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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1949
Page
6
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with colder northern areas. Fair and cool elsewhere with highs around 86. Yesterday’s extremes ranged from a high of 112 in Yuma Arizona to a low of 54 in Helena Montana. Barometer readings: 29.55 inches at 1 am, 29.60 inches at 1 pm. Sunrise 4:21, sunset 7:40.
Iona Duerst transfers to Edward J Willi E of W it 1 bik 3 village of New Glarus. Charles H Buehler to Gerald Poff It 7 bik 1 Davis Becker add city of Monroe. William Bellman to John Maurer Its 2 and 4 bik 141 city of Brodhead.
Mary Eloise Durner and Rus sell Frank Kundert of Monroe receive licenses. Alice Lucile McNair of Spring Grove township wed Walter Le Roy Robinson of Janesville. Phyllis Jean Guelson and Robert Franklin Keen, both of Catur township, obtain licenses.
Obituary notices report Mrs. Cora Mae King 66 Edward Vollenweider Jr 60 Delia McCollum 80 all named in Rockford area death announcements with family details and ages.
Mr and Mrs Orville Davis Pee announce the birth of a daughter due in June. Mr and Mrs William Kuenzi of New Glarus announce a son due June 18.
Names listed for surgical cases at St. Clare Hospital Shullsburg include David Leo Roelli and Sandra Weiland. Beloit and Monticello entries feature Mrs. Raymond J. Stein and Mrs. Urho G. Hill. Dismissals cover Mrs. Bennett C Hefty, Mrs. Bertha Sullivan, Donald T. Miller and others.
Fifteen Green county 4 H club members will attend the district 4 H camp at Madison Sunday through Wednesday on the University of Wisconsin campus. The event trains junior and adult leaders of southern Wisconsin. Participants include Nancy Cameron Jefferson Lillian Graber Ilene Zimmerman North Washington Lois Elaine Rease Phyllis Lederman Decatur Audrey Roberts Mildred Grenzow Oakley Janet Arnsmeier Juda Dorothy McGrath Jordan Donna Signer Clarno William Senatsch Green County Center Maxine Miller Juda. Accompanying adults are Mrs Ernest Riese Spring Grove Mamie Tillema county home agent and Lester Van Loon assistant county agent.
John H. Sarles of Minneapolis was elected president of the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association. Ten directors were chosen for three year terms including Henry Adams Beloit Walter Alexander Milwaukee Arvid Anderson Madison Thomas Brittingham Wilmington Del John Byrnes Green Bay Mrs Lucy R Hawkins Evanston Ill R T Johnstone Detroit Dr Merritt Jones Wausau Lloyd Larson Milwaukee and Mrs Jessie A Simpson Racine.
Madison Atty Gen Thomas Fairchild ruled state fuel tax funds may not be used to pay operators of privately owned airports for improvement projects The assembly had asked whether a bill providing aid to both private and municipal airports is valid The ruling declares the measure invalid to the extent it authorizes using fuel tax money for privately owned and operated ports
Green County 4-H enrollment reaches 602 members across 927 projects led by assistant county agent Lester Van Loon. Top projects include clothing, dairy, foods and nutrition, and handicraft with 133 adult leaders aiding. Club directors span Adams to York with numerous named leaders and groups.
Burkhalter music store manager Miss Pauline Schwarzenberger sends a card from Switzerland reporting her trip to the Jungfrau summit.
Mr and Mrs Donovan Jones and their son Robert will spend tomorrow and Monday in Madison visiting the S B Jones home. They will also visit Miss Joan Kundert at the Madison General hospital nurses dormitory.
Ray E. Barth of 1715 10th Street has fulfilled the University of Chicago requirements for a bachelor’s degree and will pursue a Master of Arts in English literature.
Mrs Proctor Mellquist and her children of Cannondale Connecticut and Mrs Willis Nouffer and daughter of Elkhorn Wisconsin have returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs George F Stauffacher on route 3 Monroe.
Frank DeVoe of Browntown remains in St. Clare hospital with shock and a neck injury after falling from a load of baled hay on his farm two miles south of Browntown. He was aiding his son Sheldon who runs the farm when the accident occurred.
Rev. Henry George Cooper, pastor of the Monroe Universalist Church, was among 14 Wisconsin residents awarded degrees at the University of Chicago’s 237th convocation held in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the Midway campus.
Frank D. Kantro is ill at his home at 608 21st Avenue with his condition described as illness by a local reporter.
Roland Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Earl R Johnson graduated yesterday from the University of Wisconsin School of Commerce with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He will begin work Monday at the J C Penney Co store in Dubuque where his father is the local Penney store manager.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Stauffacher of 1421 22nd Avenue attended graduation exercises at the University of Wisconsin yesterday where their daughter Jean graduated from the College of Letters and Science.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Heim and son Lorenz of Madison visited in Monroe. Mrs. Byron Stephenson and Mrs. Herby Henrikson came from Albany. Patsy Brunner of Lyndon Station visits Misses Schoon. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holsten of Dodge Neb. weekending with Mrs. John Werren and Mrs. Edna Steinmann. George Thom from Kenosha visits with daughter Mrs. H. W. Biffle and family. Mmes. Durtschi, Bidlingmaier, Isely, Sullivan, Legler, Dalas Wild, Amans, Isely, Naef were at the Wheel in Rockton Thursday.
Mrs. Cora Mae King 66 died Thursday at her daughter’s home after weeks of illness. Born September 1 1882 in Jo Daviess County she was predeceased by husband Ray King in 1935. Survived by daughter Charlotte Sigafus another daughter Martin Dahl of Deerfield Wis brother Stephen Colvin Waukon Ia and three grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m tomorrow at Bartell funeral home Rev Ira Sherman of Apple River Methodist Church officiating burial Elmwood Cemetery.
Madison reports a criminal information charges Petco Corp West Allis with employing lobbyist Milton T Murray on a contingent basis to push a bill removing a 2000 gallon delivery cap. Murray and Arthur Balzer Milwaukee had been charged civilly. The bill passed May 23.
The USGA announced ten leading amateurs will compete for the United States against Great Britain in the Walker Cup matches August 19 and 20 at Winged Foot Golf Club near Mamaroneck New York. The roster includes Willie Turnesa Frank Stranahan Skee Riegel Ray Billows Stan Bishop Johnny Dawson Charles Kocsis James McHale Bruce McCormick and Charles Coe with Stranahan Turnesa Riegel and Bishop having previously played on the 1947 U S team that defeated Britain 8 4 at St Andrews.
Historical note describes Branks or scolding bridles as devices once worn in the British Isles to punish women deemed loud or quarrelsome. The iron mouthpiece pressed the tongue, effectively silencing the wearer.
Lloyd J. Staffon of 2119 14th Avenue was rushed to St. Clare hospital last evening at 12 30 after suffering a heart attack. He operates Curley Texaco service station at 2308 13th Street.
Mrs Willow Mason of Beloit was awarded a 21097.90 judgment against Ruben Afeldt of Chicago for an auto crash that killed her husband Earl Mason on August 4, 1947. The case centered on the accident that left Mason deceased and Afeldt found liable.
The Milton Babich murder trial in Milwaukee neared a weekend recess as the defense rested after his tearful testimony about telling his wife Kathleen of her sister Patricia’s slaying. State pathologist testimony cited Milwaukee river temperatures ideal for keeping a body, with rebuttal witnesses and courtroom frictions marking the proceedings.
Montgomery reports the Alabama Senate approved a 23 to 3 measure to outlaw masks in public. Gov James E Folsom said he asked Attorney General Albert Carmichael to file legal action against hooded groups and to forward incorporation papers of one group. He did not name the organization but suggested the Federated Ku Klux Klan may be incorporated in Jefferson County.
William Agble and Alex Ababio, two African guests of Rev. and Mrs. Paul Kehley, paid three dollars each for Wisconsin fishing licenses. They traveled from the Gold Coast of Africa to the United States, arriving after a 23 day boat trip to Plymouth, Wisconsin, and studying at Mission House College.
Wisconsin dairymen push to fund a 1 cent per pound butterfat levy for 30 days to support a national advertising program. The plan mirrors a 40-state effort under the ADA to boost dairy income and market demand as 1949 production shifts toward manufactured goods. Industry notes strong exports and cheese pricing shifts.
Britain stands firm on a five year barter pact with Argentina despite U S objections. Senator Gordon warns the agreement threatens world recovery and the Senate committee will seek a full State Department report. Officials fear Britain could gain a strangle hold on Argentina's food market. The deal may hinder Europe’s postwar recovery.
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas predicts a Monday test vote on five plans to handle strikes that imperil welfare. A high ranking Democrat privately warned the first round may fail over a plan to seize struck plants in national emergencies, supported by Senators Douglas and Aiken.
Brooklyn Evansville retired cobbler Fred Schaffitzel will receive services at 1 30 p m Sunday at Roderick Funeral Home with Rev James Saunders of the Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Beloit and Masonic rites will be conducted by the Brooklyn lodge.
Manitowoc county former sheriff Max Hiller died today at 61. Funeral services are set for Tuesday.
Three people were killed in a plane crash three miles southeast of Truman Minnesota. The victims, believed Iowans on a fishing trip to northern Minnesota, were aboard a small plane that eyewitnesses say exploded while flying low over the Arthur Schlemme farm about 11 miles northwest of Fairmont.
Washington moves to add Brannan’s plan to a farm price parity bill. The measure revises the 1948 parity target and sets next year’s support at 9 percent of parity, with the government aiming for roughly 100 percent in the future. The draft reflects Agriculture Department influence and Republican concern over farm price guarantees.
A prominent coal industry figure from Plinens is highlighted as a leading executive among the nation’s top 16 coal producers. The profile notes strategic moves with Ol Ben and ties to REbusiness life.
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