Weather update with frost and warm weekend forecast
Fair and cool tonight with scattered frost in the east. Partly cloudy and warmer Sunday with a chance of showers in the northwest. Tonight lows 35 to 40 east and 40 to 45 west, Sunday high 65 to 70 northeast and 70 to 75 southwest. Temperature extremes from yesterday and a year ago are noted, along with barometer readings and sunrise sunset times. Warmest spots Blythe California and Yuma Arizona at 105, Mt Washington New Hampshire at 23.
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Blythe
Calif
Yuma
Ariz
Mt. Washington
N.H
Estates Probated in Monroe and Brodhead area transfers
Probate actions record Leland L amporey and wife transferring lot 12 block 3 Lakeside Heights Monroe to Derwin J Huenink and wife. Death notices list Andrew W Legler of $8 Route 1 Brodhead and Mrs Frank Boeck Sr in Monticello.
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Leland L. Uamporey
Derwin J. Huenink
Lakeside Heights
City of
Monroe
Andrew W. Legler
Brodhead
Frank Boeck Sr
Monticello
Hospital Dismissals and Staff Names at St Clare Route 2 Ville Ill
St Clare Hospital Route 2 ville Illinois lists Mrs Maude Shields Ei Falls and William F Jete ford among patients. Surgical staff includes Carol MacWayne ren and Mrs Donald Newell. Dismissals cover Fred F Greub Floyd Timm George H Lewis Steven Schillder William G Brunner Shirley Severson Edna Collentine Mrs Robert Freeman and son Mrs Frederick Brandt and son and Mrs Glen Pinnow and daughter.
Brodhead Graduation Set for June 1
Graduation exercises for the senior class will start at 8 p m in the high school gymnasium. L L Cunningham president of the Business Institute of Milwaukee will deliver the commencement address. Cunningham is a Louisiana native with degrees from Notre Dame and further postgraduate work in educational administration. Baccalaureate services are at 8 p m in the gymnasium on Sunday May 27. Class Day exercises are at 9 a m on Thursday May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nonuunnal Vines
L. L. Cunningham
Business Institute of Milwaukee
Cunningham
Louisiana
Notre Dame
Colorado State Teachers College
Young Brooklyn businessman retires after six years
In Brooklyn a 17 year old salvage business owner Thomas O Every announces retirement this month after a village clerk demanded cleanup within 30 days due to litter smoke and odors at the premises. He plans a close out sale as he finishes high school this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Thomas O. Every
E. M. Every
Tom
Youth Meetings Held in Monticello School Gym
Monticello youth center group holds sessions in the local school gym with Ray Miles as director and chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Fred Escher at the first meeting and by Mr and Mrs R H Dugdale with Mr Miles at the next. Activities included pingpong badminton checkers and volleyball plus dancing and refreshments.
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Smntticello
Monticello
Fred Escher
Ray Miles
R. H. Dugdale
Miles
Tollefson Elected By Library Fraternity
Horace A. Tollefson former Monroe resident and associate director of the Film Council of America at Evanston has been elected president of Beta Phi Mu national library science honorary fraternity He will take office at the annual meeting in June of the American Library Association at Miami The fraternity founded at the University ofIllinois in 1949 now has 1100 members Tollefson is the son of Mrs Mollie Tollefson.
Parents of son born at Rockford hospital
Mr and Mrs Larry Bredeson are the parents of a son born May 9 at Rockford hospital Mr and Mrs William Dobson are staying at the Bredeson home caring for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchardville
Larry Bredeson
Rockford Hospital
William Dobson
Bredeson
Andrew Legler Dies at 88 in Brodhead Home
Andrew W Legler 88 Route 1 Brodhead died this morning at 7 in the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Schmidt Brodhead after two months with heart condition Born May 12 1888 in New Glarus Township he married Emily Schlittler April 13 1893 in New Glarus They farmed in Exeter Ridgeway Mt Pleasant until 1916 later living with sons Burnett near Oregon and Verona Survived by wife two children four grandchildren and two sisters seven brothers one infant child and one great grandchild Preceding relatives noted Services pending at Voegeli funeral home.
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Andrew W. Legler
Brodhead
John Schmidt
Mr. Legler
New Glarus Township
George
Magdelina Schindier Legler
New Glarus
Schmidt
Voegeli Funeral Home
Brooklyn Students Head On Year End Trips
Upper grade field trips planned this week in Brooklyn schools. Seniors travel to Devil's Lake while freshmen through juniors visit Blue Mounds and Janesville industries. Fifth and sixth grades toured Wisconsin Dells earlier, and grades one to four spent Friday at Vilas Park, Madison. An achievement and class day program will be held at the high school Thursday morning.
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sawunsAuy
Brooklyn
Devil's
Blue Mounds
Janesville Industries
Wisconsin Dells
Vilas Park
Madison
Marine Recruiter to Interview Teens at Monroe Post Office
The Marine Corps Recruiting Service in Madison announces Sgt. Paul Ertz will be at the Monroe post office each Thursday afternoon to interview young men and women for enlistment in the Marine Corps. He notes programs include two years of active duty enlistment.
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Marine Corps Recruiting Service
Madison
Paul Ertz
Monroe Post Office
Marine Corps
Ertz
Albany Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors and Family Ties
Mrs. Tesla Winkenwarder of Kennewick Wash visited her relatives including Mrs Earl Zwickey Emil and William Steindorf over the weekend. Out of town relatives attended Miss Cassie Asley’s funeral with George Milks and Bert Milks among them. Walter Reasa sold his Main Street house to George Schultz of Janesville and will build anew on Mineral Point road.
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Tesla Winkenwarder
Kennewick
Wash
Earl Zwickey
Emil
William Steindorf
Amos Rebberg
Janesville
Monroe
Rockford
Elder Anderson
Bayport
Minn
George Andersons
St. Clare
Ben Anderson
Robert Ramsay
Dean
Dawn
Dixon
Fay Welty
Freeport
Edward Killingstads
Kathryn Groth
E.A. Sharer
J. J. Blumer
Hettie Broughton
Madison
Frank Honig
Charles Popanz
Frank
Citrus Heights
Calif
Cassie Asley
George Milks
Ashley
Ind
Bert Milks
Garrett
Ray Maulcook
White Plains
N.Y
Walter Reasa
West Main Street
George Schultz
Schultz
Reasa
Emil Steindorf
Mineral Point Road
Local residents in Madison share weekend travels and visits
Personal mentions list residents visiting or traveling this weekend. H P Huddlestone and August Plantikow are in the city. Judy Nelson and Rhea Schadt visit family near Madison. A G Nelson flies to Kansas City for a week at Fort Leavenworth. Harold Scherer and Robert Rieder return from Minneapolis. Rosalie Studer returns from St Marys hospital. Girl Scout Troop 12 members and leaders depart Freeport for Chicago for two days then return Sunday night.
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H. P. Huddlestone
Madison
August Plantikow
University of Wisconsin
Rhea Schadt
Ralph Schadt
A. G. Nelson
Kansas City
Lyle Swanton
Ft. Leavenworth
Kas
Harold E. Scherer
Robert H. Rieder
Minneapolis
Keith B. Witte
William E. Amstutz
Freeport
Chicago
Carolyn Benkert
Janeen Boyer
Judy Germann
Judy Buehler
Nancy Peterson
Carol Wolfe
Carol Peterson
Faye Stauffacher
Karen Albright
Karen Miller
Diane Fritz
Marilyn Kubly
Stromset Rites To Be Monday
Services for Mrs. Melvin Stromset 61 Beloit will be held Monday at 1 30 p m in the Rosman Uebling Kinzer funeral home Beloit The former Edna Sweet born Oct 7 1804 in Darien daughter of Clarence and Henrietta Stoker Sweet married Nov 7 1925 to Melvin Stromset Survivors include husband daughter Mrs Shirley Kingery Beloit grandchild and a brother Ed Darien Rev Frank Berg pastor of Atonement Lutheran Beloit will officiate Burial will be in Luther Valley cemetery near Beloit Friends may call after noon tomorrow at the funeral home.
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Melvin Stromset
Beloit
St. Clare Hospital
Rosman-Uebling-Kinzer
Stromset
Edna Sweet
Darien
Clarence
Henrietta Stoker Sweet
Service Record notes releases and addresses
Blanchardville Times Special reports 1st Lt Lloyd Allen Hendrickson released from Army Transportation Corps at Ft Eustis Virginia after two years of service. Mentions new addresses for Pvt Lloyd F Lewis and Pvt Kenneth A Schwartzlow as they join or continue training at Ft Hood Texas and Great Lakes Illinois respectively. Includes parental references and unit details.
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Blanchardville
Lloyd Allen Hendrickson
Army Transportation Corps
Ft. Eustice
St. Story
Hendrickson
L. A. Hendrickson
Lloyd F. Lewis
U.S
Pvt. Co. A
Brodhead Notes on Local Moves and Visits
Mrs Donald Moore moved into the Badertscher house on West 13th street. Walter Ellis family vacated it for remodeling in the south part of the city. Townsend Cortel left for El Paso after months here and in Florida. Mrs Lucy Morgan departed for Phoenix after aiding with her sister’s care. Sanford Lee of Geddes SC will spend the summer with his mother in Brodhead. A E Stewart of Santa Ana California visit their daughter in Ft Atkinson. Shrine attendees included Mrs Nellie Broughton and others in Janesville and Fountain City. Dr M W Stuessy attends a Denver conference by air. John Marsh spent part of the week in Brodhead with Ona Marsh. Edwin Meier visited Grace Hartman to see his ill father George Meier. Cha Walker and Mrs Walker visited Miss Jennie Karney at Withee convalescent home.
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Donald Moore
Badertscher
West 13Th Street
Walter Ellis
Townsend Cortelyou
el Paso
Tex
Florida
Lucy Morgan
Phoenix
Ariz
Kenneth Olson
Sanford Lee
Geddes
S.C
Theresa Lee
A. E. Stewart
Santa Ana
Caiif
Ft. Atkinson
Nellie Broughton
Mmes
H. M. Barkow
Frank Mauerman
Howard Blackford
Myrtle Schmitt
Ona Marsh
Edwin Meier
Durand
Grace Hartman
George Meier
Cha Walker
Beloit
Jennie Karney
Withee Convalescent Home
Forbes Honored At Wisconsin Awards Luncheon
David Forbes son of Mr and Mrs James Forbes Monroe was among 74 UW students honored for outstanding academic and extra curricular achievement at the annual awards luncheon on campus. Forbes earned election to Iron Cross senior men's honor society. James E Farmer announces reopening his barber shop at 1021 24th street around May 28. July 14 parade planned by Orangeville Volunteers chaired by James Koch with Harley Dinges Gerald Abraham and Lawrence Scheetz. Twelve county 4 H boys enrolled in Junior Pacemaker aiming for 100 bushels per acre as part of their corn project. Calves roam city lawn as Mrs Herman Christen Jr reports six calves to city police. owner Wilbert Kraus. Next Tuesday senior class PLAN CHICAGO TRIP.
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Forbes
David Forbes
James Forbes
Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Iron Cross
James E. Farmer
Ludlow
24Th Street
Orangeville
James Koch
Harley Dinges
Gerald Abraham
Lawrence Scheetz
Norman Everson
Herman Christen Jr
15Th Avenue
Wilbert Kraus
Class Trip Leaves New Glarus for Chicago at Four A.M
Students board a bus in New Glarus at 4 a m for a Chicago outing. They are accompanied by Mr and Mrs Richard Wainwright Mrs William McFadden and Mrs Arthur Johnson accompanying teachers.
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Chicago
New Glarus
Richard Wainwright
William McFadden
Arthur Johnson
Birth of a daughter and local notices in Monticello areas
Parents Mr and Mrs Erwin Kissling Jr Brooklyn welcome a daughter born May 14 at Methodist Hospital Madison. Kissling a faculty member at Brooklyn High School is son of Mr and Mrs Erwin Kissling Monticello. Instrumental music in Monroe High School invites 6th graders and up to report to the band room on listed times. Mr and Mrs Frank Menehan and William C Haren head to Stevens Point for the Wisconsin Knights of Columbus state convention with awards to be presented to 15 knights. Registration at Hotel Whiting. a high mass opens Monday’s session followed by banquet dance and sessions. London is about 10 800 miles from Bombay via the Cape and about 6 300 miles.
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Monticello
Erwin Kissling Jr
Brooklyn
Methodist Hospital
Madison
Kissling
Brooklyn High School
Erwin Kissling
Frank Menehan
William C. Haren
Steven's Point
Wisconsin Knights of Columbus
L ‘Cates
Whiting
Rural school closes with picnic and perfect attendance noted
Hillside View school ended its term with a Tuesday picnic. Phillip Guttmer, Nathan, and Sharon Phillipps achieved perfect attendance for the year and Sharon also had perfect attendance for 1954 55. The school boasted 100 percent reading circle work as students from East Clarno visited Cave of the Mounds in Blue Mounds with Mrs Cla Goepfert.
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Hillside View
Phillip Guttmer
Nathan
Sharon Phillipps
Sharon
East Clarno
Cla Goepfert
Cave of the Mounds
Blue Mounds
Limit Set At Green County Fishing Pond
Ray L. Beckman president of Green County Conservation announced a daily limit of five fish at the fishing pond northeast of Monroe starting tomorrow to protect future angling. Children under 14 began fishing this morning with better than expected results as census cards counted 71 entries and many had already reached the five fish limit by noon.
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Ray L. Beckman
Green County Conservation
Monroe
E Beckman
Beckman
The
League
Funerals Held for Louis G Schuetze at Shriner Home
Louis G. Schuetze age 81 of 902 18th avenue died Wednesday in St. Clare hospital. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p m today at Shriner Neushwander funeral home by Rev. Glen H Ridnour of the Methodist church. Burial followed in Greenwood cemetery with pallbearers Willard Schuetze Edward Schuetze Myron Stair E R Blair Oscar Johnson and Henry Burgi.
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Louis G. (Janny) Schuetze
18Th Avenue
St. Clare Hospital
Shriner-Neushwander
Glen H. Ridnour
Methodist Church
Burnl
Greenwood Cemetery
Willard Schuetze
Edward Schuetze
Myron Stair
E. R. Blair
Oscar Johnson
Henry Burgi
Visitor groups from two schools tour Cave of the Mounds
Fourteen pupils from Blackford School and seven from Sam Ball School visited the Cave of the Mounds near Blue Mounds on Highways 18 151. Their chaperones were Mrs Velma Mueller and Bernice Baehler.
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Cave OF Mounds
Cave of the Mounds
Blackford School
Sam Ball School
Velma Mueller
Bernice Baehler
Blue Mounds
Greenville 4 H club holds May meeting at Grade School Gym
The Greenville 4 H club met Monday night May 14 with 28 members present. Several attended the Federation Council meeting in Freeport. Members Ted Hambley Terry Miller Robert Yeagle and Richard Heidenrich shared talks and numbers. Soft drinks were provided by Diane and LeRoy Homan. The next meeting is June 4 at the Orangeville grade school gym. Handicraft group meets May 28 at 7:00 p.m. at Mrs. Paul Kaiser’s home.
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Orangeville
Greenville
Paul Kaiser
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Green County
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Albany
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Great Lakes
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Recruit Training Center
Frieda Schwartzlow
Miss Grace Marsh
Barbara Haworth
H. S. Haworth
22Nd Avenue
Whitewater State College
Miss Haworth
Lucia Eastman
Wisconsin Rapids
Barbara Brotherton
Racine
Peterson
Strumental Music
Monroe High School
London
Bombay
Cape of Good Hope
Ian Rural Schools
Ures
Jim Farmer
Ludlow Hotel
First National Bank Life
First National Bank OF
F.d.1.c
Deane W. Irish
Brodhead Methodist Church
Irish
Woman's Society of Christian Service Officers
Goetz
Guy Madison Dean Jagger
Broderick Crawford
Susan Hayward
Jane Froman
Maureen O'Hara
Lady Godiva
Marjorie Main
Victor Mature
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Sango
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America
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Jili Darvas
Jim Backus
Oscar Karlweis
Luiviane Montevecchi
Cara Williams
Four Aces
Lena Horne
Frankie Lane
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