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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1954
Page
8
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows 48 to 54 northwest and 54 to 59 southeast. Thursday mostly fair with highs 68 to 74 north and 74 to 78 south. Winds expected from the west this afternoon and tonight, shifting to northwest to north by Thursday.
The report notes yesterday from 1 p m to 89 high and 68 low. A year ago the high was 91 and the low 74. Precipitation .03. Barometer 29.60 at 1 am and 29.61 at 1 pm. Warmest place Gila Bend Arizona at 110. Coldest Big Piney Wyoming at 35. Sunrise 4:25 and sunset 7:42.
The will of Scam Ennis who died June 23 is admitted to probate with Francis P. named executor. His mother Anna Ennis of Beloit and daughter Cecilia Roslyn Ennis are heirs. Appraisers are G. N. Swartz and Charles Vogel. The will of Alma Sellow who died May 27 is admitted to probate with The First National Bank of Monroe named executor and appraisers Philip H. Darling and Alvin C. Schmid.
Judge Marshall Peterson, Lyle Dahms of McConnell Illinois, orders a $25 fine plus costs in a state traffic matter for operating a contract carrier without authority.
Monroe police and Sheriff's department list several cases from L. A. Koenig Donald Sager Richard Stocker and others. Charges include speeding careless driving reckless driving unsafe backing DUI and related penalties with fines costs potential jail time and license suspensions. In one case a driver pleads not guilty and posts bonds awaiting hearings.
Richard Wayne Jensen of Route 1 Albany and Myra Marie Walmer of RFD Brodhead have been issued marriage licenses as recorded in the county filing.
Mr. and Mrs. David Putnam at 921 8th avenue welcome a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fullerton of Lena report a son. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Friederich of Monticello welcome a son. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bondhus of Brodhead announce a son, all on June 30.
St. Clare Hospital Medical lists include Mrs. John Borkenhag en of Hanover and surgeons Olav Nysather of Stoughton Nicholas T. Mayne of Brownstown Mrs Marie Elmer of 1903 7th Street Roger Gempeler of Monticello and Julius Nelson of South Wayne. Dismissals noted for Robert Daley Willis Elmer Donald Foslin Charles Ingwell Thomas Hillery Jacque
The Green County Shrine club will be among five honored clubs at the Quintette ceremonial in Janesville on July 31. Other clubs include Beloit Shrine Sahara Ft. Atkinson Walworth and Wisconsin Shrine. The program opens at 2 p.m. at the Shrine temple with Chateau P. Stahl directing ritual. the desert trek begins at 3 15 p.m. under Earle S. Lewis, and a 5 p.m. street parade led by parade marshal W. R. Arthur precedes a YMCA dinner for unit men and candidates. An exhibition at Janesville baseball park tops the day with about 500 expected participants.
County 4-H and Future Farmers members will attend a dairy calf fitting and showing demonstration at the Kendall C Digman farm west of the city tomorrow at 8 PM. Cattle judging will be featured and Nelson McCannon of Curtis Candy Co. farms in Illinois will conduct the event.
Green County Historical Society elected committee heads at a meeting last night in the Ludlow Memorial library. Named were Anna Blum display, Arthur C. Benkett finance, Mrs Ralph Bridge Juda drama, Clarence Benkert publicity, Lilian Gempeler cataloging, Ed Wills New Glarus cab in grounds, W C Maske membership, J J Figi New Glarus historical research, Ralph Kundert program, E N Churchill public reception.
Members of Local 965 IBEW of Wisconsin Power and Light Co accept terms of a tentative agreement announced today. G F Borgrien and E C Stolper spoke for the union and the firm. The contract provides a five percent wage increase and runs for two years retroactive to June 1.
An 80 acre area of knee high corn near Janesville is marked for the national Mechanical Corn Picking Contest. The contest will be held October 16 following the state event the day before on the same site. The field is one half mile long.
A brief notice records the birth of an infant boy to Mrs. Disch and Edward Fiedler, with Clyde Schrack listed among the observers or family.
Mrs. Howard Farra and Vernon Welker with Ron from Cincinnati called in Monroe. James Bray with George Stauffacher attend Braves Cubs game in Milwaukee. Janet Holtshopple and Donna Marty returned from a Florida motor trip of 3500 miles. N B Coplien Jerry Abelman and Truman Kitlesen returned from two week southwestern trip. Roland Blaha and daughter Gery back from East visit. Blada graduated from Rutgers banking school last weekend. W S MacDonald returned from fishing trip in northern Wisconsin visiting Mauston and LaMarche areas. LaMarche's daughter and MacDonald’s son noted.
Lt and Mrs John F Kundert announce the birth of daughter Kirsten Ann born June 28 at St Clare hospital She will be welcomed by Lt Kundert stationed in Indianapolis and home this weekend Grandparents are Dr and Mrs Fred Kundert and Mr and Mrs Ludwig Signer Great grandparents include Mr and Mrs John Jensen Racine and Joe Signer Sr Mrs Kundert stays with her parents Mr and Mrs Signer
Times Special notes Miss Bette Vanderbilt has completed studies at Madison Business College and is now employed by the Madison Drug Co. She spent the weekend visiting her parents.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Babler of Anchorage Alaska welcomed a daughter born yesterday. He is a former Monroe resident. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Clifford Babler Monroe and Mr and Mrs Sam Garth Colorado Springs Colorado. The family's address is 1414 Nichlas Drive Grand View Garden Anchorage Alaska.
Dr. John English starts as a preceptor at Monroe Clinic on Monday. He studies at the University of Wisconsin medical school and will tour all departments as part of preparation for his doctor of medicine degree.
The Green County 4H Club Dress Revue committee meets July 7 at 8 p.m. in the Courthouse to finalize plans for judging on July 20 and the revue on July 23. The revue will be held in Turner Hall at 8 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Fritz Messmer and their daughter Gertrude depart Chicago for a six week tour of Switzerland to visit relatives. They reside at 607 22nd Avenue.
Daily bargains from The Times reveal limited time offers across electronics, furniture, and household goods. Read the listings for prices, quantities, and contact details.
Republican senators unveiled a general income tax cut plan. It would raise personal exemptions by 100 dollars for taxpayers in lower and middle brackets, yielding at least a 20 dollar individual or 40 dollar couple tax reduction. The increase starts July 1 and the plan halves the relief for dividend income.
A 25 year old Racine resident Robert W. Wilson was found slain on Chicago's south side. Police noted he wore blue jeans and a leather jacket, with motorcyclist gear. Witness Herman Bell, 31, said Wilson left a taxi and a second car, a shot fired, and both cabs fled. Wilson previously worked as a welder in Racine. his parents learned of his trip to Chicago for work.
The county sheriff's department probes a cash loot case in Monticello. Investigators describe the coins as weathered and possibly from Cave of the Mounds well. The cave office and well at Blue Mounds were looted Tuesday night. Police warn locals to watch for coins discolored by water. About $475 in pennies and $300 in silver were recovered. roughly $200 came from the office and the remainder from the cave.
Five youths from the city and area join the July Selective Service quota to depart from the National Guard Armory at 7 45 a m July 9. Inductees include Robert D. Rackow Route 4 Monroe Edwin W Chambers Route 1 Juda Richard C McArdle 1018 17th Avenue Gerald J Bliss Brodhead and Stanley R Johnson Route 1 Argyle.
Antigo Marshfield Merrill and Rhinelander left the Wisconsin Valley league effective June 1 1955 to form the Northern Wisconsin Conference. Wausau Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids remain in the Valley league and will schedule as freelancers. The new conference plans to start in the 1955 56 season with a Marshfield meeting on July 16 to set schedules.
London broadcast from Moscow radio claimed the Soviet Union opened its first industrial atomic power station with 5 000 kilowatts capacity. The announcer said the station began Sunday producing electricity for industry and agriculture.
Composers and dramatists H Maurice Jacquet born in St Maude France died Tuesday in New York. Lynn Riggs age 54 author of Green Grow the Lilacs, the basis for Oklahoma, dies at Memorial Hospital in New York today.
A. Roberts of Allis-Chalmers reports first six months 1954 sales invoiced will closely match the $258 million volume recorded in the same period of 1953. The statement signals strong ongoing demand and stable revenue comparison.
Myron T. Harshaw, 63, longtime advertising executive and former president of the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association, was found dead by a self-inflicted gunshot at his Winnetka home on Tuesday. Police confirmed suicide.
Donald Below of Shawano after two years away for a supposed car delivery was placed on probation on a charge of abandonment.
The House approved a foreign aid bill worth 3.37 billion dollars with a clause opposing non aggression pacts with Asian Communists. The final vote was 260 to 125, and an amendment urging withholding aid from nations joining Locarno type treaties passed 390 to 0. President Eisenhower signaled support for the restriction and said it will not hinder U S aims in Southeast Asia.
Two rural Brodhead women suffered cuts bruises and shock when their car collided with a horse truck at Fourth street and Fourth avenue in Brodhead. Mrs Claire Meythaler 41 and Mrs Andrew Meythaler 74 Route 1 Brodhead were treated by a physician at 850 am. The truck was driven by Conrad Bosshart Route 2 Brodhead. Mentioned damage to the car.
Congress rushes to meet a midnight deadline passes and sends to the White House the final three annual appropriation bills for the new fiscal year starting Thursday. The Senate completed action within an hour after the House approval.
The House passed three funding measures for State Justice and Commerce, Labor and Welfare, and Judicial and Legislative branches totaling about 3.278 billion dollars. The package comes roughly 100 million dollars under President Eisenhower's January request.
Des Moines clears last major street closed by the river flood last week and reopens it to traffic. City officials reported the Des Moines River crested nearby and work crews completed drainage and repairs to restore usual routes.
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