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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1946
Page
6
Mostly cloudy and cooler to night and Wednesday with occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. High 83 and low 60. Comparisons show year ago high 83 and low 57. Almanac data include sunrise 5 18 and sunset 6 44 with barometer reading noted.
Real estate transfers list Jack H. Bristow to Earl Geigel at 51 Gettings Add Monroe and Arlie Smith to Floyd M. Geland in Brooklyn town. The brief notices reflect ownership changes and property transfers in local records.
County court records note Spaney passes on case involving Saanen and an accident scene with a payment of five dollars referenced.
Dedhs Lee Germann age 64 of 1312 14th street Maurice E Baltzer age 76 of 1421 16th street and Mrs Elizabeth Trachsel age 88 of 1720 16th street are listed in the community notices with ages and street addresses.
Mr and Mrs Odell announce a son born in Blanchardville in August. Mr and Mrs eareien report a daughter born in August. Mr and Mrs John Obert of Winslow announce a daughter born August 26.
Surgical notes list Mrs Francis Ray of Darlington and Gene Stamm from Monroe Route 1. Medical entries record Mrs Buddy Stauffer and Mrs David Alberts of Shannon TL. Dismissals include Mrs George Slayton Mrs Glen Dearth and daughter Mrs F Royce Zump and son Diane Camp.
Miss Helen G. Smith, leaving tomorrow for Bremerton Washington, was guest of honor at a dinner party last evening. Members of her bridge club had a dinner bridge at Miss Viola Norton’s home in New Glarus. Honors at two tables went to Mrs. Leland Lamboley, Mrs. Marian Tschudy and Miss Smith. A farewell gift was presented. Miss Smith is a principal and first grade teacher at the East school and will take a similar position in the West.
Last rites for Esther Rupnow were held at 3 15 pm at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev Paul C Kehle of St John Evangelical and Reformed officiating. Interment followed at Greenwood cemetery with Rupnow and Ruff pallbearers. Elsie M. Smith was honored with funeral services at 1 30 pm at Shriner Neushwander with Rev LeRoy Loats and Rev Newell Mendenhall assisting. Burial followed at Greenwood cemetery.
L. A. Koenig presided over a Sunday meeting of about 75 Knights of Columbus at Recreation Park, addressing club activities and upcoming community events.
Wilfred E. Nyborg 19 of Argyle route 1 loses control on 9th street and hits a hydrant then a parked 1946 Ford sedan owned by Dr. J. A. Rouch at 7 15 p m. Nyborg charged with drunken driving and his case was held for advisory sentence by Justice of the Peace Louis A. Koenig. Passengers Edward F Hoban and Helen Flint unharmed. A separate minor accident on 11th street near 18th avenue involved Richard Kundert and Charles Niles with slight damage.
Miss Patricia Maurer daughter of Edward H Maurer will attend Brown business college in Milwaukee this weekend. She is a 1946 Monroe High School graduate. Thomas J Foley of 2903 13th Street purchased the Mullen Tavern in Gratiot and took possession last week.
Mrs. Louis F. Felder of 1823 15th Avenue has boarded the army transport General Greely in San Francisco. Her husband, Capt. L. F. Felder, is stationed in Luzon, and she begins her trip to the Philippines.
Word has been received that Miss Jean Jones R N St Clare hospital who accompanied Michael Hasley 11 month old son of Lt and Mrs Merlyn Hasley to San Francisco arrived in the western city Michael whose father is in the marines had been visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs E E Hasley and Mr and Mrs John R Gage South Wayne and relatives in Monroe several weeks.
In a women’s magazine Merikay Roth daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Roth of Horeb Monroe appears in connection with a letter by Mrs Roth on adoption. The Roths have adopted a son and hope to adopt a third child from a reliable agency once they bring brother home.
A U S Army recruiting sergeant will be at the Monroe post office Wednesday to accept enlistments in the regular army. Since formal end of World War II is not declared, family allowances remain in effect. Reenlistment of former noncommissioned officers in their discharged rank based on MOS ties is available if enlistment is for three years.
Jack Johannes of Dallas, legal adviser for Fritos Texas franchises, leads a nationwide plant tour visiting Washington DC, Atlanta, St. Louis, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Lima, Cleveland and Los Angeles. He will stay two years.
The Cecil Jones post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars met at Turner Hall last night to plan an initiation ceremony in September and to wrap up the ongoing membership drive.
Local notices list residents visiting relatives and traveling from Juda Albany Warren Rockford Davis Belmont and Janesville. Movements include vacations, trips to Milwaukee Chicago and San Francisco plus a funeral service and Pythian Sisters event.
A long list of residents and guests visited Monroe and nearby towns yesterday and today. People from Beloit Madison Juda Monroe Brown town Belleville Chicago Dubuque Freeport and Milwaukee and states like Washington and Florida were reported traveling visiting relatives shopping or attending fairs and events.
In Wisconsin GOP and Democratic primaries, incumbents and challengers won varied margins. Notable results include William H. Stevenson in the third district with 23,364 to 16,931 over Fred F. Miller, plus Robert K. Henry in the second district with 34,533 over Earl Schumacher and John Louis.
Miss Mary Meythaler daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Meythaler will teach design in the home economics department at Mason City High School Iowa. She will be accompanied to Mason City by her parents on
More than 130 million blood donations were made in the United States during the war, reflecting massive nationwide mobilization. The figure underscores the scale of medical effort and public participation in sustaining wartime hospitals and armed forces.
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