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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1947
Page
6
Partly cloudy and colder with near cold wave conditions across the north. Tonight temperatures from 5 to 10 below zero in the far north to 0 to 5 above in the central area and 20 above in the far south. Thursday will be partly cloudy with scattered snow flurries, mainly in the south and east portions.
Real estate transfers record moves involving James Louseswre and Schuett outlets 51 and 52 in Monticello, plus business equipment. Werner Zeller conveys 470 acres in Mt. Pleasant to Walter Zeller, then Walter Zeller to Fred C. Karjen trust estate in Mt. Pleasant and Monticello. Emily Holtsapple sells land in Albany township to Hazel Sparks. E H Gloege transfers parcels east 40 ft Lot 16 and west 20 ft Lot 15 Hyde’s add in Monroe to Herman L. Schindler.
Mr. and Mrs Earl Schliem South Wayne report a daughter born December 2. Mr. and Mrs Donald Hamilton Route 2 Monticello report a daughter born December 2.
A directory style listing from St. Clare Hospital notes surgical patients including Robert Maurer of 2132 17th avenue and Mrs Elsie Duerst of New Glarus, along with Florian Koleski of Beloit. Medical entries include Edna Drake and Doris L Miller with respective addresses, and Mrs Frederick Harris, Mrs Ida Hartwig, plus Mrs Ira Mayers associated with a Nybroten entry and Leon Huber.
The notice states dealerships must display valid licenses and that the office will provide registration plates for display at each business location.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosina Steinmann were conducted at St John Evangelical Church with Rev. P. C. Kehle officiating. Granddaughter Betty Steinmann sang Abide With Me and a German selection. Pallbearers included John Steinmann, Thomas Keel, John Keel, Russell Albright, Lyle Sickinger and Otto Steinmann. Special services for Mrs. Ora E. Prisk were held at Voegels Funeral Home with Rev. AR Achtemeier of Zwingli church officiating and burial in Highland cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Riese, John Van Hauten, John C. Elmer, Adam Duerst, Fred N. Stauffer and Fred E. Gempeler.
Jos Huber Brewing Co starts bottling a light bodied beer named Huber Swiss Style with draft to follow weeks later. Brewmaster team and Chicago Milwaukee lab techs spent four months refining the formula. President Joseph Huber and VP Robert F McCann note top malt and Bohemian hops, Swiss colony labels, and a 1848 Wisconsin origin.
The Progressive rises again as a monthly after a weekly announced its death on October 6. Editor Morris H. Rubin cites a $40,000 subscriber fund from across the United States and abroad, with former U. S. Senator Robert La Follette serving as president and publisher. The paper, tracing back to 1925 as La Follette's magazine, was begun by Robert M. La Follette Jr.
Duane Pat Greathouse, newly appointed administrator, said local 248 CIO United Auto Workers offices in West Allis were locked and he plans a new office near the Allis Chalmers factory. He seeks return of delegate credentials for the state CIO convention and says the board’s removal order was illegal. Most babies and young children are farsighted.
Local column lists many travelers and visitors: Vernon Lichtenwalner from Clarno, M. W. Smith of Chippewa Falls, Mrs. T. Roy Evenson in Madison, Howard Middleton from Argyle, Mrs. Doring of Gratiot shopping in Monroe, Mrs. McGuire in Madison, and others from Beloit, Darlington, Brodhead, South Wayne, Blanchardville, Ore gon, Albany, and New Glarus. Regional social notes include farm visits, shopping trips, and brief travel updates across multiple towns.
Globe circling fliers Clifford Evans and George Truman plan to end their leisurely light plane tour in Washington D C in about six days. They landed in Amarillo after a flight from El Paso lasting under four hours. Amarillo was the 45th stop on their trip which began at Teterboro New Jersey August 9.
Swiss wrestling returns to Turner hall for the Cheesemakers ball tournament starting at 2 pm with open entry for the middle west. Last year Adolph Ruf of Juda won, with Lawrence Gissing and Duane Schwartz following in second and third.
Ten Holstein bulls have been consigned to the registered bull sale at the Green County Fairgrounds in Pennsylvania on January 1. Ronald L. Spease, secretary of the Green County Holstein Breeders Association, says consignments close December 10. The event is smaller than last year’s heavy sale, but quality remains high. Bulls must come from dams with butterfat records over 435 pounds yearly.
Marinus G. Toepel of Green Bay is named secretary of the state education commission. He has directed the University of Wisconsin extension center at Green Bay since 1946 and will take a leave of absence until April 1, 1949 to serve the commission formed by the 1947 legislature. He is a Wisconsin graduate who taught in Tennessee and Neenah before joining the army.
Six weeks top honors go to William Brunkow Lois Jean Miller Ross Peppers Dolores Roth and Joann Schmid. Second honors include Gerald Keen Robert Schilt Betty Ruth Ellen Stuckey West. Editorial staff lists Arla West editor Joan Andrews assistant editor William Brunkow sports editor and others.
The Bureau of Mines reports lime production of 74,686 tons valued at 760,432 dollars in 1946. Total lime sales rose one percent from 1945 but remained nine percent below the wartime peak, according to the annual summary.
Manitowoc district attorney obtained warrants charging State Senator Everett LaFond and Assemblyman Frank LeClair with blocking a seizure of nets floats and fish as evidence in a commercial fishing regulation case. Also named is Two Rivers fisherman Joseph LeClair tied to the tug Susie Q and a brush with the Barney Devine on Lake Michigan. Evers led the conservation patrol boat Bar ney Devine and complained of removal of fishing gear at the Two Rivers dock.
President George A. Martiny of Baraboo announced plans for the Wisconsin Implement Dealers association state convention in Milwaukee. The two day meeting will open here on December 9 focusing on relations between suppliers and retailers of farm equipment.
Wisconsin's bow season from Sept. 27 to Nov. 11 produced one deer for every 30 bow and arrow hunters. The state conservation department reported that 10,000 participants netted 356 total deer, an increase of 100 from 1946. Non-residents numbered 1,000, with 78 taking deer. residents and non-resident totals reflect the season's 13th special period.
Wheat on the Chicago board slipped for a fourth straight session as government purchases waned and southwest rains raised doubts. December corn fell to 2.55 per bushel and oats dropped to 1.22. The wholesale price index for 35 commodities reached a record high at 205.67 for yesterday, with prime steer prices setting new peaks in Omaha and Chicago. A Brown packet of keys was lost on the square Wednesday morning. reward offered at The Times.
A load of strictly choice steers in Chicago sold for 38.50 per hundred pounds while other buyers paid 37 per hundred for a similar lot. The market shows strength with buyers competing for quality cattle.
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