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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1946
Page
7
The Daily Record for December 4 1946 reports increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with showers. Thursday will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs reach 79 and 55 lows. yesterday's extremes were 84 and 64. Weather notes include barometer readings and regional extremes.
David S Legler transfers parcel outlet 92 in Assessor plat New Glarus to John J Stueasy. Avucust Schadewald transfers land in Jefferson township to Arthur A Schadewald.
Warren E. Fredrickson of New Glarus and Jeanne Rae Disch of Exeter Township received marriage licenses, formalizing their upcoming nuptials. The ceremony details remain to be announced by the couple.
William McWharter aged 80 of Albany and Harry Ableman aged 69 of Woodford are mentioned in a local obituary notice with their ages and residences. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
A brief birth notice from St. Clare Hospital reports the Monticello family welcoming a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. on a date in September.
A local notice lists medical staff including Mrs Walter Horn and Glen Earleywine along with surgical team members such as Bruce Young and Mrs George Charles. It also names dismissals including Alice Faeser Kenneth Deininger Ole Berg Henry Kubly and others with family references.
A public service commission letter informs Madison hearing Sept 24 on Wisconsin Power and Light Co rate revisions, with city at hearing if possible. Council approves street lights at several intersections, licenses for operators and a cement contractor, taxi permits, storage tanks, and sewer work, plus paid claims and updated alleghena code printing.
Women shoppers lined up before a large market in Holyoke Mass search for scarce meat. proprietor offers comforts a roomy bench a crystal bowl of punch and a tray of pretzels to ease the wait.
Pittsburgh faces a second power strike in seven months as Duquesne Light Co workers vote 1,008 to 580 to strike for a wage increase and contract demands. The independent association represents employees and affiliated units.
The first fall meeting drew 66 members at Knights of Pythias hall for memorial services honoring Mrs. John Blumer and Mrs. Edward Bayrhoffer. Mrs. Charles Porter sang, with refreshments, a business meeting led by chairwoman Mrs. Clark A. Kieckner, and social games followed with bridge and 500 prizes awarded to local members.
Mr and Mrs Frank Kundert of 1625 15th Avenue marked their 20th wedding anniversary with a gathering of 20 attendees last evening. Cards were played and a lunch was served as a gift was presented.
Mr. and Mrs. John Burkhard Sr. of 1302 21st Street plan a quiet observance tomorrow for their 57th wedding anniversary. Though past 90, Mr. Burkhard remains active and in good health, and Mrs. Burkhard is 78.
Announced here is the marriage of Mrs. Marie Maurer daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jacob Techudy of this city to Lester A. Bloom on August 21 in Milwaukee. Mr. Bloom is employed in Chicago and Mrs. Bloom has worked in Milwaukee for several years.
About 30 members attended the Knights of Columbus gathering last evening at the hall. Refreshments were served after the routine meeting.
Picture caption notes Anthony Eden strolling in Whitehall with Tailor and Cutter praising his enduring style. Ernest Bevin, Eden’s successor as foreign secretary, is seen as an able statesman but editors rate Eden higher as a fashion leader. They observe his jacket may drag at buttonholes, yet overall look remains pleasing.
Dane County Coroner E A Fischer reported Stephen Timarac 33 Milwaukee was electrocuted while helping to erect a smokestack at Sparks Fruit Products Co. The stack leaned against a truck and touched an electric wire. Timarac touched the truck and died.
A flurry of visitors and residents from Monroe Beloit Madison Milwaukee and Argyle appear in a busy social roundup. Names include Lela Foley Alfred Brauchle Harriet Bauerfeld Fred Karlen Walter Clark George Long Willard Ammann Clara Hefty Virginia Hess Lorraine Friedli Werner Koller Caroline Delsrud Lena Feenie Delsrud and many others as they travel call on relatives shop or attend events.
Herbert Wenger was in Argyle on business. Mrs. Glen Stevens of Beloit was a shopper here.
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday at Sharer funeral home for William McWharter 80 who died Saturday from a cerebral hemorrhage Rev Richard C Werner Baptist pastor officiated and Masonic rites were conducted at the grave He was born June 9 1866 in Hebron Washington county New York and came to Wisconsin Oct 30 1914 He worked for the state highway department in Madison and later on various farms in Albany area Surviving sister Mrs William Townsend Hartford N Y is the only survivor He was a member of the Hartford Masonic order.
Puerto Rico remained Spanish territory until 1898 when the Treaty of Paris ceded it to the United States ending colonial rule and transferring sovereignty. The move followed the Spanish American War and marked a new era under US administration.
The number of certified civil airmen now exceeds ten times the prewar total, reaching about 342 thousand. This reflects a large expansion in civilian aviation credentials since wartime.
James Quinn of 2703 18th street earns Top club status for high production with New York Life Insurance Co. He and his wife and sons Eugene Gary and Gayle plan to attend the annual meeting September 20 at Chateau Frontenac in Quebec. Two other Green County agents receive honors for trips to Mackinac Island and French Lick Springs this month.
Returnees include Mrs. Rudy Hess and daughter Mary Barbara of Monroe and Erma and Ervin Stadelman of South Wayne and Sheldon Roy Toelke from Pryor Oklahoma. They visited Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Nipple. Mrs. Nipple is Gertrude Hess. Mr. Nipple attends Spartan school of aeronautical engineering in Tulsa.
The Green county Red Cross chapter is awarded a certificate of service from the War Organization of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John for valuable wartime work on hospital supplies during World War II. The document is signed by the Duchess of Gloucester, president of the central hospital supply service.
Paul Koch son of a former pastor of St. John's Evangelical church returns to his Detroit home after visiting his birthplace at the Monroe parsonage. He and his wife are noted as music director and wife accompanies him. Father’s records show Koch family ties to Monroe from 1886 to 1809.
Fragmentary lines indicate the Kochs spent time in 1890 with a note about Paul being three years old. The text also mentions vacations at Wisconsin Dells and Madison, suggesting family travel in early records. The readable details point to a personal-era notice or social column fragment.
Wilbur E. Deininger, once county highway police, began a temporary clerk role at the post office on September 1. Emil Klarer, previous clerk, now works part time while finishing high school. Both men are World War II veterans.
New sidewalk work started on the north side of The Times building with a new slope toward the terrace to aid water runoff. The project marks the latest improvement to pedestrian access and drainage in the area.
Arthur J Keen represents Juda Evangelical church at a national conference in Lake Side Ohio with 42 denominations represented. The gathering aims to mobilize and train young men in local churches for effective Christian leadership nationwide.
Mrs. Frank Dillon is recovering from a sprained ankle and bruises after a fall at her home several weeks ago.
William Harris Gempeter son of Mr and Mrs William Gempeter 1503 South Street has been discharged from the army at Fort Sheridan.
Vernon Homb son of Harry Hombs of South Wayne is discharged from 22 months of service with 16 months in Germany after completing duty at Ft Sheridan.
The United States is projected to export about 400 million bushels of grain and grain products in 1946, reflecting a strong postwar trade outlook for agricultural commodities.
Two New Glarus men and a Monticello resident were fined a total of $185 and costs after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct before Justice L A Koenig. They allegedly broke into a William Tell hotel dance, refused to leave, and struck Village Marshal Ernest Reymond. Paul Kreusi received $75 and 30 days, Howard Beckwith $50 and five days, Herman Kreusi $60 and five days. jail terms suspended on payment.
In western Thrace the inland urban pair Komotine and Xanthe are identified as the region’s largest cities. Officials note their growing roles in commerce and administration amid regional development.
Puerto Rico covers about 3400 square miles in total area. The measure highlights the island territory's geographic extent. No additional entities are specified in the available text.
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