Weather Brief: Fair and Cooler Night Ahead
MeN ILY RECORD July 9 1949 reports fair and cooler tonight with Sunday forecast for fair skies and much less humidity.
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1949
Page
6
MeN ILY RECORD July 9 1949 reports fair and cooler tonight with Sunday forecast for fair skies and much less humidity.
The Times thermometer shows hourly readings with 1 pm at 88 degrees and a high of 90 and low of 67 noted. Precipitation data since yesterday and barometer readings at 1 am and 1 pm are listed, with Yuma Arizona as the warmest at 107 and Helena Montana as the coldest at 45. Sunrise and sunset times are given.
Rose Gruenwald transfers It 9 block 7 Andrick's addition Monroe to Willis Gruenwald. The document notes transfer of property in the city.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley issues letters of administration to William Daly for Emma Louise Daly who died June 26. Appraisers are L. C. White W. C. Bender and F. F. Hartwig. John M. Winkelman Madison named administrator of Catherine Halder who died June 12. Heirs include Albert Halder Madison Frank Halder Verona N Y and Catherine Winkelman Madison. William Haren and Miss Marie Blum are the appraisers.
Everett Sabin of Green County pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a minor. Judge Harold L. Lamboley sentenced Sabin to imprisonment in a state prison for 23 to 24 months.
Death notices report Mrs. Jennie Vick 85 Monroe George Conrad Frehner 39 Monroe Mrs Henry Becker 68 Brod head Mrs Maggie Clarno 77 Orangeville John B Collins 82 Janesville from local cemeteries and funeral homes.
The notice lists Barbara West at 1504 17th Street for surgery. Medical cases include Mrs. Emil M. Leu tenegger Jr. of Monticello, Leo R. Staley of South Wayne, Robert W. Schultz of 1215 30th Avenue. Dismissals name several individuals including Mrs. Marian De sormeau and others.
The article catalogs soldiers by rank including corporals and privates with several surnames such as Kohlhagen Baumann and Maurer, noting recruits and those not going to camp. It lists Pfc titles and Pvt. names, highlighting replacements and omissions for the group.
Rudolph P. Reger and Roy F. Burmeister returned from a weeklong fishing trip in Canada. They fished at Manitoulin Island and Lake Huron, Lake Kipewa in Quebec, and near Huntsville, Ontario, catching 40 wall-eyes in one day.
Mrs. Betty Stephan gave birth today to twins? three babies two boys and a girl each weighing 3 pounds 12 ounces. Eugene Stephan a University of Wisconsin student commented they are small but numerous.
Mrs Henry Becker a sister of Glenn Maske died at her Brodhead home of a heart attack at 10 55 a m She was born Amelia Maske April 17 1881 in Germany and married Henry Becker in 1899 in Green county Surviving husband two sons four sisters one brother and four grandchildren Funeral services will be at 2 p m Sunday at Newcomer funeral home Brodhead with Rev J C Robertson officiating Burial in Union cemetery Spring Grove township Friends may call this evening at the funeral home.
Mrs Maggie Clarno of Orangeville, 77, died Thursday in a Freeport hospital after a long illness. She was born November 23, 1871, on a local farm. Her husband Oliver Clarno died in 1939. Survived by one daughter, one brother, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Orangeville Evangelical United Brethren Church. Burial in Orangeville cemetery.
The state faces a 198 649 000 budget balance after subtracting an 8 million cushion from 207 649 000 to finance 196 000 000 in appropriations. If tax receipts hold, finances improve. if they fall, red ink looms. Key actions include rent control extension, school consolidation limits, welfare department reorganization, and primary elections for supreme court justices and schools superintendent. New laws move several duties to the department of taxation, set a 65 mph day limit and 55 mph night limit, require hand signals from motorists, and expand school attendance and milk pasteurization rules. Other measures raise unemployment benefits, authorize sale and purchase of the governor's mansion, designate state symbols, ban in-car TV viewing by drivers, and kill several bills on veterans bonuses and labor issues.
Special report notes Don and Dora Decker opened Deck er s Little Supermarket in Brooklyn after purchasing from Ike Johnson. The Decker couple, former South Bend residents, briefly stay with Dora’s parents on the J. Q. Ames farm.
The Monroe column lists residents and visitors including Donald Schenk from Albany, A C Oliver, Clay Bridge from Orangeville, Ben Cleveland Jr and son Donald with Fred Burke of Brodhead, and Pfc Norman E Huber on a Las Vegas furlough visiting family. Also present were Mr and Mrs Donald Maurer from Madison and the Maurer children joining grandparents for the weekend in Milwaukee.
The Monroe chamber of commerce retail committee calls a meeting for business and professional representatives to discuss plans for a public square reopening. The open session is Monday at 8 p.m. in the Eugene hotel, with a 6:30 p.m. July dinner program preceding.
Miss Marianne Schulz and her guest Miss Ruth McGrath of Chicago visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. H Schulz. The nurses attended the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago where they are now employed.
Mrs. F Henry Trumpy aged, 1610 16th Avenue, was taken by Stuessy ambulance to St. Clare hospital after a fall at home. The injury is a broken hip and she is reported receiving treatment. The patient is the former Lula Alder.
Three Monroe men William H. Jones Thomas Mulligan and Wesley Wandfluh with Edward Schindler tour Yellowstone Canada and the west coast visiting former Monroe resident J Harold Van Matre family at Elk Washington during a two week trip.
W. A. Loveland and Earl Richards departed Friday morning on a business trip to Roberts Wisconsin and various Minnesota points for a work assignment.
The Germania Mutual Life, Securities Verein 20, met last evening at the Green County House for a brief business meeting.
Miss Cleo Mueller and her brother Phillip leave this afternoon for Austin Minnesota to visit relatives. They will return tomorrow with their mother Mrs Arnold H Mueller who has been in town for the funeral of aunt Mrs Jennie Pike.
Mr and Mrs Merlin Meythaler relocate from Milwaukee to a new home at 1402 17th Avenue. The Meythalers previously stayed at the Charles Meythaler residence while their living quarters were prepared. Mr Meythaler is a certified public accountant with offices in the Goetz building.
Fifty four boy scouts from Monroe troops 101 113 114 and 115 complete a week at U.S. Grant council camp at Apple River. Scouts earned badges in fire building cooking first aid and over night hiking while enjoying daily sports and crafts participation by Jerry Davis Donald Dwyer and other troop members.
Forty archers from eight clubs compete in Monroe Archery Club’s outdoor shoot at Recreation Park tomorrow at 1 30 p m. Local archers number 15 with visitors from Freeport Blanchardville Brodhead Footville Monticello New Glarus and Oxfordville.
John B. Collins 82, former Milwaukee Road baggage man on the Mineral Point run, died Thursday at his Janesville home. He wed Cora Foster on December 12, 1893, at Mineral Point. The couple lived in Madison and Chicago before moving to Janesville seven years ago. He retired from the Milwaukee Road in 1923. Surviving are the widow, two sons, a daughter, a brother and two sisters.
Paul E. Gregg longtime Denver Post staff artist since 1902 died at his home from a heart attack. He was renowned for his western scenes and portraiture in Colorado.
Hungarys highest court upheld Mindszentys life prison term for treason and espionage but ruled the cardinal Rom an Catholic primate should have been sentenced to death The appeals court president stated there is no doubt he deserved execution though the case faded after his arrest and sentencing Prosecutor Gyula Elapi pressed for the death sentence calling the life term too light for the 56 year old cardinal who pleaded partly guilty to treason espionage and black market currency dealings in February.
Senator Dulles a New York Republican called the administration plan for a 1.13 billion dollar first year rearmament program for Western Europe "too big." Sworn in to succeed Robert F. Wagner, he will back the North Atlantic treaty and support the proposed defense rebuilding aid. He opposes the proposed outlay for the first year.
Two Republican congressmen Rep Case of South Dakota and Rep Nixon of California accused Federal Judge Samuel H. Kaufman of bias in the Alger Hiss perjury trial. They contended he barred prosecution witnesses. The judge defended the record, saying it speaks for itself.
Willard C. Bender named Kiwanis youth cabin committee chairman and Larry Kitchen, city recreation director, will schedule cabin use. No use before July 21 dedication. Dr. Ruehlman Kiwanis president announced bunk beds arrive from local Girl Scout group and the cabin will accommodate 28 campers.
A city water department crew under Zenno A. Gorder completed a second night replacing failing valves on the old main at 16th avenue and 10th street. The work disrupted service to buildings between 9th and 10th streets including two hotels and The Times. Electric torch welding by Conrad Leverton aided repairs as night air was forced through a manhole with an air hose. Repaving halted as Vinton Construction Co. laid forms for concrete pours planned Monday.
U S Treasury Secretary John Snyder prolongs discussions with British leaders over Britain's financial crisis. He defers departure to Belgium and plans further briefings at Chequers with Prime Minister Atlee, Foreign Secretary Bevin, Sir Stafford Cripps, and Canada's finance minister Douglas Abbott.
Soviet troops at three frontier crossings from western Germany imposed a new little blockade on Berlin bound cargo trucks. German police reported fruit and vegetable trucks were turned back near Hof Gutenfuerst and Coburg Falkenstein as British zone officials accused the Soviets of violating the Paris agreement on the Berlin blockade. Want ads are big producers.
The Byrd committee reports civilian federal employment rose to 2,120,019 in May, up 9,490 from April and 20,303 from March. With average federal pay around $3,000 yearly, 306 new hires daily would raise daily salary outlays by about $918,000.
The House approved a pay-raise bill for 237 officials including Cabinet members raising pay from 15 000 to 25 000 for the chief ministers and FBI Director Hoover from 14 000 to 17 500. Undersecretaries and other agencies would also receive increases with the Senate to decide.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Trickel sold the Legion billiard hall to Mr and Mrs Robert Severson. Severson moved to Brooklyn a year ago after serving as assistant store manager in North Dakota and has spent the past nine months as a partner in the nearby Anchor club.
U S Vice Consul William B Olive was freed from jail by Chinese authorities after reportedly admitting guilt and apologizing. Consul General John Cabot held a post release conference and declined to discuss Olive s three days in jail or any injuries. The communist press claimed Olive apologized and pledged to obey laws, while the consulate noted he was beaten and seriously injured prior to release.
Church sources said the private secretary of the Vatican diplomatic mission in Prague was arrested by Czechoslovak security police. The aide, Father Alois Zmrzlik, a Czech national, had been connected with the nunc. ture in the city for three years.
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