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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1964
Page
8
Considerable cloudiness with light rain in the northeast affecting about 70 percent of the area. Not so cold in the southeast. Thursday looks partly cloudy in the south, mostly cloudy in the north, cooler overall with northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Lows tonight in the 30s to 40s. highs Thursday 44 to 49 northwest and 48 to 54 southeast.
Daily high of 59 and low of 36 matches yesterday after 1 pm. A year ago highs reached 72 and lows 58. Trace rainfall since yesterday 1 pm. Barometer 1 am 30.28 and 1 pm 30.02. Warmest spot Imperial California at 106 and coldest Pellston Michigan at 19. Sunrise 6 05 sunset 5 30.
Peter Albert TenEyck of Edgerton serves as executor for the estate of his mother Margaret T TenEyck of Brodhead who died August 11. Appraisers are G N Swartz and Raymond Homb. The will dated December 1 1951 names the son and sister Mary Catherine Milks of Brodhead as heirs. Lola Furniss is executrix and heir for Carrie Elizabeth Bates who died August 19 with a will dated July 21 1964.
Real estate transfers record: School District No 1 Blanchardville to Glen Anderson for a % acre parcel in section 29 Loy alty school York Township. Alfred E Leiser to Freda L White for lot 1 block 24 Tallmans Add city of Monroe.
Deaths include Herbert F. Zimmerman 74 Argyle Charles Dodge 74 Albany Edwin F Wohlschlegel 63 Fond du Lac Mrs James Bigham 90 Ft Lauderdale Fla infant Todd Russell Mani son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Mani Evansville.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hoesly of 2429 8th Street announce the birth of their daughter on October 6. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Dressler of Beloit announce the birth of their daughter on October 7.
A registry from St. Clare Hospital and affiliates names patients and staff across multiple towns including New Glarus Beloit Whitewater Rockford Monticello Stoughton Brodhead and Gratiot. The document lists surgical patients and dismissals such as Walter Stampffs Jerome Cox Corwin Hartzell Hazel Griffiths Harry Walters George Scalia Vir ginio Boccotti and others.
Mrs James Bigham aged 90 died at 2 a m in Boward General hospital Fort Lauderdale Florida from complications of a fractured hip. Nephew Laroy Dodge flew to Florida while sister Mrs William S Taylor planned to join him. The Bighams longtime Monroe family founded A C Dodge lumber firm and lived in Florida about 33 years.
A 3-year-old boy, Jessie Holden, was killed when his mother's foot slipped from the brake to the accelerator, driving over him as she prepared to drive from her husband’s Dane County garage in rural Lodi. Russell, 4, was unharmed.
Lowell Stuessy spoke on the history and organization of the Boy Scouts of America and the funds received from the United Fund at a Monroe Rotary Club meeting held yesterday at Marco's.
Members of the Lincoln school PTA hospitality committee for Monday night were Mmes Werner Bernet Russell Hanson John Hartwig Wilbert Johnson Karl R Kundert Don ald Pfister Robert Prien Del bert Shaffer and Ed Zwicker.
Personal mentions list residents and visitors from Watertown Davenport Waukesha Rockford Chicago Zion and Kansas City. Events include rummage sale October 10, bus excursion to Ice Follies Chicago, Moose meetings October 7 and 10, and a family reunion at the Hagar Retreat Castle Rock.
Barbara Boss daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Boss of Browntown enrolled for the fall semester at Stout State University Menomonie.
Final plans for the fall Round Up sponsored by the Green County Beef Producers Association and Monroe Jaycees were announced. Events include greased pig turn in for 4 H and FFA girls, public auction of four steers, and a calf Round Up with calves from local breeders offered at about half original price. William L. Rollins will show horses during intermissions with additional musical attractions planned.
At a Moose Lodge meeting Lee and Henry Babler announced new Protect Our Children signs placed at Monroe city entrances. The lodge approved a United Fund donation and discussed a hall sign. Jack L. Marty led a Christmas membership drive. Lunch was provided by Carl Burgi and the Friedrichs.
The Sundseth family asks help locating their grey and black striped cat named George who strayed from 2015 Lincoln Road on Monday night. Call 325-6991 if seen. An earlier Monroe Evening Times appeal helped return him last time.
A PF US Army helicopter with five Americans and a Vietnamese aboard was shot down 13 miles west of Saigon. Ground troops found two bodies. four others were missing. Three more bodies were found charred. three colleagues were not located and were presumed killed or possibly captured.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. will be the honored guest at an LBJ rally in southwestern Wisconsin on Thursday October 22 at noon. The event will be held on Ted Griswold’s farm in Livingston where Griswold is the Democratic candidate for Secretary of State. FDR Jr. will fly to La Crosse and Rice Lake afterward for Democratic congressional candidates. The Griswold farm hosted the 1961 state corn judging contest and hosted Robert Kennedy at a cattle sale during the 1960 campaign.
Mrs Violet Haupt, seriously injured in a July 9 traffic accident in which her husband Will Haupt was fatally injured, was to be discharged from St Joseph hospital in Atlanta. She planned to return to Florida with her mother Mrs Tracy Taylor and go to 5400 44th Avenue North St Petersburg. The Haupts were traveling from Florida to Orangeville when the crash occurred.
New York stocks rose modestly after a slow start as Ford Motor advanced to a new high. The market gained on favorable news background pointing to record auto sales, with trading described as moderate and uneven in early afternoon action.
Herbert F. Zimmerman aged 74 longtime Argyle merchant died after a lengthy illness He was born December 15 1889 in Washington Township Green County and married Alma Winger in 1913 Survivors include his wife two daughters eight grandchildren and several brothers and sisters Services set for Friday at 1 30 p m Erickson funeral home Argyle with burial in Union Grove cemetery Darlington Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow afternoon until services.
Angus B. Rothwell announces the appointment of Robert Ristau of Madison as coordinator of vocational education in the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The move places Ristau in charge of state vocational programs and career training initiatives.
Milwaukee Wisconsin Philip G Kuehn, twice a Republican gubernatorial nominee, resigns Tuesday as president and a director of Wisconsin Cold Storage Co His brother James H succeeds him as executive vice president Kuehn had organized a data processing firm in Houston Texas and will devote full time to the Houston enterprise leaving Wiscon sin duties behind
Nine ribbon cutting ceremonies mark the opening of the 46 mile Interstate 90 94 stretch between Wisconsin Dells and Tomah on October 14 according to the State Highway Department. Local governments along the route will take part in the events. The project cost 26 million dollars. A 10 mile section of U S 53 in Douglas County will be dedicated Thursday and a 900 foot bridge on County Trunk H over the Chippewa River near Caryville in Dunn County opens Friday. Fond du Lac, died at 5 20 a.m.
Green County youths in 4-H and FFA captured two third place finishes at Beaver Dam during Farm Progress Days. Scott Smith led the junior 4-H team with 351 percent, while John Wegmueller paced Monroe FFA with 386 percent as the top individual scorer. Other strong showings came from Brodhead FFA seventh, Juneau and Cochranes first in their divisions, and participation from New Glarus and Belleville FFA chapters.
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