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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
8
Clearing and cooler tonight with tomorrow fair and warmer across southwest and extreme west portions. Scattered light frost in the southern portion tonight. Since yesterday 1 p.m. highest 73, lowest 47. Barometer 1 a.m. 29.44 and 1 p.m. 29.36. Sunset 7:05. Warmest place yesterday Yuma Arizona. coldest Wyoming at 27.
Divorce granted to plaintiff on cruelty grounds. Custody of a minor child awarded to the defendant. The couple wed on October 5, 1936.
Ruth Gladys Wild and Harold Lee Leuzinger of Monroe obtain a marriage license. Louise Marion Hauri of Sylvester and Roy Rolland Zentner of Dakota are licensed. Lena Fredericka Stang of Biwame Township reported deceased. Urho Hill of Monticello welcomed a daughter on May 5.
Medical and surgical notes list Mrs Atwoon Stewart of Brodhead and Mrs Martha Blum of Monroe hotel. Accident report includes Kenneth R Marsh, 26, Route 2 Bordhead. Medical entries for Helen R Klassy of 4308 22nd Avenue and Mrs Harlow Gierhart of Argyle. Dismissals reference Bruce Milne, Richard Johnson, Gladys Birchert, Susan K Helsdon, Mrs Wilbert Bernet and daughter, and William McMillan.
Marcus Davis, born in Spring Grove township and longtime Green County resident, is hospitalized at St. Clare with a fractured hip after a fall outside his home Saturday. He resides at 910 18th Avenue and has two brothers Coburn of Winnebago Minnesota and J N Davis of Fullerton California, plus a half sister Mrs How Stantz of Chicago. his wife Mary Miles Davis died June 19 1935.
Lena Fredericka Stang, 81, died late Tuesday at her Wayne township home. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Friday at the home and 2:00 PM at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev. O. Mall officiating. Burial in Elmwood cemetery. Born March 30, 1867 in Germany. Survived by daughter Mrs. Otto Kamp and two sons Roy and Emil, all of Warren.
A tornado hit Blocker Oklahoma last night tearing up four houses and a church and damaging the remaining 16 homes. No deaths were reported.
Fred C Phillips former sergeant of Company H reunion with old comrades in Stoughton yesterday with Mrs Phillips. A Monroe native who left in 1899, he ran a hardware business for 37 years and retired four years ago. He helped organize Stoughton Cab and Body Co and serves as its president. his son Herbert works as a state accountant in Madison.
The text notes the death of two men, Andrew Nelson and Appleton Taft, among stricken troops. A June 1 recruitment brought many new enlistees including Ernest Baldwin, Fred Bahnhoff, and others. War fervor spurred a second enlistment, but camp reports soon showed the new arrivals were among the sickest, prompting a homecoming duty.
George Wenger was elected president of the Cheese Capital aerie of Eagles at the Monroe hotel last night. Wilbur Ott and Carl Foesch also named to officer posts with a slate of nine trustees. A first anniversary gathering is planned for Sunday May 23 with drill teams from nearby cities and square demonstrations ahead of a Turner Hall event.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Burgess 76 who died yesterday at St. Clare hospital Monroe will be held at 1 30 tomorrow at the family residence and at 2 in the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church Rev William F Siemer to officiate with burial in Union Grove cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs George Cromwell were held at 1 30 this afternoon at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev P C Kehle of St Johns Evangelical and Reformed church officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers were Albert and Ernest Meyer Harold and Melvin Randall Robert White and John Busker.
A parade of names records visitors and travelers: Mrs Norman Poff in Madison, Peter Manos in Chicago on business, Ralph Pederson of Argyle in town Tuesday night, Carl Gilbertson from Argyle on business, and many others visiting from Beloit Rockford Freeport Juda Monroe and Janesville. A Bethel Evangelical aid bake sale and several family visits are noted plus a trip to Zurich by Mrs Haldemand and Mrs Huber.
J B Pierce from Brodhead and Joseph L Stencel of Monroe called on local contacts. Mrs Myron West leaves Saturday for Sarona after seven weeks at the James Heffron home. Miss Doris Ritter arrived from Cuba to visit her mother Mrs Cleora Ritter after months in Florida and Cuba. Mrs Arthur Gustafson and Carol Jean left for Seattle after visiting Rev and Mrs David Bruzelius. Mrs Elizabeth Babler visits Monroe for several days then Monticello and Rockford to visit relatives. This summer she plans trips to Iowa relatives.
Ernst J. Hoesly of New Glarus, a county supervisor and former state assemblyman, will lie in state at the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock. The county board, office personnel, banks and dignitaries will attend as services are held, with interment in the church cemetery and pallbearers named.
The article notes that lightning protection is effective for buildings only when the grounding connections are solid, ensuring safe dissipation of electrical charges.
The Green County Breeders association voted unanimously to ask the county board to reconsider its demand for new quarters. The group housed in the county courthouse basement opposes moving, noting some Wisconsin counties provide free space. Ben Miller of Juda was re elected to a three year term as director. new terms to be set at a national meeting.
Holdover directors from Monroe include William C. Baum's partner Ralph Stauffacher and Arleigh Frautschy. The board will hold its organizational meeting Friday evening May 34 at the courthouse.
Five Wisconsin Power and Light Co. employees from Janesville attended the 20th annual Rock Valley Safety conference. Delegates from Brooklyn included Otto Zeller who will participate in a zonal convention urging Norman Thomas as presidential candidate who has said he will not run.
Regular monthly meeting of the Turner hall club was held this evening to transact routine business. Dr. Lewellyn R. Cole of the University of Wisconsin spoke about the university foundation centennial.
The Kiwanis club held its regular luncheon at the Eugene hotel this afternoon with Judge Harold J. Lamboley chairing the Green County campaign foundation. In other news, Wisconsin National Guard medical detachment members began basic training at the armory under Major Wayne J. Feneil. Otto W. Lund, principal of Green County Normal School, is improving after a heart attack, with Mrs. Lund visiting from Viroqua. Carolyn Vogel was hired in the county clerk’s office, replacing Olga Leiser who will marry Robert M. Hoesly of New Glarus.
Otto Anderegg of New Glarus arrived in Chicago at 12 30 this noon from a flight from Switzerland. He was greeted by several business associates from New Glarus and vicinity.
In Rockford Alabama Gov James E Folsom known as Kissing Jim married 21 year old Jamelle Moore a six feet eight inch widower and former lawmaker’s ally the ceremony occurred yesterday surprising many in Montgomery and surrounding counties.
Kempfert Pharmacy advertises Teol a strong fungicide with 90 percent alcohol claiming it reaches deep into skin to kill athlete’s foot germs in one hour and offers 35 cents back if unsatisfied.
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