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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1950
Page
8
Rain or snow tonight and Friday with 2 to 4 inches likely in the north. Warmer northwest and extreme west central tonight, colder south Friday. Low tonight 27 to 32 northwest 32 to 36 southeast. High Friday 32 to 36 northwest 38 to 45 southeast. Yesterday high 44, low 27. Sunrise 6, sunset 6:14.
Real estate transfers include Robert and Donald Gapen to Ernest W Losberger for land in Clarno township east of highway 69 and new surveyed land laid out. Dwight L Newcomer transfers to Robert H Heath St 4 bik 22 city of Brodhead.
A compact notices column lists small claims against Norbert A. Stone and Bernard H. Lamb for amounts plus costs. Marriage licenses show Wilma Zunker and John Zimmarman in Winslow with Stephenson county application. Deaths note Reuben L. Grinnell and several newborns and birthdays with Madison and Janesville connections. hospital surgical and medical staff listings include Mrs Margaret Ehriers, Mrs Sophia Hanz, Percy Holloway, Patricia Schmitz, Joan Meichtry, Dennis Swiggum, and Ellmer Albright among others.
Sound effects by William Timmon and Arthur Peterson plus a full pit orchestra under Boris Barnardski. The band faltered as Bar nardski inverted the score, but the minstrels led by John Stauffacher and Wilbur Wuethrich, with solos from H B Caradine and Alan Prisk, closed strong with Hometown Band and celebratory banter at Turner hall.
Health councils discussion continues this afternoon in Brodhead with two state health board representatives and Dr M W Stuessey, Brodhead rural health chair. Attendees include Miss Gertrude Chuse and Mrs Irene Kimel from Madison, plus Miss Ruth Chase.
Loretta Kunz Joyce Hare and Betty Wardlow visited Madison on Tuesday. Herman Schmnaier and Mrs Arnold H Mueller with daughter Cleo were in Madison on business. Mrs Arnold Falk and family of Zion share time visiting Monroe relatives for several weeks. Manley S Mumford of Chicago, public relations director for Borden Co., visited today. Mrs May L Luchsinger Idle Hour farm attends the state DAR conference at Oshkosh. Dr Wallace C Miller of San Marino Calif left after visiting Mr and Mrs George F Stauffacher Route 3. Mmes H F Cunningham Arthur W Black Ralph K Ke foed and Henry Tschudy attend WSCS at Lodi. Mrs Ray A Young returned today from Evanston. Sister Mrs John T Ximball Syracuse N Y joined for a week. Mrs Arthur P Benkett returned from CES Monona chapter No 5 dinner. She was guest of Mrs Erwin C Prumps. George A Hamilton left for Ft Collins Colo to begin veterinary practice in Wisconsin after June graduation.
Grace Parr, a farm wife, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for shooting her husband Francis Parr, 46, as he slept. The circuit judge sentenced her Wednesday to 14 to 18 years in the women's state prison, she saying it was either her life or his.
Key White House advisers said President Truman may delay naming a new chairman of the atomic energy commission until after his return to Washington in April. Truman announced Thomas E Murray to succeed former Chairman David Lilienthal, easing pressure for immediate action on the postwar agency. Summer T. Pike will continue as acting AEC chairman until Lewis Strauss steps out on April 15.
Mr and Mrs Rodney Elmer of Route 2 Monticello announce the birth of a son this morning at St. Clare hospital. Mrs Elmer is formerly Valjean Campbell of Juda and the couple also have a daughter Londa Jean aged two. Mr Elmer is the son of Henry H Elmers of 2559 3th street.
Frederick S. Voegeli will preside at a dinner meeting of the South Western Funeral Directors association in Darlington this evening. Voegeli serves as president of the association.
George W. E. Jiggs Perry once a Milwaukee brakeman died Tuesday night in Waupun State Prison at age 58. Warden John Burke said Perry, serving a life term for the murder of Mrs. Cora Belle Hackett, died of a heart attack. He had claimed innocence and filed nine pardon applications during his 19 years behind bars after a 1931 rifle slaying near Lac du Flambeau.
Mrs Gard ner Cowles 88 widow of the late publisher of the Des Moines Register and Tribune died today at her Des Moines home after a period of ill health. She was born Florence M Call in Algona Iowa on August 28 1861. Her father helped found Algona and she married on December 3 1884 later moving with her husband to Des Moines in 1903.
Detroit report notes mediators push to unite Chrysler Corp and CIO United Auto Workers in a pension dispute that has kept workers on strike for eight days. Both sides rejected the latest proposals yesterday, with further bargaining set for today and rumors of a $100 monthly pension guarantee tied to a five year contract.
Percy Holloway aged 76, road grader operator for the county highway department in Washington township, underwent minor surgery at St. C hospital this morning. He lives on route 4 and formerly ran a garage with Patterson as Holloway and Patterson before moving to Washington township in 1911.
The Wednesday Luneneon club met yesterday at Mrs Edwin W Schuetze’s home on 818 10th street. Honors went to Mrs Earl R Johnson and Mrs Stew art Kingston. Guests included Mrs Kingston, Herbert Goecks, and George J Mauer man.
Madison census director Gordon E. Brewer has one more resident to count as he begins tallying Wisconsin’s population next month. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Brewer today.
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