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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1946
Page
1
Monroe shows strong buying power with 1945 per capita buying income at 1320 after taxes, above national and state figures. Local retail spending reached 7.125 million dollars, about 0.5 percent of national business despite shortages, signaling a thriving market.
The Monroe American Legion juniors, sponsored by Monroe Sales Co., meet Milwaukee juniors at 10 a m Saturday in the state opener. A warmup game sends Monroe to New Glarus tomorrow to face the Glazners at 3 30 p m. Team travel plans include a Friday night departure from Monroe, with a 145 mile drive to the Lake Winnebago area and layovers in Appleton or Menasha for potential extra room for the 15 man squad.
Rev Franz Brem Swiss missionary priest guests ofMr and Mrs Edward Bregenzer will read the 9 30 mass next Sunday and deliver a German sermon at St Victor's Catholic church He is part of a four priest group arriving in Dubuque until next March the others depart July 30 from California for a trip to China Bremgarten Canton Aargau is his native home and also Mrs Bregenzer's
Anna Maude Egli born June 14 1905 Jefferson township daughter of Christ and Mary Egli married John Mondike in Chicago October 1930. Survivors include husband mother Mary Egli Monroe son Walter two brothers and three sisters. Father died July 19 1937. Body arrives Friday 1 pm with funeral Saturday at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev Paul C Kehle of St.
Horses flood Green county fairgrounds for the 92nd annual event. Arrivals increase as caravans settle in Monroe for quartering among the racing horses. Alf Spencer leads, with Arlie Frost guiding a warmup. Preparations include temporary bleachers, track sprinkling, and busy concession space applications.
Washington reports a brewing diplomatic clash as the United States weighs halting German reparations to Russia to affect two billion dollars in Manchurian industry. Officials say Moscow may demand a share of reparations from Japan and U S policy could ban German equipment deliveries without violating Potsdam. The issue ties to Manchuria upheaval affecting hundreds of millions in the Far East and ongoing Potsdam obligations.
Green county 4-H clubs await word from the state 4-H office Madison on how many contestants may enter the district meeting. County agent E. O. Baker reported 35 individuals and teams competed yesterday in agricultural and home economic demonstrations to earn a place at the Green county fair August 14. Judges were Alice Davis Dene county home agent and R. V. Hurley Dane county agricultural agent.
A meeting at 8 this evening in the Monroe hotel will plan a Monroe float for the New Glarus centennial celebration next month. President Paul Baltzer of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce named Harry Bellahan chairman of the committee including Henry Kundert Henry Tschudy Louis H Kohli Wong Maverman and Robert G Rote.
Monroe reports cool morning temperatures with a high near 70 by noon and light showers. Metrologist Howard J. Thompson warns that deficient moisture threatens crops as rains are needed to sustain truck crops and late hay yields. Harvests of hay are mostly complete while oats harvesting begins and corn remains well rooted but moisture remains a concern.
Mrs. Sarah Lyons a lifelong Brodhead resident died at 4 30 a m after a six month illness. Funeral arrangements await word from Georgia and California relatives. Burial will be in Greenwood Brodhead with Rev. Paul Croke officiating.
Chicago State's Attorney William J. Tuohy said he would seek murder indictments before the Cook county grand jury against William Heirens in the Suzanne Degnan kidnapping and the lipstick slaying of Frances Brown. Witnesses include James Degnan and police officers with fingerprint evidence linking Heirens to both cases.
Stevens Point man Raymond Keenlance, 27, of Plainfield route 1, was killed when his automobile struck a bridge on a county trunk highway in Grant town. He was pinned by the bridge’s steel railing.
The Office of Price Administration prepares to restore June 30 price ceilings across most goods including food, rent and restaurant meals as a revival bill sets new standards. A three member decontrol board may delay or confirm ceilings by Aug. 20. Some items such as meat dairy poultry and fuels face continued controls.
The Wyss Cheese Co plans a new state of the art cheese plant on the Adolph Brunner farm seven miles northwest of Monroe. The facility will use stainless steel vats. flash pasteurization and a dry floor system, with operation hoped by late fall pending material supply.
Governor Goodland appointed James R. Law as highway commissioner to push a postwar building program creating jobs. Law spoke in Milwaukee defending the program against a candidate with no plan, noting since Sept 2, 1945, 74 projects worth over 12 million dollars have been awarded and 12 more bids to open this month. He said projects are contracted at about 2 million dollars monthly and warned exceeding the current plan would require higher fuel and license fees.
Washington The federal power commission set for a joint hearing Aug 6 on three natural gas companies seeking authority to expand in the Midwest with more than 100 million dollars in construction. Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline would lay 1 076 miles of pipe from Texas to markets in Missouri Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Michigan with initial cost 56 808 076 and four year total 84 059 547.
Health officials note polio cases in 1946 up to July 13 total 2 596 nationwide versus 1 752 in the same period of 1944 with Texas reporting 391 and Illinois 102 cases. Experts say the spread across more states offers hope of containment despite higher year-to-date totals.
William McCool 83 longtime Orangeville resident died at 6 a m today at the home of his son Allie McCool in Rockford. Funeral services are being arranged by Burlington Funeral Home Orangeville.
President Truman plans a swift action once Congress sends the OPA revival bill to the White House. Charles G. Ross said the action will be very prompt and likely tomorrow, with a written message rather than a speech. The Senate and House debate focused on restoring price controls and rent rules, aiming to revive OPA authority through June 30, 1947 and set a three member decontrol board to reestablish ceilings on select commodities after August 20.
Miss Florence Wartenweiler Green County superintendent urged rural school boards to file annual reports to the county superintendent of schools by 4 30 p m Thursday in order to receive annual state aid.
Waukegan Illinois 38 year old H Ford H Ashcraft pleaded innocent today at arraignment on murder charges in the death of his wife Lucille 38. The indictment followed a Lake County grand jury finding after the couple’s wrecked car was struck by a train.
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