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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1961
Page
6
A Wisconsin forecast notes mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the northwest region tonight. Sunday brings renewed showers and storms, cooler in the northwest, warmer in the southeast, with lows in the 40s to 60s and highs from the 50s to the 80s.
Alice Marie Steele transfers property to Robert W. Partridge in block 5 lot 2 and 4 in Brodhead. Fred Ross transfers the SW quarter of section 36 in Jordan Township to Royal Liddicoat.
Estates probated list co administrators for Archibald J. Smith with James A Caldwell June Mohns and Marybelle Searles as co administrators. E D Porterfield and Fred Hahlen are appraisers. Isabel Elizabeth Bell of Brodhead is heir. Under will dated June 6 1956 Rosa is heir to the estate of her husband John Wuethrich who died May 2 LeRoy is executor. Appraisers are F L Buchschacher and Herman J Schmitz.
Obituaries list several local deaths including Mrs. Minnie Blum 78 of 1203 12th Street Mrs. Lester Booth 67 of Cuba City Leonard Redfern 52 of Lead Mine and Albert Bohle 78 of Mt. Horeb reported in a local death notice.
St Clare Hospital lists accident and medical entries for Arch ie Ray Randolph and Eugene Lloyd Salzwedel of Juda. Medical cases include Gerald A Kubly at 2003 11th avenue and others in Rockford Beloit and Darlington with dismissals shown for numerous patients and relatives.
Monroe police officers completed an FBI burglary investigation course in Beloit, with eleven participants. Sponsored by state police groups, the eight hour sessions covered evidence handling interviews and investigations conducted after regular duties. Three sessions were required and officers attended after work, all calling the experience worthwhile.
Windy Acres Golf Club members and others meet at the resort to finish a shelter near No 7 green and remove a fence for the two ball foursome tourney set for Sunday May 21. If rain, work shifts to Tuesday. The course closed for weed spraying and shrubs were planted. Greens improved after treatment. Sandwiches doughnuts and coffee are available on the premises.
Mrs. Stanley Priewe from Winslow and Mrs. Barbara Rhyner of New Glarus visited Monroe yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kundert from Orangeville were in Monroe and Edgerton today. E C Hamilton left for Holland Michigan after his father underwent major surgery. Thirty Round Grove pupils visited Cave of the Mounds with Mrs. Nancy Elmer. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sinkola of Bellwood Illinois are weekend guests of Bernard and a Mrs. Friedrich in Albany. Regular Woman's Relief Corps meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. White elephant sale adv.
Three people were treated and released from St. Clare hospital after a collision at 8 p.m. on a town road near Twin Grove. Archie Ray Randolph 29, his wife Janice, and Eugene Lloyd Salzwedel 18, all of Juda, sustained injuries. The Randolph car was a total loss with about 500 dollars damage to the Salzwedel vehicle. The Randolphs’ son Charles 3 was not hurt. Deputy reports indicate Randolph traveled east and Salzwedel south. Mrs Randolph was taken by ambulance.
Ann Kundert daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Kundert and Warren Elmer son of Mr and Mrs Fred Elmer were named queen and king of the Orangeville junior prom held last night. Six boys and six girls were finalists in the court and the theme Moonlight and Roses featured music by Emery Meeker and the Freeport orchestra. Kundert serves as junior class secretary and cheerleader. Elmer is active in athletics.
Mrs. Paul A Olm Sr mother of Rev Paul H Olm pastor at St Johns UCC returned to Elkhart Lake for further medical treatment and possible hospitalization. The Olms visited Monroe on Wednesday where she was admitted to St Clare hospital after arriving with illness. Her condition is reported to be good.
Memorials may be left at Shriner Neushwander funeral home for Mrs Edwin Blum. The notice appears in the adv section guiding mourners on memorial contributions.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Behring return to Monroe resuming permanent residence at 1213 13th avenue in the city Mrs Jessie M Krueger who had lived in the Behring home during the past five years moves out locating elsewhere in town
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Brand of 110 S. Whitney Way Madison are the parents of their first child a son born at 6 p m yesterday in Madison General Hospital. Mrs Brand is the former Dora Schindler daughter of Mrs John A Schindler and the late Dr Schindler. Mr and Mrs Franz Brand are the paternal grandparents.
Mr and Mrs Phillip Marquis 2817 Moland street Madison announce the birth of their son Douglas Philip on May 10 The mother is the former Margaret Rackow daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Rackow Monroe Wisconsin and the paternal grandmother is Mrs Adele Marquise Amberg Wisconsin
Leaders arrange the third annual Day Camp for fly-up Brownie Scouts in Monroe and Monticello. The session runs July 31 to August 4 at Kiwanis Youth Cabin from 9 30 a m to 3 p m. Committee members include Mrs. George R Barry and Mrs. Lester Johnson with Badger Council district adviser Miss Gay Miller present.
Circuit Judge Marvin F. Burt ordered a recount of Freeport's April 4 mayoral election. A 19 member canvassing board will reassess 8,257 ballots in three teams with cases sent to attorneys for disputed ballots. Joe D. Shelley leads Mayor F. Kunkle by 23 votes after Shelley’s 4,140 to 4,117 tally.
Gerald Kubly 20, son of Mr and Mrs Glenn L Kubly, moved from Madison General Hospital to St Clare hospital. He was severely hurt in an April 15 automobile crash near Mt Horeb that killed two people. A blood clot in his right lung base worsens his condition. he has torn leg muscles and will need about three more weeks before leg wrappings can be removed.
M Earl Clark 85 former IOOF No 72 noble grand dies after long illness. Graveside rites at Greenwood Cemetery this afternoon at 3 30 p m officiating Rev Gerritt E Moun Union Presbyterian Church. Shriner Neushwander funeral home arranged. Organ music by Mrs Curtis Chase. pallbearers named with six IOOF honorary pallbearers. Clark a noted musician, teacher and music store owner.
Funeral services for William Hayes Dickson 77 will be held at 2 this afternoon at home with Rev. Donald Storck of St. John's United Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. Mrs. Winnie Kuebli and Mrs. Robert G. Buehler will lead the song service with Nearer My God to Thee and Till We Meet Again, organ by Mrs. Clarence Seaton. Pallbearers are Leo Blasing Winslow Harold Blasing Garnet Blasing William Dickson Thomas Dickson and Charles Dickson.
Monroe junior Janis Miller daughter of Milo and Milo Miller will depart June 26 for a United Nations youth pilgrimage sponsored by IOOF Rebekah lodges. The itinerary includes New York City Washington D C Mt Vernon Philadelphia Gettysburg Hyde Park Niagara Falls and more with UN interviews and tours.
Homemakers clubs across the area showcase decorative cross stitch and interlacing on gingham aprons buck toweling and basic sewing. The North Central Public Service Corp window features a full hand made doll wardrobe by Mrs Emil Presig of Clarno with committee members Duane Beach Nellie Matzke and Arleigh Asmus. Additional apron-towel displays appear at Milady's and Etters stores.
The Monroe and Brodhead Jaycettes were among fifteen Wisconsin Jaycette chapters honored as outstanding units in the state. The awards were announced at a luncheon closing the two day Eau Claire convention of the Wisconsin Junior Chamber of Commerce and Jaycettes. Brodhead won a first place trophy and Monroe and Stoughton tied for third.
Albert Bohle of Mr. Horeb 78 died Thursday in a Dodgeville hospital. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Springdale Lutheran church. Survivors include wife two sons Clayton Highland and Arnold Cross Plains a daughter Mrs William Thousand Madison a brother Carl Mr. Horeb a sister Mrs Inger Johnson Stoughton and four grandchildren.
The market shows hogs with barrows and gilts steady to 25 lower and sows 25 to 50 lower. Mixed lots across weight ranges 16.25 to 17.75. Cattle see slaughter steers 50 to 125 lower, heifers down to 50, cows mostly steady. Prime and choice ranges span 22. Half to two thirds of loads relate to steers and heifers with bid prices around 24.25 to 26.00 for heavy weights and 22.75 to 24.25 for lighter, with bulls and utilities quoted 18 to 20.50.
Two large plastic bombs exploded in central Paris injuring several people. The first blast damaged offices of the Radical Socialist party, injuring five. About ninety minutes later a second charge hit the offices of the left wing weekly France Observateur.
Rev. Chester L. Marcus will address St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Wayne Township at 9 30 a m and Peace United Church of Christ in Browntown at 11 a m tomorrow. He studied at Southern Christian Institute Edwards Miss Alcorn A and M College and Albright College Reading Pa and was ordained in 1943 by the Philadelphia Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church U S A. He led Washington Street Presbyterian Reading from 1943 to 1954 and has long worked with Family Service YMCA Community Chest and other agencies. He led the local chapter of the National Association for the Peer of Colored People and was honored in 1954 by Reading Fellowship House for advancing racial understanding.
The Orangeville Hustlers 4-H club will meet at 8 in the grade school gym. Joyce Folgate Carl Babler and Tom Babler give talks. John Wyssman will demonstrate and Jerry and Jim Obert perform a special number. Refreshments by the Ray Gelter and Victor Folgate families.
The Monroe Maennerchor will take part in the Swiss Dairy Festival Weekend June 23-25 with programs for Green County Dairy Day on June 24. The Turn and Schwing Club will perform, and the Maennerchor picnic is set for August 20 at Baumgartner's Grove west of Monroe for public attendance.
Cape Canaveral Florida The Atlas missile designed for longer range and heavier payload reached an intended target 5000 miles away north of Ascension Island after a 25 minute flight All objectives were met officials said suggesting potential operational status this year for the weapon system.
Algiers mobilizes about 20 000 troops riot police and gendarmes to avert rightist demonstrations on the anniversary of the 1958 coup. Public transport runs normally and shops stay open as authorities anticipate potential rioting by European settlers.
James Patrick Wuetrich, 21, Monroe, who pleaded guilty to armed robbery in Freeport, will undergo psychiatric tests before the June 2 hearing. He faces a potential one year to life sentence for stealing $76.55 from a Freeport filling station after admitting an armed robbery and assault on the attendant Roger C. Jacobs testified. Wuetrich remains jailed on $10,000 bond. withdrawal of the plea remains possible if incompetence is found.
In Malaya's Cameron Highlands, seventeen bodies have been recovered from Thursday's landslide. Four others are believed buried as twenty five feet of earth tumbled onto six houses, destroying several properties.
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