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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
8
Daily Record notes cooler tonight and a fairer, warmer tomorrow with north portions rising to 83 degrees. Reports a 1 a.m. barometer of 29.45 and 1 p.m. 29.50, lists yesterday`s warmest U S spot as Bismarck at 96 and coldest as Escanaba at 27 with sunrise at 4 32 and sunset at 7 21.
Transfer records show Herman Werner and Theo Portman granting undivided two fifths of 235 acres in Monroe and Washington townships plus land in part lot 3 Monroe to Hannah Hirsbrunner. Grantees become owners of one fifth each. Also Herman Portman and Theodore Portman with Hannah Hirsbrunner and Alma Clark transfer part lot 36 Monroe to John Hirsbrunner.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley fined Green County Farm Bureau Co operative Warehouse Co five dollars and costs on a state charge of overloaded vehicle.
Elsie Wilma Booth and Ed win Ray Booth of Monroe were granted a divorce on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. No children. Duchow maiden name restored. Judge Harold J. Lamboley presided. They wed November 15 1942 in Elgin Texas.
Justice records list Jacqueline Hurry of Hancock Wisconsin with no driver license penalty of 6 dollars and costs. Carl Herman of Monroe faces operating under the influence with 80 dollars and 40 days. illegal operation on an occupational license 50 dollars and 40 days. Lloyd Koppean Jr. of Lena Michigan charged with reckless driving 20 dollars and costs.
Obituaries list Mrs. Mary K. Ruf aged 88 of 2524 10th Street Mrs. John Hay Sr aged 67 of Route 1 Warren and Joseph Frey about 86 from Scranton Pennsylvania.
Mr and Mrs Arlo Webster of 1415 14th Street welcomed a son on May 21. Mr and Mrs Floyd Jackson of Argyle welcomed a son on May 20. Mr and Mrs Richard Wyss of Juda welcomed a daughter on May 20.
St. Clare Hospital Monticello lists Alta Patton Evansville and Joseph Sardne Rockford among patients. A ton sillectomy relates to Mrs. Edwin Goecks and others at Duane Mahlcook Jr. and Browntown. Further entries include Darien A May Beloit Elmer Helgeson Evansville and multiple named wives and daughters among listed individuals.
Mrs. H A Walters presents piano pupils in a 230 Sunday recital at the Evangelical United Brethren church. The program features 39 solos and several duets including Janet Kammerer Judy Babler Gail Wittenwyler Darlyne Elmer Connie Sonnenburg Shirley Escher Emily Gempeler Helen Meier Katharine Klassy Janice Escher Carla Blum Beverly Sabin Glorene Arn Judy Karlen Karen Kubly Donna Feldt Robert Klassy Marian Hefty Nancy Kubly Marlene Holdrich Eugene Speich Marilyn Wnosen Ruth Gempeler Keith Holloway Jennie Elmer Dawn Elmer Joyce Prisk Barbara Karlen Mardell Meier Dorothy Dahnke Virginia Elmer Joyce Pease. Duets feature Shirley Abbott Donna Feldt Judy Karlen Marian Hefty Marlene Heldrich J ennie Dawn Elmer Shirley Escher Billy Escher.
One of La Crosse's two breweries shut down today as workers walked out in a strike. Mayor C A Beranek had made an eleventh hour effort yesterday to avert the closure.
Green County 4 H club drama program will revive Monday night at Brodhead High School gym. Three clubs Spring Grove Judo and Decatur perform plays with special musical numbers between pieces. Proceeds aid summer district camps for 4 H members.
Joseph Frey about 80 died May 15 of a heart attack at his Scranton Pennsylvania home. He was a former Monroe resident who came to Monroe as a young man to work as a stone mason. He married Sophia Sibley here. The family left Monroe twenty years ago for Scranton. Surviving are the widow and two children Mathew Cayner of Clark Summit and Anthony near Scranton.
A lengthy roster appears with many individuals and surnames linked to towns such as Purcell Loveland Postville and Hardscrabble. The list includes Clarence Raymond Malcock Atwood Ruth Heinzelman Clifford Louis Brown and numerous others across several communities.
Washington movie writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo received one year in jail and a $1000 fine each for contempt of Congress. Federal Judge David A. Pine labeled Trumbo, while Judge Edward M. Curran imposed Lawson punishment. Both may stay free on bond during appeals after denial of new trials. Lawson convicted April 19 and Trumbo May 5.
Personal mentions include Mrs Rex H Eyler and Mrs Louis Lehman visiting in Freeport and Madison respectively. Delphinium and chrysanthemum plants advertised at The Klassy Shop alongside a Bake sale at Wisconsin Power and Light office on May 22 by East School PTA.
Mrs. John Hay Sr born Ollie Akins died at 1 15 pm yesterday at St. Clare hospital where she had been an emergency patient since Tuesday Her husband, a prior surgical patient at the same hospital, was discharged the day before her death She was born October 8 1880 in Lafayette county The Hays farmed on the state line road three miles north of Warren Survived by husband four children John Jr Roland Kenneth and Helen Alexander seven grandchildren The body to be taken to the Hay farm home for a prayer at 1 pm tomorrow and funeral services at 2 pm in the Warren Methodist church Burial in Elmwood cemetery Warren
The national labor relations board ruled it cannot conduct union shop elections in 13 states with bans or regulations. The decision rests on a majority opinion of three of five members and cites Taft-Hartley as removing federal constraints on state laws prohibiting compulsory unionism affecting interstate commerce employees.
Funeral for George T. Peckham to be held tomorrow at 2 PM in Sharer funeral home Albany with Rev. W. C. Snow officiating. Burial in Hillcrest cemetery. Casket bearers include Roy Phelps Bert Pryce Marion Phelps Dana Phelps Fred Phelps and W. W. Francis. Song service by Mrs Harland Gillette with organist Mrs T E Sharer. Floral work by Miss Letha Roderick Miss Effie Hein and Mrs Emma Rechsteiner.
John L. Lewis refused comment on a invitation to resume talks on a new coal mining contract. UMW sources say the move is a maneuver by operators amid a Fair Practices complaint by the Southern Coal Producers Association. The wage conference, halted Wednesday, had been set to meet today with the international executive board. The 100-man policy committee departed yesterday as the one year agreement expires June 30.
Kraft Foods of Wisconsin pleaded not guilty in county court to operating a motor vehicle without state tax payment. The truck hauled new cheese lids and staves from Brodhead to Monroe and was stopped in Juda. Exemption applies to hauling raw cheese not processed, with trial date to be set before Judge Harold J. Lamboley and possible appeal to the supreme court. An agent of Crandall Oil Co. faces a similar charge in Lafayette County on June 4.
AAA cautions that more than 300 people will be killed on highways during the Memorial Day weekend as 25,000,000 autos are expected on the roads. The warning notes extra trains buses and trucks and predicts the heaviest traffic in history.
Smith Lodge No. 31 held its annual past masters night conferring the third degree on two candidates. The event drew 60 persons and took place in the Masonic temple. Food committee members were Kenneth Benkert Louis Kohli and Werner W. Blum.
Wisconsin state traffic police officer Nathan F. Burgy will assist in traffic control during the Villa Louis celebration in Prairie du Chien this weekend. On Saturday May 29 he will be assigned to Madison for similar duties.
The family of the late Mrs Mary K Ruf requests friends omit floral tributes for the funeral services tomorrow Adv
William N. Baker of Carlisle Pennsylvania visits brother E. O. Baker for several days. Former publisher of the Valley Times Star Neville Pennsylvania since 1946, he has disposed of his interest. The Bakers are natives of Durand Wisconsin and William plans to visit there before returning to Carlisle.
Clifford Axtell has enlisted in the air force and is stationed at Lackland base in San Antonio Texas. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Axtell of Monticello and graduated from high school last year.
Otto W. Lund principal of Green County Normal school was discharged last evening from St. Clare hospital where he has been a medical patient.
Ernest Losberger reports hub cap theft from his parked car near Burgess Battery Co. at 1129 17th Avenue last night. A witness saw an Illinois car stop, a young man in a T shirt exit, remove the hub cap, and drive away.
Miss Barbara Blackburn returned after four days at a checkers school held at the Kroger office in Madison. She is employed at the local Kroger store.
Pte. Lyle G Swanton son of Mr and Mrs Earl G Swanton 1313 23rd avenue spends an 18 day furlough at home before departing for Fort Lawton Seattle to embark for Japan He completed basic training in Co F 22nd Infantry Fort Ord Calif Enlisted for three years and will enter mechanical school in Japan Monticello Special Helen Baehler Madison plans a Chicago to Switzerland flight to Geneva after two weeks with her parents.
The report notes Miss Helen will travel with a cousin, Bertha Baehler, and spend three months with relatives in Switzerland.
Dr. J. F. Williamson and his wife from Princeton New Jersey will arrive this evening to spend several days at the Bruce M. Blum residence. Williamson is president of Westminster Choir College and director of its well known choir.
The Zilmer-Riley post of Monroe asks national American Legion HQ to extend the special school for members. Arthur Peterson and Sherman Dearth presented the resolution. it passed unanimously. Peterson was praised by national HQ for his thesis. Memorial day committee volunteers were named and a Poppy Day drive set for tomorrow. The post voted to send its colors to Madison for Statehood Day.
Washington reports showdowns on the draft and the navy's super aircraft carrier postponed until next month with adjournment tentatively set for June 19. The move delays key readiness measures as lawmakers clash over naval plans and conscription timing.
A lighthearted note cautions readers about the effort involved in buying a Want Ad and hints at finding value despite meager payoffs. It frames the ad process as a balance between work and reward for readers considering classifieds.
The Zilmer-Riley American Legion post announces Poppy Day activities for tomorrow with sales directed by Mrs. P. J. Lochner at the Waffle Shop. Proceeds aid veterans families. poppies are made by disabled veterans from both world wars and sales involve Girl Scouts and several volunteer chairmen stationed around the square.
A drive in South Wayne is conducted by the Zilmer-Riley post and auxiliary to support local veterans and community services. Volunteers coordinate collection efforts and publicize the event through nearby organizations.
The Associated Press reports temperatures hit 90 degrees or higher in six communities yesterday with residents largely pleased. La Crosse recorded 92 degrees, Blair 91, and Ellsworth Green Bay Hillsboro and Prairie du Chien each at 90, while Two Rivers lingered in the high 80s amid complaints about heat. Want ads are big producers.
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