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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1947
Page
2
Cloudy and cool with a high near 24 and low around 4. Occasional light snow starts in the extreme west tonight and spreads across the state by Wednesday. Yesterday’s peak and trough reached 24 and 4. a year ago they were 59 and 51. Sunrise 7 18, sunset 4 27.
Real estate transfers list Minnie Long to Willard W Ferguson for Ils 8 9 in Brodheads add Monroe. Fred Fritz to Ernest R Kundert for 34 and E 40 ft in Hlyde's add Monroe. Anna B Rinehart est to Frank B Broege for It 15 16 bik 3 Andricks add Monroe. Deaths Mrs Oricka Matzke 78 Juda. Births Mrs William Wedesky etc West avenue daughter Dee Mr and Mrs Charles Hill Footville daughter Dec 9.
The list records surgical patients Mrs Clayte Coplicn Leon Benjamin Mr Brodhead and Mrs Larry Prien route 2. medical patients Mrs Lena Bloom route 2 Mrs John Waeili route 4 and Mrs Oscar Wethall Beloit. Dismissals include John Ammon Albert Webinger Mrs John Chambers and daughter Harry Klossy Mrs Donald Hamilton and daughter Robert Maurer and Mrs Oren Peterson.
Manitowoc county authorities said F. J. De Lorme, head of the Sheboygan Transport Co., was killed when his car overturned and burned on Highway 241 ten miles south of here. He was alone in the vehicle.
The rosary will be recited for Mrs Gordon Busser 24 of 828 10th street who died Sunday at Stuessy funeral home. Requiem high mass is said tomorrow at 10 at St Victor's with Rev E C McCollough officiating. Burial at Calvary cemetery. Mourners include Miles Bailey Conrad Baumgartner Kenneth Schmidt Fred Schmidt Lawrence Zweier of New Glarus and Walter Laeser of Darlington.
The former king of Romarria now in Portugal contends for the Portuguese throne. He is the great grandson of Queen Maria II, who died in 1853, and this royal line traces through Maria Antonia and Ferdinand. Royalists back Dom Duarte Nuno and Carol, both Braganza heirs, while historians note a branch barred from succession since 1910 due to anti constitutional charges.
Mrs Herbert Soddy of Browntown swallowed part of a toothpick while reaching for her 118 month old daughter who toppled from a sofa. She was treated at a Monroe physician and is recovering. Her other daughter is seven.
In a small mining community, Dorothy Zavada and Barbara Zavada anticipate a rare event as doctors predict four babies. A confirmed April delivery is expected after November suspicions and X ray evidence showing quadruplets.
The American war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg denied Krupp armaments chief Alfred Krupp permission to retain the law firm of Thomas Fol ley and Earl J. Corgell of Hayward California. Krupp has led the munitions firm since 1943 and faces charges as chief defendant in the trial.
Ralph Lindsay, 40, of Rock, was killed outright and Dennis Cayer, 41, of Osier was critically injured when the automobile carrying them was struck by a Northern Western passenger train eight miles west of Ecorse.
A batch of personal mentions lists residents and guests in Madison and surrounding towns. Mary Purcell, Miss Purcell, Mrs Walter Minder, Edward Luckey, Mrs Louis Blower, Andrew Tschudy, Mrs Fred Bummond, Mrs Anton Bjork, Mrs R J Cook, Mrs Ferne Bouton, Wm Legler, Mrs Nettie Andereck, Mrs S W McKnight, Mrs Fred Schwartzlow, Mrs Arthur Engebretson, Margie Engebretson, Miss Mary Rooney, Donald Zimmerli, B dz Geigel, Mrs James Quinn, Miss Rose Teuscher, Ned Walker, Chester Becker, Mrs H B Zweife, Vernon Duerst, Miss Julia Juhnke, Miss Mabel Sardeson, Mrs A Olson, Mrs J J Hoffman, Henry Schumacher, Ruth Lund, Melvin Olson, Mrs Raymond Campbell, Mrs Earl Campbell, Miss Joan Hare, James Disch, Marie Disch, Matthew Kennedy, and others are noted as visiting, shopping, or staying with relatives in cities such as Madison, Monroe, Freeport, Juda, Brodhead, Janesville, Milwaukee, Winslow, and Shuillsburg.
In 1885 and for several years after, ships carried large imports of Egyptian mummies to England. Their linen wrappings were repurposed into high quality paper named mummy paper, which was in strong demand in the era.
Two church choirs plan joint rehearsal in the Juda church Thursday at 8 p.m. and Sunday practice in Monroe at 2 p.m. The plan aims to strengthen cooperation between Monroe Immanuel EUB and Juda Immanuel UEB congregations.
Jack Durant a former colonel and the Hesse crown jewel thief began a 14 year term in a U S penitentiary after a court martial conviction. His wife a former WAC captain also faced a five year sentence but was later released by a federal court ruling her court martial was illegal due to prior service separation.
Batavia Indonesia reports that at the third session of negotiations between the Netherlands and Indonesian representatives an important statement is planned for tomorrow as they seek settlement of the conflict in the East Indies.
Dr. Mildred Trotter of Washington University Medical School leads a long term project tracking hair changes from birth to maturity in 16 children. Monthly samples and microscopic analysis aim to build a fingerprint like method for hair age and origin, with fluorescence under UV light and growth patterns offering clues.
Prisoners at McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary protest meatless Tuesdays and eggless Thursdays with a hunger strike that spreads to all 1,018 inmates in the main building. Warren P. J. Squier says the dietary rebellion remains entirely orderly as inmates voice complaints over monotony.
Kyoto University seismology professor Sassa warned prefectural officials of a potential earthquake in the Kyoto area within days. He noted Wakayama was struck last year by a strong quake and tsunami that killed about 1,300 people.
Three Kalispell men DeWitt O'Neill Shirley Anderson and Elaine Hoover fished Flathead Lake for trout and spotted a swimming deer. O'Neill lassoed the deer after six attempts returning home with the animal.
Washington administration today submitted proposed legislation to Congress to permit rationing of meat, gasoline and other commodities. Undersecretary William C. Foster testified that a bill from Secretary Harriman would also authorize the government to buy the entire crop of wheat and certain other commodities. The measure aims to give President Truman power to allocate and fix priorities on scarce items including iron and poultry, steel, grain products, freight cars and other materials.
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