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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1952
Page
7
Partly cloudy to cloudy with showers in the east tonight cooler in the west tomorrow partly cloudy and cooler. Low tonight 40 to 45 northwest 40 to 50 southeast. High tomorrow in the middle 60s. Times and records show a warmest 109 in Thermal California and coldest 43 in Duluth Minnesota with sunrise at 4 28 and sunset at 7 27.
Fred E. Brown transfers lot 3 block 218 in the city of Bredhead to Dollie Calvin. The conveyance documents the change of ownership and property description as filed in the local real estate records.
Letters of administration issued to Kenneth R. Schneider of Evansville for the estate of his mother Ella Schneider who died April 1 in Albany.
Obituaries note the deaths of B. F. Aurand 84 of Warren Mrs. Walter C. Gaukapp 43 of Freeport Robert L. Miller 60 of Hanover Til Chris Amstutz 55 of South Beloit Ill and Norman Teubert 32 of route 4 Edgerton with brief mentions of their ages and localities.
Mr and Mrs Louis Field of Orangeville announce the birth of a son on May 26.
St. Clare Hospital Medical lists Ernest Baetchelor Al bany John Luchsinger New Glarus James Whitrock Janesville George J. Mauerman 2021 11th street Mrs Elizabeth Froyslie route 3 Mrs bBeila Joranken route 3 and Mrs Arthur Potts Beloit Tonsillectomy Michael Risum Brodhead Margaret Henze Mr Horeb Steven Jon Smith route 3 Fay Williams Brodhead and Mrs Robert V Chinnock 1700 28th avenue Surgical Mrs Minnie Wells route 3 John Keegan route 5 Mrs Clifford Lang Freeport Peter Morgan Argyle John Taylor Belvidere Ill Mrs Dwight A Crandall 1608 14th avenue Marvin Zimmerman Monticello Dismissals Ted and Terry Furniss Mrs Edward Behn Mrs Dell Penniston and Jesse Lem onisc
A local mother sent her son to the garden for green onions on Sunday. He complained about cleaning them, but she urged him to finish. At dinner the son tasted the onions while watching his girlfriend. The mother then showed an onion and the son revealed he had pulled garlic instead.
Norman Teubert of Edgerton died at 12 40 p m today at St Clare hospital after surgeries on May 15 and yesterday He had worked as an unloader at the Fisher Body plant in Janesville Funeral arrangements are pending at Jones funeral home Edgerton
Harland C. Mitchell, 46, of New London, died yesterday morning. Services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Kirchers funeral home in New London with burial in the Catholic cemetery. Mitchell was a native of Albany. Manitowoc County District Attorney William R. Glason resigned Monday to join the Office of Price Stabilization in Green Bay.
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce board and members will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the American Legion home. President Clarence F Kempfert urged attendance as C W Colby from the University of Wisconsin extension division will present a report on the recent industrial survey. The chamber's industrial activities committee undertook the survey to attract new industries, and all committees will report on work completed to date.
Ted and Terry Furniss, twin sons of Mr and Mrs James Furniss of 1108 14th Avenue, were discharged from St Clary hospital nursery where they had stayed since their birth May 17. Mrs Furniss had returned home Friday. Other Furniss children are Nancy Susan and Gary.
A resident entered St. Clare Street last night and was admitted to St. Clare Hospital for observation and tests.
Mrs D A Crandall of 1608 14th Avenue underwent surgery at St. Clare Hospital today and expects discharge in four to five days.
Total Monroe area poppy sales reached 1073.56 with yesterday’s reports showing Monroe 966.50 South Wayne 51.37 Brown Town 23. Juda 32.69. The previous high was 1012.37 in 1946.
Mrs. Cleava Truax of Albany remains a medical patient at St. Clare hospital with a heart condition since Saturday. She is receiving oxygen treatment and showing improvement.
Kemp Construction Co. of Chippewa Falls salvages old gas equipment including the Wisconsin Hydro Electric Monroe Gas Division tank on 13th Avenue. W. Howard Smith, local manager, reports the effort precedes a contemplated building project.
Soybeans and wheat gained ground on the Board of Trade today signaling strength in grain markets while feed grains held steady amid shifting futures and trading activity.
Personal mentions record several visitors from Rockford Belleville Sterling Orfordville and Freeport along with Monroe locals. Notes include Gottlob Krauss on two weeks vacation from A and P duties and Memorial Day weekend plans in north central Wisconsin. A church chicken supper is announced in Orangeville with prices.
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld transit radio broadcasts by a 7-1 vote, ruling that radio broadcasts on buses and street cars do not violate passengers rights. Justice Burton wrote the majority opinion. Justice Douglas dissented, arguing government should not force people to listen and privacy rights deter government mind control.
The Federal State Market News Service reports Wisconsin American cheese markets steady to firm with ample supplies and fair to good demand. Selling prices include singles daisies 42 12 to 43 34, long horns 42 to 44, square prints 43 to 44 15, and midgets 44 to 45.
A woman reports a lost billfold containing money and her driver's license and personals. A reward is offered. Contact phone 1978 for details.
The FCC released the priority list for hearings on new commercial TV station applications in Wisconsin. Cities in Group A-2, including Superior-Duluth Madison Green Bay and others, will be processed before Milwaukee. The list ranks communities by distance from existing stations with multiple entries.
Second Lieut. Elmer Duerst from Fort Riley Kansas arrived Sunday for a 30 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Adam Duerst. Sunday evening guests at the Duersts were Mr and Mrs Arthur Theiler and Mr and Mrs Philip Marty from New Glarus.
Five district governors were elected today at the Wisconsin Lions clubs state convention. Eugene J. Nord of Milwaukee was re elected, joining Dr L E Nelson of Marinette Roman M Jungers of Amherst Len C Porter of Cuba City and Rufus Dimmik of Black River Falls as new district heads.
A 27-year-old Madison man, William C. Quinn, faced a long 90 mile an hour chase through Dane and Jefferson Counties with six police cars Sunday night. He pled guilty to three traffic charges including reckless driving and speeding and was fined 234 dollars plus costs. The judge offered 30 days in jail as an alternate after Quinn could not pay the fines and sent him to county jail.
Kenneth Parker relinquished the presidency of the Parker Pen Company yesterday and became chairman of the board. Bruce M. Jeffris was elected his successor as president. Daniel Parker became vice president and G Earl Best was named secretary treasurer with Maurice L Weirick as assistant treasurer.
Attorney General James P. McGranery says there is little value in forcing Justice Department employees to submit questionnaires on personal finances. He notes that job applicants are investigated before hiring and that is the appropriate time to obtain any needed information.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that movies are protected by free speech and free press. It struck down New York State’s ban on Roberto Rosellini’s The Miracle on sacriligeous grounds, saying censorship cannot rest on diverse religious orthodoxies.
Madison Wisconsin a State Department of Agriculture marketing specialist said today there is likely black market activity in potatoes in the state Elmer L Peterson noted there have been no definite complaints of illegal sales yet he believes wholesalers and retailers are involved though details remain unclear
Officials report nationwide trouble moving potatoes through normal channels due to a late and short 1951 crop. The 1952 harvest is delayed, intensifying current shortages and higher demand across the United States.
In rural Buffalo County area six miles southwest of New Auburn Wisconsin an elderly farmer Joseph Waterhouse 68 shot and killed Oscar Rands 50 with a 10 gauge shotgun then killed himself Sheriff Elmer Paquette said Waterhouse had been roaming the neighborhood with the gun.
The U S Navy said 24 South Korean sailors were killed and 21 injured in a May 21 collision between the South Korean frigate Apnok and the U S ammunition carrier Mt Baker off Korean waters.
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