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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1950
Page
6
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered showers northwest. Saturday brief showers and cool. Low tonight 45 to 50. High Saturday 60 to 65 north 70 to 75 south. Since yesterday 1 pm high 72 low 58. Warmest US location yesterday Phoenix Arizona 114 deg. coldest Sault Ste Marie Michigan 43. Sunrise 4 25 sunset 7 42.
Doris Mae Colden of Hollandale and Orville Lawrence Plantikow of Monroe have been issued marriage licenses. The record notes both individuals as applicants.
Mrs. Herman E. Dittmer, aged 41, of 1320 20th Street died recently. Funeral arrangements were pending with local undertakers.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kleck ner of McConnell welcomed a daughter on June 29. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Field of Orangeville welcomed a son on June 30. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Kohlhagen of 1724 7th Avenue welcomed a son on June 30.
St. Clare Hospital in Casper Yaun New Glarus lists patients and surgical cases including M 1 Edward Walter Clifford Gile Walter Weber and others. Dismissals include Mrs Jacob Elmer Mrs Emil Schultz Mrs Laurel Lockman and relatives and staff such as Dr Bert W Caldwell and Ralph Figi.
A homing pigeon was trapped at the John A. Eley residence at 2411 11th Street. The bird approached the door and was taken on the porch. A leg band note is unreadable with only the letters ROE and rs deciphered.
Green Bay hires Clark Shaughnessy as an assistant coach for an indefinite period. Head Coach Gene Ronzani expects him to stay at least until September 1. Shaughnessy is renowned as a top T formation tactician and will help plan strategy for the upcoming season.
District Three No 3 Monticello Mt Pleasant and Washington will hold their annual meeting on Monday July 10 to conduct annual business and elect officers in the village.
Ralph Beck has taken a job in Beloit Iron Works engineering department. He and his family will relocate once suitable living quarters are found.
At 11:15 this morning a truck driver Edward J Doyle of Monroe Ready Mix Co prevented a tragedy when a seven year old cyclist Anita Blackbourn toppled in front of his eastbound truck at the 9th Street and 16th Avenue corner. Witnesses say the girl veered into the path without warning and Doyle braked hard, avoiding contact. Anita, unhurt, rode home after Doyle offered assistance which she declined.
Murray faced high court in a case on failing to report expenditures while lobbying in 1949. The Madison ordinance requiring all fluid milk sold there to be pasteurized within five miles was upheld after Dean Milk Co. appealed from Circuit Judge Reis. The Illinois firm was denied a permit to sell Madison milk produced in Illinois.
The passage notes U S forces in the Ryukyu islands and Philippines with 8000 more in Hawaii. President Truman acted on Gen MacArthur recommendations after a defense report on Korea. A cabinet congress session included Acheson Johnson the joint chiefs and Harriman, joined later by Defense and legislative leaders from both parties.
The Illinois legislature passed a bill allowing cities to extend federal rent controls for six additional months after December 31. The House approved the measure 121 to 1 in concurrence with Senate amendments, sending it to Governor Stevenson for signature. Cities must decide by September 1 whether to seek the extension.
Personal mentions list residents from Juda Freeport Pecatonica and Albany visiting Monroe. Several callers travel from Niagara Milwaukee Madison and Pomona California while local clubs and events are noted. A pheasant pen workday at County Radio Station is announced by Green County Red and Gun Club.
Thirty members of the Juda Jolly Juniors toured Wednesday visiting 18 4-H homes and viewing club projects. Residents listed include Harvey Andrews Kay and Arthur Carter Nancy Bridge Jerry Waelti Zola Lucky Joan Hazeltine Nathan Hartwig Edwin Schindler Judy and Jerry LaBorde Robert Kohler Grace Grenzow Jerry Jordan Shirley Stoneback Beverly Harlan Dorothy and Donald Torkelson Iris and Lowell Ludwig Nola Siedschlag Edwin Chambers and Frederick Harlan and Delores Feldt. Monday night the club will meet with Iris and Lowell Ludwig. Kittenball may be played before the meeting if the members arrive early.
John Backe of Rockford visits with his parents Mr and Mrs John Backe. Mrs Carl Musebeck of Knoxville Tenn visits her parents Mr and Mrs George Goetz this week. Carl W Musebeck and Mary Ellen with Carl William from Lexington Ky join for weekend and July 4 holiday in Knoxville and Knoxville area.
The New York stock market stayed near its early gains despite a mid day selling burst after news that U S ground troops were ordered into Korea. Prices dipped briefly but recovered with some leaders advancing. overall gains reached about three dollars a share as ticker tape lagged in noon trading and total turnover approached 2.7 million shares.
Rock Island district announces all locks and dams between Minneapolis and St Louis closed to the public for security. Col. R L Dean says the visitor ban remains until further notice. River navigation remains unaffected.
Funeral services for John Roethlisberger Sr. 74 were conducted at 2 p m in the Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev. Paul C Kehle officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery with pallbearers from Concordia Lodge IOOF.
Wendell Jackson son of the John Jacksons was transferred from Stevens Point to Los Angeles to represent Mutual Hardware Insurance Co. The Jackson family visited over the weekend with his parents while en route to the west coast.
Frederick G. Stauffacher of 1421 22nd avenue has been named a Danforth foundation summer fellow from Wisconsin. The program selects 50 students from states Hawaii Canada for an all expense trip including agriculture plant tours and leadership camp. He earns the Borden award in agriculture and is a UW Madison College of Agriculture student started in 1947.
The senate approved a foreign arms aid program totaling 1.2225 billion dollars with 16 million for South Korea and the Philippines. The 66 to 0 vote sends the measure to the house amid international tension, continuing President Truman's program to bolster free nations against communist aggression, with 1 billion allocated to Western Europe.
Casper Yaun, 63, of New Glarus area, suffered a skull fracture but is not in serious condition at St. Clare hospital after falling down a hay chute at his farm last evening. Arleigh Waage of Argyle sustained non serious injuries when bricks fell on him at the hospital addition and was treated by a physician.
Frank Allen, 38, commanding general of the 66th fighter wing of the air national guard, was injured last night in an automobile crash. He leads air guard units in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri.
The mangled bodies of two women were found on Northwest crash beaches in Lake Michigan near South Haven Michigan, believed to be victims of last Saturday's air disaster.
Mr and Mrs James J Quinn of Monroe and Mrs Caroline Larson and J S Larson of Wiota travel to Madison to attend the funeral of Ralph E Larson the Larsons nephew.
Mrs Magna Strom of Askim Norway visits Monroe staying with Mr and Mrs John Backe. A cousin of Mr Backe she owns Askim's largest women s apparel store. She arrived aboard the Oslofjord and called on Westwood Mass friends before Monroe.
Duane and wife name their daughter born June 24 at St. Clare Monroe. Fred Winger and Merlyn Chapman are grandparents. Darrell Penniston couple name their daughter Beth Ann born June 13 at St. Clare hospital.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Hefty Beloit announce the birth of a son named John A born yesterday at Beloit Municipal hospital. The baby is named in honor of Mr. Hefty's late father. Mrs. Hefty, Carolyn Welton, was a nurse at St. Clare hospital. Dr. Hefty is a dentist.
Painters began work today to redecorate the First National bank lobby. The ceiling will be lowered with a sierra tan color while the rest of the lobby is finished in a near white.
Thirty seven nurse aides at St. Clare Hospital will switch from white dresses to blue uniforms this summer in compliance with the new state law. The move reflects state standards for professional attire in hospitals and aims to standardize appearance across staff.
J H Schwaiger represented St Andrew's Episcopal church at a Milwaukee diocese laymen meeting last evening. He was joined by his son William for the event in Milwaukee.
The Green county school committee schedules its next meeting for Friday evening July 7 in the courthouse.
The condition of Mrs. Bruce B. Helland of Juda near St. Clare hospital is reported as a little better. She is receiving cortisone in an attempt to induce remission of a disseminated erythematous disease described as a rare form, with the family stating improved signs.
David Wyss, son of Mr and Mrs Walter R Wyss, found an albino sparrow today near the machine shed. The bird was cared for in a ventilated cardboard box at the National Team store, drawing considerable attention from observers.
Three normal young sparrows were found in the nest with the albino. Mr Wyss, manager of the National Tea store, plans to secure a bird cage before the albino learns to fly.
A strike by 1,800 AFL coal yard workers and drivers froze most coal movements in Milwaukee. It stopped work at 11 docks, 12 rail yards and about 275 dealers, though fuel reached hospitals and the water works. The steamer Pioneer remained half unloaded as port officials advised diverting coal to other ports.
Far East air force announced destruction of 15 North Korean tanks in American strafing operations. A communique said 161 sorties were flown including a third B 29 raid. Two hostile aircraft were destroyed and targets along the Han River near Seoul were heavily damaged.
Sparta Republican Alex Nicol withdraws from the race for Assembly speaker and will not seek a seventh term. He offered no reasons. Nicol, first elected in 1938 as a progressive, had pursued the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor but the convention backed incumbent George Smith. Other GOP hopefuls are Earl Hall Frank C Mitchell and Roland Vieth.
An 18 year old Onalaska youth, Robert Orr, was killed when his car collided almost head on with a gasoline tank truck. The vehicle was driven by Keith Holte, 18, also of Onalaska.
Wisconsin has grown from 30 cheese factories in 1865 to producing over 525 million pounds annually. The state supplied 58 percent of US cheese receipts in 1948, and a Brodhead factory explosion prompted local fire response. A mobile dairy laboratory will inspect milk supplies, test pasteurization, and visit farms and plants this season under M. H. Ford and W. W. Howley.
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