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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1947
Page
6
The Daily Record notes a powerful cold wave with temperatures dropping to 5 to 15 below tonight. Blowing snow and diminishing accumulations worsen conditions this afternoon, then clear and frigid tonight. Saturday should be generally fair and cold with brisk winds.
Real estate transfer notice lists Hartwig It and Gorham Ad with a Monday 5 schedule. Details readable but fragmentary. confirms transfer action and two party names without full addresses or property specifics.
Albert J. Reynolds, 28, waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to county court after pleading guilty to a statutory charge when arraigned before Justice Louis A. Koenig this morning. Bail set at 2,800, Reynolds remained confined after posting.
The estate of Gustav Gurske of Spring Grove filed for probate in county court. Net estate appears not in excess of 6500 dollars with real estate around 3000 dollars and debts undetermined. William Gurske of Brodhead and Myles F. Pember Sr. of Par sons Kansas referenced. Lincoln Barber and Mrs. Barber of Blanchardville mentioned with a December 30 date.
Discharges and dismissals include Mrs. Robert Babler of Argyle and Mrs. Dallas Wild with routes in Monroe areas, Mrs. Lee Riese of Darlington, Mrs. Bernard Olson of Woodford, and Mrs. Kenneth Welton and daughter Mary Teuscher among others. Names appear alongside addresses and care locations in 2004 era notes.
In Rio de Janeiro students form a national union backed committee to investigate black market victims. The student movement pushes for rapid merchant responses after recent food riots, signaling intensified consumer protection efforts in the capital.
Local notes list visits and travel by residents from Niles and nearby towns. Names cited include Kay Hilliard from Gratiot, Miss Hildegarde Kessler in Janesville, Miss Mary M. Burmeister in Madison, and many others visiting Madison, Monroe, Richland Center, Cuba City, and Chicago. The items mention brief trips, holidays, and a cemetery association meeting.
Dane county circuit court heard a claim by James D. Porter for the Milwaukee County Medical Society that the Wisconsin Medical Society cannot sue for control of prepaid medical care in the state. Porter said the state group lacked standing without attorney general action. judge ordered state group to show cause why suit should not be dismissed and postponed adverse examination of Milwaukee officers pending ruling.
Lacrosse district attorney Frederic Crosby said he was disappointed by lie detector results from a 16 year old held in the shooting death of Mrs. Bessie Moore in a tavern where she tended bar. Crosby noted the boy admitted ownership of the gun but maintained the theory remains that the youth has information to locate the killer. A second 16 year old was released after questioning.
Wausau reports eight below zero and a brief warm spell in the state ends quickly. Forecasts warn of 25 below in the north and 12 below in the south tonight. Kenosha and Racine struggle with heavy snow, drifting, and blocked highways while plows fight to keep routes open. Trains run late and bus service is disrupted. One expectant mother reaches the hospital by squad car as ambulance delays mount.
Funeral services for Mrs. H Bert Miller were held in Shriner Neushwander with Rev LeRoy Loats officiating and interment in Greenwood cemetery. Edwin W. Schuetze performed Ave Maria and Mrs Schuetze sang The Lords Prayer. Pallbearers named. Separate notice states Mrs Anson Wood funeral Sunday at 2 from Scharer funeral home with Rev R C Werner officiating. burial Hillcrest cemetery. Survivors include son Walter, sister Mrs Lucinda Meigs, brother Dr B L Clark, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Preceding relatives listed with dates.
Miss Pearl Lusk, 19, says she was duped into shooting Mrs Olga Rocco at a New Year’s Eve Times Square subway station. She identified Alphonse Rocco, former husband of the victim, as the broker of the plan and said she posed for a photo with a concealed weapon. Bail set at 300 as a material witness.
Carrie Jacobs Bond probate filing outlines the composer’s estate. Estate valued with real estate yielding $5,000 yearly, music royalties over $10,000 annually, and personal property. Bonds bequeathments include the University of California Los Angeles and Braille Institute, and percentages allocated to Harper Walters and James B. Minor among others.
Senator Ellender denounces the move as rotten politics while claiming voting power exists to pursue action without an immediate filibuster. He is joined by Holland Maybank Johnston of SC Oklahoma Georgia Louisian Texas and others in backing a methodical review of legal and precedent issues.
A YBM Mariner seaplane with eight aboard is overdue on an Antarctic expedition flight. It departed Pine Island at 4 45 am December 30 and was due back 2 45 pm, but had fuel for 11 more hours. The last signal came at 6 25 am about 250 miles south of the Pine Island. Weather hampered search. Capt. Henry Howard Caldwell is among the crew, wife Dorothea Glendora Caldwell of Norfolk Va.
Frank Lloyd Wright and Glenway Westcott, both Wisconsin born, were elected life members of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. The honor pool is limited to 250 U.S. artists, writers and composers, with 110 vacancies remaining. Wright, born Richland Center, famed for the Imperial Hotel Tokyo and Johnson Wax Co. office, Racine, Westcott, born Kewaskum and resident Hampton, N J, wrote Goodbye Wisconsin published 1928.
Myles F. Pember Sr., 74, father of Times editor Myles F. Pember Jr., died at 6:30 AM in Parsons Kansas after a two week heart condition. Surviving are his wife Irvine E. Linck, two daughters, a sister, two grandchildren, and other relatives. Funeral services will be in Parsons with arrangements incomplete.
The brief filed with the state board of tax appeals argues against fraud charges and seeks relief from illegal additional assessment on Rep. Alvin E. O Konski for 1942 1943 and 1944. The filing was made by his attorney Alex J. Raineri Hurley. The article notes the common chemical water softener is washing soda.
In a Coral Gables interview General Dwight D. Eisenhower, chief of staff, said naming him a future presidential candidate is not good for the army. He stressed the force must stay nonpartisan to protect national security and prevent a potential future blitz. He reaffirmed he has never considered political office and will remain focused on the nation’s safety.
Grain analysts hailed the snow covering across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas as protection from cold waves and a boost to next spring’s winter wheat harvest. The Uhlmann Grain Co called the outlook marvelous and very optimistic, noting snow improves prospects for a strong crop.
Representative Keefe of Wisconsin was chosen by the House Republican conference to join the GOP committee on committees, tasked with filling vacancies on House panels. The Reorganization Act reduced House committees from 46 to 19. Also, Murray of Wisconsin joined the Republican congressional campaign committee. Production of raisins and prunes in the United States has doubled in 30 years.
A 27 year old British officer posed as the secretary to the maharajah of Peshawar to obtain a New Year booking at Claridge’s. He called repeatedly, claimed royal ties, and secured a party of four within five minutes. The group celebrated as staff admired the apparent dignitary despite no such maharajah existing.
Oshkosh based Judge Henry P. Hughes 42 announces candidacy for the state supreme court in the April election. He will oppose Justice J Ward Rector who said he would seek to type. Hughes was defeated by Justice Edward T. Fairchild last April and has served as municipal judge and circuit judge with reelections in 1938 1944.
H F Dick Muehrcke a prominent Progressive party leader in northeastern Wisconsin died last night from a heart ailment. At age 68 he helped organize the Oconto hospital 25 years ago and was a member of the Elks lodge and Odd Fellows. Funeral services will be Sunday.
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