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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1959
Page
6
Mostly cloudy and cool with occasional showers or thundershowers this afternoon and tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 54 to 60. High Wednesday 66 to 72, higher near the Illinois border.
Justice L A Koenig Richard L Farmer Lena operating motor vehicle without driver's license forfeited $20 Sheriff’s department Ronald Stowe Monticello failure to keep motor vehicle under control $25 and costs Sheriff’s department Richard D Mileston Argyle possessing and transporting fermented malt beverages in motor vehicle with minors as passengers $125 permitting unauthoriz ed person to operate motor vehicle $15 and costs Monroe police
Alvin Gust Sommers 21 of 603 21st avenue and Ronna Rae Smith 19 of 1811 13th avenue obtained a marriage license.
Mrs. Wilbur Gates of Warren Illinois aged 56 died. Mrs. Nora Woodley aged 79 from Warren Ill. Ernst W. Saunders 68 from Route 3 Edgerton. Jacob Naef 75 of Bern Switzerland.
List of patients and procedures at St Clare Hospital including surgical cases Mrs Lloyd Siedschlag and Melva Olson with addresses, Patricia Zweifel Route 2, John Chare Sterling Ill, Carl Foesch 1123 11th Ave, Paul Dowding Warren Ill, Mrs Randolph Thompson Janesville, Fred Larson South Wayne, Mrs Fred Davenport Darlington. Medical patients include Mrs Merlin Hegge Orfordville Charles Larson Gratiot Lowell Kliver Davis Ill Mrs John McDermott Evansville Mrs Emma Seeling Waukesha Jack Gadow Brodhead Ernest Ramsier Darlington. Tonsillectomies include LaVonne and Jimmie Hagen Beloit Jillene and Frank Heller South Wayne Robert Bird Rockford. Dismissals listed for Rudolph O Reger August Gempeler Roland Burkheimer James Burke Mrs Werner Bernet and son Mrs Arden Gibbs Darlene Cramblett Mrs Richard Gudgeon Mrs Lee Morris Mrs Margaret Dunbar.
Monroe lodge members and its Auxiliary attended the 57th annual state convention at Kenosha. Promotions at the gathering included Mrs. Marvin Holcomb to outside guard and Clifford Leck to inside guard. Attendees included Ernest Schwarze, William Haman, Oscar Leck, Charles Schadewaldt and Mrs. Holcomb and Clifford Leck. The 1960 conventions will be at Merrill.
The Wisconsin Senate approved by 17 to 15 a proposal by Governor Gaylord Nelson to consolidate the state planning division with the industrial development division into one unit.
Wesley C Homb of 1425 23rd avenue sells his stake in Casmer Homb Distributing Co to William Ruda Madison a former Hamm s Brewing Co district representative The transfer takes effect tomorrow Ruda will move his family to Monroe and join Harold Casmer who owns the firm at 1003 5th avenue built in 1952
Rain and cool, damp conditions persist in Green County after a night of storms. Temperatures slipped from 67 morning to 54 at night in Monroe, with over two inches of rainfall since Wednesday and .88 inches in the latest report. Forecasters say more rain and near normal to below normal temperatures tonight.
Orville P. Gose of Pekin Illinois has been named general manager of Borden Co. Madison operations. The Milwaukee division president A F Treibilcock announced the appointment. Gose previously served as assistant general manager at Pekin plant and began with Borden in 1948 in Chicago. He succeeds Henry A Soldwedel. Gose is a native of Attica Indiana and a University of Illinois dairy technology graduate.
Cape Canaveral reports successful test firings of a Thor and a Polaris as the U S intermediate range ballistic missile capability grows. The Thor covered a minimum 300 mile test and 1500 mile max range while the Polaris fired a simulated warhead to a 700 mile ocean target area.
Mrs E B Griffeth with Jean Griffeth Wilma Pfeiffer and Mrs Virgil Elmer toured the East. Monroe Laundry will be closed Monday June 29 for one week opening Monday July 6. Mr and Mrs William Schmerse Fred Maske and Leah Maske returned from a 4500 mile vacation to Yellowstone National Park and western points. They spent Friday night at Sylvia Maske cottage near Hayward. Ladies of the Moose hold regular meeting Wednesday July 1 with informal enrollment. Guests from Alberta Canada visited Mr and Mrs Carl Magnuson including Mr and Mrs Gordon Johnson Christine Wetaskiwin Daniel Rebly Grimshaw and Mrs Letha Bryson Red Deer. Other guests were Mr and Mrs Leo Adney Mr and Mrs Norman Finn and Gayle Madison Mr and Mrs Milo Bergum and family Mr and Mrs Glenn Glad ram Mr Horeb Mr and Mrs Franklin Gerke and sons and Mr and Mrs Laurence Anderson and family Blue Mounds.
Mr and Mrs Alden J Hawthorne will take possession of the Swiss Wheel restaurant tomorrow. The purchase comes from Mr and Mrs Pete Manos who built and operated the business for 10 years. Hawthorne formerly owned the Waffle Shop, which was sold to Clifford Reasa.
Eight year old Brian Henderson died after contacting a high tension wire while climbing a tree in Brookfield Connecticut. The accident occurred Monday and authorities are investigating.
Edgerton resident 3, father of William Saunders, Brodhead, died from injuries in a Dane County automobile accident Saturday. Services were held at the Seventh Day Baptist church in Albion. A World War I veteran, he had worked for the Highway Trailer Co. in Edgerton. The family moved to Albion from Iowa in 1939. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, a son, his mother, three brothers and five grandchildren.
Marco's remodeled cocktail lounge will open at 4 p m tomorrow at 1715 11th Street adjoining Marco's restaurant. The lounge will serve noon luncheons and full course meals with a focus on steaks and seafood. The restaurant kitchen has been enlarged to serve both venues.
Mrs Ira Mayer submitted a 4 ounce egg to The Monroe Evening Times with a double yolk circled by a line, claiming such eggs are common in her flock with one or two per day. Earl Geigel reported a deer crossing his yard this morning, a doe moving east across his property.
Washington officials report that Lewis L. Strauss today formally resigned from the cabinet post of secretary of commerce after the Senate refused to confirm him. The resignation takes effect at the close of business today.
Monticello will begin construction on a new fire station in about one week. Klassy Construction Co. of Monticello won the general contract with a low bid of 19 500 dollars. Zimmerman Plumbing and Heating Co. won plumbing and heating contracts, Ray Gessler got the electrical bid, and the village will share the cost with Mt. Pleasant and Washington Townships.
Milwaukee police report a 20 year old American Motors Corp employee took a lie detector test after small fires erupted in the plant. Authorities said recommendations would come in a day or two. Fire and police units responded to four alarms in two days following a bomb threat that proved unfounded.
President Eisenhower today signed legislation providing 100 million dollars in direct loans for veterans housing and boosting interest rates on veterans mortgages.
Mrs Earl K. Long filed an answer to her husband the Louisiana governor's suit for separation. She sought alimony of 2500 dollars per month.
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