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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1950
Page
8
Partly cloudy windy and cold with snow flurries in north and east portions tonight and Thursday. Low tonight 0 to 10 below, northwest 0 to 10 above southeast. High Thursday 6 to 15 northwest 15 to 22 south. Yesterday's high 34, lowest 10. Warmest US location Brownsville Texas 82, coldest Eastport New York 6. Sunrise 6:38, sunset 5:49.
Real estate transfers recorded: Wester M Jolson transfers N 30 ft of W 32 ft of Lot 3, Block 32, Rattan's add, Monroe. Charles Walker transfers Lot 1, Block 5, Andrick's add, Monroe, to Roycie Foulker. Je L Pagel transfers part Outlet 30, Section 34, Monroe. Granville Lewis transfers land, Section 26, Washington township to John Bauman.
County Court Judge Harold J. Lampoley sentences Edward Fisher, last employed near Gratiot, for contempt of court. Fisher receives six months in county jail, ordered to pay $472 back support, fined $300, plus court costs. Deaths listed include Mrs J L Graham aged 8 in Warren and Mrs Leona Latham aged 82 in Brodhead along with several wedding and birth notices for Brodhead and Darlington families detailing births in March and February.
St Clare Hospital Medical lists William George Durtschi Warren Irving G Newman Jr Juda Mrs Jesse Newcomer. Surgical Casper Portman 11d 19th Street Mrs Fred Augsburger 2013 16th Avenue. Dismissals Mrs Raymond Blumer and daughter Joseph Milz Mrs Raymond Sherman and daughter Maurice Gren zow Stephen Allen Wuetrich Judy Ann Rothenbuebler.
Mrs. R. J. Douglas of Juda presides at Eau Claire over the Associated Women of Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation third rural urban conference. Theme Wisconsin Rural-Urban Women Take Inventory. She opened the meeting at 10 a.m. with a talk on Purpose of Meeting.
Edward Fisher was sentenced to county jail under the Huber law for contempt of court by Judge Harold J. Lamboley in Green county court. Abandonment charges were dismissed on motion. Fisher must pay $472 back support and a $300 fine plus costs. he will be employed days if work is found and spend nights and weekends in jail with all earnings directed to support and costs.
Supt. E O Evans notes many unclaimed items in the Monroe High School lost and found include pens, scarves, caps, a red cardigan, a pocket watch, and two standout pieces a black slip and a black net skirt. Coal shortages affect Green County meetings and a milk program moves from Karlen hall to Casino hall due to heating decisions. A Brodhead Civics Club meeting is canceled.
Civil aeronautics authority radio technician at Truaxfield conducted another in a series of aircraft radio courses at the Badger airport lounge last evening. Classes held the last Tuesday of each month are open to all pilots and interested persons. At the March 28 class Beyersdorf will have equipment to simulate contact with radio towers and radio range stations. About one third of the aircraft at Badger field are equipped with radios, said Gilbert T. Baltzer, operator.
The Green County Normal school board met yesterday at the county superintendent of schools office. Members include J. R. Schesser of Albany Fred J. Bolender of Monroe and the principal Otto W. Lund.
Personal mentions list residents and visitors in Monroe area including Robert Blumer Monticello Charles Clark Durand Mrs Jean Prine Gratiot Garrett Kooreman Monticello Harold DeNure South Wayne Monroe business callers Mr and Mrs Edwin Schlittler near Monticello James Young Delavan began work at National Tea store Mrs Young and child relocating William A Vinter James Maples Manitowoc Vinton Construction Co in Monroe George Sopko former employee in Florida visit
A March 15 deadline is announced for farmers to join the 1950 agricultural conservation program. Fred H. Hahlen, chairman of the production and marketing association, urges contacting a community committeeman or county office in Monroe before the deadline. If a landlord or tenant gains an interest after February 15, 1950, they may sign a farm plan within 30 days of acquiring the interest.
County board of supervisors terms expire at the April election and an organization meeting is set for April 18. Clarence W. Loveland of Washington township is the current chairman with F. F. Hartwig as vice chairman. The board will fix salaries for Green county elective officials who will run in the September primary. A committee studied the feasibility of placing the county radio and highway police departments under the sheriff. Committees will hold at least one meeting before board time.
Monticello businessman Francis H. Kubly 35 died Saturday with services at Zwingli church conducted by Rev A R Achtemeier and burial in Highland cemetery. Pallbearers named. Sheridan C Parsons 78 died Sunday at his Martintown home and his services were at Hanson funeral home with burial in Eastman cemetery. He was a lifelong carpenter and active Martintown Community Church member. married Lucy Webster in 1894 at South Wayne.
Frost and thaw have badly damaged county blacktop, with the E Albany to Brodhead trunk on the east riverbank and sections of highway 59 east of Monroe breaking through. Crews have been patching for weeks as winter’s thaw persists.
The NBCN program tonight at 7 features former Monroe resident Lawrence Courtney. Ada Gilbert of Orangeville fractures her right hip in a fall at home Monday. Infant Patricia Ann Wenger, daughter of Mr and Mrs LaVern Wenger of Davis Illinois, born Sunday. David Taylor of Freeport to speak at Kiwanis luncheon in Monroe hotel with committees on youth work and underprivileged children.
Ashland Daily Press editor John B Chapple asked Attorney General Thomas E Fairchild for a ruling on withholding police accident reports. Chapple, backed by several newspaper groups, criticized Police Chief E J Hennell for withholding the official report after an editorial critiqued the chief over his car's involvement in the accident.
A flour market pickup and a belief that wheat supplies in the free market may thin ahead of the new crop sparked an upturn in bread and cereal on the board of trade today. Other cereals held a firm tone but did not match wheat and soybean gains. In 1900 the United States had only 8,000 automobiles.
Number 2 continues with a series of moves among residents. Everett Wild and daughter Victoria relocate from veterans housing to the Springbergs home. Thomas Casey sells 1805 16th Avenue and plans a new residence at 1716 2st Avenue. Kenneth Reed family moves from 703 21st Street to a farm south of Twin Grove. Charles Walker sells 2305 15th Avenue to Roycie Foulker and moves to 715 11th Street. Frederick Teuscher and son move from 1916 12th Street to Route 2 Orangeville. Alden Hawthorne and his wife take their vacated home. Henry Bauman family moves from 2320 13th Street to 1315 25th Avenue. Fred Stettler buys the Baumans’ vacated home.
Darlington attorney John Boyle was re elected chairman of the Lafayette County Democratic Organizing Committee at a meeting in the courthouse. William McCarville was noted in the report.
Jdale area farmer elected vice chairman. Officers re elected were Elizabeth Walker Darlington secretary and Mayeraul McGettigan Darlington treasurer. J D Semrad Sauk City was the main speaker explaining the Brannan farm plan advantages over the federal program.
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