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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
6
The forecast notes cloudy conditions in the north and partly cloudy in the south with cooler air tonight. Showers are expected in the east and south by tomorrow afternoon. A 1 am reading shows 21.45, a high near 98 and a 1 pm reading of 29.47, indicating warmest conditions on record.
The will of Emma Hanson who died May 11 has been admitted to probate. John and Herbert Becker named sole beneficiaries and executors. Appraisers are F. F. Hartwig and Russell W. Prien. Will dated Aug 25, 1941.
Marriage licenses issued for Mary Arlene Wampfler of South Wayne and Carl Albert Von Arx of Monroe. Evelyn Marie Bidlingmaier and Delbert John Moritz, both of Mt. Pleasant township, listed. Deaths: Gustavus Charles Morgan 79 Stockton. Mrs. Roxy Smith 75 Darling ton. John Miller 67 South Beloit.
Births announced for Mrs Harold Heimann at 1522 16th Avenue a daughter born June 24 and Mr and Mrs Merlin Thompson of New Glarus welcome a son born June 21.
A compiled notice from St Clare Hospital lists patients Edwin Chapin Browntown and others undergoing surgeries or consults including Roy Olson Evans Vil Fonsillectomy and Robert Taf linger. The document also names Mrs Lillian Wolfe Warren Mrs William Blum Monticello and numerous discharges such as Mrs George Schneider and Mrs E A Chapman with family members and staff referenced.
Barbara Meythaler of New Glarus received a special freshman award from the University of Wisconsin School of Music. The awards were announced today by the Associated Press, with honors presented in several fields.
Attendees at the funeral of Miss Nettie Smith include Ina Van Skike M Jory Van Skike Madison Warren Cain Erie Libby Robert Cain Maude Boynton Ray May Tina Boyd Janesville Clara Hunder Waukegan faculty member home for summer Anna Stone Smith Chicago guest of L J Stair Dana Robinson Janesville playground instructor weekend with her parents Clarence
The steamship Ornefjell loaded with Wisconsin gifts neared Oslo and briefly called at Hovanger en route. It will unload the gifts in Oslo after a stop at Kristiansand to discharge regular cargo.
Doug las Bethke, 19, of Wisconsin Rapids, was killed instantly last night when his motorcycle collided head on with an automobile at the crest of a hill on a city street.
Bandleader Paul Whiteman was fined five dollars and costs after a car crash on Black Horse Pike south of Williamstown New Jersey last night.
The Monroe medical detachment, one of the first in Wisconsin to reach full strength, has closed enlistments. Commanding officer Maj Wayne J. Fencil announced the activated April unit now has 17 enlisted men and two officers. Capt W E Deininger of the 128th regiment, former Co K commander, is on duty with the group. Fencil and Deininger are World War II veterans, as are Pvt Samuel Humbel Set Sherman Dearth and Pfc James Moldenhauer. The company will attend summer encampment at Camp S next month.
Green county 4-H club leaders and their mothers attended a demonstration by Miss Gertrude Hoffman University of Wisconsin home furnishing specialist at Recreation park yesterday. The meeting opened with noon picnics and the program featured refinishing furniture and window decorations.
Three local girls were among twenty students at Methodist hospital school of nursing Madison who received their nurses caps at a six month preclinic course completion ceremony on April 9. The honorees include Gloria Zwickey Albany Helen Gerber Monroe and Mary Walter Juda.
Dr E C Dixon 81 a former Monroe Methodist minister represented Abraham Lincoln at centennial activities in Wisconsin Dells today. Dixon who also served as superintendent of this and another district retired in 1937 but returned to ministerial duties during the war pastor shortage.
President Truman signed a bill creating a dental research program with government backing of 750000 dollars annually. The action establishes federal funding aimed at advancing dental science and related health initiatives.
Personal mentions list Mrs. Kathryn Thacker and Miss Alice Paulson at Devil's Lake. Mrs. Lela Hammer arrives from Chicago to stay with her parents in Orangeville, and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hammer return from a southwest vacation. Mrs. Kenneth Longsdorf stays with her parents in Lancaster. The Muller family returns from Memphi Tennessee after two weeks. Emma A. Gutzmer returns to Charles City after ten days with Otto A. Gutzmer. Forrest H. Lund and daughter Patricia depart for Belle Plaine after visiting South Wayne and others in Monroecaster, Pa. Eleanor Streiff leaves for Rhode Island to spend the summer with the Kiekhofers near Fall River. Eleanor is a UW home economics student.
W R Schuetze of Monroe entered six ponies for the Janesville Rotary club eighth annual horse show to benefit Camp Rotary. The event, with 180 entries in 40 classes, runs Saturday and Sunday. Lakeshire Marty Co employees held a picnic at Recreation Park drawing about 100 people for the dinner and social evening.
Mr and Mrs Albert Wellman and family from Havana visit relatives near Albany. The group attended the Coplien reunion at Lake Leota Evansville and planned a Chicago trip to see M J Wellman. Also reports on Ray Mitchell becoming Beloit Walgreen assistant manager and P G Booth taking Centuria principalship.
The report lists state by state vote totals with Dewey leading in several states. Taft, Stassen, Vandenberg, MacArthur and others receive scattered votes across Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alaska District of Columbia Hawaii Puerto Rico and the District.
Delegates at the convention hall favored Taft and Stassen with louder cheers while Dewey supporters grew in number. Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll backed Dewey claiming New Jersey’s 35 delegates would follow him, and Taft countered by noting a vote shift. As major candidates stayed away, speakers urged names like Dewey Bricker Stassen and Vandenberg. The night closed with calls for MacArthur.
Madison reports the federal state market news service indicates Wisconsin cheese prices hold firm with higher levels. Demand is strong for all styles while selling prices stay unchanged.
Brown Town residents buzz as Mayor Frank Buehler lands a 150 pound yellow catfish measuring 32 inches from the Pecatonica river on Tuesday night. He says it was a stray and notes no other bites in the area.
Gus Tavus Charles Morgan 79 of Stockton died here Tuesday in the Morgan nursing home. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Stockton. Born May 19, 1869 in Lafayette County Wisconsin, he moved to Stockton in 1926 and ran a shoe repair business for many years. Surviving: widow four daughters Laura Lahey Warren Blanche Leiser West Allis Beryle Cox Genevieve Wright Stockton son William Stockton two brothers Roland Rockford Henry Madison seven grandchildren.
McGuire 58, former auto and tire company executive, invents pneumatic shoes and a rubber air supported mat to ease fatigue for workers who stand. The mat uses compressed air and overlapping elastic cells to support body weight and yields with pressure.
Circuit Judge Jesse Earle yesterday observed his 75th birthday anniversary. A courthouse party was held at Janesville in his honor. He will retire at year end and serve one more term in Green County this fall before being succeeded by Rock County Judge Marty S. Fox.
Reports to the Vatican say Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty, Hungary’s primate, has excommunicated government and parliament members who on June 16 nationalized the country's Catholic schools.
Wallace contends the Republican Party's new platform ends the old GOP Democratic split. He says a new era begins with the People's Party and the monopolies dominated old Republican Democratic camp, aiming to invite the minority party into a unity under a new administration.
About 130 city workers ended a 10 day strike and returned to work after AFL union 236 members agreed to a city council offer. The deal sets a 40 hour work week starting July 1 1949 and includes a $1 per month cost of living bonus, while a request for an extra vacation week was denied by City Manager Leonard Howell.
Louis H Brush 76 longtime chairman of Brush Moore Newspapers Inc died at Hahnemann Hospital after a cerebral attack. He collapsed just before 8 am while in Philadelphia for the Republican National Convention. Brush Moore operates seven Ohio papers and one in Maryland.
Sen Wiley (R-Wis) said he will continue pressing the St Lawrence seaway issue as head of a subcommittee. He will be joined by Sen Smith (R-NY), Hickenlooper (R-Iowa), Thomas (D-Utah), and Barkley (D-Ky) on the study panel. Also, Gov Rennebohm approved four highway contracts totaling 739,041 for Racine Milwaukee Vernon and Shawano counties.
An advertisement touts a cheap foot germ killer priced at 35 cents. Buyer is urged to act quickly for basic health relief, signaling a consumer item promotion in the page’s classifieds.
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