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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1952
Page
6
Partly cloudy north with scattered thunderstorms mostly south and extreme west. Tomorrow expect considerable cloudiness and more thunderstorms. Warm and humid south with cooler north east tonight. Low temperatures 65 to 72, near 60 in the northeast. Highs 77 to 82 north, 86 to 91 south.
The report lists yesterday's temperatures with a high of 83 and a low of 72. It compares to last year with a high of 85 and a low of 56, notes 17 precipitation since yesterday, barometer readings at 29.56 and 29.53, identifies Phoenix as the warmest city at 83 and Seattle as the coldest at 53, and provides sunrise and sunset times.
Goetz theaters transfer title to Joseph Dearth and Harvey Trumpy for lot 4 North Court Monroe. The deed details the property change in the Monroe real estate records.
L A Koenig James Andrews of Argyle plead not guilty to tampering with an automobile and were bound over to county court for trial on July 28 with a $100 bond. Robert E Dye age 16 route 3 faced illegal muffler charges and was convicted with $5 in costs and license suspension. Jacob Kummer 21 pleaded guilty to whey spilling with $5 in costs.
Charles A. Goecks 74 of Monroe township Walter Feutz 61 of Waunakee Barbara M. Roman 57 of Madison infant son of Maj and Mrs R T Shellito Montgomery Alabama
Mr and Mrs Paul Milz Jr of Belleville welcome a son born July 19. Mr and Mrs Gustave Krier of route 4 welcome a son born July 19.
A list from St. Clare Hospital includes Frank Matzke of Juda and John R. Bradley of 1014 23rd Avenue among medical personnel. Surgical staff names Mrs William O Bel field Rockford and others are listed with addresses in Illinois and Wisconsin. Dismissals include Roy O Neill Archie Shaw and several wives with various surnames. Washington DC appears as a referenced location in the notice.
An urgent request for more young workers to detassel 1 500 acres of hybrid seed corn in Green County due to rain slowdowns. Youths 14 and up should register at the county agent’s office, with crews leaving Spring Square at 6 30 each morning. Janesville WSES also issued an emergency call as rain hampers progress.
The infant son of Maj. and Mrs. R. T. Shellito of Montgomery Alabama died shortly after birth in a local hospital. Mrs. Shellito, former Mary Joy, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Joy of Monroe. A brother named Jeffrey survives. Mas Shellito attends a staff school in Montgomery and will return to New York with his family soon.
A postcard from Mrs. Mark Hoesly of Clarno reports her Helsinki Finland training for the Olympic games. She stays at the Woman's Nursing Home Olympic Village and trains daily for the July 22 and 23 events. The Green County athlete is on the women's gymnastic team, competing for team honors rather than individual medals.
John Haas of Juda, 25, released on bond. ordered to report to court for procuring beer for minors. Three youths aged 14 to 17 also released and to face juvenile court. Police traced the group to the Ray Cheese Corp rear area after tires were tampered with. Haas accused of purchasing beer for the minors.
Members of the University of Wisconsin W Club board conducted routine business at their meeting, then spent the afternoon at Monroe County Club for a summer outing hosted by Raymond R. Kubly. Some members remained to visit UW alumni.
Two accidents were logged by the sheriff with heavy damage to two of five cars. Henry Gerlach and Darlington McNett Motors Co worker towed a vehicle when collided with Dewey Hartwig at the Highway 11 Brown Town turnoff around 5 30 p m yesterday. A second crash near Five-corners Cheese factory caused minor damage to Raymond Mahlbuch and Kenneth C Allen vehicles at an intersection two miles south.
Monroe high school class of 1932 plans a family picnic tomorrow at Recreation Park to mark 20 years since graduation. If rain, the group meets in the Armory, with all living alumni located. Isabel Hoover, initially unlocated, is found living in Minnesota.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Milestone have leased the Union Bus Station coffee shop in Monroe from Mr and Mrs Harvey Andrews. The Andrews will continue operating the bus depot and airline ticket and associated agencies at the depot.
The Illinois synod junior camp for the Chicago and Northern conference of the Lutheran church will run from tomorrow through Saturday at Long Lake Illinois. Rev. Clarence C. Warfel of Grace church will teach and his son David will attend. Rose Zuercher will travel from Chicago with U S lines representatives for a United States liner inspection in New York and dine there Monday night.
Mary Anderson returns from Universalist church camp in Bridgeman Michigan located on sand dunes north of Indiana Dunes. She is accompanied by Rev. and Mrs. John E. MacMartin and two daughters of Mrs. Frank Erickson from Mukwonago.
Mr. and Mrs. Krier of Monroe announce the birth of their first child a son born this noon at St. Clare hospital. Mrs. Krier is Frieda Sutter daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Sutter.
Mr and Mrs M J Gonstead returned today from a two week Canadian tour covering about 5000 miles by bus and train with 25 vacationers. They visited Lake Louise Glacier National Park and Jasper Park Lodge in Alberta which was burned four days after their departure. Their son Curtis and daughter Guineth greeted them in Janesville.
Historical culture linked periodic human sacrifices to boosting corn development. Indigenous practices tied ritual offerings to agricultural yields, reflecting beliefs in union between sacrifice and harvest success.
Personal mentions include Fred M. Blum from Washington D C and Lillian H. Darnell from Des Moines vacationing in Monroe along with many visitors from Urbana Dixon Beloit Janesville and Wichita. Pythian Sisters plan a July 22 picnic at Recreation Park and several locals travel to events and reunions including the Monroe high school class of 1932 reunion.
The article notes attempts to draft James A. Garfield era resistance and signals Barkley as a temporary refuge for delegates split over Stevenson and Eisenhower. It describes Truman's rumored exit, Baltimore Mayor D Alesandro urging a run, and Kansas City's Gavin outlining voting instructions amid infighting.
Merrill Wisconsin police Captain Elmer Krueger age 45 died from wounds suffered after being shot by Joseph Weber a Chicago man he was taking to jail Weber 45 is charged with assault with intent to murder Lincoln County district attorney Donald Schnabel was absent from the city Weber was arrested after a barn dance disturbance and earlier for reckless driving Police quoted Weber saying he shot Krueger in anger after being shoved Four .22 caliber bullets hit the officer in the stomach and legs
Hog prices rose 25 to 40 cents for under 240 lb barrows and gilts, while over 240 lb hogs were steady to down 50 cents. Sows mostly declined, receipts smaller than last week. Top hog price reached 22.85, with most 180-220 lb barrows at 22.50 or higher. Cattle: receipts highest since January, steer and heifer market weak to 50 cents lower. bulls steady. Prime long yearlings and steers 35.50 to 36.25, loads 1350 lb to 1500 lb at 32.75 to 34.50.
Paul E. Keep, 18, posted a $15 bond here yesterday for a court appearance at 10:30 a m on July 26 on a speeding charge southbound on Highway 69 in the city.
Horace A. DuBois, 52, renowned in the pulp and paper industry as an inventor and authority, died yesterday in Neenah Wisconsin.
Walter Feutz 61 a Mendota State Hospital buttermaker and dairyman died from a heart attack while attending a picnic at Waunakee American Legion Park. Services are set at 3 p m tomorrow at Westport American Lutheran church with burial in the church cemetery.
Chicago futures show wheat steady on milling and export demand while soybeans jump over 5 cents a bushel at times. Corn rose early but faded, with July prices mixed. oats and rye moved modestly, soybeans edge higher and lard gains 5 to 10 cents per hundred pounds.
Raymond Clark Jr., 18, son of the Wisconsin Rapids city clerk, was killed in an auto crash on Highway 13 five miles west of the city at 1 15 a m. His car left the road after a curve, struck a utility pole and rolled three times. He suffered a skull fracture and was thrown from the vehicle. Passengers Betty Grimm 17 and June Schallow 16 of Route 2 Pittsville survived with cuts and bruises.
In Tehran violent riots erupted as Mossadegh backers protested the appointment of new Premier Ahmed Qavam. Early reports noted fatalities and bayonets in clashes with mobs shouting Death to the traitor Qavam as they roamed city streets.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today at the Martintown Community church for Fred A. Gerbitz, 76, who died Thursday at St. Clare hospital. Rev. Roy Berg officiated. burial followed in Cadiz cemetery. Mrs. Joseph Metcalf and Mrs. Albert Fuchs led the song service. Pallbearers: John Wyss Brod, Lute Adair, John Ruhnke, Carl Weckerle, Alvin Bidlingmaier, Norris Tree McConnell.
Mrs Barbara M Roman a native of Darlington and longtime Madison resident died yesterday in a Madison hospital after a brief illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Harry Thomson of Camanche Ia two sons Laurence and Kenneth both of Madison her mother Mrs Joseph O Neill three sisters Mrs Earl James Janesville Josephine O Neill Milwaukee and Isabel O Neill Madison two brothers John and Francis O Neill Madison. Services pending at Joyce funeral home Madison.
Green Bay Chief H. J. Bero recalls a case where a woman demanded a policeman compel her neighbor to wear a shirt. The neighbor, with his shirt off in the yard, prompted the complaint, which was rejected with a tactful rebuke from the chief.
Police report William Babb 71 from Seymour Wis died after being crushed by a backing truck while he tried to save a dog in Leeper Mo. The dog escaped unharmed. Babb had lived with his daughter in Seymour since retirement years ago.
Frank E. Martin age 67 longtime De Pere police chief since 1948 died this morning of a heart attack at his cottage in Crivitz Wisconsin. He served the city for two decades and was a familiar figure in local law enforcement. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Juan Esquieval, 46, of San Antonio Texas, died from a skull fracture after his car crashed near Waukau in Winnebago County late last night.
William Van Nortwick president of the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Co. died in Appleton after a month long illness at age 76.
A note on global insect biodiversity states there are roughly eighty thousand species of moths and butterflies. The figure highlights extensive variation across families and regions with ongoing discoveries shaping taxonomy and conservation priorities.
U N infantrymen launch a dawn assault on Old Baldy in Korea pushing Chinese forces back on the northwestern slope. The Eighth Army reports artillery and tank support bringing Allied troops within about 150 yards of Red positions while the crest or depth of gains remain unclear.
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 40 year Army career ended as Secretary Pace accepted his resignation yesterday. He wrote on July 12 that circumstances dictated stepping down, without noting any presidential run.
The Navy announced the second 60,000 ton Forrestal class carrier will be built at the New York Naval shipyard in Brooklyn. It also said the hull of the second nuclear powered submarine will be built at Electric Boat in Groton Connecticut.
Eva Peron, wife of President Juan D. Peron, remained critically ill with no improvement after a serious turn for the worse. Official bulletins from the presidential palace said she was resting quietly in the early morning.
Frau Heuss Knapp widow of Theodor Heuss dies in Bonn hospital after long illness at 71.
Orville Bear of 1018 11th avenue and former Monroe Moose lodge official will travel to Chicago on August 19 upon a call from Malcolm R. Giles director general of the Pilgrim Council Mooseheart Illinois to receive a fellowship degree for his Moose and Forward Legion services.
It is estimated that American Indians must have cultivated the corn plant for roughly five millennia, tracing long agricultural development in pre Columbian societies.
A large black and white collie is missing and an owner asks finders to contact Julius Friedrich at route 2 box 148 Monroe.
The old Hancock bridge, built 58 years ago, was razed yesterday morning in Freeport. A new modern bridge will be built about 80 feet east in a joint city county project worth 113000 dollars. Shappert Construction Co. razed the bridge and holds the contract for the new structure. The bridge, closed to vehicles for years and to pedestrians for three, was cut and dropped into the river and will be salvaged for scrap.
The Voice of America retorts to Moscow's critique of Chicago political conventions by joking that Russia could profit from the two party system. The exchange highlights Cold War era propaganda and tensions between the United States and Soviet Union.
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