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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1948
Page
2
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The piece urges parents to curb teen driving after dark and asks for stricter enforcement to curb dangerous antics around the courthouse square. It notes police are stretched and calls for caution, responsibility, and attention to safety.
Gov Renne bohm urged swift action on a constitutional amendment to allow Wisconsin to engage in veterans housing projects. The plan would create machinery for subsidies from an $8,000,000 fund while cautioning against expansive public housing. The governor advised limiting authority to avoid costly federal style entanglements and urged rapid use of available state money for relief.
An editorial urges restraint as the United States faces the Soviet blockade of Berlin. It warns against inflammatory talk and warns against provoking war with rash statements while supporting a united, calm approach to a peaceful solution.
Ten year look back lists events from 1938 including Cramer Houser resigning from city council. It notes a Swiss cheese funding plan praised at Darlington and Miss Elaine Hendrickson wedding to John W. Foulker. Also reports Miss Dinse obituary, a federal oil case conviction, and fines.
Mrs Clara E Scott 82, of Brodhead, died at 6 30 p m yesterday in Coplien Nursing Home after a five year illness. Born April 7 1866 in Austin Texas she will be returned to Texas for services and burial. Surviving are two daughters Claud Doyle of Waco and J E Kratz of Footville, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
An adult square dancing class will be held in the Lincoln school gymnasium tomorrow at 7 30 p m Instruction will be given by Mrs Grace Anderson This is one of the adult activities being sponsored by the Angle Monroe youth center The second of a series of summer dances will be held at the Lincoln school gymnasium Friday evening from 8 30 to 11 30 p m Dancing will be to orchestra music.
Brodhead Times Special reports Brodhead schools still need teachers for third grade and kindergarten. Contracts for the coming year have been signed by C. T. Pfisterer superintendent James Larkin science Mrs Della Larkin literature Miss Mary Preston history Miss Lois Gill mathematics James Staley Brodhead Allan Erickson director of athletics Robert Keen agriculture Miss Ruth Guild home economics Mrs Dorothy Plumb Sveom commerce Miss Ethel Mae Curtis eighth grade Mrs Isabel Collins seventh Miss Grace Marsh sixth Miss Gladys Nafzger fifth Mrs Jo Anna Schuster fourth Miss Helen Purington second Mrs Eunice Brielid first and Miss Helen Beckwith librarian.
Ida R Richards Marquardt 82 a Dayton native and one of the first two women ordained in the United Brethren church in Wisconsin died Sunday in Whitewater after living in Lima Center most of her life. She was married to Henry C Marquardt in 1908 and earlier served as pastor at Lima Center for over 20 years. Burial, Lima Center cemetery. funeral 2:30 tomorrow at Lima United Brethren Church.
Five members of the Darlington high school band will participate in the All-Star State band during the grand finale at State Fairpark West Allis on August 28 and 29. The musicians are Joyce Reichling and Rosalie Hastert on snare drum Barbara Bryson and Lois Reich ling on trombone and Lawrence Engels on trumpet.
At Arlington National Cemetery a guard kept watch over General Pershing’s grave following his burial. President Truman attended the rites as generals Eisenhower Bradley Devers and others joined a 3,500 strong procession through rain and sun to the tomb, with a 19 gun salute and taps.
Monroe chamber of commerce directors will hold their July meeting and dinner next Tuesday evening July 27 at the City hotel. President Rodney O Kittelsen said representatives of the American Legion will discuss final settlement of Fourth of July celebration expenses under joint sponsorship.
Funeral services for Frank O Howard 33 Beloit former Darlington resident who died Sunday at a Beloit hospital were held today at 10 a m in Rosman-Uvehl ing Kinzer funeral home Beloit and at 2 p m at Darlington Methodist church with Rev Jeffrey officiating. Burial was in Union Grove cemetery Darlington. He was born in Belmon t Feb 26 1915 and had lived in Beloit since 1941 managing a meat market. Surviving are his widow the former Frieda Lschi three children Helene Shirley and Billy his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Howard Beloit three brothers Earl Phoenix Ariz Ralph Kenosha and Charles Janesville three sisters Mrs Virginia Bauman Mrs Elsie McGuire and Mrs Ruth Kilcoyne Beloit.
Rear Admiral Zacharias, retired, claimed a navy ship carrying an atomic bomb sank in the Pacific during the war. The Navy released a terse denial saying no ship carrying such a bomb ever disappeared. A spokesman noted Zacharias identified the vessel as a destroyer headed for Tinian before vanishing.
Six County youths travel to Princeton New Jersey to study at Westminster Choir College. Charles Ferguson Albany Joyce Pease Virginia Elmer Monticello Ruth Kath leen Feldt Heidi Pfaeffli Monroe join the group leaving Sunday. they are escorted to Chicago by Mrs Bruce M Blum and will return August 8.
Scientists in East Lansing conduct the Michigan hydrologic research project to measure soil temperature, freeze depth, rainfall, runoff, and erosion across three plots. Instruments track sun energy, wind, and water movement to aid flood control and farming decisions in the frost belt.
Milwaukee Buick dealer seeks an experienced automotive repair service salesman. Liberal salary plus bonus. Write Mr Koehler Thompson Buick Inc 2009 East Kenilworth Place Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Misses Margaret Oberholzer and Joan Zwickey of Albany high school class of 1948 enroll as student nurses at the Methodist hospital Madi o. They enter training this all. Oberholzer is daughter of Gottlieb Oberholzer Maple Leaf Cheese Co. and Zwickey the daughter of Earl Zwickey. Another daughter Gloria Zwickey is in her second year training at Methodist hospital.
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