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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1952
Page
2
Residents of Twin Grove dispute attaching their school district to Monroe city system prompting a referendum. Green County School committee ordered consolidation set to take effect July 1 unless Twin Grove electors reject. Majority of rural electors originated the petition for attachment.
The piece presents Senator Nixon’s opening campaign line proposing prosperity built on peace and honest government. It contrasts postwar prosperity with Democratic claims of good times, cites New Deal era debt, and questions accountability in the Internal Revenue Department, grain storage, and other scandals.
Quality cheese from the district shows strong futures with 18 of 23 wheels scoring 90 or higher in the Swiss cheese judging. Roy Kundert of Hay Hollow factory won top honors with a 97, while Albert Deppeler of Chalet factory earned praise for his championship Limburger and continued family tradition.
Ten years ago Dr. Albert D. Muvehlmeier, Monticello pastor, was honored on his fiftieth ordination anniversary as Rev. Paul Grosshuesch spoke. Honor roll and flags were dedicated at St. Victor’s Catholic church. A barn was destroyed near Albany. obituaries for Mrs. Thomas Hyland and Casper Zwickey were reported.
A reflective nostalgic piece recalls vanishing itinerant workers once common in daily life. Umbrella mend ers repaired long lasting gear on doorstep everyday. The straw man and home dressmaker faded with modern change and labor shifts, leaving memories of personal service and neighborhood routine.
Fred T. Burgy of Monticello Parker Taft of Freeport Kenneth Hartwig of Juda and Clinton Zettle led the draft horse events at the county fair. Taft swept the Belgians with multiple firsts including mares aged 4 and 3 and under 4 and best mare. Burgy won in the purebred Percherons and topped 1600 pound draft classes. Hartwig placed in mare 4 years plus and two animal produce of one mare. Zettle finished third in several draft categories.
Nash-Kelvinator Corp to reopen Milwaukee and Kenosha plants on August 18 recalling about 11,000 workers laid off since July 3 due to steel shortages. Kenosha assembly will add 6,000 workers and Milwaukee body plant 5,000 as shipments normalize. Allis-Chalmers, International Harvester, and Milwaukee Road also recall thousands.
A group of about 37 4H girls and Home Bureau members from Chadwick Illinois plan to visit Monroe on the afternoon of August 7. They seek Monroe Chamber of Commerce assistance to arrange a cheese factory tour. O N Johnson Chamber executive secretary reported. The group will tour various Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin cities and sightseeing points.
Gov Adlai Stevenson moves the Democratic national campaign headquarters from Washington to Springfield Illinois and names Wilson Wyatt of Louisville as personal campaign manager. Wyatt says the move ties Stevenson to his chosen aides and directs the campaign from Illinois with Wyatt leading strategy. Sen Kefauver and Averell Harriman receive invitations to discuss plans, while Sen Paul Douglas of Illinois signals possible active involvement after a Europe trip.
Social Events plans are finalized for Club Morocco the annual dressy summer dance by the Monroe Youth Council on August 15 in the armory. Joyce Babler chairs with help from youth council members. Norm Kingsley and his Madison orchestra will play from 9 to 12. Tickets go on sale next week at the youth center, council members, or Recreation Park pool office.
Family and friends gather at Mrs. John Werren's home at 2122 16th Street for a quiet observance of her 88th birthday. The elderly widow, mother of Edna Steinmann and grandmother of Betty Steinmann, has resided in the family home bought by her father Jacob Karlen Sr. in the 1870s, though her health has been frail recently.
The Women’s Union at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed church sets its Tuesday evening gathering with the theme This is My Father’s World. Mrs Alvin Brugger leads devotions while Miss Margaret Angliker plays clarinet with Miss Marilyn Lanz on piano. Rev and Mrs Paul Kehle present a travelogue Touring Out West. Mrs Herman D Legler chairs the surprise committee.
The IOOF degree team toured Rock Grove Illinois on Tuesday evening to present the second and third degree work for candidates from Warren Pecatonica Freeport and Rock Grove. The team included Roy Craige Herman Krupke Harry Hanson Clifford Miller Stuart Chambers Earl Has ley Reno Maske Earl Benson and Louis S Adair.
Mrs Mary Murphy was surprised by relatives and friends from Rockford who drove in with a picnic lunch for a gathering in South Wayne Park. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Chester Harris, William Brown and family, Richard Brown and family, Mrs John Brown and Rickey from Rockford.
Circle Two of Union Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Rodney Bucholtz.
William G. Elliott of Monticello was elected grand cheminor of the third district of the 40 and 8 at the state convention in Eau Claire. The ceremony highlighted by the gathering marks a milestone for the organization within the state.
In the fruit and honey division Mrs Henry Pick Jr Monroe and Mrs Chester Pinnow Juda captured all blue and red ribbons. Mrs Grace Kiester Monroe route 1 had the sole honey division win while Mrs Pick earned a blue for honey in cooking with cakes.
Charles Clinton Spaulding, 78, a former slave descendant and president of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co., died in Durham. One of 14 children, he rose from a dish washer earning $10 a month to head what is described as the world’s largest all Negro enterprise. Born on a Columbus county farm shortly after Lincoln freed the slaves, Spaulding became a prominent Black business leader.
The Democratic Organizing Committee announced last night the appointment of Jean Matheson of Elkhorn as editor and publicity director in Madison.
Patricia Elmer of route 1 Blanchardville won first place in the club or secretary book event within the farm and home accounts division of the junior fair.
Local shoppers discover that placing Want Ads yields more activity than expected as buyers respond to listings. The column notes many transactions arise from inexpensive ads, highlighting the practical value of classified notices for both sides of the market.
A partially legible club form from the Monroe Wisconsin newspaper shows fields for name street or post office date of birth. The text is incomplete with garbled words and missing clear instructions or entries.
Judges awarded top prizes in the Shetland class across age groups and breeding categories. Prizes went to Kilkelly Munn Simpson Kilkelly and others for stallions mares and foals incl 1952 foals and four-year-plus stallions with multiple placings.
The University of Wisconsin expects a large freshman class as more than 2000 prospective newcomers have applied for admission. Registration days are September 15 to 20 with classes starting September 22. Four hundred upperclassmen will help welcome new students to the campus.
MADISON announces August committee meetings with the Legislative Council listing sessions on Aug. 4 highways and aged issues, Aug. 5 agriculture, Aug. 11 taxation, Aug. 14 judiciary, Aug. 18 aged concerns, Aug. 25 education, Aug. 28 conservation. Conservation panel meets Aug. 27 at Elkhorn.
Mrs. Will Crotty underwent major surgery at St. Clare Hospital Friday morning. The report notes the procedure and current condition without further details.
Elba Vernon tells how a pet squirrel named Bushy befriended a family after a rescue during a storm. Bushy climbed curtains, stole cookies and seed corn, hid in pockets, and kept the children warm at night before vanishing to join his wild relatives in spring.
Douglas Lawrence Karlen of route 2 Monticello is recorded as a new member on August 28 1951.
Public assistance grants totaled 4,386,448 dollars paid to 96,962 persons in June as reported by the State Department of Public Welfare. The number aided fell 2 percent while total grants rose 6.1 percent from the prior period.
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