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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1954
Page
8
Considerable cloudiness with showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight. Wednesday mostly cloudy with scattered showers and cooler. Low tonight 54 to 58 northwest and 60 to 66 southeast. High Wednesday 62 to 68 northwest and 68 to 78 southeast. Southeasterly winds 15 mph this afternoon increasing to 20 mph tonight and shifting to west to northwest by Wednesday.
Since yesterday at 1 pm the high reached 89 and low 70. A year ago today the high was 87 and the low 63. Precipitation measured at .03 inches. Barometer stood at 29.62 in at 1 am and 29.60 at 1 pm. Warmest city Memphis Tennessee with 104 and coldest Sault Ste Marie Michigan at 48. Sunrise was 4 24 and sunset 7 42.
George Stenersen and wife transfer parcel in section 36 Decatur Township to Samuel A. Cutts and wife in a real estate transfer record.
Judge Marshall L. Peterson Curtis B. Eithan, Madison, for feited $5 and costs for driving without a license. Emil Steindorf, Albany, fined $5 and costs for permitting an unauthorized minor to operate a motor vehicle. State traffic.
Walter Neuenschwander, 50, Route 1, Juda, charged by Monroe police with speeding. Fined $12 and costs.
Ernest Busjahn age 58 of 2308 14th avenue died recently. Funeral arrangements pending with family seeking prayers and support.
Mr and Mrs Burton Davis of Brodhead welcome a daughter with a June birth noted for the family. Mr and Mrs Robert Schuler of 13th Avenue report a June daughter birth, with details awaiting completion.
A compiled roster shows patients under care or recently discharged across multiple locations including St. Clare Hospital Medical Rock City Orangeville Beloit Stockton Ridgeway Juda Chicago and Beloit with names such as Maurice Place Harvey Frauts chy Knut son Glindin ning Riese Bonnet Elmer Dent Ihm Inder gand Oswald Daly Holtstreter Stauffach Frank Matthes Pinnow Weber Beckman Smith and others to note.
Keith A. Sparr assistant manager of the J C Penney Co store is transferred to the Milwaukee branch. He will depart for Milwaukee July 6 with his family remaining here until living quarters are arranged.
Mrs Myrtle Webb and Miss Bernadine Gunderman home agents will be in their office on July 2 6 and 7 to assist homemaker and 4 H groups with sewing problems on clothing and home furnishing projects.
Annual reports of the district school clerks in Green County are due in the county superintendent's office before July 15. H. T. James, director of aids for the state Department of Public Instruction, spoke last night at a meeting in the Courthouse about the importance and handling of the reports.
Mrs. Cecil McCreedy of Albany served as hostess to a meeting of district directors and county chairmen of the First District Federation of Woman's Clubs. The gathering focused on federation activities and local club leadership roles.
Sunday night installation of officers for all American Legion posts and auxiliaries in Green County was held in the high school gymnasium. Speakers included state commander Gordon Roseleip and county commander Frank Heinzelman with several district leaders contributing remarks.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars in Turner hall voted to buy 24 flag kits to serve each Cub Scout den in the city. Richard H. Bahr, a VFW member and Cubmaster, led the request and will oversee a fall presentation with T. J. Burgy Jr., Edward J. Doyle, and Alois Beer handling the upcoming display.
Harry B. Lyford of Chevy Chase Maryland former editor of The Evening Times spends a few days with Mr and Mrs E A Ninneman. His sister Miss Carrie A Lyford died last week in Chevy Chase. Burial rites were in the family lot at Rock Island Illinois. Lyford to leave Thursday for Chicago. This is the first Lyford child death after a lengthy illness from a heart condition.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Anna Streich 78 of 1847 Spahn Avenue Madison who died Saturday in a Wyocena hospital. Rev Paul C Kehle officiated at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers named Frauchiger Powell and Hanson.
Funeral services for Mrs Everett Colbeck Darlington age 62 were conducted today at Sharer funeral home with Rev F J Parkyn of Wardsville Methodist church officiating. Burial followed at Union Grove cemetery.
Services for Ben Dammen of 211 N Parker Drive who hanged himself Saturday were conducted today at Overton Funeral Home with Rev H C Kimmel of First Congregational Church officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery Brodhead.
A compilation of social notes lists W G Johnson of Chicago as a caller in Monroe, Ruth Marie Meier of Janesville visiting, and several other residents from Dixon Montello Dixon Harvard Madison Juda and Blanchardville making calls or traveling. It also notes funeral attendance for Guy Faubel of Freeport and extended visits at Puka way Lake near Montello.
Sheriff Lawrence James investigates three break ins in Darlington area. Bernard Luciana reports $40 stolen from Fayette store between 7 and 10 30 p m Sunday. Police report additional thefts of $30 from Lamont general store and several dollars in pennies from Johnson garage in Argyle.
Milwaukee Mrs. Dorothy Jean Trammell 31 mother of four was killed when she was thrown from a car that collided with another vehicle at a street intersection.
Mr and Mrs C J Hasse will travel to Madison tonight to greet their daughter Mary Jane arriving by plane from Newark New Jersey. Mary Jane recently flew east to visit friends and attend Linden high school commencement after eight years in Linden schools prior to moving to Monroe. Tornadoes contributed to 1100 US deaths in accidents in the first half of 1953.
Miss Beverly Putnam announces the first all-girl elephant safari, a 49 day trip starting Sept 10 costing 3120 dollars plus a 214 dollar elephant license. The party will include 14 women aged 27 to 60 with guns or cameras and a native chef offering antelope soup and gazelle barbecue.
Rus residents report that U S amateur radio broadcasts have been picked up by local listeners. The notice notes signals and reception details from national stations, with operators sharing listening tips and equipment settings.
Clyde L. Powell former top FHA official refuses to answer questions from the Senate banking committee amid probes into windfall profits for builders and government backed housing projects. Powell cites constitutional protection against self incrimination. He was fired in April and is under Justice Department investigation. Senator Byrd calls him a key official in reports of property over evaluations and large windfalls. Byrd notes Powell's gambling losses drew FBI attention.
Ludlow Memorial Library will adjust hours in July and August. Librarian Mrs Nellie W Kohli says the library will be closed Tuesday Thursday and Friday evenings for both months. Day schedule remains the same as the regular schedule.
Carl Lachmund treasurer and Robert Freidel bank cashier were ordered to testify in a John Doe hearing in Justice Court late today regarding financing of the Joe Mus Go Club.
President David J. McDonald of the CIO United Steelworkers is expected to urge acceptance of a new contract proposed by U S Steel Corporation, according to a source close to the talks.
Churchill urges a patient cool examination of Soviet intentions to avoid a ruinous war. He rejects distrustful U S opinions and hints Britain favors delaying a Southeast Asia security pact until after French peace talks with the Communists conclude next month.
Negotiations between Kohler Co and the CIO United Auto Workers to end the strike that began April 3 were halted as Lyman C. Conger cited acts of vandalism in Sheboygan and nearby areas. UAW CIO region 10 director Harvey Kitzman rejected the vandalism charges and blamed the company. An international UAW-CIO representative waived preliminary hearing in Justice Court on assault charges against a non striking Kohler employee.
Daily classified listings feature a mix of discounted items from local sellers. Readers can find bargains on furniture appliances and household goods across multiple sections with pricing often negotiable.
About 6,406,000 cars and trucks were on U S farms in 1950, reflecting growing agricultural mechanization and the shift from horse power to motor transport across rural areas.
Francis X. P. Crowley, among nine cited for contempt for dodging House Un American Activities Committee, reversed his stance and testified freely. The 28 year old New Yorker and former Michigan student described his past Red activity in New York Boston and Ann Arbor and said a Catholic priest urged him to tell the full story. He testified he campaigned for Communist endorsed candidates in those cities and later joined the Ralph Neafus Club at Michigan before resuming studies. He explained his previous refusal to cooperate to protect others from social or economic damage and said he has had no party ties since leaving Michigan in 1950 and has abandoned his communist beliefs.
The Senate approved and sent to President Eisenhower a bill extending the 20 year old Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act to June 12, 1955.
In North Dakota a light turnout was predicted as two GOP factions faced off in the primary. Gov Norman Brunsdale sought a third term under the Republican Organizing Committee label while Wallace Warner backed by the Non Partisan League competed Against him. Warner is a former state attorney general. The Democratic slate without contests listed P W Lanier and Raymond G Wendsel for congressional posts and Cornelius By mers for governor.
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia arrived at Harkness Pavilion, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, for a routine medical checkup. A spokesman said he enjoys excellent health and plans to use the city’s facilities. he turns 62 on July 23.
The Mainichi reports Japan is pursuing an unannounced five year plan to expand its air force to 1300 aircraft, including 525 Sabre jets. The move reflects increased military expansion in the region.
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