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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1948
Page
8
Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight followed by mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers or thundershowers in the west tomorrow. Warmer conditions with a high near 78 and a low around 56. Year ago today highs reached 82, lows 57. Record warmth noted in Yuma Arizona at 115, with a cooler reading elsewhere.
Obituary notices list Miss Mary Blum 85 of 823 street Mrs Wally Mayer 80 of Magnolia township near Evansville Tin Fabe Morgan 91 of Aurora Gree Baconstas 4 near air and Mrs Harold Nipple Argyle daughter July 1 Mr and Mrs Victor Dam men Argyle son June 30.
St. Clare Hospital records show tonsillectomy patients Diane F. Broxe and others with street addresses in Ben Sullivan Monticello Winslow and more. Dismissals include William Smith Louise Gordon Thomas Hooper Alice Patterson Suzanne Waller and additional names across local households.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley of Green county upheld the ruling in H N Darling v estate of Martin F Mayer disallowing two notes of 600 and 500 due to insufficient proof of payment. The court previously ruled the 100 from Mayer deer sale applied to both notes, keeping them in force, and refused a new trial after additional witnesses. The original suit claimed 2758.50 including a third note later corrected from 600 to 400.
Local residents attend a three day Evangelical and Reformed church youth conference at Green Lake. Attendees include Mrs. Louis Blanc Mrs. Emmanuel Fuchs Mrs. Sylvia Richards Mrs. G R Stelter Woodford Miss Donna Wenger Miss Florence Voigt and others from Ft Madison Ia Rev P C Kehle Miss Irma Klassy and couples Mrs Samuel Rubi Mr Ernest Wenger provided transport. Wisconsin American Cheese market described as very firm with strong demand and light offerings and varying prices for cheese types.
A mass of crunching grasshoppers devastates corn and cotton near a southeastern Mississippi farm town. Farmers battle two day infestation with a arsenic wheat bran and sawdust mix, with Bill Dorris awaiting results within 36 hours as a Memphis firm offers aerial insecticide.
Henry Ball and Herman L Schindler noted in Milwaukee on WRC business. May L Luchsinger returns home after a Springfield TI trip. Ruth Golackson, Beloit Fairbanks Morse Co., vacations with relatives. J J Gruenewald and N H Durst group returned from a month long auto trip through 15 states. Nell Miller, University of Arizona, arrives to spend summer here. met by Mrs William H McGrath in Chicago. Moritz Meichtry leaves Pacoima Calif after six weeks with John Meichtry and Monroe relatives. John Meichtry family accompanies her to Chicago.
Brownie troops No 13 and 14 enjoyed a train ride from Monroe to Juda yesterday. It was the first trip for many. They were greeted by troop mothers and leaders Mrs. Arthur Wagner Jr Mrs. Leo Kohl and Mrs. Robert Kingdon. They stopped in Juda for ice cream and noted members and guests from both troops. A special meeting is planned for Wednesday at 2:30 at South school.
President Truman announced John R. Steelman, his assistant, has declined the offer to become secretary of labor. Steelman favors remaining in his current role, where he has focused on labor issues and the railroad wage dispute. Truman has not yet chosen a successor after the death of Lewis B. Schwellenbach.
Kempfer Pharmacy declares Teol Best Seller to combat athletes foot and urges customers to trust the germ killing claim for quick relief. The bold promotion emphasizes a proven remedy and regional health product availability.
Farmers report a wet stretch in June 1947 with 15 days of rain totaling 15.11 inches, heaviest on June 4 at 0.37 inches. May 14 to June 4 brought a dry spell, while last month averaged 69.18 F, about 5 degrees warmer than last year, with June 1947 averaging 64.31 F.
The Meythaler estate sells 237 acre Jordan township farm to Harold Lille who farms the John Truman farm in Clarno. Possession is to be given March 1.
S/Sgt. James R. Howe of the air force killed April 22 1944 in Europe is being returned to Monroe. The body travels on Lawrence Victory from England with burial in a U S military cemetery near Cambridge. Howe born November 23 1923 in Monroe was a Liberator waist gunner and is survived by his mother four brothers and three sisters.
An anonymous letter to U S ambassador J Leighton Stuart during his Peiping visit did not threaten his life but warned of bodily harm. The 72 year old envoy has been outspoken against Chinese student agitation toward U S policy in Japan.
In June, county clerk records show twenty nine applications for marriage licenses. Albany. Services will be resumed Sunday at the First Baptist church. Rev. Richard C. Werner and family have returned from Evanston and Winnetka Illinois. The Crusaders meet at 2 Saturday afternoon at the church. Young Adult group meeting postponed until July 11. A Methodist Women’s Society for Christian Service sponsors a 6:30 p.m. picnic dinner at the church tomorrow. Mrs Edna Drake and daughters Evelyn Drake and Lois Fritsch will spend the Fourth of July weekend at the Epsilon Sigma Alpha cottage at Silver Lake, Wautoma. Guests from Milwaukee will join them. Cottage owned by Dr. and Mrs. Charles A Briggs. Mrs. Thomas A Hoesly, 810 19th avenue, remains seriously ill.
Dr. Jack Caradine J T Etter and Clayton Olson depart tomorrow for a 10 day fishing trip to Eagle Lake Canada about 150 miles from Monroe. They will stop in Mason City Iowa to pick up Dr. Terry Netterton, a former classmate of Caradine, who will join the excursion.
Edwin L. Andereck of 1811 16th avenue serves as relief operator at the Green county highway police office for several weeks.
The Town Hall cheese factory will move into a new front apartment with two bedrooms while the existing unit serves as a three bedroom home. A story room may become a meeting area for factory business. The plant will source milk from 24 patrons and handle about 25 000 pounds next week with 540 wheels of cheese storage capacity. Directors and officers are listed with plans for a three car garage and expansion as the plant grows.
Local upholsterer Ben Krause sold his 122 acre Krause Farm at Milton to Fred Tyler, a tenant on the Harvey Haddinger farm. Tyler will take possession in March.
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