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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1947
Page
12
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with near cold wave conditions for the north. Temperatures range from 5 to 10 below zero in the far north to 0 to 5 above central and about 20 above in the extreme south. Thursday will be partly cloudy with scattered snow flurries. Highs and barometer readings noted with Brownsville Texas listed as warmest in the US yesterday.
Ment of Midway land transfers record multiple parcels: Werner Zeller to Walter Zeller for 170 acres in Mt Pleasant sec 5, Walter Zeller to Fred C. Karten trust estate for land in Mt Pleasant sec 7, Pierce's add Monticello. Emily Holtsapple to Hazel Sparks land in section 19 Nee township. E H Gloege to Herman L Schindler east 40 feet of lot 16 and west 20 feet of lot 15 Hyde's add Monroe city.
Obituary notice lists William Berg aged 66 Beloit with death reported. Also mentions Mr and Mrs Earl Schliem South Wayne daughter born Dec 2 and Mr and Mrs Donald Hamilton route 2 Monticello daughter born Dec 2.
Surgical patients include Robert Maurer on zuay 17th avenue with Mrs Elsie New Glarus Florian Koleski Beloit and Edna Drake at 928 10th 1215 30th avenue Mrs Ida Hart wig route 5 Doris L Miller 1514 17th avenue Tonsillectomy for Duane Blum Beloit. Dismissals listed for Frederick Peter sen Mrs Virgil Berger Mrs Arthur Engebretson Mrs Clayton Hauser and son Mrs Chris Nybroten Leon Huber and Mrs Ira Mayers.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosina Steinmann were held this afternoon at 2 at St Johns Evangelical Church with Rev. P. Kehle officiating. Pallbearers included John Steinmann Thomas Keel John Keel Russell Albright Lyle Sickinger and Otto Steinmann. Special Service Funeral services for Mrs. Ora E Prisk were held at 2 this afternoon at Voegeli funeral home with Rev AR Achtemeier of Zwingli church officiating. Burial was in Highland cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Riese John Van Hauten John C Elmer Adam Duerst Fred N Stauffer and Fred E Gempeler.
Joseph Huber Brewing Co launches Huber Swi Style a light bodied beer with bottled Friday in Monroe and draft release weeks later. Brewmaster Brewster aided in development tested by Chicago and Milwaukee labs after four months of refinement. Robert F. McCann notes use of finest malt and Bohemian hops. Labels highlight Green County history and Wisconsin Swiss colony heritage. Joseph Huber, German trained, founded Monroe plant, with McCann and Brewster leading sales and production.
The Progressive restarts as a monthly publication after a prior weekly edition announced its demise on October 6. Editor Morris H. Rubin says $40,000 from subscribers nationwide and abroad financed the revival. The revived paper, led by president publisher Robert M. La Follette of Madison, began in 1925 as La Follette’s successor.
Duane Greathouse named administrator says steps are being taken to open a new CIO local office near the Allis Chalmers factory as local 248 members block access and withhold delegate credentials for the state CIO convention. The lockout follows claims that the board’s removal order was illegal.
Globe circling fliers Clifford Evans and George Truman plan to finish their light plane tour in Washington, D C in about six days. They landed in Amarillo yesterday after a four hour leg from El Paso Texas making Amarillo the 45th stop on a trip that began at Teterboro New Jersey on August 9.
Swiss wrestling returns to Turner Hall tomorrow as part of the Cheesemakers ball tourney open to the Midwest. Events start at 2 pm with wristwatch prizes for top two finishers. last year Adolph Ruf of Juda won, followed by Lawrence Gissing and Duane Schwartz.
Ten bulls have been consigned to the registered Holstein bull sale at Green County Fairgrounds Pa Villion on January 1. Ronald L. Spease reports consignments closing December. The 1948 sale will be smaller than last year’s 57 head sale due to costs and available animals. Bulls must come from dams producing over 435 pounds of butterfat per year.
Marinus Toepel of Green Bay is named secretary of the state education commission. He has led the University of Wisconsin extension center at Green Bay since 1946 and will take a leave of absence to serve the commission organized by the 1947 legislature. He is a Wisconsin graduate who taught in Tennessee and Neenah before entering the army.
Six weeks of top marks go to William Brunkow Lois Jean Miller Ross Peppers Delores Roth and Joann Schmid with second honors earned by Gerald Keen Robert Schilt Betty Siedschlag Ruth Ellen Stuckey and Arla West. Editorial staff lists Arla West as editor Joan Andrews assistant editor William Brunkow sports editor and others. Also notes illness of Mrs Ray Harris and a Honduras talk by Prof Clay Daggett. Two cars damaged in a collision at 9th street and 16th avenue. Cpl Richard O Evans to speak at Kiwanis lunch. VFW Cecil Jones post to meet at NCO club Monroe armory.
Washington and Wisconsin lime output reached 74,686 tons valued at 760,432 dollars in 1946. Total sales rose one percent from 1945 but remained nine percent below the wartime peak, the Bureau of Mines reported in its annual summary.
Manitowoc three men including State Senator Everett LaFond and Assemblyman Frank LeClair of Two Rivers were charged with hindering conservation wardens. District Attorney Fred G. Dicke obtained warrants on complaints from Wardens Donald Eures and Herbert Vander Bloemen. LeClair operates the tug Susie Q and faced counts for using illegal nets and obstructing seizure of nets and fish evidence. LaFond and LeClair were charged with taking a box of fishing equipment from wardens at the Two Rivers dock after removal from the Barney Devine.
President George A. Martiny of Bara Boo announced that Milwaukee relations between suppliers and retailers will be discussed at the Wisconsin Implement Dealers association annual convention. The two day meeting begins here on December 9.
Wisconsin's bow and arrow season ran Sept 27 to Nov 11 with 10,000 participants. The state conservation department reported a deer for every 30 hunters, tallying 356 total kills, up 100 from 1946, including 78 non residents from Minnesota Michigan Iowa Illinois Indiana Missouri Ohio Louisiana and Florida.
Wheat prices on the Chicago market fell for the fourth straight day with December delivery down to 3.06 after opening at 3.19 to 3.20. Absence of government buying in the southwest contributed to the drop. corn and oats also declined. The AP wholesale price index for 35 commodities hit a new high at 205.67, while prime steer prices reached record levels in Omaha and Chicago. A Brown packet of keys was lost on the square. reward offered.
A market update notes U S feed prices for beef cattle with values in Chicago reaching 38 50 per hundred pounds for strictly choice steers while national pricing shows 37 per hundred for other steers. The report reflects strong demand and price dispersion across regions.
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