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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1946
Page
6
The forecast calls for mostly fair weather tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures range from a high near 81 degrees to a low around 61, with warmer conditions in the western and central areas. Sunrise is at 4:56 and sunset at 7:15.
Real estate transfers listed show property in Monroe transferred to Robert H Richardson and others. The record notes a parcel identified by block and lot numbers with names and locations in the transfer docket. The filing includes grantees from the Ludiow addition in Monroe.
Wayne Maddix of Monroe was convicted of driving while intoxicated. The sentence imposes a $60 fine plus costs, revokes the driver's license and does not grant an occupational license.
Thomas C. Runkle Jr and Lucile Kubly, both residents of Monticello, obtained marriage licenses. The filing indicates a forthcoming ceremony arrangement between the two.
Mrs Ella Stabler of Newman 81 and Mrs William Edgar 77 Beloit are listed among spring grove and be it mentions Keeln 66 Be it. This brief notice records ages and hometowns for multiple residents.
St. Clare Hospital reports births for Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Olson of Woodford a son on August 6 and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ritter of 937 2nd Street a daughter on August 6.
A list of individuals including Albert Steiser Freeport Mrs Harold Zimmerman Monticello George Goetz 903 11th Street Manley Douglas Brodhead Mrs Ella Lindsay 1120 17th and Mrs Ray Dunker Muscatine du Lac Joseph Fuelleman Jr Be jol Edward Schwartz Verona alongside dismissals of Mrs Lucius Foye and son Mrs Ray Phillips Mrs Gerald Flaherty Mrs James Sullivan and daughter Mrs Gil ford Nybroten and daughter Gurnie Condon Theodore Gobeli Gerhardt Wellenkotter.
Representative May of Kentucky vacationed in Miami Beach with officials of the Garsson munitions combine in 1944. Records indicate May possibly visited the Versailles hotel with Murray and Henry Garsson during that period. He was also to explain April 12 and May 2, 1945 letters to General Eisenhower about Captain Garsson’s court martial.
A memorial foundation fund campaign announces September 12 to 20 to award engineering scholarships at the University of Wisconsin Madison in memory of Major Richard Ira Bong America s ace of aces who was killed testing a P 80 jet plane.
Waldemar L Beer transferred from O'Reilly Hospital Springfield Missouri toward 81 Wakeman General Hospital Camp Atterbury Indiana He informed his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Beer The youth has spent 18 months in hospitals since being wounded on Okinawa.
3/c Warner Herrli returns home to Brad after discharge at Great Lakes. He served 21 months in the navy in the South Pacific aboard aid ships.
Pvt Wesley Retzlaff son of Rev and Mrs Peter Retzlaff Juda now stationed in Tokyo with the motor battalion of the headquarters company He is located in the finance building a large structure never completed before the war He writes his family that the Japs do most of the work and all he has to do is boss them Wesley entered service shortly before Christmas last year and was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Md before being sent to Ft Lawton Wash then overseas
Funeral services for 74 year old Mrs Margaret Campbell were held Saturday at Stuessy funeral home and St Victor s church with Rev E C McCollow officiating. Burial followed in Adams cemetery. Pallbearers included Vernon Houge Walter Wood Mike Menehan Arthur Kelly Jim Menehan and Edward McGuire.
Funeral services were held at 2 P M today for Harry Albright who died Sunday at St. Clare hospital after months of illness. Rev Newell Mendenhall officiated with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Floral tributes came from Eleanor Ralston Rockford Evelyn Hartwig Floyd Matzke and Arthur Knipschild Monroe.
Vivian Davis went to Madison. Ted Schmiedlin and James Burke visited relatives in Monroe. Dozens of neighbors from Monticello Argyle Beloit Madison and surrounding towns were listed visiting, shopping, or on business in Monroe and surrounding areas. A local bike trip to a cottage at Decatur lake closed the item.
Theodore J. Burgy announced that nine veterans from the Green county area were cleared through the county service office last week. The group includes Monroe residents Robert H. Lanz Marvin C Hoff LeRoy A Schultz Alvin X Buholzer Monroe route 3 Burton R Coplien Brodhead Ernest S Lehmann Juda route 1 Miles M Smith Brooklyn Robert J Norder Freeport and Raymond L Holland Orangeville. The sheriff warned residents about the fur coat racket in neighboring counties and reported three Rock county arrests for obtaining money under false pretenses tied to phony fur coat sales.
Bread price increased by one cent in most stores yesterday. Bakeries now charge twelve cents per loaf for white bread and reflect higher costs for staple baking products.
A. P. Larson, cashier of the state bank of Argyle, has been appointed to the inter county relations committee of the Wisconsin Bankers association.
A Leo F. Von Moos driven car from Monroe collided with a Delbert Jensen driven truck from Janesville at Ostrander corners causing considerable property damage with no injuries reported.
County highway police investigated a Monday afternoon crash five miles south of Juda causing about 150 dollars in damage to both vehicles.
The committee lists unpaid bills for July. Members include Percy Lichtenwainer as chair man Clarno, Lawrence H. Ames York, and William Hahn Brod head.
Campaign expense accounts of candidates for county offices and assemblyman must be filed in the office of the county clerk by 5 p m today. County Clerk Clarence W Lengacher has announced a deadline for filings and reminds candidates of compliance requirements.
The auditing committee of the Green County Board of Supervisors met today to audit paid and referenced accounts as part of its oversight. The session outlined next steps for reviewing expenditures and ensuring proper disbursement controls.
Sixteen servicemen ballots for the August 13 primary have been received. City Clerk G. S. Soseman noted absentee ballots were beginning to pour in. Returns so far are small compared with ballots sent out. Try Times Want Ads.
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