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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1948
Page
6
Daily Record reports fair weather tonight and tomorrow with warmer conditions in the east then cooling. Yesterday’s high 74 and low 45. today’s high 69 and low 53. Louis City Iowa recorded 94 as warmest in U S yesterday and Eastport Mo 38 coldest. Sunrise 4 31, sunset 7 22.
Leland L. Lamboley transfers lot 7 block 2 Lakeside Heights to Harold J. Lamboley. Arthur Behnke and others transfer 320 acres in section 24 Exeter township to Charles Behnke and others.
Mary T. Wells of Chicago charged for driving with no license, fined $5 plus costs by Judge Harold J. Lamboley. Rex Stewart of Janesville cited for drunken and disorderly conduct, fined $20 plus costs by Justice L. A. Koenig.
Obituary notice lists Mrs Christ Paulson aged 87 of Fordville, Mrs George Stoltz of Milford Nebraska, and William McGill of Tonasket Washington among recent deaths.
Mr and Mrs Fred F Popanz of Brodhead welcomed a daughter born May 22. The new arrival adds joy to the Popanz family this spring season.
Accident and medical labels list patients and dismissals at St. Clare Hospital. Names include Henry Davis Barry IL, Nell Fitzgibbons 80 1919 10th Street, Elizabeth Knebel Platteville, Katherine Gerber 2514 10th Street, and multiple others across towns like Beloit Ripon and Belleville with several dismissals listed.
Brodhead Times Special reports 140 acre Lynn Farm on the county line north in Decatur is sold to Borchardt. The two adjoining farms were once a single property owned by John Miller who came from Scotland in the 1840s. Lynn plans to move to Oakland California once the transaction closes.
Ruth Rebly demonstrated how to sew on buttons at the Jordan Jolly Workers 4-H club meeting at Jordan Center school. Karen Yeazel gave a Wisconsin reading. Roll call praised a favorite flower. The group joined in games singing and a potluck luncheon. Next meeting scheduled for June 22.
United Nations auction to dispose of recovered Nazi loot including diamonds gold and silver. Parke-Bernet galleries in New York will unpack sort and auction thousands of items from June 16 to 25. Items were seized by US forces in Europe and recovered in Germany and Austria.
President Juho Paasikivi ousts Interior Minister Yrjö Leino amid a parliamentary censure vote that unsettled the Finnish cabinet. No replacement named, Education Minister Eino Kilpi, a Social Democrat, will assume Leino's duties.
Miss Ruth Ann Ellefson was in Madison on business today seeking arrangements and meetings.
Matt E. Solbraa, currently undersheriff, becomes the first to announce for sheriff this fall. Born May 8 1913 in New Glarus, he has served since 1946 under Sheriff Evans Chambers and is the son of a former sheriff killed in 1919 at the Dick Marti farm north of Monroe.
Senator Robert A. Taft asserted he will win more delegates on the first ballot than any other candidate at the Republican National Convention. He declined to give a exact figure but said his campaign believes he leads in delegate count. He also said the Oregon primary outcome would not affect his position and preferred to continue as presidential nominee instead of accepting the vice presidency.
David A. Edgar, 83, who retired in 1937 as president of Edgar, Ricker and Co., investment firm, died yesterday at his Milwaukee home. He served on the boards of Marine National Bank and Northwestern National Insurance Co. and was a civic leader.
New York report says Soviet authorities will permit distribution of food packages in Russian occupied Germany. William Hamilton of SAFE says arrangements for the plan were completed through a Swiss intermediary.
Dr. Robert M. Hutchins chancellor of the University of Chicago departs Frankfurt by air for the United States after a Heidelberg visit. He reports a successful exchange program with Frankfurt University and says more professor exchanges will follow.
A wave of social notes and visiting updates across Wisconsin lists names like Miss Janet Schultz in Madison and Mrs. Lillian Anderson in Beloit. Visitors from Monroe, Orangeville, Freeport, and Madison are mentioned along with weekend travel, hospital visits, and shoppers stopping in towns such as Platteville, Darlington, and Brodhead.
The Russians have allowed 25 000 scriptures to enter the Soviet Union, according to Dr George D Dilworth secretary of the Atlantic agency of the American Bible Society.
Edward S. Hanson a 77 year old Madison resident and former Monroe printer’s devil returns to his roots through hand bookbinding restoring old volumes. A UW 1897 graduate and ex editor of Whitewater Register and several Chicago trade pubs, he preserves history while writing technical books on cement and building industries.
Dick Wong, a Chinese chef, grows bean sprouts in crocks with warm water daily and harvests a bushel from each crock in four to five days. A corn crib north of the Ludlow hotel is used for display purposes. Gerald Jacobs, son of Mr and Mrs H L Jacobs, poses with his pony in Pilot boys and girls magazine.
More than 900 legal size catfish, some up to six pounds, were planted yesterday in the Sugar and Pecatonica rivers of Green county. The county will receive 6,000 from the state department. Fish are hauled from Rock river at Newville bridge and Lake Koshkonong. Norman Hicks, Green county conservation warden, leads the operation.
Pope Pius XII told the International College of Surgeons that the Roman Catholic church opposes mercy killings and sterilization. He said it is not permissible to take the life of an innocent, even to save another innocent life.
Mrs Iris Dahms and Charles Thalmann of Monroe are set to graduate from Platteville State Teachers College Friday. Dahms will earn a Bachelor of Science in elementary education while Thalmann receives an agriculture degree and will take a position in Juda next year. Dr J Martin Klotsche, president of Milwaukee State Teachers College, will deliver the commencement address.
A military spokesman said government troops reoccupied Kwanghua near evacuated Lao hokow and were driving red columns northward into southern Henan. Lao hokow, a key city, fell earlier this week to red troops under Gen. Liu Po-Cheng who reportedly crossed the Han river to threaten control of north central China.
Premier Robert Schuman announced that with 400000 extra tons of American wheat and flour, France will increase daily bread ration from 200 to 250 grams beginning June 1. The level matches the wartime ration during the Nazi occupation.
Homor L. Curry announces his bid for sheriff of Lafayette County in a brief statement. He presents plans to improve safety and community policing while seeking support from residents and local officials.
Mr and Mrs George Maddrell attended services in Shell Lake for Wal ter Raas brother in law of Mrs Maddrell who died last Saturday Raas formerly ran a funeral home and furniture store in Shell Lake and previously conducted business in Darlington.
Miss Helen Baehler Madison, visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Baehler, left Chicago by plane to visit relatives in Switzerland. She plans to arrive in Geneva Monday where she will be met by cousin Bertha Baehler. She travels with Rose Wettach Marie Zimmerli and Lory Keller.
Mr and Mrs Clare Puttkamer longtime owners of the Casino hotel have moved to Madison leaving the property and business to new caretakers.
John Hall, a possible candidate for the pastorate, will deliver the sermon at the 10 45 worship service tomorrow morning. Hall is slated to graduate from McCormick Seminary in Chicago in June.
A party of 40 local residents will travel by charter bus and several cars to Bloomington, Illinois, to see the annual Passion play tomorrow. They depart at 6 30 a.m. and the performance lasts four hours.
Mary T. Wells of Chicago was fined five dollars and costs in justice court for operating a vehicle without a license after a late yesterday accident in New Glarus with Samuel A. Remus of New Glarus. No injuries were reported.
Remodeling of the second floor offices at city hall began this morning. Major changes include a women’s restroom and a new entrance to the city engineer’s office. Contractor is Max H. Voelkli.
Mr and Mrs W E Blum have moved into their new southeast village home. Mr and Mrs Herman Karlen are also referenced in the same notice indicating recent relocations within the community.
The Len Karlens moved from their village farm to the Blum residence on Railroad Avenue which they have purchased. Their son Lawrence Karlens will operate the farm.
Mrs. Margaret Altman of 1002 10th Street is seriously ill at her home and under medical care.
The KP Memorial event will be held jointly with the Pythian Sisters at the Knights of Pythias hall Tuesday night. A memorial for deceased members is planned and the last regular meeting before spring vacation will convene Monday at 8 p.m.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary K Ruf were held today at 2 p m at Shriner Neushwan der funeral home with Rev Paul Kehle officiating. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers were James Davis Robert Alder Henry Tschudy Edward Maurer N H Durst and Charles Meythaler.
The 1948 Middlewest Palomino horse show at Green County Fairgrounds June 20 is organized by new committee chairs led by W R Schuetze and Louis R Wolleson. Proceeds fund an overnight cabin for Green County youth groups, built on donor land near Monroe. The Madison shows expand to world exhibitors with 21 classes and about 120 horses expected from five states.
Readers react to classified ads as a heavy workload for minimal compensation and effort, reflecting disappointment with the value of want ads for jobs or services.
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