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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1947
Page
6
Daily Record weather report notes generally fair and humid conditions into tonight and Saturday. Temperatures since yesterday 2 pm show a high of 88 and a low of 77, with a year earlier high of 82 and low of 54. Barometer readings 29.73 at 2 am and 29.72 at 2 pm. Yuma reported the warmest US temperature yesterday at 103 while Washington State hit a cold 47. Sunrise and sunset times are 5 13 and 6 53.
Marriage licenses issued to Clara Elaine Maurer and William Stabler Preston of Monroe and Verna Frances Goodrich and Norbert Edmund Durgin, both of Monroe.
Obituaries note the deaths of Charles G. Purinton 74 of route 1 Monticello and Mrs Leon E Silver 76 of Janesville with brief memorial details.
Mr and Mrs Franklin Condon of Brodhead welcome a son born August 22. The family reports the new arrival is healthy and cherished by relatives.
Medical notes list Mrs. Rosa Duerst of New Glerus and Leslie Jones of South Wayne. Dismissals include Mrs. Herman Hartwick.
Swiss cheese from Green County debuts at the Los Angeles Farmers Market. Swisconsin of California opens with Wilber Frick as president Gilbert Strickler as vice president Otto Anderegg and Walter Baumgartner among leaders. Frick supervised construction with the Moser brothers assisting decorators. Workers wear Swiss costumes.
Postmaster General will issue a commemorative stamp next year for Wisconsin's 100th anniversary in 1948. Dr Ora R Rice of Delavan chairs the governor's centennial committee which advocated the stamp after a coin was vetoed. Some proposed May 29 1848 as the date of statehood, others urged January 1 for broader celebration.
One hundred Milwaukee businessmen tour the state on a goodwill mission. Walter Day announces a noon luncheon at St John Evangelical church in Monro and a supper in Janesville. Julius Schmidt leads the wholesalers and manufacturers tour to showcase Milwaukee’s wholesale firms. Carl Holsinger chairs the Monroe luncheon.
The article recalls Senator Bilbo on the eve of his death noting his long anti lynching and anti poll tax stances and filibuster use. It mentions his distinctive attire a horseshoe diamond pin a red necktie and suspenders and his Dreamhouse mansion near Poplarville. Survivors include his brother a daughter and a son in the U S Army.
Private funeral services were held yesterday in Freeport for three month old Barry Arthur Stoltz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stoltz. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kramer and son Terry, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Stoltz and son Jack, Mr. and Mrs. August Ruehlew, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kenniston, Mrs. Charles Pickett, Mrs. Al Burn, and Mrs. Elizabeth Pickett.
Monroe residents cram ice into devices and cooling needs as workers log overtime. Local plant output goes to refrigerant car icing, with much of the supply diverted to meet excessive hot day demand.
Monroe aenie of Eagles will hold an open initiation Sunday afternoon at Beloit. About 40 candidates will participate. The Monroe group plans to leave at 12 15 from the east side of the square for a picnic and entertainment following the initiation.
A lengthy list of residents and visitors to Madison Milwaukee Freeport and other locales includes Mrs Masey Olson Miss Mary Brennan Mrs W A Huffman Marie Monte George Demos Alois Balter Eddie Gerber Mrs William Haak Mamie Bleiler Mrs Leland Boyer Wallace Miller Lawrence Leuenberger Kenneth Waelti Norabelle Hawkins Elmer Behring Alvin Kubly Barbara Sally and many others. The notes track visits travels and temporary absences among Monroe area families with///attending fairs and state events and trips to Chicago Milwaukee and Madison.
Major provisions of the Taft Hartley law take effect today sixty days after Congress overrode Truman's veto. The AFL and CIO oppose the measure and await policy decisions from Chicago and potential board actions. The NLRB cites 410 pending cases and warns unions to file non communist statements or risk dismissal within twenty days.
Miss Amelia E. Clark of Madison Wisconsin has been named dean of women at Lincoln Memorial university Harrogate Tennessee announced by university officials yesterday.
Senator Sparkman endorses a joint senate house inquiry into rising prices and possible price fixing. He backs a twin drive by the justice department and federal trade commission to uncover rigging as hearings begin nationwide next month. The justice department recently opened price probes into food clothing and housing and filed a price fixing charge against tire makers. The FTC also took action against steel manufacturers.
Police fire wounded several as officers tried to control a crowd. Despite a fate to turn Dairen back to China, Soviet forces remain in possession. The United States issued a second protest note urging steps to protect American interests and accountability for the Red army ban on entry. Russia had replied in January and talks with Nanking failed to yield results.
Wisconsin fuel oil users face a winter shortage as jobbers and dealers struggle with limited tank cars and adverse circumstances beyond their control, according to the state petroleum association. The association urged immediate fillups to mitigate expected supply tightness.
The notice cites rising demand and logistical delays as a major cause for inability to replenish stocks quickly. Home owners are urged to place orders for available oil promptly to mitigate shortages.
Mrs. Daniel A. Showers, 65, died yesterday at St. Clare hospital Monroe. Funeral services will be 1:30 pm est tomorrow at Burlington funeral home and 2 pm at the Methodist church. Burial in Rock Lily cemetery. Rev. I A Woodrow of Freeport will officiate. Survived by husband, daughter Inez Ferguson of Winslow, two grandchildren, sisters Bertha Shippy of McConnell and Ida Jordan of Winslow, and brothers Edward Leverton of Freeport and Arthur J. Leverton of Seattle.
Madison, Wis. Four steps may be taken to secure the release of high school male students on a part time basis to help state canning factories in labor shortage areas, the industrial commission reported today. School superintendents would have final jurisdiction in coordinating the plan under director Harry Lippart of the commission employment service.
Lippart said about 126 plants await corn beans tomatoes and beets processing with a lack of women workers. A labor force near 22 000 including 12 000 women will be needed between Aug 24 and the first killing frost as the delayed corn crop limits seasonal workers since cannery season runs with school opening.
Members enjoyed a weiner and marshmallow roast at Luchsinger's grove last evening. The event included a business meeting and social evening after the picnic. The piece notes heraldic color symbolism, red representing strength and endurance.
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