Record Weather Summary May 26 1956
Cloudy with showers ending in the east and south portions and cooler northwest tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and mild with showers likely in the northwest portion. Lows tonight 46 to 52 northwest and 52 to 60 southeast. Highs Sunday 65 to 72 north and 72 to 80 south. Precipitation trace since yesterday. Barometer 29.74 at 1 am and 29.62 at 1 pm. Sunrise 4:36, sunset 7:18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Presidio
Texas
Mt. Washington
N.H
Deaths and births in Wisconsin towns listed
Death notices show Homer Zweifel 42 Montello Mrs Gienn Geiter 58 Orangeville Mire Cangur Tous 68 en Gier us Conrad Henze 78 Dakota Ill Clayton Wetmore 65 Tomah Harold Horstmeier 37 Gustine California Births list Myron Siedschlag Rock City newborn May 25 St Clare Hospital plus Blumer Brodhead Visger Monticello and Stauffer En gle Byrne in Janesville Surgical: Spery Harvard Steiman Monticello Dismissals include Stocker Trickel Burri Marty Cleophas Larson Neuenschwander Stocker Hendrickson Colney Babler.
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Homer Zweifel
Montello
Gienn Geiter
Orangeville
Mire
Cangur ‘Tous
En Gierus
Conrad Henze
Dakota
Ill
Clayton Wetmore
Tomah
Harold Horstmeier
Gustine
California
Wilbert C. Blumer
Monticello
Ralph J. Blumer
Maurice Visger
Brodhead
Delbert Mayer
South Wayne
Ernest Stauffer
New Glarus
Kathryne Engle
Freeport
Edward T. Byrne
Janesville
Allan Gregory Spery
Harvard
James Steiman
Jacob Stocker
William A. Trickel
Dennis A. Burri
Leo W. Marty
Leif M. Cleophas
Richard Larson
Arnold Neuenschwander
John J. Stocker
Arthur Hendrickson
Emma Colney
Lee C. Babler
Girl Scout Troop 18 Visits Broge Farm Treasure Hunt
Members of Brownie Scout Troop 18 visited Cheryl Broge, daughter of Edwin and Mrs. Broge, on her farm Friday. The group enjoyed a treasure hunt and a business meeting after traveling from the J. T. Etter home with Mrs. Etter driving them.
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Brownie Scout
Cheryl Broge
Cheryl
Edwin R. Broge
Miss Broge
J. T. Etter
Pioneers Club Holds Annual Madison Meeting
The 11th annual meeting of the Pioneers Club was held yesterday at the East Side Businessmen's Association Club house in Madison. The club includes 483 members with 25 years or more at Wisconsin Power and Light Co. Carl Forsberg and Grover Neff spoke, entertainment was provided, and a dinner served. Notable attendees from Monroe, Oregon, Belleville, Blanchardville, Verona, and nearby towns were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneers Club
Madison
East Side
Businessmen’s Association
Pioneer Club
Wiconsin Power and Light Co
Carl Forsberg
Grover Neff
Lars Wick
Ben Holsapple
E. R Blair
LaVern
Oregon
A. L. Sardeson
Blanchardville
L. C Sardeson
Belleville
E. B. Leary
Verona
Summer Training Set For Reserve Members
Five Marine Reserve men from the Madison unit depart Truax AFB on Sunday June 24 for two weeks in California. Richard A. Briggs John G. Bruni William J. Raitin Robert L. Schneider and Leo P. Webster will train at the Marine Corps Training Center 23 Palms and Camp Pendleton before returning by air on July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verum Sume
Calfornia
USMCR
Madison
Marine Reserve
Truax Air Force Base
California
Richard A. Briggs
John G. Bruni
23Rd Avenue
William J. Raitin
14Th Street
Robert L. Schneider
Leo P. Webster
8Th Avenue
Marine Corps Training Center
23 Palms
Calif
Camp Pendleton
Monroe Jaycees Picnic Plans In Recreation Park
A Monroe family gathering organized by the Jaycees will take place tomorrow at 5 p.m. in Recreation Park with a 6 p.m. dinner at Monroe Country Club if rain arrives. Attending will be Ben Sisson, state Jaycee president from Milwaukee, a former Albany resident.
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Jaycees
Monroe Jaycees
Recreation Park
Monroe Country Club
Ben Sisson
Milwaukee
Jaycee
Sisson
Albany
Louis Sisson
Lving
Miltor
Legion Poppy Workers Listed for Poppy Day Sale
Workers for the annual Poppy Day sale sponsored by the American Legion were announced by Mrs. Lloyd Marty, president of the Zilmer Riley American Legion Post Auxiliary. The sale, led by auxiliary members, will operate on the Square and outlying businesses with area volunteers from East, North, West and South Side groups plus outlying and north south business teams. PMID
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Lloyd Marty
Zilmer-Riley American Legion Post Auxiliary
East Side
Mmes
Glen A. Swiggum
Vilas Rundhammer
W. Herbert Davidson
P. J. Connors Jr
Wesley M. Born
Robert W. Stuart
Josef J. Benkert
Carl Ault
J. William Tschanz
Alden J. Hawthorne
Edward Mulligan
Ralph Peterson
Archie Myers Jr
North Side
Bernard Gibbons
Walter Reger
Herman Burkhard
Harold Halverson
Harris F. Germann
Howard Lueck
Warren M. Gerhart
George Geiger
C. R. Coole
Allen Goecke
Don Lovelace
Kenneth Smith
Wayne Ratzlaff
Ray Dyle
Walton Frenzel
Clifford Reasa
David C. Cunningham
Adolph Ostendorf
John Schwartz
Alden Elmer
T. J. Burgy
Arthur Knipschild
Helen Burkhard
Nat G. Preston
Robert E. Hardell Sr
Eva Galusha
Donovan W. Jones
Roy M. Grant
Robert Jones
Mary Jo Henning
Tamara Brugger
North Business
Floyd Pyle
Frederick Lanz
South Business
William Preston
West Business
Marty
Mark Grinnell
Everet Janke
Walter L. Day
Roy A. Schultz
Wilbur Deininger
James Bray
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Legionnaires
Auxiliary
Harold Horstmeier Dies in California Auto Crash
Harold Horstmeier 37, former Davis resident and brother of Mrs Glen Riesmer and Mrs Arnold Aisenbrey, died Wednesday in California auto accident. Services Monday at 1 30 p m in Myers funeral home Dakota and 2 p m at St John s Evangelical church Epplyanna. Burial in church cemetery. World War II veteran born April 16 1919 in Rock Grove Township. Surviving wife Sarah Jane Johnson and children Linda and Duane, plus four sisters.
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Church
Horstmeier
Rock Grove Township
Henry
Alice Horstmeier
Sarah Jane Johnson
Linda
Duane
California
Residents and Visitors Fare Through Monroe Area
Mrs Earl Feldt from Monticello and Miss Emma Marty from Monticello visited Monroe. Mrs Edna Schuler also from Monticello called yesterday. Mr and Mrs Leo Sarbacher arrived from Albany, Arnold Albright attended an insurance meeting in Madison, and Mr and Mrs Albert Engel came from Beloit. Bake sale at First National Bank annex on May 29 led by the Ladies of Staver church. G A Murphy and wife passed through Monroe en route to Des Moines after visiting Wisconsin Dells. Mrs Robert M Warren and three children visit from Sun Prairie to spend weekend with her mother Mrs Herman L Schindler. Miss Marjory Kennedy and mother from South Bend Ind staying several days at Eugene hotel. Kennedy is connected with hotel management.
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Earl Feldt
Monticello
Emma Marty
Edna Schuler
Monroe
Leo Sarbacher
Albany
Arnold Albright
Madison
Albert Engel
Beloit
First National Bank
Ladies of Staver Church
G. A. Murphy
Des Moines
Wisconsin Dells
Robert M. Warren
Donna
Jean
Marc
Conrad Henze Dakota Dies After Long Illness
Conrad Henze 78 of Dakota died yesterday in a Freeport hospital after a long illness. Services at 1 30 p m Tuesday in the Myers funeral home Dakota and 2 in Rock Grove Church. Rev K K Olaffson to officiate Burial in Dakota cemetery. Surviving include daughter Mrs Thurl Zimmerman and Melvin son, two grandchildren, one great grandchild, brother Walter of Rock City and sister Mrs William Hertheker of Davis.
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Orangeville
Conrad Henze
Dakota
Thurl Zimmerman
Freeport
Myers Funeral
Rock Grove
K. K. Olaffson
Dakota Cemetery
Henze
Emma , Goeske
Melvin
Walter
Rock City
William Hertheker
Davis
Barnard Named Officer For State Band Group
Barnard of Monroe high school has been elected vice president of the Wisconsin Bandmasters Association. The three day Milwaukee convention elected E. J. Sartell of Janesville as president, after he had served as vice president. Barnard did not attend the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestra
Monroe High School
Wisconsin Bandmasters’ Association
Milwaukee
E. J. Sartell
Janesville
U. S. Army
Barnard
Daily Chicago markets report shows livestock and grain prices
Salable hogs rise 25 to 50 cents with top at 18.25 while sows climb to 14.75 16.00. Cattle wrap steady to mixed with steers and yearlings lifting, cows down. Grain cash prices list corn 1.46 to 1.52, oats around 0.71 to 0.72, soy meal 61.00 to 61.50, barley 1.30 to 1.40 for buyers and vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivestock
Chicago
USDA
Metzner to Seek Re-election in Dane County 3rd District
Madison Assemblyman Carroll Metzner an nounced he would run again from the Dane County 3rd District. Metzner, an attorney, announced yesterday his candidacy for re election.
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Madison
Carroll Metzner
Dane County
Metzner
Dredge Drowning Survivors Attend Milwaukee Funeral
MILWAUKEE The Coast Guard inquiry into a Lake Michigan dredge sinking held in recess so 10 survivors could attend funeral services for seven of the nine men lost. The dredge went down near Cudahy at 2 40 am Wednesday. seven bodies recovered, two others still missing. Survivors were rescued by the tug hauling the dredge. The hearing began Friday to probe incompetency misconduct or violation of law and will resume Monday. One witness, Martin Walsh of Chicago, said a 14 foot life boat existed but life jackets felt safer. Winds were 18 mph with 10 to 15 foot waves. The incident spurred U S attorney Edward G Minor to urge life boats on rafts.
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Milwaukee
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Cudahy
Federal
Martin Walsh
Chicago
Milwaukee Harbor
Edward G. Minor
U. S
Western District
Wisconsin
Sens. Wiley and McCarthy
GOP
Baby Saved From Fire By Drop From Window
In Pittsburgh a mother dropped her six month old from a third story window as their home burned. A policeman on the ground caught the child, and the family escaped by leaping out and a fireman’s ladder. Two cars in Spring Square were damaged at 12 15 p m. Mary Margaret Westgard backed a car, scratching a parked unattended vehicle left by Katherine F Friedrich.
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Rittsburgh
Spring Square
Mary Margaret Westgard
Route 3
Katherine F. Friedrich
Route 4
Mrs Geiter, 58, of Orangeville dies in Freeport hospital
Mrs. Glenn Geiter 58 lifelong Orangeville resident died early today in a Freeport hospital. Born Oct 5 1897 in Buckeye Township she was married Dec 27 1917 to Glenn Geiter. Survivors include husband a son Ray Dakota a daughter Colleen Wilde muth two brothers and five grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday at Grace Orangeville with burial in Grandview cemetery near Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeville
Glenn Geiter
Freeport
Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ruth
Naomi
Burington-Kramer Funeral
Harold Horstmeier
California
Service Record: Niedermeier in France with 29th Signal Battalion
Pvt. Duane L Niedermeier son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Niedermeier Route 3 Brodhead entered Army Oct 1954 and arrived overseas May 1955 assigned to the 29th Signal Battalion Co B in France. 1954 Brodhead High School graduate. Also Pvt Robert Edwin Friedli of 2335 With avenue has new address at U S 55-545-693 Com A 7th BN 2nd Basic Trg Regt Ft Leonard Wood Mo.
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France
Duane L. Niedermeier
Clifford Niedermeier
Brodhead
Regely
Signal Batallion
Niedermeier
Brodhead High School
Edwin Friedli
With Avenue
Pvt
Robert Edwin Friedli
U.S
B.N
Ft. Leonard Wood
Madison Area Guests Spread Across Many Homes
Mr and Mrs Curtis Ingwell of Madison were guests at the Arch Ingwell home. Numerous visitors from Madison and surrounding towns dropped by homes including Wallace Branley, Ernest Johnsons Verona, Fred Tank Middleton, Chris Field Mt Horeb, William Bailey Take Geneva, W E Gould Beloit, Joe Coffey family Madison, Isaac Bergs Madison, and others. Phone 3 for an Adtaker today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Ingwell
Madison
Arch Ingwell
Messrs
and Ames
Clarence Alfred
Norman Jackson
Argyle
Virgil Alfred
Brian
Wallace Branley
Amos Johnson
Fred Tank
Middleton
Ernest Johnsons
Verona
Frank Barnes
Brenda Ellen
Rockford
Clarence Hermanson
Chris Field
Julia Karlstadt
Mt. Horeb
Oren Hendrickson
Robert Hendrickson
Monroe
William Bailey
Take Geneva
Bruce Parish
Linda
Beloit
W. E. Gould
Joe Coffey
Agnes Dale
Herbert Kessler
Joey
Isaac Bergs
Mmes. Sylvanus Strommen
Nancy
Sherwood
Herbert Lyngass
Fred Stoll Jr
Judy
Donald Berg
Noland
James Marking
Jimmy
Jean
Wisconsin Cheese Dominates Seattle Festival Spotlight
A 2112 pound natural cheddar cheese made by Bristol Products of Wisconsin drew attention at a Seattle festival, representing 21120 pounds of milk. The Cincinnati office reported buying 4,473,000 pounds of cheese for the week ending May 18. Wisconsin events include the dairy federation meeting June 4 in Madison with President Groves and a June 4 CMS hearing in Chicago on the Chicago federal milk order revisions. CARE shipments from Wisconsin exceed a million and a half quarts of milk to overseas destinations since January 1956, plus dried milk and surplus cheese and butter ordered in CARE donations to several countries.
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Seattle
Wash
Bristol Products
Bristol
Wis
Cincinnati
The
Wisconsin Dairy Federation
Loraine Hotel
Madison
William F. Groves
USDA
la Salle Hotel
Chicago
PMA
Wisconsin
U. S
West Germany
Berlin
Yugoslavia
Italy
Panama
Columbia
India
Pakistan
Funerals Held for Viron Van Horn and Earl Waddington
Graveside services for Viron Van Horn 80 were held at Greenwood cemetery with a Canton honor guard IOOF lodge pallbearers and Rev John Purdy officiating. Earl T Waddington 79 died recently and will be honored with 2 p m Monday services at Erickson funeral home with Masonic burial rites at Woodlawn cemetery.
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Viron van Horn
Harry Swartz
Greenwood Cemetery
Canton
IOOF
Lodge
Fred Rieder
Ernest Deininger
Palmer Wahler
South Wayne
Ben Holsapple
Morris Babler
Ed Kundert
Chester Tobin
Herman Dieckhoff
Robert Sommerfeld
Earl T. Waddington
Platteville Lists Local Graduates
Five Monroe youths note Platteville State College 1955 graduation class. January graduates are two, two earn June 1 bachelor degrees, one completes July requirements. Commencement speaker is Dr. Lindley J. Stiles. president Dr. C O Newlun will confer degrees. Helen Stauffer to teach kindergarten in Janesville after earning B S in elementary education. Barbara Frey to teach grades four and five in Madison after June degree. Edwin Andereck to teach biology in Manston after July degree. Nancy Kundert earlier graduate to Chil dren's librarian work at Arabut Ludlow library. listed in Who's Who. Mrs. William Spoerry identified as former Nancy Benkert.
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Monroe
Platteville State College
Civic Auditorium
Lindley J. Stiles
School of Education
University of Wisconsin
C. O. Newlun
Helen Stauffer
Walter Stauffer
19Th Avenue
Women’s Recreation Association
Lutheran Student Association
Janesville
Barbara Frey
Charles Frey
18Th Street
Athenaeum
The
Atheaeum
Govering Board
Madison
Edwin Andereck
John Andereck
16Th Avenue
Manston
Nancy Kundert
Frank J. Kundert
15Th Street
International Relations Club
the Exponent
Arabut Ludlow Memorial Library
William Spoerry
Nancy Benkert
Five Monroe High School Graduates Noted in January Event
The passage lists five Monroe High School graduates including Mrs Georges Benkett of 8th street and Mrs Spoerry who taught in Janesville. Spoerry belonged to the Women’s Rec the Exponent and held roles as secretary and vice president of the International Relations Club. It also mentions Who’s Who in leges and other affiliations.
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George Benkett
8Th Street
Janesville
Spoerry
Women’s Recreation Association
International Relations Club
Athenaeum
The
Exponent
Monroe High School
Mrs. Preston Elected Camera Club President
Nat Geereswon was created president of the Monroe Camera Club last night. Elected were R. Elsmere Howe, vice president, Mrs Harrison Grenzow Juda secretary, and Melvin Claussen Argyle treasurer. Mrs V S Corson Harold Blumer and Harrison Grenzow named summer picnic committee. Slides of London Iceland Texas Northwestern United States and Canada were shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aus
Nat Geereswon
Monroe Camera Club
R. Elsmere Howe
Harrison’ Grenzow
Juda
Melvin ‘Claussen
Argyle
V. S. Corson
Harold Blumer
Shafer of Chippewa Falls To Head Naval Academy Class
Midshipman Richard W. Shafer from Chippewa Falls Wisconsin will graduate at the head of his class as the Naval Academy holds commencement exercises next Friday in Annapolis Maryland. Shafer led the class with top academic and military record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Richard W. Shafer
Chippewa Falls
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Myron Siedschlag
Rock City, Son
St. Clare Hospital
Girl Scout News
Peonies
Legion Poppy
JoAnne Block
Jen Baerwald
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Madden
Herman L. Schindler
D. C. Madden
Denver
Colo
St. Joseph's Hospital
Christine Lynn
David
Susan
JulieAnn
Tommy Prien
Clifford Prien
Route 2
Mercy Hospital
Kemp
Chocolate Shop
Ailiss Marjory Kennedy
South Bend
Ind
Eugene
Miss Kennedy
Ionsaire
Douglas-Lock
Miller’s
Miller‘s
Wilbur E. Deininger
Herman A. Stuessy
Deininger
Mrs. Geiter
Platteville
Browntown
Henry Wieman
O. N. Johnson
Marshall CO
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Investments — Mutual Funds
Monroe, Wis
Stewart Taylor
Granger
Debbie Reynolds
Dick Powell
Anne Francis
Goetz
Raceay Peck
de Oaard Crt
Ips
Hammersi
SNS
Irouse St
Gordon MacRae
Shirley Jones
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