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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1959
Page
6
The Daily Record reports fair and pleasant conditions this afternoon with a forecast of partly cloudy and warmer weather tonight and Wednesday. Scattered showers or thunder showers likely, with increasing humidity Wednesday. Low tonight 54 60. High Wednesday in the 80s.
Reported high of 77 and low of 56 in Est region with year ago extremes of 77 and 51. Pressure readings 29.90 at 1 am and 30.06 at 1 pm. Warmest U S location Ther mal Calif at 117 and coldest Grand Marais Mich at 31. Sunrise 5 31 and sunset 8 32.
Commercial and Savings Bank transfers its 1 and 3, block 7 in Andrick's Addition, Monroe to N B Coplien. Arthur J Young transfers parcels 1 and 3, block 120 in Brodhead to Howard Wallace and Gene A Pinnow. John Haldiman Jr transfers lots 7 and part of 5 feet of lot 8 in Grandview Add, Brodhead, to Franc is L Strait.
Loretta M. Wilhelmson of South Wayne faces speeding forfeiture charges in Monroe police records with a $10 fine noted.
Justice L A Koenig and Allen R Kubly of Route 3 Monroe face fines for operating an unregistered vehicle and for driving without a license. Norman E Miller of Freeport pays a $24 forfeiture for nighttime speeding. Costs include $5 and $15 with $5 remitted after attending three traffic school sessions.
Shirl F. Niedermeier 36 and June M. Swenson 25 both of Brodhead. John Charles Burt 25 of Albany and Cynthia Parker 30 of San Francisco California. Donald Keith Ostby 22 and Beverly Jean Voegels 17 both of Adams Township.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Lausch announce a son born June 22 at 1614 8th Street. Mr and Mrs Billy Teuscher report a son born June 23 at 2215 15th Street. Mr and Mrs Walter Krauss of New Glarus announce a daughter born June 23.
The record lists patients across several departments at St. Clare Hospital including Christine Vincent and Anna Marie Frenzel for tonsillectomies, James Aten in an accident case, and a roster of medical patients such as Mary Kettle and Lester Fritz. Dismissals include Daniel Courtney James Wolf Drew Brandli Harvey White and others.
Ten area Explorer Scouts and leader Ralph Baltzer will depart Friday for Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. They travel via Denver and Trinidad with stops at Garden of the Gods and Cimarron, then base at Cimarroncito. The group includes John Schiesser William Simmons Mort Armstrong Robert Kingdon Dave Diekl Bill Baebler John Woodruff John Krieg Gene Gessler and Michael Baltzer from multiple towns.
Miss Dillon led the local results with 871 votes, ahead of Jean Wyss at 597 and Nancy Campbell at 444. Eloise Waelti narrowly beat Linda Nyman by three votes in Juda, while Monticello showcased Mary Klassy with 1 820 first place ballots to reach the final. Finalists from Browntown, Brodhead, Albany, and others advance to a Madison TV appearance and a transportation meeting at the courthouse as Dairy Day nears.
London Harriman former New York governor and World War II ambassador to Moscow met Premier Khrushchev at the Kremlin during a touring visit to the Soviet Union reported by Moscow radio.
The Associated Press reports deaths in Kenosha and Langlade counties bring the 1959 Wisconsin highway fatality total to 314. This compares to 322 a year earlier.
Personal mentions recount visits and trips among Albany Madison area residents and relatives. Names include Mrs Roy Schwartzlow Joe Flesher Mr and Mrs Herman Schup bach Jacob Buol Fred Ochsner John Albany Ripon Ronnie John Hefty Monticello Badger Boys State Tyler Place Inn Highgate Springs Donna Gustafson travel through Canada Nelsons Counselman Johnson Metcalf Stauffer Stackpole McConnell Wiota callers at Leuzinger Johnson Rebly Buresberg Crooks Buresberg Milo Whitehead Babler Kropf and others on family visits and vacations in Wisconsin and Canada.
State Sen. Robert S. Travis of Platteville was guest speaker at the Lions Club gathering at the Swiss Wheel restaurant. William A. Gyure handed the president’s gavel to Doran R. Zwygart as retiring president. The next meeting will feature the annual steak fry at Canyon Camp on July 13 near Apple River.
Services were held in Boscobel for LaVerne G Lenzendorf 23 of Cuba City who drowned after a canoe overturned in Beardsley Lake Saturday night. Burial followed at Wauzeka Cemetery. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Herman Lenzendorf Wauzeka six sisters five brothers and his paternal grandmother.
The University of Wisconsin reported 1959 summer session enrollment close to 6,500 on Monday with about 1,000 more expected. Officials forecast total summer enrollment surpassing 8,000.
Social event honors Rev and Mrs Peter Retzlaff on their 40th anniversary at Lake Mills EUB church. Attendees from Juda and nearby towns. program features music, reminiscences, and greetings from families including seven children and 16 grandchildren.
Duke Ellington and his band created the jazz score for Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder. The process took three days on location in Michigan. Ellington spoke of the thrill, his method, and constant work as key to his enduring artistry.
A fragment quotes a remark about in town shows from 1933 and past performances. It emphasizes enduring value beyond money, suggesting such programs help sustain work and youth. The text evokes nostalgia for earlier stage offerings and local culture.
Green County 4 H chorus under Mrs Ed win W Schuetze will meet July 6 at night in First Methodist church. They will sing at the 4 H picnic in Monticello July 12. The county 4 H orchestra will not meet tomorrow and members will be notified of the next meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Babler of Route 4 welcomed their second son named Ronald Randall born June 20. The couple's first son Randall Roger will be two in October. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leuzinger Jr. of Monticello and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob B. Babler of Monroe. Great-grandparents include Mrs. Matilda Crooks of Brodhead and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leuzinger Sr. of Juda.
Mrs Simon Meyer attends Beloit College for summer school in her second week, commuting daily to the campus.
The Monroe Junior Legion baseball team will face Edger ton tomorrow night at 8 on the Recreation Park diamond.
Mr and Mrs Lester E Schulz Jr Route 2 Orangeville welcomed a daughter born Saturday in a Freeport hospital. The couple has four other children Gary Susan Cathy and Peggy. Grandparents are Mr Leslie Schwitz and Mrs Lester Schulz Sr Monroe and great grandparents Mrs Mary Morris and Albert Schulz Orangeville. Mother and daughter expected to go home tomorrow.
The women of St. Victor's parish plan a monthly Altar Society gathering tonight at the parish school. The meeting covers parish activities and social plans.
Alvin H. Babler a Certified Life Underwriter and representative for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co is among about 700 top life insurance salesmen attending the annual meeting of the Million Dollar Route Table in Florida Future details unclear due to fragmented text
The Americana hotel Bal Harbour Florida hosted the month’s Round Table meeting. Membership this year totals 2,688 and is limited to those who have sold at least $1 million of life insurance in 1958 or who are life members after three consecutive years of reaching that sales threshold.
Mrs. Ira Williams of the Coffee Shop in Brodhead is the latest server in Green County to receive a silver dollar from Mr Moo. She suggested including milk or another dairy product with meals as part of a June Dairy Month promotion idea in the county.
Four year old James C. Aten of Farmington Illinois suffered a lip injury yesterday. He was treated at St. Clare hospital and remained there overnight for observation.
Browntown Boy Scout Troop 1069 held a Court of Honor at Zanders Lake last night with Scouts and parents attending. Tenderfoot pins were awarded to Paul Marty David Wells Don Wells Kenneth Grossen and Dennis Grossen. First class pins went to Keith Burrington Michael Krebs and James Goebli who also earned a first aid merit badge. Scout master Robert Wartenweiler led the event and refreshments followed.
White House press secretary James C. Hagerty is reported to be recovering satisfactorily after surgery to remove an acutely inflamed appendix.
Nathan Hale, famed American Revolution hero, served as a teacher in East Haddam, Connecticut, before his broader historical role. The note highlights his early career in a local school setting.
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