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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1964
Page
6
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Sunday. Cooler northwest tonight and Sunday, turning cooler southeast Sunday. Highs 84 to 92, lows 50s to 60s. Regional extremes: Imperial Calif warmest 103, Redmond Ore coldest 19. Sunrise 5:23, sunset 8:30.
Real estate transfers include Wallace et al to Brodhead city property on Mechanic Street Albany village stock, Adam Marty to St. Clare Hospital Inc Monroe property Gettings Add, Elsie Tyler Estate to Ralph Lichtenwalner 80 acres Clarno Town, Clara Mayer to Bruce Blum Clarken Acres Sec 27 Mon- Oak.
Guinan of rural Blanchardville named administrator of Ella Helmeid estate who died November 18, 1955. Roger K. Moe appointed administrator of John Daniel Brennan estate, who died November 27, 1963. Moe previously served as special administrator. Heirs include widow and nine minor children.
Rites were held for Fay A. Hanson 60 civic leader and former South Beloit fire chief and city commissioner. Born March 5 1904 he died Thursday after a life serving South Beloit. He leaves Ada Raymer wife Kenneth son two daughters two sisters and six grandchildren. Burial followed at Floral Lawns Beloit.
Swen Auestad 43, of Route 2 Argyle a Norway native and WWII veteran, died at University hospitals of Madison yesterday morning. Born April 16 1921 in Sandnes he came to the U S with his family in 1924 settling in Dane County later Green County. He served with the 99th Infantry Battalion and belonged to Holstein breed associations. Services Monday 1 30 p m at Adams Lutheran Church with Rev Emil Martinson officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation at Ervickson funeral home Argyle tomorrow.
Marriage licenses listed for Guarder Robert Paynter and Mary Cath erine Esch both 21 of Mineral Point and Ferguson Eugene Ellefson 23 Route 3 and Merikay Louis Wilson 19 Juda. Also deaths include Swen Auestad 43 Route 2 Argyle Fay A Hanson 60 South Beloit Mrs Etta Lutz 4 Platteville Leonard N Clements 60 Platteville Melissa Doyle infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Doyle Jr Belleville. Arrival of air and Mrs Thomas Leamer 806 10th street son May 22 St Clare Hospital accident details Robert W Tschanz 1108 10th street and William Nevel Belleville. Medical names include Lee L Zoelick Janesville Albert C Neuen schwander Route 3 John J Fahey Belleville Edward G Greenwood Beloit and Kenneth C Kleckner 2520 9th street dismissal names Lawrence W Thiele Ray Gable Charles M Bowman Gerald Frees Dickson Randell Schilt Jacob Duerst Joseph R Legler Mrs Clarence Atz Mrs Russell Ritter Mrs Julia Petanoske Mrs Ella Christopherson Kathleen Kramer Mrs Kenneth J Gresvold Mrs Elmer Behring Bernice Bell Mrs Duane White and son and Charles L Dickson. Hearing on Monday for Frank J Kubly Transfer Inc amendment to contract motor carrier license authorizing hauling farm machinery from Appleton to Juda and oil and grease from Oshkosh for Carter and Gruenewald Juda.
USDA weekly hog cattle and sheep markets show mixed changes with hogs up 1.00 to 1.25 for barrows and gilts and sows 0.75 to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cattle show steers steady to 25 lower, heifers and bulls mixed, high priced loads at 21.75 to 22.00, and buyers calling for steady demand. Spring lambs and slaughter sheep mostly lower, with prime and choice weights pushing to 25.50 to 26.00 early in the week. Purchases note Lucille Alexander purchasing Kate Mohns house on Main Street.
Personal mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Fernstaedt and Alice Staedt attending South Wayne graduation. Miss Sherry Marty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marty, received special recognition in Lakeland College A cappella choir honors day. Also announced is St. Omar Chapter No. 90 OES meeting at Masonic Temple with potluck and 68th birthday observance.
The report outlines the nursing education ties and personnel at St. Luke's. Sister Clarella, head nurse on Third Center, taught at St. Agnes School of Nursing and led the Senior Nurse Cadet Corps during World War II. Three full-time and one part-time medical secretaries handle dictation, records, and data processing, with Kathleen Mayer aiding in filing and statistics transfer.
Last rites were held for A. Robert Steele 78 who died Thursday at Stuessy funeral home at 1 30 pm Rev Harold Allison officiated Edwin W Schuetze played Beyond the Sunset with organ accompaniment Mrs Clarence Seaton on the piano Knights of Pythias members attended Steele a 50 year lodge member Burial was in Greenwood cemetery Pallbearers were Don Clark Lester Bacon Albert D Geigel Leon Schmidt Herbert Stauffacher and A A Zuhike
Leonard N. Clements 60 longtime Platteville State College maintenance man died after a long illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at First English Lutheran Church. Friends may call after 1 p.m. tomorrow at Thomas funeral home. Survived by wife Lenice Mediey a daughter Judith two sons Sheldon Ronald a brother Wilber sister Mrs Arthur Adickes and two grandsons.
Sheriff's deputies investigated two Browntown area crashes last night with no injuries. Walter E. Grossen 20 and Morgan Johnson 71, both rural Browntown, were in an accident at 8 02 p.m. on a township road north of Browntown. At 11 28 p.m., Daniel L. Janke 18 of 1606 28rd Avenue struck a telephone pole near the village dump after cresting a hill, causing bumper and grill damage.
Rock County Bar Association votes 30 to 26 to urge U S Senate confirmation of David Rabinovitz as federal judge for the western district of Wisconsin. Rabinovitz has served since an interim appointment on Jan 6 by President Johnson amid mixed views from state and national bar groups.
Miss Dianne Dahlvik and Miss Judy Richards home economists for Wisconsin Power and Light discuss Tips for the Backyard Chef at 6 30 p m Monday at Marco s. Other items include patient at Chicago Spring Grove tests, injuries in Monroe, surgery at St Clare hospital, a baby boy adopted by the Zettles, and a 1932 Packard on display at Dunhamwood Country Club St Charles Illinois.
A meeting is planned Tuesday at 7 p.m. to organize a new Boy Scout troop for ages 11 to 17. The Grace Evangelical Lutheran church will sponsor the troop and host the session. Dewey Dwyer, district committee chairman of camping and activities, will present a film on Canyon Camp. Sons are encouraged to attend with their fathers if possible.
Several Monroe and area firemen will join the annual convention of the Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's Association in Rockford. The event opens at 8:00 a.m. with registration at the West Suburban Fire Station, includes demonstrations of firefighting equipment, and features Prof. Frank H. Beach of the University of Illinois as keynote speaker. A panel on fares by three area fire chiefs concludes the afternoon program.
Graveside services for Melissa Mary Doyle daughter of Mr and Mrs John Doyle Jr were held this morning in the Catholic cemetery Becker funeral home was in charge The infant died Thursday in a Madison hospital Surviving are the parents five sisters Debra Loretta Cynthia Angela and Lisa and a brother Jimmy all at home
The Green County Conservation League will fund feed for the first three weeks of pheasant rearing this year as 7,000 eggs are ordered. Eggs will arrive next week, with 10 day old birds ready for cooperators around July 4, and more than 5,000 birds hatched. Applications are at Beckman’s garage Monroe or via area instructors and league directors, mailed to Fred R. Simpson at 1603 15th Avenue.
Mary Eve lyn O'Neill 88 former Virginia Minn resident dies Thursday in that city A funeral mass will be held at 9 a m Monday at St Pauls Catholic Church Friends may call Gor gen funeral home after 2 p m tomorrow Rosary will be offered at 3 p m and 8 p m tomorrow ONeill was a retired school teacher who lived in Virginia after retirement
A two hour demonstration of the MC Rotary Scythe will be held Tuesday afternoon at Green County hospital Argyle road. Herbert Stauffacher of Stauffer Sales sponsors the event. The machine cuts, conditions and windsrows in one operation and the demo begins at 2 pm.
Mrs William Steindorf hosts and travels weave a weekend of visits from Indiana to Wisconsin Dells and Monticello. Evansville and Madison guests call on local families while a funeral in Brodhead brings relatives together. Kathryn Geiger from Missouri visits Sharer family in Mont.
Orangeville hosts hosted visitors from Freeport Baileyville Janesville and Monroe during a weekend of meals and family gatherings. Residents Mr and Mrs LeRoy Thorn welcomed guests Clarence Van Loh and his mother Mrs George Van Loh. Others included Mr and Mrs Albert Hembhill visiting Monroe, and Mr and Mrs Ed Wolfe with Mrs Iva Dale visiting Oscar Wolfe’s home. Further, Mrs Mary Gift attended the Painter reunion in Brodhead and Stockton hosts welcomed Orland Priewe, Oscar Wolfe, and Edna Kohl for Sunday dinners.
Surgical patient at St Francis Hospital in Freeport is noted as the group’s anchor as the five Stauffacher sisters and their husbands gathered Saturday at Maurice Babler’s Monroe home. Attendees included Arleigh Frautschy, Clarence Schultz, Monroe and Kermit Wolf, and Gilbert Abraham. Sunday visitors Anna Teuscher of Orangeville and Gale Brechtel of Freeport joined John Teuscher’s Beloit family. The evening featured a Voigt School of Music recital with Johnny and Denny Teuscher on electric guitars, solo and group pieces. Les Krug and spouse attended the 61st Eastern Star Line Officers Club meeting at Earl Payne’s Stockton home.
Police report a headon collision in the 1200 block of 13th avenue between a car driven by Ralph Wendall Shower of Orangeville and a semi truck driven by Robert K Sennerford of Coal Valley TfL. A passenger, Della M Showers, suffered arm and shoulder pain but declined care. A second incident at 5 11 p m involved Carl G Holsinger hitting a parked car owned by Walter Wieser on 11th street Browntown. A third incident at 12 01 a m saw Eugene R Wait strike a parked car at Monroe Hotel driven by David A Ariss.
Mrs Mae Middleton of Madison spent the weekend at the B E Maddrell home and will move soon after purchasing the recently vacated house of Fred Goecks South Wayne. Mr and Mrs Dale Young were in Madison Saturday. Terry and Jimmy May of Monroe visited their grandmother Mrs Theda Mau for the weekend.
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