This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
6
The December 22, 1949 issue notes a cold front lowering temperatures to 8-14 below in the northwest and 0 to 5 below southeast by Friday morning. Clearing skies, diminishing winds, and mostly cloudy conditions persist Friday with highs around 10-22 degrees.
Real estate records show Brooks Gabriel and Frances Durner transferring 7.76 acres more or less and 34.76 acres more or less in sections 33 and 34 in York township to Howard Hermanson.
Judge Harold J. Lambotey issues letters of administration for Fred Hoesl estate in Brooklyn. P A Wackman named administrator. Appraisers listed as Shildon Yarwood, Martin Flood, and Jacob Frei. Heirs are sons Thomas H Hoesly Robert E Hoesly and Clarence M Hoesly.
Justice L A Koenig and Gottfried Wirtz of Argyle each pleaded guilty in speeding and failure to stop, with fines of 12 dollars plus costs and 3 dollars respectively. Marriage licenses issued to Floy Burnette Abraham and Myron Jerome Erickson, both Argyle. Massawrence Louise Haren, 47, of 2121 11th Street, Harry Mahley, 61, of 1117 16th Avenue. Randall William Geissbuhler, three-month-old son of Fritz and Mrs Geissbuhler of Shuils burg Yur, and Mrs Ervin Phillips, route 1 Monroe, son born Dec 22. Mr and Mrs Howard Rufer, Chesebro Trailer Camp, Len, Dec 22.
St. Clare Hospital reports Earl Hereau of Monroe in surgical care. Medical patients include Mrs. Walter Thayer of Freeport Mrs. Margaret Blum of Monticello and Charles Rauch of Janesville with Mrs. Robert Wenger of Argyle. Dismissals list names Mrs. Johanna Gorder Mrs. Clarence Erics on Mrs. Ervin Soddy Mrs. Greg Sheehy and son Mrs. Alex Bandi and daughter Mrs. Louis Wyss and son Phillip Dallman and Barbara Widmer.
John Virgil Stauffacher son of Mrs Virgil U 2243 6th Street has passed his musical exam at the Naval School of Music Washington D C He plays sousaphone and will enter after 12 weeks of recruit training at Great Lakes ending the second week in March He played in Monroe High School band eight years and was graduated in June this year He is also a talented pianist.
Paul Montes Gutierrez, 25, a cotton picker, was convicted of first degree murder in the rape slaying of 17 month old Josephine Yanez. Superior Judge Arthur C. Shepard imposed the death penalty without a jury recommendation.
Three month old Geissbuhler infant son of Betty Jean McGranahan and Fritz Geissbuhler died suddenly at the family home near Shullsburg. Survived by parents a sister Pamela Kay paternal grandparents Fred and Mrs Geissbuhler, maternal grandmother. Services set for Darlington tomorrow at 2:30 p m at Nelson Sharer funeral home with Rev William Stemmer officiating burial in Union Grove cemetery.
Dispatcher orders set off a sequence of crashes across Monroe area routes. Injuries ranged from minor neck and head bumps to shoulder and chest strains as drivers failed to stop or sight oncoming traffic.
Smartly different in design and executed in varied patterns that add the proper touch of color to a well dressed man's suit. Panel designs for the Windsor Knot and solid pastels in wools showcase diverse styling options.
A meeting will be held at 8 p.m. tonight at the courthouse for all dairy plant operators, intake men, and milk haulers in Lafayette County. Local and state dairy men will participate as objectives under the new minimum dairy quality standards are outlined.
Community members from Rockford Madison Albany Monroe and South Wayne host and visit relatives over the holiday season. Students and staff including Geraldine Briggs at Iowa City University Evelyn Kramer and Miss Gladys Gibbons near Milwaukee are noted while relatives travel to Chicago Milwaukee and Oak Ridge for Christmas events.
Veterans Administration ruled it can pay higher college tuition rates for ex-GIs than schools are legally allowed to charge. The move could free millions for state and city schools, amid challenges from the General Accounting Office over VA tuition payments.
Sealed bids from area contractors for painting the post office here were opened in Chicago yesterday. No award information has reached us. Rejected bidders will receive their execution bond checks soon. Dr and Mrs Frederick Wellman of Costa Rica and guests at Argyle, with Dr and Mrs John A Schindler, were here yesterday. Mr and Mrs Ralph Selmonth and son Ralph Jr of Albany plan a Western and Southern holiday trip.
Charlotte Young of the women's army corps sends a holiday card from Tokyo highlighting a winter Japan scene. She notes learning from the people and aiding democracy and Christian life while enjoying music and shops. Also pictured is Janet Swiggum, six, Browntown, reading a letter from her uncle Francis Swiggum stationed at Big Delta near Fairbanks Alaska, with Santa lore.
City officials announced barricades will be set on several coasting areas from 4 to 9 each evening starting tomorrow. Areas listed include 12th avenue 15th street to IC rail spur, 15th avenue 2nd to 23rd street, 15th avenue 7th to 15th streets across 8th street, 20th avenue 5th to 7th street, 17th street west of 23rd avenue to Recreation Park, and 9th avenue 9th to 10th streets. Booklets on 80 years of Swiss cheese industry in Green County are now available at The Times office for fifty cents.
Greenwich, Conn. Hopson 66 known as a financial wizard who built a vast gas and electric empire and later served prison time for mail fraud. He faced health decline in a sanitarium. His schemes collapsed in the 1930s with billions mislaid and stockholders losing millions. He was convicted in New York federal court for defrauding A G and E of nearly 20 million and served five years, plus two more years for unpaid profits from 1929 crash.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that the AFL International Typographical Union violated the Taft Hartley Act by insisting on a closed shop during contract talks with 22 Baltimore commercial print shops.
Retailers advertise sharp cuts on luggage cases overwriting wardrobes and pullmans in a push for budget travel gear. Local dealers promote affordable storage and travel outfits with emphasis on value for the season.
Jonn A Marty, injured in a car crash last Saturday, is beginning to talk but not fully conscious, his mother Mrs Adam Marty reported today. His general condition remains about the same. Robert F Marty is still improving from a brain hemorrhage suffered Saturday, his physician reports.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.