Daily Record Weather Summary May 7 1956
Clear and cool this afternoon and night with fair to partly cloudy Tuesday. Warmer in northwest regions. Tonight’s low 27 to 35 north and 32 to 38 south. Tuesday high 53 to 58 east and 57 to 64 west. Precipitation since Saturday 31. Barometer readings 29.69 and 29.88. Sunrise 4 53, sunset 7 00. Wink Texas records warmest in U.S. at 100, Mt. Washington NH coldest at 16.
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U.S.A
Wink
Tex
Mt. Washington
Real Estate Transfers in Monroe and Townships
Hoyt Barney transfers to Edward Huber lot 90 Evansadd in Monroe. Anna Zimmerman Estate transfers 200 acres to Ralph A Zimmerman in Washington Township and Adams Township, see sections 18 and 13 for details.
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Hoyt Barney
Edward Hubert
Evansadd
City of
Monroe
Anna
Zimmerman
Ralph A. Zimmerman
Washington
Adams
Local Marriage Licenses and Notable Deaths and Births
Marriage licenses issued for Donald M. Fairman and Shirley A. Ruef. Deaths include Leonard J. Bull 66 of Avon Township and Mrs. Benjamin H. Rice 57 of Madison. Eli M. Knapp 89 of San Diego California. Births to Harold Legler 717 With street and to Mr. and Mrs Truman Erickson Argyle and Mr. and Mrs Everett Emberson Blanchardville, all on May 6.
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Donald Marvin Fairman
Brodhead
Shirley Ann Ruef
Spring Grove Township
Leonard J. Bull
Avon Township
Benjamin H. Rice
Madison
Eli M. Knapp
San Diego
Calif
Harold Legler
With ‘Street
Truman Erickson
Argyle
Everett Emberson
Blanchardville
St Clare Hospital Accident and Discharges List
A hospital notice lists patients involved in an accident across St. Clare Hospital with names in multiple units and discharge names including Alvin Bleiler, Michael Kempken, Thomas Schindler, and others. It also enumerates patients in medical and surgical categories with addresses and accompanying relatives or guardians where provided.
United Fund Articles Filed in Monroe
Articles of Incorporation for the United Fund of Monroe Inc were filed with Grace M Thorpe register of deeds. Initial registrant is Robert H Rieder and initial directors include Howard P Olsen Roy F Burmeister Harold E Scherer Judge Marshall L Peterson Doran R Zwygart W C Bender Mrs George Mauerman Mrs J T Etter Jr and Rev John C Purdy. Incorporators are Olsen Burmeister Scherer Peterson Zwygart Bender Mauerman Etter and Purdy.
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United Fund of Monroe, Inc
Grace M. ‘Thorpe
Robert H. Rieder
United Fund
Howard P. Olsen
Roy F. Burmeister
Harold E. Scherer
Marshall L. Petterson
Doran R. Zwygart
W. C.bender
George Mauerman
J.T. Etter Jr
John C. Purdy
Olsen
Burmeister
Scherer
Peterson
Zwygart
Bender
Mauerman
Etter
Purdy
Area Firemen Attend Session in Highland Convention
Fire officials from Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois met yesterday in Highland for the annual convention. Benkert, chairing the committee, reported on Mutual Aid Fire Protective District activities. Harvey Ott of New Glarus was reelected first vice president, Jacob Bruni of New Glarus was named trustee, and Chief John Welsh spoke on a state bill to create a volunteer firefighter training program. The fall school will alternate with the spring event at the Savannah Ordinance Depot.
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Fire Cmet
Josef J. Benkert
George W. Engles
Hope
Savannah
Rural Youth Join Wisconsin Farm Bureau Group in Eau Claire
Rural Youth members from Green County join the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Young Peoples Organization after a weekend Eau Claire gathering and board vote. Miss Shirley Leopold is named to the annual meeting and state convention committee and the planning committee for a state training school. The next state committee meeting is set for Green County in August, date to be announced at the Blue Mounds state picnic on May 27. Plans include erecting a service honor roll at the Madison Farm Bureau building and soliciting funds locally.
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Reen County
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Young Peoples’ Organization
Eau Claire
Shirley Leopold
Green County
Blue Mounds
Leopold
Farm Bureau
Madison
Cheesecake Contest Set For May 24 At St John's
A Farm Bureau Women’s committee met on Saturday and set the county cheesecake contest for May 24. The date aligns with the rural urban tea at St John’s church vestry from 1 30 to 4 p m. Attendees include Mrs Kenneth Schrier, Mrs Robert Schendel, their daughters, and Elmer Schultz.
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Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
St. John’s Church
Kenneth Schrier
Robert Schendel
Elmer Schultz
Personal mentions span weekends across cities and states
Family and friends visit from Chicago Albany Brookfield and Wisconsin towns with weekend trips to Monroe Waukesha and Brodhead. Notable names include Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt Edwards Plantikow Niffenegger Jones Koller Diedrich and Stauffer family. Spring social planned for Monroe Women’s Club.
Leonard J. Bull of Avon Succumbs at 66
Leonard J. Bull 66 of Avon Township died at 1 a m in his Avon home. Born May 31 1889 in South Dakota, son of Lewis and Minnie Herd Bull, he married Nora Brace Sept 1 1927 in Morristown Illinois. A World War I veteran, survivors include wife two sons Lewis and Marvin a grandson and brother Wesley of Clark South Dakota. Services Thursday at 2 p m Everson Funeral Home with burial in Avon cemetery. military rites at graveside. Friends may call Wednesday night.
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Leonard J. Bull
Avon Township
South Dakota
Lewis
Minnie Herd’ Bull
Morrison, Ill
Nora’ Brace
Mr. Bull
Marvin
Wesley
Clark
S. D
Everson
Carl T. Thompson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Brodhead
Avon Cemetery
Five Die in Jersey Resort Home Blaze
A mother Mrs. William Rediker and her three children Stewart 12 Kenneth 14 Bonnie Joy 5 and a maid died in an early morning fire that swept a three story stucco home in a fashionable Jersey seaside resort. The maid was identified only as Henrietta.
Shivers Beaten In Texas Democratic Delegation Fight
In Austin Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson defeated Governor Allan Shivers for Texas Democratic leadership. Johnson led a 56 member delegation to the Democratic National Convention and won broad support as the favorite son for the presidential nomination. He carried 1244 of 1900 votes to Shivers 348. The new delegation pledged to back the best candidate.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Allan Shivers
Associated Press
Shivers
Senate
House
Sam Rayburn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tito Arrives in Paris for Six Day State Visit
President Tito of Yugoslavia lands at Boulogne station in Paris to a red carpet welcome. He steps from the train and, amid strict security, is greeted by President Rene Coty before travels to the Elysee palace with Tito’s wife Jovanica observed in a red coat. Traffic halts along Avenue Foch and the Champs Elysees as troops police and plainclothes officers mingle with onlookers during the state visit.
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Paris
Tito
Yugoslavia
France
Boulogne Station
Rene Coty
Jovanica
Avenue Foch
Arch of Triumph
Champs Elysees
Elysee Palace
Anheuser Busch Reports Q1 Earnings Rise
Anheuser-Busch, Inc. reported a first quarter earnings increase of 541,657 dollars, up 29 percent from the prior year. Brewery President August A. Busch Jr. said the rise equals 50 cents per share versus 39 cents in the same period last year.
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Louis W
Royal visit and long stay near Palma Province
Gate Road resident recalls Prince Rainier and Princess Grace in Spain with box seats for a Palma bullfight. The royal couple arrived in a royal car, with plans to attend again after a postponed fight. A local observer notes Grace Kelly’s beauty and Rainier’s look.
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Palma
Banalbafar
Isle of Mallorca
Mediterranean
Grace Kelly
America
Stock Mart Wires Knocked Out by Fire
A small blaze in a cable shaft after business hours damaged 7 200 wires at the New York Stock Exchange. The outage affected telephone telegraph and ticker services inside and outside the building but business resumed normally with fire damaged equipment repaired.
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Stock Mart
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Youth Convicted In One Shooting INROQUA
Dennis Twing, 18, found guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily harm for shooting his former girlfriend Kay Broderick 16, while acquitted on a second similar count. Jury of four women and eight men deliberated over 12 hours. Judge Neprud scheduled sentencing with potential fines up to 500 dollars, up to a year in jail, or one to three years in state prison.
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Dennis ‘Twing
Circuit
Kay Broderick
Kay
Lynn Lawton
Lincoln Neprud
Twing
Worker Claims Soviet Job Offer
Washington reports the State Department is probing a suspended Air Force economist Sidney Hatkin age 40 who says he received a Russian offer to work on data about the U S aircraft industry. Hatkin, dismissed over a year ago as a security risk, said the offer came from a man with a heavy accent named Methiov a clerk at the Soviet embassy. He rejected the offer and notified the FBI after photographs were shown to him.
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Washington
State Department
Sidney Hatkin
C’ In
Air Force
FBI
Hatkin
Methiov
May Day at college and other local notes
Miss Carol Galli chairs the college May Day coffee event for parents faculty and students on May 19 at Rockford College. Loren King of Juda member of Stout State College 1956 graduating class to receive bachelor in Industrial Education May 26 and plans to teach in Waldo. Green County Pilots elect officers tomorrow night at the airport. Jack Kundert rejoined the Commercial and Savings Bank staff after Army duty. George W Norton and families joined Wisconsin Jefferson Jackson dinner in Milwaukee and Harriman breakfast at Schroeder hotel. John M Rogers of 1711 10th Street at St Clare hospital listed as improved and to leave next weekend.
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Carol Galli
G. Fred Galli
27Th Avenue
Rockford College
Rockford
All-College
Loren King
W. L. King
Juda
Stout State College
Stout
King
Menomonies High School
Stout Symphonic Singers
STS
Waldo High School
Waldo
Green County Pilots Association
Jack Kundert
Army Finance Corps
Indianapolis
Commercial and Savings Bank
George W. Norton
Archie Myers
Russell Meyers
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Jefferson Jackson
Arena
Averell Harriman
Schroeder
John M. Rogers
10Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Ransdell Family Ties and Kingston Treatment Report
The record notes Mr and Mrs Thomas Ransdell of Milwaukee inviting son in law and daughter to join them. John Jr recently arrived from Tokyo where he served as a civilian employee with the armed forces. Stewart F Kingston of 908 21st Avenue is listed as doing well at St Clare hospital after admission Saturday for medical treatment.
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Tella Griffen
Albany
Elmer Schultz
Brodhead
Shirley Crooke
Earl Hazeltine
Juda
Stewart F. Kingston
21St Avenue
Harold Gray
East Moline
Anna Marie Gaulke
Beloit
Donald Dicks
Kenneth Anderson
Clarence Thornton
Martin Auestad
Argyle
William Neely
Freeport
Robert Kubly
14Th’ Avenue
Julien Gerard
Belleville
Alvin Henze
Hor
Charles Allen
Sterling
Leroy McWilliams
Durand
Augustine Ronnerud
South Wayne
Alvin Bleiler
Michael _Kempken
Thomas Schindler
William Whitney
Alvin Beckus
Ray Perry
Edwin Eschberger
Clement Lowland
John Lynn
Frank VanderVelden
Charles Stephan
James Heaberlin
Howard Moellenbrandt
LeRoy Stahnke
Carl Baumbach
Harry Stewart
Lee Robinson
Robert Shuman
Clyde Parfrey
George Zimmerman
Ethel Corrie
John Geigel
Roy Benkett
Gene Hendrickson
Nish
Inlaw
Thomas Ransdell
Milwaukee
John Jr
Tokyo
St. Clare Hospital
Two Sisters Die in Wausau Fire Tragedy
A Sunday night house fire in Wausau claimed the lives of Kay Philipp aged 4 and her 3-year-old sister Judith. The girls reportedly returned to their bedroom and were found dead after firefighters extinguished the blaze, suspected to have suffocated.
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Wausau Wausaup
Wausau
Kay Philipp
Judith
Hart in Mishap Near Monroe on County Trunk M
Robert Erb of Route 1 Monroe suffered minor cuts and bruises when his car rolled over twice on a curve along County Trunk M north of Highway 11 at 1 a.m. Deputies reported heavy damage to the vehicle.
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Hart
Robert Erb
Route
Monroe
Highway 11
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Doris Day
Frank Sinatra
Rural Youth Joint State Organization
Robert Schmidt
Chicago
E. L. Edwards
Myrtle Conway
August Plantikow
Lottie Niffenegger
Lowes Park
Peggy Roberts
Carroll College
Waukeshar
Stanley Jones
Gayle Quinn
Plattesvile ‘State College
James Quinn
Viva Stauffacher
Nancy
W. J. Stauffacher
Harold W. Wagner
William
Dixon
Grace M. Thorpe
Francis
Clarabelle Grode
Tulsa
Okla
Monroe Womans Club
St. John’s, Church
Robert Koller
Werner Koller
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst
William Diedrich
Koller
Louise Stuckey
Oregon
Nebraska
Herman Kropt
Burbank
James E. Holcomb
20Th Street
Kropt
Monticello
Mark E. Riley
Kevin
Gouverneur
N. Y
Charles E. Krueger
15Th Street
Coyla K. Cox
Connie
Marcia
Smith
W. Howard Smith
University of Wisconsin
Avon
Jersey Resort
Susan Hayward
Lillian Roth
Richard Conte
Edie Albert
van Fleet
Anheuser-Busch
Wes Eagles
Engles
Mautz
Remington Duchess Electric
Blanchard Prince Matchabelli
Gift of Comfort
Revlon
Grand Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa
Ainsworth Insurance Agency
Mee
General Electric Budget Iron
Mom
Revere Ware
Bauman
the Times
Aluminum
Eugene Hotel Bldg
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