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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1946
Page
8
Cloudy and unseasonably cool with light rain possible through Saturday. Continued cool with strong north easterly winds. Temperatures ranged from a high of 82 to a low of 57 since Wednesday 2 p.m. and compared to last year’s 71 and 45. Barometer read 29.37 at 2 p.m.. warmest U.S. reading yesterday was in Phoenix at 94 degrees.
Cadiz couple Marvin J West and Gladys E Hanson filed for marriage licenses in Cadiz. Both reside in Cadiz and anticipate completion of the formalities per county records.
Fritz Kant, 52, Madison, divorces from wife of five years as cruel and inhuman treatment. Harold J. Lamboley approves stipulation in county court. Thomas C. Briggs, 65, Madison, divorces from Adeline Briggs, 67, Monroe, under voluntary separation for more than five years by Judge Jesse in circuit court.
Three men named Norwood Monticello Alvie Monroe and Charles Dalton were fined by Justice Pesce Louis A on disorderly conduct charges after pleading. Monticello received fines of eight dollars plus costs. Also listed is the death notice for Mrs Albert T Sands 57 of Rock Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernell Halvergon Juda welcome a son born May 31 at St. Clare Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rood Wood report a birth. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver R. Brodhead announce a daughter born May 28. Mr. and Mrs. Karl W. Eggert 1213 11th St. report a son born May 29.
The item lists individuals connected to medical procedures and a car accident involving Kenneth Burington Monroe route 1 with multiple hospital and clinic attendees named. Additional sections note tonsillectomy and surgical cases in Monticello, along with a roster of discharges and dismissals for several people in Brodhead and surrounding towns.
The United Brethren church in a small Pennsylvania town hosted its first wedding in 63 years. Main and Charles Street lit the ceremony with the couple Fiely wed recently while a guest, 6 year old Mrs. T D Thompson, had been the bride at the last wedding in 1883.
Government reports show butter production cutbacks to boost cream sales amid price ceiling changes. Bowles plans raise butter prices by about 11 cents per pound and ban whipping cream to spur output. May production expected 30 percent below last year and 80 percent below 1941. Open market trading nearly non-existent as supplies fall. 50 percent of wholesalers on large markets not receiving butter. Cheese and milk also scarce. May cheese output requisitioned for military needs.
Fred W. Buehler, en route to Madison after a Monroe visit, was surprised by a cow from Holloway farm entering his path on the Simmons school highway. The cow died and Buehler's left front fender and wheel were damaged, wrecking the car and ending a planned trip with his sister Elizabeth Buehler to Rolla Missouri.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at St. Victor's for Miss Gertrude O'Donnell 51 of 2214 13th Street who died Wednesday at St. Clare hospital after a six month illness. The body was moved to the Grinnell home where rosary will be recited tonight. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. She spent two decades in Monroe’s medical field, beginning as a rural schoolteacher, then with Dr. W. G. Bear and later the Monroe Clinic until her illness. She was born March 15, 1895 in Mount Pleasant and survived by a brother and four sisters. She was active in St. Victor's church and altar society.
A flurry of Memorial Day and holiday travels fill Monroe as residents and out‑of‑town visitors converge. Names include Rev. Alvin C. Rabel, Mr. and Mrs. Leo H. Share, Miss Minnie Geiger, Mrs. Frances Murphy, and many more from Beloit, Madison, Rockford, Chicago, and Milwaukee making calls, attending graduations, and joining picnics and social visits around town.
A jumble of short notes lists Harold Fisher in Lake Geneva, Roy Evenson in Milwaukee, Wally Holdener in Madison, Alma Goodman in Darling, Paul Ruf and his son visiting Cresco, Sophia Becker in Madison with her daughter, Nancy Klarer and Christ Klarer visiting, and multiple families from Madison, Monroe, Wilmette, and Wilmette spending the holiday with relatives in Rockford and Chicago area homes.
Wilbur E. Deininger and Grace M. Thorpe filed election papers at the county clerk's office, bringing the candidate total to seven for the coming election. The filing deadline is 4 30 p m today. Captain Homer L Baker and family plan to move to Arlington Virginia after wartime service. Grace Morna Byers depart for Dover New Hampshire to visit a niece. Monroe Masons attended the Madison Mason meet with 1 060 in attendance and 156 lodges represented.
ua Verne Gallitz and Everett Keel hosted by Mrs. Nettie B Wegg and son Robert T Wegg from Rice Lake. Mrs Booth and sister Charline Booth to occupy Franklin Luckchow apartment for summer. Weggs plan to move to Colorado. Holstein production tests led by W C Paul Baumgartner Monroe and Ralph H Stauffacher. Dr Dale E Welch to address South Wayne graduates. Jeanne Simmons and Eileen Deetz top of class. Two red foxes captured by local youths in Jefferson township. Ninth Street sewer extension details reveal discovery of a lost valve essential to the project.
Last Thursday evening in city a slack billfold was left. Call Sager's Market at 316 for reward.
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