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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1946
Page
6
Daily records show warmer night ahead with partly cloudy skies. Sunday will be warm and partly cloudy with scattered thunder since yesterday at 2 p m. High around 86 and low near 64. Fresno reported 105 the warmest in the nation. Seult Ste Marie the coldest at 49. Sunrise 4 31, sunset 7 32.
Anna V. Frick and others transfer property to Marvin Zimmerman in Monticello including Lots 1 to 16 and J. F. Sears addition. The transfer details appear in a public real estate records notice.
In the estate of Jennie S Thorp of Monroe who died there on June 21 Ozora H Thorp and Donald 5 Thorp were appointed administrators.
Orville Langlois of Monroe found operating an unlicensed vehicle in county court and assessed $5 fine plus court costs.
St. Clare Hospital reports births for July 12 and July 13. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Newcomer of Brodhead welcomed a son on July 12. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roethlisberger of Gratiot welcomed a daughter on July 13.
A medical brief lists patients undergoing tonsillectomy and other surgical procedures in Monticello and nearby towns including Mrs Donald Cadman and son Richard Evansville Sharon Jelle Blanchardville Clay Stevens Carl Lindemann John Steinmann De ane Workman Ferdinand Miller Browntown and related dismissals of Yvonne Petersen Mrs Edward Wahler and others.
The Wisconsin Power and Light auxiliary meets Monday evening with Mrs. Harry Bellahan as host. Mrs. Ralph Kundert chairs refreshments and Mrs. Lyle Sickinger chairs the entertainment committee.
The Fidelity Juvies sponsor a recreation park event at six o'clock this evening. If rain occurs, the roast will be moved to tomorrow evening.
A Roswell New Mexico born airman credited with the atomic bomb mission on Bi kini island makes a cross country dash to be at birth of his third child. The pilot from Wisconsin guided B 29 fortress Dave's Dream during the historic mission and is joined by family as the event unfolds.
In Janesville area Rock County farmers fight corn borer damage with DDT dusting. The first aerial application was today at the Robert Tracy farm Bradford town, with a bi plane delivering a fine cloud of pesticide. County agent R T Glassco witnessed the operation.
Funeral services for Mrs. Tilda Homb will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Hanson funeral home and at 2 p.m. at West Viota Lutheran church with Rev. G. M. Gunderson officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery.
St. Clare patients strain staff as nurses rejoin service or relocate for better conditions. Hospital seeks more nurses, aides, and possibly a training school, but space and time limits hinder expansion. Sisters of St Agnes are stretched thin, and turnover remains high amid growing demand.
Farmers cope with a bumper pea yield as field worker shortages persist. City residents and teens pitch in to save crops, while POW labor losses hit major centers. Twine shortages threaten hay, with dealers noting ration cuts and scarce cordage. Officials rally 700 skilled youths for harvests as regions brace for ongoing shortages and rising yields.
Ph 252-Adv notes Henry Winger from Argyle and Ralph Ross from Brodhead visiting Monroe. Dozens of residents from Argyle, Browntown, Monticello, Freeport, Evansville, Janesville, Beloit, Chicago and other towns are listed as spending time in Monroe, visiting relatives, shopping, or on business.
Miss June Miller of Monticello called in Monroe. Mrs. H. T. Maddrell of South Wayne was on business. Mrs. Charles Rockow of South Wayne was a business caller. Mrs. Walter Meier and son Gerald of Gratiot were shoppers. Mrs. John B. Heroux and children of Westfield New Jersey visit her mother Mrs. Lillis Fitzgib. Mrs. William Crotty and nieces Anna Mae and Therese of South Wayne were Monroe visitors. Miss Marjorie Judd of Janesville, with parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Judd of New Glarus, has just returned from an eight day Colorado vacation.
Guests of Rev. W. W. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Axel Torgeson and daughter Dorothy paused en route home to Boaz from a trip to Pennsylvania New York and Niagara Falls. Robert Eicholtz and Wesley Wandfluh returned from a bicycle trip to Freeport stopping with relatives in Monroe.
Buildings and stores in the west portion of the Syndicate block built in 1888 are getting a fresh coat of cream colored paint, improving the overall appearance of the structures.
Harry G. Albright of Monroe Sales is confined to his home at 13024 17th Avenue due to illness, affecting his work status and daily routine.
Navy Arthur Widmer of Slc 1810 13th Avenue has arrived home from the Great Lakes station where he received discharge after serving in the South Pacific theater.
The will of Charles von Weise 72 a Rockford department store owner was filed for probate. It leaves a trust fund valued at a million dollars benefiting 17 Rockford welfare and charity institutions.
In a final pre vote speech ODaniels attack on the OPA and the New Deal labeled them wasteful and corrupt. Barkley aims to strike exemptions in conference risking restored controls while Pepper fails to revive pre June 30 OPA with a decontrol board. Pepper claims exemptions raise grocery bills by billions.
The board of public works met in city hall and approved the city payroll of 294.75 and transacted routine business. The director was authorized to locate lateral sewer connections for the Henry Dittmer and William Walters homes on 13th avenue south of 19th street. City Engineer Zenno A. Gorder reported on sewer operations at 23rd and 24th streets west of 14th avenue. Two gas and sewer connection permits were granted.
Albert Moen of Argyle was arrested by city police on a parole violation from Lafayette County. He was returned to Argyle by the Lafayette County sheriff's department this morning.
Five Monroe youths Nathan Brand Allan Prisk Jack Harrington Tommy Hartwig and George Mauverman left yesterday for nan Sen Lake camp at Mukwonago Two other Monroe boys Wally Marty and Robert Ninnenman are already at the camp.
Robert Marty son of Mr and Mrs Robert F Marty camps at the state YMCA camp at Manitowish, joining other youths for a week of outdoor activities and leadership training.
The Monroe Gun Club will hold its annual meeting Tuesday evening at the club house near Eley's grave. Officers will be elected followed by a social event.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Ainsworth and their two children depart Sunday for a vacation at Kangaroo Lake Bailey's Harbor in Door County occupying a cottage for the stay.
Monroe friends plan greetings tomorrow for the Silver Anniversary of Mr S A Cousley and his wife in New York. He is an attorney with government business in New York and Washington while she works as dining room hostess at the White Turkey in New York. Both once worked for The Times before marriage. In Elkhorn racetrack Sonny M owned by Idle Hour Farm Monroe runs in the 2 year old trot and Judy Rood owned by Louis R Wolleson and W W Wuetrich Monroe runs in the 2 year old pace harness race tomorrow.
A CAA order grounded all Lockheed Constellation airliners following a crash near Reading Pennsylvania. The move halted international air service and stranded thousands of travelers in New York and at airports on three continents.
George A. Koch, 55, of Monroe route 3, suspected long illness, was found dead in his barn hayloft between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Coroner Herman A. Stuessy announced no inquest. Daughter found the body at the farm with family away at a doctor visit. Survived by widow and five children. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Monday at Stuessy Funeral Home Cadiz cemetery burial planned. Koch born June 10, 1891 in Stephenson County Illinois married Ida Kuhl June 30 1922. They farmed in Illinois before moving to Green County eight years ago.
The record lists a wife and two sons Harold of Pearl City Hawaii and Elwood at home, three daughters Mrs. Ernest Gobeli Warren Mrs. Royal Brinkmeier Elroy AL and Miss Janet Koch at home, one sister Mrs. Alta Ott Lena AL, and 11 grand children. His parents one son in infancy two brothers and one sister are deceased.
Twenty Filipino women were kidnapped today at Mayantoc village in Tarlac province by armed men identified as Hukbalahap guerrillas. Officials cite a recent clash nearby on July 9 that left 38 Huk members and one military police officer dead and speculate the abduction may aim to recruit camp cooks and workers.
On circus day the Bai ley Brothers drew local crowds for two shows at Sportsman park in Monroe yesterday with around 1,000 attending the evening main tent as children enjoyed the events. The troupe moved to Freeport for two shows today under traffic supervision by the Green County sheriff and highway departments.
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