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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1945
Page
6
Cloudy tonight and Thursday with rain in the southeast portion. Temperature trend steady with a high around 54 and a low near 39. Precipitation trace since yesterday. Barometer 29.63 at 3 am and 29.59 at 3 pm. Weather notes include national temperature contrasts and sun timing for Almanac May 14, 1945.
The notice outlines ration stamp validity for meats cheese milk lard shortening sauces and shoes with various letters and dates. It specifies good through dates and period groupings for Book 4 coupons and current heating allowances.
Alvin A. Kilassy of Monticello paid one dollar and costs in justice court of F. Earl Lamboley for failure to stop at a stop sign. Gene A. Rebly of Argyle paid one dollar and costs for excessive horn blowing. Glenn R. Putnam paid five dollars and costs for raising a disturbance at Shaie Schafer's tavern.
Mr. and Mrs Earl Erickson welcome a daughter born May 15 at St. Clare Hospital. Mr. and Mrs John H Bright announce a son born May 16 at St. Clare Hospital.
Medical: Mrs Gustave Kern. Argyle: J Ralph Mooney. In surgical: Thomas Zuhike Monroe route 5 Beloit. A camea tive. Age Bloom 708 17th Avenue. Dismissals: Gerald Schoville Hugh Taylor Lorraine Block Gerald McGinley.
The war production board lifts civilian golf club manufacture but expects no immediate club flow. From July 1, civilian materials come from idle inventory with limits to avoid war production disruption. Recreation needs of American forces abroad may raise service demand, while steel iron wood shortages and labor gaps keep scarcity.
Paris dispatches report Allied leaders reject Doenitz as constitutional Germany’s ruler and plan a long military occupation. Maj. Gen. Clay says aims include smashing Nazism and punishing war criminals while dissolving the German high command. Food shortages and reforms in postwar Germany are outlined as occupation proceeds.
A kitchen bridal shower for Miss Grace Fox was hosted by Mrs. Burton H. Lynch and co hosts Edythe Pounder Mary McKinney Betty Hummel and Audrey Wimmer. The event featured a playful threshold moment with the groom carried the bride over the door and the bride beginning her first meal amid a mock kitchen scene. A holder sewing contest followed with Mrs. Helen Marsh winning a prize judged by the bride.
London reports Prime Minister Churchill told the House he has no information on Heinrich Himmler's whereabouts. He said he has much work and expects Himmler will surface somewhere in the world or the next, to be dealt with by local authorities.
Local notes list residents and visitors including Herman A Stuessy in Mon ticello on business David Patton Rockford visiting friends in the area Mrs M J Knight in Stago on business W G Parnham Browntown in Monroe Harold E Holcomb and Delbert Cook Madison visitors Mrs Harold Pilz Betty Davidson Isabelle Munz Agnes and Dorothy Lindsay Madison visitors John Ott Jerenby and Kubly New Glarus guests of Mrs O H Kubly Walter Benkert returning from Washington D C to visit family Mrs Clifford Isely from Camp Wheeler Ga to return home Is John G Bleiler from Wheaton Ill visiting relatives en route thanks to Dane T Scae Urbana Ill Mrs Thomas Lynn Monroe Jacob Blaser Kenneth Mosely Theodore Jackson Clara Godfrey Darlington Wilford Johnson and daughter Irene Alice Carol Doris Viola Oscar Hexom Argyle Glenn Winger Robert Rundle Milford Maynard Lynn Beloit return home after visits
Monroe High School agricultural instructor Robert E Davenport will address Kiwanis members tomorrow about the Future Farmers of America, the growing local student organization he sponsors.
Roy Chesebro Sam Rubi James F Bray and Floyd Pyle attended the American Legion auxiliary conference at Mineral Point Tuesday. The Glen Zilmer unit history tied for first place with Madison history. Speakers were Mrs. C. W. Hurtig department president and Miss Cora Brown department secretary.
Mr and Mrs Robert L Rote Mr and Mrs Rolland R Etter Monroe and Mr and Mrs Paul Zimmerman Brodhead attend the Wisconsin War Fund meeting in Milwaukee this week.
Cadiz 4-H Club meets at the school house this evening to select leaders and organize the group with assistance from County Agent Ed O. Baker.
Mrs Emma Davis of Plymouth township died at 2 30 Monday in Rheulon nursing home Brodhead after a long illness Funeral services were held today at the Lutheran church in Hanover with burial in Plymouth cemetery.
Cpl Lawrence H Cow will speak at the joint P T A meeting this evening at 8 in the school auditorium. During the business portion the committee will present the slate of new officers for the coming year.
Pvt. Leo Gille of Monroe has been awarded the Purple Heart and the combat infantry badge after being wounded Dec. 6 in Germany. He recalls fighting from St Lo through Normandy to Brest, then on to Luxembourg, the Siegfried Line, and Hurtgen Forest before his injury. He was in a hospital in England, then reassigned from infantry to the air corps and is now serving in a warehouse issuing clothing.
Eugene Sjostedt, 39, of Lake Washington County, was killed instantly Monday when the burned barn foundation collapsed, crushing him. Fire had burned the structure two weeks earlier.
Klagenfurt faces a delicate situation as Yugoslav demands in Carinthia create dual authorities and a tense balance with British Eighth Army patrols. The article notes potential handover to Tito's partisans or completion of Allied goals, with Italy urging talks to avoid force.
Pallbearers Edward Farrell Timothy Gavigan Vincent Conway J P Flannery Pat Gavigan Racine and John Farrell Chicago attended the funeral yesterday. Rev E C McCollow officiated at 9 am at the Stuessy funeral home and 9 30 am at St Victor s church. Burial followed at St Francis cemetery Adams township. Ice hockey probably dates from the 18th century.
Washington reports an intensified push to run the Seventh War Loan as Agriculture Secretary Wickard and three national farm leaders urge farmers to buy bonds to the limit. Series E sales reached 991 million before the formal start, aided by the advance payroll savings phase. The main drive runs May 14 to June 30, targeting half a million farmers to reach about six million farms.
General Eisenhower enjoyed his first night out in three years in London after visiting his home, meeting Prime Minister Churchill at 10 Downing Street. He and General Omar Bradley attended the musical revue Strike It Again amid cheers from West End crowds. Patton arrived in London today to join the U S Third Army.
County Agent E. O. Baker warns yard cleanup crews to remove tussock moth cocoons found under eaves and in tree bark as they hatch damaging caterpillars. Residents in Brodhead have used a banding and resin treatment on trunks to protect foliage, though the moth is not widespread locally.
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation general manager Ross rejected a government claim that the foundation controls vitamin D. Berge, assistant attorney general, testified that the foundation creates a monopoly with field division, price fixes, and potency limits. The foundation says it has no university affiliation.
The treasury will let astronomers decide which city reaches its quota first as Delano California and Ripon Wisconsin claim the honor. Ripon reported a telegram at 10 30 a m central war time on opening day while Delano phoned at 11 15 a m eastern war time. The treasury avoided time differences.
Ross said the government charges of monopoly and price fixing of vitamin D products are in federal court in Chicago this fall. The suit targets the foundation, 17 manufacturing firms, and one individual over alleged price manipulation.
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