Y C Daily Record Weather Summary May 24 1958
Warmer south and east today with scattered thunder showers mainly in the south and east. Warmer tonight in the southeast. Sunday partly cloudy and cooler. Highs tomorrow expected in the 70s.
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1958
Page
6
Deaths Mrs P J Gessner and Mrs Henry Murphy
Notices list the deaths of Mrs P J Gessner of Wichita Kansas and Mrs Henry Murphy aged 69 of Loves Park Illinois with brief obituary notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Gessner
Wichita, Kas
Henry Murphy
Loves Park
Ill
Births Reported for Three Local Families
Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Som mers Route 4 announce a son born May 23. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Goecks 1923 13th avenue report a daughter born May 23. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burkhalter Route 1 announce a son born May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVerne Sommers
Clarence L. Goecks
13Th Avenue
Roy Burkhalter
St Clare Hospital Tonsillectomy and Dismissals List
A hospital notice lists patient and staff details including Thomas White for tonsillectomy at St Clare Hospital and multiple medical and surgical staff. Dismissals include Thomas Thorp Charles Peter Steven H Hen nager Arden Christensen Vern Black Claude J. Jackson and many others with family members noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas White
11Th Street
Kay Chesebro
Monticello
Harry Ehrler
Elizabeth
Hazel Blum
New Glarus
Stella Holcomb
14Th Avenue
William E. Smith
Beloit
Jost Marty
16Th Avenue
Thomas Thorp
Charles Peter
Steven H. Hennager
Arden Christensen
Vern Black
Claude J. Jackson
John Kopp
Urs Garner
Local bankers meet for luncheon on Monroe loan plan
Dealers Credit Corp and local leaders gather for a luncheon discussion on a loan plan. Attendees include L. L. Lunenschloss of Security State Bank and John Hanson of the Manitowoc Chamber of Commerce. Other residents present were Rodney Kittelsen, Robert Goetz, Henry Marty, and Roy Burmeister with bank executives chairing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dealers Credit Corp
L. L. Lunenschloss
Madison
Security State Bank
John Hanson
Manitowoc
Chamber of Commerce
R. W. Blaka
The
Commercial Bank
Rollins
Rodney O. Kittelsen
Monroe Building Corp
Robert Goetz
Monroe Industrial Development Corp
Henry Marty
Monroe
Roy F. Burmeister
First National Bank
Barbara Kane Weds Coffey in Minnesota
Barbara Kane formerly of Monroe married William Coffey in Minneapolis on Friday May 16. The bride, daughter of Mrs. William T. Kane of Chicago and the late Mr. Kane, is a Monroe High School and University of Wisconsin graduate who worked in Minneapolis. The groom, a graduate engineer, will take a structural engineer position in Denver, and the couple will reside there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Kane
Monroe
William Coffey
Minneapolis
William T. Kane
Chicago
Mr. Kane
California
Coffey
Monroe High School
University of Wisconsin
Denver
Colo
Personal Notices Highlight Local Meetings and Travels
Personal mentions record neighbors planning trips to New York and Cleveland. Members attend Braves Giants game in Milwaukee with multiple Monroe residents noted. Eagles Auxiliary hosts a chicken dinner May 24. Monroe IOOF Lodge 72 invites all members to a joint meeting in Janesville May 26. Families travel home from Fort Lewis and visit relatives in North Carolina and Ohio, with several Madison and Monroe residents named in the itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Peterson
Carol Wenger
New York
Eastern Star
W. M
Maureen Dillon
Beverly Dunaway
Barbara Kubly
Madison
Fred Studer
Ray Wells
Monroe
Braves Giants
Milwaukee
Eagles
Nat G. Preston
William Preston
James
Robert Kramer
Terry
Arline Berkeley
Cleveland
Ralph Holihan
Hamlock Hills
Monroe IO
Merton Zimmerman
Burdette Gill
Gary
Max Doll
Peter
Mark
Leo Doll
Patterson
N.C
W. C. Bender
Gays Mills
Out-of-Town Friends Attend Hefty Service
Relatives and friends from New Glarus Madison Monroe Verona Middleton Orangeville Evansville Janesville Blanchardville Brodhead Argyle Argue attended Anton Hefty’s funeral Friday at Zwingli United Church of Christ. A lengthy list notes many Hefty family members and relatives calling at Voegeli funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Voegeli
Anton Hefty
Zwingli United
John Z. Duerst
J. F. Freitag
Anton Ott
Casper Hefty
Fred Stuessy
Odell Thompson
G. H. Thompson
Alvin Ott
Henry Ott
Henry J. Stuessy
John Itten
Mmes
J. S. Irban
Nick H. Kubly
Herman D. Hefty
Ella Rindy
Alvina Hoesly
Josh Hoesly
Herman Becker
Dennis C. Streiff
Melvin Streiff
J. J. Figi
Harvey Itten
New Glarus
F. W. Schuler
Madison
Henry T. Hefty
Albert Bidlingmaier
Fred Grimm
Rosa Rufer
Carl Wyss
Peter Graber
Lillian
Robert Isely
Walter Wyss
Anna Wenger
Herman J. Klassy
Emil Sutter
Monroe
Fred F. Hefty
William Hefty
Verona
Willard Hefty
Middleton
Roy Hefty
Orangeville
Thomas Hefty
Evansville
R. R. Teubert
John C. Elmer
Janesville
Gus Johnson
Blanchardville
Tom Kundert
Fred Kundert
Brodhead
Morris Wenger
Melvin Wenger
Milford Updike
Albert Benson
C. A. Moen
Argyle
H. L. Wittwer
Mrs Murphy 69. longtime Cadiz native dies in Rockford
Mrs. Henry Murphy aged 69 of Lowes Park Illinois died at 8 14 am yesterday at St Anthony hospital Rockford after a long illness. She was Olive L Pickett born October 13 1888 on a Cadiz farm later moving to Monroe in 1902. She married Henry Murphy November 28 1911 and farmed in Artesian South Dakota until 1939. Survived by two sons Albert D and William F and two daughters Mrs Gertrude Twigg and Mrs Cecelia Chamberlain, plus a sister and many relatives. Services set for Tuesday at Delehanty funeral home and St Bridget Catholic church with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Rosary Monday evening at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Murphy
Lowes Park
Ill
Cadiz Township
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Rockford
Samuel H. Pickett
Monroe
Murphy
Olive L. Pickett
Augusta
Sarah Pickett
Cadiz
Thomas Dempsey
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
Artesian
S. D
Gertrude Twigg
Chamberlain
Mmes
Ada D. Lamm
Freeport
Grace Wilson
Lottie Mirshak
Sara Ella Blake
Myrtle Reynolds
C. Ulysses
Acy S
Delehanty Funeral Home
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Raymond P. Gordon
Greenwood Cemetery
Mrs Gessner Dies in Kansas
Mrs P J Gessner long time Warren Freeport area resident died Thursday night at her daughter Amy Gerling’s home in Wichita Kansas Funeral plans are pending at Goldhagen funeral home She and her husband Peter J Gessner who died in 1941 farmed near Warren before moving to the village then Freeport Surviving are two daughters Mrs Gerling and Miss Ann Gessner Washington DC and a granddaughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren, Ill
P. J. Gessner
Warren and
Freeport
Amy Gerling
Wichita
Kas
Goldhagen Funeral Home
Peter J. Gessner
Warren
Gerling
Ann Gessner
Washington, D C
Pitching Clinics Set For Park Next Week
Park clinics for Major Softball League delegates run at 7 30 p m on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday at Recreation Park. Ronald D Johnson city park and recreation director says three representatives per team may attend at no charge. Instructors are Walter Bahler Alfred Henning Jr and Herman Blum with one instructor each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Park
Ronald D. Johnson
City Park and Recreation
Walter Bahler
Alfred Henning Jr
Herman Blum
Funeral for Mrs Sophia Rufenacht Held at Shriner Neushwander
Six grandsons served as pallbearers for the funeral of Mrs Sophia Rufenacht at 1:30 p.m. in Shriner Neushwander funeral home. Rev Paul H Olm of St John United Church of Christ officiated. Burial followed in Franklin cemetery west of Monroe. Pallbearers were Don Eugene and James Ross Gary German and Ronald and Richard Trickel. Song service by Mrs Winnie Kuebli and Mrs Robert Buehler included Jesus Savior Pilot Me and Ewiger Felsen Nur In Dich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Rufenacht
Shriner- Neushwander
Paul H. Olm
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Franklin Cemetery
Monroe
Don
Eugene
James Ross
Gary Germann
Ronald
Richard Trickel
Defective lights found in check across three Wisconsin towns
State Patrol equipment violations highlighted stop and directional lights during checks in Monroe Brodhead and New Glarus. Of 899 cars inspected 237 tickets issued in Monroe 127 in Brodhead and none in New Glarus. Residents have five days to repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Monroe
New Glarus
Times
State Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
Want Ads Serve You Well When You Want To Buy Or Sell
A brief note highlights the usefulness of want ads for buyers and sellers. It emphasizes practical guidance and the broad range of goods and services advertised. The tone mirrors a local paper's short instructional column.
Miss Geigel and Baltzer To Perform Recital
Monroe students Timothy Baltzer and Miss Shirley Geigel will join Milton College advanced string players for an ensemble recital Monday at 8 p m in Old Chapel. Baltzer plays viola and violin and will perform La Folia Corelli Quintet in G minor Mozart and Schumann Piano Quartet Op 47. Geigel will be pianist in Sonata No 5 Spring Beethoven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Baltzer
Shirley Geigel
Monroe
Milton College
Old Chapel
Baltzer
Corelli
Mozart
Schumann
Earl Geigel
Ralph Baltzer
Timothy
Cheddar Marts Remain Steady in Wisconsin Markets
Wisconsin cheese markets were steady to firm last week with state brand cheddar prices up slightly and other styles held. Demand remained fair to good, terminal markets stable, and butter top grades unchanged amid lower grade fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Schlitz Heiress Die in Oconomowoc Lake Fire
Mrs. Marion A. Tallmadge, 49, heiress of the Schlitz brewing family, died in a blaze at her 25 room Oconomowoc Lake estate. Firemen found her body in a second floor master bedroom near a telephone. She lived both at Oconomowoc Lake and Shorewood, with ex husband Edward S. Tallmadge and her mother Mrs. Charles E. Albright connected to the Uihlein brewing lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oconomowoc
Marion A. Tallmadge
Jos
Tallmadge
Oconomowoc Lake
Shorewood
Edward S. Tallmadge
Zurich
Switzerland
Charles E. Albright
Milwaukee
Laura Uihlein
Schlitz Brewing
Death Decreed For Mass Killer Starkweather
Lincoln Neb Charles R Starkweather nineteen year old ex garbage hauler was found guilty of murder in one of eleven killings and sentenced to death by Nebraska electric chair. His attorney T Clement Gaughan expressed intent to seek a new trial as Starkweather accepted the verdict without emotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Charles R. Starkweather
Midwest
Nebraska
Starkweather
Charlie
T. Clement Gaughan
Gaughan
Former Treasury Aide Dies in New York Fall
Stephen B. Gibbons, 66, a former assistant secretary at the Treasury, died after plunging from a fifth floor window in New York. Police said he may have jumped or fallen. he had appointments for later that day and the week, and his wife watched from a kitchen window. He was a polio survivor and reportedly in good spirits before the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stephen B. Gibbons
Treasury
Gibbons
Milwaukee bishop to speak at St Andrew's service
Bishop Donald H. W. Hallock of the Episcopal diocese of Milwaukee will visit St. Andrew's Episcopal church tomorrow to deliver the 10:30 a.m. mass sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald H. W. Hallock
Episcopal Diocese of
Milwaukee
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Schmid Family Welcomes Second Daughter Connie Sue
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A Schmid Route 1 welcomed their second daughter Connie Sue born May 2 at St. Clare hospital. The couple already has daughter Kathy Lynn, age 2. Grandparents Delbert Stabenow Orangeville and August Schmid 1516 12th Avenue. Great grandparents Mary Tyler Orangeville and Jacob Tuescher Sr. Darlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Sue
Edwin A. Schmid
Route 1
St. Clare Hospital
Kathy Lynn
Delbert Stabenow
Orangeville
August Schmid
12Th Avenue
Mary Tyler
Jacob Tuescher Sr
Darlington
Lions Elect Monday Speaker at Monroe Dinner
Dr. Dwain E. Mings will speak on Common Causes of Blindness at the Monroe Lion Club dinner Monday at 6 30 p m in the Swiss Wheel restaurant Officers will be elected after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Elect
Dwain E. Mings
Monroe Lion Club
Swiss Wheel
Teacher Beatrice Kelly to Attend Eau Claire Summer School
Mrs Beatrice Kelly supervising teacher in rural and state graded schools will attend summer school at Eau Claire State Teachers College this year. She plans to teach a class of mentally handicapped at Merrill next school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Kelly
Eau Claire State Teachers College
Merrill
Child Mangled At Racine Zoo
A 10 year old girl was severely mauled by a 300 pound female bear at Racine Zoological Park after reaching into the cage. Mary Heibner remained in fair condition at St. Mary's Hospital after a three hour plastic surgery attempting to save her arm with several days required to assess success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Racine Zoological Park
Waukegan
Mary Heibner
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rock Ledge Kills Two Quarry Workers in Roseburg
In Roseburg Oregon a massive rock ledge broke away at a quarry. Francis Singleton 44 and Jack Boykin 45 were killed as they prepared to blast the rock. Six men who rushed to recover a body were struck by another slide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseburg
Francis Singleton
Jack Boykin
Hough Named District Chief in Wisconsin GOP
John Hough of Janesville was chosen by the state GOP Executive Committee to lead the First District as chairman. He succeeds Ray Jondahl of Racine who resigned after being elected state party treasurer. Hough is president of Hough Shade Co. and former Rock County Republican chairman, overseeing GOP activity in Green, Kenosha, Racine, Rock, and Walworth counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hough
Janesville
GOP
Milwaukee
Hough
Ray Jondahl
Racine
Republican Party of
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Hough Shade Co
Rock County
Republican Organization
Green
Kenosha
Rock
Walworth
Reuther Calls Strike Idea Insane as UAW Holds Line
Walter Reuther warned the United Auto Workers that striking now would be insane while the union prepared to ease demands for Ford General Motors and Chrysler. He cited the recession and 750000 unsold cars as the economic climate worsens bargaining and noted strong opposition to new contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
UAW
Also Mentioned on This Page
Y¢. Daily Record
Yuma
Ariz
Pellston
Mich
Minnesota
Gay
Pop
Monroe Quick Loan
Connor
J. Connors, JR
Monroe, Wisconsin
Schlitz
Racine Zoo
Larry Ladd and His Orchestra
Schuetze’s
Dearth Motors
Benkett’s Clothing
Spoerry
Green County House
Country Club
Commercial and Savings Bank
Robert Rieder
Monroe Clinic
Goetz
Paramount Presents
Clark Doris Gable Day
Perlberg-Seaton
Gig Young
Mamie van Doren
van Johnson
Martine
Carol
Herbert Lom
Jtop Recording Stars
Cadman Coven
Bauman Kitchens
Postoffice
Circus of
Merry Andrew
Pier Angel
Washington
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