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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
6
Fair tonight and Saturday with a slight warming trend. Today from 3 p.m. high 83 and low 58. year ago today high 84 and low 66. Barometer 29.70 at 3 a.m. and 29.72 at 3 p.m. Warmest U S yesterday was Yuma 113, coldest Sault Ste. Marie 43. Almanac for June 22 1945 notes sunrise 5:20 and sunset 8:34.
This item lists expiry dates for Red Stamps Book 4 and Blue Stamps Book 4, detailing good through dates for various letter groups, fat and sugar stamps, gasoline coupons, and oil coupons, plus notice that ration boards accept applications for increased B rations.
Mr and Mrs Benjamin Riemer of Brodhead announce the birth of a daughter at St. Clare Hospital on June 22.
Medical team includes Terene L Paulson of Blanchardville and Mrs Ernest Kuenzi of New Glarus with other patients Mrs Katie Zweifel Belleville Betty Louise Risser Argyle and Robert L Stroth Winslow Ill. Surgical list names Oswald Rhyner Belleville Ardis Cavern Blanchardville Dennis Hunt Evansville Helen Gransee Albany and Harold P Feback Albany. Dismissals include Mrs Joseph G Gmar and son Mrs William H Walters and daughter Joyce Berger Edwin Aeschlimann Evelyn Tresner Gerald Stauffacher and Shirley Wheeler.
The War Department submits a $38,500,285,951 supply bill to Congress with army leaders pledging rapid victory in the Pacific. Generals Marshall and Arnold describe plans for 1,000 B-29s daily and dropping 2.7 million tons of bombs in the Far East in the next fiscal year. The committee reduces the bill by $586.6 million from requested totals and trims $9.69 billion from current year funds.
Wisconsin shows 121,631 farms in 48 counties a decline from 126,190 in 1940 while total cultivated acreage rises 3.2 percent from 14,902,182 to 15,382,231 acres. Farm size grows 7.1 percent to 126.5 acres on average, aligning with the regional trend of the north central corn belt.
House members weigh universal service as postwar need with no clear plan. Some favor volunteer reliance, others press for a college program, while many urge waiting for postwar military needs and international outcomes. Across party lines voices call for or against compulsion.
Frank Schadawalt was chosen president and Stanley Priewe as secretary treasurer at the Priewe Schadawalt Stark reunion. The next gathering will occur at Recreation park on the third Sunday in June with a short program and social afternoon. Twenty seven family members are in service, twenty four overseas.
Mrs. R. E. Baltzer was elected president at a meeting at Mrs. G. W. Bechtolt’s home 2103 12th street. Mrs. Bechtolt became vice president, Otto Krueger secretary, Esther Grinnell treasurer, and Mary Bechtolt, Harry Grinnell, and Ralph Shaffer named for the sunshine committee. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Baltzer’s home 2205 9th street.
Mrs T J Hinds entertained yesterday in honor of her mother's birthday. Games were played and gifts and cards were presented. A birthday cake and lunch were served. Attending were Mmes John Miller Joe Rohner Conrad Zeller Rudy Schober Carl Dettwiler John Stauffacher Jake Kundert Louise Laeser William Gempler.
Mrs O Donnell hosted her bridge club at two tables of contract last evening. Honors were won by Mrs K Roy Schiffman, Mrs Russell W Prien, Mrs George Stauffer and Mrs F Earl Lamboley. Lunch was served. Mrs A H Ruf attended as substitute guest.
Girl Scout troop No. 2 held an annual hobo hike ending at Recreation park where a tramp stew was served. Fourteen members attended under leader Mrs. Burton H. Lynch, each girl equipped with a tin cup and spoon.
Mrs Russell West learned her husband First Lt Russell West was wounded in action on Mindanao. He is hospitalized there and doing as well as can be expected. West had left the States for overseas after a leave with wife Edith Engles and had served with Co K of the 32nd Red Arrow division in New Guinea and Australia.
Carl Carra Musa, 37, was killed when gunmen in a passing car fired three shots at him as he stopped in front of his north side home to pick up his wife and daughter.
A stream of short notes records residents visiting relatives and traveling: Clarence Berg of Woodford here yesterday. Mrs. Wilbur Hixon and children in Brodhead. Orla J. Tracy in Brodhead. Clark Lelle of South Wayne on Monroe business. Others include Mrs. Donald Speaker visiting Baraboo, Merle Leighton returning from Rockford, and several groups touring Freeport Madison and Chicago for leisure and sports events.
Mr and Mrs Roy Dodge received reservations for an airline trip to Miami and will depart Chicago tomorrow morning. They expect to arrive in the afternoon and will visit Fort Lauderdale at the home of Mr and Mrs James Bigham, Mrs Bigham being Mr Dodge’s aunt. On return they may visit Mrs Helen Taylor and family in Lexington Kentucky.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, fresh from victory in Europe, limped after a fall on the Topeka rail platform while greeting Purple Heart soldiers. The train paused as he was helped aboard and treated, then he slept in the private car and led a late parade in Abilene, Kansas, with a two hour reviewing stand salute from the hotel entrance.
The Milwaukee Road will acquire 30 diesel electric locomotives with delivery starting in July and all in service by October. Trustee H A Scandrett announced the plan to boost capacity for the road’s peak-load year. Five 5,400 HP freight units will run between Chicago and St Paul Minneapolis, with operation on electrified Rocky Bitter Root and Cascade sections if military traffic rises to the Pacific.
The bodies of Milwaukee Alderman Fred A. Scheibel and Burlington resident Erwin Smith were recovered today from Franklin Lake near Minocqua. Local authorities investigated the double drowning while flagging down the incident as a tragic accident.
Ruth Amerpohl is on furlough with her parents Mr and Mrs D L Amerpohl Brodhead and will return to Camp Lejeune S C this weekend. Andersons Albany receive word their son Cpl Vance Anderson has arrived in New York after a three year stationing in England.
Calvin A Bahn son of Mr and Mrs Albert Bahn Monroe is taking an agricultural course at Farragut Idaho while hospitalized for medical treatment after Pacific duty. He served aboard an LST in the South Pacific when hit by a Japanese attack and was returned to the United States after care at Pearl Harbor and other overseas locations.
Sgt. Josef Benkert of the U S Army in Paris met Sgt. William Chadwick, son of Mrs. Phoebe Chadwick, in a restaurant. Benkert, recently overseas, described their two hour talk about the old town and service life. He sent his wife perfume and rings made by Russian prisoners and a self sketch from a carnival.
Blair and Mrs Phillip E Blair arrived from Washington DC to spend a ten day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs E R Blair.
Blumer John Blumer of Albany son of Mr and Mrs Henry Blumer has been granted an honorable discharge from the service with 112 points to his credit as recorded by local officials.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buholzer and Mr. and Mrs. John Wyss host a short visit from Buholzer-Set and Mrs. Harry Buholzer daughter Karen Ann of Lincoln Nebraska staying with them for a week.
Condon A. Condon a CAA arrived from Camp Maxie Texas to spend ten days with Mrs and Pvt Franklyn Condon.
Dobson and Herbert Dobson a GM 3ey returns to his base in Virginia after a brief visit to his parents Mr and Mrs W H Dobson in Blanchardville confirming family ties and military duties.
First Lt. Gerald F. Fritz of Monroe earns a third oak leaf cluster to the Air Medal for services as an observer with the 87th division in the Battle of Germany. The Times previously reported this award.
Lt Donald Janke, son of Mr and Mrs E A Janke, visits his parents wife and son during a 30 day leave from overseas service. He will report in New York where his ship is in dry dock.
King Pfc John King of Camp Shelby Mississippi spends five days with his parents Mr and Mrs W B King south of Albany before reporting to Fort Ord California for reassignment He had spent nine weeks in Mississippi after being returned from the Panama area
Pfc. Orville D. Kohl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kohl of 1203 14th Street, is awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in Belgium and Germany.
Kubly S/Sgt Ralph Kubly arrives in Blanchardville on furlough after surviving a crash over Vienna. The waist gunner jumped from 21 000 feet, was among seven of ten crew to survive, and was picked up by German police four hours after landing near Vienna. The party spent about two hours in Vienna before boarding a train bound for unspecified destination.
A serviceman recounts eight days in Frankfort followed by eight months of internment at Belgrade and Nuernberg marches. He earned the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Presidential unit citation with one cluster, Good Conduct Medal, ETO ribbon with two battle stars, and Gunners' wings. His brother, S/Sgt Ervin Kubly, was killed in action in Germany.
Sergeant Peter Moen of Blanchardville is on a 36 day furlough from Camp Carson Colorado. He returned February 9 after ten months of service in Europe with the Army.
Mulligan, GM 3/c in service nearly four years, begins a 28 day leave with parents Mr and Mrs Edward Mulligan after Pacific duty. He will report to New York after leave. Claire Mulligan, MM 3/c, arrives in Shoemaker California for a few days before resuming sea duty.
Cpl Roy E. Reigel from Brodhead arrives in the United States after a tour overseas since October 1944. He spent four months as a German prisoner following capture in the Battle of the Bulge on December 21. He learns at home in Boston that he has twin boys born while he was away.
Rupnow William J. Rupnow 21 son of Frank Rupnow Monroe went aboard a destroyer in May 1943 and has moved within 18 miles of Kyushu Japan in the Pacific. The destroyer has fought the Japs across 200000s of the Pacific and shot down three planes off Bougainville. During assaults on Saipan Tinian and Guam she claimed two twin engine bombers. His brother Raymond serves aboard a landing ship in the Pacific.
Pvt. Robert Spencer departed this week for Fort Riley Kansas after a short visit with his wife and daughter and his parents Mr and Mrs David Spencer east of Albany.
Speich writes from Pontedera Italy to his mother Ida Speich saying his unit moved by last minute orders after transfer to the Army Air Corps service command in the Mediterranean theater. He has 99 points and doubts early home around Christmas. Stuckey on 30 day leave from the Fourth Marine Air Wing visits New Glarus on return from 42 Pacific missions and will teach at Corpus Christi. Keith Vickers returns to Santa Maria after a 17 day furlough at Blanchardville.
Wallace-Cpl Herbert Wallace was wounded in action in an unspecified engagement. The report notes his injury but provides limited supplementary details about unit, location, or date. Further verification is needed for a complete account.
Germany April 1, has arrived in Brodhead. Corporal Wallace has ey hospitalized at Camp Kilmer, N. J.
Wallace-Sgt. Howard Wallace USMC on leave in Brodhead and visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Wallace after service in the south Pacific.
Memorial services at 2 30 p m Sunday for Sgt Paul R Walder son of Mr and Mrs Henry Walder. Walder killed in action over Germany March 24 1945 in Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church Darlington. Rev William Simmers officiating. Family requests no flowers. Brother Louis survives with parents.
The 95th Infantry Division ships from Le Havre for return to the United States while the Second and Fifth divisions reach assembly camps near Reims for July deployment. Units to redeploy include the 44th 87th 13th armored divisions along with the 209th 541st 292nd and 577th field artillery battalions.
Garland Miner, 32, was painting inside a railroad viaduct when the Hiawatha stream liner approached at 80 mph. He ran for the end and was struck, fracturing his right leg, and he told police from a hospital bed about the incident.
Governor Goodland signed a bill revising unemployment compensation rules. The measure lowers employer contribution rates during readjustment and uses the most recent payroll to set rates. It also tightens brackets so benefits never fall below half a worker’s wage for under $2000. A separate bill reduces group insurance eligibility from 25 to 10 employees.
Coupon offers admission for any child under 14 to Bailey Bros Big 3 Ring Circus at Monroe Fair Grounds on Sunday June 24 afternoon. Regular price for kids 60 cents. with the coupon 30 cents off.
The article notes actions to acquire land by gift purchase or condemnation for parking, slum elimination, low income housing or blighted area redevelopment. The governor vetoed a proposal to revive a dissolved corporation upon petition by majority stock owners to the secretary of state within ten years.
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