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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1950
Page
6
Occasional showers or thunderstorms affect east and central regions this afternoon and tonight with cooler air moving in. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with light rain in the forenoon in the extreme north and generally cooler and less humid. Low temperatures 52 to 57 northwest 49 to 64 southeast. highs 70 to 75 north and 75 to 80 south.
Last week highs reached 89 and lows 53. Since yesterday at 1 p.m. highs 92 and lows 65. YoY highs 80 and lows 58. Barometer 1 a.m. 29.30, 1 p.m. 29.18. Yuma Arizona was warmest at 104, Spokane Washington coldest at 46. Sunrise 4:48, sunset 7:24.
Fred A. Schindler and wife transfer west 66 feet of east half of south 165 feet of outlet 123 on Assessor's plat to Peter Zemp and wife in New Glarus.
County Court convict Justice L A Koenig of Freeport for drunken and disorderly conduct with a $40 fine and costs. George R Lucas of Wisconsin Rapids found guilty on three charges including no flag at end of load overweight trailer and lack of trailer brakes with fines of $7 and costs on each charge totaling $21.
Julius S Jacobs of Madison was found guilty on a speeding charge and fined $15 plus costs.
Jean Antoinette Johnson of 1402 9th street and James Taylor Trumbo of Wausau. Marilyn Jane Haman of Sylvester and Marvin Arthur Bidlingmaier of Cadiz. Janet Ruth Engelbretson of Chicago and Harry Norbert Dorsey of Frederick Maryland.
George W. Homan 60 of Janesville Lena Held 54 of Wauwatosa Mrs Edward Daley of Beloit appear in obituary notes listing ages and cities with other minor entries.
Accident and medical notices from St. Clare Hospital include Harland Stephen Platteville and multiple patients from Beloit Freeport Brown Town Brodhead New Glarus and route based residents. Dismissals noted include Mrs. Lewis Olson Niel Davis William Taufman Glen Meier and others.
Blue ribbon winners in 4 H home furnishings were announced by Miss Mamie Tillema county home agent. Names include Kathleen Blumer Monroe Carol Johnson New Glarus Evelyn Weiss Monroe Myrna Finke New Glarus Leatrice Hefty New Glarus Carol Stauffacher Monroe and others across categories such as hot dish pads center pieces flower arrangements curtains draperies pillows chair pads and remodeled furniture with multiple Monroe and New Glarus entrants.
Allan Pagel age 15 found a nest of spray footed stout tailed kangaroo mice in an oat field Saturday and captured two. He kept them in a partitioned cage next to his hamsters but the female hamster killed one mouse. Allan now guards the remaining large mouse with oversized hind legs and tail. This marks the Pagels' second such sighting in a year.
A police report of a man beating a woman Saturday afternoon led to three Freeport men being arrested. Charles Vaughn pleaded guilty to drunkenness and disorderly conduct, fined $40 and costs. Companions Frank Billiet and Melvin F. Miley paid $6 and costs each on similar charges. The incident began when the car had motor trouble near Monroe and Vaughn struck the woman in the jaw. she was not held.
Miss Pauline Schwarzenberg has returned from a two week 5000 mile train trip to the Pacific Northwest. She visited her cousin Edward Schwarzenberger in Seattle and friends Mr and Mrs Joeseph Knnsel in Portland. She attended the Pacific Coast Song Festival in Tacoma hosted by the United Swiss Singer Societies of the Pacific Coast with next event slated for 1952 in San Francisco.
Grant Ritter of Beloit reported his car pinned a man to the fairground pavilion while he tried to free the wheels from mud. W T Powers of the carnival said the accident hurt the helper’s back amid a crowd listing residents and relatives.
A sequence of social visits and travels across Wisconsin Illinois and Minnesota includes Alvin Peterson and Alvin Babler visiting northern Wisconsin Judie Gempeler and Susan Kingston visiting Madison and Rockford Freeport and Belvidere with family members. multiple couples and relatives share weekends trips and dinners at various homes and hotels including Janesville Monterey hotel and Oak Park Illinois.
A list of residents and visitors to Monroe includes Otto Wirtz of Argyle and Mrs Ray Maas from Orangeville. Several others from Beloit, Dayton, Rockford and Baltimore are noted as visiting or spending time in Monroe, with names linked to nearby towns and events such as a county fair and Camp McCoy. Wallet losses reported to police include two missing wallets from local residents.
A meeting of the chamber of commerce retail committee will be held in the Swiss Wheel restaurant basement after a 6:30 dinner this evening. Marshall L. Peterson of Peterson and Kittelsen law firm will address a University of Wisconsin law class tomorrow on applying book knowledge to actual practice. Judges practicing attorneys and state officials participate in the course this summer.
Harlan G. Babler of route 1 Monticello reported a car window broken and a diaper bag stolen during an apparent emergency incident. Police ponder what crisis sparked the theft as they investigate the case.
Dr. Alfred E. Leiser reported damage to his car last night when struck by a hit-and-run vehicle while parked at his home on 11th Street. Police are investigating the incident.
A son was born this morning at St Anthony hospital Rockford to Mr and Mrs Victor Bredeson former Blanchardville residents.
Ammonia leak at Triangle cheese warehouse halted this morning with no damage or injuries. Manager Clarence O Mahlberg said firefighters used masks while workers addressed a defective gasket causing the leak.
An adjourned meeting of the county board of supervisors is scheduled for 10 a m tomorrow in the circuit court room. The session will hear a report on the actual remodeling cost at the jail due by Jan 1 when the sheriff county radio and highway police come under one head and move to the jail. Also to be reported is further information on the proposed new county home for aged and hospital.
Mrs Arthur Ladwig of Juda won the fancy fair crown as leader of the women’s open division for flowers clothing fruits and farm products in 1950. She amassed 43 first place blue ribbons nearly four times as many as her nearest rival with prominent showings in flowers plants farm products domestic canned goods and fruit. The event also noted strong performances in adult home economics and fruit and honey divisions along with many first place ribbons earned by other competitors. About 85 percent of the Tennessee valley has been mapped by the U. S. Geological Survey.
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