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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1948

Page

3

Esther Ann Schuetz and Duane Schwartz Wed in Monroe Ceremony

Miss Esther Ann Schuetz daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Schuetz route 3 and Duane George Schwartz son of Mr and Mrs Arden Schwartz were married Saturday at 10 am in a double ring ceremony at Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren church. Rev Lyndon C Viel officiated. The couple plans a honeymoon to northern Wisconsin and will reside on route 3 Monroe.

Esther Ann Schuetz Fred Schuetz Duane George Schwartz Arden Schwartz Lyndon C. Viel Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church Evelyn Schuetz Robert Gerber Milwaukee Mr. Schwartz Wisconsin Monroe Schwartz Pleasant Valley

ZINsers HONORED FOR GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mr and Mrs J Fred Zinser 2427 10th street celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner and open house at their Monroe home. Relatives and friends from several states, including Chicago Prophetstown and Evansville joined the observance. Their three children Letha Apker Mrs Heffron and Lt Col Roy F Zinser were present with parents.

Zinsers Fred Zinser 10Th Street James Heffron Zinser Mildred Ringel Paw Paw Mich Katharine Zinser Prophetstown Ill Kathryn Winne Frank Busjahn Orangeville John M. Babler Charles Maaske Key Ann Guehring Davis Stuart Day Evansville Marie Ringel John Bruce Krueger Kenosha Stewart Hurlbut Butte Mont Charles A. Schindler Edgerton Amelia Scott Detroit Barbara de Souza Chicago Monroe Letha Apker Heffron Roy F. Zinser Ft. Leavenworth

Farewell Dinner for Gempeler Family Leaves Milwaukee Roots

Mr and Mrs W C Gempeler and sons William and Ivan were honored at a farewell dinner in Recreation park as they prepare to move to Glendale California on Monday. Attendees included Andrew F Hartwig and the Hartwig and Sipple families from Monroe and a large group from Clarno township headed by Julius Hartwig and relatives.

W. C. Gempeler William Ivan Milwaukee Recreation Park Glendale Calif Andrew F. Hartwig William Hartwig Henry Sipple Monroe Mmes Julius Hartwig Robert Andrew Evelyn E. C. Hartwig Albert Reinmann Luann Kendall Byron Hartwig Kenneth Hartwig Nathan Julius Hartwig Jr Roger Larry Charlene Clarno Township

Aid to Meet Browntown Society to Gather at Hartwick Home

Browntown area society plans a meeting at the home of Mrs Charles Hartwick on Thursday. Assisting in serving will be Mmes Leonard Boynton Fred Probst Jacob Senn Jr and Mrs Hartwick.

Browntown Jordan Lutherand Society Charles Hartwick Mmes Leonard Boynton Fred Probst Jacob Senn Jr Hartwick

Hanson Gordee Reunion Planned at Bluff View Park

The annual Hanson Gordee reunion is scheduled for Sunday at Bluff View Park in Brodhead. A picnic dinner will be served at noon.

Hanson-Gordee Bluff View Park Brodhead

Marjorie Schmid Weds Walter Ekum In July Fourth Union Service

Miss Marjorie Schmid daughter of Mrs Edna Schmid Monroe wed Walter Ekum Viroqua in Union Presbyterian church at 3 30 p m on the Fourth of July Rev H J Schrag Beloit officiated before friends and relatives The couple will reside in Monroe after a wedding trip to Canada The groom a mining engineer graduate of the Wisconsin Institute of Technology The bride a junior at Platteville State Teachers College noted for 4 H dairy achievements

Marjorie Schmid Edna Schmid Monroe Walter Ekum Viroqua Union Presbyterian Church H. J. Schrag Beloit Albert Ekum Virginia Doescher Calvin Davis William Paquette Thomas Blum C. W. Chase Bruce Blum Aid Society Rosella McGuire Ruth Doescher Platteville Canada Wisconsin Institute of Technology Platteville State Teachers College

Mothers Club Bus Tour To Chicago

Thirty three members and friends of the Mothers club at Sam Ball school took a bus tour to Chicago last week visiting city points of interest and returning after a dinner party in a hotel.

Chicago Mothers Club Sam Ball School

Entertains Friends for Kay Wegner Sixth Birthday

Miss Kay Wegner hosted nine guests at Recreation Park Saturday from 2 to 5 30 p m in celebration of her sixth birthday. Games followed by lunch prepared by her mother and aunt Mrs Ida Strahm. Grandmother Mrs Gustave Wegner attended from Whitewater with other guests including Tana Kae Loveland Anita Mae Blackbourn Laura Toepel.

Kay Wegner Lawrence Wegner Recreation Park Ida Strahm Gustave Wegner Kay Ann Whitewater Tana Kae Loveland Anita Mae Blackbourn Laura Toepel

Local Janesville Names Listed in Community Notices

Barbara Weiss Evelyn Weiss Judith Ann Holland Sharon Fields Thomas Sickinger Billy Felstad Mrs John Strahm Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wegner Susan Wegner and Mrs Gustav Weg ner are named in a district community notices listing from Janesville and surrounding areas.

Barbara Weiss Evelyn Weiss Judith Ann Holland Sharon Fields Thomas Sickinger Billy Felstad Janesville John Strahm Lawrence Wegner Susan Wegner Gustav Wegner

Posters Appear for Cole Bros Circus in Monroe

The bill posting truck for Cole Bros. circus was in Monroe today posting notices for a Sunday appearance on July 18.

Cole Bros. Circus Monroe

Son Gregory Lee Born At St. Clare Hospital

Gregory Lee is the name of the son born Saturday afternoon at St. Clare hospital to Mr and Mrs Bernard Gibbons 1811 13th Avenue. Mrs Gibbons is the former Ruth Wilkinson.

Gregory Gregory Lee St. Clare Hospital Bernard Gibbons 13Th Avenue Gibbons Ruth Wilkinson

Residence Change as Gibbons Family Moves to Albany

Mr and Mrs Thomas Gibbons and son Michael relocate from West Allis to Albany and occupy 1503 16th avenue. Mr Gibbons starts concrete work with Max H Voelkhi. Mrs Gibbons is Ca mille Tilley formerly of Albany. Parents Sid and Emma Tilley visited from West Allis and Albany.

Thomas Gibbons Michael West Allis 16Th Avenue Gibbons Max H. Voelkhi Camille Tilley Albany Sid Tilley Emma Tilley

Funeral attendance for Miss Mary Blum draws relatives

Out of town relatives attended the funeral of Miss Mary Blum on Saturday. Present were Mr. and Mrs. George Claussen and Mrs. Minnie Vogt, Mrs. Eldred Williams of Rock Island, John Straw of McConnell, Mr. and Mrs. William Frager of Freeport, Mrs. Mary Mayhew of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Skarweski of Menasha, Mrs. Flora Sharweski and daughters Ja and Emma, and sons Raymond and Joseph of Janesville.

Mary Blum George Claussen Minnie Vogt Eldred Williams Rock Island, Ill John Strawser McConnell William Frager Freeport Mary Mayhew Chicago Gaylord Skarweski Menasha Flora Sharweski Emma Raymond Joseph Janesville

Freeport Judge Sets Bond for Speeding Doctor

Dr J A Roub posted bonds of 35 dollars to appear Thursday in a Freeport justice court on a speeding charge. He is alleged to have driven at 62 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone in Cedarville.

J. A. Roub Freeport Roub Cedarville

Mrs Nelson Schwend Injures Shoulder in Morning Fall

Mrs Nelson Schwend of 2302 10th street fell this morning while heading to the square and suffered shoulder and side injuries. She is confined at home.

Nelson Schwend 10Th Street

Cadet Frank E. Hamilton Returns to West Point for Year Two

Cadet Frank E. Hamilton son of Mr and Mrs Edmund C Hamilton returns to West Point to begin his second year after a 27 day leave spent in Monroe and Canton Ohio. The Hamiltons drove him to Chicago where he and 25 classmates boarded a chartered plane to New York and returned home last night.

Frank E. Hamilton Edmund C. Hamilton West Point Military Academy Monroe Canton

Shares Have Son For Milwaukee Couple

Mr and Mrs John Share Jr of Milwaukee and formerly of Monroe welcomed a son last evening in a Milwaukee hospital.

Shares John Share Jr Milwaukee Monroe

Weaver Begins Duties as Radio Operator for Green County

Eugene Weaver starts radio operator duties with the Green County highway police replacing Sherman Dearth who resigned.

Weaver Eugene Weaver Green County Highway Police Sherman Dearth

Auto collision as coal cars derail near jail

Two empty railroad coal cars uncoupled and bumped a parked automobile owned by George Bloom, a brewery employee, near the jail this morning. Bloom’s car with wheels turned was pushed off the track into a left side street parking space but suffered no damage.

George Bloom Bloom

Political Campaign Creates Confusion

James Marlow examines the 1946 price control debate and the blame game between Democrats and Republicans over OPA. The piece traces Truman's vetoes, Congress, and rising costs to show how voters face confusion in choosing a side before the upcoming campaigns.

James Marlow Washington OPA Congress Truman Mr. Truman Taft Ohio Wherry Nebraska Rep. Crawford Michigan

Officials Hold Husband For Attempted Murder

A 61-year-old cancer patient was found unconscious in a gas filled bedroom. Her husband Hugo Leach 53 machinist told authorities he wanted her out of her pain and was bound over to circuit court on attempted murder charges after being held at Hartland Washington county home. He was released on a $1 bond.

Hartford Crane Hugo Leach Frances Bark Lake Washington County Ed Lierman Leach Justice Court Circuit Court Arthur Snyder

Racine Man Tops Wisconsin Earnings in 1946 Pay

Washington report shows E. H. Wadewitz of Western Printing and Lithographing Co., Racine, earning 132 540 in 1946, leading seven Wisconsinites with annual compensation over 75 000. Also listed are Walter Geist of Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. West Allis 75 550 Ernst Mahler 88 959 Cola C Parker 91 666 H M Benstead 92 347 Elmer G Voigt 104 607 and W R Wadewitz 113 641 of Western Printing and Lithographing Co. Racine.

Washington Western Printing and Lithographing Co Racine E. H. Wadewitz Treasury Wisconsin Walter Geist Allis Chalmers Mftg. Co West Allis

Famed Movie Star Carole Landis Found Dead in California

Actress Carole Landis, 29, was found dead in her Pacific Palisades home with a satin ribbon and a suicide note. Police said she died of suicide, with sleeping pills nearby and a note to her mother. Rex Harrison found the body after she failed to answer calls. Landis had been ill a week from amoebic infection and was divorcing producer Horace Schmidlapp.

Los Angeles Carole Landis Pacific Palisades Emmett Jones Rex Harrison Miss Landis Mommie Darling Angel Harrison South Pacific England Horace Schmidlapp Schmidlapp Cincinnati California

Beverage Tax Division Reports Large Income

The Wisconsin Beverage and Cigarette Tax Division reported past fiscal period receipts totaling 20 603 741, the largest revenue in its history. The breakdown includes liquor 10 844 938 cigarette 6 499 202 beer 3 150 957 liquor permits 81 930 cigarette permits 19 750 confiscations 20 and miscellaneous 6 944. A cigarette use tax of 28 569 was collected in March April and June from out of state mailed cigarettes.

Madison Wisconsin

South Wayne by Mrs. Harry T. Maddrell

Mr and Mrs Orvallo Tree of La Grange Illinois spent the weekend here with his father F E Tree. The number of faculty members in U S college grade schools increased about 60 percent between 1930 and 1940.

South Wayne Mrs Harry T. Maddrell Mrs. Orvallo Tree la Grange, Ill F. E. Tree U. S

May milk prices rise for cheese industry report

Dairy data from the Dairy Products Marketing Association shows May milk paid to farmers at 4.21 dollars per cwt, up 4 percent from April and 37 percent from May 1947. Butterfat averaged 3.76 percent, with prices at 1.12 dollars per pound, up from April and a year earlier. The outlook cites declining production supporting dairy product strength.

Dairy Products Marketing Association, Inc Chicago

Heat Increase with Depth in Deep Wells

In boring deep wells the bottom of the hole gets one degree hotter on average for every 60 feet of depth.

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Duane Schwartz Union Presbyterian City Mattress CO. Ce Becker Ters Finance Corporation Therit Finance Corporation Thorp, Wisconsin Dodgeville Eau Claire Fond du Lac Fort Atkinson Frederic Medford Menomonie Merrill Monroe Rhinelander Rice Lake Richland Center Shawano Stevens Point Superior Two Rivers Wausau West Allis Wisconsin Rapids Lanz Crosley Shelvador City Hall the Commercial & Savings Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Beverage Tax Division Ansco Pioneer Ansco Freedom Zula F Zula T. E. Thoresen Sonotone Washington Bldg Eugene Hotel Laundry Cares Wisconsin Power and Light Company
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