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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1946
Page
6
The entry notes June 1946 daily weather details with a cool night, easing heat yesterday, and a 2 PM high of 70. Barometer was 29.43 at 2 AM and 29.60 at 2 PM with sunrise at 4:23 and sunset at 7:34, reflecting typical light daytime in the U.S. yesterday.
Real estate transfers include Henry Kolb and wife to Herbert T. Johnson and wife, It 3 bik 4 Tallman add Monroe. Frank P. Northcraft to Gust Worder parcel It 6 sec 2 Jefferson. Herbert Steffen et al to Louisa Steffen lots 4 and 5 bik 23 Brodhead add Monroe. Rosa Beckner to Emma B. Stvesey Its 3 4 and parcel It 2 all in bik 3 Belleville and parcel It 1 bik 0 Gillett add Belleville. Ida Lentz to Clayton D Hall and wife It 4 bik 110 Brodhead.
Probate records show the estate of Babatta Kolb of Monroe deceased May 24, 1946. Henry Kolo, son, named executor. No appraisers appointed.
Herbert A Blaser of York and Luane C Christen of Exeter obtain marriage licenses. Christian L Hur head 85 of Brod. St Clare Hospital. Mr and Mrs Willis Spring Monticello route 1, son, June 8.
A list from St Clare Hospital Medical records includes patients Ella Crane of 1902 Ath Avenue and Jay Gierhart of Argyle with others for surgical procedures including Monticello and Woodford residents. Dismissals feature Donald Alexander Eugene Wagner Mrs Gustave Kern and Mrs Gordon Stowers with son and Mrs Gladys Anderson.
Wedding plans in Wauwatosa feature Miss Gertrude Gates and John Stillman to unite in ceremony at Congregational Church at 4 p m Sunday with reception to follow. Groom is a first lieutenant, recently released from service after a B 29 base tour on Guam. Attending guests include Delbert Maurer and sister Elaine Maurer from Mon foe and Wood respectively.
A wartime jewel cache buried in Kronburg castle near Frankfurt emerged in 1945 as troops looted royal treasure and rare wine. Wac Captain Kathleen Nash Durant, linked to the mystery, fled to St Paul with investigators closing in. Military police, intelligence agents, and police pursued leads through neighboring homes and stations. Meanwhile veterans face housing shortages, with 60 percent of 3000 married ex-soldiers still seeking homes months after discharge.
A long list of residents visiting, shopping, or staying in Monroe, Madison, and nearby towns. Names include Ole Lien Argyle, Lorraine Webb Madison, Herman Krattiger Winslow, Carl Matz Monticello Monroe on business, John Zimmerli Albany, Chloe Stauffacher Free Port, Evelyn Hartwig and son Tommy Madison. Numerous Misses and Mrs. with ties to South Wayne Juda Juda, Monticello, Or angeville, Chicago, Beloit. Various visits, shopping trips, and weekend stays noted with several chapter notices for St Omar chapter OE S and W M Adv.
Lisette Rider from Monticello shopped here while James Hyland visited Milwaukee relatives. Dozens of residents like Nellie Jones Brodhead and E A Taylor Brodhead visited Monroe on business. Monies and travel noted include a June 9 to 11 event with D G Miller Deskin Monroe plans and a bus ride experience for three year old Kay Chambers with her aunt Isabelle Matzke to Juda.
Woodford residents report visits from Mrs. W B Martin and others. Guests include Mr and Mrs Randall Martin Madison and Mr and Mrs Mark Smith Waukesha. Milwaukee and Browntown visitors noted. German Lutheran guild met at Mrs Ted Butts. Sunday worship at 9 30 with Sunday school at 10 30. Bible contains 3 586 489 letters 773 690 words 31 173 verses 1 189 chapters 66 books.
The Regular Army advertises education and training in over 200 trades with good pay. It notes that more than 750,000 have enlisted and urges potential recruits to visit a nearby Army Camp or Post or Recruiting Station to learn more.
In New York Central Park a 76 year old youth named Jack Hyland died after intervening to defend an 18 year old girl, identified as Yvonne Kenny, from an assault by three men between 97th and 98th Street. The girl was reported in serious condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Two explosions in Egypt last night injured eleven people including four British soldiers and seven Egyptians. A grenade believed thrown into Mustapha Kemal barracks near midnight wounded soldiers, while grenades in a basket behind British barracks at Ramleh injured Egyptians. Despite a strike call by Alexandria labor unions and nationalist youth groups, shops stayed open and transport services continued.
A 12 soldiers who had refused to testify in the Lichfield brutality trials volunteered to take the stand, changing plans without explanation. Sgt Saul L Russ of Brooklyn said he wished to see Lt Leonard W Ennis held to account for alleged prisoner mistreatment at the U S Army stockade in Lichfield England. The 11 day strike ended during Ennis trial in Peekskill N Y. A separate report notes James Tegge drowned in an abandoned quarry after leaping from a log. he is the son of Mrs Henry Tegge.
Firefighters from Milwaukee rushed to a blaze in the Menomonie valley involving the Hilty Forster Lumber Co yard and a Wells street trolley trestle. The 13 acre yard burned heavy lumber, a planning mill, box shop, and warehouses while 18 box cars were destroyed. Loss estimated at 300000 to 500000 with homes nearby at risk from flying embers.
Senators learned today that one colleague sent several thousand telegrams at government expense in a single day. A member of the senate appropriations committee said the case and extensive use by a second senator led to a proposed top monthly limit of 300 telegrams per senator at government expense. The measure also allows each senator 2500 dollars a year for expenses in addition to the 10000 dollar annual salary.
Robert R. Rosa ETM 3/c, son of Mr and Mrs E B Rosa of 410 19th avenue, has been discharged at Shoemaker California after months of service. Ben H Roderick elected commander in chief of the Madison consistory and will participate in today’s spring ceremonial in Madison. Barbara Springberg confined at home with scarlet fever, employed at Donny Cheese Factory Equipment Co. Six veterans cleared through the county service office this week per Theodore J Burgy, including Merrill Waelti Juda Vaughn V. Lewis Albany John R. Stadelman Blanchardville route 1 Bessie F. Sauer Brodhead and Raymond L Rupnow Richard J Bienema Monroe.
4 H Camp James Keen and Laverne Andrews will report on their Prairie du Chien 4 H club trip at the Juda Jolly Juniors meeting at 8 PM Monday in Juda High School. The city board of public works approved a 257.85 weekly payroll and issued sidewalk and sewer permits for Monroe property owners. nuevas
More than 75 southern Wisconsin physicians met for the Wisconsin Medical Society post graduate teaching clinic in Turner hall. Doctors attended afternoon sessions while evening dinners were held at the Monroe and Eugene hotels and Turner dining room.
Washington reports time running out as CIO union leaders and ship operators renew efforts to avert next week's threatened maritime strike. Joe Curran's national maritime union presses ahead with a strategy meeting while the navy prepares for possible disruption. The core dispute centers on reducing the seamen's 56 hour voyage week, with talks exploring compensatory time off and limited details released.
The new Dr Hess Barn Spray and Dr Hess Livestock Fly Spray Concentrate offer a simple control program for farmers. Each contains DDT and is described as safe and effective. Barn Spray is mixed with water and sprayed where flies settle, while Fly Spray Concentrate is mixed with water for use on livestock and adds Thanite for quick knockdown and repellency.
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