Four Monroe Residents Over Ninety Age Reveals Longevity Trend
The Times identifies four residents all 91 or older as Monroe’s oldest living people four women and one man. Katherine Gerber born 186? in Switzerland leads the group with a September 3 birthday and ties to New Glarus cheese industry. The other centenarians include Mrs Frances J. Lizer born March 4 1854 in Cadiz Ohio Adam Hartwig born 188? in Hessen Germany and Mrs Rose Steinmann born in Switzerland who arrived in Monroe in 1881. They all reside in Monroe with families and long local ties. ages cited as 91 or 92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mone Coems
Times
Theity
Katherine Gerber
Nicholas Gerber
New Glarus
Frances J. Lizer
Adam Hartwig
Gerber
Katherine Pfund
Canton Bern
Switzerland
America
Ohio
Green County
Pfunds
Richland
Monticello
Jim Gerber
Washington
Cadiz
Joseph Jones
Jones
Brownstown
Pecatonica River
Trempeleau County
Rose Steinmann
Rosina Voranwald
Canton
Bern
John Steinmann
Monroe
Steinmann
Louis Buri
Fred J. Steinmann
L. Bring
New York City
Floyd S. Young
Joplin
F_ Sylvester
Brownsville
Everett Kee
Buri
Monroe Delegation Advances Four Daily Bus Runs to Platteville
At a public service hearing in Darlington Monroe officials plan four daily round trips to Platteville using new DUS connections linking Monroe with Argyle Wiota La mont and Darlington. Cardinal Lines adds 10 buses to handle expected traffic as students and others would use the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Argyle
Wiota
Lamont
Darlington
Platteville
Public Service Commission
L. E. Bethel
Madison
Cardinal Lines
Teachers College
Limony
Wisconsin
Legion in Birthday Dinner Tonight at Turner Hall
Legion marks 27th anniversary with an auxiliary organized dinner at Turner Hall. A 6 30 picnic supper precedes a brief program and dancing to Mussehi's orchestra with attendees including LaVerne Falk Robert Smearer Nat Preston and Mrs A F Ites among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Hall
Mussehi
Jek
LaVerne Falk
Robert Smearer
Mie Ebshairman
A. F.ites
Nat G. Preston
Mex
Henry Burgy
Cherry and Magnolia Show in Washington Fans Face Garlic Odor
Washington's cherry and magnolia display attracts visitors while Capitol garden beds emit a strong wild garlic odor. Gardeners warn the bumper garlic crop grows near the trees, spreading scent across the lawn and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol
Cheesemakers Seek End of Ceilings and Quick Relief
The Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association pushes for removal of all price controls on dairy products. They request the Office of Price Administration to approve policy changes and argue production can meet national needs without inflationary effects. The group backs higher cheese ceilings and withdrawal of discriminatory penalties at the state line.
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Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association, Inc
Office of Price Administration
Wisconsin
New Line Setup at Lakeshire Marty Division
Announcement notes a new production line at the Monroe plant of Lakeshire Marty division of Borden Cheese. Public relations director Ray R. Kubly explains the change while Lake Shire Marty manager is away on a west coast trip for about ten days. Fire in Dixon weeks earlier prompted the switch with no transfers from Dixon involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frvaucuun Woay
Monroe
Lakeshire-Marty
Borden Cheese Company
Cage
Borden
Ray R. Kubly
Lake Shire-Marty
Dixon
Lakeshire
Ostrander Placed On Probation to Welfare Department
Ostrander was placed on probation to the Welfare Department following a petition for guardianship or welfare oversight. Local court records indicate the probation order and related filing occurred in the period reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostrander
Potter and Timmons Reunite in China Then Separated Again
Potter and Timmons, two boys linked by weeks of near-constant contact, were reunited in February in Tsing-tao, China. Potter serves on the Yangtze river patrol with headquarters in Shanghai, while Timmons is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Timmons of the same city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
James W. Potter
Tsing-tao
China
Yangtze River Patrol
Shanghai
Timmons
William J.timmons
Wisconsin Coach States Long Distance Call About Pro Plans
University of Wisconsin football coach said he received a long distance call from Lt Elroy Hirsch of Wisconsin and Badger eleven fame. The call touched on Hirsch future grid plans and his previous Marine team stint with El Toro last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maasson
Harry Stuhldreher
University of Wisconsin
Elroy Hirsch
Wausau
Badger
el Toro Marine
Hirsch
Goering Denies Knowledge Of Concentration Camps
Nuernberg Herr Göring swore he knew nothing of German concentration camp slaughters. Himmler head of the Gestapo was mentioned as a comparison figure in the denial as Allied forces report in Batavia. In Washington the agriculture department noted beef output by major packers has fallen to a record low since the strike began. Two Rivers reports state the body of 3 year old Kenneth Bunke was found near the East Twin River, a playmate Wayne Hallett’s body had been located yesterday.
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Nuernberg
Hermann Goering
Himmler
Gestapo
Washington
Agriculture Department
Two Rivers
Kenneth Bunke
East Twin River
Wayne Hallett
Narrow Escape in Motor Car Wreck in Casper
Casper resident Helman narrowly escaped serious injuries when his auto was struck and driven into a telephone pole at the corner of 9th Street and 15th Avenue. Teuscher, following 25 mph, failed to stop at a stop sign and told police he saw the crash. Helman received hospital treatment for a bad cut above the right eye and facial cuts, then described the collision and wrecked vehicles with heavy damage to both cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper Meman
15Th Ave
9Th St
1Sth
Helman
Pester
Tescher
Teuscher
9Th Street
Heiman Auto
Alvin W. Marti
Roy Kleckner
17Th Avenue
11Th St
Heiman
Teuscher Auto
Borden Official Urges Quality Production at Kiwanis
Will A. Foster vice president of Borden Cheese speaks to Kiwanis about quality production and changing habits from medieval times to the present. He notes shifts in food needs due to labor-saving devices and energy use, including a discharged serviceman's wife facing calorie reductions from 15 000 to 2 500 daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Foster
Borden Cheese Company
Foster
America
United States
Milwaukees Roy W Elliott 47 Dies After Illness
Roy W Elliott 47 a native of the Brodhead area died in a Milwaukee hospital after a two week illness. He was a meat cutter in Milwaukee for 20 years and served in World War I. Surviving are his mother in Clinton Wis six brothers and two sisters with funeral services planned in Juda at Everson funeral home. Burial in Mt Vernon cemetery. Burial arrangements set and viewing scheduled Friday evening.
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Prodhead
Roy W. Elliott
Milwaukee
Everson Funeral Home
Huebner
Evangelical Church
Mt. Vernon
Juda
Mr. Elliott
Brodhead
Isaac and
Emma Bauer Elliott
Clinton
Wis
Ernest
Rockford
Glenn
Orfordville
Ray
Ralph
Hoag
Bela Beloit
Ilwaukee
May
Less Meat Milk and Poultry as Rationing Fears Ease
The agriculture department survey indicates U S farms will likely produce less meat milk and poultry for about 15 months but not enough to trigger rationing. Feed grain shortages persist though bread grain may rebound with a bumper wheat crop. Soybeans flax and other crops fall short of goals, hinting at tighter livestock output and possible renewed price pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
War Cabinet Rejected Warning Nine Days Before Pearl Harbor
Secretary of War Henry Stimson told the Senate committee that President Roosevelt's war cabinet discussed and rejected a warning to Japan nine days before Pearl Harbor. He recounted a U S defense stance along the Asian coast and a August 1941 note from the Japanese ambassador about potential steps if Japan moved toward southeast Asia. The noon Friday cabinet meeting included Stimson and the army chief of staff as they weighed possible actions.
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Astin Geree
Tere
Honey
Stimson
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Asiatic
United States
Japan
Southeast Asia
Stimall
Army
Red Cross Halfway To Goal In Green County Drive
The Green County Red Cross drive nears its $8 380 target with 94 county drive to date 583 27 raised. Monroe surpasses its $2 269 quota by 1 400 with 3 625 reported while rural areas lag due to muddy roads. Additional gifts include 990 from the Farm Bureau and small contributions from Sylvester and surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Red Cross
Monroe
New Glarus
Marvin T. Holcomb
Green Country
Burea
Chester Stauffacher
Sylvester
William Heinzelman
Ciarno
Fred Wuthitch
Archie Small
Micert Reinmann
Leigh Frautschy
Russian Dispute to UNO Moscow Warning
The Times notes a spring mood influenced by international events, with emphasis on local Monroe merchants and ads for clean up paint up spruce up. The piece frames seasonal interest around global diplomacy and regional goods and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNO
Moscow
Times
Monroe
Gromyko Says Truman Decision Sparks Diplomatic Tension
Soviet envoy Andrei Gromyko warned that the Truman policy signals trouble and urged the U.N. Security Council to act as diplomatic channels discuss the fallout. An inquiry sought details from officials familiar with Gromyko's remarks.
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Gromyko
Truman
A. Gromyko
Security Council
Giko
Doubt Surrounds Hydroelectric Purchase by Wisconsin Coop
G H Bell of Shell Lake challenged the Badger Electric Cooperative of AmeryWisconsin on its plan to use rural electrification funds to buy Wisconsin Hydro Electric Co a private utility for 3649000 dollars. He urged federal court action to halt REA loaning funds and warned of municipal tax losses while Floyd Wheeler for the cooperative argued no local tax loss would occur due to consumer savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relason
Wis —Ury
Rural Electrification Administration
New Badger Electric Cooperative
Amery
Wis
Wisconsin Hydroelectric i Co
G. H. Bell
Madison
Shell Lake
Bell
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Commission
Bells
Wisconsin
U. S
Floyd Wheeler
Co Operative
Willis Etter to Shanghai as U S Vice Consul Soon
Willis Etter is set to become U S vice consul in Shanghai. He will replace Monroe, who has served in the Canary Islands for nearly a year, and plans to travel via Washington in about three weeks with his wife and infant daughter Susan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X. Etter
Monroe
United States
Canary Islands
Etter
Washington, D. C
China
Susan
Shanghai
Yale University
Beloit College
Als
Mexico
Lowing
Banquet Tickets Slow for Monroe Cheesemakers
Tickets for the Chamber of Commerce banquet honoring Monroe Cheesemakers on April 4 at Turner Hall moved slowly with less than half sold by noon. The price covers dinners for A and B squad members, coaches, and cheerleaders, plus travel to the state tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
Turner Hall
Basketeers
Monroe Court
Green County Breeders elect three directors at Turner Hall
The Green County Breeders Association met in Turner Hall to elect directors. New directors named are Ralph Stauffer, W. C. Baumgartner, and Arleigh Frautschy. holdovers are Ben Miller and Dorsey Signer. Meeting set to appoint officers April 6. Philip Higley of American Scientific Breeding spoke on artificial insemination and nutrition's link to sterility. C. M. Wilson of the state department of agriculture audited the association, now 535 members, mainly in Green County with neighbors in Lafayette and Stephenson counties.
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Green County Breeders Association
Turner Hall
Ralph Stauffacher
Monroe
W. C. Baumgartner
Monticello
Arleigh Frautschy
Ben Miller
Juda
Dorsey Signer
South Wayne
Philip Higley
Elgin
Ill
American’ Scientific Breeding Association
Paul Phillips
Madison
C. M. Wilson
State Department of Agriculture
Mattets
Association
Green County
Lafayette
Stephenson County
Repeat Performance Of Band And Orchestra Draws Overflow
A second capacity audience filled the auditorium for a high school band and orchestra concert last evening replicating Tuesday night’s success. Lenwood Monte featured in vocal selections with band accompaniment. the finale was Auditorium Session dedicated to Coach Howard Sharp and Robert D. Davenport. About 1,600 attendees over two nights, with receipts near $540, attendees from Evansville to Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenwood Monte
Howard Sharp
Robert D. Davenport
Allan F. Barnard
Evansville
Darlington
Mineral Point
New Glarus
Monticello
Juda
South Wayne
Gratiot
Madison
Spring Showers Bring Pace of Change Across Wisconsin
Spring weather arrived in Wisconsin as rain and mild temperatures replaced the cold snap. Thermometers hovered near 60 during the day and dropped to around 40 at night. Rivers including Chippewa and upper Wisconsin eased their rise while the Mississippi is forecast to rise 1 to 2 feet next week unless heavy rain arrives, reducing flood risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Chippewa
Mississippi
Ionosphere Rocket Sets New U S Altitude Record
Pasadena AP reports a Caltech ionosphere rocket weighing 1000 pounds and 12 inches in diameter flew 4314 miles into space. Turned over to the signal corps, it will probe sub stratosphere temps and drop data by parachute. A test at White Sands Las Cruces NM reached 231000 feet about 43 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
California Institute of Technology
Army Ordnance Department
Signal Corps
Army
White Sands Proving Grounds
Las Cruces
N. M
Farm Girl Vicious Attack Tied to Wealthy Cleveland Lineage
Nine year old Carol Williams was beaten and shot in a farm near Joliet after resisting advances by James F Lincoln Jr son of a Cleveland industrialist. He admitted the assault in a signed statement and awaited charges as doctors treated skull fractures multiple gunshot wounds. Lincoln senior, president of Lincoln Electric, was en route to Joliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Burke
James F. Lincoln, Jr
Cleveland
Burke
Lincoln
Carol Williams
George Williams
Joliet
Lincoln, Sr
Lincoln Electric Company
Voliet
National Tea Store To Quit Saturday
The National Tea food store in Monroe will quit business Saturday evening as manager Frank Mantor of Beloit announces the last day. The company plans a return in about two months to open a large new supermarket, while the current building is leased to Michael R. Hyland for a tavern likely to open April 15.
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National Tea Food
Monroe
Frank Mantor
Beloit
Mantor
Michael R. Hyland
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