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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
8
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with scattered light showers in extreme north. Temperature near yesterday with highs around 92 and lows near 71. Barometer 29.48 at 1am and 29.50 at 1pm. Warmest U S city Yuma Arizona 108, coldest Helena Montana 49. Sunrise 4:29, sunset 7:40.
Judge Lamboley in Orangeville convicted Gerald Crone for operating on the left side of the highway with $5 fines and costs. Edward Hoban of Argyle RD faced reckless driving charges resulting in a $5 fine, costs, and a one year license revocation.
Lulu Mattison named executrix and sole heir in estate of Hans S. Mattison Brodhead who died June 9. Will dated November 6, 1943.
L A Koenig and Ewald Sass found guilty of placing material injurious to tires on streets. Sass faces $7 fine and costs. Carl Ruch found guilty of violating occupational driver license restrictions with $25 and costs plus seven days. Operating motor vehicle under the influence of liquor also guilty with $70 and costs or 25 days.
Grace Marlene Peckham of Albany and Donald John Ruef of Albany township obtained marriage licenses, formalizing their union.
Mr and Mrs Dale Anderson of 830 17th avenue announce the birth of a daughter on July 7. Mr and Mrs Harold Homb of Darlington announce the birth of a son on July 7.
Donald George Roscoe Ill Wayne Crawford Evansville Mrs Julia Roehl Janesville Tonsillectomy Mrs Lloyd Smith Platteville Susan Krochell Lake Geneva Medical Dewey Goodman Browntown Tom Schindler Blanchardville Dismissals Jerry Dean Larson George Steffen Mrs Harold Hermanson Mrs Bert Beecher Vincent Harazimecczyk Mrs George Borcherts Mrs Alva Moffitt Richard Geach
Albert Maurer known as Shorty marks 80 by working as custodian at Monroe senior high in the morning and greeting well wishers later. He has spent 26 of 28 years at the building. An afternoon party at his home 1324 15th avenue and an open house last night drew family including sons Albert and Cary, daughter in law Mrs Otto Mandel, and others.
Mr and Mrs Alex Abplanalp of Juda welcomed a son born Saturday at St Josephs hospital in Dodgeville. Mrs Abplanalp, formerly Catherine Teasdale, taught in a local junior high. Mr and Mrs George Kieffer of Middleton welcomed son Kenneth George born July 5 at Madison General hospital. Mrs Keiffer, former Marianne Stauffacher, is her daughter.
Peter Pauli on a 20 day furlough visits his wife and son Madison and his mother Mrs Hugo Schulz at the John Klessinger home 2018 13th avenue. Sunday the party including his sister and Howard Newbury Madison Mrs Schulz Mr and Mrs Klessinger and Miss Alvina Gertsch picnicked at Recreation park.
Mr and Mrs Willis Goodrich Dick and Clara and Mrs Clara Magdal returned yesterday from a four week trip to Tucson Phoenix and the Grand Canyon Ariz Mexico and Denver where they visited Mrs Goodrichs son William Brown who has a photograph studio there Mrs Fred W Galle left this morning for Portage to spend several weeks with her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Earl Galle and her granddaughter Linda Jean Galle
A stream of visitors and relatives travels through Monroe with names and origins including Albany Rockford Canton Madison Milwaukee Muskegon Missoula and Detroit. It lists Mr and Mrs A H Meinert Herman L Schindler Adv Charles Deininger Mrs C H Walter and son Carl Mrs Milo Swanton Mrs Emma Olson Ms Flora Bengelsdorff Raymond and David Bengelsdorff Fred C Kuenzie Miss Elsie Teuscher James and Robert Stauffacher and John Lochrie among others visiting or returning to relatives.
Funeral services for Fred J Mollien 55 died Monday during a Brandon picnic were held at Mt Vernon cemetery Mollien a Mott Bros salesman Rockford born Belvidere 1894 married Letha Matzke September 9 1933 surviving are his wife a son Frederick Jon and daughter Carla at home and a sister Mrs August Holtfreter Belvidere
At a five year gap since last gathering the Stauffacher and Indergand clans held picnics at Recreation park shelter house. Two Stauffacher girls sat at the Indergand table and conversed with relatives before realizing they were at the wrong table. Mrs Harley J Hoesly recalled the unidentified kin.
Lightning struck the Davis-Becker addition sanitary sewer pumping station Tuesday damaging the automatic controls. City Water Department superintendent Zenno A. Gorder said parts are needed and until replacement arrives an operator must manually start the pump at set times to raise sewage to the main flow level.
The term Thule was used in ancient writings at different periods to refer to both Norway and Iceland, reflecting shifting geographic assignments by early scholars.
Leland Wise a 17 year old Rock City polio patient since January 27 will be the first Stephenson county patient treated at Warm Springs Georgia Arrangements are through the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Wise leaves Freeport July 18 by Illinois Central train then connects in Chicago for Birmingham and Warm Springs accompanied by nurse Thelman Huber and later his parents Mr and Mrs Glen Wise will follow after he is settled
Charles Gehringer, former Detroit Tigers star, is visiting his sister Sister M. Blandine at St. Clare hospital in town.
Mrs. Roscoe Smith at 2238 8th street served sweet corn from her garden yesterday. The day’s incident near the square repaving site left Harry Wendorf, the superintendent, embarrassed after nearly stepping into freshly poured concrete on the slab he had overseen.
A man at a distant point belatedly realizes danger and halts like someone at a cliff edge, waving his arms to regain balance.
Madison Gov Renne bohm vetoed today a bill that would have changed the law governing private detective agencies.
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