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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
8
Clearing west and north with cloudy periods and scattered thunder showers southeast tonight. Cooler tonight. Friday shows partly cloudy skies and a slight warmup, with lows 36 to 44 in the north and 45 to 50 in the south. Friday highs range from near 55 in the north to about 60 in the south.
Transfers include Ralph Stauffacher to Raymond J. Myers for 2.98 acres in Sylvester township. Dedhs Wetzel, 55, and Warren L. E. Jones, 64, listed at Warren. John Kammerud, 59, appears as Darling ton. Emma Dora Garwig and Avon township in Rock county, and Mrs. Clarence Porter, 69, Madison, also listed.
A jumble of names is listed under medical procedures and dismissals. The section names Eleanor Goe bel Darlington and Mrs John L Roth among surgical subjects and lists several others including John Augsburger Winslow Emma Schmidt Madison and Ambrose Mayer in a dismissal roster.
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission shifted the Interstate Light and Power Co hearing to June 8 due to conflicts. The panel has ordered Interstate to explain why federal jurisdiction should apply and whether it must file wholesale energy rates for Cuba City Hazel Green Benton and Shullsburg Wisconsin. The commission also added Wisconsin Power and Light Co as a respondent in the matter.
The Green County Historical Society meets this evening at 8 in the library to adopt new by laws and elect directors. Present officers are Marshall L. Peterson president Mrs May L Luch singer vice president Miss Clara Zum Brunnen secretary and J J Figi treasurer. After the annual meeting the board will elect officers and amend the constitution to create committees with each director serving on one committee.
Edward Fritz, 95, of Belleville area, fell at his daughter Mrs. A C Oliver’s home last evening, bruising himself and possibly breaking ribs. Back and chest injuries are undetermined due to immobility. Fritz, a retired farmer and early Wisconsin settler descendant, remains unable to be moved. TO PLAY AT SERVICE Mrs George F Stauffacher Route 3 to serve as substitute organist at Universalist church during Mrs LaRoy Dodge’s convalescence at her 1003 11th street home.
Local residents and visitors noted today include Arthur Elmer of New Glarus on business, Mrs Arthur Boeck of South Wayne in Monroe, John and Robert Holtshopple in Milwaukee for oil burner course, and several callers from Albany Monticello Rockford Farley Ia Two Rivers. A bake sale at Wisconsin Power and Light, a country style chicken supper on Decoration Day at Grace Reformed, and a Republican Women’s club talk by Rudolph P. Reger are announced along with rose availability from Jesse Heinzelman and visits from many other individuals. Two Rivers touted as the coolest spot in Wisconsin with daytime highs only 55 degrees.
Mrs Edna Mackey and Miss Marie Blum led a lesson on flower arrangements at the Four Wards Forward club meeting in Mrs William Greub's home Tuesday evening. Co-hostess Miss Hannah Bindschaedler helped. Company Meals were demonstrated by Mrs Ula Tyler and Mrs W C Rust, followed by a buffet supper closing the year. Frank Bloom center chairman was a guest. Brodhead Special A sight seeing tour of Chicago was held by Spring Grove township Y H C Homemakers club Monday with 30 women visiting Merchandise Mart Aquarium Museum of Science and Industry and other places.
Reservists from Flight F of the 9656 VART met last evening in the Legion 1 home. Lt. Lee Schröder spoke on mess management and Maj. Paul Voegels on biological warfare. The program included films on Operation Polar Bear and photographic interpretations of bombardment aviation.
South Wayne Times Special notes a public spring recital by vocal students of Mrs Wilbert May to be held tomorrow at 8 pm in Woodford Methodist church.
Rosie the St. Clare hospital robin mascot and four featherlings survived the first storm last night. Hospital staff workmen and residents discuss attaching water wings to a steel girder on the west side of the new addition.
E L Jones aged 64 of Rush township was found dead in the barnyard of his farm home by a Freeport milk hauler. Coroner reports death resulted from a convulsion possibly Tuesday night. Services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Jones funeral home Warren. Surviving are brother Ray Jones and sister Mrs Otto Borchardt, both of Warren.
Writ served on Mayor William D. Carroll to turn over the Villa Louis to the state historical society or appear in court. An alternate writ returnable June 5 in circuit court at Darlington was served by Sheriff Helen C. Day. Carroll has refused to relinquish the villa, a Mississippi River landmark, while the society has operated and repaired it.
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