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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1950

Page

3

Braille Story Inspires Universalist Group Meeting

Universalist Aid members hear Rock City man C Schofield describe training for seeing eye dogs at a Morristown school and share life as a blind operator. His dog Patience, a German Shepherd, obeys swiftly as Mrs. MacMartin reports on rural China welfare. Brownies and leaders attend, luncheon follows.

C. Schofield Rock City Universalst Aid Schofield Morristown N. J Patience Sam A. Rubi Howard E. Counsel China the Universalist Church John E. MacMartin Mmes Edward C. Einbeck John A. Becker May L. Luchsinger L. S. Wagner Olive G. Wilmet

Three Local UW Students In Concert Sunday

University of Wisconsin will appear with the university men s and women s glee clubs tomorrow evening at 8 o clock in the Memorial Union. An ensemble of two French horns and two harps will accompany both groups Ada Dobbs is one of the hornists Edwin Andereck and Dan Courtney are members of the men s chorus.

University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Ada Dobbs William L. Dobbs 17Th Street Edwin Andereck John E. Andereck 16Th Avenue Dan E. Courtney William A. Trickel

Milwaukee Probe Jury Calls Five Aldermen

Five Milwaukee aldermen were ordered to appear next week before the county grand jury probing misconduct by public officials. Three are on the common council license committee and their clerk must bring license records. Former Alderman Albert J. Krause resigned January 10 amid ties to the communalitie project and Krause’s city employment records were subpoenaed.

milWaukee Milwaukee County Grand Jury Common Council Albert J. Krause Council thip_communaltie wat Herbert W. Cornell City Service Commission Krause Department of Public Works

Defendant Awarded $3,000 in False Imprisonment Case

Lass Hotzel 23, formerly of Crivitz and now in Chicago, won $3,000 in damages from a circuit court for false imprisonment and humilities after an altercation on a Milwaukee Road train last year. Defendants cited are Leo Simmons dining car steward, Edward Schmitz conductor, and the Milwaukee Road. Hotzel struck Simmons and was arrested. later investigation deemed his action justifiable.

Alarmette —Org Lass Hotzel Leo Simmons Milwaukee Road Edward Schmitz Milwaukee Toad Hotzel Crivitz Chicago Simmons

Club Fetes Miss Becker At Deininger Home

Mrs. Frank G. Deininger hosts O D D club in her 1120 25th avenue home for Miss Betty Becker daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert W Becker. Event for March 19 at St John s church with Rev Paul C Kehle officiating featured jonquil centerpiece and gifts from a luggage laden expressman. Honors in bridge went to Mrs LaVerne E Deal and Miss Marie Blum. other attendees included Mrs Becker and several named guests.

Hose Zuercher Frank G. Deininger 25Th Avenue O.D.D. Club Betty Becker Herbert W.becker 15Th Avenue Robert ‘Tine Waukesha Redding St. John's Church Paul C. Kehle Jonquils Becker LaVerne E. Deal Marie Blum Mmes.Becker Louis E. Buri N. H. Durst W. E. Coates Juda Anna Roth

Pre nuptial Shower Honors Local Couple

A pre nuptial shower for Miss Barbara Fritz and Daniel Wyss was hosted at 2401 Sth street last evening. The couple will wed next Friday, March 17. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stauffacher and several relatives with gifts and well wishes.

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Birthdays Honored For Juda Parish Daughters

Juda Times Special reports Mrs. Arnold Ruef hosted Friday afternoon birthday celebration for daughters Joyce age 10 and Gloria age 9. Guests included Jane LaBorde Shirley Brunner Shirley Frey Annette Albright Mary Brunkow Marilyn Bridge Sally Stettler Eileen Haman Elaine Andrews Beverly Skat tum Sharon Wiedman Donna Riese Beverly Starke Nancy Sawdey Beverly Friedrich Anthony Jones and Robert Ruef of Juda and Barbara Ruef of Monroe. Monticello Times Special notes Ruth Circle of Zwingli church will meet Thursday evening at the Parish house with co-hostesses Mrs. Jack Hoskins and Mrs. Leo Gempeler.

Arnold Ruef Joyce Gloria Jane LaBorde Shirely Brunner Shirley Frey Annette Albright Mary Brunkow Marilyn Bridge Sally Stettler Beverly Starke Nancy Sawdey Beverly Friedrich Anthony Jones Robert Ruef Judo Barbara Ruef Monroe Circle Monticello Ruth Zwingli Church Jack Hoskins Leo Gempeler

Jefferson Jiffy Workers 4H Club Welcomes Five New Members

Five new members Tom Bell Joseph Jaeggi John Jaeggi Gerald Reed and Otto Erzinger joined the Jefferson Jiffy Workers 4H club at Twin Grove school on Thursday. Ruth Johnson outlined club goals while Marilyn Rutsch played piano and Kay Bartelt Barbara Rockey demonstrated school functions. Judith Seyler led group singing with Nancy Camron on piano. Refreshments were served by the Camrons and Jaeggis. Club director is Mrs. Robert Elmer. April 13 meeting is planned for Ball school.

Jefferson Sire Tom Bell Joseph Jaeggi John Jaeggi Gerald Reed Otto Erzinger Jefferson Jiffy Workers Twin Grove School Ruth Johnson Marilyn Rutsch Kay Bartelt Barbara Rockey Judith Seyler Nancy Camron Camrons Robert Elmer Ball School

Two clubs elect officers in Clarno and Oakley meetings

Clarno Classy Clubbers elected Sharon Patterson as president James McGuire as vice president Donald Timm as secretary Loretta Kiechle as song leader Wayne Segner as recreation leader and Marian Hawthorne as reporter at a W G Timm home meeting The April 14 gathering will be at Michael McGuire's home The Oakley 4 H club elected Roy Figs as president Mildred Grenzow as vice president Shirley Kueng as secretary treasurer and Anita Fig as reporter

Clarno Oakley W. G Shirley Kueng Anita Fig

Condemned Ohio Man Granted 60 Day Stay

Theodore R. McClure, 23, of Cleveland, convicted slayer, won an 11th hour 60 day reprieve from Governor Frank Lausche minutes before scheduled electrocution. The stay followed hours after the governor refused to intervene earlier. A so called court of last resort, including a doctor, detective, author and publisher, influenced the stay.

Wveninutls Ohio Penitentiary Frank J. Lausche Theodore R. McClure Cleveland McClure MccClure Court of Last Resort

McCarthy in a Cold War Scrap Over Communist Infiltration

Senator Joseph R. McCarthy presses charges that communists infiltrated the state department. He vows to prove his claims as critics call him a cowardly liar. The Wisconsin Republican, a veteran of World War II, has kept his Irish temper in check during the hearings and works long hours to prepare.

Washington Joseph R. McCarthy State Department Wisconsin Republican Ling McCarthy Wisconsin Marine Corps Pacific Senate SiNow

Uniform Traffic Fine Setup Urged

A highway safety subcommittee will study local traffic fines to standardize them. Members named Friday include John Doerfer, Meridith C. Thompson, and Homer Bell. The panel discussed repeal of the hand signal law, with Assemblyman Hugh Harper favoring repeal. The group noted 300 of 449 high schools run driver training programs.

Neereaal Highway Safety John Doerfer Public Service Commission Meridith c. ‘Thompson Highway Commission Homer Bell Motor Vehicle Department Governor’s Committee of R. C. Salisbury Motor Vehicle’ “Department Hugh Harper

Mother and daughter die in West Bend crash

A mother Mrs. Ella Ley 56 and her mother Mrs. Minnie Vitz 83, both of Sheboygan, were killed Friday night when a large truck and an automobile collided on Highway 55 during a snowstorm. Mrs. Ley's husband, Rev. Herman Ley, was seriously injured along with Rev. Harold Ley 30, his wife Ethel 29, and their nine month old son Paul. An Indian summer note closes the item.

Est Bend —Wry Ella Ley Minnie Vitz Sheboygan Ethel Paul

Leaders of 4-H Hold Normal School Sessions

Sieceu county 4-H club leaders and officers attended a pot luck dinner and annual business meeting in Green County normal school today. Plans for each department during the coming year were discussed. The group toured the Evening Times plant before dinner.

Sieceu County Green County Normal School Evening Times Albert Buri Roy Figi Anita Figi Helen Stettler Marilyn Ruch Barbara Evelyn Weiss Evelyn Luchsinger Maxine Miller Iris Ladwig Joyce Janet’ Arnsmeier Joanne Hazeltine Mmes Arthur Ladwig Esther Larson Harvey Andrews Walter Stettler Robert Elmer Ralph Weiss

Voter turnout under 20 percent in Milwaukee primaries

Milwaukee county reported less than 20 percent of registered voters participating in last Tuesday's primary. The county election commission tallied a total vote of 83,690.

Milwaukee Milwaukee County County Election Commission

Chief's Marriage Worries Britain Chief Seretse Khama and White Queen Stir Empire

The romance of Seretse Khama, chief of Bechuanaland, and Ruth Williams, a London typist, provokes a constitutional crisis as Britain struggles over recognition. Churchill questions the handling while the Times notes the empire faces pressure from racial policy divisions, with South Africa reinforcing segregation.

Dewmt MacKenzie New York London Seretse Khama Bechuanaland Ruth Williams Seretse Africa Winston Churchill Patrick Gordon-Walker Commonwealth Affairs London Times Union of South Africa British Africa Commonwealth

Lie Seeks UN Seat for Communist China

The U N secretary general Trygve Lie urged the United Nations to address China’s representation soon noting red China is entitled to U N membership by law and common sense. He warned seating Mao Zedong’s government would betray international law and urged patience amid calls for change.

Axke United Nations Red China U. N Mao Tze-tung Trygve Lie Lie China

Mack seeks continued funding for Forest Products Lab

Rep. Mack of Washington urged full operation of the Forest Products Laboratory at Madison before a House appropriations subcommittee. He highlighted research on reducing wood to sugar for making alcohol molasses and feeding yeast. He cited Bellingham's pulp mill as a sugar alcohol producer and noted tests of wood sugar molasses at Washington State College. The forest industry view sees wood sugar as a potential solution to unmerchantable wood and waste.

Washington Mack R-Wash Forest Products Laboratory Madison Pacific North- West House Subcommittee On Agriculture Bellingham Wash United States Wisconsin Laboraory Washington State College Pullman

Rural Schools News From Albany to Monroe

The Jolly Searles Mothers group bought a record player for the school on Highway 59 between Albany and Monroe. Eugene Watlom has been absent from Searies school after a water heater stove exploded in his face. Caroline Vitale is named president of the Kelly School forum meeting every other Friday at Brooklyn township school with Richard Tourdot as vice president and Karen Johnson as secretary-treasurer. Quinn and Bill Dohmeyer are new pupils arriving from Tanesville.

Jolly Searles Mothers Highway 59 Albany Monroe Eugene Watlom Searies School Caroline Vitale Kelly School Forum Brooklyn Township Richard Tourdot Karen Johnson Quinn Bill Dohmeyer Tanesville

University of Wisconsin to host county finance study and sessions

The University of Wisconsin will hold the first annual institute on county administration procedures for county clerks deputies finance committee chairs and county officials on March 13 14. The event is requested by the county clerks association with about 80 registrants. Additional leadership training courses are planned in Kenosha Wausau Racine with sessions in LaCrosse Wausau and Appleton focused on vacations and workshop discussions.

University of Wisconsin County Clerks’ Association Thait Kenosha Wausau Racine LaCrosse Appleton

Swim Meet Attended by Retzlaffs in Naperville District Event

Rev and Mrs Peter Retzlaff and Robert attended a district swim meet in Naperville Illinois last weekend. Their son Pel swam for a team with participants from Wesley Augustana Lutheran and North Central colleges.

Peter Retzlaff Robert Naperville Pel Wesley Augustana Luthern North Sentral

Milwaukee farmer cites DP fraud in admitting displaced workers

A Wisconsin dairy farmer reports that displaced persons are gaining entry by claiming farming skills they do not possess. Louis Koelsch of Hales Corners and the county farm bureau alerted Wisconsin congressional leaders after a Czech family sponsored by Koelsch arrived Feb 2, worked briefly, then left March 6 for oil drilling work. The man claimed large past earnings in Germany and referenced household items and a car before leaving. Berlin plans an April 4 referendum on a $250000 municipal auditorium gymnasium bonds issue.

Mulwaukee County Louis Oelsch Hales 'Corners County Farm Bureau Wisconsin Germany Koelsch Europe

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Stavers Church Wilson Rote Route 1 Robert Keegar John Meichtry William Schwartz Lawrence Mahar Red Cross Salvation Army Maynard Losey Virgil Hawthorne 15Th Street Grace Lutheran Church Carol Donna Farrington Sandra Scherer STAR Eastern Star Masonic Hall Miss Becker F.G. Deininger Ohio Lester Hardie Judy Mae Julia Fae Jodie Lee West Bend 4-H E. C. Hanson Tellcation Chief Britain U.N Matthew L. Brown Springfield Fraternal Order of Eagles Ottawa Brown Grand Aerie of Foe Rep. Mack Forest Lab Beltone Trukenbrod’s Carroll Wis Irma Harding The International Harvester Home Economics Department Kane Farm Equipment Plans Auditorium Berlin Capitol City Boiler Works Gilson St Madison, Wis Callaway Sun Valley Calloway Etter’s
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