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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1949
Page
5
Mostly fair with little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. Highs around 87 and lows near 59. Barometer steady at 29.58 inches. Warmest spot yesterday reached 103 while the coldest was 52. Sunrise at 5 07, sunset at 7 01.
Mabel Goetz transfers property to Goetz Thea ters in St 3 North Court subdivision Monroe city. The transfer is subject to an easement.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley grants divorce to Mary Lucille Goecks from Walter Harold Goecks. Cruel and inhuman treatment cited. Custody of a minor child awarded to the plaintiff with $30 monthly support and $1 yearly alimony. Property settlement approved. Married October 26 1946 in Madison and separated last month.
Justice L. A. Koenig found James Kraus guilty of speeding with a $25 fine and costs. Casimer Grams was guilty of operating a vehicle under the influence, with $10 and costs. James Bernard Lee faced a $10 fine and costs for left side street parking. double parking charge dismissed. Death notices: Mrs. George J. Rieff, 55. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Pickett, daughter, Aug. 15, 2316 17th avenue.
St Clare Hospital report lists dismissals including Mrs Cecilia Ho Mrs Gaylord Erickson Mrs John Jenson and son Mrs Archie Meyers and daughter Mrs Stacia Williams and daughter. Medical details include Ms Edward Halverson Wiota Elmer Collins Ridgeway Jesse V Furniss. Spregical addresses for Wyss Haber man Vittles noted.
Radio contact with Kanhsien defenders was lost as communist troops overran a key rail center. Foreigners fled Canton on the British steamer Wuseh while reports placed advancing troops 155 miles away. American naval planes were prepared to evacuate Americans from the nationalist provisional capital if needed.
John Marty of Brown town reported to Monroe police that his car struck B W Helms owned car parked in Beloit on 1400 block of 9th street at 4 40 p m yesterday with minor damage. In a second minor crash Robert G Rote of 1505 14th avenue collided with a Roger Store truck parked in the alley behind 1617 10th street at 7 06 p m yesterday.
Traffic fatalities by county through seven months of 1949 show Green and Lafayette with two and one deaths respectively, while Dane records 14 and Rock 13. Five counties Buffalo Crawford Lincoln Marquette Pepin had no deaths to Aug 1. The item notes several personal names and locations in Green county.
The Swiss room at the Eugene hotel receives new wainscoting and bar equipment. Remodeling began after Jacob Hoffmann took possession July 1 and will continue through the week. Updates include reconfiguring the tap room and two downstairs dining rooms, with wall seating along the east wall and new wallpaper. Completion hinges on arrival of new kitchen equipment.
Sigmund Z. Engel, 73, held on four charges of confidence games, failed to have his $62,000 bail reduced. He allegedly deceived women who believed his professions of love, leaving them with cash or jewels. Jail officials earlier found $7,400 in contraband cash in his undergarments. Chief Justice James J. McDermott denied the reduction request.
Mr and Mrs Zuhlke Evansville will teach at Juda high school this year and have moved into the Ray McNett house, now owned by Russell Carter.
Mrs Edith Roderick and daughter Letha moved Monday into a Walnut Street residence. Mr and Mrs Arley Roderick moved from the home to the Roderick farm location.
Kirby Smith 30 of Johns town Pennsylvania, pilot for Pecatonica Aerial Dusting Service, was killed when his plane plunged into a bank of the Cottonwood River near New Ulm Minnesota. Smith had been working the Minnesota area for a week and reportedly misjudged the bank height while sweeping low over a field.
Milwaukee golf writer Billy Sixty Sr. grabbed a 36 hole total of 149 to take the lead in the Wisconsin state open tournament. He shot 75 yesterday and 74 today, finishing two under par on the front and needing 40 strokes on the back to reach the 149.
Brief notes list residents and visitors across Wisconsin: Fred G. in Madison on business. Arthur C. Benkett in Madison. Marion and Jacob Say from Albany. H N Darling and A R Steele party in Rockford. Larry Stauffer and wife back from two weeks in northern Wisconsin. Roscoe Dalton, Beverly Walters, and Beverly in Freeport. Vila Hefty homebound after hospital stay. Tschudy and family touring northern Wisconsin. Wampfler and Baumberger from Rice Lake for a funeral in Monroe. Mary Ryan and A L Copman en route to Los Angeles after visiting Paul Dannerbeck. Ann Dearth Stella Brown Louise Hermanson Jane Bender Rose Marie after visit Fond du Lac. Alvin G Ott of New Glarus visiting grandparents in Monroe. E Benjamin Jr and daughters Diane Katherine Cheri Lee in Marengo. Patricia Lund of Belle Plaine returns after weekend with Rosa family. Rev L B Hastings and Frank Carmichael head to Milwaukee then Orlando. Hastings has visited Monroe recently.
Funeral services for Mrs Geraldine Schmid were held at 2 p m today at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev Dallas D Landrum officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood cemetery. Casket bearers included R E Erickson W E Schuetze Arthur C Benkert Leland L Lamboley Donald Woodman and Albert D Mrs Schmid's body was flown from the coast to Chicago arriving yesterday morning.
Mrs John Wampler 60 died Friday near South Wayne. Services were set for 2 P m at Stuessy Funeral Home with David Heiser officiating. Burial will be in Blaisdell Cemetery. Pallbearers include Casper Maurer Herman Brog Alfred Buri Adolf Riesser Robert Emmenegger and Fred Glauser.
The Badger Motors Co garage at 1408 11th Street hosts an open house Saturday to mark the two story 60 by 68 addition used for shop and storage. William Greub, Buick dealer in Monroe since 1926, shows the 1950 Buick special and other models amid a staff including Miss Ida Casnova master mechanic Stanley Field Amos Johnson and others.
News briefing the Beckman family and relatives returning from a week in Minnesota, listing visited families in Mankato Fairmont LeCenter and Winslow and noting other society items including Gloria Green’s Florida trip and Petoskey travel plans. Also reports an army discharge for Frederick L. Blanc and a sane finding for Robert McGregor in a separate crime note. Catholic decree allows priests to marry communists under faith commitments.
Sky writing over the city yesterday advertised a popular brand soft drink. William A. Vinton, general contractor on the public square project, praises his crew as exceptionally hardworking and well behaved. Most are college students, he says.
Lloyd A Isley becomes a full partner at Kaiser and Fraser Sales Co joining Albert Boss and Burton Bacon after buying out Donald F Boss interest. Isley, formerly foreman at Johnson Pontiac, now manages the service department as of yesterday.
Testimony centered on seven freezers given to Vaughan four years ago by two friends. Maj. Gay said Waitt showed interest in Deering Milliken’s work for the government. A lobby altercation at the Mayflower involved William Rogers and Charles Clark. Other witnesses named include Albert J. Gross, Robert Quirk, and Harry Hoffman as donors or shippers of the freezer cabinets.
Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind, died from head injuries after a speeding taxi driver struck her and her husband as they crossed a street. The driver, Hugh Gravitt, 28, faces manslaughter charges with a history of traffic violations. The 12 year effort and marriage to John Marsh are noted.
Washington report shows the House appropriations committee backing increased funding for Voice of America noting a desire to counter Russian influence. The package includes a Florida guided missile proving ground project and loans for farm housing, totaling 75,790,521 dollars, leaving 14,174,499 less than the president’s request.
Gen Omar N Bradley today became the first chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. He was sworn in by Secretary of Defense Johnson as the top military adviser to the president and the secretary of defense, directing the leaders of the army navy and air force.
Mrs. Joseph Riedweg and Mrs. Emma Tschanz are embarking on a Canadian tour, visiting cities and attractions as part of their travel itinerary. They plan informal meetings and sightseeing stops, sharing experiences with local communities along the way.
Eight Green County Boy Scouts hiked over 100 miles at Philmont Scout Ranch in northeastern New Mexico. They traveled from Apple River Canyon camp to Cimarron then Carson Maxwell HQ, camping 13 days under the stars with burros and rugged trails blazed by the 49ers.
In north central Arkansas near Harrison two deposits of radioactive ore were reported. Frank Thomas, a private mining engineer, announced one find, while Leon Dupuy of the U S Bureau of Mines confirmed the other. A Geiger counter detected the material. tests were sent to Rolla. Dupuy refused to specify locations and cautioned the material may not be uranium yet described as live, radioactive material.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Hauser of Great Falls Montana have spent several days here with relatives and friends The Hauser family formerly owned and operated the Monroe hotel.
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