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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1949
Page
6
A weather note from March 12 1949 reports increasing cloudiness and not very cold conditions tonight with higher snow in the extreme north. Strong northerly winds and snow flurries accompany the shift to a colder Sunday.
The bulletin notes yesterday's period from 1 p.m. with a high of 29 and a low of 14. It compares to last year at 1 p.m. when the high was 25 and the reading reached 29.68 at some station. Yuma Arizona recorded the warmest day at 80 while International Falls Minnesota had a cold 14. Sunrise was at 6:19 and sunset at 6:02.
Wayne G. Ellis estate to Norman L. Billings covering 5 and 6 block 5 west side Brooklyn village. Jacob Miller estate to David W. Jones covering 5 and 7 and south 10 feet on width of 3 block 70 Bordhead city.
Obituaries note 78 year old John Blum Jr of New Glarus and 83 year old Mrs Samuel Aue of Rockford. The notices provide basic identifiers and locations.
Mr and Mrs Robert Dibble of New Glarus announce a daughter born March 12. Mr and Mrs Maynard Losey of route 1 Monroe announce a daughter born March 11.
Freida Kamppfer of South Wayne and Frances German of 1416 14th Avenue underwent tonsillectomies along with Maria Dunklan of Dixon NL Mary Louise Moffitt and Mrs Arthur Bowles of Beloit. Dismissals include Iva Reeser Paul Schneider Donald Burmeister and daughter Robert Buehler Carl Disch and daughter Vernus Peterson and daughter Christine Howard Paul Schiess and Geraldine Smith.
Unseasonably chilly conditions persist with a high of 29 and a 14 degree low overnight. The forecast calls for possible warmer changes tonight followed by colder conditions tomorrow with snow flurries predicted in parts of the state including Land O Lakes La Crosse Madison and Milwaukee.
Harold J. Kline of Monroe operates Kline's Electric Service at 1415 11th Street in a basement launch. He spent 12 years with Louis E. Buri Electric Co. His wife Ida Roth of New Glarus is his partner. They have two children.
Miss Patty Stauffacher spent the day in Dubuque visiting local sites and meeting residents. She toured downtown landmarks and attended a community event highlighting regional culture and hospitality.
Bishop H Clifford Northcott of Madison will speak at Monroe Methodist Church on Sunday March 20 at 7 30 p m in his first appearance here since July. The visit marks the Lent emphasis week ending March 20 part of a nationwide program for renewal of consecration and spiritual power in the Methodist church. During the week home visitations will be made and Holy Communion offered at a midweek service. Browntown hosts a Wednesday 8 p m service with the film My Name is Han.
Longtime Illinois resident Nettie Harting Aue 83 died at her Rockford home after years in Lena Freeport and Rockford. She was born Sept 28 1865 near Monticello and married Samuel D. Aue in 1883. Surviving are husband two sons a daughter two dozen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren plus five sisters and a brother.
The Pure Milk association elected ten directors at its Chicago meeting. Wisconsin representatives are Paul Templeton Jr Evansville A W Agnew Milton Junction and H T Price Elkhorn chosen for districts 1 2 and 3. The group serves 14549 dairy farmers across Illinois Wisconsin Indiana and Michigan. F J Knox says 1948 average price per hundredweight was 4.73, a Chicago market high.
Warren H. Robinson, a retired stock buyer and lifelong resident, quietly observes his 88th birthday at his home west of Main Street in South Wayne. He shares the residence with his sister Ida, whom he has never married.
A dense local rundown records numerous visits and trips across Wisconsin communities. Mentions include Mrs Rose Alder in Freeport and Mr and Mrs Louis Babler in Madison, with several Monroe and Madison residents visiting kin, shopping trips, and weekend stays. A Monroe Masonics Temple annual meeting is announced for March 16.
Chief Justice Fred Vinson flew on President Truman's special plane Independence to meet the president at his Key West vacation headquarters.
Mrs Eliese Feutz 66 a Swiss born immigrant died Friday morning after a long illness at her home. She and her husband came to the United States in 1914 and operated the Hubbleton cheese factory from 1924 until retirement. Survived by husband and four children including John and Warren in Waterloo and Fred Jr in Monroe. Fred Feutz Jr. travels to attend funeral Sunday at 2 30 p m in St John Lutheran Water loo with Rev John Petrie to officiate. burial in Waterloo.
Lawmakers set hearings on lobbying and corrupt practices acts, education funding, and public works. Assembly judiciary to hear a lobby reporting bill Tuesday. education panel to review school aid reforms Wednesday. other hearings target county candidates, state departments prep for public works, UW appropriations, tavern license fee, and higher old age assistance.
Walter Hammer of Zurich left for Chicago after a two day stay at the Baumgartner home. Hammer toured Green County cheese factories and farming community with Baumgartner, visiting local leaders and expressing appreciation for Monroe.
Plastic heart containers from the Heart Fund drive will be collected over the weekend. Containers will be stored at Monroe for future drives and a tabulation of funds is expected Monday.
Warren names World War II veteran Harry Pash as village marshal succeeding James Lay who resigned from the post.
Col leen Linda Amans, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs H C Amans, was christened Thursday evening at the home of her maternal grandmother Mrs Clara A Setchell in Freeport. The robe worn for the ceremony was handmade 49 years ago by the baby’s great aunt, the late Mrs R T Heywood.
Mrs Ben Pfund died Wednesday. Funeral services were held today at 1 30 p m in St John s church with Rev P C Kehle officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers were Carl Wenger Jr John Wenger Jr Roy Hefty Ernest Wenger Walter Wenger and Wilbert Wenger.
Jefferson township plans an April 5 vote on malted beverage sales after a referendum petition. Incumbent Arthur S. Keen faces Ted Newman for township chairman while three other contests pit incumbents against challengers for supervisor and assessor roles. Renominated officials include Wayne Vanderbilt Glen Dunwiddie Chester Albright and Russell Carter.
Mrs Harold McConnell Wio ta and Helen Stauffer from Monroe were among Freeport callers today visiting local residents and exchanging greetings.
Barron county charges former Rice Lake police chief Barron-(?)-C. T. Ripley 37 with embezzlement and fraudulent conversion. Bail set at 500 dollars. trial scheduled for March 25. Ripley resigned as acting chief. arrested at Superior and jailed by order of Dist. Atty. Van Sickle.
Paris reports the death of General Henri Honore Giraud a two war hero who escaped Nazi captivity in 1942 and helped organize Free French resistance in Africa He died at a Dijon military hospital after a food poisoning attack at age 70 and was awarded the Medaille Militaire the day before.
A fire at the Atlas hotel on 608 North Clark Street near the Chicago near north side left one man dead and five others injured. Firefighters rescued ten people from the three story building as residents fled to roofs and stairwells. Jesse Gonzales, 28, died after being rushed to a hospital. John Darnell, 16, alerted residents by smelling smoke and waking others before calling the fire department.
London ordered more troops to bolster the British garrison at Aoaba a tiny Red Sea port claimed by Trans- Jordan to be under threat from Israeli forces.
President Truman offered no comment after the Senate rejected Majority Leader Lucas motion to end the filibuster in a 46 to 41 vote. The defeat blocks his civil rights program and leaves the White House awaiting next steps.
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