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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1952

Page

6

May 12 1952 Weather Summary Note

Partly cloudy and a little cooler tonight with light frost in northwest and west central portions. Tomorrow fair and warmer. Low tonight 30 to 35 northwest and 34 to 38 southeast. High tomorrow in the 60s. Precipitation since yesterday 0.16 inch. Barometer 29.30 at 1 am and 29.39 at 1 pm. Sunrise and sunset 7.11. Warmest place yesterday was Phoenix 98, coldest was Bismarck 30.

U. S Phoenix Ariz Bismarck N. D

Justice Notes and Civil Records Summary

Local court docket lists guilty verdicts for L A Koenig, P J Connors Sr., and Lawrence A Thomas on assault and battery speeding and DUI with fines and jail or costs. Marriage licenses issued to Alice Marie Schilt and Leland R Strom. Death notices for Rose Pandow, 70, Gratiot. Mrs John Kelly, 92, Potosi. Mrs Robert Gissing. births announced for Bongiorno, Thomp son, and Alderman families in various towns.

L. A. Koenig P. J. Connors Sr 11Th Street Lawrence A. Thomas Fruitport Mich Donald H. Thruman Warren Rose Pandow Gratiot John Kelly Potosi

Hospital List of Patients Dismissals and Surgeries

The list from St. Clare Hospital includes patients and staff across towns such as Clinton Argyle Janesville Evansville and Brodhead. It notes accidents tonsillectomy surgical cases and numerous dismissals with many names and addresses.

William DuCharme Clinton John Schnitzler Argyle Edgar Bushnell 1618 13Th Avenue Mark Flint 18Th Avenue Irving Waggoner Janesville Raymond Jorgenson L. Christ Larson Evansville George Milam Cecil Lease Beloit John Burri South Wayne Norman Teubert Edgerton Roy Reinmann Clarno William McGuire William, Knight Roy Weighner Fred Harris Harley Gapen Clarence Higeman Pat Gucciardo Alma Norder Merle Johnson Florine Prude Ellen Marie Heidt Lee Phillips David Olson

Funeral for Mrs Walter Mills Held in New Glarus

Services for Mrs Walter Mills 46 nee Frieda Marty will be at 2 PM tomorrow in the Evangelical United Brethren church New Glarus with Rev L A Brown and Rev Lynn Tschudy officiating Burial will follow in the EUB cemetery She is survived by her husband two daughters Mrs Jack Lester of Chicago and Margaret at home and her mother Mrs Fred J Marty of New Glarus.

Walter Mills New Glarus Frieda Marty Chicago Evangelical United Brethren Church L. A. Brown EUB Church Lynn Tschudy Swiss Evangelical and Reformed Church EUB

iHousing Credit Relief Proposed

Washington reports growing sentiment among government circles for easing down payment requirements on mid to high priced homes. Federal Reserve Board members, overseeing Regulation X, favor a lower, more even scale, with veterans loans already cheaper. Final decision expected in weeks as current rules set down payments from 1,550 on an 8,000 house to 30 percent above 24,500.

Washington Federal Reserve Board

Plowing and Planting Bee Aids Local Farms

Farmers from nearby homes helped plant 25 acres of corn while the soil stayed moist after a week of rain. Women assisted with serving and washing dishes, sharing in a social, communal task that also promotes mutual aid should illness strike a neighbor.

Clarke Kelers Kessler

Gen Twining Elected By Madison Veterans

Gen. Twining acting chief of staff for the U S Air Force was elected as member of the Madison Chapter Military Order of the World Wars announced by Captain Joseph Bolienbeck. A Monroe native, Twining has served as acting staff chief since Hoyt Vandenberg underwent surgery last week. Vandenberg's condition was reported satisfactory today. Twining is the first four star general affiliated with the Madison group.

Yen. Svammen Twiming U.S. Air Force Madison Joseph Bolienbeck Monroe Gen. Twining Hoyt Vandenberg Vandenberg Madison Group

Soldier Duerst Improves After Salt Lake City Injury

Sfc. Milbourne Duerst, injured April 26 in Salt Lake City after being struck by a car, shows slight response and is reported by a nurse as improved. His sister Miss Evadne Eley and Mrs. Ginner’s son's family, renaming 504 6th Avenue, joined him following the incident.

Ain Mre Uumer 6Th Avenue Evadne Eley Janesville Salt Lake City Ginner Sfc Milbourne Duerst Duerst

Weatherman Predicts Warmer Temperatures

A warmer trend was in prospect after a chilly weekend with some sunshine. The thermometer reached 59 by noon. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and a bit cooler then warmer tomorrow. Frost was reported in lowlands at the Wisconsin Iowa border Saturday night with further frost predicted in northwest and west central portions tonight.

Dugmy Wisconsin-Inois

Monroe Area Social News Long Row of Visitors

Personal notices record visits and traveling guests around Monroe Illinois and nearby towns. Names include Henry Gonnerman Ashton Ora Ashenfelter Mattie Paulson Horeb Elmer Sundstedt Pauline Schwarzenberger and many others visiting family in Davis Rockford Milwaukee Madison Evansville Brodhead Monroe and surrounding communities. Mother's Day greetings, weekend guests, and upcoming local events are noted along with a spring social for Monroe Women’s Club at St John’s church.

Henry Gonnerman Ashton Ora Ashenfelter Esterday Davis Ill Mattie Paulson Horeb Elmer Sundstedt Rockford Pauline Schwarzenberger L. D. Paulson Milwaukee Monroe Harvey Day Brodhead W. C. Rivers Evansville Fred Bettendorf Franklin Grove Charles W. Bailey Auburn Frank Noesen Montiscello Russell Lynch Simon Lynch Robert Hahn Otto Schulz Hill Point Henry Kundert Madison Richard University of Wisconsin M. H. Stauffacher E. A. Janke Bloomington Otto Munz Glenn Lyons Stockton George Linchum Emma Dettwiler LeRoy Heckman Louise Gary Keith Ella van Horn F. S. Babler Wauwatosa Ndt Howard Lundy Nelson Schwend Harold Ruditi Grover Wilson Belleville Helen Kummer Court House Alliance, O Monroe Woman’s Club St. John’s Church

Local visitors fill Janesville and area for weekend

Peter Jones visited Janesville business today while many relatives and friends from Freeport Brodhead Madison Green Bay and Chicago spent Saturday and Mother’s Day weekend visiting in Janesville Albany South Wayne and nearby towns. Notables include Mr and Mrs Rene Isler and Mr and Mrs Leo Butts from Blue River and Brodhead families.

Peter Jones Janesville Rene Isler Freeport Bertha Thoman Leo Butts Blue River Stanley Bouton Brodhead S. P. Davies Gin Roy Davis Fred Feldt Fred Hahlen Carl Streit Monroe John’ Wirth Jr Monticello Weidmer Charles M. Dixon Herman Dreeves Albany California Myron Babler John Kubly J. L. Bablers Judith Ann Mauerman Bert J. Adelman 8Th Street William Field Barbara Billy Beaver Dam Clyde Adelman Adah Zentner J. C. Adelman Rockford Lily Adelman Whitewater Donna Chicago L. H. Andrews Mary Green Bay Werner Blum South Wayne Arthur L. Andrews Andrews Marie McKnight

Country Club Hosts Busy Week of Activities

Monroe Country Club hosts diverse events with private and public gatherings. Burgess Battery Co plans golf and steak dinner for 43. Wisconsin Chapter IC College of Surgeons holds banquet and meeting. Women’s auxiliary meets in June. Thursday stag day. high school students hold pre prom dinner and post prom party. Sunday features two pair foursome and smorgasbord.

Monroe Country Club Burgess Battery Co Women's Auxiliary Wisconsin International College of Surgeons

Husband Faces Charge In Slaying At Oshkosh

Ronald Blackburn, 35, of Fond du Lac, was to be arraigned in Oshkosh on a first degree murder charge for the shotgun killing of Harvey Schumann, 43, an Oshkosh barber shop proprietor. Blackburn, who previously lived in Oshkosh, admitted the slaying and blamed Schumann for breaking up his home as divorce proceedings unfold.

Meeamveone UD Ronald Blackburn Fond du Lac Oshkosh Blackburn Harvey Schumann Schumann

Five Wisconsin Accidents Leave Five Dead

Five people died in weekend accidents across Wisconsin. Frank J. Lassa of Milwaukee, 47, was struck and hurled across vehicles while crossing an intersection and dragged about 80 feet. Others killed or injured include Herbert Jr., ten, Holcombe. Isaac Burger, 67, Cedar Grove, in a Sheboygan County crash.

Associated Press Wisconsin Frank J. Lassa Milwaukee Lassa Freeport Hospital Kenneth Obert Orangeville Robert Lee Nelson Dousman St. Francis Companions Freeport Nel Palmyra Jefferson County Kax A. Kucharski Herbert Jr Holcombe Chippewa County Isaac Burger Cedar Grove Sheboygan

Daniel Teehan Honored by UW Phi Eta Sigma Chapter

Daniel W. Teehan of 1212 22nd Avenue, son of Mr and Mrs Harry L Teehan, joined 109 new initiates into the University of Wisconsin chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the national scholastic honor society for freshmen. Selection requires a 2.5 GPA or better in the first year, with a perfect 3.0 possible.

Daniel Teehan Daniel W. Teehan 22Nd Avenue Harry L. Teehan Phi Eta Sigma University of Wisconsin

Potters Return Here After Mesa Visit and War News

Mr and Mrs James Potter return to Monroe after a stay in Mesa Arizona and a Washington D C visit with their Navy reservist son Eugene. They then visited his Chicago family before arriving in Monroe to reopen their home and spend Mother's Day with Mrs Anna Burkhalter.

James Potter Iater Mesa Ariz Anna Burkhalter Potters Washington, D. C Eugene Navy Chicago Monroe

Campbell sisters visit from Monroe here for a stay

Miss Jessie Campbell, retired schoolteacher who once taught at a California deaf school, and her sister Deal Campbell from Monroe arrived by car and house trailer to visit friends at Chesebro's trailer park on Highway 1181. Jessie now lives in Long Beach, while Deal is listed as hospitalized in Munsan Korea. Arnold Rohrer returned from a two month trip to Switzerland and Germany by plane, his first visit home in 33 years.

Campbell Jessie Deal Campbell Monroe Chesebro Highway 1181 School For the Deaf California Long Beach Arnold Rohrer Switzerland Germany Tit

Rations charge U N officials over armistice talks

The report accuses Communists of turning armistice talks into propaganda. A plenary session was set for Tuesday as Vice Admiral Joy, senior U N delegate, disassociated the alliance from propaganda. The piece also mentions Allen families renting a home linked to the meeting and a separate local accident. Webster Maske Hart, 42, sustained a fractured ankle from a farm accident and was treated at St. Clare hospital. A tulip trip by charter bus leaves Thursday at 3 a.m. for Holland, Michigan with 29 people from nearby towns.

Adm C. Turner Joy U. N Reds U. N. Command George W. Allen C. W U.N. Com Lena Schneider Webster Maske Hart Webster Maske Route 5 St. Clare Hospital

High U S Legal Aide Failed Three Bar Tests

Deputy Attorney General A. Devitt Banech told House investigators he failed bar exams two or three times in DC and at least once in Virginia before obtaining a Tennessee license in 1940. He refuted a Who's Who claim of a Peekskill Military Academy degree and said he was correcting it. Separately, Mr and Mrs Carl Schumacher and family spent Sunday at Crystal Lake, TH, on business.

Washington A. Devitt Banech House District of Columbia Virginia Tennessee Vanech Who's Who Peekskill N.Y.) Military Academy Carl Schumacher Marian Alton Schumacher Alton Jr Crystal Lake

Monroe Lions elect officers at Swiss Wheel restaurant

It was announced that Monroe Lions club will hold an election of officers at its meeting tonight at the Swiss Wheel restaurant. Mr and Mrs Carl Jenny left this morning for New York after visiting in Monroe with friends. They will sail next week to Dornach Switzerland. Jenny, formerly of Monroe, has since worked in California and with an oil company. Mrs Jenny’s first visit to Monroe. Convalescing Fred Altenbernd of Dakota Illinois is staying with his daughter and son in law in Monroe after hospital care. Mrs Harold Holcomb began work at Burnell's in the Shopping Center.

LIONS Monroe Lions Club Swiss Wheel Carl Jenny New York Fred Ritschard Fred Boesiger Jennys Dornach Switzerland Jenny Monroe Commercial and Savings Bank America California Fred Altenbernd Dakota Clifford Leck 11Th Avenue Freeport Deaconess Hospital Burnell Harold Holcomb Burnell’s

House To Probe Jury at St Louis grand jury findings

The House Judiciary subcommittee in St Louis will hold public hearings next Wednesday to examine reports of interference with a federal grand jury investigation into tax scandals. James P Finnegan former St Louis internal revenue collector was indicted and convicted. the action followed a U S District Judge George Moore’s dissatisfaction with the initial probe.

Sem Hingiun House St. Louis Chelf D-Ky Judiciary Grand Jury James P. Finnegan Internal Revenue Finnegan U. S George Moore

U N Planes Bomb Rail Network in Korea

U N warplanes attacked the North Korean rail system with saturation strikes on the Kanggye Sinanju line near Huichon. Nine B 29 bombers dropped 90 tons on the Huichon bridge while fighter bombers cratered rails in 80 places south of Sunchon. Eighth Army reports 1149 Reds killed, 1364 wounded, 21 captured May 1 to 7, down 400 casualties from the prior week.

Seoul Korea United Nations U. S. Fifth Air Force Kanggye-Sinanju Huichon Sunchon U. N Mundung Eighth Army

Skat Expert Anton Bonk Dies at 78 in Two Rivers

Anton S. Bonk, 78, a retired drag line operator and longtime skat player, died yesterday after a three year illness. Bonk was a widely recognized skat expert who had played the game for 65 years in Two Rivers.

Anton S. Bonk Bonk

Women to Meet Green Bay Convention Opens Here

The 37th annual Wisconsin Council of Catholic Women convention opens here tomorrow for three days with several hundred delegates expected to attend. The event will feature discussions on church and community affairs and include guest speakers from across the state.

Green Bay Wisconsin Council of Catholic Women

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