WI WI - Max Metcalf, 33, Princeton, 7 Oct 1958

[Coffee56]

Demographics
Missing Age33 Years
Current Age94 Years
First NameMax
Middle NameEdward
Last NameMetcalf
Nickname/Alias--

SexMale
Height5' 5" - 6' 3" (65 - 75 Inches)
Weight190 - 220 lbs
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last ContactOctober 7, 1958
NamUs Case CreatedJuly 25, 2012
Last Known Location Map
LocationPrinceton, Wisconsin 54968
CountyGreen Lake County

Circumstances of DisappearanceLeft home after speaking with his wife. He stated he was going to a local tavern for a few beers. He never returned. His Dodge pick up truck was found the same night between 11p-12a in Oshkosh, WI.
Physical Description
Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair DescriptionNone noted.
Left Eye ColorBlue
Right Eye ColorBlue
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing
He left wearing a blue Air Force shirt and Wrangler brand blue jeans.

Footwear
Maroon canvas shoes.

Additional Case Info

Transportation
Dodge 330 Series

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The Doe Network: Max Edward Metcalf - 4641DMWI

 

[glamourkitty1922]

The Dodge 330 series are sedans, not trucks. Here is a nice article about him Max Metcalf

 

[Richard]

Max Edward Metcalf, age 32, vanished from Princeton, Wisconsin on October 7, 1958.

Max was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War.

The Dodge 330 series are sedans, not trucks. Here is a nice article about him Max Metcalf

You are correct. The Dodge 330 was a car made between 1962 and 1964. Obviously an error in his case summary. His Pick up truck was probably made some time between 1947 and 1958.

Here is another website that lists him:

Max Edward Metcalf

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Max - it's now been over 62 years.

 

[alb1on]

There is a piece on his entry on an Ancestry public tree which I reproduce below;

The disappearance of Max is quite complicated. It was no secret that there were marital problems, however the facts indicate there were other circumstances that were more relevant. After supper on Tuesday evening, 7 Oct 1958 Max told his wife he was going to the local tavern a half mile away for a beer at about 8 p.m. The next day his truck was found parked on the street in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The local sheriff was in the middle of an election campaign and did not take a great interest in the case; he was defeated and the new sheriff had even less interest in the case, this could all be related to an underlying assumption that the authorities may have thought it was a simple domestic dispute. The family always thought there was other business going on. No finger prints were ever taken from the truck. Everyone knew that the parking brake on the truck didn't work and so it was never used. When the truck was found on a street in Oshkosh the parking brake had been set.

At least by January 1959 the Green Lake County, Wisconsin Sheriff, Frank Lieske thought there was foul play involved but there was apparently no follow through. Max employed a hired man on his farm. A few days before Max's disappearance he and Max had a very vocal argument, it is not clear what the topic was. Also just before Max's disappearance he had taken in a whole barn load of hay for the winter. The day after Max disappeared it was discovered that nearly all of the hay had been stolen, an entire barn's worth, only the front row was still there to make the barn look like it was full. Again, there was no follow up to this theft. There was another rumor that Max disappeared because he had betting debts that had not been satisfied. Another was that he ran off with another woman, however, no one reported any missing women. One rumor even had him kidnaped and killed in Cuba. The family believes he was murdered the night he disappeared and the hired man had something to do with it along with the stolen hay. Max was arguably his mother's favorite child and everyone felt that at some point, if he was alive, he would have contacted her. He never contacted her.

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Bumping.

 

[HopeRains]

The Oshkosh Northwestern, 17 Oct 58, pg 3


The Oshkosh Northwesterner, 4 Nov 58, pg 17

 

[cenazoic]

Is it crazy that they were apparently selling off his assets less than a month later??

When/Was he declared dead?

 

[cenazoic]

Couple of tidbits.

Farm purchased in 1956 with another couple. (Mr and Mrs Ross Kuhnke)

Full auction notice.

 

[cenazoic]

Also, the house, under new ownership, burned down in 1960.

 

[cenazoic]

Last bits today.

Correction; the couple that bought the farm with the Metcalfs had the name Kohnke.

Attached more readable copy of auction notice details.

Another clipping with a good bit more details on the farm operations and Metcalf family.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Max Edward Metcalf​

Updated: Jan 9, 2022

On October 7th, 1958, Max Metcalf was last seen by his wife and five children as he left their home for a few beers at the local tavern about half a mile from his farm. He never returned home.

His Dodge 330 was found that same night between 11pm and 12am in Oshkosh about 35 miles away, parked behind a storage facility on South Main Street. At the time, police did not find the truck suspicious and he was not known to be missing. Later in the week, the police did get reports of his disappearance. It was reported that the parking break was on; His wife, Katie thought that this was strange because Max never used it because it was broken.

There had been a few reports of seeing him days later but nothing that could be verified.

Max was 33 years old, white male with brown hair, blue eyes about 5'5" - 6'3" and 190-220lbs, He was last seen wearing a blue Air Force shirt, Wrangler blue jeans and maroon canvas shoes. He was an Air Force Veteran.

Max Edward Metcalf

On October 7th, 1958, Max Metcalf was last seen by his wife and five children as he left their home for a few beers at the local tavern about half a mile from his farm. He never returned home. His Dodge 330 was found that same night between 11pm and 12am in Oshkosh about 35 miles away, parked...

www.wimissing.org

 

[Molly's Mom]

Max was 33 years old, white male with brown hair, blue eyes about 5'5" - 6'3" and 190-220lbs, He was last seen wearing a blue Air Force shirt, Wrangler blue jeans and maroon canvas shoes. He was an Air Force Veteran.

I was trying to find a picture of a 1950s blue Air Force shirt and all I'm finding on eBay are uniforms from the 50s. Did the Air Force have t-shirts back then? Or would he have been wearing his Air Force khaki with jeans?

 

[Pennysmom1]

oops

 

[Quoththeraven]

Mervin Leo Walvatne – The Charley Project

Mervin Leo Walvatne​

• 

Walvatne, circa 1990

• Missing Since 07/18/1990
• Missing From Spencer, Iowa
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 07/08/1937
• Age 53 years old
• Height and Weight 5'6, 150 pounds
• Medical Conditions Walvatne is an alcoholic. He is classified as disabled.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Walvatne has tattoos on his arms, including possibly one of his first name, Mervin. He suffered facial injuries in a car accident, including fractures to his nose, cheek and eye areas, which required surgery and wire and plastic implants. Walvatne wears an upper denture plate.

Details of Disappearance​

Walvatne was last had contact with his sister in Spencer, Iowa on July 18, 1990. He was an alcoholic and led a transient lifestyle at the time, often living in Arizona. His last permanent places of residence were in the Yuma and Tucson, Arizona areas; he also lived in Madison, Wisconsin during the 1970s.

Walvatne's sister reported him missing on December 16, 1990. Few details are available in his case.

According to the Baraboo News Republic newspaper, 10 Sep 1986, Wed · Page 3, his last known residence was 804 Adams St., Sauk City, WI, which is about 29 miles northwest of Madison, WI. His arrest, associated with that address, was in Baraboo, WI, which is 17 miles north of Sauk City.​

804 Adams St., Sauk City, WI (aka John Quincy Adams St) is now a parking lot.​

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Ancestry.com also shows an undated previous address at Lone Rock, Richland County, WI

Name	Mervin L Walvatne
Birth Date	8 Jul 1937
Address	Rt 1 Box 134
Residence Place	Lone Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Zip Code	53556

 

[cenazoic]

Is the info about Melvin in the right thread, @Quoththeraven ?

 

[Pennysmom1]

Is the info about Melvin in the right thread, @Quoththeraven ?

No it's not! Sorry, I must have made an error. I contacted the moderators to see if they can delete or fix it.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Is the info about Melvin in the right thread, @Quoththeraven ?

No it's not! Sorry, I must have made an error. I contacted the moderators to see if they can delete or fix it.

 

[cenazoic]

No worries! Was just wondering if I was going blind and/or crazy, since I couldn’t find previous mention of him in this thread

 

[Quoththeraven]

Is the info about Melvin in the right thread, @Quoththeraven ?

LOL. I'm 50 miles off course.