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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1952
Page
8
Mostly cloudy with occasional snow flurries tonight and a slight drop in temperatures. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with lower northwest and higher southeast readings 10 to 15 tonight and 15 to 20 southeast. highs 25 to 30 north and 30 to 35 south.
The report notes since yesterday at 1 pm the high reached 33 and low 27. A year ago today the high was 27 and low 12. Barometer stood at 29.35 at 1 am and 29.52 at 1 pm. Warmest city Los Angeles California at 72 and coldest Park Falls Wisconsin at 15. Sunrise 7:21 and sunset 4:27.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley issued letters of administration to Lewis Hardyman for the estate of his mother Margaret Hardyman who died on December 2 in Washington Township. Appraisers are G W Zuercher and Marie Blum. He and his sister Helen Frautschy of Route 2 Orangeville are heirs.
Mrs Norman J Peters, 47, of Fond du Lac is mentioned in the record with personal details including her residence city.
Mr and Mrs John Werren of 1719 7th Street welcomed a son on December 11. The birth notice appears in the local birth column highlighting a new family addition.
Robert Julian Milwaukee Michael Daly Winslow Mrs Glenn Lohstreter Brodhead and William Menzies Rockford listed in hospital notices. Clarence Itten Monti cello and Mrs Fred Ott 70 New Glarus noted for accident. Dennis Zimmerman Juda tonsillectomy. Donald Wonder Darlington surgical. Dismissals name Wayne Kuenzi Ernest Gempler Mrs Allie Lahner ing Mrs Enright Foley Rachael Smith Nellie Bartelt.
Orville Folkedahl of route 3 Blanchardville was elected vice president of the Southern Wisconsin Breeders Cooperative at a meeting. He previously served as a director. Delegates from Green Dane Columbia Sauk Iowa Lafayette Rock Walworth and Jefferson counties attended. New directors named were Glenn Nyman of Orfordville and Wilford Johnson of Argyle.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Malkow of Madison visited his mother Mrs Ernestine Malkow Sunday. Arthur Malkow from Evansville visited Monday evening. William Steindorf visited Mrs Myrta Parkin in Evansville Sunday. Anker Hanson and family from Footville visited Minnie Anderson and Grace Cordes Sunday. Vists also by Vance Anderson family Brodhead and Henry Disch family from Evans. Ben Reasa ill with heart condition. Joseph Nogradi home from St Clare hospital not as well. John Thornton to take two week vacation starting Dec 15. Bernard Walmer and Jeane visited Fred Schmid and John Schmid at St Clare hospital Monroe.
Mrs. Jule Nelson grows a holiday poinsettia that opened four large blooms after being planted outdoors this summer. More blossoms are developing on the plant until the festive display reaches full bloom.
A damaged clipping notes a service station offering car care with drive in service phrases suggesting five quarts five gallons or five pounds and a friendly willingness to help customers with vehicle needs.
Brodhead resident F M Ties discussed his method for forecasting yearly snowfalls on a Chicago TV program. He credits learning from an Dakotas Indian chief at age 13 and uses a moon age based formula. For 1952 53 he predicts 43 snows. last year he forecast 48 with accuracy. His son Leo, a Green County supervisor, and Monroe Under Sheriff Wilbur Deininger accompanied him.
The Wall Street Journal reports Ford Motor Co earned 87 million dollars after taxes in 1951 on sales of 2.952 billion. GM leads the industry with Ford as second, while Chrysler trails. Prior years show higher profits, with a decline in 1951 blamed on federal output limits and excess profits tax.
Washington officials say dense air masses and wind eddies bent radar beams, creating false signals that resembled flying saucers last summer. The Civil Aeronautics Administration notes ground objects can appear high in the screen when beams are refracted, explaining the unidentified blips.
Sharon Hall aged 36, an amateur artist, died after her clothes caught fire when she lit a cigarette in her home. Her mother found the badly burned body just inside the front door after returning from work.
On an average day the Missouri River transports about 275000 tons of silt past Omaha, reflecting sediment load levels in the river near the city and potential impacts on navigation and ecology.
Personal mentions list residents and visitors from Beloit Durand Blanchardville New Glarus Monticello Monroe Renwick and Hudson area. Social calls include bake sale planned by Universalist ladies in Hoover’s Hudson garage on Saturday Dec 13 at 9 30 am. Dinner hosted for Arthur Stauffacher in Renwick with local attendees noted.
Denver reports that 30 Protestant denominations with 35 million members reaffirm church state separation while urging religious education and no government aid to parochial schools. They press for ending discrimination, promoting Holy education, and clergy to pursue political office to curb corruption.
Washington reports Red Cross marshals stepped up gamma globulin production to protect up to two million children in epidemic areas next summer. Government ODM asked Red Cross to coordinate sourcing from whole blood as trials showed five week protection against polio. President Basil O'Connor cautions estimates remain uncertain about available quantities.
Harvey Trickel operator of Trickel Transfer at 2346 15th Avenue was fined 664.47 by Grant County Judge George F. Frantz in Lancaster on the overweight load charge. The fine includes 100 dollars plus 10 cents per excess pound and was requested to be heard before Judge Frantz rather than circuit court.
Shannon Devine, 14, drowned Thursday after falling through ice in Swift Creek while inspecting his trap line before school. A search party followed footprints in the snow to a hole in the ice where he disappeared.
Joe Brostuen, acting janitor at North School, resigns effective December 15. He previously served as janitor at the Normal School and was brought to North when Edwin M. Abbott was injured. Nathan Crouch becomes Normal School janitor as of December 3.
Rev. and Mrs. Dallas D. Landrum of Union Presbyterian announce the birth of twins Michael and Margaret on November 6 in Resht Iran. Michael weighs 8 pounds 8 ounces and Margaret 7 pounds 9 ounces. The parents are serving as missionaries and the family is reported in good health.
Santa Claus will meet children at the New Glarus Christmas party tomorrow afternoon. The event is organized by local businessmen and will feature a show at 2 p.m. at the New Glarus theater.
The seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William K Bittner route 2 shows some improvement after five weeks in Wisconsin General hospital. Recovery remains slow and she may be able to go home soon.
A family discusses care for a daughter with asthma who is not responding well to new drugs. Parents may travel to Madison tomorrow for a visit, as Sundays are their usual visiting day. Their son Ricky Bittner, 5, has recovered from a rare blood disease and is stabilizing after a prior relapse. Both were hospitalized last June.
Lt. John C. Werren and Mrs. Werren welcome a newborn son yesterday at St. Clare hospital, joining two daughters Diana and Cynthia. The family resides at 1719 7th street. Werren, recalled July 1 as naval reserve officer at Brooklyn Navy Yard, met wife Phyllis Haynes in England during World War II. Mrs Werren naturalized November 14, 1952, in court here.
The report notes that the person visited Birmingham with her parents and spent time there. The wording implies a family outing or sightseeing as part of a broader recount.
Green County Bar Association will hold its annual election meeting on Thursday December 18 at the Swiss Wheel restaurant. James M. Fitzgibbons serves as president and Louis A. Koenig has been named chairman of the program.
Mrs. Fred Ott 70, New Glarus, widow of a furniture dealer, was brought to St. Clare hospital after slipping on ice on her way to the Woman's Guild meeting at Zwingli house. She fractured her right hip and underwent surgery this morning.
A government spokesman announced 349 deaths and about 200000 homes destroyed in the Tanjore district as a cyclone and tidal wave struck the southeast coast of India on November 30.
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