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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1948
Page
6
The Daily Record notes the high and low temperatures since yesterday at 1 p.m. 81 and 63 degrees with a year ago high 87 and low 66. Barometer at 1 a.m. 29.60 and 1 p.m. 29.63. Warmest US city Phoenix 112 degrees, coldest Havre Montana 47. Sunrise 5 26 sunset 6 32.
Real estate transfers show John Indergand selling land to Robert Indergand in Monroe township. Goe Goeson estate transfers to B J Marsh and to William Skogan in Brodhead city. Skogan sells W of lots 5 6 and its 2 in Brodhead to Marvin C Hoff. Skogan sells KT 1 bik 121 in Brodhead to Edward J Conan.
Oliver Walters route 1 Monticello faces no driver’s license charge with $10 and costs. Thur Carpenter Gratiot cited for procuring liquor for minors with $25 and costs. Judge Harold J. Lamboley presided.
Lillian J Dover of South Wayne and Merlin L Busch of Argyle obtain a marriage license in Lafayette County. Jean Dolores Walden of York township and Donald Raymond Rufenacht of New Glarus also receive a license in Lafayette County.
DeWitte Withers 69 of Minneapolis and Mrs Dave Pratt 82 of Janesville are noted in this brief obituary item. Both individuals are named with ages and cities, highlighting local residents remembered in the community notices.
Mr and Mrs Ray Mitchell announce the birth of a daughter at St Clare Hospital on September 3. Dismissals listed include Mrs John Minder and Mrs Marie Blaser along with others to be discharged like Janice Gibbons Mrs Harold Kurth and Mrs Jack L Marty.
A short item notes last year the Martys had one lily with four blossoms this time. It also mentions a Monroe man who keeps winnings from card games, totaling $39 net over two months after an $4 August loss.
Four teenagers die after their car collides with a gasoline transport on a highway near Hammond Indiana. Victims are Sophie Giannakos 19 Bessie Giannakos 17 Ella Sassens 19 and Ellice Lane Copeland 19 of Miami Beach Florida.
The Green County Holstein Breeders hold an all day event Sunday at the H. Otto Elmer farm route 2 Monticello with A O Caliente of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture speaking on outstanding cow families. The Elmer herd 24 cows averaged 476 pounds butterfat last year and features three excellent cows. A potluck lunch precedes a judging contest for adults and junior dairy men with a lifetime milk production cow on display.
Hobart Lavere Fuller fifty a Martintown Green county native died Tuesday in an ambulance en route from O Fallon to St Clair County Hospital Belleville Illinois Belleville authorities sought relatives with his birth certificate naming Martintown Green county as his birthplace and army discharge papers on his person A twin brother Warrant Officer McKinley LaVerne Fuller US Army and a sister Mrs Echo Malnix of Staten Island NY survive He was preceded by his wife Theresa Heckels miller of Freeport and Clark Fuller Funeral arrangements are incomplete with burial planned in Belleville both twins served in World War I and W O Fuller remained in service after the war seeing World War II action.
Paris premier nominee Robert Schuman quit efforts to assemble a new French government after four days of trying to win reluctant politicians to a cabinet. De Gaulle supporters urged that the crisis push France to new elections as Schuman’s moderate Popular Republican Movement faced a brief, troubled life.
Personal notices list visits and travel from Madison to Freeport Monticello Milwaukee Canton Chicago and Appleton. Recurring names include B A Cash Emmett Norton Doris Jacobson Patricia Willborn Lillian Bieger Katherina Halder and several families visiting relatives in Milwaukee Chicago and Elkhorn. Notable events include a Julius Studer funeral in Monticello and a wedding in Elk horn.
Rev. F. H. Schramm of St. Rita's monastery Racine is carrying on the duties of E. C. McCollow St. Victor's pastor during his vacation. Rev. Schramm will remain here until Sept. 15.
Buffalo county coroner Henry Stohr reported widespread looting of personal effects from the Northwest Airlines crash victims near Fountain City Wisconsin. Rings jewelry empty purses and even gold-filled teeth were stolen amid rumors of a highly valuable air express package triggering the thefts.
Henry Wallace arrived in Little Rock today with 21 companions. He went from Shreveport to the union station and then to his private railroad coach for the morning.
A state legion group aims to purchase a Milwaukee village area in the southwest part of Milwaukee County. Commander John O Me Ka of Rhinelander and members of the legion community trust development accompany the group.
An advertisement for M. J. Gonstead chiropractic clinic urges readers to seek care when ill. It promotes X Ray and Neurocalometer services and provides contact numbers and a residence address on Monroe Street.
The remains of two Green County soldiers killed in Alaska in world war II are returning for reburial. Pfc Byron R Bennett Jr of Monroe and Pfc Fred W McCool of Brodhead are aboard the Honda Knot and due for local interment. Bennett died of a liver infection in 1942 and McCool fell in action on Attu in 1943.
Benes died in a death by own action plunge from a window in his foreign ministry apartment amid charges of murder by foes of the communist regime. He attended a funeral from his country home and later returned to Prague to present a charter to Charles University, lamenting the need for universal respect among individuals.
Cheese values leveled off with cheddars at 40.5 cents and single daisies at 42.0 cents, marking a slight rise from last week. Trading included four cars cheddars 40.15 and multiple lots, with bids and offers distributed across cheddars and daisies at 40 to 43 cents.
Milwaukee records eight new polio cases bringing the total to 138, with Dr. E R Krumbiegel noting polio may have peaked this week. He cites a 5 to 14 day incubation and expects a decline after last saturday’s citywide ban on public gatherings for children under 12. Six new cases are Milwaukee residents aged 18 months to 11 years.
Russell Long declares victory in the U S senate race with a 9700 vote margin as Huey P Long’s son faces a delayed concession. Judge Robert F Kennon questioned the primary’s validity on a radio broadcast, saying the result was by one to two percent.
Planes ships and ground parties searched north and south of Sydney for a missing DC-3 passenger plane with 13 aboard. The Australian National Airways craft disappeared last night on a Brisbane to Sydney flight.
The third annual Green County Boots and Saddle Club Roundup is Sunday at 1:30 pm at the fairgrounds with a noon parade from the grounds to downtown and back. Twelve afternoon events include pony and stock horse contests plus relay races and calroping. Entertainment features the Brodhead male quartet trick roping by Robert Condon and trick riding by Raymond Michaelis with Doris Schuetz and her horse Champion.
An oil painting by Carl Marty Jr. depicts his house at the corner of 16th Street and 23rd Avenue with Mr. Marty on the porch and Mrs. Marty among flowers. The artwork is displayed in Baumgartner cheese store window on the square’s west side, featuring a copper Swiss cheese kettle used as a vase.
A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted Tomoya Kawakita, 27, of eight overt acts of abusing American captives while serving as a war time interpreter in Japan's Oeyama prison camp. He faced 13 counts and plans to appeal, his defense said.
Arthur Holmberg of Iron Mountain Michigan is temporarily in charge of the meat department at the National Tea Co store.
John Wittwer and his daughter Mrs. Lewellyn Edmunds with son moved from Dutch Hollow farm to the village. Wittwer bought the Mrs. John Winnegar residence on South Main Street. Classified want column.
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