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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1946
Page
6
Cloudy tonight and Thursday with rain and little temperature change. Since yesterday at 2 p.m. highs reached 58 and 75 with lows around 50. Barometer 29.73 at 3 p.m. A warm day yesterday in Phoenix at 109 while Williston North Dakota was 41. Sunrise 4 22.
Wilhelmina Divan transfers parcels 4 and 5 in bik. 14 Brod head add to Henry Kramer. Walter Haddinger et al transfer land in Holdrich add Monticello and parcel It. 1 bik. 11 original plat Monticello to Herman Schnttler.
Estates probated for Jacob Limacher Monroe who died May 18 1946 with a daughter acting as administratrix. Marriage licenses issued for Ernest L Whitehead and Katharine Capelle, both of Monroe. Divorces granted Percis M Vine Monroe on cruelty grounds from Roy C. Hartwig. Deaths Elmer E Hartwig 67 Orange at St Clare Hospital. Mr and Mrs Merlin Paulson Blanchardville son June 18. Mr and Mrs Cecil Fox Winslow route 1 daughter June 18.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today approved Paul V. McNutt for the ambassador to the Philippine republic once the islands gain independence. In hospital notes, a list records several patients and dismissals including Clarence H. Elmer Monticello and Edith Ann Orton Juda among others.
A Bethlehem evangelical church received a $2 refund from a beer sale, credited to its treasury. Officials cited the rebate as the reason, though details about the transaction were sparse and no further clarification was provided.
In Michigan and Massachusetts the four leading Senate candidates faced no opposition. David I. Walsh and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. were auto-nominated in Massachusetts while Arthur H. Vandenberg faced James H. Lee in Michigan. In Boston's 11th district John F. Kennedy won the Democratic nomination in a field of 10, a clear path in that race.
Rockford resident Mrs. Anton Ginstrom talks button collecting with Miss Tabitha Ritzmann while visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Bear. She notes 2000 national members and says buttons hold rich history, displaying rare calico pieces. Judge Chester Pendleton and his wife Findlay, Ohio, are among distinguished collectors cited.
In Chicago at 21 West Superior Street a blaze injured nine of 69 tenants and forced a man to leap from the fourth floor. Robert Emmer 24 and his wife Joan 23 were saved by Emmer reaching across and helping her to safety with aid from neighbor Louis Vegas. Emmer suffered severe cuts and Joan burns and cuts. The fire caused about 10000 dollars in damage likely started by a broken light bulb igniting wet varnish.
Washington P A bill to exempt mutual news gathering organizations from anti trust laws was approved by a House Judiciary subcommittee today. Introduced by Rep. Mason R IIL it awaits full committee action before moving to the House. Discharged from Robert E Buholzer ABM 3c Monroe route 3 has received release from the navy at Great Lakes per separation center notice.
Niles Pennsylvania 252 Adv Kenneth Alm was a caller from Argyle. Mrs Veter Morgan, Miss Rose Horisberger, Lee Hartwig, John Flanagan, Ben Easter, Burnett Burkhalter, and Mrs Frank Emford are among locals visiting or calling from Argyle or nearby towns. The column lists many residents in and around Madison Freeport Monticello New Glarus and Shullsburg visiting relatives, conducting business, or traveling for work or leisure. It notes Swiss Centennial stamps available at The Times office and entries from Forreston Janesville and Rockford, with hospital and wedding references and several trips to Madison and Milwaukee.
Elmer Freitag of Dayton called ere A K Mueller spent the day in Beloit. Miss Patricia Ransdell and Robert Tracy were in Madison today. Mrs Fred Haldiman of New Glarus visits her daughter Mrs R O Kittelsen and Mrs Francis Kubly and daughter Nancy of Monticello shopped here yesterday. Miss Norma Mueller leaves tomorrow for Milwaukee and Waukesha. Mrs Clifford Lardinois and son and daughter of Madison spend a few days with her mother Mrs Otto Kiel. H C Greuenwald of Madison was here on business yesterday. He was born and reared here but left 26 years ago. Mr and Mrs William Teascher and son Frederick are leaving for Seattle to visit her sister Mrs Ray Mohns and daughter Joyce for three months, then travel through California and Idaho on return to Wisconsin.
The Illinois health department reported thirty six poliomyelitis cases through June 15, up from twenty one in the 1945 period, with officials saying an epidemic is not predicted at this time. Assistant State Fire Marshals testified at a coroner’s inquest into the June 9 infield hotel fire, finding no evidence of criminal negligence or arson. nineteen people died in the blaze.
Local news lists Ralph W. Plantikow of Monroe promoted to private first class as a bulldozer operator with the Sixth Infantry Division in Korea. The column also covers fifteen Green County veterans recently discharged, including six from Monroe, plus service pins, stamps, and visits among area residents.
1c Pacific Victory Bar and ribbons noted for veterans, with Bronze stars and family ties to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Timmons. Navy duty in New Orleans dental department and a Klare daughter who enlisted Sept 1 1944. Also mentions Holstein record holders Canary Ollie DeKol Beets and three cows exceeding 500 pounds butterfat, plus guests of John Legier in Buffalo and a local theater and bank news along with a leg injury at St Clare hospital.
Odd report from Ohno where five armed robbers knocked on Mrs. Ko Nagashima’s door demanding 100000 yen. She offered 2000, three robbers left with her. Neighbor allegedly paid 10000 more yen. Unclear if Nagashima was sole victim or if neighbor injured or involved. No full details yet. Green County fair plans set for Aug 14 with Agricultural Society and Mechanics Institute meeting tonight at 8. Joe Kuster Home: son of Mrs. Joseph Kuster returns from Great Lakes discharge.
Attorney General John E. Martin issued an opinion on vouchers for 1019.25 to Louis V. Heller, Milwaukee, hired to install an accounting system. Fred R. Zimmermann told state officials not to approve payments without court orders, citing Marcus lack of authority to hire a private accountant. Marcus threatened suit if payment is withheld. The report also notes that modern lead pencils use natural graphite mixed with clay.
A series of disasters in Japan left 185 people dead missing or injured. A 2000 pound dynamite blast at a Mine cable terminal near Nagano killed seven and injured 93, damaging 2000 dwellings. At Tagawa Kawasaki Kyushu 44 missing after a coal mine explosion. A Nagoya repatriation train collided with another at Ninomiya station near Odawara, killing seven and injuring 34.
Eight out-of-state insurers will withdraw suits seeking 438 191 dollars in premium taxes Wisconsin paid in 1945. The attorney general said the dismissals follow a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding state taxes on out-of-state insurers. A stipulation dismissed Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. and similar actions are expected in the Dane County circuit court cases awaiting the decision.
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