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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1964
Page
6
October 17 1964 forecast for Wisconsin calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions especially in the north and west tonight. Sunday remains partly cloudy and cooler in the east and south with highs from the 60s to the 70s and overnight lows from the upper 30s to mid 40s.
A brief weather update lists current readings and comparisons. Since yesterday at 1 PM the high reached 72 and the low 50. A year ago the high was 74 and the low 58. Barometer readings show 29.92 at 1 AM and 29.94 at 10 AM. Sunrise is 6 18 and sunset 5 12.
A list of court actions includes speeding offenses with bonds ranging from 10 to 35 dollars. Notable cases involve Route addresses, night speeding, non registration forfeitures, diminished licenses, burglary with counsel appointment, and a jail remand in Monroe police records.
Betty A. Marty of 807 10th Street Juda Route 1 James L. Fritsch Harold T. Raymond Madison Kenosha all cited for speeding and forfeited $10 each per Monroe police report.
John Melvin Hoesly aged 20 of Route 3 Brodhead and Janet Ann Camron aged 20 of Route 1 filed for marriage licenses. The filing indicates upcoming nuptials pending formal issuance.
Leonard W. Tesch aged 64 of 1823 20th Street Court Thomas John Grawehr aged 5 son of Mr and Mrs Anton C Grawehr Jr Route 1 South Wayne Joseph Filardo Sr aged 79 Mineral Point Brenda Gay Brager eight month old daughter of Mr and Mrs M Philip Brager Brodhead
Classified ads report steady use as residents seek rapid fixes for daily needs. Vendors and individuals advertise services and goods spanning repairs, jobs, rentals, and miscellaneous items to assist the community.
A list of visitors includes Clyde Splinter from Winslow Colleen Peterson from Rockford and others from Chicago Peoria La Salle Freeport Muscatine Milwaukee Fond du Lac Arlington Heights Waterloo Monmouth Roscoe Iowa City Iowa with events at the Legion Hall and Monroe Methodist church and a Wisconsin author talk at the Public Library.
Gov Reynolds requests extension of the emergency livestock feed program to Ashland Bayfield Tron and Douglas counties due to drought retarding hay. Twenty other Wisconsin counties are already under the program allowing farmers to buy government owned feed grain at reduced prices.
A trio of skilled sky divers will perform aerial acrobatics at Hodge Aero Rock County airport tomorrow. Exhibitions occur throughout the day and a penny a pound airlift runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds go to the Janesville Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.
former U S ambassador to Russia Averell Harriman reports Khrushchev told him last year he would resign after turning 70 and even named his successors.
A list from St. Clare Hospital includes accident cases involving Rita Boley Route 2 Belleville Stephen Zweifel 613 2nd street New Glarus and Dennis Guttmer Route 4. Medical cases mention William Copus Brodhead Raymond Bowen Belleville and Norman Lee Lauer Milton Junction. Dismissals name James Lee Fin ley Roy Rottler Dennis Blum Clarence D Minder Clarence Grundy Irvin Sinplot William J Guider Richard Lee Klassy and many others including multiple Mrs entries and family members.
The Tri-Town Homemakers met at Mrs. Roy Stettler’s home for a project lesson on family recreation led by Mrs. Stettler and Mrs. Dennis Blum. Mrs. J Herman Elmer delivered a tetanus health report. November gathering planned at Mrs. Franklyn Wyttenbach’s home.
Mrs Albert Gerber and Mrs Joshua Hoesly hosted the Glarner Homemakers in October at the Gerber residence. The pastry making lesson was presented by Mrs Carl Hultine and Mrs Grant Ingwell. The November gathering will be hosted by Mrs Emma Kiassy.
East Mt Pleasant homemakers met with Mrs David Seeholzer. Roll call drew the best laugh Ive had lately. Fall Council meeting set for Oct 28 at Monroe with all presidents to attend. Plans for December Christmas party discussed. Lesson on Pastry Baking demonstrated by Mrs Fred Abbott and Mrs William Meier. Mrs Henry Spring joined. Mrs Edward Marty attended as guest. Refreshments were served by Mrs Seeholzer.
Hillside Friends club hosted by Mrs. Willis Schmoldt and Mrs. Gerald Schmoldt featured a roll call with a household hint. Mrs. Jack Ronald was elected vice president. Guests included Mrs. Bernard Heins and Mrs. John Masters. A lesson on Family Recreation was given by Mrs. Leonard Peterson and Mrs. Jakie Elmer.Lunch followed. next meeting set for Mrs. Leland Haeft’s home.
Mrs. Frank Stubbe and Mrs. Harold Stubbe co hosted Cadiz Center club gathering. All members and two guests attended. New member Mrs. Joe Wells welcomed. Mystery friends revealed, gifts exchanged, names drawn for new season. Roll call offered trick or treat ideas. Safety report given. Birthday greeting to Mrs. Frank Stubbe. Mines Stubbes led project lesson The Art of Pastry Making.
Mrs. Mathias Blumer 79 died Tuesday night in Oconomowoc where she lived with a daughter. Services were at Stuessy funeral home at 1 30 pm with Rev Gerritt E Moun of Union Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers were four grandsons Herbert and Roger Blumer of Monroe Harold Blumer Milwaukee Aaron Blumer St Paul Minn Glen Wolfram Warren Ill Norbert Ulmen Monroe.
Joseph Filardo Sr., 79, retired miner and farmer, died yesterday in Dodgeville hospital after a long illness. Born in Spatola Italy he moved to Mineral Point in 1906 and worked for New Jersey Zinc Co. Survived by wife three sons Dominick Jos eph Jr and Nickie and five daughters and 13 grandchildren. Services set for 10 a.m. Monday at St Pauls Catholic church with Rosary at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
Grace Lutheran church hosts missionary Stel la M. Carlson for 8 and 10 45 a m services and Sunday school for upper grades tomorrow. Carlson, a Hallock Minnesota native and Grace member, studied at Lutheran Bible Institute and Augs burg College. She began China work in 1936 with Augustana Lutheran, left during Communist occupation, and since 1952 has completed two five year terms in Hong Kong. She hopes to return to Hong Kong at year end.
Mrs Edith Koehner was elected to the nominating committee for the spring district meeting to be held April 2. The lodge at 100F Hall planned a guest night for November 6 with each officer hosting a guest from another lodge. Refreshment committee members included Mmes Ralph Ellis William VanHorn Clarance Benkert and Ula Tyler.
Mrs. Bernice Kammerode of the Heinzelman decorating center will demonstrate fall and Christmas arrangements at the Wisconsin Power and Light auxiliary meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in the company kitchen.
The article notes that seismic activity can number up to about one million events in a single year. It highlights the high frequency of small quakes and the challenge they pose for monitoring and analysis.
Two women contend they are the beneficiaries of a $20,000 life policy left by Paul F. Lipscomb, a 41 year old former Green Bay Packer who died Aug. 20. Aetna Life Insurance asks a federal court to determine rightful claimant, after Lipscomb had named his wife Sonia Lipscomb of Elm Grove as beneficiary. Elizabeth Lipscomb of La Crescenta, California, also alleges lawful wife status and seeks payment in California. The court ordered Elizabeth Lipscomb to appear within 40 days and stayed California action. The $20,000 remains deposited with Judge Tehan's court.
Janet Lehnherr daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Lehnherr of Juda has enrolled for the fall semester at Stout State University in Menomonie. The note lists her as a student during the upcoming term at the Wisconsin campus.
Msgr Joseph Emmenegger a former Monroe resident and current pastor of St Andrew s Delavan is among four American priests invited to attend Vatican Council sessions on the role of parish priests. He learned of the invitation while in Rome representing the National Catholic Welfare Council. He previously directed the graduate house of the North American College in Rome for six years. He is the son of Mrs Josephine Coryell of Browntown and the late Fred Emmenegger a wholesale cheese dealer.
Clarence Frothersbee-Smythe pursues social refinement reading everything from Aardvark to Zygotes. He becomes a famed yet tiresome bore, rejected by colleagues and left to live in squalor after his pursuit ends in a booby hatch on his 60th birthday. The tale ends with the moral that culture is shaped by people, not the other way around.
The earliest detected method involved heating wood to produce charcoal. Charcoal, a smokeless solid fuel, provides about twice the heat of regular wood.
Mr and Mrs M Philip Brager of Brodhead request memorials to their daughter Brenda Gay Brager. Memorials may be left at the Everson Funeral Home in Brodhead. Adv.
Dennis Gutzmer twelve-year old son of Mr and Mrs Leo Gutzmer Route 4 was hospitalized yesterday at 6 p m after a tractor overturned on him. He suffered crushing injuries and compound fractures to his left leg with his condition reported as fairly good after emergency surgery.
Mr and Mrs Fred Horisberger of Warren name their son Charles LaVerne born October 14. Maternal grandmother Genivieve Kenny of Warren and foster-grandparents Emil and Mrs Dubach of Warren are noted.
Second Lieutenant and Mrs Jacob L Gruenewald announce the birth of Cherie Lynn yesterday at Schofield Barracks Wahiawa Hawaii He will serve three years with the Army ROTC The Gruenewalds of Monroe are her parents and she is the grand daughter of Mr and Mrs William Figi Argyle
Rita Boley seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Grant Boley Route 2 Belleville was admitted to St Clare hospital yesterday at 10 am after suffering multiple contusions and injuries to the face arm and elbow when entangled in a washing machine wringer. Her condition is reported as good.
Stephen Zweifel 17 son of Mr and Mrs Art Zweifel of 613 2nd street New Glarus sustained back and right knee injuries while playing football yesterday. He is reported in good condition at St Clare hospital.
Mr and Mrs Leland Long of Janesville welcomed their first child a son born at Mercy hospital Janesville at 1259 am yesterday The baby was named Cedric Mark Mrs Long formerly Kathryn Krauss daughter of Mr and Mrs Gottlob Krauss Monroe The paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert Long of Cazenovia
Mr and Mrs Milton Babler named their third son Scott Allen born October 8. He has brothers Steve and Fritzie.
Government forces report driving Viet Cong from the northern border to the southern Delta inflicting more than 300 casualties as of today with operations spanning key provinces and districts.
The Board of Regents approved a $211,000 contract to continue satellite instrumentation research at the University of Wisconsin space astronomy laboratory. The agreement funds ongoing efforts in space science and instrumentation development.
Mrs. M. Philip Brager died yesterday morning at Wisconsin General Hospital Madison Born February 4 1964 in Monroe she was the daughter of M. Philip and Dawn Elmer Brager She is survived by both parents maternal grandparents Harvey and Mrs Elmer Monticello paternal grandparents O W and Mrs Brager Brodhead and great grandparents J P Elmer Monroe and Mrs Dietrick Freitag Monticello Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Monday at Everson Funeral Home with Rev Lowell H Mayes Bethlehem Lutheran officiating Burial will be Greenwood Cemetery Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home casket to be closed
Monroe police investigated three traffic mishaps yesterday afternoon and night. At 4:02 p m a collision at 15th street and 17th avenue damaged the Bartelt car. At 9:56 p m a crash in the 1000 block of 16th avenue involved Fritsch and Wilcox. At 11:15 p m Studer and Miller collided in the 1100 block of 16th avenue.
Jimmie A. Field twenty of 616 15th Avenue was delivering The Monroe Evening Times to the Post Office when the Monroe Publishing Co. vehicle went out of control on a Jefferson Township road crest. The vehicle left the road, rolled into a ditch and overturned as Field tried to reenter the roadway. He suffered bruises and scratches.
A cycle describes evaporation from oceans into air masses, transport and precipitation as rain or snow, runoff back to the ocean, and return to the atmosphere through evaporation and plant transpiration.
A brief note urging readers to use The Monroe Evening Times classified ads to rent available room space. It emphasizes quick placement and local reach through the paper’s listings.
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