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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1956
Page
8
Partly cloudy with scattered light showers, warmer tonight. Saturday, cloudy with mild conditions and more showers likely. Temperatures range from 45 to 77 depending on location. Sunrise at 4 37, sunset at 7 17, barometer readings 29.83 and 29.84. Warmest U S place Gila Bend Arizona 103, coldest Mt Washington New Hampshire 10.
Village of Albany transfers include a 60 foot tract of Lot 3 and 60 foot of the easterly 54 feet of Lot 4 Block 25 Nichols and Ponds 2nd addition with a triangular plat reserved at the SE corner of Lot 3 Addie Roderick to Glenn H Rod erick 197 acres more or less in Clarno Township see 33
Estate of Freddie M Schultz lists Agnes Schultz named executors with Brodhead as decedent who died May 5. Appraisers G N Swartz and Ben H Rod erick. Estate of George G Bleiler names Nettie Bleiler and Orville Bleiler as co executors per will dated March 7 1956 with widow life use and co trustees per will dated May 7 1954. Appraisers Victor Schiller and P N Darling.
Obituaries list several deaths including Mrs. Cora M. Tollefson 72 Route 1 Brodhead Mrs Leigh Richards 65 Brodhead Earl T Waddington 79 Argyle Mrs Genevieve Harpold 49 Mineral Point Mrs Lou Dorman 60 New York City and mentions Mr and Mrs Eugene Williams Blanchardville with a May 24 date plus Mr and Mrs Palmer Gehin Belleville daughter May 24 and Mr and Mrs Richard Bell Juda son May 24.
A list from St. Clare Hospital names Randolph Whiteaker and several others associated with medical actions including tersillectomy and surgical cases. The notice also lists multiple patients and staff by name and location, followed by a dismissal roster of numerous individuals.
A review of last year's Dairy Day at Brodhead was discussed by C. S. Pierce and Dean Peterson. An exchange of floats between Brodhead's centennial parade and Monticello Dairy Day was proposed with a dairy theme. A county general committee meeting is set for June 14 at Monticello, with each committee responsible for its area.
Cora E Tollefson 72 of Brodhead died Wednesday night at Mercy hospital Janesville. Services were held in Janesville with burial in Luther Valley cemetery. Born January 12 1884 in Avon Township Rock County she was married to Rudolph Tollefson who died in 1947. Surviving are Stanley Peters Monticello IA two daughters Beloit and Janesville, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren two brothers and two sisters are living. three sons and other siblings are deceased.
City police seek vandals who damaged three private flower gardens in the city. Emma Becker, Howard Schulz and Curtis Chase reported tulip thefts and damage. In Becker’s yard more than 150 tulips were broken and discarded on a neighbor’s lawn. Schulz cited youths on bikes. Chase noted tulips violets onions taken and a later act of yard damage.
Army reports one border patrol near Herdelsek in Germany was fired on from Czechoslovakia as two American reporters observed a Czech border tower. Five bullets struck near the lead vehicle. no injuries reported. The U S Army said the patrol did not return fire.
Times Special reports pallbearers Clarence Blumer Fred Durtschi Ernest Holz Donald Root Thomas Runkle Sr and Ernest Schlittler for the funeral of Mrs Henry C Klassy. Services 1 30 p m at Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church Rev A R Achtemeier officiant burial Highland cemetery. She died Wednesday night at St Clare hospital and is survived by a half brother Hoyt Barney of Monroe.
Personal mentions include George Lunde from Evansville on business, Mrs Henry Babler and her mother in New Glarus, and Mrs Edward Phillips with Beloit visitors. Judy Stauffacher visits Madison. bake sale planned May 29 at First National Bank annex by Ladies of Staver church. Multiple leisure and visiting notes from Madison, Janesville, Miami and Los Angeles.
Tom Saether son of Mr and Mrs Rex Saether performed in four events with the University of Wisconsin marching band last weekend. The program included ROTC review Armed Forces Day a Chicago Armed Forces Air Show trip and a combined Badger and Cardinal bands concert on the Union Terrace with family attending the Madison concert.
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange reports Cheddars drop for junior grade while other state brand cheeses hold steady. Sales include six cars junior grade Cheddars at 31 percent and blocks at 33 percent, with pasteurized singles at 35 percent. Bids unfilled cover multiple blocks and pasteurized daisies. two cars Cheddars at 33 percent offered. Trading tone remains steady with weakness in junior grade cheddars.
Rear Admiral Alexander F. Junker USN 54 a World War II hero of the Coral Sea battles died Wednesday in St. Albans New York. Born in McKeesport Pennsylvania his career spans the Navy’s wartime action. Kohler proclaims June National Recreation Month urging expanded facilities across communities. A Casa Blanca note recalls French plumbing for natives provoking protests from women at the community well.
CHICAGO The National Safety Council withheld its grand award for all around traffic safety performance in 1955 citing a worsening national traffic safety situation. Only Minnesota and four cities Dallas Seattle Oklahoma City and Palo Alto earned awards of merit for grades of 70 percent or more. Certificates of achievement went to 24 states and 398 other cities for various traffic safety efforts.
The Past Commanders Club of the Zilmer-Riley American Legion post held its annual meeting in the Legion home attended by 27 people. Arthur C. Benkett led the event with guests from Madison Rockford South Wayne and New Glarus. Forest H. Riese was elected general chairman for the next annual meeting.
Mr and Mrs Roger Dunwiddie of Juda announce Gail Rose as their second daughter and third child born May 15 Gail has a sister Suzanne and brother Michael Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Shirl Hilliard Monroe and Mr and Mrs Glenn Dunwiddie Juda Maternal great grandmother is Mrs Olive Hilliard Albany Poppy Day chairman Ann Roberts named by American Legion Auxiliary.
Nine year old Randolph M Whiteaker son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Whiteaker of Albany suffered a mild head injury when he fell from a swing at school He was admitted to St Clare hospital at 9 am and listed as alright A Knights of Columbus meeting is scheduled for Monday at 8 pm in St Victor's parish hall Kenneth Hall and Richard Schmidt will provide lunch after the state convention report
A meeting of the Legislation committee of the Mutual Aid Fire Protection scheduled for last night was postponed to June 17. Chairman William Greub announced the delay. The committee conducts a survey on the feasibility of a rural numbering system.
Walter Heuvelmann a 74 year old Kenosha Wisconsin man who had been reported missing on May 12 was found in Lake Michigan near Winthrop Harbor identification was confirmed by his nephew Deputy Sheriff Floyd Hughes of Kenosha.
Mrs. Alta Irish Richards of Brodhead died at 3 45 a m in St Clare hospital where she was a medical patient since May 1 She was born Sept 1 1890 in Rock County daughter of Richard and Mary Irish She married Leigh Richards Sept 18 1912 in Janesville Survived by husband a brother Harry Bell of Beloit and several nieces and nephews She belonged to Congregational church Brodhead Services Monday at 2 p m Everson funeral home Rev J C Robertson officiating Burial Scotch Hill cemetery Friends may call after 3 p m Sunday at the funeral home
The House, first since 1952 to grant such authority, weighs increased public housing and subsidies. A one year GI home loan extension sails through the Senate after adjustments by Lehman and Knowland. The plan envisions 75,000 elderly housing units and looser FHA borrowings. Jet airliners proposed to cut New York Los Angeles flight to four hours.
The speaker, addressing the convention, praised a shift from irresponsibility to a fiscally responsible policy. He claimed Republicans cut spending proposed by the outgoing Democratic administration by 10 billion dollars and halted federal spending increases amid a high peacetime defense budget. Rep. Van Pelt said peace and progress come from Republican efficiency, claiming two decades of Democrat extravagance were trimmed. Rep. Davis accused some Democrats of seeking publicity and political gain.
The Interstate Bridge Commission of Minnesota and Wisconsin endorsed the handling of a proposed high level bridge linking Duluth and Superior by the respective state highway departments.
An attorney contends thousands of young Californians are becoming narcotics addicts and urges U S authorities to adopt a tougher stance along the Mexican border to stop marijuana trafficking.
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