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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1950
Page
8
Mev 3x Daily Record dated August 2 1950 appears as a fragment from an era newspaper page. It shows a dated masthead style with likely local notices or brief items. The readable text provides no clear event details or named individuals beyond the publication title.
Weather summary notes a clear cool night with a fair Thursday in store and low temperatures ranging from 42 to 48 degrees in the north and 45 to 52 degrees in the south. Highs Thursday expected 75 to 80 with a slight rise in barometer to 29.45 by 1 pm. The warmest U S location yesterday was Yuma Arizona at 101 while Cheyenne Wyoming was coldest at 43. Sunrise and sunset times are 4 52 and 7 20 respectively.
Real estate transfers include Marvin G Ault to Jay H Eaton of E 75 ft of Lots 33 and 34 with adjustments in Evans add Monroe. Frank H Dedrick et al to Jay D McNair N 56 ft of Lot 1 Block 133 Brodhead. Ernest M Deininger et al to Anna B Whitecomb parcel 1 Block 13 Foster's 2nd add Monroe.
Letters of administration issued to Walter J. Wenger in the estate of his mother Mary A. Wenger who died June 25. Appraisers are R. W. Biaha Harry C. Young and F. F. Hartwig. Roger L. Elmer named guardian ad litem. Will dated February 23 1943 leaves four grandsons and two granddaughters as heirs with minor bequests and the balance to Walter J. and Anna C. Tschudy.
Judge Harold J. Lambeley handles speeding case for Warren Illinois with $5 and costs. Tom Heffron of route 1 Pecatonica Illinois forfeits $10 bail on no muffler charge.
Louella Colleen Roehl and Francis Lester Mulligan, both of unspecified. marriage licenses issued as listed, formalities completed.
Miss Margaret Ischi aged 23 of Darlington and Mrs. William Poltrock aged 67 of Chicago are named in a brief society notice.
Mr and Mrs Stanley Everson of Brodhead welcome a son born August 2.
St. Clare Hospital Medical includes Helmer Hoff of Janesville Ella Bender of Ripon and Floyd Rollie of Gratiot in surgical staff. Dismissals list Mrs Everett Hall George Kruger Mrs John Lange and daughter Ross Crist and others.
A two car detached garage at Henry Wieman’s Woodford home burned Saturday noon causing about one thousand dollars in damage. The origin of the blaze is undetermined and Browntown fire department responded.
Darlington faces 100 feet of land condemnation along the Pecatonica River. A proposed dike, sea wall, and rerouted highways would protect the business district but businessmen oppose the plan at this time. The chamber sets up committees to study gauges, disaster crews, and long range water and sewage plans.
Four national guard divisions and two regimental combat teams are called up for active duty by the army. The 28th from Pennsylvania trains at Camp Atterbury Indiana. the 40th from California at Camp Cook. the 43rd from Connecticut Vermont and Rhode Island at Camp Pickett. the 45th from Oklahoma at Camp Polk. The 196th from South Dakota heads to Camp Carson Colorado. the 278th from Tennessee to Fort Devens Massachusetts.
Mrs Sarah Ward moved Monday from her Milwaukee home to an apartment in the Gonstead building. She is the mother of Mrs Walter A Miller and Mrs Ralph Stauffacher.
The University of Wisconsin extension division film Cheese and Cheesemaking will be shown to Monroe Kiwanis members at the August meeting Thursday at Monroe Country Club. The program covers boys and girls work and underprivileged committees.
Mrs. Ella Bender of Ripon is a patient at St. Clare hospital after falling ill Monday while visiting her son Willard C. Bender and family at 2221 16th Street.
Excavation of the basement has been completed for the new five room and bath bungalow with a separate garage being built by Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kee gan in Homesite addition on 8th street.
Personal mentions list numerous visitors and locals in Monroe today and yesterday. Names include Luther Larson from Browntown Roger Anderson Pecatonica Charles McGinnis from Darlington, Mrs. Walter Rasmussen from Evansville, and many others from Rockford Albany Mineral Point Okemos and Baraboo. The roundup notes travel, calls, and short visits across multiple states.
The defense department will soon release an interim deferment policy for reservists and guardsmen called to federal duty. It excludes selective service draftees and will include lists of essential industries and critical occupations. The armed forces will stress these lists do not guarantee exemption and aim to use men at their highest skills to avoid manpower drain.
A reading indicates the average Chinese farm yields about 50 dollars annually and implies a household of six people shares this output.
A note states a man’s bi-focal glasses were left at the fairgrounds by mistake and offers a reward. Contact phone number 2284 for return.
Thomas C. Hennings Jr. leads President Truman’s choice Emery W. Allison for the Missouri Democratic senatorial nomination as results show Hennings ahead by 7,252 with 4,384 of 4,676 precincts reporting. Guilfoil asserts remaining precincts unlikely to change the outcome. Forrest C. Donnell wins renomination. other incumbents mostly victorious. Kansas and West Virginia results noted.
The Senate banking committee approved prison terms and fines for hoarders and black marketers as lawmakers move toward economic mobilization. A House vote on administration wage and price controls could occur late today, with Republicans opposing a new administration plan and supporting standby controls.
John M. Jack Redding publicity director for the Democratic National Committee since 1947 was nominated by President Truman as assistant postmaster general. He will replace Paul Aiken who resigned to seek the Democratic senatorial nomination in Kansas and will also serve as public relations adviser to Postmaster General Donaldson.
Secretary of State Acheson challenged the Senate’s $100 million Spanish loan rider tied to European recovery funds. He argued existing export import bank resources cover justified loans and noted no progress toward a more democratic Spanish government despite meetings with Washington.
Belgium returns to work as strikes ease across the nation after a week of near revolution that sparked a move to abdicate. In Liege the area mourned three killed by police fire with a five minute pause observed elsewhere. Leopold III remains king as talks consider transferring royal powers to Crown Prince.
Rep. Spence of Kentucky said a new rent control bill will likely be considered this session. He leads the banking committee handling rent control. Reports indicate President Truman may seek blanket powers to restore rent controls as economic conditions warrant. Housing expeditor Tighe Woods reportedly submitted recommendations to the White House last week.
At age 90, Etter lives quietly on a second floor, reading National Geographic and newspapers. He travels in memory and imagination, enjoying former health and a long career that began in 1881 when Ben Chenoweth recruited him, leading to a partnership with Frank Chenoweth and later his own ventures in 1902.
The text traces the Etter dry goods line in Monroe from founder John T Etter born 1860 in New Glarus to his son Rolland R Etter and grandson John T Etter, with testimonies of ongoing family life. It notes the elder Etter’s Swiss Evangelical roots, marriage to Mary Wittwer, and a planned quiet retirement as multiple generations join the business and family circle.
Monterey Park residents were surprised to read that Al Capone runs a local gun repair shop. The story clarifies he is not the famous gangster and that the storefront is a peaceful, legitimate business venture.
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