Weather Summary May 6 Parts Cloudy Showers Southerly Cooler
Partly cloudy with a few showers in the extreme north and east tonight cooler south and extreme east. Sunday remains partly cloudy with lows around 30 northwest and 35 to 40 southeast. Highs Sunday 45 northwest and 60 southeast. Since yesterday 1 pm high 76 and low 46. Warmest U S yesterday Jacksonville Florida 92, coldest Cheyenne Wyoming 23. Sunrise 4 49 am sunset 7 05 pm.
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U. S
Jacksonville
Fla
Cheyenne
Wyo
Real Estate Transfers in Monroe Mt Pleasant and New Glarus
Real estate transfers include Vates to Haipn Peterson in Monroe in the Waelti-Quinn addition and Arthur Escher to Lotta M Walters with a parcel in section 8 at Mt Pleasant. Henry T Freitag transfers to Klassy Milling Co N 410 feet of outlet 199 on the assessor's plat in the village of New Glarus.
Deaths across town report several elderly residents
Leona Gunther 82 of Monroe dies. Ibert Alvin Kraus Jr. 3 from west edge of Monroe highway nl. Mrs Henry H Marty 69 also listed among local obituaries with brief details.
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Leona Gunther
Monroe
Ibert Alvin Kraus Jr
West Edge of
Henry H. Marty
New Glarus
Births Report From Area Families
Mr and Mrs Hollis Schutt route 2 welcome a daughter born May 5. Mr and Mrs Fred Elmer of Davis announce a son born May 6.
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Hollis Schutt
Fred Elmer
Davis
St Clare Hospital List Selections and Dismissals
St Clare Hospital lists tonsillectomy procedures and surgical cases including Judith A. Bis sig from Monticello and several patients from Beloit Orangeville Brodhead Woodford and Janesville. Dismissals include William Tausmann Alfred Barth and others. Bishop Holt sails for Europe with a 37 year old widow bride Mrs H A Carthers from Winder Georgia. Holt is 74 and from St Louis.
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Judith A. Bissig
Monticello
Louis Serotini
Beloit
Vilas L. Heise
Orangeville
Henry W. Gordon
Brodhead
Henry Shager
Woodford Medical
Joseph C. Wagner
Lancaster
William F. Rabger
Janesville
Ralph Kepper
New Glarus
William H. Worley
Juda
William Tausmann
Alfred Barth
Clarence Wiesenberg
Montreal
Ivan Lee Holt
St. Louis
Europe
H. A. Carthers
Winder
Mr Roderick III Ill At Home Near Monroe
Frank Roderick, 76, is critically ill at his home six miles south of Monroe near the Clarno corners on Highway 69. He has been ill since last June and his condition has been serious the past month. Also notes Japan sheep counts rising from 196,425 in 1946 to 459,000 in 1949.
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MR. Roderick III
Frank Roderick
Monroe
Clarno Corners
Highway 69
Japan
High Frequency Sound Cuts Gallstones, Lab Claims
A research team reports high frequency sound can break gallstones quickly in animals without harming surrounding tissue and suggests potential non surgical treatment for gallstones and possibly kidney stones. Human trials and equipment development remain pending.
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Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Harold Lamport
Yale School of Medicine
Herbert F. Newman
Ralph Eichhorn
Beth Israel Hospital
New York City
Crystal Research Laboratories
Hartford
Storm Rips Midwest Killing Several and Causing Heavy Damage
A severe storm battered the North Central states with 100 mph winds, tornadoes in Minnesota, and tornado and flood damage across Iowa Nebraska Texas Kansas and Wisconsin. Three killed and multiple injuries reported as towers barns and rides were demolished. A Kenosha county couple welcomed baby Alan Richard Hapano wicz during the blackout. Grandstand at Platteville fair ground toppled.
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Wisconsin Central
Milwaukee
WTMJ
Brookfield
Muskego Beach
Waukesha County
North
Minnesota
Midwest
U. S
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Iowa
Nebraska
Texas
Illinois
Dakotas
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Alan Richard
Richard Hapanowicz
Kenosha County
U.S. Firms Show New Profit Trend
The Associated Press tallies 508 U S corporations posting first quarter profits of 1.403 billion, up 6 percent from 1949. Automakers led gains with General Motors earning 212.39 million, while Chrysler swung to a loss of 1.78 million after a 99 day strike.
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New York
Associated Press
General Motors
Chrysler
Rites for Dr Eugene T Leonard set in Rockford
Funeral services will be held Monday for Dr Eugene T Leonard 60 son of Mrs Henry Leonard 91 Hollendale Wis with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Services begin 10 am at Frank R Fitzgerald Funeral Home 626 W Jefferson and 1030 am at St Peters Catholic Church. Rosary at 8 pm tomorrow. Born in Hollendale he died Thursday night.
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E. T. Leonard
Rockford
Eugene T. Leonard
Henry Leonard
Hollandale
Wis
Calvary Cemetery
Frank R. Fitzgerald
W. Jefferson Street
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Personal notes and callers fill Green County pages
A flurry of local social activity appears with Miss Ann Howe and Robert E. Mueller listed as Madi son callers, many visitors from Pecatonica Rockford and Monroe, and several Misses andMrs. visiting or socializing. The Times notes upcoming St Omar chapter meeting, Burkhalter band concert, and plans for fielding inquiries into Swiss cheese history with booklets now available at The Times office. Mrs Myron J Babler and Kim join Rockford callers, while Dr L E Creasy and family plan return to South Wayne from St Petersburg Florida.
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Ann Howe
Madison
Robert E. Mueller
Mary Ann Reise
Monticello
Lois Rogers
Pecatonica
Earl Addington
Anthony Crettel
Rockford
Richard van Velck
St. Omar
Ces
W. M
B. H. Roderick
Brodhead
Emery A. Odell
Burkhalter
Turner Hall
Myron J. Babler
Kim
John H. Disch
Esther Paulson
Argyle
Alvin Paulson
Charleen McGinnis
Charles McGinnis
Darlington
L. E. Creasy
South Wayne
St. Petersburg
Fla
Richard Egan
Green County
Times Office
Rnv
Frank Hoffman
Phoenix
Ariz
Brain victory over gravity sparks evolution theory
University of Virginia scientist Dr S W Britton told the National Academy of Sciences that man's upright posture drove brain development by altering blood and nerve systems. He proposed that selective breeding might even enhance brains in apes, though no specific methods were given. He warned of penalties like fallen arches and varicose veins but argued a highly responsive brain outweighed drawbacks.
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University of Virginia
S.W. Britton
Britton
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Tornado Winds Hit Albany Area Causing Wide Damage
A severe windstorm toppled trees and damaged homes across Albany and nearby farms. Siloes collapsed, barns fell, and power lines went down cutting REA service in Lafayette County. No serious injuries reported though livestock losses occurred and motorists faced hazardous conditions through the evening.
Wind Storm Hits Town Damage Across Farms And Homes
A severe wind storm caused property damage across Green County. Farms near Juda and Monroe lost barns silos and sheds while trees fell on homes and streets. Monticello briefly lost electricity as cupolas collapsed nearby. soil erosion and replanting needs were noted in lighter soils.
Apple Blossom prom hit by storm blackouts in town
In western county heavy soil and eastern winds fueled a weekend storm that disrupted an Apple Blossom prom at the high school with lights out for 30 minutes. Two Rockford college students Joan Kirst and Nancy Seder sustained minor injuries when a car left 11th avenue during the outage. A hydrant was broken and a elm limb damaged the Bushnell home as winds toppled a shed at Kraus farm north of Junction House.
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Otto Schenk
Albany
Alvin Peterson
Roy Schwartzlow
Phillip Zanoni Jr
Barbara Smout
Vernie Krueger
Brooklyn
Liberty Polo Hill
Roy R. Bartelt
Alton Bartelt
Durand
Roy
Highway 11
Brodhead
Highway 104
Green-Rock County
Kenneth Hartwig
Route 4
Argyle Road
Grant
Maple Grove Inn
Monroe
Roy Ott
John Andererg
Nathan Brown
Theodore Altman Jr
Jullius Friedrich
Sylvester
Fred R. Simpson
15Th Avenue
Treat
11Th Street
Bucb and Kessler
Turner
Hall
Louis Kohli
Walter Kummer
Lanz Insurance Agency
Louis Benkert
Highway 59
Western Union
Times
Johnson
Ralph Isely
State Line
Juda
Fred Bitz
Ed Flanagan
Spring Grove
Homer Battery
Darlington
REA
Lafayette County
National Guard
Andrew Tschudy
Route 5
Edward Jordan
Farheiler
George Pick
Twin Grove
Adolf Angliker
Russel Trumpys
Charles H. Zees
Trumpy
Sth
10Th Street
Grand Central Hotel
Monticello
I. J. Hammon
Henry C. Elmer
Rudy Feller
Willis Babler
Mt. Pleasant
E. W. Marty
Fred C. Marty
Villlage
Fred Altmann
Ed Freitag
Green
Legion Home
Rockford College
Joan Kirst
Nancy Seder
Fred Kraus Js
Junction
Monroe students join campus organizations report
Monroe students at the University of Wisconsin have joined groups on campus. Mildred Rieder, daughter of John and Mrs. Rieder, initiated into Alpha Beta chapter of Pi Lambda Theta for women in education. Robert H. Rieder, son of William Rieder Jr., and Walter J. Wenger Jr., are members of the Marketing Club.
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Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Mildred Rieder
John Rieder
Route 4
Alpha Beta Chapter
Pi Lambda Theta
Robert H. Rieder
William Rieder Jr
18Th Avenue
Walter J. Wenger Jr
17Th Street
Marketing Club
Dropped Clothespin Saves Woman's Life
Madison woman narrowly escaped injury when a storm sent a porch roof 40 feet into the air, landing a yard away as she bent to pick up a clothespin in Mrs. Myrtle Staven's yard. Police noted the incident and she remained unhurt but breathless.
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Madison
Myrtle Staven
Roscoe Men Die in Freak Road Crash Ill
Two elderly Roscoe residents Howard Roger and Harry L Sammons 80 were killed when wind gusts drove their light truck head on into a gravel truck near Roscoe Illinois.
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Roscoe
Ill
Here
Nto
Howard Roger
Harry L. Sammons
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Diy Recoda
St. Clare Hospital
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University of California College of Agriculture
Law of Gravity
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Vee Ai
Dixie Shop
Lawrence Kopps
Chester Jones
Walmer
Jones
Ben Cleveland-J. R. Schesser
William Towns
Ross Stephenson
Stephenson
Sayand
Yale
Nescco
Nesco
Bauman
Ace
Harvey S. Stauffacher
White Block
Bauman & Denney Burn
Louis E. Buri Electric Co
Philco
Crator
THE
Universalist Church
Huber
PhineCae
Weex
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