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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
6
The Daily Record reports a cold night with near zero temperatures in the south and five below in the north. Friday will be mostly cloudy with snow and a high near 23 to 26 degrees, with the south warmer than the north.
Yesterday temperatures ranged from a low of 9 to a high of 34. Year ago today high 29 and low 9. Barometer rose from 29.75 at 1 am to 29.90 at 1 pm. Warmest spot was Yuma Arizona at 80, coldest Williston North Dakota at 0. Sunrise 7 17, sunset 4 27.
Sam Wild estate transfers It 2 in bik 3 New Mexico add and E TM% of outlet 65 see 2 city of Monroe with exceptions.
Mrs. Charles Divan aged 79 dies in Green County hospital. Mrs. Chris Berg aged 89 listed in Woodford. Clarence Mulligan aged 84 reported in Darlington. Details indicate local obituary notices.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ward of route 3 Monroe welcome a son born December 8. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Doyle of 1417 18th Street greet a son born December 8. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Klemm of Brodhead celebrate a son born December 7.
St Clare Hospital releases a list of dismissals including William Zilley and Mrs John Adams in Sterling Illinois plus several others by surname and relation. entries mention Roberts Ryan Mrs Richard Thompson and son Mrs Paul Monson and son Mrs Kenneth Stauffacher and son Mrs Henry Muenschow and Mrs Ethel Schultz.
Oak Ridge AEC manager R W Cook reports a four day wildcat strike by 10 AFL Knoxville building trades crafts at Maxon Construction Co has ended. Workers return to work at the giant atomic project site building two new plants.
The American Medical Association voted a 25 dollar yearly dues assessment to fund its campaign against socialized medicine and support other activities. Dr George Lull said the levy would apply to about 85 percent of the 142000 member organization.
The report notes three confirmed atomic shipments to the Soviet Union in 1943 totaling 420 and 1000 pounds of uranium compounds plus a two pound uranium metal sample. A possible 500 pound lend-lease shipment in mid-1944 and a November 1943 export license for heavy water are explored, with officials citing political pressure and contested assertions.
Gov Stevenson of Illinois accepted gifts of Swiss and cheddar cheese from a Wisconsin group led by Joseph Mercedes. He plans a weeklong Wisconsin outing with governors from ten states starting July 1. A Swiss cheese label invites Green County attendance on Sept 9. Mrs. Lee Whitehead seeks copies of Eighty Years of Swiss Cheese in Green County for Nebraskans. Allan Barnard, 13, made his first stage appearance with the Monroe senior concert band.
Marian Susan Rosenthal a 29 year old Monroe resident was arraigned in a Janesville municipal court on a fugitive warrant. She was ordered held in the Rock County jail for up to 30 days to permit extradition proceedings to return her to Rockford to face a bad check charge. Rosenthal was identified by a Janesville store clerk as the companion of Vaughn L Pippenger who later was arrested in Beloit on Janesville check charges. Rockford authorities went to Janesville with a warrant but Rosenthal declined to waive extradition.
A series of short notes records personal visits and travel among Madison Janesville Monroe and Chicago. Names include Agnes Roderick Leroy Minnick Herman Schindler John Hammerli Glen Wood Edward Killingstad and various spouses with brief mentions of hospital patients and weekend plans. Booklets on Swiss cheese history in Green County are available at The Times office.
Advices indicate Angus Ward and the American consulate group from Mukden have reached the North China port of Tientsin. The U S consul general reported their special train passed Tangsan and officials estimate the 20 member Ward party arrived around 10 a m.
Pallbearers for Vila Mae Hef ty 12 who died of leukemia were cousins Robert Stauffer Arthur Peterson Richard Schliem Louis Gooch Darrel Isely and Roger Isely. Services were at 2 p m in Washington Reformed Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Louis O. Sveom died Tuesday morning in Rochester Minnesota. Funeral services at 2 30 p m Saturday at Brodhead Bethlehem Lutheran Church with Rev Leon A Holm officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Body to be moved to the church at 1 p m Saturday. Friends may call at the Everson funeral home tomorrow evening.
Two additional witnesses testified that Harry Bridges his defense argues he lied about being a communist party member. Bridges CIO longshore leader faces perjury charges while aides Henry Schmidt and J R Robertson face conspiracy claims tied to Bridges citizenship. Witnesses Irene Patti Harris and Stanley Benjamin Harris corroborated earlier testimony from John H Schumaker.
The Green county auditing committee gathers at the county clerk's office today to audit the November bills. Members include W. J. Hahn of Brodhead, Percy Lichternwalner of Clarno, and Ray T. Silver of Mt. Pleasant.
John A. Eley Jr., son of Mr and Mrs J A Eley Jr of 2411 Fifth street, will take part in the college dance choir during the campus holiday music festival. The all day event ends with Handel is Messiah on Sunday.
Theodore T. Thorp seaman recruit, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland E. Thorp of 929 10th Street, is undergoing recruit training at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. After completion, he will be assigned to fleet units or a service school for specialized instruction.
Miss Edna Marie Spaeni of Madison, daughter of Mrs. Lena Spaeni of Monroe, is reported improving at St. Marys hospital after being injured in a three car accident on November 20.
About 100 Monroe Clinic staff members and their families will join an annual Christmas party Monday evening featuring dinner at Banjo Pete's highway restaurant.
Chocolate Shop employees attend a Christmas dinner hosted by Mrs. Elsie Gerber on route 3. The event ends with an open house at Mr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Babler's home at 1923 9th Street.
Mr and Mrs William Boetker celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary with an open house at their Woodford residence guests included Mr and Mrs Selmer Gordee and Mrs Ernest Mahlkuck and other attendees.
The 78th birthday of Mrs. Louise Elmer and the 75th of her brother H L Karlen were celebrated Saturday night with a 7 30 buffet and social card playing. Guests included Carl Miller Monroe H L Karlen Jake Thompson Royal Karlen and families J P Zweifel Rose B Voegels Hulda Karlen Cloyance Karlen Donna Henry Milbrandt and Bob Zweifel.
The third degree was conferred on Clarence Elmer Jr. at the Masonic lodge meeting Tuesday evening. Officers for 1950 are H. A. Becker master Walter Haddinger senior warden Wilbert Stauffer junior warden Otto Bontly secretary Adam Schuler treasurer Albert Knobel trustee three years.
Albany Times Special reports officers will be elected at tomorrow evening's Juanita Rebekah lodge meeting. Serving committee includes Miss May Thornton and Mrs Clella Thornley. Mrs Ben Reasa and Mrs Earl McCulley will handle the entertainment.
Brodhead special report notes Mr and Mrs David H Timmm celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house at 1401 East Second Street. Afternoon and evening visiting hours are scheduled.
Mr and Mrs LeRoy Petersen hosted a Sunday dinner honoring the birthdays of Mrs G B Lake Mrs Petersen's twin sister Mrs Joe Jones and Mrs Petersen herself
A brief note reports that Christmas gifts were exchanged and followed by greeting cards. The sequence highlights holiday customs and social exchanges observed during the season.
The Monroe and Jordan Township Farm Bureau will host a Christmas gathering at Odd Fellows hall on Friday at 8 p m. A special holiday program is planned for attendees.
The Busy Bee Sunday school class of Evangelical United Brethren church will meet tomorrow evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Sam Walters.
Jefferson county police say Earl Kopten, 29, admitted wounding his father in law John Brie, 59, with a 12 gauge shotgun after an argument in the Brie trailer. Kopten was captured at Janesville shortly after the shooting and Brie remained hospitalized in critical condition.
Green Bay reports the former operator of Den mark Brewing Co. was fined $1000 after a seven man by five woman jury found Alvin Bardin knowingly dumped beer into a river. The deliberation took just over an hour.
James Hansen and John Kott received one to five year terms in Waupun state prison after a hotel clerk testified he was robbed at gunpoint of three dollars. Judge O T Bredesen presided in Manitowoc Municipal Court.
Clarence Miller, most recently struck by multiple strokes including a December 4 incident, remains in critical condition at his South Wayne residence as of the Times Special report.
Mrs. Elsie Jacobson aged 63 of Menomonee Falls died in a Milwaukee hospital from injuries sustained in a Wednesday auto collision. The accident occurred in Milwaukee and led to her death later the same day.
Ground crews recovered nine bodies, six adults and three children, from a California Arrow Airways airliner wreckage near Vallejo, after a crash shortly after departure from Oakland. Benicia Police Chief Vincent Warren said the plane did not burn and debris spread over a wide area.
Moderate selling pressure pushed grains lower on the board of trade with wheat the weakest cereal. Soybeans opened firmer but sold off after a government cotton crop report. traders also suspected the commodity credit corporation had covered its near term needs for soybean oil.
New York Henry Julian Wadleigh testified at the Alger Hiss perjury trial that he did not supply to a Russian spy ring any government papers Chambers claimed came from Hiss. Wadleigh, an economist and former state department worker, denied taking papers from Hiss office but admitted giving other government papers to a prewar Russian spy ring.
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