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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1946
Page
6
Daily Record reports partly cloudy and warmer tonight with scattered showers. Sunday remains mostly cloudy with more showers. Cooler north with highest 83. Barometer readings 29.76 at 2 am and 29.78 at 2 pm. Warmest U S location yesterday was Yuma Arizona at 109 and coldest Bismarck North Dakota at 43. Date June 22 1940. Sunrise 4 23 sunset 7 40.
Transfers show Herman Lufi acquiring parcels 1 2 7 and 8 in block 1 of the Original Plat New Glarus from Ernest Lufi Gilbert P Hoesly transfers land to Herman Lufi in New Glarus township Estate of Oliver J Andre transfers land in Jefferson to J Cowan Placeholder text provided by OCR.
Dorothy I Olson and Clayton Olson of Monroe are granted divorce on cruelty grounds. Vivian E Davis of Monroe and Paul J Davis of Monroe are granted divorce on cruelty grounds. A E Lynch of Madison, 52, is granted divorce on desertion grounds. Oscar S Hanson, 51, of Mineral Point died at St. Clare Hospital. Mr and Mrs Donald Marti of Woodford welcomed a son on June 22.
Surgical patients listed include Mrs Frederick Feldt Juda and Errol Waligorski with 1512 16th avenue. Medical entries name Archie S Myers 1302 17th avenue Archie Burgi Barneveld and Mrs Franklin Cam ron Monroe route 5. Barneveld and Beloit appear in dismissals and addresses with several individuals including Bernade Milmer.
Last evening at Roosevelt school the Clarno Classic Club and 4-H club conducted their regular gathering with Mrs. Walter Timm leading. About 40 members attended a pot luck lunch and program where Harry Ammon of Clarno displayed two colored reels.
Alfred M Westgard of farming near Woodford died at 9 30 a m from gunshot head wounds. He was found by family members who notified a Monroe doctor and moved him to St Clare hospital. Funeral arrangements pending with services at Sinessy funeral home in New Delhi. Naw Surharlal Nehru, president elect of Congress, paused his dispute with Kashmir authorities, after violent strikes and two deaths.
A planned tour highlights Cheese Row, Swiss Colony and Lakeshire-Marty along with Kraft and Armour among major shippers. It includes Recreation Park, The Times building, and a Madison visit by Swiss delegation to showcase life in Green County. University agriculture staff coordinate with local leaders including Emery Odell and Roy Burmeister for the Monroe visit plans.
Oscar C Hanson 51 of Blanchardville died at St Marys Hospital Madison at 345 pm after seven months illness He was born in Freeport March 19 190, married Mabel Peterson March 10 1925 They farmed near Barneveld then Blanchardville before moving to Mineral Point Survived by wife three sons Kermit George Oscar Jr a daughter Doris three brothers Lever Madison Henry and Clarence Blanchardville a sister Mrs Elmer Erickson Monticello Funeral arrangements saether funeral home Rites at noon
Local notes list numerous residents and visitors by town and state. Names include Emma Homan Orangeville Nellie Jones Brodhead Edith Bailey Waupaca Jake Rhyner Monroe and many others visiting, shopping, or calling in Monroe, Sterling and surrounding towns. Several couples vacationing Tip: Madison and Eagle River trips noted along with weekend visits to Monticello Juda and Oranageville.
Ed Phillipson visits from Argyle and multiple residents travel to and from Argyle Madison Monroe Rockford Minneapolis and Chicago area towns. Locals visit relatives spend weekends return home and reenlistments noted with Langley Field overseas bound service member and weekend trips to Beaver Dam and Milwaukee area.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held a June 7 hearing on whether it should take jurisdiction to accept the petition on reapportionment. Michael Eberlein argued the constitutional provision is directory and flexible after the federal census. The court declined to accept the petition, recessed until September, and cleared its docket. The ruling ends that case.
Edward Wesley, husband of Mrs. Harry Bowen, died in Peoria Illinois. Surviving include his wife a daughter a grandchild and seven sisters. Burial will be beside his parents in McDowell Illinois after the Bowens travel there tomorrow.
Reports from Prairie du Chien and Lake Geneva camps cover 4 H nurse Mildred Kuelling teaching medical kit assembly. Beloit and Monroe enlistment news name Robert A Fritz, Pritz, and three year service in the Caribbean theater. Sgt Clifford Isely expected home next month after ten overseas months. Palomino horse show at University of Wisconsin features R D Trickel and two ponies. Green County building trades committee edges toward apprentice program with 16 applicants to interview. Coroners meeting in Madison noted coroner Herman N Stuessy attends Wisconsin convention. Eugene hotel to be refinished with new color schemes.
Senators debated eliminating a Lucas amendment and tightening OPA rules on price control while considering cotton and wool pricing tied to parity costs and mill costs. A proposed 5 percent rise for producers was rejected. Mr and Mrs Frank Fritsch and children depart for Lake Kegonsa for a weeklong vacation.
Reports from cities including New York Boston Detroit and Washington describe severe meat shortages with retail limits and frequent shop closures. Officials warn of smaller pork supplies for 1947 as pigs breeders forecast a below goal crop. Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota figures cited.
Washington reports the state department asked Russia to explain why four American newsmen were refused admission to Bulgaria in apparent Potsdam breach. In Neenah a man named Frank Geiger, 36, was killed when crushed between a truck and a loading platform at a gravel pit.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized larger interstate freight increases that will raise rail and water carrier gross revenue by about 390 million dollars annually effective July 1. A full hearing on a proposed 25 percent rate hike to address carriers critical finances will occur promptly, with no immediate estimate on effects for prices or the stabilization program. Passenger rates remain unchanged, though a permanent 10 percent fare increase from January 1942 is under review to sunset six months after wartime termination.
Congress prepares a probe into the RFC after a GAO report says the agency does not control its 7 billion dollar wartime investment in properties. Lawmakers reject RFC protests and cite a serious failure of the accounting function while noting no government loss. Representative Case says conditions cited leave room for favoritism.
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