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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
8
Increasing cloudiness with scattered thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Warmer tonight and cooler yesterday. 3 p.m. high 77, low 53. Year ago today high 71, low 52. Barometer 29.73 at 2 a.m., 29.72 at 2 p.m. Warmest city yesterday El Paso 92, coldest Traverse City 40. Almanac sunrise 4:24, sunset 7:2
Judge J Lamboley presided as Barry Jones of Janesville pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing dead animals to be exposed. He faced $25 in costs. Frank Ships Monroe and others were placed on probation by the court following guilty pleas in the same session. Justice of the Peace S A presided over the proceedings.
Two men were fined a total of 25 dollars and costs for motor vehicle law violations this morning before County Judge Harold J Alwin F. Rote. Monroe man was fined 15 dollars and costs on a charge of overloading a truck. Kenneth A. Fenton was fined 10 dollars and costs for failing to have a contract motor carrier license.
Marriage licenses issued for Roger Schutte and Belle Wheeler, May Rockford. Death of John Wretrich, 77, Milwaukee. Birth announcement for Clare hospital patient in Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Blum family, Winstow, May 28. Additional marriages: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Priewe, Monroe route 1, May. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Foesch, Argyle, May 29.
A clipped list of patient names and related details from St Clare Hospital appearing to note tonsillectomy procedures. Includes Rudy FE Wie Jena New Glarus. Jack Warren Jacobs Albany. Mrs Thomas R Holyoke. Mrs George Pratt South Beloit. J Roy Kundert Winslow. Mrs Rudolph Marty and son Glennys Jelle. Mrs Jacob Stocker. Mrs Lena Stauffer. John R Bradley.
Miss Gertrude O'Donnell dies after a long illness at 2% St Hom eral month. Funeral services will be 93.9 m. Saturday at a Catholic church with Father in charge. (Absent clear readable details)
An exhibition of more than 3,000 American books opened in Stockholm under the United States International Book Association sponsorship. Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf attended the opening, marking the start of an international promotion of literature. Accident Not Serious. The James F Bray car was damaged in a collision at Bridgeman, Mich. No injuries to passengers. Mr and Mrs Bray and Mr and Mrs John J Burkhard were en route to Muskegon, Mich.
The War Assets Administration offered six army ordnance plants for sale or lease, including Badger Ordnance Works in Wisconsin occupying 10,580 acres. Mrs Mollie B. Tollefson returned from a visit with her son Lt Col William G. Tollefson at Fort Belvoir Virginia.
Glarus awarded coveted symbols to Scouts across Troops 101 107 108 113 114 126 including Gilbert Kleckner Theo Thorp Robert Babier James Price Charles Ferguson John Burt Daniel Ruef Daryl Davenport Michael Glass Sever Gaarder Donald Ruef Karl Bregenzer William Borgrien Albert Stauffacher Keith Wilson Herbert Crawford Ray Beckman Jr Edwin Andereck Gerald Beardsley Lester Bishop Alan Prisk Thomas Goetz Evertt Eastman Clyde Homb George Linchum James Crotty Harold Kading Harris Eveland with focuses in mechanical drawing civics safety animal industry farming and health plus woodworking and music across multiple troops.
The 69th commencement at the Brodhead High School gym honors nineteen graduates led by James Allen and Elizabeth Earleywine. Other names include Mary Joyce Anderson, Robert Becker, Thomas Bustle, G Bustle, Lyle Condon, Clifford Day, Annabel Gerber, Helen Gerber, Phyllis Grierson, Jarnell Haagensen, Virginia Johnson, Lawrence Nipple, Broadus Paris, Charles Pinnow, Clarice Lynstegard, Betty Wagner, and Beverly Wall.
A long list of local visits and travels is reported, with residents such as Rav ern Peterson in Beloit, Albert Wougell in Monticello, Frank Matzke in Freeport, Mrs. Rose Leuenberger visiting Monroe, and many others visiting friends or shopping in nearby towns like Argyle, Madison, Rockford, and New Glarus.
Everett Ravn Madison and John Kopp Albany visited on business while Morris Grenzow Juda called Tuesday. A Monroe review shopped. Several families from Argyle Merrill Berlin Kenosha Wilmette Morrisville Ill and Morris attended holiday events with relatives and returned home.
Elvin Priewe and Joyce Haslam Priewe arrive home at 1801 14th Ave after Elvin docked in May and came to the U S from England aboard the liner Washington. They wed in London Oct 6 1945 and he returned Feb 4 1946 with discharge March 26. Gilbert T Hodges of New York visits Milwaukee with sister Emma Manning and cousin Nel lie Hodges amid American Federation of Advertising events.
Monroe civic notes include alumnus speaker from the 50 year class as he presides on the New York Sun executive board. Kenneth Gnagi leaves for St Petersburg Florida for two weeks for a national musicians convention. Katherine Baltzer departs for Ohio to start work as an asthetist at Michael Reese hospital after service with the 56th Evacuation hospital unit in North Africa Sicily and Italy. Gilbert Baltzer flies her to Chicago. Girl Scouts Troop 3 meets with leader Helen Burkhard for regular session and games.
The Monroe area poppy sale final total reached 1012 dollars with 43.75 dollars from South Wayne and other donations. Funds raised by American Legion auxiliary workers and Girl Scouts will aid veteran rehabilitation and relief for families.
Edward J. Samp of Wisconsin Securities spoke at the Monroe Kiwanis weekly luncheon in the Monroe hotel. The southern division deputy governor of Kiwanis Wisconsin upper Michigan district urged prudent investing with the address titled Before you invest, investigate. He then met with directors.
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