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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1948
Page
8
Clearing tonight and fair tomorrow with slightly warmer temperatures in the south and east. Readings show a high near 80 but the year ago high was 83 and low 63. Barometer 29.73 at 1 am and 29.70 at 1 pm. Warmest city Phoenix Arizona 109. coldest Sault Ste Marie Michigan 44. Sunrise 5:24, sunset 6:35.
The probate page lists multiple estates and executors. Mrs. Mary W. Gothompson of Albany is probated with N. Roy Bowman as executor and appraisers M. L. Barton Bert Ketter and Edward Killingstad. Will from March 10 1948 grants gifts to relatives and others. Willis Haddinger estate in Monroe grants administration to brother Walter Haddinger with appraisers Ray T. Silver Clarence Loveland and Fred F. Hartwig. Kadert wills name Lucy B Lisser Albin E Kundert. Edwin O. Disch named executor of Otto Disch with widow Anna Disch as sole heir. Martha Lentz heirs named as Mabel Maske and Florence J. Miller with adminstratrices. Clarence Brunkow Judah H V Hartman and William Hahn listed as appraisers.
Justice L A Koenig issues for Glen Johnson Blanchardville speeding 15 dollars and costs. Donald J Carden Barneveld unregistered vehicle 5 dollars and costs. Kenneth Peterson Argyle operating a vehicle under the influence pleaded not guilty case set for Sept 9. Ralph Beer 816 Lith Street drunk and disorderly conduct 7 dollars and costs.
Joyce Berg of Argyle township and Lester Moon of Adams township appear on marriage records Ruth Nall of Adams township and Ted Melllenberger of Lafayette county Wayne township Ella Hartwig of Monroe and William Finn of Milton Junction Catherine Lawyer and Lawrence Gissing both of Monroe Fern Updike of Mt Pleasant township and Orville Kiel Jr town of Blanchardville Charlotte Heckel of Wisconsin Rapids and Robert Jameson of New Glarus Annabelle Howard and Paul Hague both of Stern listed in licenses
St Clair Hospital releases a roster of surgical and medical patients including Fred Schild Brod head Dr E O Osborne Albany Mrs Joseph Wand Grat iot along with Russell E Wilson route 4 Darlington Nancy Lou Peterson Blanchardville Mrs Jack L Marty 814 15th avenue Ernest Carpenter Grat iot John Billerbeck Freeport Hazel G Gilbertson Blanchardville Mrs Howard Olson Rockford. Dismissals include Earl Wilson Mrs Margaret McDonald Edward Ludwig Mrs George Trumpy and daughter Mrs Fred Block Wilbert Ross Beth Ann Schuler.
Funeral services for JoDelle Riffle 11 were held at Shriner Neushwander Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph K. Kofoed of First Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery. JoDelle daughter of Mr and Mrs H W Biffle resided at 1309 9th Street died Monday at St Clare Hospital after a few hours illness. She was active in Girl Scouts and a former pupil in Mrs Nell Cunningham's North School class.
The railroads prepared to impose an embargo on almost all freight bound for west coast docks if a maritime work stoppage occurs. Announcement came from Arthur H. Gass, chairman of the car service division of the Association of American Railroads, who said the embargo protects against cars being tied up at western ports and would be lifted if the stoppage does not occur.
Fire Chief H. L. Sickinger praised Monroe volunteer firemen at their monthly meeting for preventing the Fitzgibbons building fire from spreading. The department discussed a bowling league and held routine business. Schuetze's clothing store treated members to lunch after the session.
Havana authorities report Juan Arevalo, a 54 year old anti communist labor leader, shot to death by unidentified men as he left his Lawton suburb home. He was a former communist who resigned three years ago and held a minor maritime union post.
The pro government Ping Ming Ji Pao reports over 20,000 Kwantung remnants in the Changpai plains near the Korean border aim to capitulate to the nationalist government in Manchuria after Japan’s war effort collapsed.
Alvin Laham, 45, of Middleton, died when his car collided with a truck in Springfield. Police investigated the fatal crash as authorities reported a nationwide statistic about burn deaths.
A compiled list shows numerous visitors and locals in Madison with trips to Chicago Freeport Beloit Ann Arbor Albany Argyle Port Byron and Detroit. Notable mentions include Lillian Buri Lyle Johnson Mrs Otto Lund Miss Elaine Schwend and others visiting relatives and attending events. The piece notes travel to Yellowstone Black Hills and Bad Lands and cites regional cautions about drought effects on Iowa Minnesota crops.
Mrs Mollie Becker of Madison visits Rose Kuenzi in Charles Ames then returns from Peoria. Mrs Clifford Stark Eva Sherbondy and daughters come from Albany. Ralph Levy and two sons visit from Muskegon to see Edgery family. Eva Sarles of Milwaukee visits. Axel Bengston and son Allan from Tracy Minnesota return after visiting Albany Juda Brodhead. F B Hansen and John A Heine families from Flushing Long Island stay with Laverne Gallitz. J A Rouch and son Gail depart for three week northwest auto trip. son William joins from Colorado Springs.
William T. Kane, chairman of the committee on agriculture, will preside at the Monroe Kiwanis club program tomorrow noon at the country club. Committee members include Herman D. Fritz Harry A. Keegan and Dr. W. G. Bear.
Mr and Mrs Michael Bregenzer of Hasty Minnesota formerly of Monroe welcomed a son named Michael James on August 27 Eldora Boeck is the former name of Mrs Bregenzer the mother cancellation
The county clerk reports 25 marriage license applications filed during August. The office released the count today, detailing records handled by the clerk’s division.
Mrs. Lengacher reports county clerk Clarence W. Lengacher is convalescing at Wisconsin General Hospital Madison. He began to recover from the coma that followed his second surgery last Thursday.
Pfc. John F. Roderick 22, killed Nov. 5 1944 on Leyte, arrived noon for reburial tomorrow in Greenwood Cemetery Brodhead. Casket met by American Legion and VFW, parade to Brodhead. No Monroe services. Interment at 1:30 pm with Christian Science ritual. pallbearers named. Survived by mother Agnes C Roderick and brothers Collins G and Robert G. father Claude was city clerk.
Ninety nine young men registered yesterday at the armory under the 1948 draft law. Registration of youths born in 1923 continued today, with those born in 1924 scheduled for tomorrow and Friday. Persons born in 1925 are to register Saturday and Tuesday. Volunteer workers are badly needed to assist with the registration work, said Mrs. Clara Ritter, clerk of the selective service board.
E N van Kleffens the Netherlands ambassador to the United States will attend departure ceremonies for the third ship of Wisconsin centennial fleet on September 11. The vessel Fredrik Hendrik will sail for Holland Belgium and the American zone of Germany.
Virginia Senator and Donna Dixon, two aged racehorses associated with Thomas J. Hinds, were euthanized after their late owner’s death. Senator, a 23 year old world champion, set a 2:07.34 trotting mark as a two year old and later a 2:04.34 mile for a 2:18 class world record. Donna Dixon, 22, had been owned by Dr W G Bear and Hinds through multiple ownership shifts.
Milwaukee road chairman Leo Crowley said freight rate pyramiding could push rail transport out of the market. He spoke on arrival in Milwaukee for a veterans reunion noting wage and rule change demands have already been set and would raise the payroll by millions annually.
A truck stop began in New York today as Local 807 of the Teamsters union halted work claiming a rejected contract. Officials say about 9,400 members stopped work, affecting general cargo in and out of the city. the union claims 13,000 members in the local.
Federal state market news service reports Wisconsin American cheese market steady to firm with good demand. Selling prices range for single daisies 44 45, longhorns 44 46, square prints 44 46, midgets 45 47.
Former Czechoslovakia president Eduard Benes, 65, is near death, doctors reporting an extremely serious condition after a stroke and years of political turmoil. He resigned last June amid communist pressure and now rests at his home near Prague in Sezimovo Usti.
Milwaukee union rejected the offer but Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. said it will implement an eight percent raise with a nine cent minimum hourly wage. The increase applies to 10,000 West Allis production workers represented by Local 248 UAW-CIO, effective June 21.
Stuttgart Germany a German appeals court acquitted Hjalmar Schacht famed finance wizard of Nazi offender charges. He was freed after eight years term from a Stuttgart denazification conviction. The court ruled his later opposition activity outweighed earlier support for Hitler.
The city council approved expanding one hour metering to six more blocks in the downtown shopping district. Metering applies to the 200 blocks on West Washington and Wisconsin avenues, the 200 block on East Main Street, and the 400 to 600 blocks on State Street.
CIO President Philip Murray announced that the CIO political action committee has unanimously decided to support President Truman in the upcoming November election.
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