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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1964

Page

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Carl Schumacher Monroe resident dies after long illness

Carl Schumacher 68 retired Green County Highways Department employee with 30 years service died at 3 30 am yesterday at 2515 8th Street Monroe He had fought malignancy seven months Born December 8 1895 in Clarno Township he married Emma Haeft November 25 1919 in Freeport The couple lived in Browntown before moving to Monroe in 1937 He belonged to St John s United Church of Christ and was in the American Legion and World War I Barracks He served in World War I July 26 1918 to April 12 1919 with an infantry outfit overseas in the Parenes Sector and Ypres Lys offensive Survived by wife son Alton R daughter Marian and daughter in law Helen Demanouske five brothers and four grandchildren Funeral services are set for 2 pm tomorrow at Shriner Neushwatder funeral home Rev Calvin Fischer will officiate Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home.

Carl Schumacher Green County Highw Department 8Th Street Clarno Township Charles Rosa Miller Schumacher Monroe Township Freeport Emma Haeft Browntown Monroe Schumacher St. John’s Rosa Schumacher Alton R Marian Sam Helen) Demanouske David Clarence Janesville Chester Winslow Robert Alfred Lena Samuel Shriner-Neushwatder Funeral Calvin Fischer St. John’s United Church of Christ Greenwood Cemetery

First Frost Hits Green County By Season Opening

The first frost of the season touched Green County yesterday morning causing spotty damage. Corn leaves began to roll and some watering tanks showed ice while most corn remains in dent stage and expected to yield well with more warmth. Late planted fields have not yet dented and moisture shortage has affected ear development in several regions.

Green County

Zor Shrine Ceremonial Lights Up Monroe with Parade

A large turnout celebrated the Zor Shrine Summer Ceremonial in Monroe featuring camels, clowns, horse units from Zuhrah Minneapolis and Tebala Rockford, and a grand parade ending with 56 initiates. Shrine dignitaries W S MacDonald and George Van Wagenen led in open convertibles as local officials and police received praise for traffic and crowd management.

Zor Shrine Monroe Square Monroe Madison Rockford Wausau Minneapolis Fairgrounds Green County Shrine Club Monroe Hotel Civil Defense Auxiliary Horse Patrol Zuhrah Shrine Temple Rockford Tebala Shrine

Two Beloit Boys Honored by VFW

Two Beloit youths received Certificates of Merit from the VFW Wisconsin Department during the First District VFW and Auxiliary meeting at the Cecil Jones VFW club house in Monroe. Jim Losey and Mike DeVoe, both 10 or 11, were praised by Eric Schneider for saving a playmate from a six foot deep flooded hole, earning them recognition as future American mainstays.

Beloit VFW Department of Wisconsin Cecil Jones Monroe Eric Schneider Milwaukee Wisconsin Jim Losey Mike DeVoe Future America Wayne Drye Jim Kenneth Losey Mike Roger J. DeVoe Ail Theodore J. Burgy William Jean) Schwanz Genoa City Ruth Brown Veronia Geise Schneider Monroe's Auxiliary

Committee Okays College Proposals for New Two-Year Schools

MADISON plans for two-year colleges in Rock and Waukesha and Barron counties gain subcommittee approval. The Coordinating Committee for Higher Education must sign off. If accepted, these colleges would begin in 1966 with sites in Janesville Beloit area Waukesha and Rice Lake. The Rock and Waukesha facilities would be run by the university and Barron County by the state universities. Counties would provide sites and funding for buildings.

Madison Rock Waukesha Barron Counties Coordinating Committee For Higher Education Janesville-Beloit Rice Lake Rock and Waukesha Barron County

Fischer Quintuplets Celebrate Birthdays With Quiet Gathering

Aberdeen residents watch the Fischer quintuplets mark their first birthday with a small family cake. Mary Ann, Mary Margaret, Mary Catherine, Mary Magdalene, and James Andrew are named on the cake donated by a local bakery. A larger public celebration was skipped as Mrs. Fischer expects another child. The couple toured their soon to be new home near Aberdeen as they plan to move into a 20 room house on an 800 acre farm this fall.

Aberdeli Sue Fischer Mary Ann Mary Margaret Mary Catherine Mary Magdalene James Andrew Andew Mary Ann Fischer Fischers Aberdeen

Governor Postpones Enforcement Aid Session

Reynolds announced the Madison meeting on a state aid program for county traffic patrols is postponed due to potential National Farmer Organization picket activity. A new date will be set.

Mausdun Yonn Reynolds Madison National Farmer Organization

Illinois Visitors Enjoy Hospitality

Nearly 500 visitors from Dixon spent a few hours in Monroe enjoying warm hospitality. Mayor Walter R. Ekum and Vernon Schillinger of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce welcomed the party when the special train arrived at 12 45 p m and bid them farewell at 3 30 p m. Two women and children who were left behind were helped onto the next train and the Dixon group later returned to their companions. Ekum Schillinger and other Monroe residents assisted with transport to the downtown area. Railroad officials noted it was likely the first passenger train at the IC depot in two decades. Lyle Ballard of the Dixon Lions Club chaired the charter trip, the second such ride after a Galena excursion last year.

Horse Patrol Midwest Shrine Shriners Monroe Knights of Columbus Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital Robert Tschudy William Rieder Madison Wisc TV Channel 3 Recreation Park Schutte George Schutte Walter R. Ekum John Etter Thomas Rufenacht Green County Mounted Posse Chanters Monroe Fire Department Zor Shrine Zor W. S. MacDonald Sheboygan Monroe Palestine Royal Arch Masons George VanWagenen Minneapolis Zuhrah Temple Midwest Shrine Association VanWagenen Monroe Evening Times MacDonald van Wagenen Milwaukee Dr. Dayne Dinges Alden J. Hawthorne Orville R. Evans Sr Dixon Ill Dixon Lions Club Times Vernon Schillinger Ekum Clarno Orangeville Schillinger Lyle Ballard Greater Dixon Lions Club Lions Galena

Three Anglers Feared Drowned in Green Bay

Three Green Bay area men Russell Loengrie 27 Roger Naniot 26 and Richard Dombrowski 24 went fishing Saturday afternoon and failed to return authorities fear they may have drowned in Green Bay as searchers scoured the area for survivors

Green Bay Russell Loengrie Roger Naniot Richard Dombrowski Green Bay Area

Packers NFC Gatherings Seek Memorial Fund for Bonduel Losses

Green County NFC members collected 1 dollar from each member for families of two NFC members killed in the Bonduel withholding incident. The Saturday night meeting at the agriculture building was one of 1,300 such sessions in 23 states. No violence was feared, though picketing of livestock receiving stations continued. Governor Reynolds met with Sheriff Deininger and officials in Madison amid broader statewide action across 72 counties. Livestock withholding began August 19 at 4 p.m.

Green County NFO Bonduel NFC W. E. Deininger Deininger Joseph Viney Roy Vetterli Duane Youngblood Madison John Reynolds

Wrecked Scales Mark New Farm Violence Outbreak

Wisconsin law enforcement prepared for a rough week as the National Farmers Organization intensified its stock holding action. Two Oscar Mayer Co. livestock stations were dynamited, but no injuries occurred. Governor Reynolds hosted regional meetings to coordinate policing while NFC leader Staley vowed to push ahead, prompting deputies to warn of escalating violence and a broader crackdown.

Associated Press Wisconsin National Farmers Organization John W. Reynolds Oscar Mayer Co Madison NFO Abbotsford Medford Green Bay Eau ‘Claire Oren Lee Staley Bonduel Walter Cole Cole Staley NFC Eau Claire Lee Arntz Chippewa County Arntz Howard Falk Melvin Cummings Reynolds Criminal Investigation Division Attorney General's Office

Milwaukee pilot dies in field plane crash near Marquette

Wayne R. Myers aged 40 from Milwaukee was killed when his single engine plane crashed Sunday night in a field on the Carl Draeger farm where he had been using a temporary air strip.

Marquette Wil. i Wayne R. Myers Milwaukee Carl Draeger

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