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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1949
Page
1
The party endorsed candidates for United States Senate and five constitutional offices including governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general. Debate was minimal with only minor input from William J Campbell regarding qualification and circulation of nomination papers.
Secretary Brannan urged continued Democratic support for farm policies to avert a worst ever economic crash. He touted a new Brannan plan for 1950 with higher farmer returns via subsidies, lower food prices, and marketing quotas, insisting it imposes no new authority beyond existing controls.
Volunteer firemen fought a large blaze at the New London Mig Co wood working plant yesterday pouring nearly 500000 gallons of water. The structure was destroyed and the owner Orville was identified amid the smoky scene.
About 15 000 Roman Catholics from the La Crosse diocese gathered at Marathon county fair grounds for a Holy Name rally and diocesan holy hour. Fulton J. Sheen spoke on religious persecution in Soviet countries.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley dismissed the $6,000 mastitis damages claim of Lawrence H. and Arthur W. Ames against George Jones Jr and associates after a two day trial. The court found no breach of warranty regarding six cattle sold February 14 1946, as four cows contracted mastitis, later affecting most of the herd. An appeal potential was not clear as parties confer.
Mrs. Anna Scharer, 72, of 1128 19th Street, died Sunday at St. Clare hospital after a yearlong heart ailment. Born November 6, 1876 in Monroe township, she married John B. Scharer in 1900. Survived by son Edward and two grandchildren. husband and siblings predeceased. Funeral tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. Shriner Neushwander. burial Greenwood cemetery.
Warren Whitlock an 18 year old son ofMr and Mrs Russell Whitlock former Monroe residents rescued Charles Hagenbarth 59 of La Crosse from drowning on Lake Neshonoe near West Salem. He swam to a sinking boat and dragged the fisherman to shore. Hagenbarth was reported in poor condition at a local hospital Friday evening.
Berne hosts the eighth annual yodel festival with about 100 alphorn artists and thousands of yodelers. The event ran over the weekend as competitors perform six minutes each for individual and group honors while judges prepare to select winners.
Mrs. CathERina Halder 80 of Monroe Wisconsin dies after a cerebral hemorrhage Saturday in St Clare hospital She lived in Dane and Green counties most of her life and moved to Monroe in 1933 Survived by two sons Frank and Albert a daughter Mrs John Winkelman a sister seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren Burial at Paoli cemetery Dane county with services Thursday at 1 30 pm in Shriner Neushwander funeral home officiated by Rev Paul C Kehle
The senate by unanimous consent approved Gordon Gray as secretary of the army, with Gray from Winston-Salem North Carolina. John J. McCloy of New York was confirmed as high commissioner for Germany and head of the U S mission there.
Conrad J. Mel bers of Superior was chosen commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart at the state convention held yesterday in Wausau.
The Recreation Park summer program opened with 573 children and 39 adults swimming in 69 degree water. Lifeguards monitored activities as season ticket sales reached 21 and plans began for morning lessons water polo and intercity matches with Illinois Beloit teams.
Carl W. Thompson of Stoughton was named acting state democratic national committeeman in Des Moines. The move was announced by William M. Boyle Jr. Thompson replaces Robert E. Thaw of Milwaukee who was appointed to a federal judgeship. Thompson had run for governor last November and was recommended by the Wisconsin state central committee.
Washington lawmakers pursue a sweeping un American activities committee report on Russian espionage extending to wartime atom bomb secrets. The panel aims to trace red spying from 1922 through Cambridge Berkeley and Minnesota connections including Oppenheimer and Lomanitz.
Four occupation powers ended trade and transport talks without agreement and sent separate reports to Paris. Russians reportedly refused key points. Reuniting Berlin and east-west trade in Germany return to the big four in Paris. A 24 day rail strike might end soon despite German union leaders rebuffing an American plea.
Nearly twenty American Swiss chamber of commerce members and wives concluded a weekend in Monroe visiting residents. Led by Swiss Consul General William Schilling and officials, the party toured cheese centers, attended luncheons at the Eugene hotel, a cocktail at the Kubly home, and a Monroe Country Club dinner, then traveled to New Glarus before returning to Chicago.
Nine scientific advisers to the Atomic Energy Commission told Congress the AEC has a sound forward looking program and proved the commission’s competency. Oppenheimer, chair, urged more public sharing of information and defended exporting certain isotopes for research while noting no isotopes were sent to Russia. hearings continue amid charges of mismanagement by Senator Hickenlooper.
General MacArthur denounces Soviet actions and calls Moscow an inciter of disorder and violence in Japan. He rejects a Soviet letter by Lt. Gen. Derevyanko alleging suppression of labor and unions as routine propaganda masking Soviet interference.
Mrs. Arnold Rohrer 61 of 1802 14th avenue Monroe died at 3 a m yesterday at home from a heart ailment after a long illness. Born January 15 1888 in Canton Lucerne Switzerland she came to America in 1910 settling in Monroe. She married Arnold Rohrer May 1 1910 and lived at a cheese factory near Woodford then near South Wayne before moving to Monroe in 1915. Surviving are her husband a son Walter a daughter Marie two brothers John Zurkirchen New Glarus and Josef Switzerland three sisters Elizabeth Buholzer Monroe Sophie Christen Whitewater and Marie Wicki Switzerland. She was preceded by a daughter Liselda 1914 and a son Joseph 1918. Funeral plans include Rosary tonight and services tomorrow at St Victor's Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery.
Col. Joseph A. Michela a native of Iron Mountain Michigan and U S military attache in the Prague embassy died of a heart attack Sunday He was 46 years old.
A cloudburst drenched Monroe on a forty minute span from 1 10 to 1 50 PM causing basement flooding in several east side businesses including Trukenbrod's Style Shop Waffle Shop Martin's Appliances and Blumer's Drugstore Water entered basements through open service lines and storm sewers were directed to the lower part of the square City crews opened ditches and steered water toward sewers Crop conditions were poor after late May rains with fields damaged by a deluge and hay and corn rows washed away statewide showers were reported with Ellsworth and Park Falls recording the heaviest falls Clouds broke later today with cooler clearing weather forecast
Mrs. Ce cil McCreedy 55 died at her Mt Pleasant township home after a long illness. Born Esther Marie Asmus May 10 1894 she taught in Green county schools and Albany village. Survived by husband Cecil a daughter Marilyn a son Wilbur three sisters and two brothers. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Sharer funeral home Albany with Rev Ora G Compton officiating. Burial Hillcrest.
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