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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1946
Page
11
Cloudy and mild with fog tonight and Saturday. Occasional rain Saturday. High 37, low 30. Barometer 29.50 at 3 p m, 29.78 at 3 a m. Warmest city San Antonio Texas 77, coldest Bismarck North Dakota 1.January 4, 1946. Sunrise 7 24, sunset 4 37.
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Clara T. Deal 84 in Jefferson township Mrs. Rosetta Bear 90 in Orangeville and Fred C. Steinman Jr 49 in Milwaukee with brief notices of their passing.
At St. Clare Hospital a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Willis Isely of Argyle on January 3.
The report lists accident victims and medical patients by name and route. Fred W Gobeli of Juda route 2 appears in an accident note. Medical cases include Kathryn Gruenberg Monroe route 3 Edward Hoffman Monroe route 4 Larry Miser Woodford Conrad Henze Rock City and several others. Surgical notes mention Daryl Pagel Juda Ba oe ouneek umgartner and relatives Mrs n der Mrs Henry Threlkeld and daughter Jacob Reinmann Rhea C Mevers.
The American Legion Auxiliary welcomed twenty four new members at Turner Hall last evening. Louis Koenig addressed the group on legislation and explained the GI bill of rights. John Maurer sang two solos as the auxiliary planned to sponsor two Badger State girls at Ripon in June. A new Girl Scout troop met in the Lincoln scout room with plans to perform a dramatized story The Toys Make New Year Resolutions.
The Veterans Administration began hiring the first of about 2 800 doctors nurses and dentists under a Truman signed bill. The act reorganizes the VA medical department to speed 1 500 doctors 1 200 nurses and 100 dentists to care for a record number of veterans in government hospitals. President Truman urged Gen Omar Bradley to prioritize qualified veterans in recruiting medical staff.
Declassified papers reveal Adolf Hitler deputy Rudolf Hess sought peace talks with English circles as early as 1940. Albrecht Haushofer’s 1941 1,400 word report details Hess efforts, a 1940 letter, and a 1941 peace feeler via a Swiss official. Haushofer’s role marked him for Gestapo scrutiny and postwar execution tied to July 20 plot connections.
President Truman criticizes delays by committee major domestic measures awaiting action. He cites unemployment insurance, FEPC, minimum wage, and federal salary reform as stalled by House and Senate panels while praising progress on world peace. Senator Capehart opposes a new fact finding statute as enabling bureaucratic intrusion.
In a noon ceremony Mrs Mary McCutcheon 71 part owner of Mt Vernon Hawkeye became the bride of Dr John Gillin 74 professor and plan to make their home in Madison after Feb 1.
Mr. Ralph Fossage invites interested individuals to a job opportunity in Monroe Wisconsin at the Eugene Hotel on January 9. Attendees are urged to plan a day’s work and may need to make follow up calls after supper.
Local notices list Mrs Mabel Bartel in Juda and Mrs Charles Scharer in Rockford. Numerous travels include Louis Janke to Madison and Mrs Arthur Davis in Beloit visiting Monroe, with many residents seen in Madison, Freeport, Rockford, and Monticello for visits and shopping. Mrs Barbara Springberg resigns bank post for Donny Cheese job.
Mrs Rosetta Bear age ninety of Orangeville died at the home of Mr and Mrs Ben Runkle around 10 30 last evening after months of age related illness Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 pm at the Burrington funeral home Orangeville with Rev A R Felts of the Orangeville Reformed church officiating Burial will follow in Orangeville cemetery She was born Rose Wolfe in 1850 in New York and married Willoughby Bear in 1895 Survivors include two stepdaughters four stepsons and a sister with several other relatives
Marquette University law school head Swietlik told Wisconsin judges that the big three powers are breaking apart as events in eastern Europe Poland and the Baltic states undermine Atlantic charter promises. He cited puppet governments and lack of free elections.
Fred C. Steinman Jr. 49, of Milwaukee, died at home after an asthma illness and a heart attack. He had lived in Monroe summers with his wife, Gertrude Seltzer, since 1914. Survived by his father Fred, two daughters Helen Shaffer and Evelyn Stark, a brother David, two sisters Emil Barth and another Fred, seven Milwaukee grandchildren, and preceded by wife and mother. Funeral at 1:30 pm Monday in Milwaukee. He was a tinner for Borden Co. and a Salem Evangelical Church member.
The House committee reports a secret inquiry into military court martials finding gross injustices. Defects include inadequate defendant rights, overly severe, nonuniform sentences, and harsher treatment of enlisted men than officers for comparable offenses.
Jerome J. Howe and Harold Leuenberger resume employment with Wisconsin Power and Light after serving in the armed forces. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ryser Jr. of Madison, formerly Monroe residents, are parents of a son born December 31 at Madison General Hospital.
In Madison, Fred Ingold who underwent surgery at Madison General Hospital yesterday is reported in satisfactory condition.
Advisory nurse Miss Frances Porter from the state board of health is in Monroe for consultation with county nurse Miss Mildred Kuelling. They discuss plans for the 1946 health program.
Fred Gobeli of the Turn and Schwing club fell from horizontal bars at Turner hall last evening. He is resting at St. Clare hospital with no injuries and only a bad jar, according to his attending physician.
Testimony at the war crimes trial claims Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma ordered the Bataan death march. Witness Lt. Col. Michio Kitayama testified he observed the march and described the Japanese stance toward prisoners as not of great concern.
The navy reported a completed legal review of the records and findings in the court martial of Captain Charles B. McVay Jr. The findings await submission to the Bureau of Personnel and the Secretary of the Navy, with possible public release in about two weeks. The court martial cleared McVay of inefficiency charges over the loss of the cruiser Indianapolis, while not revealing a negligence judgment. the ship was sunk July 30 between Guam and Leyte due to submarine attack.
A single OSS agent stationed at a counter espionage post received the Iron Cross from German authorities. The award signals recognition amid covert intelligence operations during the conflict period.
Answering in brief: I do not use classificanda as a named tool. I reference general methods and guidance to categorize and solve tasks.
Elmer S son of Mr and Mrs J A Elmer Browntown has arrived in Japan with the 32nd Red Arrow division. The unit lands on Kyushu and moves into Nagasaki area for occupation duties after seven months overseas. Elmer serves with the 128th regiment in Yamaguchi and has earned the Combat Infantry badge Good Conduct medal Philippine Liberation Medal and Asiatic Pacific ribbon with one battle star.
Corporal Lynn has left his unit in Mitshya ma Japan and is en route home. His sister Mrs Robert Rundle of Monticello says he is eligible for discharge after 18 months overseas.
Carl A. Von Arx M 1/c son of Mr and Mrs John Von Arx 921 10th street is among the high ranking navy men en route. The Times received this release today.
Mrs Clara Theresa Scheldo ger Deal 84 of Jefferson township died at Beloit Municipal Hospital at 2 a m after a brief illness. Born October 13 1861 in Clarno she married John F Deal on Christmas Day 1884 in Monroe and lived nearby most of her life. Survived by two sons Leon Beloit and Carl Water Town South Dakota one brother George Davis Illinois and one sister Mrs Anna Deal Spring Grove township. Funeral 1:30 p m Sunday Shriner Neushwan der funeral home Rev Paul Co Kehle officiating burial in Austin cemetery adjoining her farm in Jefferson township.
Classified ad lists a spinet piano in excellent condition along with a baby stroller high chair carriage and bed all described as A 1 condition. Inquiries directed to 1115 14th Avenue.
The navy nears the end of a vast Pacific manhunt for missing U S armed forces members. Special teams from destroyers and small craft scour islands for survivors and evidence. Five islands yielded graves or death signs from Allied fliers. no survivors found yet.
The Chinese Communists propose a four point plan for talks with the central government under Kai-shek and Marshall. They call for a three person committee to decide ceasefire procedures, an immediate nationwide halt to civil war, removal of a blockade around liberated areas, and an investigation group including diverse national figures. The plan aims to govern the ceasefire and railroad links while negotiations proceed.
The agriculture department plans 369 million pounds for January to March 1946, a 30 million pound reduction from the last quarter of 1945. Tentative civilian allotment for April to June rises to 470 million pounds.
A two headed baby girl, born to Mrs. Joseph Govro of Festus Missouri, died shortly after birth. Doctors planned a post mortem today to examine the infant's anatomy and determine details of the unusual condition. Her father, a former private in Grat, resides on a farm near Festus, about 30 miles south of St. Louis.
The Duke of Windsor plans a brief return visit to England following a stay in Paris, with departure expected Monday. Details on itinerary were not disclosed.
Samuel D. Berger of Madison Wisconsin has been appointed labor attache to the American embassy in London, announcing the move today. He has spent the past three years as labor consultant to the embassy's mission for economic affairs.
Reading from a Detroit era agency report, names such as Ford Hopkins JF Zinser Blumer Phey appear in a list of contributors and officials. The fragment notes require broader remedies beyond laxatives for certain cases.
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