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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
8
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with scattered thunderstorms. Temperature steady since yesterday with highs near 90 and low around 67. Yesterday’s records show Yuma Arizona the warmest at 108 and Helena Montana the coldest. Barometer readings were 29.69 at 2 am and 29.68 at 2 pm.
Real estate transfers include Herman D. Fritz to John J. Burkhard for parcel outlets 89 and Emma Jones to Homer Shelton for iks 210 and 211. Elizabeth Zweifel to Davis Per rot transfers land in Brooklyn two.
In New Glarus Ian McFadden son born June 27 to Mr and Mrs Laverne Kennemedy Dertington daughter named J Mr and Mrs Orton Sherven Horeb report son born June 26.
The St Clare Hospital lists a series of patients by name and department including Raymond John Bieri Monroe route 5 Munard Simonson Beloit John Hoffman South Wayne John Due Woodford Gerald Gille Darlington Betty Pinnow Brod Mardelle Monticello Curt Freitag Mrs William Roddick 1503 6th street John Meyers 723 16th avenue Mrs William A Schuetze 1817 Bth street Mrs Peter Hasler 2461 11th avenue Charles Allen Sterling and dismissals Everett Fowler James Ross Ronald Martin Shirley Butta Eugene and Paul Nelson Mrs George and son Mrs William Buehl and infant Wyss girl.
Dr Eugen Dietschi a Basle parliament member and aviation expert met Emil van Arx a farmer near Argyle in New Glarus renewing school days memories from Olten after more than 30 years. He also met Ed Reinert a Swiss native now in Columbus Wisconsin. Dietschi commands an anti aircraft regiment and has taken balloon flights and flown in Gordon Bennett expeditions.
Monroe all star softball players from Major league clubs meet Noeske Brothers nine, Freeport, at 9 pm Friday at Recreation Park. Preliminary Minor league game features Martin Appliance vs Kundert Sand Oilers.
A reflective piece on the League of Nations with its Geneva complex at Lake Geneva, now largely empty as world peace falters. The lone surviving peacock becomes a somber symbol while former officials recount the buildings’ brief wartime use and the shift to United Nations duties.
Local notes list callers shoppers and visitors from Argyle Milwaukee Des Moines and Chicago as well as trips to Madison Monroe and Rockford. Names include James Tschudy Alice Minder Glen Westerman and Miss Ila Sauter with several families and servicemen noted.
Roy Riese of Freeport and Mrs. Sam Ashman Beloit are in town on business while many residents visit relatives and attend errands. Roads, fishing trips, summer visits, and a Farm Roundup segment in Madison are noted plus a motor stolen from Lawrence Sharer of Monroe.
The Times notes Sonja Lou Gutta mer of Mills township was left off the rural pupils with perfect attendance for the 1945 46 school year. Mrs. Robert E. Lageson flies from Madison to visit Barboursville mother Mrs. G Haney then to Washington and back Sunday. Kiwanis at Monroe hotel viewed two films on rubber and cotton industries.
President Truman says the famine relief program shows its impact as housewives struggle to buy bread. He cites the loaf not bought as meaning more aid needed for hungry children overseas, framing the crisis as ongoing. Birthday note: Louis G. Schuetze's birthday recognized.
Livestock market shows hogs and cattle steady to weak with hogs at 14.85 top settled. calves and steers mixed. cattle shipments around 20 loads with finished heifers at 18.00 and bulk 16.50 to 18.00. Sheep with lambs steady to lower. ewes 8.50 to 8.75. Chicago grain notes oats gains on strong cotton and OPA news. rains in western Canada. U.S. stock rally led by steels and rail shares. notable gains in National Distillers and other major firms. cotton trends up after early hesitation.
M Sgt Paul E Baltzer son of Mr and Mrs Paul Baltzer received discharge yesterday at Pt Sheridan after 18 months in the European theater. He wears the Purple Heart Good Conduct medal certificate of merit two bronze service stars Fourragere unit citation and Victory ribbon. His parents met him at Ft Sheridan and accompanied him home.
Paul E Hastings 16 of Winslow Illinois died yesterday morning from a light truck crash near Martintown Monday night. Funeral services are at 2 pm Friday at Burlington Funeral Home Orangeville and at 2 30 pm at Winslow Methodist Church with Rev. John Beck officiating. He was born April 1 1930 in Winslow, son of Frederick and unknown Hastings. He attended Winslow High School and would have been a junior this fall. Surviving are his parents two sisters Jean and Linda and two brothers Robert and Richard, all at home.
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