasize the speed of eyelid closure and reopening in normal blinking behavior.
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