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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1950
Page
8
Fair north and considerable cloudiness south portion tonight and tomorrow with occasional very light rain near the Illinois border. Low tonight 40 to 45 northwest to 49 to 55 southeast, high tomorrow 68 to 74 northwest to 72 to 76 southeast except lower near Lake Michigan.
Since yesterday at 1 a m high 74 and low 56. Year ago today high 68 and low 46. Barometer 29.52 at 1 a m and 29.49 at p m. Warmest spot Phoenix Arizona with 100 and coldest Traverse City Michigan at 38. Sunrise 5 31 and sunset 6 24.
Transfers show Charles Searles to Isabel Collins and Marie Newcomer for It 3 and E 10 ft of It 4 bik 89 with exceptions in Brodhead. Alice May and Donald Cleve sell to Marie Cleveland for Its 5 and 7 bik 23 in Brodhead. William Schmidt estate transfers to Charles Vogel W% of SE% in sec 36 Decatur township. Charles Vogel sells to George Sten erson W% of SE of sec 36 Decatur township. Harry R. Marsh sells to Orion W Brager N% of Its 7 and 8 bik 165 in Brodhead.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley ruled that Nettie B. Cope land will specific bequests to Ray A. Young lapsed with his death and reverted to the estate. Young’s heirs will share in the residue with other legatees.
Justice L A Koenig and John F E Ronald faced speeding charges with guilty verdicts. Ronald cited at 1333 17th street with $12 and costs. William M Geigel of 1623 10th street pled guilty with $10 and costs.
Pauline Noser and Joseph Kuehne Jr. of Browntown Lafayette county Marian Fischer of Gratiot and Thomas R. Collins of Ridgeway. Marian J. McKenna and Keith E. Houston both of Gratiot. Dolores J. Martin and Wilson J. Arneson both of Willow Springs.
William Penniston of Darling ton dies at 84. Mr Arthur Jones and his wife of Albany announce the birth of a daughter on September 7.
Medical entries list Mrs Warner Ruf from Darlington and Richard L Haase of Browntown along with Elmer H Jaeger of Roscoe in surgical notes. Accidents cite Jerome Schwaiger and John C Staffon. Dismissals include Bert Adelman Clarence Moses and several Mrs names with family mentions.
Cecil Jones post Veterans of Foreign Wars presented an American flag to Green County Court this morning. Harold J. Lamboley accepted on behalf of the county while Sheriff Matt Solliran carried in the flag. VFW Commander Joseph Viney and Auxiliary President Mrs. Dean Peterson attended along with several post members.
Services will be held Saturday for David Lee Larsen 14 the only child of Mr and Mrs Harold Larsen who died yesterday after a 10 day illness from polio at a Madison hospital Rites will be at 3 30 p m in the Community church with Rev James Paulson of Brooklyn and Rev Robert Berthelsen of St Johns Lutheran Oregon officiating Burial will be in Prairie Mound Cemetery Oregon Friends may call at Booth funeral home in Oregon until the casket is moved to Brooklyn Community church at 1 p m tomorrow He leaves his grandparents Mr and Mrs Andrew F Nelson and Mrs Marie Larsen all of Oregon
Dr John A Schindler will address the International Association of Industrial Boards and Commissions at the Schroeder Hotel Milwaukee September 25. He returned Tuesday from Wichita Kansas where he spoke before 900 public school teachers.
About 200 members gathered in Beloit last night for a testimonial dinner honoring William Canary newly elected state commander. Five Monroe men Rudolph P. Reger Howard Schulz Kenneth Stuart Harold Baltzer and William Elliott attended the Beloit veiture event. The Royal Palms roller rink near Beloit robbed of 500 dollars is now owned by Cyvil Irene Pilotte.
Mrs Wilhelmina Duchow died Wednesday at Wagner convalescent home. Funeral held this afternoon at 2 with Rev. Paul C Kehle officiating at Shriner Neushwander funeral home. Burial at Mt Vernon cemetery Juda. Pallbearers were Frederick Duchow Ralph Duchow Rodney Duchow Marvin Wilson Forrest Kohl Floyd Stuckey.
Personal mentions list residents and guests from Green Bay, Monroe, Oshkosh, Milwaukee and other cities. Includes weekend visitors, farm and cheese day events, booklets on Swiss cheese history, and a nursing student home weekend. Notable names include Miss Ruth Maurer, Mr. Richard Egan, Louis Kohli, and Julius Kohli family.
Walter Gollmer Lena and Mrs Allan Taylor Brodhead visit the area with Theodore Kline Browntown and Mrs Frank Hutzel Brodhead. Weekend guests include Earl Collins Joann Eugster and families of Oregon. Chicago visitors include James Potter Anne Hanselman and Paul Vogel family. Monroe to Las Vegas travelers Isabella Schafer party. Madison guests Stephen Burns Blaine Hanek and others. Cattle shipment by John Carter Jr and Kenneth Hale from Argyle.
Fresh demand for rail stocks sparks a broad advance led by rails in New York trading. Individual rail shares rise about a dollar, with the group reaching a new high since June 1946. Turnover nears two million shares for the session.
Brodhead High School opens with all-time high enrollment as seniors number 25 and juniors 38. Sophomores 40, freshmen data incomplete. School officials note steady growth and plan for continued staffing.
Mr and Mrs Merton Jones of Albany announce the birth of a daughter yesterday at St. Clare. The event adds to their two sons Phillip and Tim, and Mrs Jones is the former Sue Osborne of Albany.
Mrs Walter J Kubly said Donna Faris Ruth Severson and Lois Speich have volunteered to assist the Alpha Zeta sorority in their Cheese Day activities adding help for the event today and beyond.
Chicago Daily News staff Miss Edan Wright feature writer Harold C. Peterson from Fond du Lac and a photographer are on site gathering material for a Cheese Day feature. A Chicago Sun Times reporter also arrived in the city this morning to cover the event.
A homing pigeon and a park ing meter head were found in Monroe and turned in to the police station today.
Gayleen Steensrud of 817 18th Avenue remains under observation at St. Clare hospital after falling ill in class yesterday, according to her parents.
Mrs. Emily Johnson age 89 of Whitewater is seriously ill at the J H Lowe home on 1414 9th street where she has stayed for months with her sister Mrs Lucy Oleson mother of Mrs Lowe Ken neth Hoy traveled from Chicago on Wednesday to help care for her mother.
Rev and Mrs Orra G Comptons of Oklahoma City former Albany residents are the parents of a daughter Retha Louise born August 27. The Comptons moved to Oklahoma last June.
Bert J. Adelman has been discharged from St. Clare hospital and is convalescing at his home 2222 8th street. His condition is improving.
Ernest Wyssbrod of 615 19th avenue and George Brokover of Orangeville Illinois were shaken and bruised in a Wednesday collision near Black River Falls. Wyssbrod’s car sustained heavy damage.
Two ex marines in congress push to raise marine strength to 300000, authorize four divisions and four air wings, create an assistant secretary of the navy for the marines, and place the marine commandant on the joint chiefs of staff despite Mr. Truman's wishes.
The 1890 Wittenburg program features Joseph Conrad designed signage and Monroe branded displays. Wisconsin Power and Light Co stores show factory photographs and area businesses add welcome signs and banners across the town. The First National Bank and local outfits publicize entertainers such as Trempo Trio and Madison scouts.
A large red and white banner hangs beside Fritz Cleaners as wheels of Swiss and brick cheese draw crowds. Storefronts around the square receive fresh paint ahead of the upcoming celebration.
Street dancing closes the event with performances by Andy Anderson's Freeport band and the Silk Umbrella Polka band from Milwaukee. An enormous influx fills the city with optimistic turnout estimates up to 100,000, far surpassing ten years ago. Cheese Day Inc. plans to serve 60,000 Swiss, limburger, and brick cheese sandwiches.
Vendors will distribute free tickets for half the sandwiches and sell the rest at ten cents each to ensure sandwiches are available throughout the day rather than disappear in early stampedes at the east and west courthouse park curbline.
Mrs Dale Brown of Independence Missouri and Mr and Mrs Harold Vogel with daughter from Detroit are visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Adolph Vogel.
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