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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1946
Page
6
Partly cloudy and mild tonight with Sunday bringing mostly cloudy skies and occasional showers. Temperature range shows today’s high 54 and low 41, with a year ago reading of 46 and 26. Barometer stood at 29.58 in both 2 a.m. and p.m. Warmest U S location yesterday Brownsville Texas 80, coldest Wisconsin 23. Sunrise 7:15, sunset 4:28.
Major J Blackford transfers 120 acres in Decatur sections 12 and 13 to Byron B Blackford. Property details indicate an adjacent parcel ownership change within the Decatur area. The transaction records show the names and the tract size as the principal facts.
Public service commission found that Bellman Ice and Transfer Co of Brodhead transported property beyond its granted authority. Case names Lloyd Koppeans Jr of Lena NL involved in alleged overreach with court costs set at $15.
Leif Krauss 20 and Wilbert Krauss 19 of Monroe divorce on cruelty grounds. Property settlement approved by the court and custody of their minor child granted to the plaintiff.
Marriage licenses issued for John M. Blum of Clarno and Dorothy J. Blum of Monroe. Also licensed were Frederick C. Bernstein and Mildred M. Broughton of Brodhead, Samuel F. Mohns Jr. of Sylvester and Jeannine Rae Conway of Brodhead.
Birth announcements from Clare Hospital note a Juda couple welcoming a son on December 7 and a Blanchardville couple with a son the same day. A Brodhead route 1 pair welcomed a son on December 6, and a Brooklyn family welcomed a daughter on December 4. Also listed is a Belleville couple with a daughter.
Gary Milne Darlington Willard R Giese Ed gerton Raymond Toelke Kota Ill Mrs Robert E Muel ler Beloit Medical Doris Baker Blanchardville Mrs John E Wells Woodford Owen Lee Boyle Janesville Gurnie Condon Max Schneider Mrs Minnie Riemer
Twenty nine charter members of the Cecil Jones post VFW Auxiliary were enrolled at an organizational meeting held yesterday afternoon at Turner hall. Mrs Laura Travers Janesville district president conducted the meeting attended by 68 prospective members. Officers will be elected at the next meeting in January with installation to follow in January.
Relatives gathered at 2122 16th Avenue last evening for a social birthday party honoring Oscar Shager. Guests included Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dieckhoff and family, Mr and Mrs Melvin Venden and son Morris, Mr Horeb, Mr and Mrs Otis Jacob, Mrs J E Balger, Mrs Grace Dieckhoff, Herman Dieckhoff, Miss Marian Dieckhoff, and Willis Dieckhoff of Monroe New Glarus attended the event with gifts and refreshments.
Christmas party decorations brightened Lincoln gym for the eighth annual gathering. A large Christmas tree was donated by Joan Hammer, Jane Anderson, Donald Fritz, and Ray Kubly with Heidi Pfaeffli and Patricia Kelly arranging entertainment. Cleanup was handled by Robert Marty, Walter Schwager, and Thomas Mulligan. Refreshments were served with Miss Helen Goldman and Werner W. Blum as co sponsors from the class. Miss Bernice Holsapple and Miss Grace Schroeder noted in attendance.
An Associated Press survey shows Wisconsin manufacturers adjusting to coal shortages and a freight embargo threatening reconversion as plants cut output or idle. Iron Mountain Ford plants shed workers. Marinette Menominee and La Crosse firms face closures or reduced activity while other facilities brace for possible shutdowns if the embargo persists.
Berlin producers adopt igolite a coal lime chemical compound as substitute for leather. The firm plans to supply about 10000 pairs monthly with waterproof pliable shoes in a full igolite construction. Installation will be in January with staff captain. The lodge approved $10 for the 10.0.F. home at Green Bay. Christmas party set for December 20.
A long list of residents and visitors frequent Monroe notes. Names include Mrs. Jay Wheeler Beloit Emil Sardy Brodhead Mrs. William Ayers Gratiot Miss Joyce Haeft Madison Janesville Miss Evelyn Powers Dubuque Miss Alice Paulson Madison and many others from Beloit Darlington Monticello Juda South Wayne New Glarus Madison Chicago Milwaukee Oshkosh Amarillo Tex Chicago and more. The item also advertises Christmas cards and holiday stationery offerings at The Times office.
Rolland Schuldt of South Wayne and Oren Burt from Albany visited today. Numerous residents including Miss Rose Kuenzie of Madison and Miss Betty Dobson traveling to Platteville spent the weekend here. Couples from Madison Monticello and Milwaukee stopped by as did families from Orangeville and Chicago. Several readers traveled to Milwau kee and Florida while others returned from Libertyville NL.
Milwaukee police report 19 year old Pvt Clarence B Shaurette signed a statement admitting he and two others held up the Edgar Wisconsin bank last Friday and fled with 3000 dollars. He was arrested here after being AWOL from Fort McClellan Alabama since September 14 and said he buried 1100 dollars along a road. No charges yet as Milwaukee authorities weigh a busy station holdup claim.
A note on cooking fat used to heat herbs for sauces and gravies. It also recalls that tea was introduced into England from the Orient in 1650, marking a key beverage adoption in the period.
Miss Blossom Rohde of Monroe High School vocal department, hospitalized in Aurora Illinois for poliomyelitis for a month, is reported to be doing very well by close friends. Though still in an iron lung, she now spends portion of each day out of the respirator.
T/5 Ralph W. Plantikow of Monroe Route 2 has received discharge from the army at Ft. Sheridan.
Mr and Mrs Max Schuett of Chicago assume ownership of the Midway lunch in Monticello. They take over duties from Kenneth Schmid who ran the cafe since July. The Schuetts and their son Ronald will relocate to Monticello. Mr Schuett is the son of Arthur Schuett of New Glarus and is well known locally.
Pvt. Virgil Bieger, a Monroe resident formerly of Indiana, visits his mother Mrs. Lillian Bieger before leaving Monroe on December 15 for overseas shipment. He arrives en route to Fort Lawton, Washington, from Camp Lee, Virginia, after six months in the quartermaster corps.
A Veterans Administration contact representative will be at the Monroe post office Tuesday to aid veterans and dependents with rights and benefits. The service helps with filing compensation or dental claims, reinstatement or conversion of national service life insurance, and educational or on the job training benefits, said S F P Stanul.
The board of public works voted to recommend to the city council adoption of the City Engineer Zenno A. Gorder's report on costs and assessments of sewers in Monroe. The board also approved the weekly city payroll of 248.28 and granted several minor permits.
Eight World War II veterans were cleared through the veterans service office this week. County service officer Theodore J. Burgy announced the ex servicemen include Paul R. Neuenschwan.
The list includes Walter Ausmus Jr. Donald J. Van Wagenen Leo F. Butts Leotis J. Campbell George H. Bagley Raymond W. Bund Victor Gilbertson and other individuals connected to Monroe Orangeville Albany Brooklyn Argyle.
Called by Hlness Mr. and Mrs. Robert Montgom ery, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sickinger, LaGrange IL, and Mrs. Luther Glass Janesville, have been called here by the serious illness of their father Fred Sickinger, 1716 17th avenue.
The annual meeting of the Wisconsin Breeders and Harness Horse association will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Park hotel in Madison. Attending will be Arlie Frost, first vice president, and Louis R. Wolleson, director, both of Monroe. The Wisconsin topline circuit, with Frost as president and W R Schuetze as secretary, is set for discussion.
Mrs Goepfert reported a hit and run on 11th avenue near the city dump entrance at 5 45 yesterday. The rear end of her car was badly damaged and Alfonso Goepfert of Monroe route 5 notified police today.
A downtown Atlanta hotel fire trapped guests on upper floors after flames began on the third level. Night clerk Conner L. Rowan and his wife, a hotel operator, describe rapid spread and smoke filling corridors as firemen fought the blaze. Fifty Hi Y conference girls were among the guests.
The report lists funding changes including $178 332 for the board of personnel and $696 371 for circuit courts with increases noted. A J Opstedal warned the bureau of personnel would bottleneck state hiring without extra funds to aid the examining department. Circuit court reporters seek salaries up from 3600 to 5400 annually.
Lewis urged all United Mine Workers members to obey Secretary of the Interior J A Krug with no hesitation and to act in complete unity as the government pressed for swift legal and economic justice. Attorneys for union and government met Chief Justice Vinson seeking a quick Supreme Court hearing. The strike's impact on government speed remained uncertain.
The Monroe Legionnaires beat Albany 52 to 44 in a game led by Sisson and Jacobson. The brief item also notes a 14,000 mile frozen land perimeter and Amish beliefs restricting vehicle riding.
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