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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1956
Page
6
Partly cloudy south and mostly cloudy north with thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Possible locally severe storms west this afternoon. Sunday mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. Cooler northwest. Lows 58 to 64 northwest and 64 to 70 southeast. Highs 72 to 80 north and 80 to 90 south.
The report notes yesterday's high 87 and low 65, and a year ago similar high 87 with low 62. Barometer reads 29.50 at 1 a.m. and 29.44 at 1 p.m. Daggett California records the warmest 109 while Drummond Montana logs the coldest 29. The sunrise is 4 34 and sunset 7 33.
Will E Hartwig transfers property to Emil Gros sen in Sunrise Point subdivision Monroe. Arthur Tilley transfers land in sections 11 and 14 to Arthur Tilley Jr in Brooklyn Township. Arthur Tilley transfers parcel in section 1 in the village of Brooklyn to Trygve Olsen.
County Court Judge Marshall L. Peterson orders penalties for James William Beutel Route 1 Monticello speeding with $25 and costs and a 30 day license suspension recommended by the state Motor Vehicle Department. Henry Leroy Schmid 724 18th Avenue receives $25 and costs for careless driving per sheriff.
Arlene Esther Eisner age 18 won a divorce from Ronald Glenn Eisner age 21 on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. The couple from Belleville secured a Dane County court ruling.
Leonard Alfred Peterson aged 20 of South Wayne and Carole Jean Kline aged 17 of Cadiz Township obtained marriage licenses.
St Clare Hospital records list accident patients including Edward Keen of Brodhead and medical cases such as Loudon Blackbourne of Brodhead and Mrs Eugene Sargent of Rockford. Surgical and discharge names include Mrs Elmer Broeren and Ralph Miller among a long roster of patients and dismissals.
An Ohio airport proprietor Clay ton C. Bixel landed at Monroe Air Service Field to refuel while en route from Osceola to Bluffton. He noted the airport’s Swiss Cheese Capital sign and, revealing Swiss roots, bought Swiss cheese and enjoyed a sandwich in Monroe. He pilots a new Aeronca plane delivered yesterday, with his business partner owning an auto and airplane agency.
Miss Dolores Roth of Route 2 spends summer in Fryeburg Maine as personal secretary to Forest Acres Camp for Girls director and sports instructor. She teaches at Albany High School and previously counseled at Phantom Lake Camp Mukwonago after graduating Whitewater State College. Forest Acres hosts arts and drama festivals and is owned by Dr and Mrs Abraham Krasker.
Ronald Schuett left Sunday for six months active duty with the 44th General Hospital group in the Army Reserves. He is Monticello’s first graduate to enter the service under this new program, joining 19 others from Madison. His basic training is at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Canton No 2 Brown Swiss show will be held Saturday July 7 at Swiss Town Farm near Beloit. Breeders from four counties Green Rock Dane and Walworth will participate. A Brown Swiss Dairy Queen will be selected and may compete at the state Brown Swiss picnic July 22 at Jake Voegels farm between Monticello and New Glarus. The Rock County 4H Club band and a lunch committee will entertain and judge contests for 4 H FFA and adults.
Bernard F. Thostenson seaman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Thostenson is now stationed at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Texas. He completed boot at Great Lakes.
Carl M. Roderick has begun training at the U S Naval Hospitals Corps School in Great Lakes. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Marion Roderick.
Arthur Riese son of Mr and Mrs Ernie Riese from rural Brodhead will sail from New York on the battleship USS Wisconsin on July 9. The ship mounts a three month cruise to Scotland and the Mediterranean area.
Richard A. Stocker and Walter L. Wyss, sons of local residents, were scheduled to graduate from recruit training today at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes Illinois.
The First Methodist church will hold a memorial service for Charles B Bolender during the 9 a m worship tomorrow. Bolender a lifelong member and longtime church organist for 52 years will be honored with a rose bouquet on the silent organ. Mrs H F Cunningham will present the tribute and Rev Glen H Ridnour will deliver the sermon It Isn t Easy to Know. The choir directed by Herbert M Ainsworth will sing Tl Walked Today Where Jesus Walked and No Man Is An Island with piano accompaniment by Mrs Charles A Booth.
Gilbert F. Barnard of Darlington is among 12 Wisconsin lawyers at a five day Madison clinic run by the University of Wisconsin extension division. The session was filmed for the extension division’s Golden Jubilee celebration.
Mr and Mrs Lester Robinson of Route 2 Lake Geneva formerly Monroe residents became parents of a daughter born June 21 named Julie Lorraine. The couple also have children Cindy six Curtis four and Keith two. Grandparents are Mrs Theodore Phillips Janesville and Mrs Ina Robinson Edgerton.
Henry LeRoy Schmid of Route 2 escaped injury when his car left County Trunk 1 six miles north of Monroe at 1 30 a m today. Schmid told deputies he fell asleep and lost control of the vehicle.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kleckner of South Wayne announce the birth of their third daughter on Thursday at St Clare hospital Debra and Julie are her sisters Maternal grandparents are Clarence DeVoe Browntown paternal grandparents Clark Kleckner
Miss Elizabeth Betty Lamb of Monroe has been accepted for admission to Carthage College Illinois for the fall term beginning September 10. A 1956 Monroe High School graduate she is active in chorus speech student council and church work and has won the state and local Junior Citizen award from the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Joe Paul W. Neubauer, long time restaurant and food inspector for the State Board of Health in Northern Wisconsin, transfers to the sanitation division with Madison headquarters. He will conduct inspections in nine southern counties.
Local residents and guests from Albany Brooklyn Waukesha and Canada visit Monroe and nearby areas. Ray Canfil Betty Pernot and others extend time with families. trips include River Falls Baileys Harbor and memorial services for Charles B Bolender with relatives traveling from Concord California and Chicago.
Chicago market reports salable hogs at about 2 000 with barrows and gilts up 50 to 75 cents and sows 25 to 50 higher. Top hogs reach 17.35 per cwt while 190-200 lb butchers trade near 17.00 to 17.25. Cattle show steers and heifers 50 to 100 higher, cows steady to 50 higher, bulls up 50-75, stockers largely steady. Prime loads and various weight ranges feature extensively, with calves and feeders priced from 15.00 to 22.50 and cows around 9.00 to 15.50 in broad ranges.
A state highway crew marked Highway 59 between Monroe and Albany with center lines and no passing zones after completing new surfacing. County crews add oil from Albany to the Green Rock County line near Highway 104 intersection.
Wisconsin dairy markets show steady to slightly lower prices on single daisies while other styles held firm. Fine quality cheese moves to storage for commercial accounts though storage interest is weaker than a year ago. Top quality milk receipts suffer from defects, with light supplies noted. Other state brand small styles are fully ample and cheddars remain heavy. Trading tone on current cheese is steady, 90 day cheddars weak. Terminal butter markets stay steady.
list of children with various pageant awards is provided. Train rides to Judo are planned for July 2 6 13 for children not older than 1 years but not more than 50 children per trip. Mothers must volunteer to escort and drive. playground leaders will collect names and oversee registrations by July 4.
The public service commission schedules a 10 a.m. Friday July 6 hearing at Brodhead city hall over Lloyd E. TenEyck application for a permit to divert Juda Creek in Decatur Township. He proposes to use the creek waters for
65 calves judged in 16 classes at the junior livestock show in Monticello. E E Heizer praised the well prepared youth exhibitors and their calves, with ring helpers including Bob Keen Ken Allen Norman Everson and Howard Voge. Winners include top first place junior holsteins, grade holsteins and brown swiss in various senior and junior divisions.
Sheldon Hoesly has been installed worthy president of the New Glarus Fraternal Order of Eagles Lavana Nesler is worthy vice president Robert Zuber chaplain Gilbert M Hoesly secretary Jacob Wettach treasurer Clarence Itten conductor Henry Ott inside guard Paul Oppliger outside guard and Reggie Duerst trustee for three years
Services were held at 2 p m today at Shriner Neushhwander funeral home for Carl Sieber 66 of City hotel who died Thursday Rev A R Achtemeier pastor of Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed church Monticello officiated Burial was in Highland cemetery Monticello Pallbearers were Fred Beer Jr Kenneth Blumer Arnold Kaiser Harold Monte Frank Treuthardt and John Kempfer
Mr and Mrs Louis F Janke and their family have moved to Monroe from Brodhead and now reside at 2224 15th Street.
Members of Girl Scout Troop 15 spent a day at Devil's Lake with horseback riding swimming and outdoor meals baked on a fireplace. Participants include Anita Ainsworth Sally Ruf Joann Nussbaum Shirley Dunselman Elaine Rubi Judy Beckman Deanne Bowman Beverly Koehn Sharon Einbeck Bonnie Kubly Judy Smith Ann Goodmiller Josephine Klassy Sharon Broge and leaders Mrs LaVerne Koehn Mrs W Howard Smith and troop mothers Mrs Edward Einbeck and Mrs Alan Goodmiller.
The State Highway Commission reports 82 summer highway construction projects in progress. One road closed, traffic detoured on 23 routes, with remaining roads open to one way traffic in places. Bayfield County’s State Highway 27 closed for the third week, south line to lower Eau Claire Lake. Detours listed for Crandon, Waupaca and Jackson counties, Grant and Iowa counties, and numerous others. The text also notes the pansy as an old garden flower.
Three first winners in the dairy recipe contest were named during Dairy Day at Monticello with divisions in main dishes salads and desserts. Judges were Mrs. Frank Stiles and Mrs. A R Livingston of Monroe. 27 entries were judged at the Wisconsin Power and Light Co office.
Classified advertisements in The Times showcase daily bargains across categories. Readers can find value items, auctions, and listings for sale, trade, and services in a compact local market snapshot.
Tallahassee's city bus system will suspend operations tonight due to financial trouble caused by a boycott of Negro riders. About 250 members of the Negro Intercivic Council voted to create their own transportation system after rejecting Cities Transit Co. offers to amend the franchise and hire Negro drivers.
The House committee on un American activities sets July 10 for the start of its probe into the Fund for the Republic. The initial hearing will review a fund financed survey on alleged blacklisting of entertainment figures for Red activities. John Cogley, director of the survey, has been subpoenaed to testify at a closed session.
Sir John Harding, the British governor of Cyprus, stated that Britain will safeguard Turkish interests in any new constitution for the predominantly Greek island.
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