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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1946
Page
6
The fragment notes a Friday barometer reading in Fresno California with a high of 105 and mentions coldest Mont Almanse on July 02, 1986 along with sunrise and sunset times.
Obituaries notice lists two deaths in Wisconsin: Mrs. Tilda Homb, 79, of South Wayne, and Mrs. Gilbert M. Hoesly, 22, of Madison, with memorial details to follow.
Linda Baum gartner of Albany undergoes tonsillectomy at St Clare Hospital. Mrs. John Koudstad of Argyle and Mrs. John Knipschild of 2009 9th street receive medical and surgical care. Dismissals include Frank Plencner Calvin Schuler Stettler Donna Smith Wilbert Krause Mrs Elizabeth Portman William Cox Mrs Florence Miller and Ralph Covert.
About 1,115 Japanese ships were sunk during the conflict around Kyushu, the southernmost home island, as wartime losses mounted.
The Wisconsin Madison State Historical Society announced a centennial meeting to be held at Prairie du Chien on August 23 and 24.
Odell heads fire department police with Harry Albright as inspector and a trusted roster of officers and trustees. Chief Kundert has steered the department for nearly 25 years, modernizing with a box alarm system and a telephone reporting network.
Milton H. Button announces a Tennessee Wisconsin milk ban investigation in Nashville. Dr. H. T. Scott will head the committee to confer with Knoxville health official Dr. W. H. Enneis. other members include Harvey Weavers and Anthony Madler representing Button.
A compact note recalls how Caesar Charlemagne and Napoleon leveraged the Saar Valley as a strategic corridor in their military campaigns. The passage highlights the region as a recurring route shaping European power dynamics through antiquity into the medieval and early modern eras.
A parade of visitors and travelers is recorded with names and hometowns across South Wayne Juda Freeport Madison Janesville Milwaukee Argyle Edgerton Carthage Denwick Benton Jefferson Port Huron Quebec. People include Ethel Olson Martha Cook Jean Lageson Leon Klassy Norma Mueller and many more as they visit relatives, take trips, or relocate for work or study.
Izvestia reports Soviet railroad construction workers failed to meet quotas and reconstruction in former German-occupied territory is behind schedule. Government papers blame the railroaders while noting billions of rubles were allotted for new construction and rebuilding.
Chicago reports that weather through year end must be very favorable for a record corn harvest. Government estimates were in line with trends but show a surprise low acreage figure, needing output 8 bushels higher than the 1935-44 average and 3% above last year. Royal Bell of Lamson Brothers says favorable conditions must continue to finish the growing period.
President Truman announced that the nation has met its early famine relief promises with food grain exports exceeding commitments for the year ending June 30. He, citing a report by Secretary Anderson, noted foreign food shipments totaled about 16.2 million long tons, or 162.3 percent of national supply, and warned continued cooperation is essential to relieve global hunger.
Mrs Tilda Homb a lifelong resident of Wiota and South Wayne died at 2 30 p m Thursday at her home in South Wayne after a year and a half of ill health She was born Oct 2 1866 in Torpen Norway arriving in America in 1878 and later settled in Gratiot township Survivors include three daughters Mrs George Smith Mrs Joseph Olson South Wayne Mrs Homer Clark Woodford three sons Elmer Warren Jr Harry and Clarence South Wayne nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren Last rites set for July 12 at 1 30 p m Hanson funeral home and 2 p m at West Viota Lutheran Church burial in church cemetery
Members of Girl Scout troop 2 and leader Mrs. B. H. Lynch depart tonight for the annual outing at the Girl Scout camp. Nineteen girls and Mrs Lynch will spend three nights at the camp. Amherst biographer Ray Stannard Baker dies at 76 after long illness.
Donald Willard assistant county agent spoke at the Kiwanis club meeting yesterday afternoon at the Monroe hotel. He discussed the problematic role of DDT powder and its impacts.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Neuvenschwander receive a phone call from their son Sgt Charles Neuvenschwander confirming his discharge at Camp McCoy after service in Germany and saying he will be home soon.
Kenneth Schmid, a Monroe farm boy, takes over as proprietor of Jimmie's lunch at Monticello this week. He succeeds Warren J. Murphy, who is visiting Crosby, Minnesota with his wife after moving to Monticello to work with James Lobbs in January.
Out of service Pfe. Robert Alderman son of Mr and Mrs William Alderman of New Glarus discharged at Ft Sheridan after more than two years of service He entered the paratroopers and received most of his training at Ft Benning Ga
Paul Streiff, after two years in the navy, is released at Great Lakes and visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Melvin Streiff of New Glarus. He joined after graduating from New Glarus High School in June 1944, studied at Parkville Missouri and the University of Michigan, where he married. They plan a Colorado summer then return to Michigan to finish schooling.
Col Gilbert Strickler, son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Strickler of New Glarus, is home on terminal leave after nearly six years in the service. He entered November 2 1940 and served with the 90th division, mainly at Camp Barkley Texas. He was overseas and stationed in Czechoslovakia where he married Lena Trakova in Prague. his wife will join him soon.
To Baltzer Resort Mr and Mrs Frederick Dahms and Miss Leona Gruenewald assist with operational duties at Gilbert Baltzer s summer resort in northern Minnesota. A polio meeting of Green Walworth and Rock county health and school officials will be held at 2 pm Sunday in Janesville city hall with Dr Margaret E Hatfield and Dr Carl Neupert as speakers. Miss Morna Byers and Miss Grace Byers have returned from a six week East trip visiting their niece and Rev Joseph R Bishop now pastor in Albany New York.
A chaplain served in the navy for forty months offering religious services and support to sailors during his assignment.
The Dixie Frox store interior is being remodeled with new fixtures counters storage bins and display cases to refresh the shop layout and improve customer access.
A roundup of visits and gatherings from Twin Grove to Beloit and Milwaukee including families traveling to Watertown and Rockford, showers for a newly married couple, church services set for Sunday, and relatives staying with loved ones. The Tokyo Shimbun reports the lie detector’s long American use, easing confessions.
Howard Hughes, near death, tells Dr Verne Mason the accident was caused by the rear half of the right propeller on his twin engine experimental plane. He says the blades reversed pitch on test hop and urges the army to inspect the wreckage to determine what went wrong.
The Youth Council finance committee reports early returns towards a 1500 dollar goal for a new Youth Center in the old Citizens Bank building, with August 1 takeover planned. Residents of Monroe and surrounding areas show strong interest as donations are requested via local banks or committee members.
In Terre Haute Indiana two brothers armed with shotguns traded fire in a forest near their home after a tavern quarrel. Walter Eugene Dowell 27 died from a abdomen wound William Dowell 23 is jailed and charged.
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