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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1947
Page
8
Mostly cloudy with occasional or thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Cooler conditions expected in the north and west central portions as markets respond to changing weather patterns.
Real estate transfers show Percy Lichtenwalner selling lots 42 and 43 and parts of 40 and 41 in Prospect Heights Monroe to Adolph Roelli. Marriage licenses issued include James Franklin Kraus and Olga Wohlfromm of York township. Nolty of Spring Grove township and Alice Marie Swenson of Brodhead listed for nuptials. Death notices include Mrs Charles R Shepley age 89 of Brownsville, Mrs Alvin Buholzer of route 3 with a son, Mrs Alvin Moritz of 1506% 11 street with a son, and Mr and Mrs Raymond Inderland of route 4 with a daughter, all noted June 27.
List of patients by department and address includes Mrs Robert Nafzger Argyle Mrs Herbert Stauffacher 2010 12th Street Erling Alving Beloit and Joseph Riedweg 1803 11th Street Mrs Ben Knouse Route 3 Frank Grenzow Juda Tonsillectomy James Moe South Wayne with dismissals including Frank Mangricina Mrs Mereland Chesebro and son Mrs Conrad Leverton and son and others such as Mrs Gilman Lundee and daughter Mrs Herbert Goecks and daughter Mrs Edward Ensch and son Mrs Elmer Taffen Mrs Earl Schwend Judith and Janice Huber Janet Porterfield Barbara Schultz Ronald Disch Diana Weeks and Mrs Simon Anderson
The House Merchant Marine Committee opened hearings on a bill by Chairman Weichel to curb gasoline and petroleum exports. The measure would forbid exports unless the war and navy departments certify no impact on national consumption. The committee questions why oil is sent to the Soviet Union and other nations amid domestic rationing talk.
Funeral services for H. Merton Place manager of the local gas utility will be held at 1 30 p m tomorrow at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with Dr Carroll Hill Milton College president officiating Burial will be at Milton Albert Borchers of Chicago husband of Carolyn Ryat Monroe died Tuesday at Billings hospital Chicago and funeral rites were held there today with burial in Milwaukee He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Dr. Felix Hughes at Kennedy Hospital performed a four hour thoracic surgery on Johnnie Bridges to treat constrictive pericarditis. He opened Bridges’ chest and peeled away the leathery outer tissue around the heart to relieve pressure.
The assembly sent a banking regulation measure for final approval, targeting small loan company operations. In separate action, the lower house reimbursed Marinette fishermen Myril Brix $630 and Mullens $945 for legally confiscated property in Green Bay waters in November 1943. The senate also approved a two year stay for state game wardens in the existing system, with wardens increasing pension contributions from three to seven percent.
President Truman warns industrial strife risks economic dislocation and world peace. Government officials assess coal stockpiles as near critical due to a looming strike. Production totals for June and year-to-date show substantial gains, but idle workers and plant cutbacks signal widespread fuel shortages and potential rail disruptions nationwide.
Personal notices list a rummage sale scheduled for Saturday June 28 at 9 am in Moose Hall hosted by St Andrews Guild. The item advertises 10-cent scratch pads at The Times office and notes several social visits and travels among local residents including Mrs Mary Nalan Edgerton Mrs Arnold Widmer New Glarus Miss Mazie Winger and others visiting relatives or staying with family in Argyle Whitewater Madison Racine and Dubuque.
A jumble of names shows residents and guests visiting Monroe and nearby towns. Mrs Curtis Stauffacher and others from Argyle, Madison, Darlington, Rockford, Mitchell and Milwaukee were noted in calls and visits across the area.
Miss Emilie Mueller daughter of Mr and Mrs Reinhard Mueller 1202 10th street enrolls in the Prospect Hall secretarial school for girls in Milwaukee. She will begin studies at the start of the fall term in September. A doe was sighted yesterday morning four miles south of Monroe near the Advance cheese factory by Marion Ellefson crossing the highway in front of Ellefson s car. Dr Robert McNair Mitchell son of Dr and Mrs E J Mitchell has been certified by the American board of obstetrics and gynecology and is practicing in Philadelphia PA.
T/Sgt Charlotte Young is transferred from Fort Ord to Presidio San Francisco with a WAC detachment. Gen Mark Clark spoke at parade noting he read an editorial claiming he was sent to Presidio and the 6th Army but affirmed it as a happy assignment. The general appeared youthful to be a four star. Kathleen Steinmann spends the week in Monticello for a sorority meet.
Members of the Richland Homemakers club and their families will hold a picnic dinner Sunday at Krape Park in Freeport. A separate report notes Ozora E. Wickersham escaped injury when his portable mill truck left a county trunk near Calvary Cemetery, damaging a guard post and ending in a ditch after the front wheels locked on a curve. Also, New Glarus reports a study in Mexico planned by Paul Streiff and his wife, anthropology majors at the University of Michigan, spending time near Mexico City and planning colored classroom pictures.
Announcement from Byron Illinois reports the engagement of Colleen Cain daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Cain Byron to Marvin E Hevrin son of Mrs Gertrude Hevrin formerly Albany residents The wedding is set for 1 oclock tomorrow at the United Church of Byron Attendants will be Evelyn Cain Byron and Russell Neuenschwander Monroe The bride to be is a 1947 graduate of Byron Community High School.
Mr Herrin, a Albany native and two year army veteran who spent seven months in Germany, is now employed in the cabinet division of the Free Sewing Machine Company in Rockford. The couple will reside at 84 Congress Drive, Rockford.
Thursday evening the bridge club met at 1904 8th street hosted by Mrs R J Grode for card play and refreshments. Honors went to Miss Nell Burgi Mrs C E Baumle and Mrs W B Gnagi. The next meeting will be at Mrs Fred L Kohli’s home in two weeks.
Gebhard Hausers and Mrs. Hauser plan a Chicago to Geneva trip from July 16 to September 30. He will visit four brothers and three sisters near St Gallen. she will see an aunt and cousin in Switzerland. They expect a Turnfest picnic in Berne on July 27 with Monroe connections. During their absence Claude Eley will run the Hauser tavern. the sale occurred at the start of the year.
Clarno 4-H club held an ice cream social at West Clarno school with a varied program. Three plays were presented and 4-H members sang.Participants included Yvonne Amman Rosemarye Koch Donna Lee Signer Alice Clark Betty Wuetrich Kay Blumer Carol Clark Carol Priewe Yolanda Signer Marian Busjahn Marcene Busjahn Jo Ann Schroeder Evelyn Hartwig Ruth Discher Eugene Matzke Virgil Pick William Pick Andy Hartwig Glen Frautschy. Mrs. Robert Blumer directed the program with Signer delivering the talk that won the county safety speaking contest junior division. Schroeder played Tumble Weed at a festival in May. A stray historical note on Ralph Lane and felting appears amid the program.
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