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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1947
Page
6
Partly to mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with scattered showers in the north and extreme east. Cooler today through Tuesday with a high of 83 and a low of 64. Precipitation today 0.06 inches. Warmest place yesterday was San Antonio Texas at 95 degrees, coldest Cheyenne Wyoming at 36. Sunrise 4 22, sunset 7 41.
Transfer records show Frank G. Ott estate conveys lot 2 block 2 Beller addition in Monroe to Thor J. Lymn as the purchaser. The move completes a chain of ownership arranging new title to the specified city parcel.
Estates probated on William Kuhl of Cadiz township with Mary Ann Kuhl as executrix. Heirs include sons Elmer and Melvin Kuhl and daughters Mildred Wyssbrod and Vida Bergman. Appraisers named Bayrhoffer Coryell and Sandley. County Court in Clifford Pehl, Davis Ill. Reckless driving fined 50 dollars plus costs, 90 days jail and probation. Paul Norsworthy fined 10 dollars plus costs for speeding.
Justice cases list two defendants, Henry Kramer of Route 2, Monro e, charged with speeding and stop sign violation. Fines cited include 10 dollars plus costs for speeding and 5 dollars plus costs for the stop sign offense, with Justice L A Koenig presiding.
Anton Frank Goerutz and Betty Ann Schmoldt both of Monroe are joined by license. George Cleveland Wait of Grays Lake and Kathryn Mae Howey of Monroe wed. Ralph Argene Zettle of Orangeville and Virginia Lea Morris of Monroe obtain a license.
Obituary note reports John A. Kubly aged 78 of 1608 16th Street and Rosa Reuter aged 74 of New Glarus as deceased.
Mrs. Claude Gillette remains seriously ill while Harriet Webb of LaPorte Indiana aids care. Karl and Mrs. Jacobson of Long Beach California visit with Dr. and Mrs. E O Osborne on a two week camping trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin. Clifford Wilburn and Mrs Partridge hosted in Memphis and Wisconsin Dells as Mrs Partridge and party toured Walworth and Monroe. Gladys Smith of Madison visits Bowmans and Riese in Wisconsin Dells. Jane Flint hosts visitors from Monroe. John Hilavachek of Reedsville comes to see son George. Alice Tegan arrives from Denver for a two week visit with her father R H Tegan.
President Truman and Senator Vandenberg compromise on a nonpartisan committee of 19 leaders from business, labor, agriculture, education, and research to advise on how much foreign aid the United States can safely and wisely provide abroad. The aim is to assess the domestic economic impact and set limits within which aid can be planned, echoing a bipartisan push to avoid vetoes and keep foreign policy steady.
Mr and Mrs Herman Malkow of Albany assisted at the scene after a crash and a physician arrived about thirty minutes later. Injured were taken to St Clare hospital by Voegels ambulance. Regan couple marked their 35th wedding anniversary when the accident occurred while returning home from Mineral Point. Two cars were badly damaged according to county highway police. An employer employee crash injured Nall at 10 pm when his car hit a truck driven by Gottfried Wenger Jr near Juda. Nall was treated by Monroe physician and by county highway police and then taken to St Clare hospital. Cars driven by Fred Muethenberg of Denver and Walter Schmid of 18th Avenue sustained light damage in a sideswipe at 6th Street and State Highway 69.
Last rites for Mrs Rosina Altmann were performed at 2 PM Sunday at the Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev. Paul C. Kehle of St. John's church officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood cemetery with casket bearers Sam Hoesly John Zimmerman Ray Streiff Cecil Jones William Lysser and Bernard Barry named.
Madison notes state general fund and liquor, beer, cigarette and motor fuel tax receipts rose in April from the previous month. The highway fund and motor vehicle taxes along with inheritance and estate taxes fell, according to State Treasurer John M. Smith. The highway tabulation excludes $43 million invested in government bonds.
Monroe gossip lists residents traveling to Chicago Waukesha Milwaukee and Madison plus visits from Milwaukee Green Bay Beloit and Des Moines. Notables include Miss Nancy Bishop Miss Emily Mueller Mr and Mrs Merle Banks and family and Dr Ernest H Ferrell Jr visiting or staying with local hosts while others attend weddings boat races and church events.
Local notices record visits and travels of residents from South Wayne and Juda to Madison Monroe and Freeport. Names include Mrs Mary Mather Mrs Ruth Danielson Frank Menehan and Mr and Mrs Steven Miller among others with journeys to Chicago Milwaukee and Downers Grove.
Mollie Hommel arrived from Long Beach California for the interment of her cousin Miss Alice May Sherron who died Tuesday. Funeral services were held Friday morning at Stuessy funeral home and St. Victor's Catholic church with Rev E C McCollow officiating. Burial followed Saturday afternoon at Calvary cemetery. Kenneth Burkhard and Gorham Trickel, former GIs, altered their trip plans to Black Hills and Yellowstone due to flash floods in Dakota and snow in Montana. They called from Rapid City reporting ongoing rain while nearing entry to the Black Hills region.
Queen Stabler was named president with Roe Hintzman as vice president and Kittie Hyatt as secretary at the Atwood Bright school reunion. Twenty nine attendees enjoy a noon picnic at Berg guild house with reminiscences by Kate Woodling, Carrie Brobst, Will Young and Nan Belknap. A school register dating to 1850 was shown. articles on Green county history and Looking Backward were read. Attendees came from Albany, Beloit and Freeport.
The annual Schindler reunion at New Glarus state roadside park elected Clarence Hoesly president succeeding Fred Schindler. Mrs Hosea Sandridge and Mrs Fred Friedrichs were named secretary and treasurer. About 75 attended with a picnic lunch and games in the afternoon. Also, Ray Barth of Monroe will begin studies at the University of Chicago Tuesday for a Master’s in English.
Diana Houser 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Cramer Houser now of Arcadia is pictured in Sundays photo section. She attended the Future Homemakers of America state convention at Wisconsin Dells and is shown with club members and projects. The caption notes she hopes to become a child welfare worker.
The passage outlines parts of a new law set to take effect 60 days after a veto override. It details unions facing unfair labor practice prosecutions, bans on closed shop agreements, curbs on political activity, and a larger national labor relations board. It notes the old conciliation service is replaced by a separate federal mediation and conciliation service. Supervisory workers are excluded, and the act excludes agriculture domestic service and some government roles. A major open question concerns applicability to construction trades and unions.
Green County Veterans Service Office urges World War II veterans to mark August 1 for easy reinstatement of lapsed life insurance and September 1 for terminal leave pay filings. Reinstatement before Aug 1 requires no medical exam beyond standard health checks. after, full exams needed.
Mrs. Maude Brobst hosted the Spring Grove club Monday. Boy Scouts Donald Conway and others with Scout leaders John Derning Jr and Rev Paul Croke spend the week at Decatur parks camp. Suzanne Mooney and others stay at Olin cottage with Mrs Walter TenEyck as chaperone. Miss Kathleen Penkert is mentioned.
Employed at Woodstock Typewriter Co. a woman visits Orfordville with her parents. Several families spend weekends with relatives in Freeport Greendale and Juda. Visits include Badger Girls State in Madison and Whitewater State Teachers College summer sessions.
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