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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1949
Page
8
The daily record reports a cold wave with lows 5 to 10 below NW to near 5 above SE. Clearing tonight, Thursday fair and cold. Highs 15 to 25, yesterday’s high 34, low 26. Barometer 29.20 at 1 am and 29.58 at 1 pm. Sunrise 7 16, sunset 4 27. Yuma hottest and Sault Ste. Marie coldest in US yesterday.
Real estate transfers include Sam Wild estate to William Bahler Jr in Monroe Its 5 and 8 block 6 Andricks add and Crandall Oil Co to Sylvan J Frick for 12000 sq ft in New Glarus John Hammerly to Walter F Hammerly in Washington township transfer of land and John Grossen gains parcel outlet 134 Monroe J H Hoesly and Harland Barton to Roger E Kiassy showing S of outlet 100 assessor’s plat New Glarus
Violetta Baumgartner named executrix of Florence K. Huffman estate who died Oct 31. Will provides $1000 to grandchildren at 21 and a trust for the daughter, with grandchildren sharing at the daughter's death. Paul E Voegeli of Monticello named guardian ad litem for the three minor grandchildren.
County Court judge R D Trickel of Monroe sentenced him to one year in county jail on each of three counts bad check and two counts of stealing heifers. Sentences run concurrently with restitution ordered. Bound over to court by Justice L A Koenig.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Louis O. Sveom age 81 of Brodhead Fred Hoesly age 74 of Brooklyn township and Loy Allen age 58 of Brooklyn.
Mr and Mrs De Gaulke Clinton announce a son born December 7. Mr and Mrs Sartoe Monticello announce a son born December 7. Mr and Mrs Earl Bechtolt Route 3 Monroe announce a son born December 7.
The St. Clare Hospital announces surgical patients Mrs Frances Ray Darlington Mrs Fabian Strisko Brodhead Mrs Stanley Boomer Durand Paul Rufe Nacht 1108 9th Street Mrs Cyrus Nicholson Shullsburg and medical patients Elsie Erickson Woodford Lyman Davis Jr 2114 15th Street William Hartshorn 910 12th Street Mrs Eth El Schultz Rockford dismissals Ronald Larson Berdine Everson Mrs Earl Marty and daughter James Brayton Nash Mrs Myron Herrin Mrs Ethel Dover Emma Bleiler Mrs Albert Moritz.
Mitchell a retired Monroe police officer and World War I veteran remains critically ill at his home 1505 13th avenue after a year of declining health. Louis Hirsig Madison area resident honored at Wolff Kubly and Hirsig Co dinner marking his 73rd birthday with Gov. Oscar Rennebohm in attendance. Albert Zimmerman of Monticello recovered from a severe illness and can sit up daily. Funeral plans for William A White 22 UW student killed when his car hit the Yahara river bridge on Sherman avenue Madison. White’s father Herman D is Eau Claire city council president and Northern baseball league leader.
Postmaster John J. Burkhard serves on the committee for a supper meeting of postmasters in the first congressional district to be held in Janesville tomorrow evening. Burkhard is a district director of the group.
Louis O Sveom 81 died at a Rochester hospital after a major operation. He was born in Norway February 12 1868 and settled at Orfordville after immigrating in 1881. Survived by two daughters a son a sister and five grandchildren. Burial in Brodhead with funeral arrangements pending.
Loy Allen 58 a native of Brooklyn township Green county died yesterday in Stoughton Community hospital He had lived in Rutland township Dane county thirteen years Born January 1 1892 he married Edith Pederson in 1928 She died February 24 1940 Surviving are son Ronald three daughters Mrs Upton Taylor Miss Milda Allen and Miss Vila Mae Allen a brother Ace Allen and three grandchildren Services are 2 p m tomorrow at Brooklyn Community church Rev W C Snow officiating Burial is Graves cemetery Rutland with rites by the Ben Johnson American Legion post Body will be taken to the church at 1 p m Thursday from Booth funeral home at Oregon
Monroe senior concert band repeats performance tonight at 8 in the auditorium despite advance billing that the Tuesday show was mainly for students. Allan F. Barnard, band director, announced advance ticket leaders after the Festivity Ponderosa march. Patricia Thorp won first place among performers with timing interrupted for an emergency appendectomy. runners up included Nathan Brand Marilyn Miller Barbara Kundert.
The Turner Hall Club re elected all officers at the annual meeting on Monday evening. Officers include Sebastian Laeser Jr president Andrew Sulzer vice president Fred Glauser secretary Miss Ida E Casanova treasurer Rinehard Mueller re elected to fill the unexpired term as director and re elected to a three year term Other directors are Leroy Wuet rich and Fred Krebs No major building improvements are planned this year after substantial work on the heating plant and a paint job.
Local items report callers and visits across Wisconsin towns including Fond du Lac and Madison. Highlights mention a bake sale by Pythian Sisters at Wisconsin Power and Light on Dec 10, a Swiss cheese booklet release, and a Fort Belvoir engineer who killed his three children before surrendering.
An unconfirmed report says about 300 carpenters and laborers at Oak Ridge installations may walk out today as a wildcat strike spreads across construction crafts. An Atomic Energy Commission official declined to be named.
Services for 12 year old Vila Mae Hefty of Monticello Route 2 were conducted this afternoon at 2 o clock in Washington Reformed Church with Rev. A R Achtemeier officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Hud Ledbetter a noted blues and work songs performer died in New York aged 60. A former Louisiana farm hand he gained international fame for his distinctive voice and field hollers. Mr and Mrs John Itten and Alvin New Glarus and Mrs Albert Zimmerman Monticello were in town on business yesterday.
Fred Hoesly 74 of Brooklyn township died at 11 55 p m yesterday at Stoughton Community Hospital after a heart attack following five days of illness He was born March 14 1875 in New Glarus township and married Sarah Voegels Jan 5 1905 They resided on the Brooklyn township farm and he served as a Mt Pleasant Mutual Fire Insurance Co director from 1933 to 1946 He was on the Brooklyn township and Jug Prairie school boards Surviving are three sons Clarence Robert E and Thomas three brothers Jacob Belleville Marx Boyd Wis and John Eau Claire two sisters Mrs Mike Klassy and Mrs Sam Klassy Belleville and six grandchildren Burial is in Highland Cemetery with last rites at 2 p m Friday at Monticello Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church. The Voegeli funeral home will ship the casket at noon Friday.
Four buildings including the home of dairy farmer Earl Seymour were destroyed in an early morning fire on Highway 64 ten miles west of the city. The blaze damaged the property and prompted investigations by local authorities.
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