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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1950

Page

6

Weather forecast and extremes for January 31 1950

Changeable sky and cold tonight with light snow flurries north. Wednesday partly cloudy with low of minus 5 to minus 18 and locally 20 below. high Wednesday minus 5 to 10 above zero. Previous day high 17 low 2. Precipitation since yesterday snow. Barometer 29.78 at 1 am and 29.80 at 1 pm. Warmest city yesterday Jacksonville Florida 85, coldest International Falls Minnesota 40. Sunrise 7 16 sunset 5

U. S Jacksonville Fla International Falls Minn

Real Estate Transfers Reported for Stauffacher and Rhyner Parcels

William D. Stauffacher transfers property to George E. Keller involving Lots 30 and 31 in the original Brown town plat. Wilbert R. Rhyner conveys 150 acres more or less in sections 25 and 26 of Albany township to Frank Hauser.

William D. Stauffacher George E. Keller Brown Town Wilbert R. Rhyner Frank Hauser Albany Township

County Court Judge Lamboley and Dale Anderson Probed on Mortgaged Property

County Court Judge Harold J Lamboley and Dale Anderson Monroe face two counts of selling and removing mortgaged property. They receive concurrent sentences of not less than 29 months nor more than 20 months in state prison. A sentence is withheld and probation granted, running concurrently with a prior sentence for selling gasoline without state tax payment.

Harold J. Lamboley Dale Anderson Monroe

Not Guilty Plea in Small Claims Driving While Intoxicated

Charles Grimm of Monroe pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated. Trial set for February 16. Ralph Frank Schwartz of Brodhead was fined $5 and costs for an arterial violation.

Small Claims Court Harold J. Lamboley Charles Grimm Monroe Ralph Frank Schwartz

Justice Cases Report From Local Court Docket

Justice L A Koenig and William Parriott of route 1 plead guilty to reckless driving with fines and costs. Another case lists improper muffler guilty with costs. Rudolph F Gerber Jr of Woodford pleads guilty to reckless driving with fines and costs. Deaths include Louisa Estella White 56 of Brodhead and Mrs Howard Torkelson 24 of Blanchardville. Rudolf Wahlen 61 of Madison listed among the deceased.

L. A. Koenig William Parriott Rudolph F. Gerber Jr Woodford Coss Asiss Louisa Estella Whitehead Brodhead Howard Torkelson Blanchardville Rudolf Wahlen Madison

Births Report From Brodhead Albany Family

A son named Jai Dr. was born to Dr. and Mrs. Felix J. Bo serio in Albany on January 1. A daughter named Jan was also listed in the same notice.

Lace Brodhead Jai Felix J. Boserio Albany

St Clare Hospital Tonsillectomy and medical staff list

A hospital notice lists patients undergoing tonsillectomy and related surgical and medical cases at St Clare Hospital. Names include Mrs Clarence Steiner and Mrs Peter Steger Jr with various addresses, plus several doctors and staff such as Keith Houston and Melvin Morgan. Dismissals mentioned include Mayme Smith and several accompanied patients and relatives.

Clarence Steiner Keith Houston Gratiot Thomas A. Drew Brad Leach Peter Steger Jr Darlington Fred Streiff New Glarus Melvin. Morgan Howard Johnson Argyle Robert ‘Schmid Monticello Robert _V. Schilling Robert W Olson Footville Chester Beckman James J. Wallace

Light Snowfall Covers Land Hides Icy Roads

A mild afternoon snowfall gave a light protective layer to area farmlands while masking dangerous icy patches on roads. Temperatures fell to two below last night, with 17 by noon and colder weather forecast under changing skies tonight. Snow was whipped off southern Wisconsin highways this morning as city crews cleared streets and piled snow from parking areas on the square.

Rester Wisconsin

Cheesemakers Association Meeting Set for Tomorrow

The Foreign Type Cheesemakers' Association plans its annual meeting at Turner Hall at 8 p m tomorrow. An officer election and financial report are on the agenda with possible increased dues and a butter fat and moisture content test for the lab setup.

Foreign Type Cheesemakers’ Association Turner Hall

Rites for Wahlen to Be at Madison

Rudolf Wahlen 61 of Madison a former cheesemaker who died after a two week illness will have funeral services at Fitch Lawrence funeral home Madison at 2 p m with Rev Charles A Puls officiating Burial will be Forest Hill cemetery Madison He was born in Switzerland immigrated 1907 lived in Monroe and New Glarus before moving to Madison where he worked for Kennedy Mansfield dairy Surviving are his widow two daughters two brothers and three sisters all in Switzerland and two grandchildren He was active in Luther Memorial church and the Swiss club of Madison.

Rudolf Wahlen Madison Sylvester Township Madison Hospital Fitch-Lawrence Charles A. Puls Luther Memorial Church Forest Hill Cemetery Wahlen Switzerland United States Elizabeth Zentner Monroe New Glarus Clark County Kennedy Mansfield Dairy William Rizner Walter Junchen Neillsville Ahlen Swiss Club of

Township School Discussion Called

Residents and freeholders of sections 4 and 9 of Spring Grove township will be asked to meet February 20 with the Green County School committee. The meeting, decided at a regular court house session, reviewed work by the previous committee and reports from an area committee meeting at Janesville. Hearings were discussed for districts between Janesville and Brodhead, but no definite plans were set. Pearl Engelbretson acted as secretary in Miss Florence Wartenweller's absence. Wartenweller is county superintendent of schools and is convalescing from major surgery.

Spring Grove Township Green County Court House John Coryell Janesville Jutla Brodhead

Monroe Group Seeks Howarth Entry Permit

A hearing on a permit for permanent entry into the United States was set for 9 am today in Windsor Canada for Miss Jean Howarth daughter of Mrs Peter Manos 2497 11th Avenue. Mrs Manos Miss Howarth and Monroe attorney Joseph D Viney appeared. Howarth is a British subject while her mother is a naturalized American. Howarth entered on a temporary visa and after three months the visa was extended for a like period.

United States Windsor Canada Jean Howarth Peter Manos 11Th Avenue Manos Miss Howarth Joseph D. Viney Monroe Howarth

Grain Prices Drift After Rally Subsides

Grains drifted for most of the board of trade session with little rally power. Deferred soybeans rose near the close as short covering reversed earlier sales but the rally faded as profit taking absorbed the late advance.

Nicago Board of Trade

Medical Society Joins Licensing Discussions

The Wisconsin state medical society said it may enter the debate over licensing foreign trained physicians. The council invited members of the state board of medical examiners to a discussion in Madison on February 18 to explore the board’s philosophy, said society president Dr. John W. Truitt of Milwaukee.

State Medical Society Wisconsin Council of the Board State Board of Medical Examiners Madison John W. Truitt Milwaukee

Wisconsin cheese market firm to steady demand reported

The market news service reports Wisconsin American cheese market firm to steady demand with selling prices and assembly notes. Prices shown include Le.L. single daisies 34iB, Longhorn 24% 35%, Square prints 34%-35% with mid gets 5437. A cow pumps 400 pounds of blood through her udder for 8 pounds of milk produced.

Madison Wisconsin State Assembly Nnts Le.l

Local residents visit Monroe area from various towns

Personal mentions detail visits by Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cox Beloit Mrs. Werner Adler and Larry Mt Horeb Mrs. T J Lacey South Wayne Mrs. William Tuller South Wayne Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Y ar wood Brooklyn Monroe seekers Burton Bacon Lloyd Isely Detroit auto show attendees Several families travel to Chicago Madison and Florida for visits and vacations including sons daughters and relatives from Warren Oshkosh Kokomo Carthage and Lake Forest with trips planned to Sanford Florida and family gatherings in Monroe

Chester Cox Beloit Werner Adler Larry Mt Horeb T. J. Lacey South Wayne William Tuller Sheldon Yarwood Brooklyn Monroe John Hay Jr Warren Burton Bacon Lloyd Isely Detroit Russell Trumpy Donald Oshkosh Harm Bomgarden Winnebago Ill Nora Bomgarden Rockford Alice Johnson Kokomo Ind Stuart Locke Priscilla” Kohli University Fred L. Koni William F. Jenatsch Grant Herman C. Burgi Chicago Robert C. Holland William H Lysser Cecil E. Jones Madison Lenwood Monte Carthage College Carthage Marie Monte Odelle Monte Albert Stauffacher Herbert H. Stauffacher Lake Forest College Lake Forest Robert E. Wenger William S. Erb Florda Erb John Ohman Sanford

Russians Resume Berlin Road Block

The Russians renewed their small blockade on Berlin frontiers, resuming extensive checks at Helmstedt, causing long lines of trucks bound for Berlin. The prior day’s truce had allowed most vehicles through except those with papers deemed improper.

Berlin Helmstedt West Germany

Crash at Juda Involves Everson and Grenzow Vehicles

An intersection collision in Juda at 8 30 a m today involved vehicles driven by Robert E Everson of Juda formerly Blanchardville and George H Grenzow route 2 Juda. No one was injured. Everson skidded on ice with the Carter and Gruenewald truck.

Juda Robert E. Everson Blanchardville George H. Grenzow Carter and Gruenewald Everson

Belleville to vote on annexing 73.8 acres in Exeter

A special Feb 21 election will decide annexing 73.8 acres of Exeter township to Belleville. Voters in the village cast ballots at the village hall, area residents at Harry Curless home, with hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. About 80 percent of Exeter residents south of Belleville petitioned for annexation. The Dane county court authorized the special election after a Dec 13 1810 board resolution and Jan 17 hearing. Belleville, incorporated June 27 1892, covers under a square mile with 445 people. the annex area has 69 residents. Court order names officials to act and documents filed with Green County deeds office.

Belleville Exeter Township Harry Curless Board of Trustees Dane County Circuit Court Dane Circuit Court Dane County Marie Kleppe William Milem Marion H. S. Hoesly Arthur M. Argue Green County Register of Deeds

JOINS IN HOME FORUM AT FARM AND HOME WEEK

Brown town resident Mrs William May is among three women active in a homemaking forum opening Farm and Home week at the University of Wisconsin. Attendance reaches over 1400, a new record for the series.

William May Browntown University of Wisconsin

Moves and Births Reported in Orangeville Area

Mr and Mrs Jame rickson and son Gregory move to 614 20th avenue Blanchardville from the Zentner home Bookkeeper Mr Hendrickson at Marty Ripp Chevrolet Sales Co returns from Chicago Mrs W D Clayton returns from winter with sister Mrs J W Fox plans Phoenix visit Richard Franklin born January 16 to Mr and Mrs William Anderson Oswego Ill former local resident Rachel Winebrenner of this village is Mrs Anderson Jan 16

Jamerickson Gregory Blanchardville 20Th Avenue O. E. Zentners Hendrickson Marty-Ripp Chevrolet Sales Co Orangeville Richard Franklin William Anderson Oswego Ill

Ludlows Leave Sterling for Indefinite Tucson Stay

Mr and Mrs Ralph Ludlow of Sterling Illinois left yesterday for an indefinite stay in Tucson Arizona The couple are the son and daughter in law of Mrs Deli Ludlow A circuit court jury awarded Harold Richard of 1823 15th Avenue three thousand dollars for injuries from a traffic accident The judgment was granted by Judge Harry S Fox and appealed by defendants S S Sundmacher and Pickards Mathers Co Cars slid on ice causing damage Roscoe A Dalton 2014 11th Avenue lost control and struck Chester Stauffacher Route 2 in the 1600 block of 13th Street

Tucson Ralph Ludlow Sterling, IL Ariz Mr. Ludlow Deli Ludlow Harold Richard 15th + avenue Supreme Court S. S. Sundmacher and Pickards, Mathers Co. Richards Harry S. Fox Fox Roscoe A. Dalton 11Th Avenue Chester Stauffacher 13Th Street

Earthquake Rumors Shake Sheboygan Area

Residents question a possible quake on Monday as reports swirl about a 100-foot crack at Joe Wellert trailer camp and objects rattling in homes across several square miles though experts see no explanation.

Sheboygan Joe Wellert

Local car collision and surgery report in Holyoke

At 7 30 p m yesterday a crash occurred near the 19th street and 16th avenue J intersection injuring drivers Leo J Riggle of 17151 11th street and David R Erickson from route 1 The same area reported as Holyoke where T R Holyoke of 703 22nd avenue was listed satisfactory after major gall bladder surgery at St Clare hospital earlier today He has been hospitalized since January 19.

Leo J. Riggle 11Th Street David R. Erickson 19Th Streeet 16Th Avenue J

Porters Love and Navy Life in a Local Operetta

The article reviews a community operetta with Joseph Porter and a cast including Lois Burgy and Lois Mielke. It notes the director Miss Olga Ruth and Alan Prisk presenting, with a full chorus and orchestra. An impromptu post show concert and cast party are cited, followed by a brief separate note on a dog case dismissal in Albany court for harboring a dog.

Joseph Porter Josephine Tom Goetz Jr Joseph Liv Hebe Lois Burgy Olga Ruth Alan Prisk Lois Mielke Carol Schindler Dora Schindler Lyndon Vie Dorothy’ Webster Wanda Gibbons Ruth Goodman Marian Walker Geraldine Rabe Karen Bender Claire Goodrich Delores Hodgison JoAnn Schroeder Patricia Thorp Lydia Wels Judith Strasser Robert Rugh Roy Roth Glen Pehl Phil Tee Hand Arthur Armstrong Virgil Wenger Clifford Brown Albert Buri Theodore A. Hartman 1Th Street

Snow storm count and forecast by Brodhead police chief

Chief Roy Ties of Brodhead claims this is the 16th snow storm of the season and predicts 42 more for the year. He bases his forecast on Indian lore and notes that recent rains could have produced several additional storms if solidified.

Roy Ties Brodhead Ties

Janesville Boy Burned in Four-Unit Blaze

A ten year old boy, Richard Traxler, was hospitalized with burns after a fire forced twelve people from a four apartment building in Janesville. Fire Chief Frank Murphy said the injuries did not appear life threatening, and it was unclear if smoke inhalation occurred. The Traxler family occupied two units. they had left for a show, leaving Richard and four siblings asleep with a 13 month old for Catherine Paulus in the building.

Janesyine Uryp Richard Traxler Frank Murphy Sam Traxler Traxlers Richard Jacqueline Robert Peggy John Katherine Paulus

Cuba City Man Gets jailed on Car Charges

Raymond Faivre, a Cuba City man, was sentenced by Federal Judge Patrick Stone to three years in federal prison for transporting a stolen automobile across a state line. U S Attorney Charles H. Cashin noted Faivre had a prior six month Grant county jail term in 1947, during which he met Sheriff Melvin L. Gillen’s daughter, whom he later married and then deserted before driving the stolen car cross country.

Smallisun —Ury Cuba City U. S Raymond Faivre Patrick Stone Charles H. Cashin Faivre Grant County Melvin L. Gillen Arizona

Necklace Missing on 10th Street Last Sunday

Three strand pearl necklace reported missing on 10th Street last Sunday. Call Nellie Durst at 633 if found.

10Th Street Nellie Durst

Mrs Torkelson Dies at Madison Wisconsin

Mrs Howard Torkelson 24 died yesterday at 6 p m in Wisconsin General Hospital Madison of a cerebral tumor. Born Martha Frieda Brager March 18 1925 in York township she lived in Blanchardville area. Survived by husband adopted parents father August Thommen one son Richard three, five half siblings and one adopted sister. Services Friday at 1:30 p m at Brager home and 2 p m Old York church. Burial in Old York cemetery. Burial follows at Old York church cemetery. Clergyman Rev Clarence Benson will preside. Body to Erickson funeral home until 2 p m Thursday for transfer to Brager home.

Vicini August Thommen Richard Christian Thommen Davis, Til Ernest Lawrence Clarence Glenn Frederick Thommen Calamine Fred Beuhler Monroe Hedwig ‘Thommen Chicago Old York Church Erickson Funeral Home Brager

Beloit Wins Fraternal Eagles Convention

Beloit was selected to host the state convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles from June 21 to 24. John Burman, president of Beloit aerie, was notified today of the selection.

Beloit Order of Eagles John Burman The Beloit Aerie

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