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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1947
Page
1
Monroe and Belleville high school bands took top honors in a colorful New Glarus district music festival parade. Both bands received trophies with the Lions Club donating one trophy.
Complete page four results list Monroe high school’s strong showing with 46 firsts 14 seconds and three thirds while Belleville wins in Class C and D and Monroe wins in Class A and B. Monroe displays its award at Kundert shoe store. Bellville uniforms feature dark green coats pinks trim and brass. Monroe band wears maroon jackets with blue gray trousers and gold plumes. citation cards to come. Results span bands orchestras girls glee clubs choruses and a cappella groups with many firsts and seconds across multiple towns including Albany Argyle Black Earth Gratiot Monticello Oregon Evansville Monroe Belleville Verona Brodhead South Wayne South Wayne.
The Wisconsin legislature’s joint committee on reapportionment held a hearing that rehashed redistricting arguments with little new input. Seven members discussed four resolutions while the chamber saw only sparse attendance, including eight legislators and eight reporters, with two lobbyists briefly voicing support.
The final week in May brings a full program for Monroe High School seniors. Beginning with baccalaureate services on Sunday May 2 in the high school auditorium the Rev Alvin C Rabehl will give the sermon. Activities run through Thursday with the senior picnic Tuesday class day Wednesday afternoon and commencement Thursday evening. Reports and the alumni banquet close the week.
Washington. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimous approval of peace treaties with Italy. Senator Vandenberg announced approval after long discussion with no reservations, urging swift ratification by two thirds. President Truman seeks prompt action to support American foreign policy amid Italian demilitarization concerns.
Bartender at Uncle Ed's tavern 1315 17th street was fined 150 dollars and costs by Judge Harold J. Lamboley in county court for selling liquor to a minor. Prosecution stemmed from investigations into intoxicated Monroe youths. an 18 year old nearby pleaded guilty to procuring liquor for a minor and loitering in a tavern. The youth received 60 day sentences on each charge, to run consecutively, with 60 dollars monthly wage payments ordered to parents during a 120 day period.
Groups of long distance telephone workers returned to work after a wage settlement with the Bell system. AUTW pledged to honor picket lines while implementing $2 to $4 weekly raises. NFTW members remaining on strike and regional unions pursue separate negotiations as Wisconsin reports near normal service except Stevens Point.
Mrs. Frieda Wenger Beckman, 47, of 1115 14th Avenue Monroe, was found dead in her car in the family garage today, likely minutes after death. Coroner Herman Stuessy said no inquest will be held. Survived by husband Ben C Beckman, a brother Roy J Wenger of Monroe, two sisters Grace Mackey of Janesville and A K Buetell of Akron, Ohio. Funeral is 2 PM Monday at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev. Paul C Kehle of St Johns Evangelical church officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Washington reports Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower will not testify until defense presents its case in the war fraud conspiracy trial of former Rep J May. A mounted unit and police guard a Hamburg demonstration of over 100000 protesting postwar food shortages.
Senator Vandenberg and 14 colleagues introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize a 27 foot channel from the Great Lakes to the St Lawrence mouth and power plants at International Rapids. The project would yield about 2.2 million horsepower annually with cost estimated over 500 million dollars shared by the United States and Canada.
Willie Francis an 18 year old Negro is led to the portable electric chair in St Martin parish jail for a second execution attempt after a prior failed electrocution on May 3 1946. He was convicted of killing Andrew Thomas during a robbery for four dollars and a watch and is scheduled to die between 1 and 4 pm.
Defense foresees proving former Rep. A J May pledged special treatment for soldiers during World War II. Col. Hauck identified a record listing house members who wrote action letters on army personnel cases from 1944 onward. The defense plans to use the list as evidence as trial proceeds.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Preston and their family arrived yesterday from Ancon in the Panama Canal zone where Mr Preston spent six years as a government employee. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William Preston and his wife is the former Dorabelle Pandow. They will reside in Monroe.
The Public Service Commission approved Cardinal Bus Lines of Janesville to broaden operations in southern Wisconsin. Affected communities include Janesville Beloit Fort Atkinson Delavan Lake Geneva Whitewater Kenosha Milwaukee Madison Oconomowoc and nearby points, with routes to be increased if the carrier can adequately perform the service and benefits accrue without harming existing carriers.
The Green county sheriff's aero squadron deputized yesterday began a search for 8-year-old Georgia Jean Weckler missing from near Ft. Atkinson. Planes from Badger Flying Service flew within a mile radius of the home, each assigned a district to spot suspicious activity, fresh dirt, or fires. A Jefferson county observer may accompany them as territories rotate after several hours.
The House rejected a bid to bar sending combat troops to Greece and Turkey as part of a 400 million dollar aid program to bolster southeastern Europe against communism. The defeat stood 122 to 70 with a later voice vote failing to limit missions to 100 men. Other attempts to place UN oversight on southeastern Europe also failed.
Ft Atkinson Wisconsin sheriff George Perry said new leads in the 8 year old Georgia Jean Weckler disappearance yielded no results yet the case remains open. tips from Manitowoc and Upper Michigan proved unhelpful while a tavern keeper reported a nervous man asking for a beer and a girl crying. investigators pursued gypsy camp rumors and other scattered clues from across the region.
The legion has received 6000 poppies for sale to be offered in Monroe South Way Browntown and Juda on May 24. The nomination committee along with the athletic and scholastic awards committee has met recently and the annual election will be held in June with awards announced at class day exercises at the high school.
At a reactivation meeting the Green County Dairy Improvement cooperative named Vic Marvan temporary chairman. Leo Scheberle and William Senatsch chosen as vice chair and secretary treasurer at a meeting in Brodhead. The group held its first meeting Dec. 5, 1945, in Jutlo and incorporated with signatures from Scheberle Schneeberger Jaggi Paris and Campbell.
Early morning frost blankets Monroe and Green counties as unseasonably chilly weather persists. Temperatures fall to 14 degrees at Land O Lakes and into the 20s elsewhere with forecasts showing only slight warming tonight. Monroe records 30 degrees at morning low as Howard J Thompson of Milwaukee bureau predicts modest inland warmth tomorrow. Snow flurries extend from New York to northern New England with Syracuse reporting about 2 inches.
A car driven by Robert G. Rote and another driven by Oliver Liedschlag collided near 13th Avenue and 11th Street at 10 30 last evening. Rote’s vehicle slid 61. feet, struck the curb and rolled onto its top on the south terrace. no injuries were reported.
The State Department said satisfactory political and economic relations with Spain are not possible while the Franco regime remains in power. It added that no loans or credits to Spain are being considered by the U S government.
Cheese values edged higher at the Wisconsin cheese exchange after a period of declines. Cheddar cars sold at 29.14 cents versus 29 the prior week. Various cheddar lots traded at 29.14 and 31 cents with several bids and offers remaining unfilled across grades and sizes.
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