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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1952
Page
6
Mostly fair tonight and Sunday with scattered thundershowers south and west on Sunday. Temperatures steady, lows 50 to 55 north 55 to 62 south, highs 70 to 75 north 75 to 80 south. Thermometer data includes records from Thermos California and Seattle Washington.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley and Howard F. Kohn preside as offenders in city speeding cases with a $10 payment plus costs. Gordon Herfel, 17, of Monroe, pleads guilty to failing to produce a driver's license, fined $15 plus costs.
Justice L A Koenig and William L Sparks are found guilty of assault and battery with $10 and costs. Eugene Loehrer of Lena NL is guilty of speeding while being passed and ordered to pay $10 and costs or serve three days.
Gerald L. Von Klein of 504 22nd Avenue marries Mildred Antoinette Langhard of 1522 14th Avenue according to the marriage license notice.
Mr and Mrs William Stockdale of Durand announce the birth of their son on August 1.
The records list patients and staff at St. Clare Hospital with names including Lena Wraight Brodhead and John Riter 613 11th Street. Other entries note accident victim Robert Kuebli 22 of 1116 16th Avenue and surgical patients John R Hein Juda and Laura Sherwin Freeport along with a list of dismissals.
John Haesler Jr. a south of Argyle farmer, was injured Thursday night when a hay baling tractor tipped and pinned him. Clifford Swiggum, driving ahead to light the scene, family members, and Ostby Motors wrecker from Argyle freed him after about 20 minutes. Haesler was taken to St. Clare hospital for treatment.
Jacob Kline of White Creek Wisconsin suffered a severe stroke while berry picking Thursday morning. He was found four miles from home around 4 p m and is in critical condition at a Bara boo hospital. He is the father of Harold Kline of 1415 11th Street and of Mrs Theodore Syvrud of Shullsburg, wife of the former Green County sheriff.
Fines of 10 dollars and costs were assessed in two courts on speeding charges. Eugene Loehrer of Lena Illinois paid 10 dollars plus three days costs to Justice L A Koenig after being passed on a county highway. Howard F Kohn of 1027 street paid 10 dollars plus costs in small claims court for speeding in the city brought by county officers.
Fred Glauser of 1012 19th Avenue reports the death of his brother Johann Glauser age 73 in Jegistorf Switzerland near Bern. Johann lived on the Glauser homestead farm and never visited the United States. He leaves four children.
Byron Meech of Beloit won all six championships in Spotted Poland China swine at the open class event. He captured senior and junior champion boar and sow, plus grand champion boar and son. Myrto Saalsaa of Argyle placed second in aged and young herds. Individual winners included Meech in most boar and sow categories, Saalsaa and Rummage sharing top spots in several divisions.
A group of Turners will perform with Monroe Park band at Recreation Park at 8 p m Monday. Director Allan Barnard says the program includes standard waltzes as background for the Turners. Part of the concert honors the 1952 Green County Fair concluding tomorrow with The Premium March dedicated to contest and event winners. The Circus Bee and Stratoliner complete the 12 piece program emphasizing a concert march standard.
Mr and Mrs Robert Braun of 2589 13th street departed Thursday on a western trip to visit relatives in South Dakota and Washington.
Assemblyman Harry A. Keegan of Green County will be among attendees at a Monday Madison gathering of the state advisory highway committee to discuss forthcoming road projects.
E. N. Churchill of 807 13th avenue has shown improvement after two and a half weeks of illness from a stroke. He could sit up a little today and was cheered by a visit from fire department members on Tuesday night, his wife reported.
A baby girl was born yesterday at Deaconess hospital Freeport to Mr and Mrs Franklin Camron route 5. She has a 3 year old brother and the family mentions the paternal grandmother Mrs Pearl Camron Brod head. The former Miss Minnie Ida Ruch was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Nick Ruch Monroe.
Thomas Schiesser, 75, retired cheesemaker, died after a long illness at St. Clare hospital. Services will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at Hanson funeral home with Rev. Justin Flak officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery. He was born in Switzerland and married Mary Kaempfer in 1912. He leaves three daughters, two sons, and nine grandchildren.
William L. Sparks an electrician with the Wallace shows at the Green County Fair was fined ten dollars and costs in justice court today on an assault and battery charge. Police said Sparks struck Robert J. Kuebli of Monroe in a dispute at the fairgrounds. Kuebli was taken to St. Clare hospital and remained overnight after receiving 12 stitches in his upper lip.
Milwaukee golfer Tom my Veech moved into a 2 up lead over Steve Caravello of Madison at the half in the 36 hole State Amateur Golf finals. Caravello posted 70 to Veech 69 after a 33 on the front nine while Veech shot 32.
A stream of visitors from Illinois Iowa and Kentucky were in Monroe today. Notables include L L Crow Waterloo Iowa Arthur Blanchard Oak Park Clarence Runda Cuba City and many more from Chicago Galesburg Cedar Rapids and beyond. Several plan reunions weddings and vacations with stops at Green County fair and nearby towns.
A. K. Bayley of Platteville resembles President Truman and attends the Green County Fair horse races. Ray Kettman of Topeka will judge the ninth annual horse show. Five horse show classes follow sulky races today and tomorrow afternoon. ten classes at night shows tonight and Sunday. The 72 year old sulky, owned by Louis R. Wolleson, is a Wallace family heirloom. Pooch Clark of Monroe to drive the old sulky tomorrow. Jimmie Lynch stunt shows draw a large crowd with a risky roll over and narrow bumper scrapes.
Funeral arrangements are set for Mrs. Alan L. Goodmiller 37 of 1321 17th Avenue who died yesterday at St. Clare hospital. Services will be at 1 30 p m Monday at Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev Howard L Orians officiating. The body will be moved from Stuessy funeral home to the church at 10 a m. Burial will be in Ladies Union Cemetery Stockton Illinois.
Major grain exchanges across the United States will be closed today and on Saturdays through May until further notice. The disruption affects trading and may impact farmers and buyers awaiting market updates.
Monroe Gas Division of Wisconsin Hydro-Electric Co announced plans to begin pumping and selling bottled propane gas to city residents outside the regular distribution system. Local manager W. Howard Smith said operations will start in three to five weeks from storage tanks into small cylinders for dealers and the company’s retail trade. A new building at 13th Avenue will house a pump and space for cleaning labeling and handling the product, with work already underway.
The program lists 4-H FFA FHA and other exhibits, carnival midway activities, and merchant displays. Today's events include the 2 year old pace 2:24 pace 2:18 trot and 2 year old trot with five Horse Show classes planned for tomorrow. The Sunday program features further races and trots. 4 H exhibitors paraded their animals in review with numerous participants from Adams Albany Argus Clarno and Decatur among others.
A crowded roster of local residents and family names spans multiple towns in Green County and nearby areas. The list includes residents of Juda New Glarus Hiawatha Oakley Oak Corners Richland Spring Grove Twin Grove Ullom York and Ar gul events with FFA chapters and associated individuals.
The first pickpocket report came in at the Green County fair with two victims. John Guertner of Albany had $80 stolen and Alton Kiel Jr. of Monroe lost money and his season ticket, according to fair officials.
Horsemen compete in the 9th annual Green County Horse Show with multiple classes across afternoon and evening sessions. Trophies from local businesses such as Marty Ripp Chevrolet Freeport Garage and Blue Diamond Poultry Co. reward top finishers in junior and open divisions including Shetland ponies three gaited harness and five gaited events.
Two minor traffic mishaps were reported to police this morn. Joseph Konrad of 1015 23rd Avenue struck the opened door of Randall J. Elmer of Monticello on the south side of the square at 10 30 am. Edward F Wach of 2343 16th Avenue struck a parked car operated by T. B. Albert of 809 18th Avenue on the east side of the square at 9 41 am.
Donald Witt, age 12, son of Mr and Mrs Lester A Witt of route 2, captured the grand championship blue ribbon in the beef division at the Green County Junior Fair with his steer Shorty.
Four gunmen robed the Bank of Lyons in a three minute daylight heist. They herded 17 people including 12 employees into a rear room while one man emptied cages of cash into a sack and fled in a waiting car. Assistant cashier Belasick noted the robbers knew the bank layout and timing.
Paul Witt of Dutch Hollow 4-H will represent Green County at the Wisconsin State Fair in the tractor maintenance contest after being named the winner this morning. Roger and Ralph Stauffacher of Monroe 4-H were dairy showmanship glass winners with Roger in the senior division and Ralph in the junior division.
Madison housewives pay one cent more per quart as Borden Dairy Kennedy Mansfield Division raises prices to cover higher payments to Madison Milk Producers Association. Homogenized milk now 2 21 cents and regular milk 2 02 cents at retail.
Miss Betty Lou Chapman rests at St. Clare Hospital after an emergency appendectomy Tuesday morning. She is the daughter of Mrs. Ruth Chapman.
Morris Dixon aged 34 of Ironwood was crushed between two moving freight cars while working as a switchman for the Chicago and North Western railway in Ironwood Michigan.
President Truman signed an agreement establishing a Free West German Republic in his Hotel Muehlebach penthouse, making the United States the first nation to ratify the plan that ends the three allied high commissioners. The British Parliament approved, but the Queen had not yet signed.
Gov Kohler visits Camp Ripley during Governor's Day as the 32nd National Guard Division performs a polished demonstration for about 350 visitors including 48 Wisconsin legislators. He hails the soldiers as a fine group Wisconsin should be proud of.
A 51 year old Belvidere Illinois man escaped an Irrational Veterans Administration hospital Thursday armed with a pocket knife. He is at large with a mental disorder and tuberculosis. Police believe he left the city by hitchhiking after obtaining street clothes from an unknown source.
Charles A. Tyler, 74, longtime Philadelphia Inquirer chairman and newspaper executive for 38 years, died Friday night in Philadelphia.
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