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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1947
Page
6
Daily Record notes showers in north and central portions with some warmth in the far south. Highs reach 77 and lows near 60, a year ago highs were 84 and lows 59. Precip yesterday 0.06 inch. Barometer 29.69 at 2 am and 29.72 at 2 pm. Warmest US city was St. Louis at 103, coldest Helena at 43. Sunrise 5:17, sunset 6:47.
Estates probated for Jay Alexander of Spring Grove who died Aug 1 and Nicholas Stauffacher of Sylvester township who died Aug 3. Will Elmer Monroe named as executor and appraisers Andrew Tschudy Everett Letters. Heirs listed Celia Stauffacher widow William son of Browntown and Mabel Schultz daughter of Monroe. Herman Fritz William C Haren and William Baumgartner named appraisers.
Justice L. A. Koenig handles cases including Ralph Kraus route 4 for reckless driving with $20 costs, Crawford Mueller 2111 15th avenue for reckless driving with $20 costs, Rolland R. Kieckler Orange Ville for speeding with $15 costs, George E. Smith Jr Janesville for speeding with $5 additional costs, and John Buehler 2420 14th street for rank and disorderly conduct with $15 final costs.
Duane Kohl of 807 Ith Street pleaded guilty in county court to unlawful operation of a vehicle. He was assessed $10 fine plus costs. Judge Harold J. Lamboley presided.
The obituary notes the deaths of Cornelia Wagner age 79 and William Fryer age 79 in Orangeville, detailing their ages and city of passing.
Shirley Ann Budde and Frank Joseph Streit both of Jefferson township wed. Ruth Margaret Boesiger of Monroe and Benjamin Clair Cullen of Rockford tied the knot. Blaine Viola Severson of York township and David W. Dobberton of Hartland announced marriage. Oliver Miller of Brodhead and daughter. Harold V. Johnson of Woodford and son. Herman Wyssman of Orangeville and son. Orville Boeck of Winslow and son all noted with August 26 as the date.
The Associated Press reports farmers in the Midwest awaiting more rain as cooler air arrives, easing a heat wave. While recent soaking rains slow a 15 million bushel per day loss, no widespread rainfall is forecast immediately. Corn futures dropped eight cents as rain fell from Indiana to Nebraska, with Iowa and eastern Nebraska seeing the heaviest precipitation.
The Treasury released annual income figures listing totals and salaries. Top names include Strub with 12 000 cash and 529 412 77 in commissions, Fink with 275 400 from two steel firms, Zanuck at 260 000, and Woolworth’s Deyo at 250 974 50. Olivia de Havilland earned 206 944, Maureen O Hara 190 666 67, Fred MacMurray 203 525 66, Ray Milland 185 833 33, Boyer 135 000, Bracken 134 041 65, Power 110 400, Cummings 110 000. Further lists will follow as reports come in.
Local notes show numerous visitors and residents traveling to and from Monroe and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Seth Lowry Janesville and Miss Esther Paulson New Glarus, with multiple trips to Madison Beloit and Chicago. Several families plan vacations to Bailey’s Harbor and the Wisconsin Dells.
Edward Mulligan 51 died Sunday morning. Last rites were held at Shriner-Neushwan der funeral home and St Victor’s Catholic church with Rev E C McCollow officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery featured VFW military services, firing squad and taps. pallbearers included Frank Haren Max Voelkhi John Tresner M J Hyland Frank Jones Archie Gibbons.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cornelia Wagner 79 who died Saturday in a Freeport hospital were held here yesterday afternoon with burial in the Orangeville cemetery. A native of Stephenson county.
Acting Governor Rennebohm announced the veto of a bill to revise the rough fish removal program. He pledged to share reasoning with lawmakers when they reconvene on September 9. The measure would let the conservation commission license commercial fishermen for 100 dollars annually and designate waters for operation.
The commerce department reports Wisconsin per capita income rose 134 percent from 516 to 1198 between 1940 and 1946, while national figures grew from 575 to 1200. Wisconsin also gained 11 percent from 1945 to 1946, with total income payments rising from 1.622 to 3.418 billion dollars.
The article states that total income paid to individuals in the nation last year reached 169 billion dollars. It includes wages dividends interest rents Social Security benefits relief pensions and income from farms and other unincorporated businesses. The figure reflects broad measures of personal earnings across the economy.
Reported communal clashes in Lahore and Amritsar eased today while Punjab remained volatile with Sikhs Hindus and Muslims locked in reprisal violence across multiple districts amid ongoing sectarian strife.
St. Clare Hospital records list Mrs Henry Wilke of Freeport and Glenn Beckman of Clarno in surgical cases. An accident involves Richard Muenich of 1017 22nd Avenue. Medical case notes include Mrs Tobias Wild of Route 5. Dismissals include Mrs John Erb and her son, Mrs Irvin Phillips and daughter, Virgil Sisson, and Ronald Tschudy.
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