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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1950
Page
6
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with a high near 70 to 79. Wednesday should be fair and pleasant with low values around 45 to 50 in the north and 55 in the south. Record highs this period show 86 yesterday and 101 in Yuma while Cheyenne logged 45 as the coldest.
August W. Dinse transfers 80 acres in Albany township to Louis E. Farrell. Harry Edwards sells land by Sugar River pond north of Albany to Glen R. Heffron and Roy F. Zinser. Fred A. Schindler conveys E 66 ft of W half of the S 185 ft of outlet 123 in New Glarus village with S 33 ft usable as a public street.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley and John C. Beahm in Dalton face fines totaling 65 dollars plus costs for operating a vehicle under the influence and related offenses. Everett Van Horn of Route 5 is fined 20 dollars for drunkenness on the highway and 10 dollars for operating without proper brakes plus costs.
James Hanna of Exeter Town Ship was fined in county court for failing to destroy needs, with a $25 fine plus costs assessed.
L A Koenig binds over James Hanna of Exeter after failure to destroy weeds. Case bound for county court.
Mr and Mrs Russell Moon of Argyle welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs LaVerne Rule of route 1 welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Robert Hauri of route 2 Brodhead welcome a son.
St. Clare Hospital names John Nelen of Brodhead Sam L Pehl of Woodford Eugene G Updike of Monticello and surgical Alvin Gobeli of Warren Paul Howard of Brodhead. Dismissals include Mrs Frank Gadow Mason infant boy Mrs T Leo Spohn Howard Hanson Ruth Ann Drye Mrs George Hurd and daughter Mrs Ole Jeremiason and daughter Harland Stephens.
Courthouse square lighting was reduced by about two thirds last night after a water-logged short circuit was found beneath the concrete at l1th street and 16th avenue. Workmen pumped out rain water from a poorly seated manhole cover and cleaned the wires before restoring service to the street lamps.
Mrs. Edward A. Daley widow of a Beloit mortician died Sunday. Services set 8:45 a m Wednesday at the Daley funeral home and 9 at St Thomas Catholic Church with Rev T A O Reilly officiating. Burial in Calvary cemetery. Rosary at 7:30 this evening. Born Sarah Burns in Klevenville Wis she had lived in Beloit since her marriage November 26 1925. Survived by husband two brothers and four sisters.
George W. Homan, 59, died Saturday in Monroe. Funeral services were held at 2 this afternoon at Reining Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Arneson of First Lutheran Church officiating, and burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Madison special governor Rennebohm signed a 357 659 dollar contract authorizing P W Ryan Sons of Janesville to grade and drain 11 miles of state highway 81 and U S 61 near Lancaster Grant County.
Attorney General Thomas E. Fairchild ruled Shawano county's school post vacant and directed George Watson to appoint a new superintendent for the term ending June 30, 1953. Rex Krull’s disqualification led to interim choices. A. L. Pahr briefly filled the post before Krull’s resignation and the ruling.
Dr. Bear urges a county hospital for elderly residents noting 146 months of care at about 55.80 monthly. officials plan to locate the home on the county farm northwest of Monroe pending easement for a sewage line to the city unit. Bid advertising will start soon with anticipated costs around 2400 yearly. Francis details city versus own plant costs.
Milwaukee officials scheduled physical examinations for 45 prospective draftees today and expected perfect attendance. Mrs. Waneata May, state selective service coordinator, noted past poor turnout elsewhere but believed Milwaukee would have full turnout as clerks kept addresses and essential data updated.
Officers said the 84th airborne division will train at Camp McCoy Wisconsin from August 20 to September 3 instead of Camp Campbell Kentucky. General Ralph M Immell of Madison heads the unit with combat teams from Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin.
A long list of visitors and residents traveling to and from Monroe area towns includes Calvin Kaderly staying in the city from Juda, Mrs. Leo Kuenzlie of Evansville on business, Alfred Gertsch of Darlington, and Harriet Rice visiting from Beloit. Others include Glen Hughes from Scales Mound Til, John Friffith and family from Rockford, Mrs. Walter Ross from German Valley, Mrs. Arnold H. Mueller and daughter Cleo in Freeport, and Misses Louella DeRemer Evelyn Ruff and Frank and Tom Mulligan as Madison callers. Additional entries note Mrs. J J Raymer visiting Footville, the Estes family in Eldora, Miss Patricia McGinley leaving for Pasadena, Calif, and several Racine and Long Island visitors. The column records weekend and two week visits, with many Monroe residents hosting or visiting relatives and friends across Wisconsin and Illinois.
Roger Saalsan of Argyle won a blue ribbon in showmanship. Donovan Mahlkuch of Monroeville earned a red ribbon and Duane Mahlkuch of Juda a white ribbon. Roger also won blue in grand champion boar and gilt.
Russia's Jakob A. Malik ends a seven month boycott and returns to Lake Success for a crucial Security Council meeting. He aims to push for seating Red China as a prerequisite to Korean peace talks, while Western powers prepare counter plans for what may be a dramatic session.
The senate rejected a one package appropriation amendment 39 to 33 that would have blocked recovery funds to nations shipping materials usable by Russia and its satellites military. Senator Ferguson of Michigan joined the minority.
Washington lawmakers consider a two year full stop bill to allow the death penalty for spies. The current peacetime espionage penalty tops at 30 years in prison.
Washington reports a tight labor market as defense production expands. Civilian nonfarm employment rose to 52,744,000 in early July, with full employment nudging policymakers toward expanding the labor pool. Officials deny plans to compel workers or draft idle jobseekers.
A small yellow right-hand drive French car parked in Monroe drew notice when its owner left a handwritten sign on the windshield reading Please don't handle. Howard Kohn harvested tomatoes at his home on 23rd Street yesterday. A truck driver hitchhiked east from Monroe with a large placard claiming Please, I'm Harmless and said he was returning to Janesville after delivering a truck in Mason City Iowa. The Louisiana area has grown by 50 square miles in a century due to Mississippi River silt deposits.
Senator Alexander Wiley of Chippewa Falls outlines a three point program. He urges stronger allied support to share defense burdens. He calls for threatened nations to fix internal conditions to resist communist appeal. He also proposes a defense priorities system to protect key areas at home and abroad.
Rex T. Dahms, a student at Eau Claire state teachers college, is among over 80 students teachers and educators registered for the 5th annual institute of organization leadership at American University in Washington D C. Classes began July 23 and run through August 19.
A daughter was born Monday at Beloit Municipal Hospital to Mr and Mrs Shelly Willison of Brodhead.
Miss Ruth Schlicher resumes duties as supervising teacher for Green County rural and state graded schools. She returns from Hartland home and after attending a reading clinic at Northwestern University.
Fifteen couples applied for marriage licenses at the county clerk in July, one fewer than the previous month of June. The count reflects ongoing administrative processing for soon-to-be married residents.
Mrs Elvira De Vriendt visiting from Ghent Belgium will leave Saturday for a two week Denver visit with Mr and Mrs Robert T Wegg. Her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Charles A Booth will accompany her to Dixon Ill where she will take a flyer west. She is scheduled to return to Europe Sept 29.
MacArthur reports heavy enemy losses on a 160 mile Korean front with casualties possibly higher than official counts. An intelligence officer calls the communist offensive all out as Chiang Kai-shek and MacArthur announce a joint defense basis for Taiwan. Australia signals rapid deployment of ground troops and Brussels pact foreign ministers move to accelerate armament and training.
Richard Davis, seven, son of Mrs Edith Davis of Janesville, drowned at Vilas park after straying from a 50 child picnic. He waded in shallow water on a spillway and slipped into deep water Monday.
The U S court of appeals unanimously affirmed the conviction of 11 communist leaders on charges of conspiring to organize the communist party and advocate the forcible overthrow of the United States government.
New York markets moved up steadily with steel auto railway airline and chemical issues leading gains. Most shares rose about $1 or less with some reaching around $2 of value.
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