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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1963
Page
8
The Daily Record notes mostly cloudy skies with showers or thundershowers likely tonight and again late Thursday. Cooler temperatures follow, with cooler readings tonight across central and north portions and Thursday across central and south. Lows range from the 40s to the upper 50s, highs in the 60s to 70s.
From yesterday to 1 p.m. today high 82 and low 64. Year ago today high 60 low 43. Barometer 29.98 at 1 a.m. and 29.87 at 1 p.m. Warmest place Blythe California at 107. Coldest Stampeed Pass Washington at 30. Sunrise 5:47 and sunset 8:07.
County Court Judge Roger L Elmer handling cases including Dr Surrell Jr Route 2 license violations and improper registration with $15 costs. Charles Pryce Jr of Route 1 Brodhead pleads not guilty to DUI. transfer requested to Circuit Court with jury trial granted and $200 bond continued. Sheriff and Monroe Police noted in proceedings.
Judge Hutzel and officers cite four drivers in Brodhead for traffic violations. Pettenger of Pecatonica forfeits 15 dollars for stop sign offense. Bailey of Beloit pays 50 dollars for debris on highway. Berkshire of Beloit forfeits 100 dollars for reckless driving.
Alfred Barth 71 of Route 4 Monroe Ralph A Weaver 81 of 20th Avenue and Melvin D Cherrey 38 of Shulls burg are listed as deceased in local death notices with ages and addresses. Authorities provided no additional biographical details in the excerpt.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Byrne of Albany announce the birth of a daughter on May 8. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Scott of Apple River announce the birth of a daughter on May 8.
A report lists individuals connected to St. Clare Hospital including accident cases with names and addresses across Argyle Neale Tol lakson Browntown Crystal Lake and Monticello. Also named are medical and surgical staff or patients with numerous listed residents and dismissals including families and dependents.
Mr and Mrs Frank Menehan Roy Chesebro and Rev Gerritt E Mouw attended the District 625 Conference of Rotary International at Lake Delton. Chesebro and Menehan joined the breakfast for club presidents. Mouw spoke on club fund raising. Menehan presented the response to Ray Jessup Rotary president's representative from Sudbury Ontario. At the final banquet Menehan received for the Monroe club a banner showing 300 percent participation in the Rotary International Foundation Scholarship Fund.
Monroe high school chorus presents Oklahoma next Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the junior high auditorium. Tickets will be sold Friday night in the Commercial and Savings Bank. Walter Babula and Ralph Neale are auditorium supervisors. Leo Sebald handles the ticket table. Gordon Kniskern oversees the auditorium and Herman Dieckhoff is custodian.
The 1963 Cancer Crusade aims for 4745 dollars with 22 Green County chairs and workers. Monroe volunteers begin door to door May 14 under VFW Auxiliary leadership, while township, city, and ward chairs coordinate church and community drives.
John Carl Barth of Monroe died at his home farm after a long illness. He married Susanna Blum on February 15, 1922, and lived in London before moving to Campbellsport and Darlington. Survived by wife, two sons Dale and Rolland, daughter Margaret Miller of Grand Rapids, two brothers Emil and Ernest, a sister Olga Niffenegger, and four grandchildren. Funeral services Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with Rev. Paul H. Olm officiating. burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call after noon tomorrow.
Mrs Velma Emrick of Orangeville attended theDAR meeting in Monroe. St Johns Church Ladies Aid bake sale Friday May 10 at First National Bank. Mr and Mrs Bill Foesch and Allen with Mrs Foeschs sister Shirley visited Mrs Irma Sandley in South Wayne. Union Presbyterian rummage sale Friday May 10 in church basement. Mrs Stella Boyer and Brenda Boyer of Orangeville were Sunday visitors to Mr and Mrs Chester Schaffer in rural Monroe. Misses Diane and Sharon Broge and JoAnn Schindler travel to California for vacation with Mrs Virgil Broge in San Diego. Mrs Gerald Disch and Mitch attend Iowa State University Weisha weekend at Ames and the University presentation of Music Man. Judith Disch, a sophomore, helped costuming for the show.
A 15 year old Monroe resident is to face juvenile court charges after admitting to taking a 1955 half ton truck from Industrial Combustion Inc. for a joy ride. The youth was arrested at home after being found with his dog near the abandoned truck, which was wrecked southwest of Monroe. Deputy Chief Coplien credited the sheriff's department for swift identification and capture.
Moose Lodge members in Wisconsin will honor local firemen at a Saturday banquet. New officers led by Ted Schmeidlin outlined plans for the upcoming May program and announced Wisconsin Day at Mooseheart on Sunday June 2, inviting state members to attend.
Gerald Thompson announced the Board of Education chose a temporary football field site southeast of the high school over enlarging the American Legion park. The park will host softball and baseball this summer while a new elementary school site is finalized. The park was begun by World War II veterans who also funded a park improvement centennial.
In New York motors steels and chemicals led a broad market advance during active trading. Volume reached about 4.9 million shares versus 4.15 million Tuesday. Key stocks gained a point or so as the market moved from modest gains to renewed momentum.
Gov Reynolds announced the resignation of William K. Chipman from his post as state civil defense director in Madison. The move ends Chipman’s tenure guiding emergency planning and response for the state.
The Barth family asks that memorials be directed to Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home instead of flowers, honoring Alfred Barth with donations in his memory.
Neale Alfred Tollakson, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Tollakson of Argyle, was admitted to St Clare hospital for a broken arm after a fall during high jump at the high school. He was discharged today.
Monroe police investigated an accident at 7 45 a m in the 1400 block of 29th avenue. A City of Monroe truck driven by Edward A Schneider backing from a driveway struck a car driven by John J Untersee. Minor damage was reported to the car.
The Monroe Post Office offers the new 15 cent Montgomery Blair commemorative air mail stamp Blair served as postmaster general under Lincoln and promoted what became the Universal Postal Union a cooperative agreement.
A blue red and maroon stamp issued in a 50 panel commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first International Postal Conference held in Paris where 15 sponsoring administrations met to discuss world mail cooperation.
John Randall Pitman five year old son of Mr and Mrs John E Pitman Route 2 was admitted to St Clare hospital at 7 pm yesterday for treatment of a severe laceration to his left index and middle fingers. He was injured while playing near farm machinery. His condition is reported as good.
Judge Roger Elmer delivered a vocational address on how the county court runs during a Rotary meeting yesterday at the Swiss Wheel. Frank Menehan and Rev Gerritt Mouw covered the District Conference at Lake Delton.
Herbert V. Kohler, board chairman of Kohler Co., will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by Lakeland College. The ceremony takes place during a Founders Day program on May 16.
Nineteen exhibitors join the Kiwanis Club 8th Annual Antique Show and Sale at Turner hall in Monroe this Friday through Sunday. Harold Grunewald will manage for the eighth year. six new exhibitors join. Profits benefit the new Kiwanis Scout Chalet for Monroe Scouts.
The program runs at 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. A sandwich and coffee counter will be available in the building supporting attendees and participants.
Mrs Charles Bartell wife of Warren funeral director was reported in good condition at Freeport Memorial Hospital receiving treatment for injuries from a two car collision Sunday. She sustained a fractured nose a sprained ankle and back injuries as a passenger in her husband s car which struck a car driven by Donald Michelson 27 Galena at the intersection of Wisconsin County trunks DD and KK about 1 1/2 miles north of Warren.
At least 20 countries have adopted or adapted the tune of God Save the Queen for their national anthems, using it as a basis or inspiration for official songs across various regions and eras.
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