Weather Summary for August 13 1947
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in the west and central portions tonight and in extreme east Wednesday. Cooler Thursday, especially in west and central areas. Record highs and lows listed with barometer readings 29.60 and 29.53 in early and late sessions. Warmest city yesterday was Yuma Arizona at 93, coldest Bis marck North Dakota at 49. Sunrise 5 03, sunset 7 06.
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U. S
Yuma
Ariz
Bismarck
N. D
Real Estate Transfers in Monroe Area
Robert L. Rote transfers land to Dora Haber man in Brodhead’s addition Monroe. Ella Meyer sells 1.14 acres in Decatur township. Gottfried Bauman and others to Nathan F. Burgy part of oil 112 Monroe. Wilbert W. Zurbuchen sells 120 acres in Mt. Pleasant township to Arthur Roark. Gordon Wells transfers kt 10 block 7 Emerson and Moulton’s add Monroe to Anna Flannery.
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Robert L. Rote
Dora Haberman
Brodhead
City of
Monroe
Ella Meyer
G. E. Zuercher
Decatur
Gottfried Bauman Et al
Nathan F. Burgy
Wilbert W. Zurbuchen
Arthur Roark
Mt. Pleasant
Gordon Wells
Anna Flannery
Emerson and Moulton’s
Local Birth Announcements Highlight Area Families
Mr and Mrs Robert M Lee of Brodhead announce a son born August 13. Mr and Mrs Leslie Pinnow of route 2 report a son born August 13. Mr and Mrs John Stocker of 1 lrth Street report a daughter born August. Mr and Mrs Ernest Messerli of 1021 Sth Street announce a son born August 12.
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Robert M. Lee
Brodhead
Son
Leslie Pinnow
Route 2
John Stocker
Lrth Street
Ernest Messerli
Sth Street
Vandenberg Plans to Chill Draft Movement for 1948
Washington sen Arthur Vandenberg reportedly plans to cool a Michigan grass roots bid to draft him for the 1948 Republican nomination. Friends say he will signal on return from the Rio conference that he will not be a darkhorse candidate. The movement may push Michigan’s 41 delegates to stay uncommitted at Philadelphia GOP convention.
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Washington
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Friends
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Philadelphia
State Strengthens Its Post as Dairy Capitol
Wisconsin broadens its role as the world dairy leader. Milton H Button of the Department of Agriculture says emphasis on high production cattle and disease reduction boosts state standing. Last year out of state buyers bought 89 000 cattle in state with 8500 headed to breeders in 15 foreign countries to form new herds.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Milton H. Button
State Department of Agriculture
Button
Parade Down Town For Kids Fun Day in Monroe
Parade organizers in Monroe schedule a Friday Fun Day with a parade led by Miss Virginia Krauss and the pep band. Participants from Recreation Park summer programs will march from Lincoln school to the park with bikes floats and pets. Prizes in multiple categories include theater tickets from Goetz theater. Afternoon events include awards lunch free ice cream and water games for children.
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Llth Street
Goetz Theater
Recreation Park
Lincoln School
Fred R. Simpson
Red Cross
U W Readjusts to Postwar Conditions
The University of Wisconsin reports reconversion progress as postwar issues ease. Faculty and classroom locations, textbooks, and curriculum changes are settled and the campus prepares for over 22 000 students next fall. Major shortages in buildings and housing remain amid a large veteran enrollment.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
J. Kenneth Little
Arraignment of Three Texans Delayed in Dane County
Madison Dane county Superior Court Judge Roy Proctor postponed arraignment of three Texas men held on narcotics theft charges to Aug. 22. The delay allows District Attorney Edwin Wilkie to respond to defense motions for a preliminary hearing. Each man was remanded to custody with a $25,000 bail requirement.
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Madison
Superior Court
Roy Proctor
Texas
Dane County
Edwin Wilkie
E. A. Fischer
Personal Mention in Monroe Area Notes Residents Visit and Travel
Local notices list numerous visits across towns including Juda, Beloit, Janesville, Rockford, Mt. Horeb, Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Chicago. People travel for business, shopping, and family visits. several return from trips to Wisconsin, Illinois, and across the region.
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Niles
Albert Zuehlke
Juda
Reuben Pagel
Beloit
Times Office
Mary Jacobs
Janesville
Marie Share
Rockford
Frederick Roth Jr
Susan
Mt. Horeb
C. Earl Baumile
Three Lakes
Robert Anderson
Hollandale
Elmer Anderson
Richard Northrup
Waupun
P. J. Weirich
Frederick Moser
Red Oak
George Stassin
Milwaukee
Robert Wild
New Glarus
Lydia Voegzeli
Monticello
Monroe
Lillian Gempeler
Viola Norton
Mexico
West Coast
Canada
L. H. Andrews
Green Bay
A. L. Andrews
South Wayne
Werner Blum Jr
Phyllis Matzke
Martin's
Sporting Goods
Casper
Wyo
Black Hills
Harold Evans
Lynn
Eugene Klassy
Evansville
Ind
Mae
Caroline Klassy
E. R. Klassy
Community Shoppers Visit From Nearby Towns
Mrs Esther Peterson of Juda visited the city yesterday. Rev and Mrs J C Beto of Lena were Monroe shoppers yesterday. Victor Larson Jr returned to his home in Wauwautosa after a week at the John Thomm home yesterday.
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Esther Peterson
Funeral services for Monroe businessman Allie Van Matre
Funeral services for Monroe businessman Allie Van Matre who died Monday were held at 2 PM at Shriner Neushwander funeral home. Rev Newell Mendenhall delivered the sermon and burial followed in Greenwood Grace Lutheran cemetery with casket bearers Roy Schiffman Martin Purcell Peter S Solomon William Guider Robert Aeschlimann and Clinton Blackbourn.
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Allie van Matre
Monroe
Shriner-Neushwander
Newell Mendenhall
Greenwood
Grace Lutheran Church
Cemetery
Roy Schiffman
Martin Purcell
Peter S. Solomon
William Guider
Robert Aeschlimann
Clinton Blackbourn
Howell Accepts Job As Madison Manager
Port Huron Michigan Leonard G Howell 53 resigned Monday night to accept a 12000 a year post as city manager at Madison The city commission accepted the resignation effective Sept 15 An estimated 400 persons signed a petition to retain him but no action was taken City Treasurer Earl Madill was named acting city manager pending appointment or replacement.
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Port Huron
Mich
Leonard G. Howell
Madison
Howell
Earl Madill
Inadequate Grounds for Milwaukee Sheriff Removal Inquiry
A Milwaukee junior chamber petition seeking a sheriff removal inquiry against George Hanley was deemed insufficient by Acting Governor Rennebohm. The attorney general cited missing signer identities and lack of misconduct charges as grounds to deny an investigation.
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Madison
Milwaukee
Electric bulb fires at Lincoln school office cause smoke
A 200 watt bulb ignited a masonite board and sparked a fire on the third floor of the Lincoln school building. Firemen from Monroe were called at 2 15 this afternoon after electricians discovered the blaze. The office filled with smoke but no damage occurred.
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Monroe Volunteer Fire Department
Lincoln School
Oakley 4-H Club Plans Tour After Sixth Meeting
The Oakley 4-H group will hold a club tour tomorrow afternoon. At their sixth meeting last week they checked record books and enjoyed group singing.
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Oakley
WANTED AT DARLINGTON
Albert Moen of Argyle was picked up yesterday by Sheriff Evan Chambers as a probation violation suspect from Lafayette County. Sheriff Thomas accompanied Chambers when Moen was taken into custody on the street in Darlington.
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Darlington
Albert Moen
Argyle
Evan Chambers
Lafayette County
Thomas
Chambers
Moen
Burned but Improving: Local Youth Scarred by Radiator Explosion
Gerald Peterson, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Leo Peterson of South Wayne, is reported doing well after second degree burns to face arms and chest from a radiator cap explosion at the South Wayne garage where he works. He remains confined at St. Clare hospital.
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Gerald Peterson
Leo Peterson
South Wayne
Peterson
St. Clare Hospital
Elderly Albany Man Falls From Bicycle Injures Self
Elmer Atherton, 85, of Albany, was injured last evening after fainting while eating supper and falling off his bicycle near Mabie Filling Station where he works. A doctor was summoned for treatment.
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Albany
Elmer Atherton
Mabie
Albany truck nosedives into ditch on county line road
Domenic Bongiorno and Gene Doyle escaped injury when the Bongiorno hardware truck slid into a ditch on Highway 59 east of Albany. The crash occurred after hitting loose gravel just south of the Crooke cemetery. motorists pulled the truck out of the ditch.
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Albany
Domenic Bongiorno
Gene Doyle
Bongiorno Hardware
Highway 59
Crooke
Born to Mr and Mrs Meythaler in Appleton
A son was born August 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Fredrich Meythaler of Appleton. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Meythaler of 1702 16th Street. Friends and relatives here have been informed.
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Fredrich Meythaler
Appleton
Mr. Meythaler
Fred E. Meythaler
1702
16Th Street
Condition Improves for Gratiot Boy After Injury
Gerald Rolli eight year old of Gratiot suffered a skull fracture when a tail from a hay stack struck him Monday. He was reported improving by the attending physician.
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Gerald Rolli
USDA Backtracks On Corn Forecast In World Market Update
The USDA revised its forecast for this year’s corn crop to 2.66 billion bushels with a record 1.43 billion bushels of barley and other crops. It shows corn production below last year’s 3.29 billion but above the 10 year average, while winter wheat and oats projections are adjusted alongside July milk and egg output figures. Pasture conditions on Aug 1 are reported at 86 percent of normal with yields listed for key states and crops.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Wisconsin
Illinois
Florida Cop Suggests Miss Hill Head West
The Miami Herald reported workmen would install floodlights at Virginia Hill’s Sunset Island home to guard her after the Siegel case. The house will also have a telegraph alarm linked to Miami Beach police headquarters. Police Chief P. R. Short and Detective Sgt. C. W. Pierce urged Miss Hill to stay indoors to avoid danger.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Miami Herald
Sunset Island
Virginia Hill
Benjamin Siegel
Herald
Miss Hill
P. R. Short
C. W. Pierce
Chief Short’s Warning on Nightlife Ends in Tragic Advice
Chief Short advised avoidance of night clubs and public places and allegedly told a woman to go to California and get killed if she planned to be killed. The quote highlights a controversial remark attributed to the official.
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Chief Short
California
Three Families Return Home After Visit
Mrs. Marie Waeffer Mrs. Hul da Trickel and children of Reech ford have returned home after spending a few days with Mrs. Harold Schuetz.
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Marie Waeffer
Hulda Trickel
Reechford
Harold Schuetz
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Daily Record
Concen IO
Emma Fitch
Herman Baumgartner
Burnette Briggs
Ee George Meiberg
Ross Bonjour
Orson Robertson Jr
Alvin
John Andrews
Glenn Geigel
Ernest Lufi
Chill
Dairy
LANZ
Agency
U.W
Ludlow
NEW Body CO
Dewey Boyd
12Th Street
Burkhard Electric Co. Bldg
Chiropractic
M. J. Gonstead
Res
USDA
Royal Blue Flower and Gift Shop
Ce Eiba
Esther of Hollywood
Florida
Hehe
Tire Service Headquarters
Gempler Tire Shop
15Th Ave
Nyse S Tires
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