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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1961
Page
8
Cloudy with possible rain in the northeast this afternoon. Partly cloudy and cool tonight. Friday will bring considerable cloudiness and a bit warmer in the afternoon. Lows range 33 to 43, highs 57 to 65. Monroe area similar with Lake Michigan influence lowering highs near 60 to 65.
Reported conditions since yesterday 1 p.m. include high 54 and low 44 with a .04 inch rain total. Year ago today high 73 and low 49. Barometer readings were 30.17 at 1 a.m. and 30.21 at 1 p.m. Warmest spot Presidio Texas at 100 degrees while Caribou Maine was coldest at 27. Sunrise was 5:35 and sunset 8:18.
Edward Lewis Kennison 20 of 2500 17th avenue and Karen Frances Leuenberger 19 of 1516 15th avenue listed for marriage. Ronald Richard Edler 26 of Route 2 Pearl City Illinois and Sandra Lee Knoll 18 of Winslow also recorded for marriage licenses.
Five local residents are listed among recent deaths. Fred Langacher, 92, of 2121 14th Street. Mrs Mayme Eckerman, 76, Warren II. Mrs Marie Baumgartner, 67, Belleville. Mrs Rose Peters, 77, Darlington. and Mrs Margaret Connelly, 73, Darlington.
Mr and Mrs Rolland Zimmerman Monticello announce a son born May 17. Mr and Mrs Robert Leistkow 102042 25th Avenue announce a son born May 17. Mr and Mrs Alvin Elmer 1903 7th Street announce a son born May 17. Mr and Mrs Lowell Arnsmeier Juda announce a son born May 18. Mr and Mrs Thomas Theiler Juda announce a son born May 18. Mr and Mrs Jerry Schmitt Brodhead announce a son born May 18. Mr and Mrs Bernard Highlands Durand Illinois announce a son born May 18.
A list from St Clare Hospital details tonsillectomy patients Jeffrey Holt and Carla Demert, plus a roster of medical and surgical cases including Orrin Anderson and Paul Zimmerman. The record also enumerates a large group of dismissals with numerous names and addresses across Wisconsin and Illinois locales.
New York traders eased prices after a record climb as profits were taken. Most issues faded after attempts to rally, with motors slipping and Ford among the few showing small recovery. Chrysler and American Motors lagged, while Woolworth gave back part of its earlier gain.
Rex L Karney of Rockford announces his wife Ardys Swenson of Ridgeland Dunn county has been elected president of the Rockford YWCA and its board of directors. Her husband is connected with Rockford daily newspapers.
Fred Langacher 92 of 2121 114th Street died at 9 a.m. in Masshardt nursing home. A retired cheesemaker and tavern operator, he led the Turner Hall era and spent years in Wisconsin and Switzerland. He was born April 6, 1869 in Canton Bern and married Anna Stocker in 1902. Survived by daughter Nell Briggs son Fred W. four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Shriner Neuschwander with burial Greenwood Cemetery.
Einar Hanson of the Social Security office for Southern Wisconsin spoke at the May meeting of the St Clare hospital Personnel Association in the staff room. A question and answer period followed the program. The association voted to donate 10 to the Outdoor Community Theater. The total hospital employees in the association reached 110. A yearly liaison committee represents all employees with Hospital Administration and includes chair Miss Eileen Pagel and members Miss Myra Breuer Mrs. Lola Furniss Miss Carol Grunder Miss Marie Bruggman and others.
Local residents visit relatives and attend events. travelers and funeral notices mark the week. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Wolfe visit Tulsa relatives while Mrs Kathryn Young travels from Brodhead to Argyle. A rummage sale aids Union Presbyterian church on May 20. Knights of Columbus events and retirements noted.
Albany men Walter Nipple and John Crows were charged with gambling after a dice game in the Albany village hall was raided by two officers. Both posted $25 bond for a court appearance likely Saturday morning. police chief Frank Hall said the game occurred on the basement floor with a $3 pot at stake.
Monroe Water Department head Kenneth L. Mayer will address the Green County Shrine Club on Monroe water supply at its meeting Tuesday. Dinner is slated for 7 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Miller of Rockford have named their son Steven Alan born May 8 at Swedish American Hospital. The mother is former Mary Lou Moen of Argyle, and the Miller grandparents are Robert F. Miller of Winnnebago. Great grandparents listed include C. A. Moen of Argyle, Will V. Thuestad of DeKalb and Fritz Hedlund of Erie.
St Johns United Church of Christ invites building memorials for the late Fred Lengacher to be left at Shriner Neushwander funeral home.
Fay Ducky Doyle shows continued improvement at St. Clare hospital after nine weeks as a patient. He underwent leg surgery twice following complications from a January fall injury.
Duke Etter receives improved condition while hospitalized for a heart ailment. He can sit up for thirty minutes daily after hospital stay began May 5 at St. Clare.
Keith Allan Hoesly born May 10 in Hawaii to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hoesly Eva. Mrs. Hoesly is the former Judy Gibbons daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gibbons.
The document lists Donald Hoesly of 3093 F Forrestal Barbers Point NAS Ewa Hawaii with Hale family connections to Monroe Monticello and Elda Gibbons. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Walter Hoesly. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Albert Matzinger and Mrs Elda Gibbons.
Mr and Mrs James Lindsay Forbes of Milwaukee welcome their first child born last night naming him Robert James. The mother Nancy Berend is daughter of Albert and Mary Berend of Whitefish Bay and Monroe is the paternal grandfather. Great grandmother Mary Forbes of Scotland is noted.
Terry Kuehl of Orangeville reports a registered six shot Luger pistol fell from his car trunk between the State Line and Orangeville Sunday night. Law enforcement notified and a classified ad runs in The Monroe Evening Times. A reward is offered.
Funeral services for Fred Feutz Sr aged 68 will be held at 1 30 p m tomorrow at St John s United Church of Christ with Rev Paul H Olm officiating. He died yesterday at St Clare hospital after four months of heart illness. Burial is in Oak Hill cemetery Waterloo. He was born June 29 1883 in Wilderswill Canton Bern Switzerland and later moved to the United States in 1914. Survivors include four children Gertrude John Fred and Werner three brothers and one sister plus six grandchildren.
Alfred Brauchi age 68 a St. Clare hospital heating maintenance employee and former cheesemaker died Tuesday morning. Services conducted by Rev. Paul H. Olm were held at 2 30 p m today at Stuessy funeral home with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Mrs Clarence Seaton played organ. Pallbearers were Paul Niedermann Karl Nieder mann Ernest Schmid Carl Pfister Anton Grawehr and Fred Boub.
President Kennedy arrived at Andrews Air Force Base at 11 12 a.m. after completing a state visit to Canada. His jet left Ottawa an hour earlier as he returned to Washington.
The South Wisconsin Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church voted 110 to 14 to approve a merger with the General Council of Congregational Churches and declare itself a conference of the United Church of Christ. North Wisconsin Synod expected to follow.
Illinois House passed a bill by 93 to 30 to trim daylight saving time by one month, sending it to the Senate. A separate committee backed a repeal bill 7 to 3 that would end the mandatory daylight saving law and move to the Senate floor. The House measure would end daylight time on the last Sunday in September instead of October.
Islands in the Halifax River just south of Daytona Beach Florida have been designated as a bird sanctuary. The protected area aims to preserve local wildlife habitat and support migratory species.
Junior swine judging winner Robert Ammon of Monroe Ag took 142 points and a gallon of pig wormer while adult winner Roy Block earned a hog duster and Virgil Leopold of Monroe FFA placed second with 129 points. Others in the top groups include Danny Gaukapp, Clarno Classy Club, 128. Irvin Bartels, Monroe Ag, 126. Richard Ammon, Monroe Ag, 125. Russell Block, Hiawatha, 121. John Ammon, Monroe FFA, 119.
The Senate Latin American Affairs subcommittee will question Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Friday about the Defense Department role in the Cuban invasion attempt.
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