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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1963
Page
6
Daily Record reports cloudy conditions with occasional rain in central and eastern Wisconsin. Tonight periods of light rain in Monroe Zone with lows around 44 to 48 degrees and a high in the 60s on Wednesday. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and a few showers in the west with warmer temperatures.
Reports show yesterday from 1 p.m. to now high 64 and low 53 with .22 inches of rain since yesterday. A year ago today high 80 and low 54. Barometer readings at 1 a.m. 29.98 and 1 p.m. 29.98. Warmest reported temperature at Presidio Texas 104, coldest at Drumright? Oklahoma. Sunrise 5:28 and sunset 8:27.
County Court Judge Roger L Elmer William Leighton Juda Route 1 sentences a juvenile for operating without a driver license and operating an unregistered vehicle with license suspensions of five and one month respectively. James Coffey Argyle faces restitution and returns to court after a pre sentence exam and state welfare action on worthless checks.
Edna Hauri named executor of the estate of her husband Werner Hauri Brod head who died May 13 under a joint will dated July 30 1947 she is heir. Appraisers are Gilbert N Swartz and Chester Smith.
Raymond Francis Staley aged 22 of South Wayne and Beverly Ann Burkhalter aged 20 of 1710 28th Avenue obtained a marriage license indicating plans for a wedding in the near future.
Deaths listed include Edward Schlittler 81 of Monti cello Mrs Henry Juris 54 Madison Capt Harald A Smedal 51 Palo Alto California Marlene Kay Beckmeier 6 daughter of William and Davis Ill Miss Kathryn Smith 80
A terse OCR snippet lists individuals and places including Mrs Ella Hart man Freeport and Jean Marie Austin Verona with addresses 2202 11th Street and 2017 19th Street. It also mentions Steven Thom as and Marc Pink in tonsillectomy and names George Scalia Beloit and Melvin Malkow Albany with other identifiers.
Mr and Mrs Fred Weiss of 722 21st avenue accepted 2700 more for 17.75 acres with air rights over 7.84 acres in the Monroe airport project. Judge Luebke approved the addition after considering a proposed offer before trial. The Weiss case follows a prior award to John Rufi and precedes Shaffer's unappealed 2570 award for 4.33 acres with air rights on 9.70 acres.
New York stocks edged higher as steels and motors led the advance on the first anniversary of the Black Monday crash. Volume was about 3.8 million shares, slightly above Monday, with small gains and some losses in the same range. Early trading was mixed.
Henry Oscar Aavang aged 77 of Mt. Horeb died at 11 15 p m yesterday in St Clare hospital where he was admitted as a medical patient on March 12 Arrangements are pending at Gesme funeral home Mt Horeb
A misc list contains numerous individuals and addresses including Scott Anderson of Footville Kathy Schmid Route 1 Mrs Victor Folgate Dakota Mrs Sherman Hermanson Albany surgical: Roger Stamp New Glarus Louis Heins Mineral Point Wilbur Deininger Green County Jail Delmar Chesebro Edgerton Mrs Oscar Bergholz Footville Mrs Kate Rasmussen Evansville Mrs John Stuessy New Glarus Mrs Allen Johnson Rockford Mrs Edner Severson Argyle. Dismissals: Ethelbert Griffis Nathan Schwartzlow Frank Persico Mrs Kenneth Ditzler and son Mrs Albert Baerwald.
Personal notes mention John Walter in Madison on business. Albany residents Mrs Speich Binder and Mrs Speich visited Oakley. Roy Sellnow and family hosted dinner with son Donald Sellnow in Brown Town. Monroe Moose Lodge hosts a fund euchre party May 28 at 8:30 pm with potluck lunch and 75c admission. Several local families, including Foesch, Purdue, Kalsice, Jensen, Reasa, and Sellnow, were Sunday guests at the Roy Sellnow home.
Kenneth Schneider was elected grand knight at a Knights of Columbus meeting in the Legion hall. Other officers were William Rieder Jr deputy grand knight John Patterson chancellor Melvin Will warden Robert Dearth recorder Philip Teefian advocate Roger Moe inner guard Thomas Majerus outer guard and Herbert West three year trustee. Dr Eugene Eckstam gave a talk on heart disease. The group voted to donate 50 to Canyon Camp for Boy Scouts.
Gregory L. Reddick, 19, of Monroe pleaded guilty in Madison Superior Court to car theft and awaits pre sentence investigation. He also faces reckless driving no license and disorderly conduct charges, with $111 in costs or 35 days in jail after a chase by Madison police. Reddick lost control and crashed into a tree.
Funeral services were held at 2 this afternoon at Zentner Funeral Home for Mrs Elsbeth Elmer 89 who died Saturday Rev Linus Wierwill of the Swiss United Church of Christ officiated Burial followed in the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed cemetery Surviving are a daughter Mrs H Jacob Zweifel and a son J Ilvan Elmer both of New Glarus four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren
Seven radiological teams were designated to monitor fallout devices in case of a nuclear attack, announced by Charles Marvin acting county CD director. Marvin said two teams already have equipment in Monroe shelters and units have been ordered for the others, listing team members and captains.
The W A Stauffacher Construction Co won the curb and gutter bid for 9 000 feet at 1 74 per foot totaling 15 600 and a $518 40 quotation for the bandshell apron were accepted. Work will begin soon and council action is anticipated at the June 4 meeting. A special council session tonight will discuss city finances with Meythaler Caton firm presenting an audit.
Miss Karen Albert daughter of Mr and Mrs Ted Albert returned to classes at St Benedicts at Waunakee yesterday. She had been hospitalized here for an appendectomy on May 15 and convalesced further at her home.
Mr and Mrs Walter F Marty announce the birth of their second daughter born Sunday at the Methodist hospital in Madison. The first daughter Christine Elizabeth aged 22 visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert F Marty at 1921 11th street. Grandparents on the maternal side are Mr and Mrs Henry Gliniecki of Lake Zurich.
Walter E. Drews head of Monroe Civil Defense Auxiliary Police was moved from critical status at St. Clare hospital and will be permitted visitors after suffering a severe heart attack two weeks ago. Drews is an area insurance agent.
Judge Arthur L. Luebke conducted regular motion day in Green County Circuit Court with court reporter Peter Kuhn present to document proceedings.
Herman A. Stuessy will speak on anyane cars at the Kiwanis Explorer Post 501 meeting tonight at the Scout Chalet. Softball practice is at 6 30 weather permitting. The business meeting follows at 8.
Police say at 5 03 yesterday in the 1100 block of 18th avenue a crash occurred between a car driven by Lester W Rackow and a car driven by Norma D Cross. Both vehicles sustained minor damage.
A woman was taken to St. Clare hospital at 9 15 p m yesterday for a back injury from a fall at her home. She is reported in good condition.
A tavern owned by Mr and Mrs Casper Meyer of Ashland destroyed by fire with an estimated loss of 40000. Meyer undecided about rebuilding and says loss partly covered by insurance. Blaze started in the garage of an adjacent service station. The tavern had featured Green County wheel Swiss cheese since moving to Ashland in 1945. Meyer, a longtime shipping clerk at Lakeshire Marty Co., had family ties in the Monroe area and the venue drew vacationers from northern Wisconsin.
Rev. Lowell Mays of Bethlehem Lutheran church will deliver the Memorial Day address in Brodhead on Thursday. The parade forms at 8 30 a m at South Side Park and proceeds to Greenwood cemetery with the VFW in charge. Veterans groups auxiliaries firemen Scouts school bands and children participate. Stephen May will recite the Gettysburg Address.
Mrs. Ella Hartman of Freeport 79 admitted after suffering a back injury. A purported pre election letter pledging U S Ambassador Walton Butter support is described as a forgery by the prime minister and the ambassador.
Grace Lutheran church hosts 283 adults at a post dinner meeting in the rebuilt Immanuel EUB Fellowship Hall. Leaders outlined needs and dreams as the congregation pursues a Christian Education addition with a donor drive. Architect Alfred Siewert will seek bids with construction hoped to start in late June and bids sought to remove the current parish house at 1415 Eleventh Street.
Funeral services for Kathryn Smith of 80 who died Sunday in Great Falls Montana will be at 9 a.m. Friday at St Patrick's Catholic church. Friends may call Thursday at the Milner O Flaherty funeral home. She moved to Great Falls years ago with survivors including brother Thomas and sister Mrs Cora Breithaupt of Dubuque.
A total of 801.15 was collected during last Friday's Poppy Day campaigns in Monroe Browntown South Wayne and Juda. Mrs. Allen F. Goecke chair man of the American Legion Auxiliary drive said Monroe raised 719.83 with 16.90 for Browntown 32.31 for South Wayne and 17.11 for Juda. Mrs. Goecke thanked volunteers and the public for making the day a success.
More than 300 people attended an open house Sunday at Green County hospital to observe National Hospital Week. Hour long tours were conducted during the three hours, and Mrs. Amos Vouson the superintendent and matron thanked visitors for touring the facilities.
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