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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1956
Page
8
May 31 1956 forecast shows considerable cloudiness and wind with scattered light showers this afternoon. Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with frost likely in the north and light showers in the southeast. Friday turns fair and cool with lows 33-39 north and 40-45 south and highs 62-69.
The report notes Tim es thermometer shows four daily readings with a high of 84 and a low of 59 since Tuesday 1 p.m. Year-ago highs were 74 and lows 54. Precipitation totals 0.38 inches. barometer marks 29.41 at 1 a.m. and 29.43 at 1 p.m. Report lists Presidio Texas as warmest at 107 and Fraser Colorado as coldest, sunrise at 4:34 and sunset at 7:22.
Eugene Golackson of Woodford charged by Monroe police with procuring fermented malt beverages for a minor. case lists $59 fine and court costs.
Walker C. Williams, 54, of Argyle appears in a local obituary notice alongside a birth notice announcing infant Ronald Allen Hanson, son of Mr and Mrs Freeman Hanson, also of Argyle.
The report lists patients undergoing tonsillectomies and surgeries at St. Clare Hospital including Larch Odegaard Kenneth Pick Douglas Regenold Mrs Adolph Urden Orville Hanson Terrance Hanson Walter Lin cicum Cynthia Stauf fer John McGetti gan Mrs William Dahle J Harry Hammerli Mrs Wal ter Wyss and a large group of dismissals such as Edward Burkhamer Gerald Silverthorn Steven Bidlingmaier James Steinman and many others. A separate note describes a sneeze attack in Tokyo where Socialists formed a human wall and peppered Japan's Diet corridors to oppose education control legislation.
Assemblyman Harry A. Keegan announced his candidacy for renomination in the September Republican primary. He is completing his 8th term, has served as vice chairman on the agricultural committee and chairman of highways, and has sat on interim and labor panels. He was first elected in 1938 and served until 1946, was defeated, and reelected in 1948.
Airman 2nd Class Donald Dwyer has sent his new mailing address. The address is 16-436-215, 3525 Per Maint E F/L Sq. Box C-19, Williams Air Force Base Chandler Arizona.
Repair crews worked until noon yesterday and until midnight Tuesday after Tuesday afternoon’s heavy rain knocked 250 telephones out of service in the Monroe area. W I Cash reports most damage came from rain driven onto cables. Wisconsin Power and Light Co. notified police at 3 28 p m Tuesday of a tree limb down over wires east of Lincoln Park. BELGRADE Yugoslavia A Soviet navy flotilla arrived at Split for a five day goodwill visit during President Tito’s Moscow trip.
Willard Ayen of Blanchardville and Mrs. Ann Swanson of Albany visited Monroe today. Numerous residents from Wisconsin and nearby states were noted traveling, visiting relatives, or planning trips, including Ross Walker of Glendale California, the Holland and Mahlberg families at Prairie du Chien, and Emma Ruehle’s family in Monroe. A bake sale by Grace Lutheran Ladies is set for Saturday June 2 at Holland’s Grocery.
Joseph Trickel 79 of 1330 16th street is listed in fair condition at St. Clare hospital after being struck by a car while crossing 16th street from the Alvin F. Rote Co. lumber yard. The collision occurred in heavy rain Tuesday as Robert R. Hartwig driver Route 3 said Trickel stepped into his path, causing a six foot skid before the impact and fracture of Trickel's hip.
County Courthouse and Jail Committee asks City planning commission to rezoned county highway shop site from residential to light industrial to permit a jail. Public hearing at 7 30 p m seeks advisory input before City Council review on June 5.
The National Safety Council reports Madison with 50,000 to 100,000 population kept a perfect four month record in 1956 with no traffic deaths. In the 100,000 to 200,000 group Rockford leads all cities.
Los Angeles police report Mrs Ann Duggan 30 shot the lock off the door of TV girl Friday Judith Bess Jones at Duggan’s apartment. Duggan 40 and his bride of under three months argued and he later left for Jones’s apartment. Jones reportedly went fishing with a male friend.
An infant son of Mr and Mrs Hanson of Argyle died Monday at St Clare hospital shortly after birth. Graveside services were held Tuesday at Apple Grove Lutheran church cemetery near Argyle. Survivors include two brothers David and Larry maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Chester Johnson and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Jesse S Hanson.
Daily listings showcase inexpensive items across categories with bold prices and brief descriptions. Readers find furniture, appliances, and assorted goods advertised by local sellers seeking quick sales.
Washington states that the Senate bill would allocate more funds to 17 states than the House measure, while 31 states including Wisconsin gain more under the Senate plan. Wisconsin would get 62.7 million more under the Senate plan versus 37.9 million under the House. A conference to reconcile differences is expected next week as the two chambers finalize the interstate funding formula.
The fragment notes allocations: one sixth of population to area and one sixth to rural road mileage. It cites a structured budget or distribution plan with focus on regional development and infrastructure funding. The passage emphasizes proportional sharing across geographic or administrative units.
The Baltimore and Ohio National Limited derailed coming out of a tunnel near Parker sburg West Virginia early today. The engineer J C Riley of Grafton West Virginia was killed and two other crewmen were reported missing.
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