Weather Outlook for May 18 1957
Mostly cloudy and rather cool this afternoon and tonight. Sunday partly cloudy with higher afternoon temperatures. Low tonight 40 48. High Sunday in the upper 50s.
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1957
Page
6
Weather recital from yesterday and current day observations
The report notes high temperatures reached 53 and a low of 44 since yesterday 1 p.m. A year ago today highs were 76 and lows 40. Precipitation since yesterday 1 p.m. was .03 inches. Barometer stood at 29.92 at 1 a.m. and 29.95 at 1 p.m. New Orleans set the warmest mark at 90 while Milwaukee registered 41 as the coldest. Sunrise was 5 28 and sunset 8 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.A
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Wis
Deaths list from Belleville Beloit and nearby towns
Obituary notices announce the deaths of Thomas Kundert 83 of Route 1 Belleville Mons G Fijelstad 72 Beloit Abbo Brauer 58 Ridott Ill William Hansberry 70 Beloit Mrs Louis Scheider 70 Mc Connell Mrs Clarence Dammen 43 Route 2 Blanchardville and Eric Stone 61 South Beloit Til.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Kundert
Belleville
Mons G. Fijelstad
Beloit
Abbo Brauer
Ridott
William Hansberry
Louis Scheider
McConnell
Clarence Dammen
Blanchardville
Eric Stone
South Beloit
Til
Births in Monticello and Albany Area Families
Mr. and Mrs. Permin Graber of Monticello welcome a son born May 17. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur McCreedy of Albany announce a daughter born May 17. Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffman of Monticello report a son born May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permin Graber
Monticello
Wilbur McCreedy
Albany
George Hoffman
St Clare Hospital Medical Dismissals and Staff List
The notice lists medical staff including Otto Stauffacher and Paul Heimann with hospital locations in various towns. Surgical names include David Huntley Tambrey Newcomer and Charles Harty Jr. Dismissals cover a long roster led by Ernest Thalman Harold Recknagel Woodrow Pryce and multiple married name entries and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Stauffacher
Orfordville
Paul Heimann
New Glarus
Robert McGlynn
Gratiot
S. R. Greenwald
21St Avenue
David Huntley
Monticello
Tambrey Newcomer
Brodhead
Charles Harty Jr
Janesville
Ernest Thalman
Harold Recknagel
Woodrow Pryce
Charles Brugger
Felix Garcia
Gingerley Davis
Goldie Seeholzer
Werner Herli
Lawrence Melland Jr
Ray Rhein
Robert Rude
Rolla Shufelt
Semi-Truck Damaged In Highway 69 Crash
Donald J. Ross, 34, Whitelaw Wisconsin, escaped injury when his semi-trailer left the road to avoid a herd of cattle on Highway 69 south of Monroe near the state line. The cattle were driven by Willard Matzke and were uninjured. Heavy damage to the truck body was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald J. Ross
Whitelaw
Wis
A. Charles Howe
Highway 69
Monroe
Ross
Willard Matzke
Matzke
Howe
Lectures on Radio Begin Tuesday at Monroe Club
The Monroe Area Radio Club will open an eight part series on Fundamentals of Elementary Radio at 7 15 p m Tuesday in the civil defense communications headquarters in the courthouse. LeRoy Phillips and John Schild will lead the first lecture. Members only may attend, but prospective members may contact O R Evans Jr. for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Area
Beloit PTA to Host Dr John A Schindler Talk
Dr John A Schindler will speak on Emotions Maturity and Education at 7 45 p m Thursday in the Robinson school PTA Beloit program. PTA members from Merrill Waterman and Gaston schools will attend as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
John A. Schindler
Robinson School
PTA
Merrill, Waterman and Gaston Schools
Local residents visit Beloit area and attend funerals
Personal mentions list Mr. and Mrs. Albert Engel of Beloit and others visiting, including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Zimmerman from Brodhead, Mrs. Tilman Everson and Mrs. Harold Burtness from Orfordville, and Mrs. Reggie Duerst with Mrs. Clara Hefty from New Glarus. Roy K. Stephens funeral noted in Brodhead with several visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Engel
Beloit
Ralph Zimmerman
Brodhead
Tilman Everson
Harold Burtness
Orfordville
Reggie Duerst
Clara Hefty
New Glarus
Rhea Schadt
University of Wisconsin
Robert Richardson
Buffalo
N.Y
van A. Marsh
Kenneth Harker
Mineral Point
Herbert Schenkus
August Rose
Milwaukee
Roy K. Stephens
Lena Dinges
Florie Vantsmeier
Jeanette Staderman
Kathryn Vickery
Freeport
New York City
Dinges
Monroe
Simon Senatsch
Kentucky
Hans Speiler
Vine Grove
Spieler
Army
Ft. Knox
Browns name their newborn son Richard James
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Brown Rhinelander have named their new son Richard James born May 13. The Browns already have a two year old son William Frederick Billy. Mrs. Brown is Dori Grossen daughter of John Grossen of 1825 19th street. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs M J Brown of Mineral Point. Maternal grandmother is Betty Schindler of Monroe. Mrs Grossen will return tomorrow with her grandson Billy to Monroe for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard James
John F. Brown
Rhinelander
William Frederick
Billy
Brown
Dori Grossen
John Grossen
1825
19Th Street
M. J. Brown
Mineral Point
Betty Schindler
Monroe
Grossen
Wisconsin State College initiates four into Alpha Phi Omega
David Dwyer, son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Dwyer of 818 14th street, was among four students recently initiated into the Kap pa Gamma chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity at Wisconsin State College La Crosse. Dwyer is a freshman in the letters and science division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dwyer
Dewey Dwyer
14Th Street
Kappa Gamma
Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity
Wisconsin State College, la Crosse
Dwyer
Brodhead Seniors Tour Chicago Educational Trip
Brodhead high school seniors visited Chicago yesterday and Thursday for an educational tour. They were chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Roland Rockwell and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Sveom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brodhead
Brodhead High School
Roland Rockwell
Marvin Sveom
Klarer Family Names Newborn Son Patrick Peter
Mr and Mrs Emil L Klarer announce the birth of their second son Patrick Peter born May 14 Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Peter O Kammerude Blanchardville Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Christ Klarer Maternal great grandfather is Ole P Kammer ude Argyle The Klarers older son is Michael four.
Barnard to Conduct UW Band at Mt Horeb
Allan F. Barnard, instrumental music director at Monroe high school, will guest conduct the University of Wisconsin band at 2 30 p m tomorrow in Mt Horeb high school as part of the Wisconsin Bandmasters Association convention. The meeting, open to the public for the concert, runs today and tomorrow with Barnard serving as association vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan F. Barnard
Monroe High School
University of Wisconsin
Mt. Horeb High School
Wisconsin Bandmasters Association
Mt. Horeb
Barnard
Bandits Steal From Cleveland Discount Store
Four masked men robbed Fame Inc a suburban Maple Heights discount store. They chopped through the roof to enter before 8 a m and escaped with an estimated 50 000 to 60 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Fame, Inc
Maple Heights
Stephens Service Held at Brodhead
Funeral services for Roy K. Stephens longtime Brodhead bank director and Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. secretary were held at the Everson funeral home with Masonic rites at the grave. Bank directors and employees attended, led by Rev. Richard M. A. Gadow and Rev. J. C. Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy K. Stephens
Brodhead Bank
Monroe Country Club
Everson
Brodhead
Richard M. A. Gadow
J. C. Robertson
Frank Condon
Donald Collins
A. L. Breyvogel
Elmer Dixon
Gilbert Swartz
Sidney Stair
Bank of Brodhead
Fred Hahlen
C. S. Pierce
D. L. Amerpohl
Marion Condon
Leo Sherberle
George Windsoe
Willis Lorch
Fred Duchow
Avis Olson
Sylvia Luchsinger
Carma Dorr
Marjory Soddy
Stephens
Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Co
Herbert Stuessy
Mike Carroll
Robert Smiley
Ben Zimmerli
William Baumgartner
Will Meinert
John Wuetrich
Ray shields aid rescue of boy from sand tunnel
Workers used a collapsible gamma ray shield device from Brookhaven National Laboratory to form a tunnel through shifting sand and reach a boy trapped in a well. Oxygen flowed to him as rescuers, under floodlights, persisted through the night until the tunnel was completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Energy Commission
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Funeral services for Arthur J. Drake at Stuessy
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today in Stuessy funeral home for Arthur J. Drake aged 73 of 2003 14th Avenue. Rev. Bernard Bartel officiated with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Mabel Weil was organist. Pallbearers named: Clarence Drake, Arthur Bartlet, Joe Wanger, Fred Neuenschwander, Sam Kubly, Frank Schutt, Paul Frenzel, Lester Ellingson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Drake
Stuessy
Arthur J. Drake
14Th Avenue
Bernard Bartel
Greenwood Cemetery
Mabel Weil
Clarence Drake
Arthur Bartlet
Joe Wanger
Fred Neuenschwander
Sam Kubly
Frank Schutt
Paul Frenzel
Lester Ellingson
Burn Victim Dies After Milwaukee Substation Fire
Harry Quinn, 47, suffered burns covering about 95 percent of his body in an electrical flareup at a Milwaukee Electric Co substation on Thursday and died Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Harry Quinn
Milwaukee Electric Co
Regulations Listed For Rural Mail Box Improvement Week
Postmaster John J. Burkhard announces an annual Rural Mail Box Improvement Program over two weeks starting Monday June 3. The effort urges proper erecting and maintenance of rural boxes to speed delivery, protect mail from weather, and present a neat roadside appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Burkhard
Burkhard
Post Office Department
Graham Signs Draw Deaf Audience at Madison Square Garden
In New York, Rev. Croft Pentz translated Billy Graham’s sermon for deaf attendees as 16,500 filled Madison Square Garden for the third night of the crusade. Officials report 1,966 decisions for Christ across three nights, with higher turnout than the prior evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Graham
Croft Pentz
Elizabeth N.J
Ten airmen hurt as Navy plane crashes at Glenview
A twin engine Navy aircraft crashed into a pond at Glenview Naval Air Station during an instrument landing attempt in dense fog. Ten airmen were injured in the mishap and were treated at the scene and nearby hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Navy
Glenview Naval Air Station
Currier and Ives Prints Fetch High Prices for Collectors
Old Currier and Ives prints once sold for six cents now command up to a thousand dollars from art collectors as trade shifts from everyday paper to prized Americana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Currier and Ives
Stocks Chalk Up Second 57 Peak
The New York stock market extended its 1957 advance for a second straight week with four of five days up. Oils and chemicals led gains as volume hit 13,086,138 shares, the highest since late April, and the Associated Press 60-stock average rose to 184.90 as it neared the 191.50 all time high set in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Morse
New York
Wall Street
Associated Press
Former IC Foreman Dies at Ridott Home
Abba Brauer 58 a former Illinois Central section foreman died suddenly Thursday at his Ridott Illinois home. He suffered a heart attack while working in his yard and retired from the IC three years ago. Born December 20 1898 in Ridott Township he is survived by a brother John of Ridott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abba Brauer
Ilinois Central Section
Ridott
Ill
Freeport
Mr. Brauer
Ridott Township
Heiko Brauer
John
Wisconsin Assembly advances funding and policy bills
The Assembly moved two new measures funding state operations and veteran hospital costs, restoring 89 300 for WHA TV and raising veteran daily hospital fees to 11 75. It approved a minor business restriction relaxation for student beer sales and discussed court reorganization, labor union scrutiny, a municipal car tax, Milwaukee port visit, and a special deer hunting license proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assemblyman Metzner
Wisconsin
Assembly
Marquette University
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin Student Union
Madison
Supreme
Circuit
Justice of the Peace Courts
Senate Judiciary Committee
Capitol
Senate Labor, Taxation, Insurance and Banking Committee
Racine
Senate Conservation Committee
Northwestern States Seek Cows From Canada
Dairy farmers in northeastern states look to Canada and other states for more milk cows amid milk price complaints. The Agriculture Department notes shipments of dairy cattle into the northeast last year were up 16 percent from 1955, with Wisconsin exporting 32 percent more cattle in 1956 than 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Canada
Agriculture Department
Wisconsin
Infirmary Approved for Grand Army Home at King
The Madison Assembly approved a measure authorizing a 250 bed infirmary for the Grand Army Home at King. The bill moves to the Senate for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Grand Army Home
King
Assembly
Senate
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