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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1952
Page
6
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered showers in the northwest and extreme north. Tomorrow, partly cloudy in the southeast with scattered thundershowers in the north and west, cooler conditions in the north and west. Overnight low 56 to 62 northwest and 65 to 70 southeast. High 70 to 76 tomorrow.
Since yesterday 1 p m high est 92 low est 70. Year ago today high 74 low 54. Barometer 1 a m 29.58 1 p m 29.60. Warmest place Blythe Calif 111 coldest Marquette Mich 55. Sunrise 4:33 sunset 7:37.
L. A. Koenig and Michael O. Small, 18, of Route 5, faced reckless driving charges. Small was found guilty and fined $20 plus costs.
William F. Lueck, 78, of Cadiz township, and Edwin Daughenbach, 78, of Orangeville, have died. Details on services and surviving relatives were not provided in the available text.
Mr and Mrs Leo Johnson route 3 welcome a son born July 12. Mr and Mrs Rolland Dublin Blanchardville greet a son born July 11. Mr and Mrs William Hassen felt Argyle welcome a daughter born July 11.
A list of patients and dismissals from St. Clare Hospital includes John Paynter Mineral Point and Jacob Elmer 1903 7th street, Clifford W. Leuzinger 2205 9th street, Mrs J L Kline Browntown, John Bergum route 2, Mrs Clarence Gould Monticello, Glenn Baltzly 925 street, and Sarah Jo Thompson Argyle for tonsillectomy. Also listed are surgical patients Mrs Henry F Kubly 2302 11th street, Mrs Mamie Noel Janesville, and Richard Strandly Janesville. Dismissals include Mrs Lester Caylor, Mrs Glenn Beckman and son, Mrs Donald Ruf and daughter, Mrs Robert Golackson, Mrs E P Parrish, Mary Lou Geyer, Karen Anderson and Merlin Wiegel.
Merrilyn Hecht known as Corky Hale will visit her uncle H. L. Jacobs and family in Monroe this weekend. She is a harpist with the Dave Rose orchestra on the Red Skeleton show and a featured entertainer in Hollywood at the Coconut Grove. A Look magazine feature is planned.
Harold L. Halverson 32 of Stoughton received four months in Dane County jail on a Madison area check charge. Superior Judge Roy Proctor allowed him to leave jail to support his wife and infant. A warrant had named him for issuing questionable checks totaling 675 dollars. The district attorney said a detainer will bring him to face three more local checks under $100 in New Glarus.
Charles F. Ruch awarded the contract to paint the Turner Hall exterior. Work will start next week and finish by September 30. The building will receive white accents on concrete and chocolate brown on wood, with chimney repairs completed this summer.
James E. Watson aged 25 posted $20 bond after police charged him with speeding while driving south on Highway 69. Jacob Kummer aged 21, route 2, was charged with spilling whey from a load. It is the third such charge in three weeks.
Green County breeders dominated the Evansville Canton No. 2 cattle show with Jake Voegeli of Monticello winning multiple honors. Alfred Meier and Son and Arbor Marsh and Son also placed, with Voegeli’s entries including senior calf and junior champion bull V. B. Panther Liege and other top hauls. Howard Voegeli, a UW animal husbandry graduate, assisted, while Mrs Voegeli joined the team.
Madison recreation director and Oak Park veteran Holmes briefed Park Board last night at city hall on Monroe's recreation systems and Madison's budget per capita. He noted common problems at the Madison Youth Center and minor difficulties in Madison. Board agreed to close the pool and other recreation phases during the five day county fair period.
Marvin Helmeid son of Mr and Mrs John Helmeid arrived home Monday from Elgin Field Florida where he was honorably discharged from the Air Force after four years. He spent ten months in service in Japan and Korea and has been serving with a motor vehicle squadron.
Robert Duane Rear 22 son of Mrs Myra Rear 626 11th avenue completes basic airmen training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas in the U S Army Air Forces program confirmation of his service and training milestones.
John Schwitz son of Mr and Mrs L M Schwitz of Monticello returned home for a 30 day leave after serving since October 1951 in Korean waters aboard the aircraft carrier Valley Forge Navy fireman will resume duty aboard the carrier at its San Diego base after leave and expects to return to the battle zone.
Cpl. Merlin J. West 1-156-199 son of Mr and Mrs John West Route 2 is stationed at Camp Pendleton with the Marine Corps after 11 months in Korea in a communications division of the First Marines He arrived in this country April 26 and in Monroe May 6 After three weeks here he returned to California New address Hdat Co 3rd Tank Bn 3rd Marine Div Camp Pendleton Oceanside Calif
A cool front did not arrive as expected and showers did not occur. Temperatures rose to 92 in the afternoon while humidity remained high. Overnight low fell to 70 with sun returning and humidity easing. Forecast calls for 70s to end the weekend with continued cooling tomorrow.
Autos operated by Myrtis G. Wickersham and Lee F. Cleave, both of route 3, collided at 9th Street and 11th Avenue at 5 30 p m yesterday causing minor injuries.
Personal mentions record Irene Marty from Monticello and several couples visiting Monroe from Rockford Albany Oak Park and Monticello. Short travel plans include Mr and Mrs Bernard D Schexo heading east to Washington DC and Adele Storck and family visiting Chicago. A Woman's Relief Corps picnic is announced for July 15 at Recreation Park with covered dish coffee rolls and games.
Rehearsal tryouts for Green County 4-H talent show set for July 23 at 8 p m ahead of the county fair second night July 31. Leslie Huber says 18 amateur acts will perform for 90 minutes to two hours before the amphitheater with winners announced in club work. A 4-H judging and demonstration day will pick county and state reps, with outside agents judging and home economics plus agricultural winners featured in the junior tent.
Lions club will install officers at 6 30 p m Monday during a meeting at the Swiss Wheel restaurant. A film and talk by Leon O Schmidt on his Mediterranean cruise will follow, with a picnic at New Glarus woods July 17 at 6 p m. Installed officers include Archie Myers Jr president Forrest Kubly first vice president Nathan Goetz second vice president Franz W Brand secretary Dr John Usher treasurer Clarence Spaide lion tamer Louis E Burr tail twister. Directors are Sherman Dearth Kenneth Hall Joseph Dearth Joseph Urban. Immediate past president is Stewart Kingston and song leader Henry Tschudy.
Chicago traders note hedge selling against cash grain purchases while wheat futures slide. Corn weak on ample receipts. oats steady then softens. oats from Canada head to Buffalo. July wheat at 1.82, rye around 2.10, soybeans near 3.27, lard unchanged to 8 cents lower at 11.25 per hundred.
An eight man U S Air Force B 17 search plane crashed thirty five miles northeast of Snag near the Yukon Alaska border last night killing one crew member. The wreck occurred in rugged terrain with the remaining seven crew members surviving.
Paul A. Hemmy a prominent Juneau businessman Democrat and civic leader died at his home. He served as president of the Dodge County Title and Abstract Company Citizens Bank of Juneau and the Wisconsin Mutual Plate Glass Insurance Company.
William Lueck Cadiz a township farmer died at 9 15 last night at St Clare hospital after a coronary occlusion. Services will be held Monday at 1 30 p m at Shriner Neushwan der funeral home with Rev Ralph K Kofoed officiating and burial in Cadiz cemetery. Born in Germany Feb 26 1873 he came to America at age 3 and settled in Jordan township he leaves two sons Kenneth and Howard two daughters Mrs Ray Schroeder and Mrs Herman Ann five grandchildren and a foster grandchild. His wife Letha Peck died Jan 14 1951 and a son and a daughter died in infancy. His brothers and sisters who have died include Mrs Pauline MacInnis Mrs Anna Warner Mrs Bertha Mahley Frank and Herman.
At a Wisconsin Republican convention a faction loyal to Taft refused to join a unity dinner. Eisenhower supporters declared unity and predicted victory, while Taft backers pressed for a broader campaign. Key figures included Kohler Rennebohm Ringling and Cole man, with New York bloc concerns noted.
Madison Wisconsin saw Ronnie Evans of Iowa County crowned winner in the Wisconsin 4-H Club King contest at the university. His speech titled So You Want to be a Farmer impressed judges. Kenneth Anderson of Pierce County took second place with several others named.
Pittsburgh reports Philip Murray president of the CIO United Steelworkers plans renewed talks with industry officials to end the 41 day steel strike. Attending were John A. Stephens of U S Steel, Ben Morrell of Jones and Laughlin, and Joseph Larkin of Bethlehem Steel as talks ran 90 minutes and moved to separate sessions. Discussions focus on iron ore production and the union shop demand amid a wage boost dispute.
Prof Robben W Fleming director of the Wisconsin Industrial Relations Center resigned approved by the Board of Regents effective Sept 1 He will head the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Illinois Federal contracts for Wisconsin research total 445005 with major shares from the Atomic Energy Commission and Army Office of Naval Research also listed Grants and gifts totaling 251849 were accepted.
Madison. Gen Eisenhower's first ballot victory is seen as a win for the political cycle. James E. Doyle of the Wisconsin Democratic Organizing Committee says if Eisenhower stays true to his word, foreign policy will not be an issue. He foresees a dignified domestic campaign between Democratic liberalism and Republican reaction. Carl Thompson of the National Democratic Committee notes Eisenhower's nomination shifts focus to domestic policy. He cautions that Wisconsin's view may split as Eisenhower's stance on domestic issues appears reactionary.
Mr and Mrs William A Ehlert relocate to Beaver Dam this weekend as he accepts a state department of agriculture job. Mrs Ehlert, Rosemary Gerber, remains at 320 Maple. The couple wed June 21 with Ehlert last year teaching agriculture at South Wayne.
Rev Ralph K Kofoed returns today from the Methodist Jurisdictional conference held in Milwaukee. Regular Sunday school and worship services will be held at the local Methodist church tomorrow with Herbert M Ainsworth as soloist and Mrs Charles A Booth at the piano.
Mrs Edward Stone and her son concluded a five week stay visiting relatives in town and left Thursday by plane for their Washington DC home accompanying Mrs John Baebler Sr and other family members.
Pfc. Walter Korn arrives on a 15 day leave from Camp Rucker Alabama. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George Korn Sr route 4.
Dr and Mrs Loren W Stille and daughter Laurie left Kenosha for Washington DC after a two week visit with the Stilles parents Adolph Kistler and his wife. They will move to Portland Oregon where he will be connected with a veterans hospital.
Terri Ballesteros of Orangeville entered the children’s court at Deaconess Hospital in Freeport.
A 21 person group from Frances Shimer college YWCA training school in Mt. Carroll Illinois traveled in four private cars to Monroe this morning for a weekend tour to the Wisconsin Dells. The group includes executive directors teenage workers and young adults. They left Mt. Carroll this morning and will return tomorrow night. The training school runs for a month.
Mrs A J Schindler of the Gonstead apartments is expected home tonight after a two week escorted tour to the Pacific Northwest and Canadian Rockies. She travels via Jasper Ice Fields Lake Louise Alberta and Banff. Her companion Mrs Roxa Dunwid die of Akron Ohio returns directly home there.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Stauffacher and Mr and Mrs Herman J Schmitz travel to Oconomowoc tomorrow for a preview of the Oostury Holstein Friesian herd and to join a buffet supper. The Oosty cattle are to be offered at a dispersal sale tomorrow.
Dr. John A. Schindler of Monroe lists on the book’s inside front cover as one of 75 prominent Wisconsin citizens who approve The McCarthy Record and support voters reading it before the fall election. F A Meythaler of Appleton is also listed among the 75.
Wisconsin butter and American and Swiss cheese markets remained steady this week per the State Department of Agriculture. Butter edged up one-quarter to one-half cent with unsettled trade. Chicago 92-score butter sold at 71 to 71.5 cents. Primary American cheese demand was fair with adequate but closely held supplies. Swiss cheese supply ample for fair to good demand with prices unchanged up to 55 cents a pound.
Chicago based report notes Republican leaders from 32 states convene in Chicago as Wayne J. Hood of Wisconsin announces members of the Republican National Committee. The assembly signals unity within party ranks and outlines early strategy.
Air Force requests a 24 hour sky check prompting Monday morning start for all area air observation posts. Farmers dominate volunteers and shortages in substitutes challenge coverage during chore hours. Monroe residents possible substitutes. Round Grove post recruits about 20 volunteers with 100 needed. Juda’s post reorganizing may start part time Monday. Albany and New Glarus offer helper support.
On November 13, 1888, a local man married Emma Davis and farmed before retiring to Orangeville in 1917. The man, active in threshing crews and later a mason foreman, lived near Highway 26. Spencer Bowen and Lewis Cantrill also recalled the first gold headed cane presentation, led by committee chair Lester Krug.
Eisenhower pledged to campaign vigorously after securing the Republican nomination. He indicated Taft would need party backing for a November victory and hinted at a rapid reshaping of party machinery and policies. Labor Day is seen as the start of intensive campaigning.
In Green Bay the body of 88 year old John Cumber, missing four days from the Brown County Home, was sighted on a nearby marsh. The coroner sheriff and undertaker were summoned. Cumber opened his eyes and raised a hand as rescuers approached, and was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in unknown condition.
Springfield Ill Gov Adlai Stevenson says delegates should respect his wishes and not nominate him for president. He remains a candidate for governor of Illinois and wants no other office. The statement follows Eisenhower's GOP nomination and counters talk of a presidential draft. Flanagan says Stevenson’s position unchanged and Democrats likely to win in November.
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