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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1957
Page
6
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with scattered thundershowers and warmer tonight. Turning cooler late Wednesday with lows near 50 to 57 and highs around 77. The Daily Record notes a warm, unsettled pattern persisting into midweek.
Albert Marty transfers parcel outlet 72 Assessor's plat village of Monticello to Orville A Anderson. Ernest W Thickpenny transfers land in section 22 Brookyln Township to Roy Thickpenny.
County Court Judge Marshall L Peterson and Sheriff and Monroe police report disorderly conduct fines of 25 dollars plus costs for Pearl Spencer Albany and Myron Albert Nolty Brodhead, with 30 days, while Dean Lee Peterson Blanchardville age 20 faces 200 dollars plus costs and 20 days for obtaining beer for a minor.
Probate notices list letters of administration for Arthur J. Drake who died May 15 with Commercial and Savings Bank as administrator. Heirs include three children per a Feb 13 1957 will. Appraisers are T. Roy Evenson and F. F. Hartwig. Ida Frey dies May 16 leaving Herbert as sole heir, with Hartwig and Henry A. Burgy as appraisers. Roy K. Stephens dies May 14. Ferne Stephens named executrix. appraisers Fred Hahlen and C S Pierce. A 1953 will grants wife life use and a 1955 codicil assigns a Rock County farm to a son Charles R. G N Swantz named executor for Sara E. Loomis who died Apr 20. appraisers B H Roderick and E D Porterfield. A 1949 will leaves personal items to 12 nieces and nephews and to Jessie B Brewer’s children. Olga Roth Norder executrix of Albert Roth who died Apr 14. no appraisers needed. Under a 1952 will two daughters Mrs Ig and Gertrude Roth Adler are heirs.
Obituary notices record Nels A Onsgard 79 of Orford ville Ben Hatfield 81 of Belmont and Virgil McCulley 66 of Aledo I passed away.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Buel of 807 21st street welcomed a son on May 27. Mr and Mrs Leland Schultz of Brodhead welcomed a son on May 28.
A hospital roster lists patients and dismissals including Mrs Maude Brobst of Brodhead and Fannie Smith of South Wayne for treatments such as tonsillectomy James Liedschlag and Ronald Gruenberg. Other patients include Mrs Robert H Rieder Delavan Patricia Kinney Durand Rudolph Hess and Mrs George Heinz in Chicago with numerous addresses. Dismissals include Wayne Rice Jesse Hanson Dawn Duerst and several others.
The graduating seniors of the high school band and orchestra presented director Allan F. Barnard an oversized hammock as a playful tribute after the final marching practice of the school year. The seniors joked the hammock was for when he “ever wanted to lay down on the job.”
R Finley Barry was elected grand knight of the Knights of Columbus at a Medical Center meeting last night Other officers include Warren Gerhart deputy grand knight E J Norton chancellor James Flanagan warden F Earl Lamboley advocate John Patterson treasurer William Rieder Jr recording secretary Eugene Weaver inside guard and Herbert West outside guard Jack Schlichting moved from grand knight to trustee for three years and reported on the state EC convention at Delavan
Le Troop 237 held a weekend campout at the Kiwanis Youth Cabin featuring a court of awards. Mrs Hervey J Hoesly assisted by Mrs For est Kubly and mothers attended a 6 pm coffee can stew dinner. Badges were presented to Car ole Buehler Holly Hoesly Karen Jacobs Lee Kubly Claire Kubly Sue Kubly Kathleen Nussbaum Dorothy Phillips Barbara Rufenacht and Lynda Marsh for various homemaking craft animal care and steadiness roles.
Chicago man Joseph Natasi, 23, cleared by lie detector test of any connection to a $70 holdup slaying in La Crosse. A municipal court hearing on the minor charge was set for June 7. Natasi admitted returning from a trip to Eau Claire before custody but denied knowledge of the shooting of Edward Buchner Jr., 20, a filling station attendant. Two other teens detained near Red Wing, Minnesota, were released after lie detector tests.
Mr and Mrs John Figi travel to Kasson Minnesota to attend the funeral of Mrs Ethel Beaver a longtime Monroe visitor who died in Billings Montana where she worked as a hotel desk clerk The body returns to Kasson for services tomorrow
Personal mentions list residents and visitors from Evansville Belleville Jefferson New Glarus Indianapolis Winnipeg Albany Madison and Milwaukee. Notes include a bake sale at First National Bank hosted by Slavers church Roomee Class on May 29 and families returning from Florida Milwaukee and Chicago with several attending graduations and music events.
The Supreme Court unanimously set aside Henry W. Grunewald’s conviction for conspiracy to fix criminal income tax prosecutions. He had been sentenced in New York federal court to five years and a $10,000 fine. The appeals argued the statute of limitations had expired.
The Assembly concurred with a Senate amended version holding parents or guardians liable for up to 300 in property damage caused by a minor. The bill, initially 100, rises to 300 and now goes to the governor for action.
Cloudbursts dumped up to eight inches of rain across Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas while floods continued to threaten banks. About 2100 people driven from Dallas Trinity River area hoped to return as Fort Worth receded. Arkansas floodwaters reached Little Rock area with 1000 evacuated including 400 in Moffett Oklahoma.
Belmont Special notices the death of Ben Hatfield 81 a lifelong Belmont farmer who died Sunday at his home after a long illness. Survivors include wife Laura daughter Eunice Hatfield Madison and sister Nellie Buttery Darlington. Funeral services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Belmont Methodist Church with Thomas Funeral Home Platteville handling arrangements.
The bodies of Muscoda police chief Frank Drone, 24, and Dick Azim, 16, were recovered by skin divers from Postle's Lake after drowning Saturday. A wristwatch on the boy stopped at 6 pm. Two Rhinelander men remain missing after failing to return from Lake Tomahawk Saturday night.
Former Monroe resident Mrs John Carey now lives in Green Bay and is highlighted in Coronet magazine's Silver Linings section for May. Her husband worked as an IBM operator at Swiss Colony during their Monroe years.
Terry Stephenson four year old son of Mr and Mrs Douglas Stephenson of Albany was admitted to Wisconsin General Hospital Madison yesterday for surgery scheduled this morning. Grandmother Mrs Willard Prisk traveled with the family to Madison yesterday.
Mr and Mrs Lyle Sinnett announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday at St. Clare hospital. The couple already has two sons Bobby age five and Dean age three. Mrs Sinnett is former Marian Moser, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Moser.
E L Peters former Bank of Brodhead cashier has been elected president of the South Central Wisconsin Safe Deposit Association. He currently serves as vice president of Second National Bank Beloit.
Mrs Maude Brobst 86 of Brod head was admitted to St. Clare hospital after a fall in her bedroom last night at 11 05 and is reported in satisfactory condition with a fractured right hip.
The Monroe Kiwanis Club will present the April and May teenage safe driving award during the regular weekly meeting at 12 15 p m tomorrow at the Swiss Wheel restaurant. Rev Bernard Bartel committee chairman will oversee Memorial Day observance at the gathering. The board of directors also plans a 550 p m meeting tomorrow at the Clinic.
A son named Paul E. Baltzer II was born last Friday May 24 to Mr and Mrs Paul E Baltzer at St Luke s hospital in Fargo North Dakota.
The Baltzers from Moorhead Minnesota have two children Dee age 10 and Lynne age 6. Mr. and Mrs Paul Baltzer Sr. are the grandparents. Mr Baltzer Sr. returned today from Moorhead and Mrs Baltzer will stay extended.
Mrs. Robert H. Rieder of 2003 13th street is listed in good condition at St. Clare hospital after admission yesterday for treatment of a back ailment. She is expected to remain in the hospital several days.
Fannie Smith, 70, of South Wyne, was admitted to St. Clare hospital in poor condition after a serious leg fracture from a fall at home yesterday evening at 6 15.
Members of the Badger History Club toured Aztalan Indian Mound park near Lake Mills Octagon House in Watertown Holy Hill in Hartford and the Milwaukee harbor zoo and museum They traveled by charter bus on the excursion.
Senior class trip to Chicago occurred yesterday with chaperones Walter Wegener George Hartman and Harold Ingwell accompanying.
Junior Chamber of Commerce members will elect officers at 6 30 p m today in the Eugene hotel Nominations for president include Dr C Gene Hennager and Bernard McGuin ness.
Charles G. Regez son of Mr and Mrs Carl Regez Whitewater formerly Monroe will graduate tomorrow from Whitewater City high school He has been a basketball star and will coach the Senior Legion team this summer He will enter Whitewater State College in September to prepare
Miss Lola S Burdick and Frank S Burdick of Monroe will attend the graduation marking the next step in a coaching career.
Louisa Ruegger 93, former Wilhelm Pfeiffer, remains busy with daily trips to the business district and two lodges. Born May 28, 1864 in Weiler Germany she came to the United States in 1867 and Monroe in 1868. She lives at 1503 16th Street and is widow of Civil War Captain Edward Ruegger.
Sgt. Palmer M. Hanson 27 of Shiocton Wisconsin, based at Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Alabama, died in a water skiing accident on Guntersville Lake. His wife witnessed the event as she later gave birth to their son.
Virgil McCulley aged 66 died Wednesday night in Aledo Illinois. Funeral services were held Sunday in Aledo. He was a retired Minneapolis Moline Co. employee and is survived by his wife four daughters and his brother Earl McCulley.
Freight cars on British railways feature fifty six wheels and are capable of carrying loads up to 150 tons, highlighting the substantial tonnage these wagons can handle in large-scale freight operations.
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