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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1949
Page
6
Clearing with frost in the south and central portions tonight. It will be cloudy and colder with temperatures slightly above freezing in the extreme north. Wednesday brings fair weather in the south and partly cloudy skies in the north, remaining quite cool.
Since yesterday at 1 pm the high reached 73 and low 49. Year ago today 78 and 61. Barometer at 1 am 29.40 and 1 pm 29.52. Warmest city Yuma Arizona 102 degrees. coldest Rapid City South Dakota 32. Sunrise 5 37. sunset 6 15.
Florence K. Marty transfers outlets 70 and 71 in sessor's plat Village of New Glarus with street reservations to J. Jacob Tschudy. The conveyance documents the transfer of property interests and streets as recorded in local real estate records.
Robert J. Schaar sentenced to state prison at Waupun on a repeater charge for indecent liberties with minors, not less than four nor more than five years. James O’Connor of Monroe township pleads guilty under the thistle law, fined $25 plus costs or 15 days. Wesley Hasse of Clarno township pleads guilty under the thistle law, $25 plus costs or 15 days. Valentine Zibung of Clarne the thistle law, $25 plus costs or Richard Hasse of Monroe township, nolo contendere with thistle law or 15 days.
Justice L A Koenig and Earl Friedberg of McHenry Illinois hear cases on unregistered vehicles with $10 costs and fees Arnold John Popp of Hayward driver for Ojibwa Wood Products faces 0 name and address units $20 costs and $15 registration costs Clinton Duane Wilde of New Glarus driver for Paoli Mill cited for axle excess on class A highway $50 costs township waives preliminary examination and bound over to county court on thistle law Ralph Fitzgerald of 1201 16th Avenue speeding guilty $12 costs
Marriage licenses issued for Alice Zella Patterson of Monroe and Donald John Meyer of Cadiz township marking a civil union pending formal ceremony.
James O. Steensland, 70, Blanchardville. William Bone, 58, Evansville. Ray E. Baltzer, 59, 1014 17th Avenue.
Mr and Mrs Leo J Gille of 1732 17th Street announce the birth of a daughter on September 13.
Ralph C. Johnson of Woodford and Mrs Shirl Hilliard of Monroe listed with surgical notes. Also mentioned are Mrs Fred Blum of Monticello and Herman Ludwig plus Darrell Nord with addresses at 1512 17th Avenue.
Green County authorities pursue a fugitive from a Sciota Mills burglary attempt at 1:55 a m. W L Maiale Madison agent fired 12 shots at the intruder at the depot as he fled. A man with bloody overalls fled toward Orangeville after Buena Vista contact. described as 5 foot 7, 140 pounds in green jacket and overalls. Posse combed Buena Vista area with no arrest.
A picnic dinner at Recreation Park Sunday brought together the Prien family. Elizabeth Prien led the gathering with sons Milton Chester Russell LaVern Harry and Lawrence, plus families from Monroe Juda Freeport Barneveld and Argyle including Mabel Prien John Stricker and Roger Sullivan families and two granddaughters.
A mass examination program to detect tuberculosis will be held in Green County during the first week of January. County nurse Miss Ruth Chase announced. State board of health staff Anette Grube and Irene Kimel will visit Thursday to review the state kit with Miss Chase and city school nurse Genevieve Arensdorf.
Kindergarten and first grade pupils in Monroe city schools receive the safety division of the state motor vehicle department pamphlet My First Lesson. The pamphlet features coloring illustrations and a back-page message to parents noting 35 children under 19 were killed in Wisconsin traffic accidents in 1948.
A cold mass from Canada moves over the area bringing a cool spell. Fair skies and continued cool temperatures are forecast for tomorrow. Yesterday’s highs reached the 70s in the west and south, with Monroe at 73. the low dipped to 49 this morning and noon reads 60.
A Veterans' Housing Unit dismissal list includes Rudy Freitag and several residents such as Mrs Bert Wurm Mrs Robert Dalton and son Mrs Lawrence Finley and Walter Goecks along with other named evacuees.
James Keenan state field supervisor of assessments met with Green county equalization committee to equalize the county valuation from the assessed total. Everett Green chairs Spring Grove township as the committee prepares to report to the county board at November session and tax apportionment will be set from today’s meeting.
A county wide rally at Turner hall will discuss new dairy regulations effective November 15 and 1952 changes to milk house standards. Everett Wallerfeldt of the University of Wisconsin, ADA representative Lawrence Gafke, and state dairy official Lester Legried will speak, with Myron E. Jeglum and A. J. Reppen organizing. Topics include testing procedures, intrastate trade issues, and simplifying legal wording.
Marguerite Raymond, 17, Forreston high school senior, selected by actor Alan Ladd as Sauerkraut queen for Thursday’s Sauerkraut day activities. She may be the town’s first Irish winner in this German town of 1,100. Attendance tops 35,000 as food preparations of sauerkraut and wieners proceed.
A new Cardinal bus schedule went into effect Sunday detailing eastbound departures for Whitewater Milwaukee Kenosha and Chicago at 8 15 10 50 am and 2 12 and 7 05 pm and westbound departures for Argyle Darlington Platteville at 1 50 and 9 45 pm and for Browntown and Dubuque at 1 40 4 10 and 9 45 pm.
Green county Ford dealers held a luncheon business meeting in the Eugene hotel Blue room with L. W. Burnham of Milwaukee as guest speaker.
Mr and Mrs Alvin A Elmer returned from a trip to northern Wisconsin and the Door County peninsula. They called on Dr and Mrs Harold Filbach former Monroe residents at Bailey's Harbor and spent the weekend with Dr and Mrs C A Briggs Silver Lake Wautoma. Dr Briggs was former Methodist pastor here. They accompanied the Briggs to Plainfield where he was supply pastor for the day. Mrs Elmer's father the late Rev C C Swartz had been Plainfield pastor and she lived there as a child.
A photograph from last evening shows the winner of the best made home-built racer as John Bruni with Gary Hoesly on the left and Gerald Jacobs on the right.
Ulrich Brunkow, former Darlington area farmer, has purchased the Paul Patterson house at 618 20th Avenue, now occupied by the O. N. Johnsons, with possession set for November 1.
Representatives of Monroe area home makers clubs met at the court house to map plans for the club year. Mrs. Arthur Schroeder Clarno served as center chairman guiding the afternoon session.
The Emil Baumgartner 92 acre farm two miles south of town in Clarno township was sold to Chester Schaffer of Clarno. Possession will be taken March 1, 1950.
Mrs Delbert J Wyss of 1618 7th Street has begun duties as manager of the cosmetics department at Tru Kenbrod s drugstore.
Mr and Mrs James J Quinn of 2703 18th Street will leave Saturday for a three week vacation at Hot Springs Arkansas. They will attend a conference of insurance representatives during the trip.
The Arlington group plans travel to Florida and will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hogan of 1610 17th Street. Mrs. W. H. Larson and Miss Genevieve Berger of Wiota, along with Mrs. Quinn's mother and sister, will remain at the Quinn home during the absence.
The George D. Stauffacher property at 2502 11th street was sold to Charles E. Grimm for possession March 1. The Stauffachers now reside at 1609 16th street in the former H. B. Babler property previously purchased.
State sends game law folders to the county clerk's office today, introducing new regulatory materials for county proceeding and record keeping. Local officials will review and file the documents as part of standard administrative workflow.
Kathleen Feldt leaves Thursday for her freshman year at Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota. She travels with her father Ben F Feldt and her aunts Mrs. Julia Legler and Mrs. John Kubly from 515 20th Avenue.
Eugene L Beach 724 18th avenue was cut above the upper lip this morning when hit by an abrasive disc from a power saw while working for the Alvin F Rote Co. Four stitches were required to close the cut and he had recently spent days in the hospital after being hit in the eye by a nail.
Federal market news reports a weak to barely steady Wisconsin American cheese market with more active trading and moderate demand. Selling prices include single daisies 36-36 1/4 cents, long hours 36-36 3/4, square prints 36 1/4-36 3/4, midgets 37 1/4-38 cents.
Madison Wisconsin senate votes 18 to 10 to urge the conservation commission to rescind its antlerless deer season order. Leverich of Sparta led the authors in opposition claiming the plan would slaughter deer and people. The commission had approved a forked horn prohibition and a November 1923 season for non forked horns, signed by Gov Rennebohm.
New York reports a fifth defendant, Carl Winter, Michigan state chairman of the Communist Party, jailed 30 days for contempt after refusing to answer a question. Federal Judge Harold R. Medina ordered Winter remain jailed between court sessions.
Chicago based report says federal judge Michael L Igoe issued a temporary order allowing radio prize giveaway programs to continue while a New York federal case challenges a ban by the Federal Communications Commission. The dispute now rests with the New York court.
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