Weather Outlook for Weekend in Daily Record
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. The brief forecast notes a steady pattern as warm air remains in place across the area.
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1949
Page
6
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. The brief forecast notes a steady pattern as warm air remains in place across the area.
Yesterday's highs reached 84 and 85 degrees with 65 as the low. A 1 a.m. barometer stood at 29.32 inches, 1 p.m. at 29.30. Yuma Arizona recorded the warmest U S reading at 110 while Sault Ste Marie Michigan was the coldest at 43. Sunrise occurred at 4 23 and sunset at 7 42.
Richard J. Gilbert transfers property described as W 66 ft off E 132 ft of outlets 119 and 120 on assessor's plat in the village of New Glarus to N. K. Zweifel.
County Court Judge Harold J. Lamboley withheld sentence for Rudolph H. Rivard of Kankakee Illinois for issuing a worthless check. Rivard pleaded guilty and was held in county jail for ten days pending further sentence. Rock County officials plan to identify him as Wanted there. Additional cases include Roger Zee cited for speeding and Walter Freitag charged with failure to stop after an accident.
Madeline Kubly 45 of Brod was granted a divorce from Fred Kubly 49 a Dane county farmer near New Glarus on cruelty. They wed August 13 1924 in Freeport and separated March 19 1949. Custody awarded to the husband for a 15 year old. younger children in temporary custody with sister Mrs Clarence Blumer Monticello. six children in total.
Justice L A Walter Freitag of 1428 23rd Avenue waived preliminary hearing after a failure to stop after an accident and was bound over to county court for trial.
Carl A Kuhnke, aged 81, of 829 19th Avenue, is reported in local records. Funeral arrangements and further details are expected to be announced by the family.
Mr and Mrs John Townsend of Beloit announce the birth of a daughter on June 23. Mr and Mrs Harry Sauer of Brodhead announce the birth of a son on June 23.
The St. Clare Hospital lists surgical cases including Mrs. William Reigle and Mrs. Owen Beckman, with John Peschl and Eunice Smith among ton silectomies. Dismissals include Mrs. Orville Waage and Jeannine Ann Goecks along with several others. Olaf Michaelson is noted under Medical.
In Lee Thompson versus Joseph Huber Brewing Co a federal wage hour suit Thompson seeks 7958 dollars. Depositions were taken this morning by defense firms Reger and Johnson Monroe Wilkie Toebags Hart Kraege and Jackson Madison with Thompson on the stand. Colleen Blum, Green County court reporter, recorded testimony. Further depositions are scheduled tomorrow morning by Fitzgibbons Elmer and Viney for the defense. A Madison federal court reporter will serve as private reporter. Thompson says he worked 55 to 75 hours weekly from June 15 1947 to March 16 1949 and signed blank time cards later filled by Marion L Boynton. He cites 5742 hours with some weeks at 67 or 68 hours. He claims unrecorded hours and tried to punch a time clock which was refused by Huber. Viney represents Thompson, who objected to morning depositions over dating of notices. the issue goes to Judge Patrick T. Stone for record review.
A local driver was fined 15 dollars plus costs in county court after failing to stop following a traffic accident. Freitag, arrested yesterday after his truck backed from a driveway in the 1500 block of 13th Avenue and struck a car driven by Clarence R. Wiesenberg of 2623 8th Street, reportedly did not investigate the crash. He waived a preliminary hearing before Justice L A Koenig and was bound over to county court where Judge Harold L. Lamboley imposed the fine.
The Krauss sisters Kathryn Virginia and Mildred performed at the Monroe Kiwanis luncheon at the Monroe Country club yesterday noon. Their father Gottlob was guest of honor. The sisters are noted Monroe musicians.
A list of individuals including Mrs. Charles Buhlman Mrs. Martha Malkow Mrs. William Hatch Mrs. William Wordolf Mrs. Arthur Kirk Mrs. Kenneth Babler and daughter and Vilas Hefty appears in a community notice segment. The passage names multiple residents likely tied to a local event or social column.
Personal mentions include Fred W. Buehler in Madison. Miss Constance Smith and others visiting Freeport and Chicago. The Schultz reunion is set for Lincoln Park on Sunday June 26. A church social is planned at Grace Lutheran on Wednesday June 29. Several travels and family visits are noted across Albany Rockford Kenora Columbus Evanston York and Brooklyn.
Mrs Louisa Fritz died Tuesday evening at her son Herman s home 2403 8th street funeral services were held at 1 30 p m at Shriner Neushwander funeral home Rev Paul C Kehle of St John s Evangelical and Reformed church officiated Burial was in Greenwood cemetery Pallbearers were Edward and Roy Ruff and Herman Louis Albert and Harry Pfund
Services for bandmaster J A Hughes will be held Saturday at 10 am at Thorn and Gadager funeral home in Boscobel. Born September 19 1888 in Jackson Center Ohio he directed high school bands in Monticello New Glarus Albany Brodhead Brooklyn Milton and Belleville over about nineteen years. He is survived by his widow two daughters in Kentucky and Dubuque a son in Milton a sister in Milwaukee and six grandchildren.
More than 23 million youngsters aged five to 17 are enrolled in U S public schools, highlighting the scale of K 12 education across the nation.
The Universalist Aid society hosts a flower show in the church featuring unusual and colorful arrangements including American flag designs with delphinium spirea and hydrangea. Judges Fred ric Rosa and Leo V Koehler assess baskets centerpieces and unique groupings among fifty entries.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley of Green County Court will take part in a Wisconsin Law School series. He will preside at a final settlement hearing and lecture on Summary Settlement of Small Estates and Certificates of Descent on July 1.
Themistokles Sophoulis, prime minister of Greece since 1947, died today at his summer home at age 88. He had been ill and bedridden after a heart attack and weathered political turmoil, resigning briefly after a cabinet reshuffle triggered by a previous government scandal.
The Senate labor committee approved a bill to raise the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour and extend coverage to about 100,000 more workers. Senator Pepper said the measure narrows expansion to a targeted group while the House committee has a similar bill and broader coverage remains on the table.
President Truman urged Congress to remove postmaster appointments from politics by authorizing the postmaster general to appoint all postmasters under civil service and classification acts. The current practice of presidentially naming about 21,000 postmasters would end, and Senate confirmation would no longer be required.
Police scoured Lansing hangouts for a sex fiend after four year old Walter Eaton was found dead in a downtown storage lot with his throat slashed. A manhunt followed the discovery in the Michigan capital.
Mrs Louisa Fritz Stickle of 677 Orange street Elgin Illinois is seriously ill with a heart ailment. She formerly lived in Monroe and is sister of Fred A Fritz of 2027 16th avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Voigt of Fort Madison Iowa arrive this evening for a weekend with their daughter Florence Voigt at 2109 14th street. Also visiting are Miss Ida Derendinger and Miss Rose Derendinger of 1725 15th street. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bragonier from Fort Madison and their daughter Carol who will return home Sunday.
Donald Mayenschein son of Mr and Mrs Adam Mayenschein of 1802 16th Avenue is stationed with the 97th anti aircraft artillery group as a gun commander at Okinawa since April 24.
Dr L A Moore attends the Wisconsin Knights Templar grand conclave in Madison today and tomorrow. Sunday morning he and Mrs Moore plan a flight to Philadelphia for a three week visit with their daughter Mrs John F Towle and family.
Henry Kramer of route 2 Monroe was listed in very good condition at St. Clare hospital after cutting his right arm above the elbow when he was thrown from a seat on a traction mower into the blades of a hay mower on Wednesday.
Marshall L. Peterson attends the Wisconsin Bar Association meeting today at Elkhart Lake in Sheboygan.
A car driven by Frank D. Melville and a 1949 Green County Fast Freight Co pickup driven by O L Hare were damaged in a collision at 9 06 p m yesterday at the 9th street and 11th avenue intersection when Melville appeared confused by traffic signs and turned in front of Hare.
Attorney General Tom Clark ordered a full Justice Department field investigation into recent night rider violence in Alabama. The inquiry cites alleged involvement by Ku Klux Klan members. A congressional committee also set public hearings before a House Judiciary subcommittee with Clarke Stallworth and Clarence Lake among the first witnesses.
The senate considered amendments and rulings on liquor taxes and property bonds. A bill to exempt liquor floor stock from personal property tax was questioned for constitutionality. Another bill to deny dry communities state liquor tax shares also faced a ruling. Provisions included three compartment sinks for taverns, bonds for dairy plants, residency rules for police chiefs, and a $250 appropriation to Arthur Luebke for nets seized by the conservation department.
William Fike was sentenced to life in prison for the slaying of Madison attorney Herbert Siggelko. Circuit Judge Bruce Beilfuss called the 47 year old ex convict dangerous to society after Fike pled guilty to first degree murder for the May 26 beating death near New Lisbon of the 76 year old attorney.
An advertising balloon aloft in Chicago snapped its mooring during 33 mph winds and drifted 140 miles to Elkhart Indiana where an Illinois National Guard pilot shot it down. The 38 foot sausage shaped balloon broke its steel cable in the gusts before its descent. Try Times Want Ads.
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