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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1947
Page
8
President Truman weighs two congressional bills affecting millions of voters. Congress nears final action on both, with decisions due by mid June. A veto on the tax cut could hurt him with the broad taxpaying public, potentially swing the 1948 election. The labor bill veto risk is less clear.
Death claims Mrs Catherine O Donnell after croquet mishap. Lois Schroeder fatally injured in wire crash. Freeport burial for Mildred Ryan bride Toscar Deye. Eight hour day schedule delayed. John Swarte named dental instructor at Chicago college. Funeral services for Catharine Phillips. Mrs John P Ryan laid to rest. George Lawyer of Freeport dies. Cheese labeling rule set for July 1. Pneumonia kills Fred Streit, 32. Monroe Electric Co property sold to United Utilities. Edward Nordmann discusses Kiwanis address.
In San Francisco at the Steinhart Aquarium Willis the octopus is found to have only seven tentacles. California Academy of Sciences biologist Robert Dempster notes Willie shows no stump of a missing arm. The observation raises questions about whether Willie is a septimus or simply atypical.
The Rev Eleazar Williams, a claimant to the throne of France as heir of the Lost Dauphin, was given final rites at Holy Apostles cemetery Oneida Wisconsin. Williams who led Oneidas from New York to Wisconsin in 1820, was buried in 1858 Hogansburg later exhumed and reburied with Two Indian choirs present. He married a Menominee woman and had descendants among the Oneidas.
Lydia prepares for a voyage to Washington while reflecting on growing strength after war. On the train to Baltimore she meets a South African immigrant, a fellow traveler who recently married an American sailor and hopes for a new life. The encounter foreshadows personal reinvention amid upheaval.
Monticello area mourns the death of Celia Pierce Falter at Janesville from gas fumes. Funeral at 3 pm with burial in Oak Hill cemetery Janesville. Survived by husband John H Falter two sons John Raymond and Lester sister Mrs Melvin Magoon and brother Ira Pierce.
John Streiff was chosen as president Dr J M Hardin as vice president Jacob J Kreig as secretary and Frederick S Voe geli as treasurer Other directors include George Grenzow and Athbert Moritz Next regular meeting set for June 9 The club plans free movies for the summer starting with a Wednesday evening showing
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America reports two registered Holstein Friesian bulls sold from Green County herds. Alvin Friedrich of Monroe acquired Johanna Ormsby Incarnation from George W Argue of Belleville. William A. Schultz of Monroe purchased Segis Pieterite Lad from Arthur Drake.
The Associated Press reports that the U S wastes about one trillion cubic feet of natural gas yearly due to flaring and unmarketed by products. War demands boosted consumption 53 percent, with Appalachia facing reserves gaps and California limited by transmission.
The report notes efforts in gas gathering treating and handling and highlights pressure maintenance by returning gas to reservoirs to sustain pressure and raise ultimate oil recovery. California’s favorable markets reduced gas waste to negligible levels while the American Petroleum Institute and American Gas Association put U S natural gas recoverable reserves at 160 575 901 million cubic feet as of December 31 1946.
The Brodhead High School annual the Red B was made available to the public last week. Staff included editor Joanne Derning associate editor Mary Ten Eyck and photographer Patricia Pierce. James Larkin served as the Red B staff adviser.
Brodhead high school prepares for commencement with 35 seniors to receive diplomas at ceremony in Emmanuel Evangelical Church led by Rev. F W Huebner and featuring the processional, class histories, songs, and remarks. Commencement address by Dr Alfree W Swan. Class roster includes Laura Walder and Carolyn Kueck among graduates.
Mrs. Emery Albright 86 native of Clarno Township died Saturday night at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ralph Barmore in Alden Township McHenry County Illinois after a year long heart condition. She was born February 6 1961 to William and Cathryn Bloom and married Emery Albright January 25 1883. She lived in Sylvester Township near the city for years and is survived by her daughter two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at 130 Wednesday at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with Rev Newell Mendenhall officiating burial in Austin Cemetery two miles east of Monroe.
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