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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1950
Page
6
Fair and a little warmer to night with a Saturday mix of partly cloudy skies. Lows 50 to 54 in the north and 53 to 58 in the south, highs 75 to 80 near lakes. From yesterday to 1 pm the high reached 80 and the low 60.
Justice L A Koenig finds Gerald Hauser route 4 guilty of reckless driving with $29 fines and costs. Joseph Mossrucker Ft Dodge Ta guilty of speeding with $10 and costs. Justice Wm Elliott and Loell Nevil Brooklyn found in two counts: Monticello speeding with $20 and costs, and violation of night speed law in Green County with $20 and costs.
Henry Magnus, 66, of Saronma is reported dead. A son was born to Earl L. Kellogg and wife on August 4 at 202312 8th Street, with Cecil Jones and spouse on Route 1 welcoming a son on August 2.
Report lists casualties and dismissals from St. Clare Hospital and area towns. Names include Donald Spong Juda Marjorie Kemprood Gratiot Mrs Theron Kelles vig New Glarus Mrs Merton Wells Footville Victor A Ol son Brodhead and dismissals Millard Tschudys infant daughter Mrs Anna Kindschi Melvin Morgan Mrs Eugene Mellenberger and son Mrs Ralph Luchsinger.
The county wide program advances with hot oil and crushed gravel mats applied by county workers for 12 miles on Trunk E from Brodhead to 92 and 14 miles crawl to EE east of Monticello. Other districts push patch work, gravels and resurfacing on trunks P Y K ES F E X plus nine township roads with 30 miles planned in total. A 40 by 34 I beam span is set for Coryell Brothers at Skinner Creek and bridge work continues on trunks C and U with next month end wall and width additions.
The National Geographic Society notes that in nearly every Tibetan family at least one son becomes a lama priest, reflecting deep religious roles in the culture.
The Green County Holstein Breeders Association schedules its annual picnic for Sunday August 13 at the Ben Zimmerli farm in Decatur township. A potluck lunch starts at noon with games and judging contests for adult and junior divisions. Planning delegates include Kendall Digman J Leo Norton and Ben Zimmerli. Officers attending were Zimmerli president Chester Norton vice president Myron E Jeglum secretary Digman treasurer and board members H Otto Elmer Ralph Stauffacher Ed Kadery and Frank Trumpy.
The program features Hall of Fame through American Patrol and Aurora to Shenandoah, conducted by Allan F. Barnard with Charles A. Booth as commentator. Children in the twirling program include Pamela Olson, Darlyne Elmer, Janet Barry, Valerie Usher, Deanne Stease, Christine Felder, and Penny Haberman, daughters of local families in Monticello.
An albino mouse gnawed its way out of a box at the county agricultural office and, cornered in the courthouse, was killed. Gerald Brunner found the white mouse in a grain pen near his route.
Charles H. Boden of Chicago has purchased the Western Auto Supply store on the east side of the square from Albin F. Fangmann who is returning to Dubuque. The Boden family will live at 1803 16th avenue after the Fangmanns move out.
Berlin reports East German leader Walter Ulbricht warned that communists will seize West Germany as North Korea advances in Korea. He denounces West German and South Korean governments as puppet regimes and says Chancellor Adenauer will be tried as a traitor once the takeover occurs.
Peter M. Black, a representative of the Reconstruction Finance Corp, surveys flood damage in Darlington. The RFC loans funds for repair of improvements, fixtures, furniture, and replacement of stock based on firm or individual need and repayment ability.
Doral Erickson of Argyle was issued a funeral director and embalmer license by the state board of health at Madison. He is the son of Elmer Erickson, owner and operator of the Erickson Funeral Home in Argyle.
Multiple residents and guests from Browntown Brodhead Madison Rockford Juda and other towns visited Monroe today and yesterday. Vacationers from Gulfport and Fresno plus kin from Milwaukee Chicago LaGrange and Glenview planned weekend stays or trips. Birthday events were noted for Mrs Huffman and her grandson Richard.
Ornamental glass panels knocked off by a truck a month ago were replaced yesterday at Snively and Snyder furniture. Workers restored the decorative panes, completing the repair after the disruption to storefront presentation.
Bus seats available for a Cardinal baseball game in Chicago. Boys from St John’s church school chartered the bus. morning trip via Field Museum. Reservations via Edna Leiser at 311.
Cecil E. Jones and wife welcomed a son Wednesday at St. Clare hospital. The child, named Michael Reed, joins sister Carolynn Sue, age 5, on route 1.
Donald Spong aged 20 of Juda sustained a fracture and dislocation in his left hand after a ladder slipped while he was descending from a barn roof on a farm between Darlington and Mineral Point. He fell about 12 feet onto a cement landing and is employed by Durfee Brothers Roofing Co.
Mrs Barbara Yost and her daughter Miss Kathryn relocate from 1415 11th Street to 822 20th Avenue. The former 11th Street apartment will be occupied by Mr and Mrs Carl Munz.
LaVerne E. Deal of 1728 13th Street and sister Mrs. Thomas Jefferson of Berkeley Calif report their mother Mrs. Spencer Deal is convalescing in a Berkeley hospital from a fractured hip suffered earlier in the week.
Three students from the Daleyville State graded school at Mt. Horeb visited the city today with their teacher Es ther Benson of Blanchardville. The group included Philip Emerson of Mt. Horeb Karolyn Grundahl of Hollandale and Judy Syftestad of Mt. Horeb.
The U S Geological Survey completes about 500 map quadrangles each year, each covering a fourth to an eighth of a degree in size.
President Truman announced W. Averell Harriman special assistant for foreign affairs would fly to Tokyo with Gen Lauris Norstad and Maj Gen Frank Lowe. Harriman aims to gather first hand info on Far Eastern conditions amid the Korean crisis and potential policy decisions on the 38th parallel Korean settlement Formosa status and a Japanese peace treaty.
A western Venezuela earthquake last night killed 16 people and wounded at least 70 in Tocuyo near Barquisimeto, Lara state. Officials revised earlier death tolls and warned that casualties and property damage would rise as surveys continue.
Neighbors discover 75 year old Martin Young and his wife dead near the front door of their cottage after a fire swept the home. Authorities say the couple apparently suffocated while attempting to escape.
Britain said it would raise defense outlays to about 9.52 billion dollars over three years if the United States assists to cushion the economic impact. The plan would add roughly 616 million dollars annually and lift military spending to 10 percent of national income from eight percent, focusing on new arms for Atlantic pact forces.
A federal restraining order blocking the AFL switchmen's union from renewing a Rock Island railroad strike was extended to August 14 following a court hearing. The order, issued July 8, would have expired tonight without extension.
In Cheyenne Wyoming an unmanned locomotive rolled eight miles downhill and struck a diesel switch-engine on an overpass, killing three train crewmen and injuring a fourth. Officials report speeds around 40 to 45 mph at impact. The accident occurred in the west end of Cheyenne.
Washington senator George described expected congressional action in November or January on an excess profits tax for business. Senator O Mahoney urged immediate implementation targeting corporate income from mid 1950 and beyond with proposed rates from 65 to 100 percent of profits above WWII levels. The plan aims to curb profiteering and fund Korea on a pay as you go basis. The article also notes the Viborg cathedral in Denmark rebuilt in the 1860s and 70s.
Miss Ruth Taylor returns to Pacoima California after a six week stay with Kate and Rose Stauffer and relatives. Numerous Monticello residents host and visit kin and friends in Madison Monroe Sauk City Prairie du Sac Rockford and beyond with several Sunday calls and a park picnic at Vilas.
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