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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1952
Page
6
Mostly fair tonight and tomorrow with cooler conditions in the south and east. Tonight low 52 to 58, tomorrow high 80 to 85. Since yesterday 1 p.m. high 89 and low 67. Fort Worth recorded the warmest U S reading yesterday at 103 and Seattle the coldest at 50. Sunrise 4:45, sunset 7:27.
Carla Ann Mueller of 1003 10th Street and Robert Marion Tschudy of Milwaukee received marriage licenses.
L A Koenig Alyn Lausch 18 Cedarville Illinois illegal muffler bond forfeited 15 Rolland E Niles 18 Beloit illegal muffler bond forfeited 10 Paul E Keep 18 Freeport speeding guilty 15 and costs James A Fahrenbacher 22 speeding guilty 10 and costs
Mrs. Fred Brooks 70 of Orangeville. Harry Edwards 78 of Winslow. Clarence J Thompson 61 of Hollandale Route 1. Death notices list ages and residences for three individuals.
Mr and Mrs Paul Leck of 2215 5th Street announce the birth of a son on July 26. Mr and Mrs Joseph D Viney of 1824 17th Avenue announce the birth of a son on July 25.
St. Clare Hospital lists patients Harry Nichols Evans ville Mrs Johanna Kohler Monticello Mrs George Williams Brodhead Mrs Lorraine Webb 2214 13th street and Mrs Marie Peter 921 8th Avenue. Accident Jerome Walton 70 Albany. Dismissals James Dorty Mrs Gustave Kreier and son Louis Nipple Sandra Fritz Ronald Wietlispach Mrs Lee Betlach Mrs Edwin Frederick Ruth Kampfer Arlene Esterle Mrs Frank Flannery and Mrs John McDonald.
The state highway commission will open bids at 10 a m on August 5 for two projects in Green and Lafayette Counties. Green County covers 6 miles of highway 11 from Monroe to Juda with earthwork, rock excavation, base course, and surface treatment requirements. Lafayette County trunk F in Darlington to Blanchardville calls for drainage base work, unclassified excavation, culverts, and timber guard fence along about 68 lineal feet.
William J. Borst Jr a Brooklyn and Oregon dealer died March 4 leaving an estate valued at 303349 with life insurance of 97000 one of the largest in the court s history. The assets include 47666 Borst Imple ment Co 15000 Borst and Willoughby Inc 30000 Oregon Feed and Supply Co 78750 William Borst and Son Inc and 3100 Brooklyn State Bank. The estate will be held in trust for wife Jane Oregon and later divided between son Roger and daughter Roma Jean of Brooklyn upon her wife s death.
Orangeville high school band directed by Thomas Kiburtz performs tomorrow at 8 p m at Krape Park bandshell Freeport in a program with the Freeport Concert band The Freeport band opens then Orangeville performs combined final numbers Selections include Them Basses a march by Huffine The Little by Tarver Have I Told You Lately That I Love You by Wiseman Crimson and Grey a march by Keller
Charles A. Eckburg vice president of the Borden Co and former Monroe resident will head a Borden group visiting Monroe cheese operations and the Green County Fair on Thursday July 31. Editors joining him include Harriet Jean Anderson Edith Barber Adrian Castarian Gaynor Maddox Eleanor Merritt Mrs Agnes Murphy Mrs Vaudine Newell Jane Nickerson Dixie Oliver Clementine Paddleford Margaret Pettigrew and Elsa Steinberg. Other Borden officials accompanying the group include George W. Wilson Arthur Trebilcock P T Lemmel L G Butler and Raymond R. Kubly.
Mrs. Fred Brooks 70 of Orangeville died at home after a lingering illness. Services set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at Burrington Funeral Home with Rev. John Bruce officiating. Burial in Grandview Cemetery Route 26 north of Freeport. Born December 23 1881 in Durham County England she was daughter of Thomas and Mary Walton. Married March 24 1902 to Fred Brooks. Survived by husband two sons Fred Jr and Philip of Orangeville one daughter Mrs Harold Randall of Freeport three brothers Wesley Joseph of Freeport and Wilford of Rockford 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
A partial clipping from The Evening Times Service Editor references a service record note and mentions military addresses and safeguards, though details are incomplete. The fragment hints at archival or clerical notes related to service records.
Former Navy Machinist Mate Dooley spent time with his parents the Clark Dooleys and grandparents the Edmund Dooleys after a four year service. He was stationed in Philadelphia Boston and Norfolk before his discharge Tuesday.
Cpl Elmer H Lisser son of Otto Lisser of Monroe has been released from active duty after returning from Korea. The release was announced by Lt Col George R Salyer adjutant general at Camp McCoy.
The Green County Historical Society will receive a replica of New Glarus first church in a ceremony at the pioneer village on Sunday August 10. The Wilhelm Tell Guild of New Glarus built the church as the second building of the village and a replica log cabin now houses the museum. Miss Anna O Blum of Monroe, re elected president, will accept the donation along with newly renamed officers Mrs May L Luchsinger vice president Mrs Clarence Benkett secretary and Miss Marie Blum treasurer.
An early morning crash near Eagle River Wisconsin in a 1936 model car rolled six times into a ditch. Two teenagers Bernard Kopenski eighteen and Norman Splitt seventeen died. Kenny Krause seventeen and Marvin eighteen were seriously injured. All four were from Phelps Wisconsin returning from Plum Lake after a softball tournament.
Sheriff's department reported no injuries after a car driven by Miss Lois Colney of route 1 Winslow slid off a road and down an embankment while attempting to pass another vehicle and veered onto the shoulder.
Mrs. R. W. Karlen and her mother Mrs. R. C. Rowan of Cincinnati Ohio have completed a 10 day visit and begin an eight day conducted tour to New York City and Niagara Falls with plans to travel by rail and bus.
A stream of personal mentions records acquaintances visiting from Minnesota Illinois South Dakota California and Indiana. Movements include funeral attendance in Rockford Illinois and multiple family and nursing education updates.
Mrs Elmer Schmidt of Los Angeles visited her sister Mrs E R Wittwer this Monday. Miss Ernestine Wittwer of Kansas City Missouri vacationing for two weeks with her parents the Ernest Wittwers.
John Oostdik Jr. plans to depart Monday for Los Angeles and then be flown to the Marshalls as a civilian employee. He reports to the West Coast office on Aug. 1 to serve a year as a boat operator with 12 years of Navy service, qualified for all but the largest transports. he is the son of Mrs. F. L. Buchschacher.
Herbert O. Kubly of New Glarus son of Nick H. Kubly has served as a drama professor at the University of Illinois and has been an active member of Gov. Adlai Stevenson Illinois campaign staff for the Democratic nomination.
Dr. and Mrs. N. E. Bear will travel to Chicago this weekend for the board of directors meeting of the American Fracture Association at the Hotel Sherman.
Martintown Davis school teacher Miss Marvel Stark is at Freeport Deaconess hospital recovering from an appendectomy performed Thursday. She had returned from conservation studies at Eagle River last Saturday. Her brother, Aviation Cadet third class Alan Stark, will leave tomorrow for Topeka Kansas Air Force base after a leave since last Friday. Their mother is Mrs Alma Stark.
Mr and Mrs Paul Leck announce the birth of their son Ronald Dean at St Clare hospital this morning. He has two sisters Wanda and Connie Jean and two brothers David and Larry. Mrs Leck is the former Faye Schneider, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward A Schneider of 2012 19th avenue. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Oscar Leck of 1000 24th street.
A baby boy named Joseph Lora Viney was born yesterday at St. Clare hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Pease of Monticello and Mr. and Mrs. William Viney of Freeport.
Clarence J. Thompson 61 of route 1 Hollandale died from a gunshot wound in what was ruled a death by own action. He was born November 12 1890 in Town of Moscow Iowa County never married and farmed at the home. He held community roles including Moscow town clerk Perry Fire Insurance Co secretary Perry Lutheran church and Hollan dale Telephone Co secretary treasurer. Services Monday at Saether funeral home and Perry Lutheran church with burial there.
Five thousand two hundred seventy eight dollars is on hand with more expected from a national foundation. Local families are urged to contact designated names if polio strikes within Monroe Browntown Juda areas. Five Green County patients are listed with several treated at St. Peter’s and St. Clare hospitals and Wisconsin General in Madison. All are in satisfactory condition.
The Twin Grove district discusses merging with Monroe, proposing a pro rata levy around 3 percent of a total estimated $9,000. The plan would send seventh and eighth grade and high school students to Monroe while keeping the lower grades locally. County and district officials from Monroe and Twin Grove attend the meeting.
Adam Hartwig born July 26 1854 in Starckschless Germany marks his 98th birthday. A retired farmer, he has lived in Green County since the 1870s and now stays at Masshardt Convalescent Home. He and his brother Andrew settled there. son John runs the Cadiz township home farm where Hartwig retired in 1894.
A highway collision at a Greenfield intersection killed Juanita Kahn 25 of Union Grove and Erving Sperk 16 of Milwaukee. LeRoy Kahn 26 and Raymond Ringer 19 were among the injured, with eight others hospitalized.
In Fenwood Wisconsin a 14 year old farm boy Franklin Novack slipped into a river backwater while calling cows. A shepherd dog and diver Robert Degner 34 rescued the boy but Degner drowned likely from a cramp.
Senator McCarthy reportedly spent a restful night at the U S Naval Hospital in Bethesda Maryland. The bulletin notes a calm ordeal and no immediate health concerns were reported.
The stock pavilion hosts a multi day fair with reserved amphitheater tickets selling briskly. Wednesday opens with the 105 Ranch Rodeo, followed by 4-H talent night on Thursday and a free amphitheater. Jimme Lynch Death Dodgers perform Friday night, with horse shows and a giant livestock parade on Saturday led by Roscoe Smith and T. A. Hoesly and featuring Alice in Dairyland.
President Truman praised Stevenson as the new standard bearer after a long ballot fight that left Kefauver fading. Stevenson, who accepted the nomination, vowed to fight to win with full support from Harriman and other backers as Dever urged a Stevenson acceptance.
The Kefauver camp pressured to withdraw for Stevenson but aimed to back Sen. Paul Douglas instead. Douglas would defer, urging Stevenson’s nomination, as Kefauver faced a three ballot delay after House Speaker Rayburn barred action until the third roll call.
Washington leaders pressed to remove a snag delaying the final windup of the 55 day steel strike. An agreement reached at the White House and ratified by the CIO Steelworkers halted the walkout, but iron ore talks in Minnesota stalled on specifics as picket lines remained and furnaces stayed banked.
Janesville report shows Herman Krause and tenant Bob Goodher farming 12 acres near Janesville with corn averaging 9 feet 8 inches tall. The field was alfalfa for two years prior, signaling a strong 1952 Wisconsin crop year.
Six hundred AFL steamfitters went on strike in Milwaukee after union demands rose. A union spokesman said workers now seek an increase of 214 percent in cents per hour plus enhanced welfare benefits.
Gerald Felland aged 18 of Madison died after the truck he drove overturned near here today.
A final decision on buying the Indiana Condensed Milk Co. plant will be made Monday. M. J. Ingwell of the Bank of Albany said progress is being made and the interested party will arrive Monday to say yes or no. If all goes well the factory will stay open, with Indiana Condenser y Co. representatives also expected. The plant was to close July 31, prompting the negotiator to ask farmers and haulers to delay switching deliveries.
Moscow reports condemn both U S presidential hopefuls Adlai E Stevenson and Dwight D Eisenhower. Tass labels Stevenson the spokesman for Middle West industrial and financial groups and calls him a true partisan of the cold war and total diplomacy.
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