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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1961
Page
8
Daily weather note for Wisconsin Fair and Monroe Zone Fair. Friday partly cloudy with no major temperature change. Low tonight in the 30s, high Friday 54 to 62. Since yesterday 1 p.m. high 62, low 40. Sunrise 5:52, sunset 8:03.
Marshall L. Peterson and Clark J. Lelle in South Wayne faced speeding at night. They were ordered to attend three sessions of Traffic School with $10 and costs assessed by the Sheriff Dept.
Monroe police report two forfeitures. Richard L. Ruegsegger of rural South Wayne cited for operating an unregistered vehicle with a $10 fine. William E. Mulligan of Monroe fined $10 for excessive noise.
Justice L A Koenig and Peter H Myer of Monroe were convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. They received $100 fines plus costs and were ordered to attend three traffic school sessions. Sheriff's department records.
Obituary notices list deaths of Jacob H. Yost 80 Freeport. Mungo Brydson 90 Freeport. Simon Robert Richter 72 Freeport. Edward A. Feiler 89 Rockford. Mrs Emmett Covell West Palm Beach Fla. Homer Shelton 66 Route 1 Davis.
An accident at St. Clare Hospital lists several patients under medical care including Mrs Wilmer Zweifel Mrs Gus Johnson Jacintha Bliss Robin Roth Iris Shaw Alan Wittenbach and others with addresses in Wisconsin plus surgical patient Mrs Dora Jacobson. The report also enumerates a long list of dismissals including Arthur Eley Robert Naugle Alan Matzke Ronald Stauffer James Dalee Donald Gibson James Hayden and several married women with daughters.
Mrs Theodore Rugh from Argyle and Mrs Laura Leahy from Warren Illinois were in Monroe today and yesterday. Mrs Arthur Hanson of Woodford shopped here for Monroe. Mrs Genevieve Parker from Stockton Illinois visited Monroe. Mr and Mrs Harry Brown from Rockford attend John Wuethrich's funeral. Katherine Friedrich visited Janesville this afternoon with her father Julius. Julius Friedrich joined her at Center to visit his brother and sister in law Otto Friedrich. Joe E Miller of 2016 19th street earned recognition from Capital Office of New York Life Insurance Co as outstanding salesman among 47 agents for April and joins the Top Club.
Homer Shelton 66 a Davis farmer died yesterday afternoon at his home after suffering a heart attack while burning brush. Born August 5 1894 in Alpha Kentucky he was survived by his wife Alma Peter son Lester Juda Leonard Rockford Gene Dallas Route 1 Davis a daughter Dallas Weidman Route 2 two brothers Audrey Juda Fred Chicago a sister Mrs William Bell and five grandchildren Services will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Trinity State Line Lutheran Church with Rev Edmund Kot in charge burial in State Line cemetery Friends may call at Newcomer Funeral Home Brodhead tomorrow evening.
The Mt Olive Lutheran church aid society met last evening with Mrs Herbert Friedrich as hostess. Mrs Helen Smith was honored with an anniversary song and Rev R F Bittorf led devotions. The next meeting is Wednesday June 7 at the church. The annual church and Sunday school picnic is Sunday June 11 in Lincoln Park.
Dr. Robert G. Zach of Monroe challenged the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association and State Board of Examiners at a Milwaukee convention. He noted the medical society has filed no complaints and urged action while stating chiropractors do not dispense medicines. Glen D. Gaynor from Madison argued chiropractic and medicine are separate licensed fields. He warned attacks peak when public funding for care is debated. Dr Zach now chairs the medical group's public policy committee.
Internal bleeding complicates the condition of Gerald Kubly 20 an accident patient at Madison General Hospital Madison since April 15 A fourth lung tapping was performed this week Kubly was driver of a car in which two people were killed when it went out of control and hit a tree three miles south of Mt Horeb
Funeral services for John Wuethrich 1 of Clarno Township were held at 130 p m in the Shriner Neushwander funeral home. Rev Paul H Olm officiated with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Mrs Winnie Kuebli and Mrs Robert Buehler sang with piano accompaniment. Pallbearers were Herbert Huffman Clarence Drake Herman Christen Sr Clarence Miller Arthur E Bartlett and Glenn H Brecklin.
Monticello resident H Otto Elmer is among 20 Wisconsin delegates chosen for the 76th Holstein-Friesian Association of America convention in Cleveland Ohio from June 5 to 8. The 200 delegate allotment, determined by active membership, is unprecedented.
Dr. Leslie G. Kindschli of the Monroe Clinic flies to Miami for two medical meetings. He will return next Thursday after attending sessions of the American Society of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians.
Herbert W. Meyers and Sam O. Matzke suffered minor damage to their cars after a yesterday afternoon accident on 13th street in the 2300 block. Meyers resides at 627 17th avenue and Matzke at 613 11th street.
Dr. William Dowding a 37 year old Warren Illinois veterinarian was treated at St Clare hospital after chemical burns to his right eye from a pressurized tank of liquid ammonia fertilizer He was reported in good condition this morning.
The Argyle high school concert band directed by Don Schoenick performs Sunday at 2:30 in the high school gym. Selections include The Nutmegger and Nabuccho Overture, plus Slavonic Dances, Parade of the Charioteers, Miami Beach Rumba, Fantasia on Lady of Spain, Wonderland by Night, and Dixieland Jamboree. Soloists and section players include Duane Bright and others.
Peter von Allmen and Norma Jean Payer led the grand march during rehearsal with junior and senior officers and dates for the Junior Prom. Spectators may attend at 8 p.m. with the grand march at 9 45 p.m. The Old South motif features a mansion and pillars. Monty Hacker and his Madison orchestra provide the music. A pre Prom dinner is at Monroe Country Club followed by post Prom plans at the country club and a Goetz theater film.
A prominent Appleton attorney and his wife received prison terms after being convicted of evading 19 946 dollars in federal income taxes. U S District Judge Luther M. Holmes sentenced both defendants in Milwaukee.
Swygert of Hammond Ind sentenced Allen C Cain 54 and Margaret C 57 to one year each. Their attorney John Hanley said he would appeal. The Cains were charged with understating income for 1953 to 1956 with reported income at 22 percent, according to Mathew Corry assistant U.S. attorney.
Hollywood publicist for Gary Cooper denies reports that the actor is in a coma while he remains critically ill from cancer.
Milwaukee financier Donald C. Slichter, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. president and 1922 graduate, is honored as Alumnus of The Year by the Wisconsin Alumni Association at the centennial dinner on June 3 in Madison.
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