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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1948
Page
8
Clearing and cooler tonight with frost in the lowlands of the north and central portions. Tomorrow fair and continued cool. High at 81, low at 57. Earlier today the high was 45, overnight low 29.50, this afternoon 29.60. Warmest
Real estate transfers include Zrnest A. Spring to Baager Petroleum Co on parcel E% It 47, Lybrand’s donation to Green County and Monroe city with an ing 21 feet, Edgar L. Jacobs to Roy E. Chesebro covering 1.65 acres in sec 34 Monroe, Rose Becker to Theodore R Wyss detailing parts of lots in Foster’s 2nd add Monroe, and John F Kryder to Alfred Jay Kryder on Franklin street lot in Juda’s village plat.
Executors named are Lula R J Bergs husband Roy and sister Mrs E P Schoenfield. Appraisers Henry Burgy Herman Fritz and Harry Young assess the estate. After specific bequests to husband nephew John D Germann Jr two nieces Elizabeth Germann Kohli and Helen Germann Julion and sister Mrs Schoenfield, the remainder is split equally among five beneficiaries including Frances Germann and Mrs Schoenfield both of Monroe, Harold J Gapen and Paul Clark C Gapen, with other names listed.
Deaths reported for George Walters age 66 of 2323 17th Avenue and Ira D Johnson age 71 of Juda. Birth announcement lists Mr and Mrs Andrew Hughes of Brodhead with a daughter born May 28.
St Clair hospital lists surgical cases including Rachers and McConnel with tonsillectomy cases for Bonnie and Roger Goecks Route 5 Jerry Ludwig Juda Kay Ann Wegner 1523 17th Avenue. medical patients Jack L Marty 814 35th Avenue Andrew Heinzel 708 17th Avenue plus Mrs Stuessy and others including Mrs Fred Popanz daughter Mrs Kenneth Roberts Mrs Lester Schumacher and son Mrs Werner Blankenhorn Betty Fahrney.
Al's Drive-in, a new car service stand run by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Babler, opens Saturday at 4 p.m. at the junction of highways 81 and 11 west of the city. It will serve A and W root beer, ice cream, hot dogs and hamburgers with drive-in service. Hours are 4 p.m. to 12 midnight daily, Sundays and holidays 1 p.m. to midnight, with white-uniformed waitresses.
Emogene Ruegsegger, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Ruegsegger near South Wayne, graduated last evening from St Anthonys School of Nursing at Rockford. Sixty five classmates received diplomas at exercises at the Womans club auditorium. Attending were her parents a sister Barbara and brother Russell South Wayne Mrs John Bussman Warren and Mrs Max Voelkli Monroe.
Funeral services for Miss Clara Teuscher of Clarno Township were held at 2 PM at Shriner Neushwan funeral home with Rev. Paul C. Kehle officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood cemetery with pallbearers Walter Minnig Frederick Strahm Frederick Voegels Ernest Hiltbrandt Glen Roderick Willard Matzke. The piece notes Memorial Day observances and calls for nationwide prayer, referencing President Truman and postwar peace sentiments.
A long roster lists many individuals including Kundert Kund lett Leopold Jr. Lewis Luchs Matzke Maurer Moon Niederberger Norton Orton Perdue Phillips Prien Priewe Purcell Rabe Ritter Roenneberg Rosheisen Rothenbuehler Ruch Ryan Saunders Schild Schillinger Schumacher Stauffacher Stauffacher Steimer Sturzenegger Teehan Thompson Trachsel Trumpy Tschudy von Arx Waelti Wald Walters Wenger Whipple Zettle Zettle and Zimmerman appears in the continued page 1 segment.
Sophomores Marg attire An lker Elaine Beckman Karen Bender Sybil Blumer Lois Burgy Mildred Cotherman James Forbes Catherine Hart man Marilyn Kubly Mildred Krauss Barbara Kundert Marilyn Lanz Jeniece Lindsay Odelle Monte Joann Meyer Hol lean Schilt Carol Schindler William Schmitz Margaret Stauffacher Jackie Treloar Sonja Tinkel Dorothy Webster Donna Wenger Advertising Staff s Verna Allen presented Bulletin advertising staff awards to Elizabeth Kiel JoAnn Kurth Mary Ann Keller Theresa Saunders Margaret Ann Share Selma Steiner Darlyne Lewis Marlene Weiss Patricia Willborn Elaine Zoller Martha Goepfert Doris Jacobson Dorothy Leopold Forensic awards to John Maurer Mildred Krauss Barbara Stauffacher Mildred Cotherman Charlotte Etter John D. Stauffacher Jeanette Dettwiler Helen Bernstein Grace Anderson presented Girls Athletic association letters to Phyllis Crawford Joyce Grinnell Beverly Rosheisen Rosemary Speich Jeannine Staffon Laura Stauffacher Jean Teehan Mary Trachsel Mary Hess Nanci Moldenhauer Lois Richardson Joyce Speich Lois Stuessy Royletta Speich Carol Van Wagenen Marylyn Zuercher Aleta Kryder Safety patrol certificates to Alan Prisk Thomas Goetz David Eley George Engles Melvin Ebert Hans Sulzer Frederick Blanc Music awards to Allan F. Barnard Olga Booth varsity athletic awards for track and tennis by Fred R. Simpson Lee Mitchell driver education certificates by Preston Edmund R. Anderson
Wisconsin cheese exchange reports Cheddars steady with small gains. Two cars of single daisies sold at 45 cents, Illinois U S No 1 white cheddars moved at 43 cents, bids unfilled include seven cars Wisconsin state brand at 43 cents and two cars Illinois U S No 1 white at 32.5 cents.
Philip Habermann aged 34 resigns as executive secretary of the Wisconsin Legislative Council. Named to the post last year, he says he will become executive secretary of the Wisconsin State Bar Association, which is being established.
Americans’ accumulated savings at the end of 1945 stood $135 billion higher than five years earlier, reflecting continued postwar financial gains and growing household reserves as the war economy phased out.
Mrs. Mary Schliem visits from South Wayne and Mrs. A L Tottman comes from Belleville. Numerous residents travel between Madison Monticello Argyle and Monroe for business visits school events and family occasions. The Klassy Shop advertises delphinium and chrysanthemum plants as shoppers mingle with wedding and graduation events across the region.
Mrs Dale Hudnall of Decatur Town won the 12th annual Achievement day spelling contest among 30 contestants, defeating Mrs Duane Helland of Judo while a large crowd attended at Turner hall. The program featured era costumes, musical numbers by local clubs, and a centennial themed play, with community members from Monroe and surrounding towns participating in dances, songs, and a lengthy display of local homemaking talent.
The centennial program included singing led by Mrs. William Meinert of Spring Grove and a Wisconsin centennial prayer. A social hour with refreshments catered by New Glarus, Monticello, Monroe Victory, Decatur Town, and Monroe Merry Makers followed. Tables featured Green County nationality motifs honoring Swiss, Irish, German, Norwegian and English settlers with hostesses in period dress.
Rosette ribbons will be displayed in the Wisconsin Power and Light Co. window on June 9 and will include a grand champion award two championships several first prize ribbons in various classes and ribbons through 12th place.
Two of New Glarus school entries won first places at the state music festival. Harley Streiff captured first in class A with a vocal solo. Rodney Wittwer and Doris Stuessy won first in class A with a clarinet duet. Wittwer also took second with a clarinet solo. Ruth Hirsbrunner was elected president of the YWCA at Plattleville Latte Teachers College, leading a cabinet of nine.
Albany special notes J R Schesser is appointed to the village board to fill the unexpired term of Howard Ware who resigned. Schesser will attend his first board meeting Tuesday evening. Also mentioned are Morgan and Emma Guild returning for the summer from California and other brief notices about local people.
A car driven by Francis E B Trueshill of Janesville received a fender dent last night following a collision with an auto driven by Walter C Friedrich of Monroe at the intersection of 14th Street and 20th Avenue.
Dennie McConnell a 67 year old construction worker from route 1 Gratiot was hospitalized after a cable broke and struck him in the side. He was released from St. Clare hospital this afternoon. McConnell is employed by the town of Wiota.
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