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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1950
Page
8
Mostly cloudy and humid with scattered thundershowers in southern and central portions. Warmer north tonight. Low temps 53 to 62 68. Thursday high 80 to 88. Yesterday's high 86 low 66. Phoenix warmest 102 Salt Lake City coldest 44. Sunrise 421 sunset 738. Barometer 1 am 2945 1 pm 2950.
Anton M. Hefty and wife transfer one acre in section 10 town of Washington to Ever Hanson. Max I. Armstrong and wife transfer parcel west of block 13 on Water street Albany to Norbert J. Moyer. Silas A. Thoreson and wife transfer west half of lot 141 Lybrand's donation Monroe to Clara S. Thompson. Thomas Kundert and wife transfer five acres in section 15 Spring Grove to Dale S. Young.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley presides. William J. Kennedy of Foot Ville faces two overload charges totaling $20 plus costs and two charges of failing to display truck registration totaling $10 plus costs. Fayette Speer of Brodhead is fined for failure to transfer a truck title $5 plus costs.
Letters of administration issued to Frank E. Matzke of Monroe in the estates of Frank Keller of Jefferson who died December 18 1948 and Stephen Keller who died March 15. Appraisers named for both estates are T A Hoesly and Harry C Young, Monroe.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Broge of 2504 10th Street announce the birth of a daughter on June 13. The baby is reported in good health and welcomed by the family.
List details patients and dismissals at St. Clare Hospital Freeport and nearby areas. Names include Mrs. Earl Smith and Philip Baum gartner for tensillectomy, Christine Jones, Asa Dolsem, Kenneth Hall, Forrest Peacock, Edward Huber, Charles Homeyer, Herman Gempler, Nathan Dittmer, and multiple others. Dismissals include Flora Beals and several others.
A local girl found a billfold on a bank floor and returned it to a bank employee who noted the owner had just withdrawn $1,000. The city water department reported an honest man who has own water supply and no sewer-use record but believes he should be billed for sewer services.
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. workers begin painting the city water tower with aluminum finish and orange patch coats. A warning advised public to stay clear of the tank area east of the hospital. Work includes water main connections, backfill, and pole wiring contracts with United Telephone Co. bids include $2,135 for ditch work.
The American Legion plans to elect officers with a prepared slate but allows floor nominations. A screening of the film No Help Wanted will follow, shown by L. T. Burdick from the state veterans employment office in Madison. The executive committee meets at 7 30.
A June 29 picnic was planned at the Youth cabin by the Bethel Christian Endeavor social committee in the Clarence Falk home route 3. Picnic committee members include Gloria Gempler Aleatha Buri Hazel Falk Joyce Grinnell Daniel Bechtolt and David Johnson with roles in food devotions and recreation.
Three men escaped injury in a two car crash yesterday on highway 1181 one fourth mile east of Juda. Drivers were Alonso Murphy 39 of Dubuque and Fred Kloepping 53 of Orangeville with L A Demkier of Dubuque as a Murphy passenger.
Mercury nears ninety with 86 degrees recorded at 1 p m. Clouds and humidity are expected to persist tonight and Thursday, with scattered thundershowers forecast in southern and central areas of the state.
Vandals damaged six trees planted around Mt. Olive church. Three trees were broken earlier and three more were destroyed yesterday, according to church trustees.
Personal mentions from Forreston and surrounding towns record Monroesocial calls from Howard Corbett and Dr. Roy Newman to Monroe. visits by the Blumers of Monticello and Wittners of Rockford. trips by Ames and Stauffacher families to Des Moines Ogden and Ames. community picnic planned by Monroe Christian Youth Council for June 15 at Recreation Park.
Mr and Mrs Robert Holland of Chicago visit two weeks with his parents in the area. Leonard Barnes and infant Helen Marie leave after a brief family visit with the Swartz relatives. Irene Kime health official visits to confer with city and county nurses. George Schuh returns from a Butter nut trip. Barabara Germann Ruegger Fannie Elmer join Arpin group. Mesa Verde cliff dwellings are noted as early as 500 B C.
Milwaukee four men including a former town official were released on bond after indictments by the Milwaukee county grand jury. Named were Louis Hibicke former constable Lake Clement H Stock president of an investors service the State Washed Sand and Gravel Co and Robert F Retzlaff and Harry B Schneider foreman and superintendent of the firm. Hibicke charged with accepting a bribe in return for influence and stock with malfeasance while serving the town as financial agent by selling town bonds to his own firm. The company and its two employees allegedly failed to deliver specified amounts of cement to contractors handling public paving projects.
Harry McCulley told police a 60 foot wagon was removed from his property at 1111 17th Avenue. A popcorn wagon was on the site.
The National Grange proposes a 1930s style revival of government leasing to divert cropland to pastures. A new farm bill would fund leases by reallocating the current soil conservation payments, and require the Agriculture Department to pay rent and manage land use for up to five years per plot.
The annual caravan advertising Evansville Fourth of July events will stop here for lunch on June 22. Chief O. E. Nimmo of Evans advised local officials to coordinate the visit and publicize the stop.
U S District Judge Philip L Sullivan issued an injunction barring the Reconstruction Finance Corp from taking possession of Lustron Corp property. The ruling preserves Lustron assets as legal battles over control proceed.
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