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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1946
Page
7
Reading lists high 80 and low 49 at Sree and M high street grog. Precipitation since yesterday 18. Barometer 29.50 at 2 am and 2 pm. Phoenix Arizona hottest 107 yesterday, Almanar reports warmest in US. sunrise 4 25, sunset 7 27.
Nellie Broughton transfers parcel 1 to Atwood E Stewart in Brodhead. Record notes a 3 parcel lot and 62 bik value in the transaction.
The obituary notices report Harold J. Scott aged 54 and Schweitzer aged 50, both listed in Ripon area records with brief death listings for local obituaries and family notices.
Mr and Mrs William Sullivan of Monroe route 3 welcomed a daughter on July 7 at St Marys Hospital Wadison.
St Clare Hospital lists participants for tensillectomy procedures including Calvin Schuler of New Glarus Tom Theiler of Eugene Stettler Juda and Frank Plenc ner Beloit surgical staff Fred Isely 2110 11th street Beloit Donna Smith Beloit and others. Dismissals noted include James McDermott Jay Zimmerman Mrs Alfred Waeitschli Russell Matzke Mrs Julius Hofer and Mrs Adolph Schmid.
Berlin reports a probable plan to create special economic pacts for Western Germany. The discussion notes a possible reduction of U.S. occupation forces to 170,000 by next July amid postwar adjustments.
A terse prompt inviting readers to use want ads for selling items. It emphasizes easy, direct listings and quick responses. The note leverages casual language to encourage reader participation in classified-style selling.
The notice outlines county based duck seasons from Oct 20 to Jan 15 with variations by northern central and southern counties and an October 23 to November 30 raccoon season with no bag limit in most areas. It also lists exceptions for water sets and permits to store carcasses until July 1 after season end, and requires hunting legal import permits for game from other states. It notes a projected record 2 million duck stamp sales for the current year and that final regulations are expected later in the month.
Howard J. Anderson and Gunnery Sgt. August J. Petokas will be at the Monroe post office July 16 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to enlist men aged 17 to 30 in the Marine Corps for aviation or general duty. They will explain benefits of 2, 3, or 4 year enlistments including travel, education, and GI bill rights before enlistment. Smokey the dog, an honorary recruiter, will accompany them in Madison office.
Funeral services are set for 1 30 p m Thursday at Dagoo Funeral Home Beloit for Dan Fries. Burial will follow at Mt Vernon Cemetery.
New Glarus 4 H club and parents enjoyed a Sunday picnic at New Glarus state park. The gathering included Walter Sworeiff Ruth Dean Willis Zwickey Joyce Melvin Streiff Marie Stephen Elmer Hoesly Dolores Carol Dwight Ernest Zentner Carlton Linda John Judith Don Marion Jaine Elmer Violet Duerst Dorene Buesser Doris Strahm Robert Senn Freddie Mueller Robert Strahm William Senn Milo Hoesly Ernest Strahm Betsy Mrs John Pauli and others. Also visiting were Ernest Studer’s family in Monroe and Madison residents Elsie Serstad Richard and Fred Pauli.
A long list of names visit nearby towns on business and leisure. Aleta Kryder Juda Alfred Stuckey Juda Fred Ehlert Juda Alice Minder Browntown Orla J Tracy Chicago visits Shirley Wickey Woodford John Kummer Orangeville ae oo eee a ndys Zingr Madison Claude and Junior Walton Juda Ronald Teehan Rockford Miss Pauline Reed Warren Nel lie Stricker Evelyn Brunkow New Glarus employment Miss Phyllis Freeport returns to her home visiting Henry Elmer Mr and Mrs Charles Hurlbut John Kundert Lake Kegonsa vacation JoAnne Solomon Evelyn Welty Paul Mueller Ray Beckman Footville Maxine Hanson Beverly Hills visiting Albany Mrs G W Bevins Wisconsin Rapids Will Klassy shopping Will E Fuller family Milwaukee Woolworth move to Amelia Dahms Mrs Clarence Wach er Mrs Burt Lynch Universalist aid party July 11
Jack Rhea Freeport visits Monticello. Nick Noll Milwaukee visits Forreston. Mrs L H Logan Arlington Va visits aunt Mrs Ada le Mrs Russel Werren and daughter Kathleen Ann Browntown shop here. Mrs E G Clark Beloit on business with Charlotte Bundy and Dorothy Ulsrud Rockford visits Argyle and Mae. Betty Segner Helen Maurer Harold Ellis Jack Ronald at Madison and Lake Kegonsa. William Laabs Oshkosh visits daughter and son in law Clarence Milestone Shullsburg. Miss Joyce Severson Lena visits Miss Jacqueline Martin Woodford. John Wyss Browntown and Mr Mrs John Wampfler Monroe return from northern Wisconsin vacation. Miss Amy Tree South Wayne visits Monroe with Ada Peacock Argyle.
County agent E. O. Baker advises thorough Bordeaux mixture spraying to prevent heavy losses from early and late blight and hopperburn. About 5 to 6 sprayings in summer, starting at 8 inches high, every 10 days to 2 weeks, may be needed. in rain, every 4 to 5 days. Mixing guidance provided for home use.
The vocational rehabilitation program reports aid for 8,215 Wisconsin residents since inception three years ago. Director C L Greiber notes 3,464 found employment and 25,000 more advised to utilize services such as medical exams treatment job training and placement tools. Average cost per person is 356 dollars in Wisconsin.
Murray, 14, was killed yesterday when struck in the head by a 22 caliber bullet while camping on Lake Winnebago in Calumet county, according to Sheriff Ted Pagel. The youth was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards Murray, route 3, Appleton.
Mrs Harold L Miller formerly Alice Solberger left by bus for Lee Wood West Virginia to join her husband who is employed in construction with Pipeline Construction Co. They plan to reside there. Harold G Eichenberger SK 2c has been discharged from the Navy at Shoemaker California. He served in the Admiralty Islands from May 3 1944 to Dec 28 1945 and wears the Asiatic Pacific American theater World War II and Victory ribbons.
Thomas G. Gibbons is home from service. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Gibbons of 1503 16th Street, Monroe. Gibbons was released at Great Lakes.
The Bailey Brothers circus exhibits in Monroe Friday after two Rockford shows. They then perform in Beloit tomorrow before moving to Monroe. The troupe then travels to Freeport on Monday and Sterling on Tuesday.
A marriage license was issued in Dane County to Arnold E. Buchholz of Monroe and Bernice T. Eken of 801 Mayer Avenue Madison.
Word has been received of the birth of a daughter, Carolyn Lee, to Mr and Mrs Edward Porter of Saybrook Kentucky. Mrs Porter is the former Miss Lois Benkert granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Benkert of Monroe.
Willis Falk RM 2/c of Browntown route 1 has arrived home following discharge from the Pacific fleet at Great Lakes. Falk served overseas and is welcomed back by family.
Theodore B Mayer son of Mr and Mrs Fred Mayer South Wayne has enlisted in the regular army unassigned for 18 months announced by the Madison army recruiting station Private Mayer a graduate of South Wayne high school class of 1946
Representatives from Immanuel Evangelical church left after noon for the state women s missionary convention at Lomia. Mrs Alvin C Rabehl is first vice president and Miss Clara Zum Brunnen will lead devotional periods each day. Delegates include Miss Katherine Bowell Mrs Harold Wagner and Mrs J M Stauffer. The convention closes Sunday afternoon. Rev Alvin C Rabehl accompanied the delegates to Lomba and will return this evening.
In Madison an air minded audience saw crop dusting by airplanes, Steve Wittman of Oshkosh perform dives rolls and loops in a 50 horsepower plane, and a courtesy ride over the city in a DC 4 airliner.
There will be no choir rehearsals at Immanuel Evangelical Church as leader Mrs. Alvin C. Rabefil attends convention meetings in Lomira this week.
In Washington’s primary, Rep. Hugh De Lacy defeated James Roosevelt’s pick Howard Costigan to lead the Franklin D. Roosevelt faction split. De Lacy 10 293, Costigan 9 190 with 319 of 771 precincts reporting in the Seattle Bremerton district. Trailers included Joseph Roberts and Henry Noon. Utah and other Washington balloting yielded little surprise as Abe Murdock and Granger and Robinson were renominated.
President A F Whitney told a House labor subcommittee the railway trainmen have two million dollars to go after President Truman. He added they won’t need money to defeat Truman if he runs. Whitney testified as lawmakers study possible labor law revisions to reduce labor management disputes.
Senator O Daniel moves a permanent fair employment practices commission amendment aiming to kill FEPC and OPA in one stroke. Taft and Barkley debate tactics as a tabled FEPC vote looms while Porter declines comment on meat exemption. BLS shows commodity index up 14.3 percent since OPA ended, with Small noting industry restraint amid price pressures.
The government announced today that Poland is reestablishing diplomatic relations with Argentina, signaling a renewal of formal ties between the two nations.
About 300 farmers and agriculturists approved a constitution and elected a board to form the Wisconsin Flying Farmers association. Karl Reynolds of Sturgeon Bay was named president, with Hurlburt Durand Tom Tracy Platteville and Kenneth McClain as directors.
Peter the Great of Russia could not read or write when he became czar, remaining illiterate for five years before mastering reading and writing skills.
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