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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1955
Page
6
The forecast from The Daily Record on September 3, 1955 calls for fair and cool conditions tonight with a Sunday that should be mostly fair and slightly warmer in the southeast. Low temperatures range from 48 to 58 and Sunday highs from 76 to 88, cooler in the northwest and warmer in the southeast.
The bulletin notes temperatures since yesterday 1 p m with highs of 77 and lows of 56. Year age today records show a high 84 and low 59. Barometer reads 29.63 at 1 a m and 1 p m. Yuma Arizona records 113 for warmest in the U S and Fraser Colorado 21 for coldest. Sunrise is 5:28 and sunset 6:30.
Chester A. Pfund transfers N 1 percent of parcels 37 and 38 in Railroad Addition No 2 to Wendell L. Simmons in the city of Monroe.
Lorraine Boden age 34 of Monroe was granted a divorce from Charles H Boden 55 now in Chicago on cruelty and inhuman treatment. They wed November 5 1949 in Chicago and separated July 31 1955. A property settlement was passed and she received alimony of one dollar per year. Her former married name Tuchel was restored.
Deaths include Hannah Riter 73 of rural area Frank H. Klemm 62 of 1329 19th Street Charles O. Peterson 73 of Darling ton Township De J. Schuele Sr. 68 Milwall Frank W. Koenig Jr. 28 Williams Bay.
Mr and Mrs Phillip E Dallman of Madison announce the birth of a daughter on August 31 at Madison General Hospital.
The list includes victims Paul Mueller Roslyn Jorgenson Mrs Rodney Williams Diane Broge Mrs Leslie Jones Mrs Minnie Anderson James Pandow and Mrs William McCann plus Mrs Gordon George and other named residents. A second group names dismissed individuals Gaston Ludois Raymond Steiner Clark Becktolt Marquis Archambeau Oscar Meinert John Jerome Muenich Elmer Pratt Gregory Holcomb Casper Blum Thomas Zuhlke and several spouses and relatives.
Pvt. Lawrence S. Doyle, son of Sylvester L. Doyle of Shullsburg, is starting basic training with the 3rd Armored Division at Ft. Knox Kentucky. A former University of Wisconsin student, he graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1954 and worked for a Chicago publishing firm before enlisting last month.
Firemen were summoned to the Monroe Construction Co. for a second time in weeks as welding caused smoke in ceiling insulation. Damage was negligible though the site had burned Aug 18 with $30,000 loss. a welder was repairing that damage. Chief Benkert said Hortonville tank trucks would be brought here Tuesday for immediate use.
John J. Schuele Sr aged 68 died Tuesday at his Milwaukee home. Funeral services were held at St. Lawrence Church, 9 a.m., with interment in Holy Cross. Surviving are his widow Ida E Ackermann, two sons John Jr of Memphis and William E, a brother, two sisters and four grandchildren.
Hannah Riter, 73, died at 12 30 p m Thursday in the Iowa County hospital Dodgeville where she had been a patient for years. She was born March 3 1882 in Monroe Township and was never married. She farmed with twin brother Henry south of Monroe until four years ago. Survived by brothers John Monroe and Henry Iowa County hospital and sister Mrs Theresa Adams Sterling Iowa. Rosary Sunday at Stuessy funeral home with funeral Monday at 9 00 a m and 9 30 a m at St Victor's church Rev E C McCollow officiating. Burial in Calvary cemetery.
Darlington special township farmer C C Peterson died yesterday in a local hospital. A Norway native who came to the area 30 years ago, he survived by his wife Nellie four daughters and four sons. Services set for tomorrow at 2 pm at Grace Lutheran church.
Blanchardville will start the new school year at 8 30 a m Tuesday with 145 in high school and 190 in elementary. Freshman class expected to be largest in years with 50 enrollees. New staff include Miss Marvel Stark Miss Ruth Scheel Miss Thelm Emberson Miss Marolyn Prieh Gerhard Luetschwager Stephen Szatkowski Davis Skaar and James Price. Returning teachers listed plus lunch program begins Wednesday noon.
Miss Martha Jenny arrives in New Glarus after a world tour by plane with university colleagues. She plans to visit her mother and relatives before returning to Provo Utah to resume her professorship at Brigham Young University. The trip included stops in Hawaii Wake Island Japan Hong Kong Thailand India the Near East Pakistan Turkey Lebanon Arabia Israel Greece Italy Germany Switzerland France England and Crete Capri Schwandli in Canton Glarus.
Clarence R. Benkert district game manager said 450 hen pheasants from Paynette game farm were planted in Green County north of Highway 11 in Sylvester Jordan Prairie Skinner Hefty and Doherty creeks due to dry conditions. They will stock 2 000 more birds on public grounds the last week of the month. Grant County also received 450 birds. Upland bird season opens statewide Oct. 15.
A wide list of visitors and residents traversed Monroe and nearby towns. Personal mentions include Morgan Nyborg Freeport Dana Wolfe Brodhead Ira Holcomb Monticello Pepco Browntown and E A Thiel Wausau. Others hail from Milwaukee Philadelphia Long Beach and Cambridge Mass with Labor Day weekend travels noted.
The Green County Safety Council will discuss extending its activities at the first meeting of the season at 8 pm Tuesday in the Courthouse. Dr. Eugene E. Eckstam, program chairman, notes interest in adding industrial and traffic safety to farm home and bicycle programs. The meeting welcomes all interested and urges local and county safety committees to send representatives. Regular meetings will follow on the first Tuesday of each month.
William Long aged 70 of Browntown died Thursday. Funeral held today at 1 30 p m at Browntown Methodist Church with Rev John F Wreford officiating. Body arrived from Shriner Neushwander funeral home at 11 30 a m. Pallbearers named George Michaels Frank Stark Ross Vincent John Coryell Ben Maddrell William Keller.
A regional educational conference will be held September 14 in Madison as a precursor to the White House education conference in November in Washington. Invitations go to about 1,500 people in Dane Green Sauk and Columbia Counties. The steering committee includes Mrs Irene Powers and others from Monroe New Glarus Monticello Brodhead Brooklyn Juda Argyle Albany Clarno Browntown Blanchardville.
Gratiot Michigan a Pure Milk Products Co op local holds its annual meeting September 12 at 8 p m in Memorial Town hall. Redistricting and reorganization are on the agenda with discussions on finances membership advocacy and state legislation. A new local board of directors will be elected and delegates named for the Fond du Lac state convention October 25. Entertainment is planned.
Recreation Park pool will shut for the season Monday night according to Ronald D. Johnson recreation director. It opens 1 30 p m tomorrow and Monday and stays open through supper. Johnson asks those who lost items at the pool this year to pick them up before Monday night. He notes more student help is needed to finish decorating the Community Center with work continuing Tuesday after school and hopes the building will be completed next week.
Today's Markets reports salable hogs with barrows and gilts under 210 lb mostly 25 to 50 lower, lighter weights down 75, over 210 lb steady to 25 lower, sows steady to weak. Cattle quotes cover grain fed steers around 1200 lb up to 50 higher, heavier weights steady, vealers steady, stockers and feeders steady, and various price ranges for steers and cows.
Miss Kathrine Blum daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Blum Route 4 will depart Monday for Menomonie to start her first year at Stout Institute. She will be accompanied by her mother and houseguest Miss Hazel Mary Bishop of Alton Hampshire England.
Debra Anne was born Wednesday evening at Madise General Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip E. Dallman. The newborn weighed seven pounds four ounces. Mrs. Dallman is formerly Ione Baumle, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Baumle. Mr. Dallman is son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Dallman.
Paul Mueller of 612 25th Avenue sustained a leg fracture during a sandlot football game on East school grounds yesterday. He was admitted to St. Clare hospital and is reported in good condition.
Roslyn Jorgenson of Route 1 South Wayne was admitted to St. Clare hospital yesterday with an ankle injury from football practice at South Wayne.
Mrs Wilma S Lengacher former county clerk is certified as an account examiner for the Wisconsin State Employment Service. She will begin duties Tuesday in Madison, keep her Monroe home, and commute daily after securing the civil service examination based appointment.
Two Koreans arrive in Green County for an eight month Wisconsin University agriculture short course. Eung Sang Choi a master of agriculture and Dr Tai Kyung Kim a physician stay at local farms on Route 1 and Route 2 Brodhead. They arrived Thursday and will engage in routine farm activities.
E B Griffith assistant trust officer and field representative for Commercial and Savings Bank attends the University of Wisconsin Madison two week banking school. He is among 903 participants from 36 states and Cuba attending the session.
County board members and hospital trustees reviewed bids for a new cold storage building. No decision was reached as they study Richardson Electric’s separate bids for electrical and refrigeration work. Richardson is low bidder on both, with Monroe Ready Mix as apparent general contractor.
F-86F Sabre jets of the U S 18th Fighter Bomber Wing began deploying from Okinawa to Formosa for 30 days of mobility training on the Chinese peninsula, the Air Force said.
Lee Ann Christiansen of Waukesha captured the small-fry girls baton twirling title in Pittsburgh in a meet hosted by the International Baton Twirling Foundation.
Frank Koenig longtime Monroe resident died yesterday at University Hospital Madison after a long illness. Born May 9 1927 in Watertown he was a Prudential Life Insurance representative and a music enthusiast who directed the 32nd Division band. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Rae Meisbauer a son Mark William and his mother. Services Tuesday at 2 pm at Schmutzler funeral home Watertown with burial in Watertown cemetery. Friends may call after 3 pm Monday.
Arrangements enable Nero to tour a cheese factory and film Swiss activity pictures. A six minute special motion picture on Green County cheese and Swiss traditions was shipped to eight TV stations including major Wisconsin outlets and WREX Rockford. The film, prepared by Grant Halliday for Cheese Day Inc., uses scenes from Green County publicity film and a June 18 Picture Press Conference. Mr. and Mrs. J W Roblette and Miss Rita Bregenzer, queen of the press conference, appear on Jack Eigen’s Chicago NBC radio program September 8 at 10 p.m. standard time on WMAQ.
Speaker Rayburn named four congressmen to the National Monument Commission including Rep Lawrence Smith. The panel will include four House members, four senators and four private citizens to plan a monument near Arlington National Cemetery symbolizing the ideals of democracy and the five freedoms.
A 16 year old from Wauwatosa was fatally injured Friday when thrown 50 feet from a car driven by a youthful companion. Robert Schissler died at a hospital shortly after the mishap.
Joseph Walsh of Tennyson was re elected president of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin Friday at the close of the group's annual two day convention in Milwaukee.
Decatur 4-H Club meets Monday night at the Community hall with reception committee members Herbert Stuessy and George Schwartzlow. Roll call answers a favorite school subject. John Badertscher reports on a daily project as the high school girls chorus performs and Willis Walter leads recreation. Record books are to be brought.
Doris Jean Silver Oestreicher 22, daughter of a multimillion food chain VP, died in a North Philadelphia apartment during an unsuccessful abortion attempt. City medical examiner Dr. Melville Aston said foreign bodies were used but no abortion occurred. the mother Mrs. Gertrude Silver did not testify. Doris had eloped with Earl Oestreicher last June and later separated from him.
Nine twenty dollar bills from the Greenlease ransom cash have appeared across the Midwest in under a month. FBI officials would not confirm progress in solving the two year old case. Chicago FBI Chief Donald Hostetter declined to comment beyond noting five bills were found at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
The state's mobile X-ray unit tours Lafayette County visiting Darlington, Wiota, Woodford, Argyle, Blanchardville, South Wayne, and Gratiot. Free X-rays are available to all adults at each location during specified two to three hour windows from next Wednesday through Sept. 15.
The Illinois American Legion reaffirmed its opposition to U S membership in the United Nations. It ousted its state commander as delegate-at-large to the national convention in Miami with 415 votes for retiring commander Irving Breakstone, the lowest of five winners. Several delegates walked out during Michigan Governor G Mennen Williams address amid unclear protest.
Excavation will begin Tuesday for two rental buildings for Kenneth Behring on 13th street between 24th and 25th avenues. A two apartment frame house and a four apartment brick structure are planned. D. R. Poff of Argyle is the contractor. Occupancy is expected by March 1.
Six pilots of the nation is top test aircraft face a 24 hour delay as weather postpones the Bendix Trophy race at Victorville California. The postponement shifts the event to a later time, affecting preparations and expected competition among aviation teams.
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