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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1948
Page
6
Fair tonight and tomorrow with warmer conditions in the west and north central portions. Highs near 85 and lows around 63. Year ago values noted 83 at 1 pm. Record readings show Yuma Arizona at 117 degrees and Helena Montana at 48. Sunrise 5 27, sunset 6 30.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley and A. J. Ragan presided in Kenosha where a $5 fine and costs were imposed for passing on a bill. William Monte of Monroe was sentenced to six months in county jail under the Huber law for contempt of court due to back child support. Lloyd Burkhalter of Monroe received $60 and costs for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. an occupational license was granted.
Edith Elizabeth Heck and Gilbert William Brodhead listed in Cadiz township license records. Lee Fae McGuire and Bernard Munz appear as applicants in Monroe. Geraldine Roberta Fralick and Edward Lee Dwyer of Monroe also received licenses. Selah Ward Schwartzlow of Monroe and Clarence Frederick Isaacson of Necedah are recorded for marriage.
Mr and Mrs Wallie Baldwin of Woodford welcomed a son born September 3.
Dismissals include Mrs Theodore daughters Mrs Donald Timmond son Alois Beer Patrick Mcllhattan Henry Hanson Mrs Raymond Indergand and daughter Olson Nancy Lou Peterson Mrs Lloyd Burkhalter Mrs Lawrence. Medical personnel listed: Dr Paul O Connor South Wayne Mrs Engelbretson Browntown Miss Shirley Wilson. Address 2105 16th avenue Beloit. Surgical notes for Mrs Henry Russell Nelson.
Provisional 1947 TB deaths stand at 47,636 marking the first year the toll fell below 50,000, a count noted by Miss Mary Dempsey of the National Tuberculosis Association. Experts cite lingering misconceptions as a barrier to eradication.
A typhoon expected to strike north of Baler Bay today veered sharply northward and was placed 330 miles east of Aparri, Luzon. Winds near 70 mph linger near the storm center as the weather bureau says it is headed toward Formosa.
Los Angeles Curtis Buzzie Dall Boettiger 18 grandson of the late President Roosevelt is on his feet again today recovering from infantile paralysis.
Funeral services are set for David Pratt 82 with rites at Ryan Funeral Home Janesville and St Augustine Catholic Church Footville. Burial in Dayton Cemetery Exeter Township. Surviving are three children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mrs Pratt born Margaret Doyle in Green County and married 1886 in Monroe.
Mr and Mrs Glenn A Lied schlag and daughter Gareta Jean have relocated to a new home at 1014th avenue in Monroe They previously resided on route 5 with their move noted in local records.
The Adult Sunday school class of First Methodist Church will travel to Silverlake at Wautoma for a visit with Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Briggs on Labor Day. Mrs. Burnette Painter and William Plate are arranging the trip.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jones of Elizabeth Illinois have taken possession of the Argyle bus depot after purchasing it from William oy Mr Gerlach plans to reenter military service.
Political writer Robert Fleming of the Milwaukee Journal visited Monroe to interview Republican leaders and other citizens about the primaries and the general election outlook.
In a routine meeting at city hall last night the board of public works approved the city payroll of $523.32 and granted six minor permits.
Filipino veterans who served with the American army are sent to Mindanao to carve out new lives in jungle homesteads. The VA initiates on the ground training for 24 ex-soldiers who left Manila in mid July. The Philippines grants soldiers homesteads with subsistence allowances. Brig. Gen. Lovett notes they will build homes roads and clear land while bringing farm animals tents tools and equipment, with families joining as available. Nearby mountains hold seven holdout Japanese present in the area.
Personal mentions show Betsy Trotter Lena Block Eldora Quasso Sophia Jackson Marilyn Roethlisberger and dozens of others visiting relatives shoppers and friends in Monticello Merril Wis Rockford Monroe Manchester St. Petersburg Fla and more over the weekend A Green County Women’s club luncheon featuring Governor Rennebohm is noted along with a coroners convention in San Jose Cal and Wilhelm Tell pageant in New Glarus
Warsaw reports the Polish Communist Party admitted today that rightist and nationalist deviations had developed within its ranks. The party asked President Boleslaw Bierut to help solve its troubles and urged an active role for him in party affairs, while not detailing the scope of the movement away from Moscow policies.
London reports the board of trade announced Britain will sell part of its natural rubber stocks to the United States for stockpiling under the Anglo-American economic cooperation agreement. This marks the first transaction under the accord to facilitate raw material supplies to the U S for strategic reserves.
The Madras government selects a Hindu temple tower as its state emblem. Finance Minister B Gopala Reddi states the move preserves secular character and symbolizes Dravidian architecture and South Indian culture.
The commerce department reports that Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio and Wisconsin together accounted for 18 percent of national construction activity in the first half of the year, with the Pacific coast states California Oregon and Washington at 19 percent.
Office of Education estimates 5 000 students require 27 533 000 for the physical plant plus 2 500 000 for other initial expenses. Total initial cost around 30 million with annual operating expenses near 7 500 000.
Amsterdam witnesses Queen Wilhelmina abdicate after five decades on the throne. Juliana, 39, becomes queen succession follows Wilhelmina signing the resignation instrument. Juliana already served twice as Princess Regent. Wilhelmina’s mother to retire, focus on gardening and painting. Investiture at Nieuwe Kerk to officially install Juliana with diplomats and royal delegations present.
Hacomb Illinois reported Charles and wife Willey plan to sell all their livestock and restart after their house was burned in about 200 fires set by their 13 year old niece Wenet McNeil authorities said last week she set the blazes hoping to be sent to live with her mother. The couple said they do not blame the girl and are unsure why she acted.
The ministry of foreign affairs ordered Chinese embassies and legations worldwide to reduce liquor expenses as part of austerity measures in the republic.
Police Chief J H Schwaiger urged drivers to protect youngsters returning to school next Tuesday. He advised treating each child as a caution sign, slow to 15 mph in school zones, and obeying laws about stopped buses. School safety patrols will be organized at Lincoln and senior high schools with an adult patrol planned for North School.
In Manila Quirino delivers speeches in English needing translation unless in northern Luzon. Hukbalahap head and congressman Luis Taruo favors Tagalog for delivery but writes outlines in English saying he thinks better in English due to his education.
Ladislav Kratky, commercial attaché at the Czechoslovak embassy in London, announced his resignation saying he dislikes recent political changes at home. He applied for permission to remain in Britain as many Czechoslovak diplomats abroad have resigned since the February Communist rise.
Inquire at The Times office for a position seeking a girl to handle general news reporting and typing duties. The notice requests applicants to contact the newspaper office for details and qualifications.
Curtis MacDougall progressive candidate for U S senator denounces mobs that stoned him in West Frankfort Illinois as moving toward fascism He canceled another address in Murphysboro citing lack of police protection He identified people in Murphysboro as those who attacked him and said democracy dies when law and order joins hoodlum elements
In Cleveland a three day air race event starts with an air force attempt to break the speed record. Maj. Richard L. Johnson pilots a North American F-86 on the drive for 670 mph. Also today the Bendix cross country race runs 2045 miles from Long Beach to Cleveland with separate sections for propeller planes and navy jets.
Manila reports thirty thousand frightened natives rescued from sulphurous smoke and molten lava at Mt Hibok Hibok on Camiguin island. Ten thousand others remain in the danger zone but no deaths announced. Rescue mobilized all ships in southern Philippine waters as the volcano, feared extinct for 77 years, erupts for four days.
Mrs. William Mau was unanimously elected chairman of the Browntown center at a club representatives meeting held at her home. She had served as temporary chairperson. The group approved a revised county home demonstration constitution and adopted a two year limit on consecutive officers. The center picnic is planned for Sept. 23 at Recreation Park Monroe with committees named for recreation, food, and social activities. Plans for a Christmas fair were outlined by Miss Mamie Tillema. Yost served as secretary and roll call ideas were discussed.
A Labrador iron ore field is judged as potentially rivaling the Mesabi deposits in Minnesota for richness and extent.
The article notes that domestic heating accounts for about 20 percent of the coal mined in the United States. It emphasizes the role of coal as a key energy source in households and the broader energy mix during the period.
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