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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1949
Page
2
A fragmented passage notes noncompliance and confusion within agencies tied to water supply and forest management. Public concern centers on how federal and state bodies coordinate, fund, and supervise projects amid potential collapses and inadequate connections.
A fragment suggests discussions of long endurance flights amid new ship designs and global circumnavigation. It hints at engineering progress, evolving air fleets, and the shift from older methods to modern aerial ventures within a decade of inception.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a department ease unrelated to public notice. No identifiable people places or events are readable. Unable to determine a coherent factual item from the provided text.
Fifty years ago a sale of land on East Street involved John Wenger selling to E. O. and April 16, 1899 marked by notes of stock, capital, and a plan to build a residence. Separate items recall Rudy Christian’s April 16, 1899 visit to Citronele Alabama and local business activity. An incident reports a runaway wagon injuring George Eaton’s leg and a brewery culling project.
A spring influx of about 6,000 anglers gathers along a ten mile trout stream on opening day April first. Despite warm March, fishers from across the country converge shoulder to shoulder using varied rigs while lamprey eel infestations threaten the trout and prompt concerns for preserving fish populations.
Washington reports isolated hospitals affected as the Veterans Administration chief medical director Dr. P. B. Magnu- details remain unclear amid a fragmented briefing on healthcare facilities and VA oversight.
Mrs. William Steindorf led a funeral gathering for Marion W. Diech in Janesville with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sellow Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Disch Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Paulus Alvin Miller and Mrs. William Gill. Others noted include Mrs. Chauncey Edwards Mrs. Frank Steindorf and relatives who spent Easter with C Kennett family and Angeline Bessie who returned to Oak Park after visiting Dewey Hulburt family. E O plans to attend state dental conventions.
Robert H. Rieder son of Mr and Mrs William Rieder elected prefect of a professional music fraternity at University of Wisconsin He is a junior majoring in economics at the university.
Social notes list visits and weekend dinners across multiple families in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Guests include Mrs Donald Verch and Diana Davenport, Mrs Jessie Robertson and others from Janesville and Argyle, with come-and-go visitors from Monroe Sun Prairie Arpin and Deerwood.
Hal Boyle writes of Easter in wartime, noting soldiers find peace and prayer in foxholes or churches. He contrasts feelings during Christmas with Easter, recalling soldiers’ faith, lingering questions about praying for peace while facing combat, and the 1949 Easter blessing.
Miss Eunice Moe of Fond du Lac spends holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs James Moe. Sunday dinners feature guests from Benton Dubuque Freeport Pekin Ill Brodhead and more as local families host relatives and friends over the weekend.
Sandy shares a crafted tale of Duchess Rosilinda von Lindenburg and a mining village where eggs become a gift of life. No hens exist until a servant brings back a crate of chickens, inspiring children to color five eggs in moss and roots and declare the rabbit the bringer of Easter eggs. The narrator hints at more stories to come with Fairy Britches next week.
The notice lists new members Joanne Helen Wettach of route 2 Monticello, presented April 26, 1948, Merilyn Ruth Guttmer of Harrison Nebraska dated May 3, 1940, and Arthur Floyd Anderson of route 1 Woodford.
A fragmented list shows April birthday names with routes and addresses for several individuals. Entries include Ab Dean, Arthur Jorgenson, Joyce Ann Grossen, Ri Olin, Wayne Lee Broge, Donald Wyttenbach, Shirley Ann Kubly, Mary Helen Rupnow, Dale LeRoy Wenger, Judith Harriet Babler, Karen Norton, Luann Rae Swenson, David John Mueller, Alice Mae Blasing, Walter Disch, Dorothy Lou Mueller, David Allen Beutel, Darlene Mae Luchsinger, Shirley Mae Sellow, Donald Eugene Shager, Mary Ann Mahle, Rita Seffrood, Louan Hartwig, Lisel Graber, Barbara Kesler, Sonja Coplien, and others with routes and addresses.
Readable fragments show a club membership coupon and basic personal details including street address and birth date. The item appears as a short notice card seeking or presenting member eligibility with a dated stamp and age reference. Further specifics are not clearly legible.
Ritzman was married June 10 1925 to oe Hobbs Warren and served as secretary of the Orangeville board of Fi a menabee. He was a president of the Men’s Bible class and a Mason. A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy. Surviving are his wife, a son, a sister Mrs Ian Wheeland. Funeral services will be Sunday 22 at the Methodist with Fred Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the Orangeville cemetery.
Twin Grove residents report visits and travel over the week. Lt Dale Roenneburge and daughter called at Oscar Walters home Monday. Mr and Mrs J H Beightol and Mrs Lillian Yaun drove to Milwaukee. Mrs Roy Tilkemeier returned after Denver visit. Families including Feller Boll Maske and Kubly Raymer Fritz sent calls and visits. Fairfield Aid Society met yesterday with Mrs Albert Fritsch.
Local social column lists visits and movements including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Limacher and family with Ed Limacher in Savanna. Thomas Bowen returns from New York City and Washington. Jacob Leiser visits Smithfield resident Ernest Seeholzer in Utah. Funeral attendance for August Beyer includes Vernon Stien and several area residents. Others relocate, host, or visit in Port Byron, Red Oak, Madison, Baileyville, Winslow, Hampshire, and nearby towns.
Bruce Miller route 2 receives amendment to contract motor carrier license to haul crushed rock fill dirt for building and highway construction maintenance and agricultural lime within Green County.
City Boy Scout drive announces a $1 700 goal for the annual campaign. Captains include Harald Pickett Harold Lovelace and Nathan Goetz with a 10 member committee led by Nat G Preston. Scout packs 314 113 and 115 sponsored by local clubs and fraternal organizations plan activities and solicitations.
Five new homes planned in New Glarus include a five room prefabricated one floor house for Walter Taplick of Pet Milk Co beside Durward McVeys by mid May. Lena Stuessy plans a brick one story residence opposite the Swiss factory. Arthur Elmer Zoe designs a brick home across from the factory. William McFadden plans a frame one and a half story house north of the high school.
A historical notice notes a sharp decline in England's bloodhound population with only 30 adults remaining. The report underscores conservation concerns and the fragile status of the breed.
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