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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1949
Page
6
A brief weather outlook reports fair and cool conditions for the night of August 3 1949 and a forecast of fair and pleasant Thursday. It mentions yesterday at 1 p m with a high reading but the exact value is not provided.
Judge Harold J Lamboley issued letters of administration to First National Bank of Monroe for Alice Wood who died April 19 1945 at Strawberry Point Iowa. Appraisers were William C Baumgartner T A Hoesly and Thomas Dunphy. Heirs include brother Philip Wood Strawberry Point Iowa and sister Flora Elliot Bremerton Washington. Final judgment entered in Oscar B Ace estate Exeter township who died August 27 1948 with balance 63861 81 distributed per will dated October 1987.
Cecile McCulley was granted a divorce yesterday on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Custody of two minor children awarded to Mrs. McCulley with a property settlement. The couple married May 1, 1937 in Rockford and separated June 15 of this year.
Deaths Andrew Kundert, 73, Denver. Births Mr and Mrs Walter Minder, Blanchardville, daughter, Aug 3. Mr and Mrs Paul Kern, route 3, Monroe, son, Aug 3. Mr and Mrs Elwyn Connors, Evansville, son, Aug 2.
St Clare Hospital lists surgical patients Constance Arthur Capron Til and others in surgery. medical patients include Mrs Ralph Nuenschwander Monroe and Irene Elmer New Glarus. Dismissals cover Mrs Clifford Miller and several other named patients plus daughters and extended family members.
The second annual fun frolic sponsored by the Doppler-Smith American Legion post will be held at Belleville Community Park this weekend. A pave ment dance opens the celebration with water fights free acts and a Beloit Colored Tigers vs Belleville baseball game. At night a girls softball game features Hub Auto Sales of West Allis vs Oscar Mayer All Star team of Madison in the nightcap.
Remodeling work begins at the J. T. Etter dry goods store on the north side of the square. A 19 by 27 foot addition is built on the second floor for a carpet workroom. The skylight over the back will be level with the building rear. Etters plan to rearrange the rear main floor to ease congestion in the second floor carpet display rooms.
The young married Sunday school class of the Evangelical United Brethren church and their teacher Rolland Keen enjoyed a day out at Recreation Park on Sunday.
City hall clarified a tent show license grant of ten dollars to the Zilmer-Ri ley American Legion post for the Smiley Burnette show on August 8. The license committee, led by Alderman Floyd W. Matzke, had not set the fee until the procedure was clarified by Mayor Frank A. Buehler. Other licenses granted included milk sales and distribution to W. L. Dobbs and multiple operators licenses tied to the new Legion home on Argyle road. A 1000 gallon gasoline storage tank permit was issued to Monroe Ready Mix and Material Co. Police Chief Jerome H. Schwaiger was approved for leave to attend the international police chiefs’ convention in Dallas and the state convention in Sheboygan, with expenses as noted.
The 16th Volkfest sponsored by the New Glarus Maennerchor will be held Sunday at Wilhelm Tell park with a rain date a week later. Guest conductor Donald E. Baum of San Diego State College will lead a combined group from Madison Monore and New Glarus, featuring the New Glarus school band and the Madison Maennerchor. Guests include the Schlitz Family Fraunfelders and a guest solo by Prof Baum with Mr Lutfi. The program also includes vocal and accordion pieces by Herman and Rosemarie Feller, Swiss songs by Ruth Buesser, and yodeling by the New Glarus Yodel Club.
Miss Marian Newman arrives in Vancouver to begin a three week Alaskan trip departing Sunday from Green County Normal School. The itinerary includes a two day side trip to Skagway by rail and boat over the White Pass into the Yukon country. She teaches at Green County Normal School and is attending Whitewater summer session.
The Monroe Kiwanis club will screen the film Horizons Unlimited at its weekly luncheon tomorrow at the Country club. The event invites members to attend the showing as part of the club’s meeting program.
Personal mentions include Michael Rellahan ill with mumps and visits by Mrs. Philip D. Hertzel and B T Kundert. Socials and events span a Staver church ice cream social, American Legion auxiliary card party, and a Weslyn Service guild tea garden. Also notes of visits by George Shoesmith, Reisners in Indianapolis, Bahr family travel, and West Point cadet Hamilton.
A Watertown segment notes Bud Biffle won his first state amateur match at Appleton defeating Harold Helstrom 3 and 2. Biffle, active in tournament play since, had earlier Monroe County titles. Also reported are junior fair exhibit mixups and raiding of vegetable displays by concession children, plus a Juda quartet open air event at Williams Bay and minor fender damage to two cars on 10th Street.
John T. Etter of Monroe, a longtime merchant guiding his store for 68 years, celebrated his 89th birthday at home rather than at the shop. Born August 2, 1860 in New Glarus, he came to Monroe in 1881, formed a partnership with Ben Chenoweth, then started his own store in 1902. Directors of First National Bank planned tribute at August meeting, but he was absent.
The 95th Green County fair Junior Fair awards announced by M E Jeglum list first place winners in dairy showmanship James McGuire Clarno Classy Clubbers beef Eugene Arn New Glarus pig Andrew Hartwig Clarno sheep Harvey E Elmer Mt Pleasant Calf count 25 percent showmanship 40 performance 20 equipment 15. Additional placings--Roy Keller Monroe FFA second Wayne Sig ner Clarno Classy Clubbers third Albert R Buri Monroe FFA second in pig and sheep showmanship Virgil Pick Clarno third in pig showmanship Jennie Elmer Mr Pleasant third in one t judging committee named Robert Davenport Monroe Edwin Klassy New Glarus Robert F Keen Brod head J B Scherer Mon]])
About 50 Green County Rural Mail Carriers and auxiliaries gathered Sunday at Recreation Park for a picnic. A gift was presented to George Ross, branch head, who retired July 1. Guests attended from Grant, Town, Lafayette and Dane counties.
Mr and Mrs John Grossen of 1711 9th Street and Mr and Mrs Fred Grossen of Monticello plan a 10 day trip to Yellowstone park and other western areas. They will leave Sunday.
George W. Gray, believed to be the man, is in custody in Greeley Colorado facing burglary and larceny charges. A 1946 Beloit hospital theft of 500 dollars from a physician's locker is linked, with Monroe and other incidents tied to Beaver Dam Fond du Lac and a Beloit warrant issued yesterday for his return.
avold Kautzes of the health improvement association was guest speaker at the Green County Farm Bureau Associated Women meeting in the Equity building. Mrs. R. J. Douglas presided as chairman. The health improvement meeting planned actions for workers and announced a drive to recruit members for hospitalizations and surgical insurance. Members will call on homes as the drive begins Monday. Officers elected included Mrs. Sam W. Waelti as chairman and Mrs. Ruth Davitte as secretary-treasurer. A report meeting is set for August 18 with a noon luncheon.
Evansville hosts the fifth annual horse show in the city park this weekend Saturday and Sunday afternoons and evenings under the Leota School for girls and Lions Club. J William Bone runs the event as general chairman. The all Palomino show is Saturday with five Palominos in the five gaited class. Toppy Donald of Grimm stables Hinckley Ill will be shown here. He comes from Eaton Ohio where he was grand champion. Leland Boyer Lena Ill will present his educated horse in free attraction acts.
SERS RETURN namE lessrs. and Mmes. Adolf Ris ser. and John Furschmide of Beloit have returned from a three week vacation to the west coast visiting Milwaukee and Beloit friends, with stops in Portland and San Francisco among other spots. Mrs Mollie Castle and grandson Montie left Waterloo Ia after a 10 day area visit including Monroe acquaintances. Joy A Joy sails from Ireland to New York after visiting Europe, planning to arrive in New York around Aug. Robert Davenport family at 817 18th avenue extension nears completion as city crews install new sewer and water system on the avenue.
Mr and Mrs Earl Johnson and his brother A L Johnson and wife of Des Moines Indiana completed a three week tour through the Pacific Northwest visiting Richland Washington Seattle Victoria on Vancouver Island and returning via Portland and Yellowstone National Park.
Workmen from Monroe Ditch Diggers Co and Public Works Director Zenno A. Gorder rushed the extension of 25th Avenue from 13th Street with an eight inch sanitary sewer of 245 feet and 387 feet of six inch water main. Most digging occurred Sunday with completion after supper last night and the final concrete pour for the disposal plant digester tank slated for this afternoon.
Monroe youth and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roth senior starred in the junior division of the Three Lakes Sportsman's club field day. Dean Roth won first in breaststroke, second in backstroke, and third in crawl, while spending the summer with grandparents at Three Lakes where Ro th Sr. manages the Showboat lounge of the Northernaire hotel.
Evanston reports the death of Rev. Ernest Freemont Tittle a leading Methodist figure at age 63 after a heart ailment caused a mid morning collapse in his home. The obituary notes his prominence in the church and ministry.
In Stephenson County John Wyssbrod 31 Martintown faces multiple charges after speeding through Lena on July 18 at over 80 mph in a wager race with Donald Yandry 22 Winslow. A car search found an uncased automatic rifle. Wyssbrod is to answer Freeport gun charges before Lena speeding charges.
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