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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1960
Page
8
Daily Record notes little change in temperatures this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight 43 51 high Tuesday in the 70s near Lake Michigan with light variable winds becoming east to southeast 8 15 mph. Monroe Zone mostly fair this afternoon with clouds near the lake fair tonight and Tuesday a touch warmer Tuesday.
Clifford Hawthorne transfers land in section 10 and 3 in Clarno Township to Green County. Clifton Bartelt transfers land in section 10 in Clarno Township to Green County.
County Court Judge Marshall L. Peterson dismisses and orders restitution and costs for Leonard F. Herlein of Muscatine Iowa on a worthless check. Howard Kohn of Monroe facing state traffic actions adjourned until Wednesday. no authority listed.
A Monroe police list shows citations issued to Larry R. Rackow Freeport Ronald L. Huenfeld Monroe and others for violations including illegal mufflers unregistered vehicle stop sign violations speeding inattentive driving and related offenses with fines ranging from 10 to 25 dollars. Names include Wilma Johnson Mardell H. Poff Arthur G. Flesher and Gary D. Nesemeier with addresses Route 1 Browntown Route 1 Monroe Monticello Rock City and Blanchardville.
Justice L A Koenig addresses a stop sign violation case involving Jerry A Judd and Horeb with fines noted as ten dollars and related penalties.
Jerry Lee Dover aged 20 of Route 1 New Glarus and Alice Mary Ley aged 19 Route 3 Madison. James Wallace Logie Jr of Grand Rapids Michigan and Donna Ellen Gustafson aged 22 of 616 26th Avenue. Leonard Alvin Waelti aged 19 Brooklyn and Carol Joy Ace aged 18 Exeter Township.
Vernon R. Lichtenwalner age 73 of 1202 llth street. Charles J. Preston age 72 of Monroe. H. Smith age 76 of Mr. Hor eb. Cathy Ann Higdon age 22 months, daughter of Jimmie L. and Mrs. Higdon of Rockford.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Selck Route 1 announce a daughter born May 21. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Buenger eemee la announce a daughter born May 1. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Jackson South Wayne announce a son born May 22.
A list from St. Clare Hospital Medical includes individuals and towns such as Albert Fiese Beloit Eugene Grabbert Hebron NL Melody Kohl 1409 9th street Mrs Kenneth Krebs Route 1 Mrs Harold Puddicombe Rockford Alfred Hansen Rockford Donna Stoneback Brodhead John Ryan Janesville Mrs Ralph Welch Albany Mrs Clarence Elmer Evansville Mrs Eugene Thuesen Beloit Mrs Peter Blum Brodhead Mrs Elmer Erickson Boys Trailer Camp Highway 81.
The local Eagles aerie will honor charter members at a 13th charter anniversary banquet on Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. in the club rooms. Al Watson state treasurer from LaCrosse will be guest speaker and installing officer. Chester Miller to be named worthy president with a slate including Schadewalt Trickel Goecks Bartelt Leck Leck Schwarzenberger Saunders Mus Parmus Clark and Clark as trustees. The 1962 state bowling tournament will be hosted in Monroe with Bloom on the state bowling association board.
Helen Mae Hammer of Shullsburg and Carole Becker of Spring Green won regional Alice in Dairyland contest in Platteville. Other contestants listed from Richland Center and surrounding towns. Monroe to host regional on June 1 with finals in Richland Center June 21-23.
Milwaukee reports Pat Boone will present seven shows in five days at the Wisconsin State Fair starting August 24. Boone collects the first 30000 from grandstand receipts with the fair receiving the next 20000 and 60 percent of any earnings over 50000.
Premier Nikita Khrushchev relaxed with seven Presidium members during a Moscow ice show Sunday night, drawing attention to the leadership gathering.
Mark Walton Janesville and Esther Larson Juda among surgical patients and staff, with Earl J Montgomery Janesville, Lena resident William Shade, Daniel Dunphy Evansville, Clifford Olson Janesville, Ben Jenny 1708 8th Ave, and Russell O Baker Monticello. Dismissals include Gregory Gup til Randy Schultz Glen Wat rud Ernest Childers Alvin Blake and several wives.
Personal mentions include Tommy Simonson of South Wayne visiting the Monroe Evening Times on Saturday. Also, C Woodman Morse of Schenectady N Y spent the weekend with his aunt Miss Grace Byers in Milwaukee? 13th street. Mr and Mrs Ray Crane of Woodford visited their daughter Mrs John Ancken in Neillsville.
Ripon police investigated a burglary at Alan's Jewelry Store near the police station. Merchandise valued around $5,000 was taken including diamond rings watches electric razors and radios after entry through a rear door. A neighbor reported a motor running in the alley at 5 am.
Joseph B. Huber of 1511 17th Avenue is convalescing at home after stepping on a nail Friday night. He suffers an infected foot and is under home care.
The Ludlow Memorial Library observes No Fine Week from May 23 to May 31, inviting patrons to return overdue books without penalties during the specified period.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a Memorial Day program at its regular meeting tomorrow at 8 p m in Turner Hall with attendees expected to participate in the observance.
More than 300 junior historians gathered in Madison for the fourth annual State Day. Winners included Beetown State Graded School Beetown and Holy Rosary School Darlington.
William J. Roeschli of 1809 10th Street escaped serious injury after his vehicle struck a utility pole at the corner of 29th Avenue and 13th Street while avoiding a collision with another car, police reported.
Professor Jean Thibaud a renowned French nuclear physicist aged 59 died Saturday night in Lyon following a heart attack. His death leaves France mourning a leading figure in science and research circles.
George Greisch of Appleton is noted as a delegate. Kuehn, operator of a Milwaukee based cold storage firm with Marshfield plant, says Republicans can win in November. He criticizes Democratic governance while supporting Broadley style revenue reform. declines to back his own sales tax proposal. He notes the platform committee did not endorse his anti campaign finance proposals.
Mrs. Russell Baker of rural Monticello injured her left foot toes when wet grass caused her to slip while mowing. Her foot was caught in the mower and she was taken to St. Clare hospital.
An explosion likely due to methane gas killed 54 miners on Sunday in Ostrava an industrial hub in Czechoslovakia. Rescue teams and authorities investigated the blast at a coal mine as mourners gathered and officials reported the casualty toll.
Ten AFL CIO leaders and a Teamsters official plan a July visit to the Soviet Union to learn about its peoples and trade unionism. Led by Jack D. Spiegel, president of the United Shoe Workers Union in Chicago, the group says they go as individuals at their own expense and are not Communist supporters.
Vernon R Lichtenwalner 73 of 1202 11th street died Saturday in University hospital Death was due to a stroke Funeral services set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev C C Warfel of Grace Lutheran will officiate Burial in West Clarno cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home He was born March 12 1887 in Clarno Township He farmed until 1920 in Monroe and was a Grace Lutheran member He did custodian work for 17 years Survivors include a foster sister Mrs Merle Jackson of Compton California Preceded in death by his father April 7 and mother April 29
Havana sources say a pastoral letter from Cuban Catholic leaders urged Catholics to resist communism. The move marks the church’s first open rebuke of Castro regime since the revolution began.
Edward L. Elitzer of Chicago drove a car that tore down 20 feet of woven wire fencing on the Jake Jones farm, half a mile west of the Decatur cheese factory on County Trunk OK at 1:57 p.m. yesterday. He was uninjured with minor front and wheel damage. he said 30 to 35 mph was too fast for the curve.
New York stocks showed mixed activity with few issues advancing 1 to 3 points while most key stocks moved only fractions. Early strength faded as trading slowed with aircrafts steels and utilities lower, tobaccos coppers and rubbers edging up, and chemicals drugs and rails mixed. Thikol the rocket fuel fell over 2 points.
The Wisconsin Lions elected and installed five district governors Dr Otto J Turek of Milwaukee Donald Quistorff of Kewaunee Clifford Thrall of Woodruff Don Gooden of Tomah and Art Swenson of Woodville at the 37th annual convention held in Rhinelander A record 1013 delegates from 300 clubs attended Green Bay was chosen for the 1961 meeting Stevens Point for the 1961 bowling tournament and Appleton for the 1961 curling meet.
Robert Jeglum was elected president of the Luther League at Grace Lutheran Church during a banquet. New officers for the year include Susan Warfel as vice president Barbara Rasmussen secretary Ruth Chambers treasurer Susan Grundahl and Rodney Sonnenburg MCYC representatives.
A burned out motor in the basement of the Headquarters Tavern at 1012 17th Avenue caused a general alarm Saturday at 10:10 p.m. Firefighters reported no damages. Smoke filled an adjacent apartment occupied by Herbert J. Bollinger, who reported the blaze.
MOBILE Ala Army engineers will open bids June 16 for an aircraft control tower offered by the government. The 15 foot square glass cab sits on 50 foot steel legs at the site. The winning bidder must remove the tower by August 12.
A surge about 200 miles southeast of Honolulu caused waves three to over six feet high along Waiki ki Beach and across the chain. Civil Defense warned residents to move to higher ground, likely preventing a larger death toll.
A three week old colt born with contracted tendons in both hind legs underwent a pioneering operation at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School. Dr. Matthew M. Smith said the procedure, the first of its kind at Penn, has likely saved the valuable animal’s life and has been rarely performed elsewhere.
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