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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1949
Page
6
The bulletin notes a fair and cooler night with today signals since 1 p m. highs around 78 and lows near 60. It cites a year ago today high of 80 and mentions the warmest place in the U S yesterday Yuma Arizona at 112 and the coldest International Falls Minnesota.
Ida Marty transfers 60 ft of the north portion of Kik to Leo L Hofmeister. Payne's donation to Green County excludes the 40 ft south segment. Mr and Mrs Willis Keller of Juda and Mr and Mrs Marvin Wuthrich of Orangeville listed with August 29 transfers. Deaths include Bruce Soliday aged 42 of Cedarville and John Wesenberg aged 79 of Orford.
Surgical cases include Carl Halverson Graton Olaf Mickelson Argyle Mrs Robert Anderson Argyle Lillian Feenie Madison Medical case lists Mrs Charles Grossmann Deerfield Dismissals include Lloyd Rufer Mrs Edwin Huffman and son Mrs Norman Brace Stanley Howe David Lee Larson Mrs Russell West Mrs Margaret Keech and Sarr Rhyner.
The Wisconsin conference of the Evangelical United Brethren church presents a sacred concert at Immanuel church at 8 p m Thursday to aid a Waushara county property acquisition for a future conference camp and convention site. An octette performs with Rev Irvin Lepien and other pastors from Prairie du Chien Ash Creek Brillion Oak Creek Monona Lake Mills Milwaukee and Elk Mound plus Mrs Ferch as accompanist.
A cold front brings clear skies and cooler temperatures across the north. Lowland areas in the extreme north may see scattered light frost tonight as temperatures dip and the day progresses with highs near 76 to 78 and morning lows around 60.
Dr J F Shenberger a 59 year old Winslow physician sustained a fractured right shoulder and deep forehead lacerations in a two car collision eight miles north of Freeport on state route 21 at 1 15 pm Monday He was transported to Deaconess hospital Freeport by ambulance The other vehicle was driven by Main Byram of Abington Til with passenger Mrs Ethel Rogers of Marietta Til suffering a fractured kneecap Byram treated for lacerations on left arm and chin Total polio cases reach 483 for the year with 49 new reports marking the largest daily total this year.
Mrs. Russell V. Grant of 819 18th avenue goes bait casting during a northern vacation at Presque Isle lake near Winegar. She hooks a 19 inch northern pike on the first cast from the boat, then lands pan fish on worms, showing more thrill for casting.
Driver education returns to Monroe senior high with Edmund R. Anderson and Nat G. Preston teaching. Last year 48 students enrolled and most earned certificates exempting them from a written test for Wisconsin licenses. Wisconsin earned a superior award for maintaining full driver education in at least half the high schools with enrollments above 50 percent. Other winners included Arizona, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and North Dakota. Training correlates with a 50 percent better traffic record.
A 1950 planning session by 18 Green County residents at the courthouse aimed to shape an agricultural youth and home program. County agricultural agent Myron E. Jeglum, assistant Lester Van Loon, and county home agent Miss Mamie Tillema would carry out the plan with the three extension workers. Attendees included Miss Esther Newman Juda and several residents from Monroe Madison areas and nearby towns.
Wisconsin public welfare data show 101,953 people received aid in July, costing 3,705,498. Old age and dependent children dominated receipts, with 49,489 on old age aid averaging 47.26, 28,759 dependents 841,099 averaging 29.25, and 21,157 on general relief averaging 17.61. The program covers 18 of every 100 seniors over 65.
George Byron Scott, 78, prominent lumberman formerly active in upper Michigan and Washington, died at his Winneconne home after a brief illness. He ran a Tacoma mill about 25 years ago before retiring in 1938.
The Atwood school opens with Mrs. Ralph Bridge as teacher for the fall term. Juda schools will begin on September 5.
A collage of names and places records visits and travels. Henry Detwiler from Warren and Miss Margaret Cullen attended the state fair. The Vineys vacationing in northern Wisconsin. Rev Ralph K Kofoed headed to Appleton for a state Methodist pi er's school. Kubly family from Rock City hosted at Iselys. Shultz family visiting in Freeport. Geigels in Monroe weekend Chicago visit. Snowden and Guess trio plan Labor Day weekend in Lafayette Indiana. Thrasher family from Lena and Monroe visited Wisconsin Dells Devils Lake. Marchants head home to Boston after six weeks near Oakley. Van Wagoner family back to Orford Michigan after eight days with Hanselman in Monroe. Iselys from Monroe return from Milwaukee after fair visit.
The Social Events mee wees of St. John’s Ladies Aid Society have been postponed from this Thursday to next week Thursday. Co chairs Mrs Emil Sutter and Mrs W D Stauffacher will lead. A birthday party fundraiser, with a minimum one cent per year of age, supports a Missouri church institution, to follow the regular Aid meeting at 2 30 p m at table decorated by month theme.
Rev L B Hastings of Orlando will return to Monroe to fill the vacancy as resident vicar of St Andrew's Episcopal church. He left Monroe in 1948 to serve as canon missioner in Orlando and began ministry in 1908 at Elkhart Indiana, later serving 18 years at Old St John's Milwaukee. Hastings and Frank Carmichael left Milwaukee for Orlando this morning after a Monroe visit yesterday.
Reynolds, manager of the 1949 Wisconsin state fair, says the 1950 event will run August 19 through August 27. The 1949 fair set attendance and cash sales records, with final attendance at 717,800, surpassing the 676,288 mark from 1941. Profits from the nine day fair will be reinvested into the 1950 iteration.
Wisconsin and Michigan senators split on votes for and against measures in two roll calls. Senator Wiley led a motion to forbid suspending rules on an economy directive to President Truman, while Senator Vandenberg supported suspending, and Senator Ferguson paired for. McCarthy did not vote. A separate proposal by Wiley to restrict armed services purchases was defeated.
Longshoreman Jose Venegas, 48, received 180 days in jail after smoking aboard the Grace Line freighter Santa Juana loaded with 7,660 cases of dynamite 2,000 kegs of blasting powder and 14 cases of dynamite caps.
Lester Van Loon assisted county agent led a fruit growers gathering at Young Bros farm in Galesville with orchard tours and demonstrations on grading and packing apples. Also noted: Mrs Flora Gavey near bedfast after a heart attack, with daughters attending. new home permits for Wendell Simmons in Lakeside Heights. Goetz convalescing after surgery. travel updates on hurricane impact and a fish trip at Longlake near Saron a.
Milwaukee motorists won more relief as six additional distributors cut wholesale tank wagon gasoline prices. Regular now 19.9 cents a gallon while ethyl is 20.4. Retail tankfuls range from 19.9 to 24.4 cents for regular and 20.9 to 25.4 cents for ethyl, with prices varying by station.
M. J. Gonstead promotes relief for ailments with X Ray and Neurocalometer based care. Ad urges readers to call for consultation at the chiropractic clinic.
A Sunday picnic at Recreation Park Monroe celebrated Karen Bostian's ninth birthday. Attending were F W Fowler Rockford C B Bridge Russell Hendrickson J E Bostian Florence Station and Virgil Dickinson family. Airman Group Meets Brodhead Reunion gathered at Vilas Park Madison with Anna Fairman Ralph Danielson Marion Fairman and others traveling from Beloit Madison and Waupun.
A surprise birthday party honored Harry Zweifel Thursday at the Zweifel home in Orangeville. Guests included Ivan Lang LaVern Baylor Gale Brechtel and Miles Barr among others at the intimate gathering.
Four people died in Wisconsin incidents yesterday. Randall Lardinois, three months old, was killed after a two car crash near Green Bay. Gary Schmitz, eight, of Belgium, was killed in a collision of a farm truck and another auto. Cpl Roy Burns, 20, of Mansfield, La., died when a weapons carrier and trailer overturned on highway 141 near Sheboygan. Joseph Cappell, 45, was crushed by a collapsed drainage ditch while working on Kaukauna’s new pool project.
Labor and management weigh a presidential fact finding board offer to mediate a wage dispute that could trigger a steel strike on September 14. The board seeks replies from the CIO steel workers, 63 companies, and the union to decide on a 30 cents per hour package for about a million workers.
In a Senate inquiry Vaughan testified that he never used his position to aid James Hunt or any company. He said his assistance to Verley, and ties to Truman, were routine and not approval driven. Roy Feldt was transferred to a Monticello rural route as carrier effective Sept. 1.
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