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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1956
Page
6
Partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with a chance of locally severe storms northwest and central this afternoon. Warmer tonight. Saturday partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 85, lows 56 to 63. Las Vegas hottest at 114 and Fraser cold at 29. Sunrise 4 34, sunset 7 33.
William E. Flood transfers 40 acres more or less in section 28 Brooklyn Township to Harold N. Timler. Guy Hagar and Heatford Junction transfer land in sections 14 and 15 Adams Township to Burnell A. Swenson.
Luther Henry Rodenbough 73 of Spring Grove Township Carl Sieber 66 of a City hotel Mrs Peter Joyce 62 of Janesville Isabel McDermott 79 of Darling ton Lee R Bosch 67 of Platteville are listed among local deaths in today’s notices.
Mr and Mrs Robert G Holts of 1008 21st Avenue announce the birth of a son on June 29. The couple share the new arrival with their home community in a concise birth notice.
The St. Clare Hospital accident lists patients by department. Medical include Elgie H Wendrick s Justin Casey Madi son Joseph A Blanche Florence Huffman and Manny Bomgarden. Surgical lists Mrs Orson Robertson and Mrs Hayes White. Dismissals name multiple individuals including George Mitchell Jerry Daley Orville Davy June Mattox Harold Monte and others.
The bodies of Edward S. Clark 83 Gowanda New York and Robert Clark 82 Cattaraugus New York were sent to Gowanda for funeral services to be held there Sunday or Monday. The brothers natives of Avon Township were killed in a Tuesday traffic accident near Oregon while returning to Brodhead from a Wisconsin Dells visit. They had attended the Brodhead Centennial and planned to attend the Durand Centennial next week.
Mrs. Peter Joyce formerly Ethel McConnell dies in a Madison hospital after living in Brodhead from 1924 to 1936. She was married in Rockford on November 17, 1912, and her husband died January 7 of this year. Survived by two sons, Winfield of Rochelle Illinois and Elwood of Tucson Arizona, and her brother William McConnell of Janesville.
Luther H. Rodenbough 73 of Spring Grove Township died at 11:30 a.m. yesterday at his home after a heart attack. Born January 2, 1883, he married Mattie Pyle in 1912 and lived his life in the area. Survived by wife, a son Capt. Jacob H., two daughters Mrs. Herbert Andereck and Mrs. Dale Kloepping, and nine grandchildren. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Union Evangelical United Brethren church. burial in church cemetery. Friends may call at Newcomer funeral home in Brodhead tonight.
President Eisenhower signed a 33 billion dollar highway bill to fund a 41 000 mile system of four lane or more super highways linking every state. New taxes begin Sunday, including a one cent fuel tax increase to three cents per gallon, with substantial completion not expected until mid 1958.
Monroe Turn and Schwing club members head to Milwaukee for a Midwest tournament facing Cleveland Milwaukee and Monroe clubs. Judges include John and Adolf Ruef. Competing members are Ernest Ammon Delbert Behring Duane Schwartz Karl Tobler Fred Ruef Keith Christen William Kummer Roger Wuethrich Fred Blumer Clarence Gissing Helen Krattiger Elsa Rattin Dorleen Showers Annette Stopka Linda Keller Jean Wuethrich Barbara Schultz. Ed Krattiger is men's instructor Helen Krattiger is women's.
Ray W. Preston, rural postal carrier on Route 1, begins his 43rd year with the Post Office. Postmaster John J. Burkhard notes Preston joined from Brown town on May 6 1918 and moved to Route 1 on November 16 1926, where he has served since.
Miss Shirley Conway visits from Albany and Misses Nancy Fritz Judith Kingdon spend day in Rockford. H E Holcomb couple vacation at Edgewater. Holtsapple and children and Mrs Emily Holtsapple from Albany. Neuen schwander Roder Swain Legler visit John W Stewart at Masonic home in Dousman. Stewart in reasonably good health. Krachma family returns to Kansas City after visiting Casper Heimann family and Wisconsin cities. Green County and Monroe club leaders attend Federated Women’s Clubs meeting in Edgerton.
Byron Smith Jr., 16, of Winslow was fined 25 dollars in Freeport justice court for traveling at an unreasonable speed on a gravel road. He drove his car into oncoming vehicle driven by Karen Price, 17, of McConnell, who died after swerving to miss the other car on River road near McConnell. Smith earlier stated he was traveling 65 to 70 mph and witnesses noted heavy dust. Services for Karen Price planned for tomorrow at McConnell Methodist Church.
A county ASC committee met with J Paul Greene to review the Soil Bank program and its operation, marking the first in a series of meetings. The next session is set for July 10 at the Monroe Courthouse, with acreage and conservation reserves as new program components. Attendees included Edward Co Roth, William Tschudy, Roger Douglas, Walter R Wyss ASC manager, and Myron E Jeglum county agent.
Isabel McDermott 79 lifelong Darlington resident died yesterday at Darlington hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Holy Rosary Catholic Church with Msgr. Martin E. McDermott Amite La officiating. Burial in Holy Rosary cemetery. Rosary tonight at Steil Funeral Home.
James Menehan star guard and Badger Conference scoring leader from Monroe high school has committed to attend Loras College Dubuque on an athletic scholarship this fall. The 1956 graduate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Menehan, averaged 26 points per game as a senior and earned unanimous first team Badger Conference honors. He will study commerce under Rev. Louis E. Ernsdorff and coach Vincent Dowd while competing in college athletics.
Miss Doyle is survived by two sisters Mrs Rose Sauer Darlington and Sister M Josephine River Forest Ill and two brothers Msgr McDermott and Dr E E McDermott Chicago.
Sheriff Samuel F. Humbel and undersheriff A Charles Howe described the alcometer use at a meeting of the county Automotive Technicians Association. The gathering was held at Brodhead with a picnic along the Sugar River, attendees arriving by boat.
Jerry Jacobs will attend Stanford University in Palo Alto this fall with his parents Mr and Mrs Harold L Jacobs and sister Janet. He recently graduated from West Phoenix High in Phoenix Arizona where the family has lived the past three years after moving from Monroe. A new 3 cent stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the Pure Food and Drug Laws is available at the Monroe Post Office. The stamp’s central design features a Harvey W Wiley photograph on a green background with white lettering.
The New Glarus Joint District No. 1 annual meeting will be held Monday July 9 at the high school gym. The first order of business is a budget hearing for the proposed 1956 57 budget totaling expenses of 125065 and a tax levy of 82000.
Dick Wong and family relocate from Sparta to Monticello to operate a Chinese American restaurant at the Casino owned by William Gibbons formerly of Monroe. The Wongs previously lived in Monroe, moving to Sparta five years ago. Dick was in Monroe on business today.
Librarian Mrs. Nellie W Kohli says the Ludlow Memorial library will close Tuesday for annual floor refinishing. Summer hours begin July 1 with Tuesday Thursday and Friday evenings closed. Other hours remain the same as the rest of the year.
More than 60 people gathered for the Zilmer-Riley American Legion Auxiliary family picnic at the Legion home. A brief business meeting followed the event, with Monroe post and auxiliary officers set to be installed July 6 in Brooklyn during a county installation ceremony.
County council officers and auxiliaries will be installed. The state Legion convention is set for July 20 21 and 22 in Eau Claire.
Paul Klassy Jr ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Paul Klassy New Glarus fell from his pony at a gallop yesterday afternoon. He was taken to St Clare hospital and is expected to stay several days. His condition is satisfactory today.
Carl Sieber 66 died yesterday at 2 PM in the John Kempfer home Yellowstone Township while visiting. Born January 13 1890 in Canton Bern Switzerland he moved to Monroe in 1910. Survived by one sister Mrs Bertha Bergen in Switzerland. funeral tomorrow at 2 PM Shriner Neushhwander funeral home with Rev A R Achte meier officiating. Burial in Highland cemetery Monticello. Friends may call tonight.
Lee R. Bosch 67 a Gratiot native and retired manager of the Belmont Shipping Association died yesterday in a Platteville hospital. He had lived in Platteville 12 years moving from Belmont. He leaves a wife two daughters Mrs Dean A Drury Platteville Sister M Aurelia LaCrosse two sons Thomas Madison and Fidelis Highland a sister Mrs William Wolfrun Nora Ill and five grandchildren. Services set for 9:30 a m Monday at St Marys Catholic Church Platteville with a rosary at 7 30 p m Sunday at the Thomas funeral home where friends may call after 1 p m tomorrow.
Funeral services were held at 3 15 p m today at Shriner Neushwander for Mrs Louis Becker 76 of Janesville a sister of Rudi O Reger Sr and Mrs Harry A Keegan both of Monroe She died Wednesday in Janesville Rev Paul C Kehle pastor of St John's
Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery with pallbearers Robert Becker Rodney Becker Maynard Lynn John Nyman Rex Eyler and Alvin Busjahn assisting at the service officiated by the Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Rev. Paul C. Kehle officiated at a 1:30 p.m. service for Mrs. Fred Augsburger 66 of 2013 16th Avenue who died Wednesday in St. Clare hospital. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. Mrs. Minnie Kuehle and Mrs. Robert Buehler sang with organ accompaniment by Mrs. C. W. Chase. Pallbearers were nephews John and Fred Kummer Fred Krebs Frank Krebs Robert Krebs and Lloyd Broughton.
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