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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1949
Page
6
Weather brief from the Mmeye Daily Record reports a partly cloudy night turning cloudy with light rain in the extreme north and warmer temperatures in the northwest. Tuesday remains cloudy and warmer with highs around 50 and lows near 32 to 35.
Last week high 70 and low 33. Since yesterday at 1 p m high 52 low 30. Year ago today high 51 low 36. Barometer 29.87 at 1 am and 29.90 at 1 pm. Warmest spot Brownsville Texas 89. Coldest Cheyenne Wyoming 28. Sunrise 6 23 sunset 5 05.
A county court list records multiple drivers cited for overweight vehicles unregistered plates and missing licenses with fines of 5 to 50 dollars and costs. Cases name Harold J. Lamboley Claire Alexander Myrtie Gilbertson Archie Brandt Robert Johnson Robert Anderson Edwin Feller Ernest Baertschi John Rhyner Bernard Murphy Ed Walsh Jr William Dikkers Donald Severson Ray Froemming Daryle Kubly Stanley Burrington Weldon Harrington Charles E Grimm with penalties for hunting after hours and liquor related issues.
Lois Charlene Stauffacher of Clarno and Clayton Martin Olson of Monroe obtain a marriage license Joyce Darlene Johnson of Monroe and Robert LaVerne Alderman of New Glarus also receive licenses.
John J. Ischi of Darlington born to Mr and Mrs Oscar Nordeng of Footville on October 24 and a Footville couple, Mr and Mrs Herman Wyss, welcomed a daughter on October 24.
A hospital notice lists surgical cases including Ella Olson Argyle Joseph Laws Beloit Clifford Reisinger Beloit George Staffin 2523 11th street and Alfred Swain Beloit Martin Hanson Blanchardville Robert L Rote 1505 14th avenue along with accident case Werner Hefty Monticello and medical cases Clarence Hawkinson Warren Paul Alexander Beloit Mrs John McNett Darling ton Ronald Larson Gratiot and dismissals for numerous patients and relatives including Mrs Edward Grumick Harold Hartwig Mrs Rex Ash and others.
A Canadian cold snap pushed thousands of geese toward central and southern Illinois refuges. James Jordan, assistant state game specialist, said the birds moved south as Manitoba temperatures dropped below freezing.
On the Bongiorno farm near Albany Harry Wahl shot a fox described as light tan with a white band. John Suchar ski trapped a fox after guiding cows away. A hunter returned home with pheasants, his dog retrieving two winged birds. Undersheriff Deininger encountered a pheasant inside a parked car and learned a girl wanted it as a pet. Out-of-county and out-of-state visitors joined the Green county hunt as Wisconsin officials and Beagle Association members arrived.
Billy Biffle earned 75 cents after being paid $5 to tear vines from a yard fence. The vines were poison ivy and treatment costs reduced his profit by $4.25, negating the earnings.
Welton L. Harrington, sentenced Sept. 20 to six months in the county jail under the Huber law for a non support charge, had privileges revoked by Judge Harold J. Lamboley after returning intoxicated from Freeport where he had glasses repaired. He earlier received temporary leaves but returned to jail under the influence and attempted to bring wine into his cell.
Raymond Bush 32 of Morrison Illinois received eight months in Rock county jail after a negligent homicide charge tied to a Aug 28 traffic death. Bush drove the car that struck 15 year old Levi Podewell of Janesville as he rode along Highway 51 south of Rock, and he admitted drinking before the accident.
Werner Hefty of Washington township was injured in a corn shredder accident on his farm. He was admitted to St. Clare hospital at 12 15 p m for hand surgery with the full extent of injuries awaiting final reports after surgery.
Unofficial but reliable reports say more than 200 people were killed in a Saturday train wreck near Nowy Dwor northwest of Warsaw in Poland.
Numerous visits and travels reported from Brodhead Madison Albany and surrounding areas. Social rounds include church meetings, bake sales, and a chicken supper at Orangeville Memorial hall with prices listed. Friends and relatives from Milwaukee Philadelphia and Ottawa are noted, along with attendance at a Wisconsin Ohio football game and a diocesan council in Milwaukee.
Jose Ramirez, a 23 year old itinerant farm worker from Texas, pleaded guilty to murdering 62 year old Etta Hoag in Tomah Wisconsin. He admitted dragging the victim into a private garage and fleeing from a police officer shortly before the discovery of her body. Ramirez had been a voluntary patient at a veterans hospital since August and claimed Navy service in World War II.
Samuel Meryn an American citizen and embassy employee will be tried in a Czech court as a spy. James K. Penfield U S. chargé d affaires said he learned of the forthcoming trial from the Czech foreign ministry. Meryn allegedly led an espionage ring at the embassy. Isaac Patch a political attaché was expelled. American officials call the charges unfounded.
Two men, Donald Garrett 35 Rockford and Charles Moen 27 Chicago, are jailed for questioning in a Hollandale Wisconsin tavern robbery. Garrett was arrested in a cornfield near Viola Iowa and Moen was captured by farmers after their overturned car was found in a ditch.
A new reinforced concrete sidewalk is being installed in front of Kempfert drug store on the square’s south side. V U Stauffacher Contracting Company handles the project with steel plates and reinforcing over the basement opening to support the work.
The Dorchester Canning Co. of Evansville was fined 1400 by Federal Judge Patrick E. Stone after a government charge that canned corn distributed contained worm fragments.
Evan Chambers, ex Green County sheriff, now with the state crime laboratory, led the mobile unit to the Tomah death scene of 82 year old Mrs. Etta Hoag. Chambers joined the lab soon after resigning as under sheriff to accept the state post.
Mrs Elsa Rattin returned from a two week visit in Utah and Idaho. While in Utah she was a guest of her sister and family Mr and Mrs Arthur Scheidegger. Mr and Mrs Fred Wieland Ogden and A and Carl Wieland Tillamook Ore brothers of Mrs Rattin and Mrs Scheidegger were also guests.
Mr and Mrs Walter Sweitzer of Milwaukee were here yesterday and called on Sister M Clarinda at St Clare hospital. They met Monroe friends and recalled visiting their old home in Switzerland last summer.
Mrs. Fred W. Faeser and Mrs. F. E. Lamboley returned at noon after a 10 day stay in Washington D C. They visited Lamboley's son Gerald during the trip.
Mr and Mrs Louis R Wolleson of Monroe attended the second district VFW convention in Lake Mills where Lyall T Beggs immediate past national commander of the VFW spoke. The Wollesons were guests of second district commander Conrad A Lewis and the program featured Fraunfelder family music and dancing.
Les Hartman’s Iowa Corn huskers band remains at the Ludlow hotel for three nights while traveling for engagements out of Monroe. They performed at Turner hall last night and will play in Arena tonight and Whitewater Tuesday night before heading to New Glarus Wednesday and then driving to Iowa.
Robert L. Rote of 1505 14th Avenue is in St. Clare hospital after undergoing a gall bladder operation today.
A parked car in the 1200 block of llth street sustained damage to its left rear fender and hub cap after a collision with a car owned by Harvey V. Reynolds of Milwaukee. No injuries were reported and police were notified.
Aaron Levy's town Aaronsburg Pennsylvania gathers thousands in a mass pledge to universal brotherhood on a grassy slope beside the Lutheran church. Dr Ralph Bunche and Justice Felix Frankfurter headlined the event attended by over 30 000 people of many faiths. Dr Erwin E Peters left for Chicago for study and will return on November 5.
Unions in coal and steel face lengthy walkouts with no progress evident while unemployment rises and railroads plan cuts. President Truman's intervention remains unclear as economic disruptions widen. Hawaii longshoremen in CIO union end strike with 14 cent hourly raise now and seven cents from March first.
In Wyanet Illinois a clash between townspeople and visiting Jehovah's Witnesses injured at least eight people. About 115 sect members attended a revival in a park during local games. Town president Lawrence Coffee said the group erected a loudspeaker and refused to leave when asked.
Brodhead grocer Maurice Bernstein shown gradual recovery after brain tumor surgery at Mayo Clinic Rochester on Oct 14. He emerged from coma Friday and can move his left arm though his left side remains paralyzed. Parents and relatives traveled to Rochester for updates.
Salable hogs listed at 16 000 with market steady to down 25 on hogs and strong cattle with top steer price at 39.00 and 1949 high noted. Cattle calves and hogs show varied gains and losses across grades while oats hit new 1949 highs in a firm grain market.
Chicago firm Beltone announces an invisible hearing aid that eliminates the visible receiver button. The Phantomold device promises clear hearing for songs sermons and business without self conscious appearance. Free brochure and at home test offered by Belton, Dept. 40, 1450 W 19th St, Chicago Illinois.
Wheat and corn posted early gains and maintained them as trading remained light. The report notes modest activity and a steady price mood through the session.
In New York trading a narrow price mix left the market virtually unchanged with gains and losses spread to about one point. Leaders higher included General Motors Caterpillar Santa Fe Gulf Oil and Warner Bros while Union Pacific Transcontinental and Western Eastman Kodak American Can and American Cyanamid eased. Bonds moved sluggishly with most issues unchanged.
Missouri Pacific trains resume service after a 45 day stoppage by operating employees. The six week dispute, the longest on a major line, cost tens of millions across ten states. A union proposal for settlement of 93 grievances was arbitrated under the Railway Labor Act and the Railroad Adjustment Board. 189 of 282 claims were settled through negotiations. basic hours and wages were not at issue.
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