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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1961
Page
8
Partly cloudy to warm this afternoon with west to southwest winds and scattered showers possible tonight in the north. Cooler tonight, turning cooler Thursday with northeasterly winds. Temperatures range from 40s to 70s by region, Monroe zone mostly fair and warmer today then turning cooler Thursday with highs 62 to 70.
Yesterday and year ago temperatures ranged 52 to 74 degrees with a 1 pm high of 74 and a 1 am barometer reading around 30.20. Laredo Texas posted the warmest reading while Big Piney Wyoming was coldest. Sunrise and sunset times noted.
County Court Judge Marshall L. Peterson issues traffic fines and costs for offenders including Melvin Weald Route 2 Monroe for non-registration of vehicle ten dollars and costs. Dolly Rae Knudson Route 3 Brodhead for no valid license one dollar and costs. Lawrence Charles Priestley Route 3 Darlington for expired license five dollars and costs. Lawrence J. Dodge Brodhead for axle overload fifty dollars and costs. Allen L. Thoman Monroe for license overload fifteen dollar bond forfeited. William R. Swenson Durand for no license fifteen dollar bond forfeited.
A daughter Gertrude is executrix of Fred Feutz's estate who died May 16 with a July 8 1953 will granting specific personal effects and 3000 dollars to her and equal shares to four children Gertrude John Fred and Werner Feutz. Walter D Blum named administrator of Minnie Blum's estate who died May 15 with five sons and a daughter as heirs and no appraisers needed due to known assets.
Frederick C. Isely of Monroe faces a $10 fine after a Monroe police report cites excessive noise as the reason for the citation.
Justice Martin C Hutzel and Howard Kohn of 1027 23rd Street Monroe faced disorderly conduct charges. Case dismissed for lack of evidence. Earlier bond forfeiture on the same charge was dismissed. Albany police.
Glen Alfred Beeck age 25 of South Wayne and Mary Ann Gavigan age 31 of Monroe obtained marriage licenses. Paul Ervin Bechtolt age 20 of Route 3 Monroe and Delores Lorraine Huber age 19 of Route 1 Argyle also earned licenses to wed.
William F. Schulz 81 of Darling ton Clair C. McKnight 62 Route 4 Janesville Alfred C. Wittner 44 Mt. Horeb Mrs Wilhelmina Sailing 85 listed among death notices in the local obituary column with ages and addresses where available
Mrs. Fred T. Odell of Monroe was in Freeport on business Monday. St. John's bake sale is Friday May 26 at 9 a.m. First National Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stoecker of Chicago visited briefly yesterday en route to Mason City. Mrs. Harold Maurer and daughter Margaret and Mr. Horeb spent yesterday at the Robert W. Maurer home in Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Haight of Cambridge Wis were guests yesterday at the Grace Byers home. Mrs. Harold Jim Kline and Misses Barbara Schindler Joan Schindler and Susie Simpson were in Freeport Monday night.
Gerald Kubly twenty son of Mr and Mrs Glenn L Kubly has been discharged from St Clare hospital where he had been an accident patient since May 12. He was seriously injured in an accident near Mt Horeb April 15 in which two persons were killed. He is reportedly making satisfactory progress.
Funeral services for Franz Gisler, 70, of 1618 7th Street, were conducted at 1:30 p.m. at Stuessy funeral home. Rev. Paul H. Olm officiated with organ music by Mrs. Karl Koch. Pallbearers named: Herman Elmer, New Glarus. Glenn Hefron, Walter Stettler. Edward Frauchiger, Fred Pfaeffli, Ernest Schuerch.
Verona funeral notices list Roy Bourquin 76 of Apple River Illinois and William Hamel 62 of Mattoon Illinois. The two residents are remembered in local obituaries with brief life details.
An itemized hospital notice lists patients under Medical Surgical and Dismissals at St. Clare Hospital. Names include Harold Whitehead and Elizabeth Foulker among Medical, Herman Hoopes and Joan Pierce among Surgical, and several patients and relatives in the Dismissals section.
Assistant Police Chief Dwight C. Coplien joined a special FBI training program in Milwaukee for National Academy graduates in Washington. The session covered self defense and use of pistols and shotguns alongside Martin Crooke, Lorell Kapke, and Richard Simons.
Alan Kotliar, 24, named to newly created assistant to the president role at Basic Products Corp of Milwaukee. Dudley G. Seay, president, says Kotliar will assist with general administration and long range and new product planning. He will oversee Sola Electrica de Mexico and Sola Basic Products Ltd of Canada.
Police official Justice Martin C. Hutzel reported that a disorderly conduct charge against Howard Kohn of Monroe was dismissed for lack of evidence. Kohn, originally slated to appear May 6 and listed to forfeit a $50 bond on May 8, had not been notified by Albany authorities of the hearing date. The case was reopened after notification issues and venue change was requested.
Kohn, released from St. Clare hospital, had been treated for minor flash burns to his eyes from an arc-welder incident on Monday. He appeared before Brodhead justice court for initial proceedings.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Roth donated a speaker stand to New Glarus High School in memory of Ruth Ann Roth. The stand will debut at Friday night graduation in the school gym. A Ruth Award will be given to a graduating boy and girl chosen by faculty for college plans and teaching potential. Ruth Ann, valedictorian of 1957, died July 16 1960 in a car crash near Antioch Illinois. She had been employed at Lake Geneva that summer and attended La Crosse State College.
Mr and Mrs Joseph B Huber of 1511 17th avenue depart Chicago by plane for Germany to visit their homeland for the first time in 39 years. He hails from Pirk ing Bavaria near Passau and will tour breweries in Passau and Munich while reuniting with three sisters and two brothers. His wife Rose Braml has one Bavarian sister. They both studied at a Weiding Bavaria school and came to the United States separately in 1922. They wed in St Victor s church in 1931 before flying nonstop to Frankfurt.
The text notes a family or group leaving for a two month trip covering Munich, Switzerland, Austria and Rome with longer journeys planned through several European cities.
Mr and Mrs Earl Willoughby announce a new address for their son Robert G Willoughby CTSA USN 546 1794 NAVSEC GRUACTY Navy 913 037 Div care of FPO New York New York while stationed in Germany
Frank J. Prideaux 83 dies in Dodgeville hospital from burns received on April 10 while his clothing caught fire. The incident occurred in Dodgeville prompting an investigation. His death closes a days long ordeal for relatives and authorities.
Door County Chamber of Commerce predicts Sunday will be the peak day of cherry orchard bloom in Door County. The note mentions a home yard grass fire ignition and a local ad taker, but the main item centers on the bloom peak and regional activity.
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