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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1948
Page
6
Daily record notes partly cloudy conditions with scattered thunderstorms in extreme northwest tonight and the north portion tomorrow. Cooler in the southwest tonight, warmer in the north tomorrow. Highs to 64 after yesterday’s 1 pm reading. year ago highs reached 77. Sunrise 4 29, sunset 7 40.
Charles H. Buehler Jr. transfers It 161 and West of It 162 to Paul H. Kammerode as Railroads Add No 2 in Monroe. George W. Cromwell estate transfers Its 167 and 168 in Railroad Second Add in Monroe to Luella Randall.
Earl Brown of Winslow cited for driving without a license with $20 and costs assessed by Justice L A Koenig. William E Stock of Monroe fined $20 and costs for drunk and disorderly conduct in Koenig court.
Betty A. Maass of Orangeville and Verl J. Foss of Racine in Steuben County Illinois are issued a marriage license. The record confirms the couple’s intended union and official filing details.
The notice lists Schwartz aged 69 and Mrs. Harry W. Wright aged 65 of West Allis along with Albert A. Stocker aged 75, West Allis. The brief item records residents connected to local obituaries in the West Allis area.
St. Clare Hospital Surgical: Donald Derendinger Blanchardville. Medical: Aretus. At Browntown Gordon Helland Davis Mrs. Fred Seaver Darien Helmer Hoff Janesville M Alice Treat 1421 14th avenue Mrs. Leon Balsiger Juda. Dismissals: Mrs. Harold Nipple and daughter Mrs. Gilbert Reiser and son Mrs. Wendell Simmons and son Mrs. Lloyd Van Houten Mrs. Raymond Howard Gloria Francis.
Ten rural school children will participate in a state field trip to the La Crosse agricultural experiment station and the state game farm at Poynte for excellence in the soil conservation course. Five pupils cannot attend. Participants include Helen Bollig Lorraine Fahrney Delbert Neuenschwan der Donna Signer Delores Brunner Robert Krauss Edwin Kernen Duane Lehr Carl Treuthardt and Pearl Aeschli Mann.
Knights of Columbus will hold their annual picnic July 25 at Lakeside Heights. John Disch chairs the committee with Leo Share Leander Kirsch Joseph Huber Theodore Gaukapp Frank Klarer and L spease assisting as they explore inviting a regional session to Mon-
West Allis resident Mabel Ashworth Wright died Sunday after months of illness. Born August 6, 1862 in Monroe, she married Harry Wright in Beloit in 1902. Survived by her husband two sons William and Har lon of Milwaukee and two grandchildren. Rites were held at 1 pm in West Allis with Oakwood Cemetery Beloit burial.
The Monroe council, meeting with a 90 day bus franchise, set August 3 for a permanent franchise and passed an ordinance on traffic speeds. It referred sewer planning, announced a July 27 regional conference, debated sound use for the Green County Fair, and filed fines totals. Several licenses were granted including milk dealer and taxi licenses.
The State market news service reports Wisconsin American cheese price levels as very firm. Demand is heavy from regular outlets with little open market trading. selling prices mostly unchanged. Notable items include single daisies 51-5214, longhorns and square prints 51%-52%, and midgets at 54.
Bernard Bar rett, Hurley, filed nomination papers with the secretary of state today for the assembly on the Democratic ticket from Iron and Vilas counties.
Local residents and visitors are noted in Monroe area social notes. Mrs. Glenner Argyle and Mrs. Will Paget, among others, spend days here. Monticello and Janesville travelers stop in for visits. Numerous trips to Milwaukee Kalamazoo Chicago and Denver are mentioned, with reunions and family occasions.
E F Kaeser district manager and Pet Milk Co director was chosen president to replace the late E J Hoesly at a bank directors meeting in New Glarus. Henry Stuessy named vice president. G P Hoesly becomes director. other officers listed.
William Greub reports excavation began for a new 60 by 68 foot brick and cement block addition to the Badger Motors Co. building on 11th Street. The basement and main floor will join the existing structure to the west and the project is expected to take about two months.
Madison appointment of Forrest Polk of Oshkosh to the State educational advisory committee was announced by Gov. Rennebohm. Polk, president of Oshkosh State Teachers college, succeeds the late Edgar C. Doudna, former secretary of the state board of normal school regents.
Dr. John A. Schindler of Monroe presented insights on psychoneurosis at the Wisconsin Safety Council mid winter conference. The remarks appear on the cover of the council's Wisconsin Safety News issue.
The Jefferson Jiffy Workers 4H Club will host a social for members and families tomorrow at 8 p m at Twin Grove School. A program includes a play The Opening Day of School and vocal solos by Doris Pfund and Judith Seyler.
The Browntown 4-H club will hold its fifth meeting Thursday evening at Community hall. Nancy Aitchison will lead the pledge. Roll call will be answered with how members celebrated the Fourth of July. Kenneth Chapin and Gary Stark lead recreation.
Cecil Jones post members met at Turner hall to arrange funeral services for Sgt Donald S Beach the second Monroe war hero to be buried here Plans include a color guard color bearers pallbearers and a firing squad with over 50 members present at the meeting.
Eugene Mason son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Mason sustains a head injury from a fall at home. Stitches were required to close the wound.
Circuit Judge A W Kopp ruled that Lafayette County cannot issue bonds to fund a private hospital. The Me morial Hospital association sued to compel a $100 000 bond issue approved by the board, part of a plan to raise $200 000 with donations and federal aid.
The Angle youth center sponsors a Friday night dance at Lincoln school gymnasium open to high school youths and young adults. Lawrence L. Kitchen city recreation director announced the event with recorded dance music.
A cork oak, a member of the oak species native to the western Mediterranean region, yields cork bark.
An eight year old Hartford boy was admitted to South View hospital last night marking the hospital's third polio case this year. The first fatal case was a west Milwaukee five year old who died Sunday nine hours after admission with bulbar type polio. A Milwaukee nine year old was also admitted Saturday.
Washington reports the government began closing 17 valuable war plants as part of wartime demobilization. Badger Ordnance Works at Baraboo is among the sites placed in moth balls, signaling reduced production.
Philadelphia reports the American Farm Bureau Federation called on the Democratic Party to pledge a government attack on rising prices. H. E. Slusher urged Congress create a national monetary commission to stabilize prices, arguing free enterprise needs price level stability.
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