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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1950
Page
8
Forecast for June 9 1950 notes fair, cooler west and east with clear intervals. Tonight low 38 to 46-54 in eastern areas, Saturday highs 65 to 72 by region. Records show yearday high 86, low 64, precip 0.20 inches. barometer 29.50 at 1 am, 29.42 at 1 pm. Warmest U S Amarillo 97, coldest Helena 32 yesterday.
Transfer records show Frank D. Kantro selling to Rov F. Peter for parcel It. 5 bik. 1 Waelti-Quinn addition in the city of Monroe. Exact deed details and dates not provided in the readable text.
Justice L A Koenig Shirl Hilliard and Darrell I Alexander found guilty in vehicle offenses. Koenig Hilliard of Monroe route 2 paid $6 and costs for muffler violation. Alexander of Juda route 1 paid $85 and costs for operating under the influence. Werner F Gerber of Juda route 1 appears in a related muffler case.
Marriage licenses listed for Joyce E. Fiene of Orangeville and Wallace P. Gabel of Naperville with application made at Freeport. Also named are Sanest Bahler 45 New Glarus Elmer P. Dedrick 73 Brodhead Mrs William Frager 65 Free Edward Campion 70 Mineral Point and Mr and Mrs John Bduman route 5 a son June 9.
A list of patients undergoing tonsillectomy at St. Clare Hospital includes Paul C Matz e Juda Mrs Marvin Wuth rich Orangeville Mrs Louis M Torkelson Gratiot Mrs Herbert B Harris Chicago Mrs Maud Brobst Brodhead Surgical patients include Mrs Walter Acker man Freeport Mrs Conrad El mer Monticello Dennis Cleave land Monticello Richard R Bell route 5 Mrs Robert El mer Juda Joel P Solomon 2021 12th street Dismissals list includes Mrs Oscar Lampson and daughter Mrs Ben Ri em er and son Mrs Lloyd Van Heuten and son Mrs Myrtle Broughton Willard C Hartford Mrs Homer Wheeler Harold F Binkley Joel P Solomon
Iowa County population fell about 1,040 since 1940 with 19,535 today while Juneau County rose to 18,911 from 18,708. Mineral Point gained four residents to 2,279 and Dodgeville rose to 2,515 from 2,269. State Treasurer Warren Smith announced a June 1 cash balance of 13,658,225 with May 1 balance at 17,912,988 and May receipts 37,627,151 against disbursements 41,881,874.
Ten rural Green county schools achieved 100 percent tooth care last year, praised by county nurse Miss Ruth Chase. Lists teachers and schools with perfect results, notes some pupils failed to return signed cards. Juda State graded had a fine record with 88 of 116 cards returned.
A humorous column notes odd happenings as a man unknowingly eats dog food sandwiches, a tiresome punch mishap at Monroe Sales, and local tales from Bluff View park to Toppenish and Meadow Valley. It mentions guests at Monroe, a Swiss origin tale, a former Green County teacher aged 81, orchid distributions by Sandra and Barbara Haworth, and a Hawaiian legend about orchids linked to kisses. Harold S Haworth marks 17 years in business distributing orchids from Hawaii.
A Washington senate agriculture subcommittee chaired by Senator Gillette of Iowa urged the justice department to crack down on speculative trading in coffee. The move follows a months long inquiry into rising coffee prices and market activity.
A parade of local residents from Juda Albany Pecatonica and surrounding areas were in town or visiting relatives. Names include George Juda Mrs John Ruef Oscar Olson Elmer Matzke Gottlieb Werren Jack Hurley Don Ruef Adele Storck Maurice Rinehand Julius Lehman Theodore Peterson Paul Bradley Herry Thurman Kathy and others with visits to Monroe Milwaukee and Rockford.
Miss Charleen McGinnis visited her parents in Darlington yesterday. Karlen of Monticello was here yesterday. Monticello residents Mr. and Mrs. Emory Silver and Mrs. Owen Keener with granddaughter Harriette Keener visited today. Alan Bauman stays in Platteville several days with Michael Schuldt, accompanied by grandmother Mrs. David Pfeiffer and Miss Wilma. he plans to return Sunday as his parents plan to travel to Platteville.
PLAN YELLOWSTONE TRIP MR AND MRS WALTER REASA Albany and MR AND MRS NORMAN CHAMPION Oregon will leave Sunday for a two week vacation at Yellowstone National Park. MIKE GLASS and LOREN BAGLEY both of Albany on a western automobile trip visit Yellowstone. BACK AT APARTMENT MRS NELLIE HODGES returns to her apartment after five months at the home of DR J A ROUCH convalescing from illness. COMMITTEES CALLED park board council police and safety committee meet at city hall to discuss two additional policemen requested by CHIEF J H SCHWAIGER. GETS COLLEGE DEGREE MRS HENRY EMBERSON and MERLIN EMBERSON of ARGYLE and MRS ANNA WINGER of MONROE attended Augsburg College graduation. CURTIS EMBERSON receives BA and will head English at Grove City, Minn.
Judge Harry E. Wheat affirmed County Judge R. P. Sheridan's ruling in the case of Homer Shelton et al versus Orangeville unit community school district. Shelton and 22 residents sought detachment from Orangeville to join Durand. The circuit court affirmed the denial of their petition.
The Illinois Conservation Commission cancelled the plan to build a lake in every county, ending a program started in 1945. By 1949 only one lake was completed and three more finished since. Lands in Stephenson, Henry, and Clark counties will be used for wildlife and demonstration areas. Purchases were made from local farms including Goebbel, Brandli, Wernecke, Rueber, Gerbick, Derr, Neeble, Mahoney, Falkenburg, and Neebel. State Conservation Director Leonard Schwartz blamed ill-advised, costly mismanagement and unfeasibility under former Gov. Dwight H. Green.
Thunderstorms moved through the region with heavy showers causing visibility issues at farms this morning. City rainfall measured .20 of an inch while Park Falls saw nearly three inches and Darlington reported .80 inches. Temperatures cooled from the highs to 64 in Monroe after the heaviest shower, with 80 at noon locally. The forecast calls for fair, cooler weather with highs 66 to 72 tomorrow, and a slight cooling trend for Monday and Tuesday.
Funeral services for Frances J. Lizar, 96, changed from 2 p m to 5 p m Saturday at Stuessy funeral home. A son Frank A. Lizar of Bexley Miss is enroute and will not arrive until after 4 p m Saturday.
Louise Gisler observed her 86th birthday at her daughter Mrs Ernest Rufenacht’s farm home route 3. She was surprised by three former Monroe neighbors and remembered with cards and gifts. Born June 8, 1864 in Switzerland, she married Franz Gisler in Bern December 20, 1886 and moved to the United States in 1913 settling in Green County. Mr Gisler died October 20, 1936. She has three sons Frank Monroe Gustav Three Lakes and Werner in Montana, plus daughter Mrs Ernest Rufenacht.
At Brodhead high school class day exercises in the gym Wednesday diplomas were given to kindergarten through eighth grade and rural pupils. David Willism received the Knights of Pythias oratorical medal and Colleen Ross the state forensic association medal and nom ination for the national honor society junior class medal. Richard Markham and Norton Strommen earned the Legion medal. other awards went to Kathryn Dunwiddie DAR good citizenship Phyllis Lederman VFW James Caldwell Legion auxiliary Violet Malcock WRC Caldwell Daryl Meythaler Miss Dunwiddie Helen Walden and Marjorie Lederman national honor society. Badger Boys state delegates from Brodhead are Guy Pierce and Paul Knudson.
A Grumman torpedo bomber with a three man crew is down about 70 miles east of Cape Henry. Navy aircraft and surface units launched a massive search operation as rescue efforts begin.
The Monroe Home Ec 4-H club met after softball practice at Emil Knaack home and planned a club tour for July 1 with 14 members one visitor and three leaders. Refreshments were served. Evelyn Luchsinger and Carol Zuhlke were appointed to plan a summer ice cream party at the Jefferson Jiffy Workers 4-H club meeting at Ball school. Barbara Weiss and Marilyn Rutsch gave a project demonstration, Judith Seyler and Nancy Camron led group singing, Evelyn Luchsinger played a piano solo. the July 13 meeting will be at Twin Grove school.
A party at the Schiller home celebrated the sixth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Victor N. Schiller and the 30th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Schiller’s parents Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Schmitz. The event featured peonies and roses, a three tier cake, music, dancing, and flash photography with guests from Monroe Winslow Orangeville Darlington and others.
A United States B 29 bomber fell flaming into the North Sea during gunnery practice off the Norfolk coast. Eleven crewmen bailed out. four rescued, three found dead, search ongoing for the remaining four.
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