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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1948
Page
2
Green County court warns residents to prepare wills early and keep them updated. Native Greek settler’s untimely death without a will caused months of court correspondence, costly delays, and probate disputes. Judge advises simple wording and expert legal guidance to avoid future litigation and preserve property rights.
An Illinois Peoria victim from the Shelton gang war falls to a single gunshot, marking part of nearly twenty killings tied to the group. Prohibition repeal shifted crime to gambling as an easy-money racket, with Wisconsin's strict gambling ban cited as a contrast to Illinois.
City and village leaders from the southwestern state portion attended a conference in Monroe hosted by the League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Topics included municipal government trends and financing problems as modern government complexity grows.
A meteor streaked northward over Brisbane tonight lighting the city red before it disappeared. Shortly after loud explosions were heard shaking houses across the area, with residents reporting tremors and a bright sky event.
A 25 year old event notes Mrs. Pearl McFarland opening a beauty parlor in the Ruf building on July 27 1923. Assessor O H Atherton reports city limits include 153 acres of corn and 411 acres of pasture. Also mentions Sugar fraud victims and a 1908 electrocution near Janesville.
The county agricultural program moved to the fairgrounds for judging of clothing canning and home improvement exhibits at the junior fair. Miss Lorna Peck leads as judge with many entries, including a dress revue at 2 30 featuring 121 girls and 145 garments. Winners are to be announced at the 4 H show Friday night with Miss Alice Davis Dane county judging the revue. Booths receive judging by Miss Sally Turnbull and Ed Ensch.
The FTC reported that John Deere and Co led six farm equipment makers with a 9.7 percent return on investments up to 1946. The report covers 1919 to 1946 and notes overall capital impairments during the depression with later recoveries and investment growth to 724 million dollars.
Mrs Henry Korth aged 77 died at her Warren home Saturday morning. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 1 30 from the home and 2 o clock at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev O E Mall officiated and burial was in Elmwood cemetery. She was born October 30 1870 near Warren and married Henry Korth in 1888 in Wisconsin. Surviving are two sons William of Stockton and John H of Warren, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her husband died in 1934 and she was also preceded by a daughter Mrs Gustave Marx.
Erie man Vincent Petroski persuaded Earl Easton to join the army by promising his five room house. Easton, 23, enlisted after the selling effort, and Petroski gained the home.
Shrine club and Knights of Columbus in Green County arranged a benefit softball game to aid crippled children and welfare efforts. The game is set for 7 30 Sunday night Aug 22 at Recreation Park with Dr D D Ruehlman and William Rieder Jr directing the Shrine and KC squads respectively.
A Recreation Park Funday drew 350 children for an afternoon of races and swimming. Park director Larry Kitchen awarded theater tickets for parade prizes and winners in sack, three legged, sprint, and relay events earned prizes and watermelons, with penny and nickel hunts capping the pool activities.
Green county farmers push spring hog sales as Harvey Mauerman of Decatur township sells 18 early pigs averaging 215 pounds to M. J. Condon, Brodhead stock buyer. Mauerman still has 150 pigs on the feed floor at the Fred H. Hahlen farm on route 2 in Brodhead.
Wisconsin farm laborers receive record wages per month averaging 113 dollars with board and 151 dollars without, according to the federal state crop reporting service. Wages are 13 percent higher than a year ago and have risen for nine consecutive years.
Day rates averaged five dollars fifty cents with board and six dollars eighty cents without board. The figure reflects July 1 pricing information for outboard services and matches prior billing schedules.
The service reported Wisconsin averages are about 15 percent higher than national rates. This comparative statistic highlights regional cost or metric differences across the United States.
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