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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1963
Page
6
Daily Record reports a northwest pattern with partly cloudy skies and scattered thunder showers. Wednesday brings continued cloudiness and a chance of showers in the north, with mild conditions south and east and a slight cooling in the northwest. Lows 56-62 tonight. highs 70s to low 80s. Monroe Zone mostly cloudy with lows 58-62 and highs 76-82.
Since yesterday 1 p.m. highs reached 80 and lows 64. Year ago today highs were 64 and lows 49. Rainfall since yesterday 1 p.m. was .16 inches. Barometer was 30.30 at 1 a.m. and 30.33 at 1 p.m. Blythe, California recorded the warmest U S reading at 103 while Greenville, Maine was the coldest at 33. Sunrise was 6 41 and sunset 7 08.
Willard R. and Edwin W. Schuetze named co executors of the estate of their aunt Alma Ruegger who died August 2. Will dated June 10, 1963 provides bequests to Barbara L. Schuetze great niece and three grand nephews William R. Frederick and John Schuetze plus nephews Edwin R. and Willard R. Schuetze.
Fred Altmann of Monroe charged by the Sheriff’s Department with failure to yield the right of way. He faces a fine of $20 and costs.
Monroe police report Allis S Peterson of Monroe forfeited $10 after failing to yield the right of way in a cited traffic incident.
Michael Henry Hughes, 23, of 1902 ith street, wed Judith Irene Kammerud, 20, of 1403 11th street. Richard Louis Romaine, 29, of 1218 21st avenue, married Jane Carol Olshefske, 25, of 2404 Sth street.
Mrs. Josephine Ganshirt aged 87 of 1731 14th street as well as A. W. Rampenthal 53 of Lena John A. Aurand 89 of Pearl City Til Mrs Alfred H. Marty 79 of Darlington Fay Welty 72 of Freeport Mrs Dorothy M. Ginney 56 of Kenosha and William Kurz 76 of Woodstock Til are listed in an obituary roundup with residence towns and ages.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Sewell of Beloit announce the birth of a son on September 16. Mr and Mrs Vernon Huebke of Beloit also announce a son born September 16.
A roll of patients and dismissals at St Clinre Hospital lists inpatients Mrs Sherman Dal ton Apple River Mrs Gregory Holland Warren Mrs Donald Austin Belleville Mary Schmitz 2904 Seventh Street Albert J Cline Beloit Richard Wolf Beloit and Mrs Tom Gates Beloit Surgical patients include Donald Potter Win slow Mrs George Farinson Delavan Mrs Robert Mohns Juda Donald Hinze Evansville and Mrs John Albright Brodhead Dismissals: George M Bowers Eugene Fitzgerald Carl Abbuehl Fred Geissbuhler Mrs Alma Riemer Mrs Ruby Jones Mrs Lewis Fosdick Mary Ludwig and Mrs Oscar Graham.
Lt. Gov. Jack Olson will announce his bid for the Republican nomination for governor at a 10 a.m. news conference in a downtown Madison motel. The Wisconsin Dells native, 43, circulated biographical material and invitations to reporters. He may face Warren Knowles of New Richmond or Wilbur Renk of Sun Prairie in the race.
Prof Leroy Holm of the University of Wisconsin will speak at the Monroe Kingnis meeting at 12 15 p m Thursday in the Swiss Wheel. He spent three months traveling alone through Russia visiting research institutes on a program sponsored by the National Academy of Science.
Mrs. Josephine Ganshirt aged 87 of 1731 14th Street died at 8 27 p.m. in St. Clare hospital after being admitted Sept 6. Born November 11 1875 in Baden Germany she came to the United States in 1893 settling in Chicago. Survived by two sons Francis Freeport and John Chicago three daughters Sophie Homb Monroe Lenore Bosshart and Al Bergman Chicago a foster son Harold Ganshirt South Wayne and many grandchildren. Services Thursday at Stuessy funeral home Monroe and St Victor s church with burial in St Joseph s cemetery Gratiot. The rosary will be recited tomorrow night.
Louisville report says Bishop C Ewbank Tucker of the Seventh-District AME Zion Church urged Black people in Georgia Alabama and Mississippi to arm themselves against illegal intrusions after a Birmingham church Sunday incident left four Black children dead underscoring fears over civil rights integration.
Personal mentions of visits from Blanchardville and Spring Green plus regular meetings of the Woman's Relief Corps and Women of the Moose. Ads announce a chicken supper bazaar at Jordan Lutheran church and a free Christian Science lecture at First Methodist church. Wisconsin Historymobile tourers visit New Glarus, and several Monroe residents vacation at Anchor Inn Resort Upper Turtle Lake.
Mrs. John F. Kennedy plans a private two week trip to Greece in October. She will depart October 2 to join her sister and brother in law Prince and Princess Stanislas Radziwill who have rented a house near Athens.
Two 15 and 16 year old youths from Freeport were taken into custody in Monroe after being questioned about auto theft. Police say the stolen car was found abandoned along Highway 69 north of Monroe after the teens allegedly drove it to the area and attached local plates before heading toward Montana cell o. The vehicle ended up in a ditch and engine trouble forced them to abandon it.
The first of a series of county TB clinics opened at Albany schools this morning. Testing targeted students in the first, fifth, ninth and twelfth grades under the county nurse’s office supervision.
The Knights of Pythias unit will hold a meeting to exemplify ranks on Wednesday September 18 at the IOOF hall.
Mrs. Clara Ritter of the Monroe Selective Service board announced five Green County men will be inducted at the local office on October 15 at 7 a.m. Nine additional men will report for pre induction at the same time.
The Smith Masonic Lodge will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple during which degrees will be conferred.
Monroe police investigated three accidents yesterday. At 8 35 a m a truck driven by Joe E Miller backed from a private driveway and struck a car owned by Fred D Everett in the 1100 block of 14th avenue. At 1 p m cars driven by Allis S Peterson and Harry R Grinnell collided at 9th street and 20th avenue. At 5 30 p m a truck driven by Norbert C Henrichs struck the rear of a car driven by Lavern F Altman at 13th street and 20th avenue.
President Kennedy's United Nations address Friday will be broadcast live by NBC CBS ABC and Mutual networks. Exact time unknown but expected between 11 a.m. and noon Monroe time.
Two Farm Bureau units will hold policy development meetings on Thursday night. The Juda high school gathering starts at 8 15 pm while the Washington Albany Mt Pleasant unit meets at the Legion Home in Monticello beginning with a pot luck supper at 8 pm.
Beloit residents react to the City Council decision to place an open occupancy housing ban on a referendum ballot in April 1964. Rev. Oliver Gibson of the Beloit Christian Leadership Conference expresses disappointment while about 200 people attend a talkathon and 150 join a march to the council, signaling anticipated activity.
Wisconsin IOOF grand master Robert W. Wepking led the initiation at the Janesville lodge last night. New members Ben E. Kubly and Ralph Baltzer joined as about 40 attendees from Janesville South Wayne and Warren Illinois. Lunch by Chester Tobins and P. C. Hunt followed. invites extended to Esther Rebekah lodge picnic supper Friday night at IOOF hall.
A brief note invites readers to rent a room by placing an advertisement in The Monroe Evening Times classified section. The notice emphasizes quick connection between landlord and prospective tenant and mentions available space and contact methods.
Mrs. Ginney born Dorothy Chick August 5 1907 in Peru Indiana died yesterday in a Green County hospital after seven years as a patient. Her husband preceded her in death. Local arrangements by Stnessy Monroe with body moved to Hanson Kenosha for services tomorrow.
A fire at the Paradise Pines rest home near Riggins Idaho left seven patients missing while thirty were evacuated. The one story wood building burned to the ground after reportedly starting near a central wood stove.
Fay Welty 72 of Freeport dies with funeral services held yesterday. He and his late wife Grace Hilliard of Albany were linked to Freeport’s first public golf course developed with his father P H Welty. The course became Welty Hills subdivision in 1951. Survived by son Jack and daughter Marda Shepley both of Freeport, brother Byron Welty Warren Ill, and five grandchildren.
A new floor and covering are being installed in the Courthouse office of the county superintendent of schools.
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