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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1951
Page
8
Partly cloudy tonight with tomorrow fair windy and slightly cooler near Lake Michigan. Low 42 to 48 northwest and 43 to 52 southeast. High tomorrow around 66. Hourly thermometer readings show highs at 76 and lows near 52 earlier this morning.
Durward V. Savage transfers 80 acres more or less to Edward Erickson Jr in Brooklyn township. Minnie Long sells the SW quarter of NW quarter in Cadiz township to Russell Cline, see section 12.
Gerald S. Albright of Monticello was found guilty of failure to stop after an accident. Judge Harold J. Lamboley imposed a $50 fine plus costs.
Justice L A Koenig and Claire E Wickman of route 1 Red Oak Illinois faced speeding charges. The matter concluded with a guilty verdict and a $20 fine.
Marriage licenses issued for Sonja Lou Trickel of Monroe and Victor Lee Severson of Adams township. Births include a son for Harland Dunphy and a daughter for Francis Having, both in May. Death notices list Mary Elmer age 80 of 1903 7th Street, George F. Carle 79 of Beloit, Hazel Napier of Chicago, and James Ward Trickel 58 of Mundelein, Illinois.
Rochester New York reports Rev George P Hetenyi 41 Amherst New York clergyman was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife after a first trial produced a second degree murder verdict. The case followed his long battle for freedom after gambling away a 50 year prison term.
A string of social mentions reports travel and visits by residents from Janesville Madison Beloit Dayton Milwaukee and Oxford among others. The items note arrivals and hospitality at homes in Madison Dayton and Albany with relatives friends and church events, plus several weekend visitors and family gatherings in Illinois Ohio Iowa and Wisconsin.
Truman Sharer of Albany was here on business today. Mr. and Mrs. John Aeschlirmann Jr. of Albany visited Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. James Arnold came from Avon yesterday. Mrs. Arthur Smith and Mrs. Carl Schiess Jr. spent today in Beloit. Paul Baltzer is at Columbia, D C, visiting with his wife and their son Paul Jr.
The New Glarus Fair livestock and budget committee met at the high school to set class structures for Holstein and Brown Swiss cattle. Nine purebred Holstein classes and four for grade animals, plus 11 Brown Swiss purebred classes and four for grade. Attendees included chairman William Hillstad co chair Walter Streiff Edmond Klassy Ralph Elmer Nick Zentner Ernest Zentner Dr H H Zingg and county agent Myron Jeglum.
A 50 000 strong demonstration in Tehran opened a communist front barrage against British and American interests tied to oil. Tanks and troop trucks patrolled the city as Tehran planned further protests across Iran. Iran’s lower house extended martial law to seven Khuzistan districts centered on the oil industry.
Madison reports UW Corps Commander G. Skelton requests draft exemptions for 571 freshmen admitted to the advanced ROTC program. Local selective service boards with jurisdiction over these students will be asked to grant the exemptions.
Wisconsin River Power Co. dedicated two new hydro plants Peterwell and Castle Rock above Wisconsin Dells. Sen. Alexander Wiley praised the river as the hardest working, noting 26 hydro plants in 300 miles and 21 reservoirs. Attendees included Gov. Kohler and several lawmakers. Combined output is about 177 million kilowatt hours annually.
Milwaukee police said an 18 year old youth admitted driving the car that struck and killed Chester Borlowski, 30, as Jerome Lester, the younger driver, is to appear before the district attorney. A bumper guard and other car parts tied to Lester's vehicle were found at the scene and his father’s car was located in a shop check. The youth said he panicked after the crash and returned home, telling his father he had damaged the car.
Rep. Smith of Wisconsin voices opposition to recalling Gen. MacArthur for rebuttal at joint Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations hearings. He says recall would be pointless and lead to argument, noting the issue is already sharply drawn between MacArthur and the administration. He argues the major question is the Korea peace outcome and reflects on potential alternative history.
Smith argues a stalemate would result if the 38th parallel becomes the line between a communist North Korea and a US‑held South Korea. He warns recall of MacArthur could provoke bickering rather than clarity, noting the administration's stance.
Parley J. B. Scherer chairman of the county agricultural committee Joseph Riedweg county weed commissioner and William Grunder Monroe township weed commissioner attended a Lafayette county weed control meeting at the court house in Darlington last night Henry Lunz of the state department of agriculture and George Briggs UW extension division were guest speakers.
Funeral services were held for Fred W. Bleiser 62 whose body was found in a wooded area near Monroe. Rev. Howard L. Orians officiated with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers included Herman R. Schmerse Peter S. Solomon G Wilbur Eaton Albert A. Hirschrunner John Eaton and Donald Thorp. A song service featured Janet Ludwig. Archie Jay Maske died at his Brodhead home and funeral services were set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Everson funeral home with Rev. Avery Felts officiating and burial in Greenwood cemetery Brodhead.
The text notes Pluto appearing as the second smallest planet from telescope observations and gives its diameter as 3,550 miles. It mentions calling hours at the funeral home and a casual remark about want ads.
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