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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
6
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with occasional thundershowers in the north. Warmer in the east and central and southeast Friday. Tonight low 67 to 72. Friday high 90 to 98. Winds 20 mph SSW this afternoon and Friday, veering to 15 mph NE in the extreme northwest tonight.
Since yesterday at 1 PM the high reached 83 and the low 61. A year ago today the highs and lows were 91 and 57. Barometer stood at 29.62 at 1 AM and 29.55 at 1 PM. Warmest spot was Gila Bend Arizona at 113 and coldest North Head Washington at 43. Sunrise 4:23 and sunset 7:41.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Weber of Albany announce the birth of a son on June 24. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Pinnow of Brodhead report a son born June 23. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Risum of Brodhead welcome a son born June 23 at Madison General Hospital.
A medical update from St. Clare Hospital lists accident victims and surgical patients including Donald Oblak and Mrs Lulu Keller with addresses in 602 21st avenue and Orangeville. Surgeries involve Richard Hyland of 1203 12th street and Mrs Orville Hawthorn route 1. Dismissals include John Madru Peter ONeill William Flannery and several spouses and relatives.
More than 100 people attended the father and son banquet at Grace Lutheran church. Clyde Chambers was oldest present, Cecil Colstad youngest. Three-generation groups included the Chambers and Peterson families. Ralph A. Lindsay read about boys and his son Nathan responded with a reading about dads. Ladies aid served supper. the event was sponsored by the brotherhood led by Mrs. Chester Peterson.
County school clerks will meet in the courthouse Monday at 8 p m to discuss annual reports. H T James director of aids for the state Department of Public Instruction from Madison will lead the discussion.
Milwau kee Miss Eunice Boucher will be guest speaker tonight at 8 p m in the Assembly of God church. She will soon depart to work in Jamaica British West Indies missionary fields. Attends meeting Effie Wenger director of Green County Public Welfare attended a district meeting at Meadow Spring Country Club Jefferson noting Green County was not represented by a delegate.
Mrs William V Wells 57 died at her daughter’s home in Brodhead after two years of illness. Born Luella Tripke January 14 1897 in Kankakee Illinois she married William Vernon Wells March 4 1915 in Rockford. Survived by husband three daughters three brothers three sisters and five grandchildren. Funeral services Saturday 2 30 p m at Newcomer funeral home Rev J C Robertson officiating burial Greenwood cemetery. Friends may call Friday night.
Miss Lois Elaine Burgy daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry A Burgy has accepted a vocal teaching position at Port Washington for next year. She is among 13 Monroe graduates from the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor of music degree. She will spend the summer at her parents home.
Brodhead city librarian Mrs. Alice Goul announced summer hours for July and August. The library will be open Wednesday and Saturday evenings at regular hours.
Charles A. Beach, the original Arrow Collar Man, dies at 72 in New Rochelle. For 50 years Beach served as secretary and model for artist Joseph Leyendecker, linking his fame to the iconic collar advertisements.
Sir Winston Churchill leaves Windsor Castle after Queen Elizabeth II invests him as a member of the Order of the Garter. The 79 year old war leader receives Britain’s oldest chivalric honor, the highest the monarch can bestow without making him a peer.
Personal mentions include Mrs Bernice Tappa visiting at Henry A Burgy home in Madison and xen L Scaindler Insurance. Several families from Milan Mt Horeb Rockford Monroe Springfield Oswego travel chatter and AA anniversary event planned at IOOF hall.
Donald Oblak ten year old son of Mr and Mrs John Oblak Route 2 Brod head fractured the right pelvis in a fall at Alban Voegels farm last night He was admitted to St Clare hospital at 1030 pm for treatment The lad was playing in the barn when he fell down the hay chute striking his right hip on a calf feeding bin Attending physicians said his condition was satisfactory.
Former U S Senator Blair Moody suffered a heart attack at 9 30 a m in St Josephs hospital Hancock according to the executive office and Moody s press assistant.
Police reported no fatalities after a Wednesday night blaze destroyed nearly 800 shanties and booths and 25 homes near the large American post exchange in Seoul.
David Bollmer, 18, of Milwaukee, died early today from injuries after being struck by a car Monday night. The report notes rising male mortality in the United States, with about 1,333 deaths per 1,000 female deaths.
The Victory homemakers ended their season with a Monday picnic at Recreation Park featuring a potluck dinner. Twelve members and one guest, former member Mrs. Frieda Bray, attended. Mrs. Herman Lanz serves as club president and Mrs. Teuscher and Mrs. Wolters organized the event. Next meeting planned for September.
The Service Record notes Pfe. Peter A Graber NG 27 905 967 Fifth Army Area Food Service School 5021st ASA Fort Riley Kas sends his new address. He completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Mo and spent a 14 day leave at his home.
Pvt William L Bouers son of Mr and Mrs Burnett E Painter has been sent overseas after enlisting in November and completing basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and advanced training at Fort Belvoir Virginia His APO address is given in New York NY Jack Hauser son of Mrs Frances Hauser 1622 15th Avenue has volunteered for three years and begun basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
The article notes that roughly one-eighth of freight revenues for American railroads come from bituminous coal traffic, highlighting coal’s major role in rail earnings and the economy.
Milwaukee police report Robert Surges 33 was electrocuted while repairing a homemade trailer with a drill on wet ground. His wife Marion 28 tried to save him by pulling the drill away and attempting resuscitation before calling a rescue squad as firefighters attempted to revive him.
CHEYENNE Wyoming E D Ted Crippa a 55 year old Rock Springs banker was appointed U S Senator for the remaining six months of the late Sen Hunt s term Crippa restores the Republicans 48 47 Senate majority before the death of Sen Robert Taft of Ohio a year ago
Willis John son Johnson of Eagle Wisconsin died Wednesday at age 101. He attained the milestone of collecting his own life insurance policy taken out in 1878 when he reached 100 in 1952.
Ronald D. Johnson recreation director announced pool access will be limited to adults on Thursday nights during the summer. A high school graduate or older counts as an adult and senior lifesaving courses start tonight at 6 30 p m. Tomorrow morning a floating housewives class for beginners begins, with progression as skills improve, plus a free swimming period for women Thursdays from 10 30 to 11 15 a m.
EAST ORANGE New Jersey Hunter B Grant 67 founder of the first Boy Scout troop in the United States in 1908 and a Scout leader until 1949 Born in Scotland Died Wednesday NEW YORK Gabriel Lafayette Dennis 58 Liberia secretary of state Born in Liberia Died Wednesday STAMFORD Mrs Luise Meyer Schulte 44 active in charity work husband Arthur D Schulte president of Park and Tilford Distillers Corp New York City Died Wednesday
Raymond D. Muir 57 longtime State Department deputy chief of protocol and former White House chief usher born in Somerville Massachusetts died leaving a legacy in diplomatic service and White House protocol
Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker of Camp Kilmer attended the ceremony in Newark as his German-born daughter-in-law Ingeborg Gisela Zwicker became an American citizen. Her husband Lt. Ralph Zwicker, now stationed in Japan, formerly married Ingeborg in Germany.
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