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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1949
Page
1
Monroe merchants expect Christmas sales to fall short of 1947 despite lower prices and more goods. Shoppers browse and substitute for cheaper items, with many intending late shopping next week. Radio shortages arise due to TV focus, while prices ease across appliances and clothing.
Federal narcotics agents with Chicago police staged the citys largest roundup of drug peddlers. About 26 indicted suspects remained in police cells after an all night sweep. Indictments naming 80 to 120 people were presented to Federal Judge John P Barnes as raids continued city wide.
The federal milk market administrator announced a uniform blended price of $3.80 per hundredweight for all November deliveries in the Chicago area, three cents below October and 44 cents under November 1948. Class prices for November 1949 were $3.994 for class one, $3.594 for class two, and $3.092 for class three and four.
Monroe reports higher revenue as state motor vehicle tax payments rise. City Treasurer Bolender notes the city received 11209 as 20 percent of net motor vehicle fees for the year ending June 31 1949, matching roughly 1930 motor vehicle property tax levels. Last year’s check was 10485. The funds go to the general fund alongside the state income tax return, which totaled 58000 this year.
Andrew Aeschlimann 85 a former Madison resident died yesterday at his son Johns home west of Albany He was a retired Dane county farmer and had lived with John for nine months He was born in Switzerland Surviving are four sons Richard John Ernest Werner and Paul two daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren Services will be held Monday at 1 30 pm at Schroeder funeral home Madison with Rev Herbert H Ries officiating Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Dayton observes the airplane’s birthday with a Wright brothers themed celebration. First Lieut. M. B. Henry of Shawfield, Sumter, N. C. piloted an air force jet from Kitty Hawk, reaching Wright-Patterson at 10:06 a. m., after departing 8:55 a. m. The jet carried a special letter commemorating the Webh birthday of the airplane.
A blaze fueled by a fiery bird swept 40 acres of grass on the Caspar VenJohn farm near Garden City Kansas yesterday. Witnesses dispute whether the bird was a hawk or an eagle as the fire roared across dry pasturelands.
Israel Jacobson, director of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Hungary, was arrested by Hungarian police after returning from six weeks in the United States. Vienna AJDC official Harold Trobe said the 37 year old left Budapest last Thursday and was detained at the Austro Hungarian border. Jacobson previously lived in Rochester New York and later moved to Chicago with his wife Florence who worked for the Federation of Jewish Charities. The Hungarian foreign office confirmed the arrest but provided no charges and described government suspicions of Americans who recently visited the U.S. as a possible motive.
City officials urge motorists to park properly in Court House Square center lanes. Many cars are against meter posts, blocking traffic. Alderman Laeser proposes police use warning cards for near in line parking, with more flagrant violators ticketed and fined.
A fire at the Ralph Zimmerman farm one mile north of Brodhead on the Albany road destroyed the barn with grain, machinery and hay about 11:30 this forenoon. Stock were reportedly saved. Brodhead volunteer fire department could not prevent flames from reaching other buildings. Cause undetermined.
The J. J. Smith's Jewelry Stores Co. Beloit branch reported a theft of $1,000 in diamond rings yesterday. Three men posing as customers examined rings then left without purchasing. A tray with six rings was missing. The firm also runs the Milder jewelry store in Monroe.
Four people were injured in an auto collision at the crest of a hill on Juda Road. Miss Mamie Tillema was elected president of the Wisconsin Home Agents association at the Madison meeting. She has served as state vice president and has worked in county agent roles for seven years, coming to Green county from Hawaii. Home is on route 1, Juneau. Myron E. Jeglum and Lester Van Loon returned from Madison after attending group conferences.
New York officials report Dry Friday reduced daily consumption by 176 million gallons from the prior week while reservoirs still fell by 95 million gallons. Total cuts since the shortage began reach 173 million gallons as officials hope daily savings of 300 million push through winter without rationing. A Harlem factory fire used a fire boat and river pumpers to supply the scene, yet still conserved city water.
Madison police said lie detector tests on three persons in the death of Max Hobert, 63, a former bartender, proved negative. Hobert was found bound in the Yahara River with signs of a struggle. Autopsy pending further tests.
Charles Franz 72 longtime Darlington jeweler died after months of illness at his home. Born April 13 1877 in Sherrills Mounds he was active in Masonic circles including Zor Shrine Madison Madison Consistory and Green County Shrine Club. Survived by son Robert Franz brothers John and Henry and two grandchildren. Funeral p m Monday at Nelson Sharer funeral home with Rev E F Jeffreys of the Methodist church officiating burial in Union Grove Cemetery with Masonic rites.
An air force B-25 en route from Maxwell Field Alabama to Kitty Hawk for the Wright brothers anniversary crash landed at Manteo airport. All three aboard escaped injury.
Postmaster John J. Burkhard reports 36 extras handling Monroe cheese shipments and Swiss Colony gifts amid the heaviest holiday mail load on record. Work runs at two locations, with 700 sacks loaded into a rail car yesterday and another filling today as extras sort by state and city and prepare sacks for loading. The public is urged to mail gifts and cards promptly and hope for continued mild weather.
Madison reports Theodore E. Wagner 46 of Fargo was absolved from any link to the 1926 Clara Olson slaying after a lie detector test. Crawford County officials said he was cleared. locals doubt him Erdman Olson remains the missing man. Wagner traveled to Madison for testing with county and state officials.
Volmer H. Sorensen 47 former school teacher becomes Madison bureau of personnel director with a $6000 a year salary. Weather boosts shoppers as clear skies and near 40 degree noon temps aid Christmas rush then light snow and colder conditions forecast tonight and Sunday with sleet in southern areas.
Street Supt. Jack Erb told the board that crews will trim all branches hanging over streets to keep lights unobstructed. With new trimming equipment pending, work will begin after the first of the year, as city ordinances require trees to be pruned to clear lighting. Street crews from the water department are temporarily handling dirt at the new water tower site.
The first annual Christmas home lighting contest logged additional registrations as the tonight deadline neared. New entrants include Fred C. Lehnherr Verna Kubly Ralph Ko foed Edna Schneider Louis C. Babier Thomas Goetz Gloria Green James Hutton John H. Disch Floyd A. Davis and John Bruni. Judging starts tomorrow evening and runs through Friday. Winners of 105 in prizes will be announced Christmas Eve.
The Platteville Badger State fair's adult enterprise ends as meeting fails to reach quorum. Only 49 of 501 required shares were represented, with 15 people present holding 49 shares of 1,000 total. Roy Mousseau serves as association president.
Robert Marty III aged 43 was rushed to St Clare Hospital today at 2 p m after a possible brain hemorrhage. He was admitted as an emergency patient by Stuessy Ambulance. Marty is vice president of Swiss Cheese Corp of America and has ties to Monroe Cold Storage and Capital Cheese Co with his brother Carl O Marty.
A morning collision on highway 1181 near Schwarzenberger hill three miles east of Monroe sent John A. Marty 27 and Jean Wipfli 24 to St. Clare hospital in serious condition. Dorman Combs 20 and his companion Jean Allen 19 were hospitalized with injuries. Combs’ legible injuries included a broken sternum and ribs.
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports the University of Wisconsin may lose about 5 million dollars in tuition payments from the Veterans Administration for GI Bill students. Regents discussed privately at the Pfister Hotel the government’s potential demand for return of funds, after 1944 to 1948 VA tuition-like charges were approved by the VA and state authorities. The GAO now questions VA authority to sanction such a practice.
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