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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1951
Page
6
Pity!econ reports cloudy tonight with scattered thunder showers in south and east areas. Cooler conditions expected tomorrow with highs 70 to 78 depending on location. Night low 55 to 60, barometer around 29.38 to 29.49. Warmest US yesterday Phoenix 102, coldest Chicago 48. Sunrise 4:21, sunset 7:39.
Real estate transfer notices show Fred Gardener and Ada Gardener transferring parcels It 5 and 6 bik 180 in Brod head to Ada Gardener, of Janesville. C J Goetz with wife transfers It 1 bik 2 in Goetz Acres addition, Monroe, to Henry L Bauman and wife.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley presided as Glen Hinds at 1037 4th Avenue faced a guilty plea for reckless driving. Probation was revoked and Hinds sentenced to six months in county jail under Huber law.
Justice L A Koenig finds Francis Purcell guilty of operating a vehicle without a license with $10 costs. Marriage licenses issued for Madge Dexter Dahms and Ronald Clifford Olson at 547 16th Avenue. Mr and Mrs Evan Chambers route 5 Monroe welcome a son due June 15. Mr and Mrs Roy Blumer Albany welcome a daughter due June 15. Mr and Mrs Louis A Goepfert route 5 Monroe welcome a son due June 16.
A hospital notice lists patients and dismissals at St Clare Hospital. Names include Mrs Jesse Mac Venn Rockford Annie Tree South Wayne Mrs Mach ow Freeport Mrs Petra Jon son Argyle Rose Gapen Monroe route 5 Lowery O Roth Stockton Ill Mrs John Em rick Monroe Gottfried Zumback 1511 15th street Mrs Wesley Grenzow Juda Bonnie Lynn Kubly 614 21st avenue Roland Lynn Halverson Browntown Patricia Halverson Browntown Kathryn Webster 1415 lath street Luann Prien route 2 Monroe and Mrs Mary M ke Juda Surgical Fred W Moser route 1 Monticello Mrs Lilie B Wilcox Warren and Elea nore Swanson Beloit. Dismissals Mrs Emery Harkin Mrs Bertram Torkelso and son Mrs Willis Blum and son Charles K Chapman Mrs George Frey Ray Wild and Jill Ann Hefty.
Glen Hinds of 1037 4th Avenue received a six month county jail sentence after a head on collision with Dwayne N. Erickson of Blanchardville at 12 10 a m. The crash followed a prior six month probation for leaving the scene of an accident and a May 6 auto on the left side charge. Judge Harold J. Lamboley ordered the new term under the Huber law.
Robert Armitage a 25 year old Albany man faced a postponed court appearance in Albany after a Rock county arrest for driving with a suspended license. He was released on a 200 dollar bond as additional suspensions were ordered. A caravan promoting the Evansville Fourth of July celebration will tour Green and Rock counties Thursday visiting Brodhead Juda Monroe Monticello New Glarus Belleville and Albany with an Albany stop expected in the evening.
Wisconsin supreme court keeps injunction against George Ross Eau Claire grocer to stop selling merchandise below six percent profit. Majority rejects challenge while noting Ross did not challenge law. dissenters argue unconstitutionality. Also upheld Willing conviction for illegitimate child support. new trial ordered for Pfeifer case involving eye injury at Geneva theater in Kenosha.
Virginia Karlen found 60 large four-leaf clovers while picking strawberries Monday morning. The unusual find drew attention as she shared the moment with neighbors.
Miss Maxine Crandall daughter of Mr and Mrs Dwight A Crandall attends the Methodist Youth Caravan training center at Lake Junaluska North Carolina for seven weeks of voluntary service in local churches this summer she is among 240 college youths and 60 adult counselors on caravan teams.
The Chandler parking lot will get new lights after a board of public works resolution last night. Surfacing work nears completion and the lot is open for parking with blacktopping to be finished this summer. A five foot woven wire fence will surround the north and part of the east sides of the lot and lanes for parking will be marked.
Mrs. Vernon Tschudy visits from New Glarus. Dr and Mrs Dwain Mings leave for Shelbyville Indiana. A H Meinert C H Francis and Mrs Harry Atherton visit from Albany. Pfc Harvey Loeffel returns after father’s death. Frederick G Stauffacher and John F White to tour the west. Mrs John G Bleiler back from Ontario California. Howard P and son head to Kiwanis convention. George C Scha and family visit Poughkeepsie. Bruce Burcalow niece Mary Alice graduates in Madison. Ruth Anne Benkert to join summer plans. Virgil Waelti and family travel to Wichita for a week’s vacation with Ralph Beck. Mrs Waelti and Mr Waelti both connected to Green County offices and service company.
The 85th Wisconsin Grand Army of the Republic encampment opens tomorrow but its oldest surviving Civil War veteran, A. Wilcox, 105, cannot attend due to frailty. King GAR home authorities say he will not participate in the program. Wilcox is a native of Somers in Kenosha and has lived at the Ring home in recent years.
Newcomer, a 41 year old Mt. Carroll resident, died at Deaconess Hospital after being struck on the head by a hay fork while pitching hay in a barn on his farm yesterday afternoon. He was rushed by ambulance and died at 9 10 p m.
George E Kohl 71 of 807 11th street died Thursday. Services conducted by Rev Homer Retzlaff at Shriner Neushwan der funeral home at 2 p m. Burial in Staver cemetery. Pallbearers named Ralph Gaswell Buck Heyn Reginal Thornton Clarence Goecks Roland Baker Fred Schindler. Killed Near Madison Russell Brook yer 32 Mt Horeb died when his car struck a bridge on state highway 18 near here.
Franz W Brand son of Franz Brand and Mrs Brand joined the law firm of Peterson Kittelsen and Brand. He recently received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin and is a naval veteran with an ensign commission. He attended Beloit College Stockton College of the Pacific and Berkeley. He is a Beloit High School alumnus active on the school paper.
Msgr S D Luby former Janesville resident resigns after three years as president of Loras College in Dubuque. He will stay on faculty. Incoming president is Most Rev Lor as T Lane auxiliary bishop elect of the Dubuque diocese.
Baraboo reports a new 101 city police squad car being prepared for use today. Radio equipment spot light siren and other parts moved from the old car. The new auto a police special is expected to be ready by tomorrow. A new police motorcycle also was put into use this week. Mrs. John H. Donley 51 LaValle died in a state highway 12 crash near Baraboo last night while a car driven by her husband collided with a truck driven by Wilfred Meyers South Haven Mich.
Wisconsin farm readers report a bumper alfalfa and forage crop season with grass silage rising to unprecedented levels. Wilt method preservation rises in use due to scarce preservatives. moisture targets 65 to 70 percent. Also noted are July dairy breeding association picnics and lactation records for Brown Swiss cows at Idle Hour farm near Winslow.
General MacArthur finishes his Texas tour at Fort Worth after a four day swing through Dallas and the Cotton Bowl stadium. He urged an end to U.S. appeasement policy and hinted at ouster as a factor in his remarks. Huge Dallas crowd urged him to push harder despite empty seats.
Centenary ceremonies honor Illinois Central Railroad with a stone presentation to Monroe and 149 other cities. Mayor Frank A Buehler to receive the token at 11 45 am at the depot, luncheon follows at 12 15 pm with speakers and IC officials.
Goetz of Milwaukee was installed as right eminent grand commander at the annual conclave. Newly elected officers include Clifford J. Brainerd of Janesville deputy grand commander John A. Gebhardt of Wauwatosa generalissimo and Orrin D. St. Clair of Madison captain general. Milwaukee chosen for 1952 conclave.
Elmer W. Sims owner of Sims Motor Transport Co Chicago and Indianapolis paid a $911 overload fine this afternoon for driver John Wesley Lewis in Hammond Indiana.
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