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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
7
Generally fair conditions through afternoon and night with cooler pockets expected Friday. Tonight not very cool, low around 50, Friday high 70 to 75 northwest to 80 southeast. Yesterday's high 72, low 52. Barometer 29.79 at 1 am and 29.60 at 1 pm. Phoenix hottest 99, Grand Rapids coldest 39. Sunrise 5:30, sunset 6:26.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley presided in county court where Orville Jacoby and the Daniel Stauffacher estate reached a settlement after Jacoby testified. Jacoby had rented the Stauffacher farm.
Minnie Trachsel age 46 was granted an absolute divorce from Carl Trachsel 48 of Monroe with custody of two minor children and support. They married August 9 1931 in Monroe and separated June 26 1950. Three children were born.
Ruth Waefler of Primrose township Dane County received a marriage license with David Lee Wild of New Glarus. The notice records them as the couple and includes their towns of origin and county.
L A Koenig Walter H Meyer Janesville speeding guilty.$10 costs Erwin Raymer Beloit speeding guilty.$12 costs Dale Jenkins Rockford IL speeding guilty.$12 costs William Palmer Chicago speeding guilty.$13 costs William M Broderick Jr Belleville disorderly conduct guilty.$25 costs James R Layton Freeport Ill operating vehicle with illegal riders guilty.$5 costs George Gates Beloit operating auto without valid driver s license guilty.$5 costs
Obituaries note the passing of Mrs Wilhelmina Duchow, 86, of 1113 22nd Street, and the death of 14 year old David Larson of Brooklyn.
Medical staff and patients at St. Clare Hospital are listed with names and hometowns including Mrs Richard Buggs of Janesville and Gayleen Steensrud, along with others from Beloit South Wayne Prairie du Chien and Madison. Surgical cases include Henry Clark of Beloit. Dismissals mention Mrs Harlow Ger.
Alpha Zeta sorority members under Mrs. Walter J. Kubly will pass out Cheese day sandwiches and milk and sell tickets Saturday. Workers report at the county judge's office before hours to receive instructions.
Services for 86 year old Mrs. Wilhelmina Duchow of Milwaukee will be held Friday at 2 p m at Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev Paul C Kehle of St John s church officiating burial will be in Mt Vernon cemetery Juda She leaves six sons Fred Otto Reinhold Rudy Schboygan Frank William three daughters Anna Gehrke Mrs Walter Bullock and Mrs Aaron Frase one brother Christian in Germany 33 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren She was born April 2 1864 and was preceded in death by two daughters Louella Pender and Martha Sandroski and her husband who died in 1913
Madame Butterfly, a 25 inch Japanese princess doll in an oriental gown arrives from Japan for Green County Cheese Day. She is sent by Miss Charlotte Young with the women's army in Tokyo and will be on view at Milady's on the west side of the square.
August class prices in the Chicago marketing area list class one at $3.707 per cwt and class two at $3.307. Class three is $2.869 and class four $2.847. Increases over July are 21.2 cents for class one and 11.2 cents for class two, with class three up 6.2 cents and class four up 4 cents. Notable names include Edward Kart Meythaler Linda Krauss Elmer Berger James McDonnell Nathan Speich John Kernen and Mrs Henry Melland.
Personal mentions note Mr. and Mrs A H Partridge from Albany and many others stopping in for visits from Waterloo Ta Dubuque Ia Glendive Mont Clarinda Ia and Villa Grove Ill. A group attends Labor Day events in Brooklyn and a funeral in New Hampton Ind. Cheese day events at Universalist church invite all to meals starting 11 am.
Funeral services were held for Gottfried Vogel 88 a pioneer county cheesemaker who died Tuesday morning at his daughter Mrs Jacob Burkhalter 2233 6th street. Rev A R Achtemeier Monticello officiated in Rev Paul Kehle’s absence. Interment followed at Greenwood cemetery with pallbearers Robert Burkhalter Arthur and Harold Monum Donald Michaelson Arthur Baker and Martin Julseth.
President Truman signed a bill pledging 500 million dollars in federal aid to highways for the next two years starting July 1. The measure aims to improve road construction and interstate transportation nationwide.
Wisconsin Telephone Co plans within state long distance rate hike to start Sept 30 unless PSC blocks. The schedule seeks $1.93 million yearly more revenue, about 18 percent, adding five cents to the initial three minutes for calls over six miles.
Robert E. Zuercher has returned from Seattle Washington where he attended a seven week course at the General Insurance Co of America home office. The school for agents included representatives from 16 states and Alaska with daily classes and outside assignments.
Miss Marleah Prien is convalescing at her parents Loyd and wife on route 2 from virus pneumonia. She has been ill two weeks and plans to begin her junior year at the University of Wisconsin next week with registration on Tuesday.
Gayleen Steensrud III, a nine year old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerhard Steensrud of 817 18th Avenue, became ill while in class today and is under medical care.
Madison state weed commissioner Henry Lunz conferred with county commissioner Fred M. Williams and other county agricultural leaders at St. Clare hospital and recorded details of a weed control program at the J. F. Scherer residence route 4.
Nancy Meier of South Wayne is recovering from a light polio attack at home with no leg paralysis. Daughter of Mr and Mrs William Meier she celebrated her third birthday September 5 while receiving home treatment.
As people age stress and exertion slow kidney function causing backache energy loss headaches and dizziness. Night time urination and frequent urges may stem from cold dampness or diet. Doan's Pills are pitched as a mild diuretic used by millions for over 50 years to help flush waste from the kidney tubes and filters.
Montgomery Ward and Co reports August sales of 112,568,206 dollars, up 17.9 percent from August last year. For seven months through August, sales total 655,812,891 dollars, a 54 percent gain over 622,140,301 dollars in the prior year period.
Rev Paul C Kehle led services in Ripon for Walter Schulz age about 40 who died Tuesday morning in a Ripon hospital of heart trouble. Schulz belonged to the Ripon Evangelical and Reformed church where Kehle had served as minister.
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