Weather Summary for March 17 1949
The er ILY RECORD reports fair and continued cold conditions through tonight and Friday. Temperatures ranged from a high of 32 to a low of 13 with record warm and cold comparisons from a year ago. Barometer readings were 29.63 at 1 am and 29.60 at 1 pm. The warmest U.S. spot yesterday was Yuma Arizona at 87 while International Falls Minnesota registered the coldest. Sunrise was 6 10 and sunset 6 08.
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U. S
Yuma
Ariz
International Falls
Minn
Real Estate Transfers Involving Weidman and McGuire Families
Myrtie Weidman and others transfer 70 acres more or less in section 30 Spring Grove township to Seth E Rosheisen. Harry McGuire Sr transfers parcel It 5 bik 6 Foster's addition Monroe to Harry McGuire Jr. Harry McGuire Jr transfers 1/3 interest in land in section 25 Adams township back to Harry McGuire Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtie Weidman
Seth E. Rosheisen
Spring Grove Township
Harry McGuire Sr
Harry McGuire Jr
Foster
City of
Monroe
Adams Township
Estates Probated As First National Bank Named Executor
The First National Bank of Monroe was named executor for the estate of Godfred Klossner of Monroe who died January 24 in St. Petersburg Florida. Appraisers are T A Hoesly Ray T Silver and F F Hartwig. The will dated August 6 1946 leaves the widow Mabel Donahue and children Kenneth Marie King and Ila Schwartzlow as heirs with specified bequests including life use of the Monroe residence to the widow and Marie King with conditions, a 181 acre Albany township farm upon $5 000 payment to Mrs. King, one half of the farm personal property to Kenneth, $100 to Mrs. Schwartzlow for indebtedness, and the balance to Kenneth Klossner and Marie King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Monroe
Godfred Klossner
St. Petersburg
Fla
T. A. Hoesly
Ray T. Silver
F. F. Hartwig
Kenneth
Marie King
Ila Schwartzlow
Mabel Donahue
Marie
Albany Township
Deaths of Mrs. James E. Farmer and Mrs. Adda Fleek
The notice reports the deaths of Mrs. James E. Farmer, 48, of 2009 14th Street, and Mrs. Adda Fleek, 78, of Brodhead, with brief biographical details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Farmer
14Th Street
Adda Fleek
Brodhead
Births of a Son to Mr and Mrs James Gilbertson Monroe
Mr and Mrs James Gilbertson of route 2 Monroe welcomed a son born March 16. The family reports the new arrival in local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gilbertson
Monroe, Son
St Clare Hospital Docket Names Doctors Patients
The St. Clare Hospital lists Surgical contacts James Butson Platteville and Herman Indergand Route 5 Monroe. Medical names include James Hansen 1204 12th Street Mrs. Albert Hahn Clinton Chester Pratt Darling ton Mrs. Ray Quigley Beloit. Dismissals enumerate Beverly Meinert Mrs William Milne George Trickel Mrs Erwin Rufener Mildred Dearhammer George Dorr Frances Martin Mrs Milo Hoff Frank Pazour Mrs Calvin Stauffer and a son Freida Kampher Daniel Minnick Mrs Gilman Nelson Archie Mc Illwee Susan Etter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Butson
Platteville
Herman Indergand
Route 5
Monroe
James Hansen
12Th Street
Albert Hahn
Clinton
Chester Pratt
Darlington
Ray Quigley
Beloit
Beverly Meinert
William Milne
George Trickel
Erwin Rufener
Mildred Dearhammer
George Dorr
Frances Martin
Milo Hoff
Frank Pazour
Calvin Stauffer
Freida Kampher
Daniel Minnick
Gilman Nelson
Archie McIllwee
Susan Etter
Soldier says Reds threaten kin in U S during captivity
Pvt. Fred J. Jacobson of Birmingham Alabama says he was held four days in Berlin by Soviet forces and threatened with harm to his family if he did not provide information. He was released after near constant questioning and noted he disappeared from his unit last Sunday. Military police checked with the Russians who initially denied holding him, then admitted his captivity and asked for American retrieval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
America
Fred J. Jacobson
Birmingham
Ala
Jacobson
Rosenberry Proposes Justice Qualification
Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry urged the legislature to amend the state constitution to require qualified men for judicial office. He noted three unqualified candidates have run for the supreme court in ten years and argued that legal background and training are essential for sound decisions.
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Madison
Marvin B. Rosenberry
Supreme Court
Madison and Wisconsin Foundation
Rosenberry
New Quake Reports in New South Wales
Sydney reports a fresh quake in southwestern New South Wales last night. The tremor was milder than last Friday but caused new cracks in some buildings that began a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
New South Wales
Tax transfer signs shift of duties to taxation department
Madison Gov. Renne Bohm signed a bill transferring the beverage and cigar tax and oil inspection divisions from the state treasurer to the department of taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Rennebohm
Department of Taxation
Sgt. Gilbertson Reburial Planned
The flag draped casket of Sgt. Marvin L. Gilbertson is being returned from Europe aboard the Haiti Victory. Final rites will be held in Blanchardville. he died in Germany on September 19, 1944 after service in campaigns from Tunisia to Cherbourg. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star with oak leaves, and the African Campaign pin. Surviving are his mother Mrs. Clara Gilbertson and five sisters and five brothers. his father Tyler Gilbertson died thirteen years ago.
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Marvin L. Gilbertson
Clara Gilbertson
Adams Township
Europe
Haiti Victory
Blanchardville
Gilbertson
Germany
Engand
Tunisia
France
Cherbourg
Sgt
York
Harold Berry
Hollandale
Harold Johnson
Henry Jenny
Clarence Jenny
Belleville
Lewis Hardyman
Route 4
Harford
Tilman
Alve
Orville
Henry Gilbertson
Tyler Gilbertson
Creutz Named Head of Physics Department at Carnegie Tech
Dr Edward Creutz formerly administrator of Carnegie Tech cyclotron project was named head of the physics department at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh He is the son of the late Lester R Creutz former Monroe school superintendent and longtime Monroe Kiwanis leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Creutz
Monroe
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Creutz
Lester R. Creutz
Janesville
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Thomas Noyes dies at 56 Sawyer County Gazette publisher
Thomas Noyes a well known northern Wisconsin newspaperman and former state historian of the American Legion died last night after a coronary attack. He had published the Sawyer County Gazette since 1908 and is survived by his wife and one daughter. Funeral arrangements were not completed today.
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Thomas Noyes
Wisconsin
The
American Legion
Noyes
Sawyer County Gazette
Samuel Kneller Celebrates 91st Birthday in Madison
Samuel Kneller, former Monroe businessman now retired in Madison, observed his 91st birthday at his home on 336 W. Wilson Street. He left Monroe for Madison in 1911 and is a member of the Masonic Order Eastern Star Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges.
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Samuel Kneller
Monroe
Madison
W. Wilson Street
Masonic Order
Eastern Star
Odd Fellows
Rebakah
WCTU Meeting Scheduled at Meinert Home Friday
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union plans a Friday gathering at the William Meinert home starting with a 7:30 supper. Honorary members lead the devotional segment. Attendance open to members and their families.
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WCTU
William Meinert
Visiting Thorp Home Draws Crane Women to Town
Mrs Laura Crane Solace of San Francisco and Mrs Florence Crane Collier of Leonia New Jersey visit Mr and Mrs Stanley Thorp. Mrs Collier a dramatic lecturer also calls on her former grade teacher Charles E Confer.
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Thorp
Orangeville
Laura Crane Solace
San Francisco
Florence Crane Collier
Leonia
N. J
Nate Collier
Stanley Thorp
Collier
Charles E. Confer
Personal Notices of Residents Visiting and Traveling
Albany resident Edward Killingstad stops by. Miss Althea Crane visiting Milwaukee relatives. Mrs Ebert Brown town and others in Monroe yesterday. Numerous Monroe area residents travel to Madison Freeport Canton Los Angeles and Pontiac for business visits and family time. dental symposium in Milwaukee. Northwest Institute graduate Kathleen Jones visiting parents. Const. Frank Hamilton on spring leave at West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Killingstad
Albany
Herman L. Schindler
Insurance
Althea Crane
Milwaukee
Charles Ebert
Browntown
Monroe
Charles Arndt
Brodhead
E. L. Niffenegger
Marian
Madison
Fred Daubert
Juda
Royce Foulkers
Albert Speich
Charlotte McGee
Chester Peterson
Audrey
Freeport
J. B. Connors
Walter Earleywine
John F. Caradine
Willard Zimmerli
Chicago
Will
Don
Sophia Becker
Miami
Therese Meichtry
Snyder
Neichtry
Gene Aebly
Werdell McGrath
John Ruef
E. C. Hamilton
Barbara Fritz
Canton
Ohio
Frank E. Hamilton
West Point
George Walter
E. F. Saunders
Pontiac
Mich
Lydia Kimm
A. D. Esler
Saunders
John Cosgrove
Walter
Los Angeles
J. D. Viney Becomes Partner in Law Firm
Joseph D. Viney of Madison has become a partner at Fitzgibbons and Elmer, 1715 11th Street. He joined the firm Aug. 15, 1948 after earning a University of Wisconsin law degree in June 1948 and admission to the bar on March 7. Viney is a Freeport High School graduate, married to Lorna Pease, and served five years in the Army including 37 months in the South Pacific.
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Joseph D. Viney
Madison
Fitzgibbons and Elmer
11Th Street
Viney
University of Wisconsin
Barr
Freeport High School
Lorna Pease
L. R. Pease
Monticello
South Pacific
Mary Van Kirk to Sing Here in Concert Next Wednesday
Monroe Community Concerts association presents Ohio contralto Mary Van Kirk at 8:15 p m next Wednesday in the high school auditorium. The Akron native rose from nursing interests to national radio broadcasts and major concert tours.
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Mary van Kirk
Monroe Community Concerts Association
Ohio
Opera and Radio
Miss van Kirk
Akron
School of Nursing
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Cleveland Institute of Music
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
van Kirk
the Metropolitan
Met
Erda
USO
Pacific
Iwo Jima
St Patrick's Day Festivities and Notes on Local Events
Sugar river runs three days a week to conserve energy for Bluff View Park event. The Military Order of Cooties hold their second April Fool's dance at Bluff View near Brodhead with attractions by Frank Haren and others, plus hog calling contest and ballet by Louis Pfund. A tavern adds green coloring to drinks and Frank Haren sports a green plug hat. Turner hall hosts a Knights of Columbus dance tonight as part of St Patrick's Day observances. Lots of want ads offer work for little pay.
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Bluff View Park
Brodhead
Frank
Muzz) Haren
Saloon Keepers League
International Order of Elbow Benders
Louis Pfund
St. Patrick’s Day
Frank Haren
St. Pat’s
Turner Hall
Knights of Columbus
Ad gains lead all in January national advertising
Newspapers topped all media in January gains with a 5 percent rise from a year earlier, while outdoor advertising rose 8 percent, business papers 6 percent, magazines 3 percent, and radio 2 percent. The national index was 14 percent above last year and 3 percent higher than December.
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New York
Ink
Federal funds granted to Wisconsin and Marquette
The University of Wisconsin receives 39481 dollars for four medical and other research projects and the federal security agency also announces a 4500 dollar grant for the Marquette University School of Medicine.
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Washington
University of Wisconsin
Federal Security Agency
Marquette University School of Medicine
Tax Groups Fight Further Aid Grants
Madison reports six county taxpayer organizations with Assemblymen Harper and Birkett urged the education committee to kill a proposed bill by the commission on improvements. The bill would raise annual education aid from 13.4 million to 19.5 million starting July 1 and 20 million thereafter with 225 thousand for county reimbursements, while supporters said rural education needs help and taxes may be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
House Group Adopts 75 Cent Wage Figure
The house labor committee recommended a 75 cent national minimum wage today finding the 40 cent level inadequate. It estimated the rise to 75 would lift living standards for about 2 400 000 U S workers while noting the economy could support a higher rate.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
U.S
Cheese Plant Burns in Fremont Fire Loss 25 000
Fremont fire crews from Fremont and Weyauwega battled for hours to control a blaze that destroyed the Woldt Cheese Corp plant. Estimated loss stood at 25 000 dollars.
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Fremont
Weyauwega
Woldt Cheese Corp
Lost Hamilton wrist watch near the square
A man's gold Hamilton wrist watch with a flexible band was lost Wednesday noon on or near the square. A reward is offered. Finder should call 205.
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Hamilton
Friends asked to forgo flowers for Mrs James Farmer
Relatives and friends are asked not to send flowers for Mrs James Farmer. Donations to cancer or polio funds are suggested instead.
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James Farmer
Mrs. Wittenwyler Recovers at Mother's Home After Hospitalization
Mrs. Jacob Wittenwyler of Monticello rests at her mother Mrs. Rosetta Blumer’s home at 1616 16th Street after being discharged from St. Clare hospital where she had surgery.
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Jacob Wittenwyler
Monticello
Rosetta Blumer
16Th Street
St. Clare Hospital
Burgess Battery staff recalled after holiday layoffs
Burgess Battery employees, some laid off prior to the holiday season, have been recalled and the plant is back in full production.
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Burgess
Burgess Battery
Badger Boys State to Convene at Ripon College
The Wisconsin department of the American Legion will stage its annual Badger Boys State at Ripon College June 18 to 25. About 650 high school boys will be grouped into cities and counties to form a 49th state with state and local officials teaching government fundamentals as instructors and counselors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Badger
Ripon College
Wisconsin Cheese Prices Steady in Federal Market Report
Federal state market news notes an easy cheese trade in Wisconsin with quiet activity. Selling prices list single daisies 32 to 33 cents, Longhorns 32 to 34, square prints 32 12 to 33 44 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
St Patrick Missouri Stamp Day Draws World Mail
Postmaster Laveta Logsdon in Saint Patrick reports heavy demand for the village postmark shaped as a shamrock. On the eve of St Patrick day she expected over 25 000 pieces to be stamped, noting visitors from many countries except Russia. The Irish heritage of the postmaster adds local color to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Patrick
Russia
Film Actor Beutel Jailed In Drunk Driving Probe
Hollywood actor Jack Beutel, known for The Outlaw with Jane Russell, is in county jail on suspicion of drunk driving after police say he sped on the wrong side with lights off late last night.
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Hollywood
Jack Beutel
Jane Russell
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