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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1948
Page
8
Daily Record notes a chilly overnight with frost scattered in low-lying areas. Tomorrow brings fair skies and slightly warmer temperatures. Last week shows highs of 83 and lows to 39, with today’s barometer around 29.70 rising to 29.80 by 1 pm.
Flossie Pearl Moore transfers property at Lots 2 and 4 Block 130 in Brodhead to Edmund R. Hunt.
Carol Juanita Anderson and Robert Glen Condon, both of Brodhead, appear in the public notice. The record lists their residences and involvement in the case, with no further details provided in the readable text.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Jacob Altman aged 84 of 1002 10th Street, Mrs. Andrew Severson aged 83 of Blanchardville, Edwin A. Loss aged 77 of Brodhead, Lon Francis Strickler infant of New Glarus, and Glenn Cass aged 55 of Beloit.
Mr and Mrs Lester Schumacher of route 3 Brodhead announce the birth of their son on May 23.
A long roster names patients and staff connected to St. Clare Hospital. Entries include Mrs Henry Levy 2260 15th St Beloit residents Mrs Ed ward Trickel 1911 10th St Fred Bumke Brodhead and others across Beloit Monticello Juda Mt Horeb Belleville Janesville Blanchardville Jeannie Graves Duane Malcook and several others noted for admissions or dismissals.
Palm Springs California Jacqueline Cochran claims a new world speed record flying a war surplus P 51 Mustang. She clocked 448 mph over a 1242.739 mile Santa Fe route with a 2 hour 46 minute total for the 2000 kilometer course. The prior record of 440 mph was set May 19 1946 by Lt J J Hancock flying a Shooting Star jet.
Edwin U Loss aged 77 died at his daughter Mrs C R Logan’s home after a six month illness. Born in Rock Grove April 19 1871 he married Ida Frankeberger in Dakota March 21 1900. Survivors include his wife’s daughter, three sisters, and a granddaughter. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at New Comer funeral home with Rev J C Robertson officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow.
Ida and Mary Wells learned of Glenn Cass 55 Beloit death yesterday afternoon at Mayo Clinic Rochester. He was brother of former high school teacher Helen Cass and son of Flora Rice. Survivors include widow, his mother, sister Helen, and brother Merrill. Funeral services planned for Wednesday afternoon in Beloit.
Mr and Mrs Emily Mauermann learn their son Nathan seaman second class has been transferred from the Brooklyn naval training center to the carrier Franklin D Roosevelt at Norfolk confirming his service placement and movement in the Navy.
Trygve Strommen ten year old fourth grade pupil at Brodhead schools wins the Brodhead Marble tournament. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Strommen.
Mrs Carrie Riggle of 1110 Harris Avenue Beloit has shown improvement and can be up part of the time. Her daughter in law Mrs Lydia Wright, who lives with her, was taken seriously ill and rushed to Beloit hospital but is now better though still weak.
Nathan Thorp son of Mr and Mrs Donald Thorp played one of the singing leads in the Waa Mu show at Northwestern University.
Some improvement was noted today in the condition of Mrs Nell Fitzgibbons 80 who underwent surgery at St Clare hospital after her hip was fractured in a fall at the residence 1919 10th street
City contracts for remodeling city hall have been awarded to W U Stauffacher for carpentry Charles J Niles for plumbing and John W Schild for electrical work as reported by City Engineer Zenno A Gorder. Previously it had been announced that Max H Voelkli would perform the work.
A truck driven by Robert Hubner of Warren struck the rear of a car driven by Arthur Hartwick of Juda near Hill Top Inn at the intersection of highways 11 and 81 east of Monroe. The crash occurred at 2 45 Saturday afternoon and caused substantial damage to the truck with some damage to the car.
A brief notice argues that buying a Want Ad yields heavy workload for little pay, highlighting the trade off between cost and effort in classified advertising.
A lengthy social roundup lists numerous residents and visitors: George Schwenk travels to Rockford on business. Dr and Mrs L A Moore visit Chicago. many couples and individuals visit Monroe, Brodhead, Madison, Darlington, Argyle, South Wayne, and surrounding towns.
Canada welcomed more than 23 million border crossings in 1947 signaling strong cross border movement. The figure reflects widespread travel and trade activity between Canada and neighboring regions during the postwar period.
Washington reporting that Representative Bender urged the Department of Commerce to reject John C. Virden’s resignation citing his qualifications and integrity. The discussion touched on communist influence in a daughter’s employment and broader concerns about Soviet news agencies.
Moscow News reports about one hundred fifty thousand collective farmers in Uzbekistan digging canals and helping build railways and irrigation systems. The practice is described as a regular custom in the central Asian republic, enabling early harvests and large scale construction assistance.
Francis Strickler infant son of Mr and Mrs Palmer Strickler New Glarus died at St Clare hospital after surgery Born March 24 the child passed away yesterday Private funeral services were to be held at Zentner funeral home New Glarus Rev W J Stuckey to officiate burial in the church cemetery Survived by parents grandparents Mr and Mrs Eugene Strickler New Glarus and Mr and Mrs Warden Francis Monroe
The Polish ministry of arts and culture urges philharmonic orchestras to avoid music by authors with Nazi ties such as Wagner or conductors who supported the movement like Richard Strauss. Newspapers criticized German music at Polish concerts.
Sen George urges voters to elect a strong one term president in November to set the country on the right course He warns that current trends risk deficits and 48 to 50 billion dollars in 1949 He hasn t chosen a candidate and notes Eisenhower may not back either major party’s nominee.
About 6,000,000 foreign vehicles crossed the Canada border last year, reflecting ongoing cross border traffic and travel patterns. Authorities track vehicle entries to monitor trade and tourism impacts.
The Cairo report cites Egyptian troops in a push toward Jerusalem while hand to hand combat erupts near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Arab shelling keeps pressure on Jewish posts at Notre Dame Hospice as two Americans die from wounds in the sniper and cross fire near the American consulate. A possible temporary cease fire looms as Arab delegates seek council consideration.
A 235 ton stone block washed in from the Pacific Ocean during a storm on July 15 1912 and deposited on Bondi beach headland in New South Wales authorities assess its origin and significance for local coast.
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