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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1946
Page
6
Daily weather note shows clear cool to warm trend for Wisconsin with a high of 69 and low of 61. Barometer readings recorded at 29.45 at 3 am and 29.60 at 3 pm. It lists yesterday’s warmest place Phoenix at 96 and Cheyenne as coldest at 30 with sun rising at 4:34 and setting at 7:19.
Real estate transfers listed include 76 acres in sec 4 town Albany to Fay Brewer via John Badertscher and Jacob Grunder to Henry Gruner. parcels in sec 16 and 21 town Gruner per executor. Howard Roenneburg to Mrs Ila Roenneburg parcels 72 and 73 block 10 in the village of Decatur. Ruth moves to Marie Fehly 10 acres in sec 2 town Spring Grove. Fred Miller at 1616th St Miss Lula White of Winnebago Ill. St Clare Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Dillon Monroe route 2 twin sons May 2. Mr and Mrs Homer Wardlow Monroe route 5 son May 20.
James Purdue of Monroe was found guilty of reckless driving. He was fined $20 plus costs.
Medical lists mention Mrs Earl C Ethridge Belleville Mrs John L Haack Browntown Mrs Wendell Bru Kow 2641 13th St and Mrs Clayto Burt Brodhead Nathan R Schwartziow Stoughton Mrs Frank X Smoke Footville Martin F Mayer Monroe route 4 Tonsillectomy Patricia Ann Amos 629 1th St Charles G Goodman Windsor Colo Mrs Lester Bacon 1923 7th St John D Prien 1925 8th St Surgical items include Thomas Charrit Fred B Sickinger Mrs Carlton Chandler Mrs Jack Boromo Mrs Walter J Horn.
A twin engine army plane in dense fog struck the 58th floor of a Wall Street building in the financial district last night, killing five people aboard including a WAC lieutenant and four officers. The craft created a 15 foot hole, exploded, and flames swept through the offices of Corp. The bank building fronts on 40 Wall Street and backs to 33 Pine Street. Police reported 500 to 2,000 people inside at the time. none inside were injured though five were hit by flaming debris outside.
Senate banking committee Republicans proposed a phased reduction of OPA powers through June 30 1947. The plan would remove price ceilings on 40 percent of national production in the last six months of 1946, then 20 percent in early 1947 and 40 percent in the following three months, preserving ceilings only on rents and building materials.
Secretary of State Byrnes asserted the United States will back out of the big four treaty talks if Moscow blocks a European peace conference this summer. He warned Moscow must not derail efforts to convene a European peace conference and indicated Washington may seek UN General Assembly recommendations if no call is made. He signaled expectations of Molotov-Stalin diplomacy during the Paris recess while noting several unresolved issues with Moscow.
The event honored long serving members and charter organizers with 4-H and home demonstration leaders in attendance. Mrs. Fred Abbott led the candle lighting and introduced Don Willard while Miss Marlys Richert thanked attendees for supporting home making funds. Washington Homemakers performed a skit while Shades of Rhythm and local students provided music.
Miss Lula White aged 67 dies in Winnebago Illinois after three years illness. Former Monroe resident lived with her mother at a 9th Street home. Survived by sister Gertrude White of Winnebago and six nephews and three nieces. Funeral Thursday at Pecatonica Calvary Funeral Home with burial at Greenwood.
Personal mentions list residents visiting relatives and shoppers from Monroe to Juda and Argyle plus trips to Madison and Green Bay. A Browntown pastor and others plan church visits while a funeral forewarns a Wesgate service. A veteran locomotive engineer, Joseph Urwan, dies after being struck by a train in Green Bay.
C Fred Miller aged 81 died suddenly at 2 20 pm Monday at his Green County home 2003 16th St He had suffered poor health for two weeks A German born carpenter and painter he and Mary Hartwig Miller married 1890 He was a longtime Immanuel church member Sunday school teacher choir leader and lay delegate Surviving are his wife three daughters two stepsons two brothers one sister eight grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery Funeral at Immanuel Church 2 pm officiated by Rev Alvin C Rabeh
Orangeville Times Special Service funeral services were held at 1 30 p m today at the Burlington funeral home Orangeville for Christian Bear who died Saturday at the Brownell nursing home Galena Ill after a long illness Rev Fred Fink pastor of the Orangeville United Brethren church officiated and burial was in Orangeville cemetery He was born March 24 1870 in Oneco Township son of Daniel and Susanna Wohlford Bear He married Idella Hawthorn twelve years ago and she died in October 1945 Surviving are one brother David Bear Freeport several nieces and nephews His parents three brothers and one sister are deceased
Ruth Arlene Bridges, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clay B. Bridge of Orangeville, wed Russell Hendrickson of Freeport in a Bethany Methodist parsonage ceremony on May 7. Ruth, a De Kalb Teachers College graduate and former Rockford Memorial Hospital supervisor, and Russell, a Macomb High School and Normal Teachers College alumnus, plan to live in Freeport. The report also notes a Gleaners class meeting led by Mrs. Iva Gifford and a surprise picnic honor for Leo Gutzmer and family in Recreation Park with guests from Monroe, Stockton, Woodford and Wiota.
A surprise birthday party was given for Charles Huber and Mrs. Fred Rolli at the Charles Huber home Sunday. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rolli and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Aeschliman and family, Dodgeville, Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Huber and son Alfred, Barneveld, Edith Rolli, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Huber as family, Monroe. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huber and Delwyn Harrington, Monroe.
The Browntown 4-H club held a parents night program with 35 couples attending. Ruth Foulker spoke on gardening and county agent E O Baker discussed 4-H work. Donald Willard presented movies on articulture. Next meeting is June 21 at Browntown school and an ice cream social is planned for June 19 at Browntown hall.
The Oakley 4-H club held its third meeting at Brown Town School with one new member joining. An induction ceremony welcomed new members and delegates Willis Stokes and Robert Hafen were chosen for the Prairie du Chien 4-H camp. The next meeting is scheduled for June 13.
W F Rowe recorder of Zer temple Madison will attend as special guest at Green County Shrine club dinner at 7 tonight in Eugene hotel Perle G Guess to speak on atomic energy. Picnic at Park Fourth and fifth grade students at Lincoln building and teacher Miss Hannah Bind schaedler enjoyed a picnic at Recreation park noon today followed by games. Released from Dale E Rabe and William J McArdle have been released at Great Lakes and are at home. A truck collision on 17th St damaged Gateway truck operated by Edwin K Wilde. Dwyer discharged from service.
Dwyer, noted Monroe basketball star for the 1943-44 season, enlisted in the navy in 1944 and now reports to active duty after his June graduation. He arrived home last night at Great Lakes after service aboard an LSM in the Atlantic. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Dwyer.
President Truman signed a law granting nearly all postal workers a $400 yearly pay increase, retroactive to January 1 1946. Fourth class postmasters and part time workers receive smaller boosts, with about 400,000 workers affected and a projected annual cost near $160 million.
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