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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1951
Page
6
June 4 1951 forecast cool with frost in most sections tonight. Tomorrow looks fair and warmer. Tonight low 35 to 40, tomorrow high 65 to 70. Last week’s extremes were 87 and 47, with today’s mirror 67/47 since 1 p.m. Yesterday’s warmest 92 in San Antonio, coldest 30 in Denver. Sunrise 4:24, sunset 7:33.
Minetta Foulker and others transfer It 11 block 2 Andrick addition to Fred A Fritz in Monroe city New Mexico. The deed lists property title transfer within Monroe with involved parties named.
Deaths listed for Christ H. Marti 79 Monticello Carl Olson 71 Brodhead John W. Spangler 64 South Beloit William E. Tomlin 59 Orfordville William Homan 79 Waddams township Stephenson county births to Brodhead couples June 3 4 including Howard Wallace Wayne Jackson Kingdon Soper Harold Barth Gordon Peterson announce daughters and sons.
Listing of patients from St. Clare Hospital and various clinics across Wisconsin with names, towns, and affiliations. Dismissals include numerous individuals from Beloit Monroe Juda Rockford Janesville and surrounding areas.
Washington reports the House will take up and likely approve the Senate passed universal military training bill this week. Leaders scheduled consideration of the draft UMT measure, moving toward the nation’s first universal conscription program.
In Minnesota the March 18, 1952 primary moves toward consent rules. Truman is expected to enter with Democrats wary of administration backlash. Republicans explore Eisenhower name drawing power as non-commitment laws tighten. Wisconsin Nebraska and Illinois shift consent or timing requirements for primaries.
The Junior Badger Historians of New Glarus organized Memorial day duties with 57 volunteers including Sexton Charles Kam mer to prepare the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church cemetery. They performed civic work without pay. The article notes recent history of training African elephants as work animals, about 30 to 40 per year.
Personal mentions list residents and visitors from Rockford Evansville Aurora and Dubuque with weekend and weekday visits. Notes include Brusveen's barber shop closure June 4 to 9 and Women of the Moose meeting on June 6.
Monroe is represented at spring commencement with candidates Richard O Rupnow and Joseph R Ganshert set to receive degrees. Audrey Howe and Charles J Harty also among graduates. Commencement occurs June 13 at the Milwaukee Auditorium with 997 degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded.
Field reports indicate 95 year old Henri Philippe Petain, World War I hero and head of the Vichy regime, lies near death on a bleak offshore island after a life sentence for treason. He shows signs of a weakening heart while in captivity following World War II.
Senator McCarthy charged Phillip C. Jessup with affinity for communist causes and associates based on photostats and alleged $6500 contributed by a New York financier to a so called red front publication. He also mocked Truman’s cabinet and praised Russell and George while denying a concrete replacement plan.
Carl Olson 71 of Brodhead died at St Clare hospital yesterday at 1 15 PM. Services set for Wednesday at 130 PM at East Luther Valley church Orfordville with burial in church cemetery. He had been a patient since March 20. No survivors. Body at Silverthorne funeral home Orfordville.
Rev and Mrs Dallas Landrum left for Philadelphia New York and Hartford to attend a conference for outgoing missionaries in New York City and Hartford. They will visit Mrs Landrums family in Philadelphia and will be away three weeks. They have been approved for missionary service in Iran.
Mrs Edna Steinman aged is reported to be improving after an emergency operation performed at the home of her daughter Mrs Harvey W Hurd in Pittsfield Massachusetts on Friday.
Argyle special news notes George Wirz son of Mr and Mrs Otto Wirz was awarded the subdiaconate Saturday and will become a priest next year after continuing studies at Catholic University Washington D C. E C Hamilton departed by plane for West Point to attend his son Cadet’s commencement exercises.
Frank E. Hamilton of West Point and Mrs Hamilton travel with Mr and Mrs Rodney O Kittelsen by auto to Britt Conn for Lt Hamilton and Miss Nancy Gronberg wedding on Wednesday Elwood Wardlow will edit The Times city desk during Hamiltons absence. PLAN CHURCH PICNIC Methodists circle three holds family potluck in Recreation park shelter house tomorrow at 6 30 p m If train delay picnic moves to shared parlors. DR GNAGI CAR DAMAGED Auto owned by Dr W B Gnagi in 1700 block 10th street sustains front fender and door damage in collision with Mrs William Hartwig who was leaving a parking stall.
Director Allan F. Barnard announced the Senior Band will begin rehearsals tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the senior high school band room. The first concert with new members is set for June 12 at 7 p.m. at Recreation Park during park opening exercises. Rehearsals run Tuesdays from 7 to 8 30 p.m. after the opening session.
Two 4H speaking contests are scheduled this week in Green County. The events begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Green County Normal School in Monroe and at 8 p.m. Thursday at New Glarus High School. Local participants will be those living nearest the centers and will draw for places just before the programs. State chorus tryouts for county clubbers will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, before the speaking contest, at the normal school.
Representative Buckley of New York said congressional approval of the St. Lawrence Seaway is nearer realization than ever before. The remark came Saturday as debate continued on the project amid broader talk of a new world order and old mountain barriers.
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