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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1946
Page
8
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered thunder showers. Highs near 87 and lows around 65. Almanac dated August 7 1946 shows sunrise 4 57 and sunset 7 14 with barometer reading today and temperatures in Salt Lake City and Sault Ste. Marie.
Estate of Emma E Deitwiler transfers Lot 3 and Lot 4 Block 11 Tallmans add Monroe to Alfred A Betterson Sr. John D Marty transfers land in New Glarus township to Herman Lufi. James Carrollet and wife transfer Lots 1 and 5 Block 5 Andrick add to New Mexico Monroe.
Earl F. Eimer of Germantown and Yvonne K. Dubach of Clarno obtained a marriage license. Gerald V. Tomm and Joyce D. Staver, both of Monroe, also secured licenses.
Madison man William L McMahon charged with operating a vehicle on a restricted license. Convicted or fined $20 and costs and license revoked per court order.
Readable notes show Mrs Henry F Schumacher aged 62 of 2009 and 16th Street and Mrs Gabriel Zophy from West Allis. The text lacks full dates or cause.
St. Clare Hospital reports births for August 6 to 7 with new arrivals: a son for Mr. and Mrs. John Marty of Monroe Route 5. a son for Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rindy of New Glarus. a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson of Woodford. and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Taylor of Monticello.
Surgical: Anton Christenson Beloit Beverly Friedrich Juda Nedra Hilliard 2202 12th street Mrs Clarence Saalsan Argyle route 2 Mrs John Poff Beloit Mrs Kenneth Rhodes South Beloit Medical: Curt Freitag Monticello Mrs Melvin Brooks Juda Dismissals: Merlin Olson Mrs Louise Booker Harvey Supernand Mrs Elmon Blum and son Mrs Arthur Keehn and daughter Mrs Laverne Holcomb and son Mrs Walter Beattie Mrs William Hustad and son Frank Ladwig
The International City Managers association notes cities saving money by using sanitary landfills. Buried refuse under a thick earth layer proves faster, cheaper, and cleaner than burning or hog feeding. Fort Worth cut disposal costs from 1.11 to 0.376 dollars a ton, Columbus Georgia from 1 to 0.40, with Tulsa and Pensacola adopting the method.
Marty recounted a fishing trip in northern Wisconsin with Gypsy Rose Lee as a guest. The pair caught a 37 inch muskie, outgunning Eisenhower by a inch, and Lee later performed on the Marty Showboat stage.
News: Willis L Rowald son of Mrs Doris Rowald 1330 16th street has been released at Great Lakes and is home. His brother John was released months ago from naval service. Also today Major league softball Schedule A update pairs Bauman Hardware against Twin Grove at Recreation Park tonight. Kraft Foods versus McArdle Tavern slated for Thursday night.
Robert W. Rieder Theodore Olson Loyd Marty and A S Peterson attended a Green County American Legion band rehearsal in Monticello last evening. Mr Peterson conducted in the absence of O A Weller.
Three Cleveland nurses Mae Swartz Betty Ketscha and Mary Prunk will depart tomorrow for a trip through the West after spending a week with Miss Swartzs parents Mr and Mrs Harry C Swartz in Cleveland.
John Naef of 2008 20th avenue remains in serious condition after a severe stroke on Sunday. His wife is caring for him at their home.
The plan team from the Y C Constitution Rules and Policy committee met with Mrs. Ula Tyler and Harvey H. Holland to draft a constitution for the Youth Council.
Mrs. Gabriel Zephy dies in West Allis as telegram informs her sister Mrs. Frank M Billings. Mr. and Mrs. Billings and Mr. and Mrs. J E S plan to attend the Thursday funeral in a West Allis cemetery.
Plans by Charles Grigsby to upgrade the 65 acre Doherty farm on llth street include electric lighting to the barn. Susan P Grigsby of Carthage bought the property from Alice C West. The project aims to turn the property into a model dairy farm.
Mrs. Margaret Keehn who died Monday evening in a Beloit nursing home will be laid to rest Thursday at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church Albany with Rev. Richard C. Werner officiating. The body rests at the church from noon for viewing. Interment follows at English Settlement Cemetery 2.5 miles northeast of the village. Pallbearers are M. L. Barton Edward Davis Newton Davis Warren Smout John Patchen and Verne Jones.
Niles and area residents are listed stopping by Monroe shops and local homes for visits and errands. Names include Peter Marent from Orangeville, Mrs. Mattie Thurston of Argyle, Dick Binns Browntown, and many others visiting relatives, shopping, or staying brief. Grace Lutheran bake sale announced for Saturday August 10 at the Gas office.
A string of visitors and locals are mentioned: Aleta Kryder Juda caller here, Ethel Olson South Wayne, Masey Olson Argyle, Ed Flannagan Juda, Chester Peterson South Wayne, Sheila Mason Beloit business caller in Monroe, Kay Clark Madison visiting relatives, Ann Whitcomb Lena Deininger in Madison, Louis Eley Sauk City, O R Heinemann Milwaukee guest of May Luchsinger, Irene Eimer visiting DeLyle Fielstad family. Janesville pair to Nashville for vacation. O’Hare Beloit family visiting Darlington. Nora Gavigan Monroe and Gladys Lane Argyle visiting Lewis Mann Richland Center. Frank Nussbaum family Paoli visited this morning. H F Cunningham arrives Berkeley for month, will join later. Ida Sacker Des Moines and Addie Henninger Cedar Rapids return home after mission house conference in Plymouth. surprise committee Legler and Woelfle sisters host refreshments. Legler troop No. 10 presents play Cross Your Heart with several participants.
Social Events report details the Women’s Union reception and meeting at St John’s Evangelical and Re formed Church last evening. New members include Mmes. Wenger, Schwend, Beach, Marty, Thompson, Sutter, Aeschlimann, Buehler, Meier, Waelti, Richard, Rufenacht, Stauffacher, Stoll and Misses Haddinger and Waellti. Bernice Holsapple chaired with Helen Altman and Mrs Gruenewald leading a discussion on Filling the Empty Places in Life. Ray Ott and Kenneth Feldt performed an accordion guitar duet. Mrs Kehle and Miss Wartenweiler reported on the Elmhurst women’s guild conference. Mrs Stauffer was elected delegate to
Miss Mildred Marie Hartwig daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hartwig Monroe route 3 became the bride of Herman Harold Blum son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Blum Milwaukee in a 1 p m double ring ceremony at the cottage of Rev. and Mrs. Alvin C. Rabehl Wisconsin Dells. Rev. Rabehl performed the ceremony. Attending were maid of honor Miss Dorothy J. Blum Monroe sister of the groom bridesmaids Mrs. Victor Wells Monroe and Betty Jane Wagner Brodhead. Best man Leland G. Hartwig ushers William and Robert Hartwig brothers of the bride. A wedding dinner was held at the Finch hotel Wisconsin Dells and a reception at the bride’s home. The couple will reside in Milwaukee with his parents after a wedding trip. Mrs. Blum is a Pleasant Valley and Monroe high school graduate and has been employed at
The wedding in the Congregational church united Virginia Mae Kitzman and Stanley Seefeld. Rev. Jesse Sarls performed the ceremony with maid of honor Jeanette Kitzman and bridesmaids Ellen Kitzman and Mrs. Burton Davis. Best man was Lawrence Seefeld. The couple will reside near Whitewater after a trip to northern Wisconsin.
A shower and dessert bridge party was given at the J. H. Bruni home for Mrs. Donald Clark with Mrs. L. G. Ruchlow as hostess and co-hosts Mrs. E. O. Baker and Mrs. John H. Burns. Present were Mrs. Herbert Johnson, Kenneth Lovell, Floyd Davis, B. F. Stoltz, Malcolm Muenich, Leonard Akre, Otho Schneider, Harry Baumgartner, Monres, and Mrs. J. Bernard Heroux of Hillside New Jersey.
Forty attended the meeting of the Woman's Relief corps last evening where Mrs. O. R. Heinemann of Milwaukee was a guest and speaker, addressing duties and community service.
Two candidates were received and taken into membership while three membership applications were heard. Refreshments were served with Mrs. A. F. Henning and Mrs. Amos Johnson in charge. Honors in cards went to Mrs. Sophie Kubly and Mrs. Alex Rutsch. The next meeting is set for the first Tuesday in September.
Haverhill Massachusetts 19 year old Panagiotis Nibi has enlisted in the army seeking a European assignment to reunite with his parents. He returned to the United States last December after living in Bucharest since 1934. Letters to his parents in Bucharest have been returned unopened as he hopes the army can locate them.
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