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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1949
Page
6
Mostly cloudy and warmer tonight with scattered showers or thundershowers in the northwest and west central regions. Sunday looks cooler with widespread showers in many sections. Highest since yesterday at 1 pm was 75 at the time, barometer 29.65 at 1 am and 29.62 at 1 pm. Sunrise 5:34, sunset 6:20.
Real estate transfers show John P. Ruef to Fred E. Ehlert for Lot 26 on the original Juda village plat and Ruef to Herbert P. Matzke for fractional Lot 6.1 in the Juda village, plus Emil Klingbeil transferring to Phyllis Mason the west halves of lots 6 and 8 in block 26 of Brodhead.
L A Koenig and Harry D Reasa plead not guilty to speeding in non jury trial set for Sept 17 at 9 am. Donald Barmore of Monroe found guilty and fined 12 dollars plus costs. Carl Munz of 802 25th Ave guilty with 15 dollars and costs. Woodrow Wicker sham Evansville guilty and fined 7 dollars plus costs for operating without license. King B Klein of Atlantic City guilty of disorderly conduct with 5 dollars and costs. Michael Daley of 2404 12th St guilty of operating without license, 10 dollars and costs, Sept 8. Frank Werhinger of Monroe guilty of speeding, 10 dollars and costs. Rev Homer Retzlaff of Clarno guilty of illegal use of spot light with 3 dollars and costs.
The record lists marriage licenses for Marian Mardell Miller and Jerald Lorraine Gallagher both of Freeport, plus Lois Hofer of Freeport and Ed ward Laeser of Monroe, with the application filed in Stephenson County Illinois. Births include newborns to Messerli Henning Fox and several hospital and medical entries followed by dismissals of mothers and their infants from care.
Stauraksnir iiss Nanci Moldenhauer, a 1949 Monroe high graduate, earned a freshman year scholarship at Whitewater State Teachers College for scholastic achievement tying for honors with top classmates. Weekend visitors Mr and Mrs Dean Yost and Randy from Sussex celebrate Barbara Yost's birthday and Randy’s first anniversary upcoming. A 3 cent Grand Army of the Republic stamp goes on sale at the post office. Bids reopen for hauling mail between Monroe and Milwaukee depot, due Sept 20. Eighteen members attend Germania Securitas lodge in Green County. Otto Kundert and wife return from Bear Lake with Walter Baer visiting New Glarus. Baer, formerly Monroe, is Carl Baer’s son, once in Monroe’s furniture business.
Mrs Roy Crago of Browntown was severely injured in a Sunday forenoon car collision five miles east of Atlantic Iowa while en route to a funeral in Red Cloud Nebraska. She suffered a serious neck dislocation and possible vertebrae fractures and remained in an Atlantic hospital for observation. The Cragos and others were in a second vehicle when a third car struck from the rear causing major damage.
Train workers on the Missouri Pacific system halted service with a five thousand strong strike. Cotton Belt main line traffic paused for hours due to a misunderstanding, later resumed after union guidance. Overall system disruption affected 22,500 other employees.
The past three days saw painting along the east side of the square done by Paul Kubly and crew after initial tests with 40 foot ladders. Within hours, painting proceeded like a production line as buildings stood still while painters worked. Carl Marty Jr. wrote a 23 verse ballad recalling the square’s history and local events in the mud and wood era. Chicago appraiser Robert Jones praised Monroe’s square parking plan and city services, noting the square’s rise as the business hub and the diagonal parking system as a practical, ample shopping center. ED'S ONE MAN'S IDEA Decatur, Ill. A couple celebrates 66 years of marriage with a shared breakfast each morning.
Dr Brock Chisholm head of the World Health Organization says bacteriological weapons render the atom bomb obsolete. He warned a single seven ounce substance could wipe out humanity in six hours and urged nations toward a new maturity to prevent future wars.
Personal mentions include Mrs. Orville Galway from Winslow and Mrs. Paul E. Petterson from Madison. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Legler travel to Albany with others visiting Rib Lake and Ludlow hotel. St Omar Chapter and Pythian Sisters announce September meetings with picnics. Allan Dells, Great Lakes, and Milwaukee visitors drop names. hospital aide Nellie Ann Beatty returns from boot leave in Madison.
The Monroe Youth Council outlined season plans including a membership drive that began with a Juke Box dance and ends Sept. 23 with an orchestra dance. Four chairmen will lead the membership committee, one from each high school class, and members will be polled on whether the White building youth center meets needs. Representatives will address the park board on future plans.
B. Klein of Atlantic City was fined five dollars and costs by Justice L. A. Koenig after police arrested him on disorderly conduct charges. A housewife complained his sales talk was deliberately discourteous, with police noting other over-insistent tactics by magazine salesmen. Magazine sales forces must register with the police department.
Deputy Coroner Florian Kostuck reports farmer Frank Petrack was killed when his tractor with a plow dragged him about 40 feet after he reached back to lower the implement. The plow’s path traced a circle before it collapsed and buried Petrack ten feet from his body.
After a 12 day expedition on three mile high Mt Ararat ends without findings, Dr. Aaron Smith maintains belief the ark remains hidden. Noah's ark search effort ends with no conclusive evidence.
Madison treasurer Warren R. Smith reported the state cash balance on Sept. 1 at $304,283,953 with Aug. 1 on hand totaling $20,941,732. The figures reflect the current state funds position and banking balances.
Judge O W Sprecher, 73, longtime Sparta jurist and notary public, died after a ten month illness. An attorney since 1925, he led a diverse career in banking and newspapers, and served as county judge since 1937, re elected in 1943. Lambert Hansen of Sparta will succeed him.
Green County court opens Tuesday at 9 30 am with Judge Harold J Lamboley presiding. Deputy clerk Marvin T Holcomb will call five criminal actions, no civil cases, including two charges against 37 year old Robert J Schaar for taking indecent liberties with minors and charges against three Monroe area farmers Wesley Hasse Edward Hasse and Valentine Zibung for violating thistle laws.
Motor Vehicle Department report shows 8,638 driving privileges revoked or suspended from Jan 1 to Aug 31. Breakdowns include 3,152 one year revocations for traffic law offenses, 447 suspensions from court convictions, 214 suspensions ordered by the motor vehicle commissioner, and suspensions for failure to meet the safety responsibility law.
Mme Annie Petain denies reports that her 93 year old husband, imprisoned former marshal of France, is ill and near death. She says he is fine though he suffered in the hot weather and adds that loneliness is weighing on him as conditions continue.
Madison attorney Clifford G. Mathys was named to the state board of personnel by Gov. Rennebohm. He will replace L. J. Pinkerton of Neenah whose six year term expired July 1.
Memory involves brain electricity. Tufts College researchers John L. Kennedy and Robert M. Gottsbanker link memory to temporal lobes and Kappa waves. Spindles appear when trying to recall, fewer when learning new, recorded via scalp electrodes and pen tracing.
Government crop reports project a 1938-47 era sized corn harvest of about 3.53 billion bushels, roughly 500 million above needs, with a carryover near 800 million, totaling about 1.3 billion. Analysts expect policy to curb next year's production toward about 3.0 billion bushels.
Nemuenet Massachusetts wreck rescue details reveal 11 aboard the 38 foot craft. Three children and two others were rescued by coast guardsmen after the boat sank at about five o clock. Russell Palmer, the 24 year old skipper, waded ashore and reported two bodies recovered. The skipper survived barely able to speak, mentioning eleven persons in the water overnight.
Wayne Ruppert named editor of the East Day ton school newspaper with Marilyn Mellenberger Everett Hollis Rowan Hollis Linda Heimann Sheldon and Neil Hollis as staff. New entrance door curtains floors and books brighten the science corner while desks are awaited. Green Hill club officers Billy Hale Ronald Klemm Judy Klemm and Dean Teuscher head the school society with Mrs Helen Ketchum teaching. Cadiz Center and nearby districts report small enrollments with new equipment and renovations across several schools. Timothy Brown is sworn in as a Wisconsin supreme court member by Chief Justice Rosenberry.
Leland Wise, 17, a polio patient stricken January 2, returned from Warm Springs, Georgia, one month early. He went there for treatment July 19 and plans to enroll as a senior at Freeport High School this year. He praised the program for teaching him to get along and said he liked the place.
A Canadian airliner exploded and crashed near Sault au Cocnon killing 23 people. Among the dead were E Tappan Stannard president of Kennecott Copper and a J P Morgan director and Arthur D Storke Kennecott president designate. All were from New York City and were en route to titanium ore deposits in northeast Quebec. Eyewitnesses said the DC 3 climbed then plunged into a rocky bluff by the St Lawrence River.
M. J. Gonstead advertises chiropractic care with X ray and Neurocalometer analysis. Office at 101 Monroe and phone 373. Resides at 101 Monroe.
Philadelphia reports an 11 year old girl, Janie Franz, found alive after vanishing from Trenton New Jersey yesterday. Gerald A. Hutt of Bridgeport Conn, 35, admitted abducting her and faces charges of kidnapping and indecent assault, held without bail. The girl’s mother cried as AP confirmed her safety and the father prepared to bring her home.
Non resident hunting forms for big and small game have reached the county clerk’s office. Small game licenses cost 25 dollars and big game 50 dollars, including a deer tag. Bow and arrow licenses for the deer season are 5 dollars with the tag. Duplicate deer tags cost 50 cents each. No state regulation folders have been received yet.
Green County fire departments will send delegations to the 13th annual fire school at Freeport tomorrow sponsored by the South Wisconsin and Northern Illinois Firemen's association. Jacob Bruni of New Glarus is president, with Carroll Parkinson of Darlington as vice president and Harvey A. Ott of New Glarus as secretary treasurer. Registration begins at 10 am at No. 1 fire station, with Mayor Glen Kunkle of Freeport delivering the welcome and Bruni responding at 1 pm.
At a two day interracial meeting in Atlanta church women from 12 southern states agreed to accompany their cooks and maids to registration and voting sites to safeguard the Negro franchise. The pledge aims at increasing turnout and protecting voting rights.
Rev. William F. Donnelly, associate rector at Grace Episcopal in Madison for four years, has accepted the rectorship of St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Wausau. He previously came to Madison from Lancaster.
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