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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
8
Considerable cloudiness with widely scattered showers tonight. Friday will be partly cloudy with little temperature change and occasional showers in the south portion. Since yesterday 1 pm the high reached 92 and the low 70. Today's high 87 and precipitation measured since yesterday. Warmest place yesterday was Yuma Arizona at 100, coldest readings not specified.
Henry Goeringer of Madison forfeits bonds on drunk and disorderly under Brodhead city ordinance. He was jailed Saturday night and bonded Sunday for appearance. Michael McGuire of route 5 pays $5 and costs for speeding.
Justice L A Koenig in Monticello grants preliminary examination waiver for selling mortgaged property and bound over to county court at 1 30 p m bonds set 400. Arnold F Byrne Madison charged with operating unregistered vehicle and without license found guilty both counts fined 5 each plus costs. James Bernard Lee 914 14th avenue had double parked and parked on left side. hearing postponed to 10 am Aug 16.
A fragment lists individuals with ages and places: Ben J. Schmid 37 San Francisco Frank P. Crotty 57 South Wayne and an entry Baker 81 Darling ry. The OCR fragment provides no context or actions.
War and Mrs Earl Hagen Gratiot son Aug 11. Mr and Mrs Harry Smith Juda daughter Aug. Mr and Mrs Stacey Williams route 2 Monroe daughter Aug.
Surgery: Mrs Donald Ruef Albany Mrs Charles Atkinson Brodhead. Accident: Robert Hauser 1622 15th avenue. Medical: Mrs Albert Goodman Troy Center. Commissioners: Mrs Thomas Kelly Charles Coplien Kernall.
Polio incidence rose to 220 in Wisconsin as a two month old Sparta infant died at a Madison hospital. The child, Thomas Rice, son of John D. Rice editor of the Monroe County Democrat, was among several new cases that prompted six Red Cross polio nurses to be recruited for Wisconsin General Hospital from Oshkosh Madison Michigan Mississippi and South Carolina. Two more LaCrosse cases, a 35 year old farmer and a 27 year old Sparta man, raised the year total for the six county region to 86.
May 31 1884 approval of the cities and villages act marks a shift from blacksmithing to modern commerce. Cedarville’s roster shows a plastic molding firm by Lorton Hei, a cabinet shop, barber, beauty salon, and a growing general store replacing the old one. Notables include Dr. John L. Fry and Virgil Fry, seventh generation in Mill-Oak cottage, Federal Judge Elwyn R. Shaw, photographer Harry Herlin, and decorator Guy Shewman.
A fatal early morning crash near highway 55 and county trunk HH northeast of Fond du Lac killed 26 year old Robert L Huck Jr of route 4. Passenger Robert Duffy 20 of Peebles was seriously injured. A list of named locals and relatives appears in the damaged report.
A crowd of brief notes lists residents and visitors: Mrs. Julia Bevers of Platteville en route to Madison, Irene Menenan in Madison, Dickie Schmiedlin visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs. August Kruel in Fennimore, Miss Alice Faeser visiting her step-sister Mrs. Arthur Frederick in Madison, Mrs. Sam H. Magdal and Claire Goodrich with Heidi Plaetfii returning from Chicago, Ralph W. Ludlow of Sterling Illinois visiting sister Adele Storck and Mrs. Dell Ludlow, Mrs. A. R. Steele, Mrs. Fred Grimm and Mrs. Leon Schmidt visiting Mrs. Carrie Eichstadt in Wauke? Misses Lois Ritzman of Winslow and Katherine Rohde of Browntown back from a vacation in Michigan and Canada, route back to Marshalltown Iowa after northern Wisconsin trip, and note that Mr. Tschudy is a former Times advertising manager.
The Alston Auto Paris Co. announced the purchase of the C. L. Nick Sales and Service Co. at 1408 13th Street. The Nick firm, holding Ford tractor and Dearborn farm implement franchises, now operates from Alston’s highway 1181 east of Monroe. Emanuel Fuchs will be sales representative and Sanford Weber a mechanic. The auto parts service continues. the showroom becomes the implement sales HQ.
An order of 6,500 baby chicks was flown to Arkansas yesterday by Gilbert Baltzer of Badger Flying Service. Some chicks may have been hatched from eggs flown from Massachusetts to Mt. Horeb hatchery. Baltzer makes frequent hops to Arkansas and sometimes returns with as much as 1,700 pounds of dressed fevers seed at Banjo Pete's and Grant's Maple Grove Inn. Robert Blumer, Clarno township farmer, accompanied Baltzer on the trip.
Spencer woman, cave 6th street, has found a way to keep peace among his four dog family while solving transportation for Martha Etter. Boxer Gippy pulls a red wagon harnessed to the dog with the boxer pulling around town. When Martha isn’t available, Poochie the black cocker spaniel rides along. The Etter Bowen dogs include two hunting dogs and two 50 pound sacks of dog food last about a month.
Kenneth Milestone of Blanchardville had the ring finger of his right hand amputated at St. Clare hospital after his hand was crushed between a moving tractor and a fence post. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Curtis Milestone route 1 Blanchardville and was reported in satisfactory condition after returning home Tuesday afternoon.
Henry Schneider, a loaner farmer, yesterday visited the Evening Times to pay his annual subscription and present a bouquet of gladioli.
Funeral services for Emil Elmer were held today at the Voegeli funeral home at 1:30 p m relatives and at 2 o clock at Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed church Rev A Ri Ach temeier officiated with burial at Highland cemetery Pallbearers included Carl Bidingmaier Monroe Alvin B idlingmaier Winslow Ill Lawrence Bidlingmaier Almon Bleiler Argyle and Leon Klassy and Sylvan Bidlingmaier Monticello
Eight members and their husbands gathered for a potluck picnic supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Matt H Stauffacher at 2216 7th Street last evening.
Ben F. Feldt of 515 20th avenue and his daughters Kathleen and Ruth will depart tomorrow for DeSmett South Dakota to observe the wheat harvest now in its 20th straight year. The family will stop in Northfield Minnesota for a Carleton college visit where Kathleen plans to matriculate as a freshman this fall. Feldt also intends to buy feeder cattle to be shipped home from western South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Voegeli of 2109 14th street will depart Saturday afternoon by train for a three week tour including Yellowstone national park Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles and Yosemite national park returning September 2. Rev L B Hastings to celebrate holy communion tomorrow at 7 am at St Andrew's Episcopal church. Jerry Van Wagenen son of Mrs John A Van Wagenen of 2232 8th street was injured at the pool when struck by a large inner tube suffering a wrenching neck with no fractures and was released after X rays.
Evansville note reports Nathan Kessler, a former Green county resident, injured when struck by a baler at his farm home Tuesday afternoon. Further X rays were to be taken today at Stoughton Community hospital. Charles A. Booth purchased the home at 1414 14th street, formerly owned by Lester M. Johnson, with possession around Sept 1.
Herman P Legler landed a 25 inch six pound German brown trout on Hefty Creek near Monticello after painting finished around 2 PM. The fish bears battle scars from previous catches and ranks second among area German brown trout. Legler notes the largest on record is Dayne Dinges’s trout near highway 69 south of the state line. Legler’s father stayed home from the trip.
The last railway restrictions between western Germany and Berlin were lifted today after the Berlin blockade ended. Individuals and businesses had previously faced bans on shipping food or goods to Berlin by rail.
The House passed a bill to raise the national minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour as urged by President Truman. The measure moves to the Senate where a similar bill awaits action and has been sidelined for other legislation, with no clear schedule for debate.
Arthur Benson, son of Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Benson, has opened a shoe store in the Eiverson building formerly used by Dr. F W Baker. Benson, with seven years in shoe retail, will also offer shoe repair. Mrs Benson and their daughter will reside in Beloit until local living quarters are found.
Plymouth reports a two car collision three miles west of Cascade killed Mrs. Kenneth R. Suemnicht 22 of route 1 Cascade. Four others injured including Mrs Suemnicht’s two children rushed to hospital with injuries not yet determined.
L L Kitchen city recreation director announced a meeting on the future of the youth center to be held next Monday night at the Angle. The session is open to youths and youth council members.
Dr Homer Adkins, 57, a longtime University of Wisconsin chemistry professor and Newport native, died yesterday after seven weeks of illness. He joined the Wisconsin faculty 30 years ago after graduating from Denison and Ohio State universities.
The Green County health committee was meeting this afternoon in the county court chambers to discuss local health matters and plan upcoming public health initiatives.
An old advertisement text touts Ontrex Tonic Tablets as a solution for low vitality and weak nerves. It claims to restore vigor, improve appetite, and provide stronger nerves, urging readers to buy at stores everywhere.
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