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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1946
Page
6
Daily Record notes yesterday's high and low temperatures and a warmest and coldest location. Almanac entry lists Jacksonville Florida at 91 and Minneapolis-St Paul at 37 with barometer readings and sunrise and sunset times for May 22, 1946.
Linita Carr of Monroe is guilty of driving on the wrong side of the highway with $5 and costs. Harold Davis of Argyle route is found guilty of driving a truck with an overload and $10 and costs.
Real estate transfers list Ian A Marsh to Wauliam H Hein in Sts 5 and 7 bik 21 Brod head Frank Germann to W A Stauffer in Its 37 and 38 Railroad adds No 2 Monroe Martha Liston to Andrew Haugen in St 8 and part of St 6 bik 135 Brodhead Deaths include Walter Rechsteiner 57 and Horace Bennett Sioux Falls ID
Dismissals include Mrs Floyd Bar thers Mrs William Burkhardt Joseph Elmer Mrs Mary Belle Hille Mrs Donald Janke Arthur Bertram Mrs Clifford Leck and daughter Mrs Dale L At kinson and daughter Mrs Merlyn Chapman. Surgical cases list Carol Jane Zuehike Monticello Roy F Davis 1409 Mth St Mrs Fred W Blum Monroe route 3 Mrs Harold Schultz 1315 14th Ave Miss Anna Schweizer Monticello Don aig Mrs Floyd George Mrs Paul Rufenacht 1420 Tih St Mrs Geerie Albany Emil Medical Mrs Earl H Cleve land Juda Oscar Gerald Olson South Wayne Mrs Earl C Eth Belleville Kenneth Juda route 1.
In Fond du Lac Father Mc Collon was lauded by Mayor Frank A Buehler and the civic leaders for years of service. Protestant ministers offered greetings while Police Chief Jerome H Schwai and District Attorney Rudolph Regez commended his cooperation. The dinner featured green and white decor, a tiered cake, organ music, and a children’s program. In Seoul Korea public health nurses begin six week training at Seoul University under the military government bureau.
Moscow radio quoted Prime Minister Stalin saying the USSR refused Truman’s grain request three months late. He noted Soviet resources were depleted after supplying France and others and suggested a “special study” of coordinating grain exports with other wheat producers.
Walter Rechsteiner 57 a Mt. Pleasant township farmer since 1915 died Tuesday at Madison General Hospital after a brief illness. Survived by widow Em and two nieces Gloria Wittwer. Funeral 2 Thursday at Sharer Funeral Home with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery.
A long list of residents and visitors travel for business and social reasons across Wisconsin and neighboring states. Notable locals include Katherine Friedrich in Chicago and Erma Tornow near South Wayne. many Monroe and New Glarus shoppers are noted, with several Milwaukee and Madison exchanges. Also, Seabees become a permanent peacetime navy branch with Port Hueneme as base.
The Republicans led by Attorney General James H. Duff and Governor Edward Martin won sweeping majorities against the “new” guard in a bitter primary. Other GOP winners include Brig. Gen. Daniel B. Strickler for lieutenant governor and William L. Livengood Jr. for secretary of internal affairs. The Democratic ticket nominated former Air Corps Col. John Rice for governor, with Henry Arthur Morris and Al Schmid among its notable members.
Rep Lawrence H. Smith of Wisconsin charged that the current labor stalemate stems from a decade of administration floor policy rather than the coal, motor, steel, or railroad strikes. He urged Congress to pass labor rules to restore balance between labor and management and to curb administrative impotence.
Horace Bennett, born in South Wayne and longtime Monroe employee, died at his Sioux Falls home. Funeral services were held in Necedah Wisconsin with several relatives from area towns attending. Bennett had worked 25 years as a clerk for the Great Northern Railroad in Sioux Falls.
Assistant Superintendent of Mails George L Hunt says patches on uniforms show distress and that substitutes already deliver in Lowell with only borrowed caps. If conditions do not improve, mail carriers will be wearing patches and inadequate gear.
Vacation Bible school will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Assembly of God tabernacle for children 4 to 14. Miss Rhoda Hartwick will supervise with instructors Margaret Schuller Bonnie Losey Theresa Osland and Peggy Portinga, students of North Central Bible Institute and Theological Seminary in Minneapolis.
Monroe high school alumni invite all graduates teachers and board members to attend the spring dance and reunion at the high school gym Friday night dancing 9 to 1 with a business session led by Vice President Robert Skattum. The event aims to revive prewar dances and banquets and welcomes out of town guests.
Mrs. May L. Luchsinger hosted the Tuesday Bridge club at two tables with honors for Mrs. Paul and Mrs. Ernest N. Mrs. M. Earl Clark also entertained at two tables this afternoon. Monroe Turn and Schwing club members charivaried Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wuethrich at their farm home. Mrs. Wuethrich is Ruth Bleiler. A lunch was served and a money gift presented to the newlyweds. WRC meeting named new officers Will Zimmerman retires as senior vice president, A S Peterson elected to chair. Grace Schroeder becomes junior vice president. Mrs. Luchsinger installs the officers. Memorial day plans discussed.
Twenty nine Monroe Pythian Sisters of Banner chapter 37 in Brodhead attended the meeting last evening for a special anniversary program on the lodge’s 26th anniversary. Mrs. Albert Hirshbrunner and Mrs. Will Zimmerman won honors at cards with Mrs. Ben Holsapple as refreshment chair. Musical selections and readings followed, with refreshments served.
Veterans circulating petitions for Democratic nominations in Green County were announced by Mrs. Helen Marty. The listed candidates include Paul J. Davis for sheriff, Max Armstrong for district attorney, Gerald Kjorness for coroner, Donald Sisson for clerk of the courts, Roy St. John for register of deeds, and Ralph F. Boss for county clerk.
Representative Byrnes of Wisconsin blamed a ruinous government pricing policy for the Cheesemakers association decision last Friday to stop selling cheddar. He warned the move will withdraw cheddar from the national market and cripple Wisconsin's dairy industry.
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