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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1950
Page
8
Daily Record notes slow clearing and cooler conditions tonight with lows ranging from 38 to 45 in the north and 44 to 52 in the south. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with warmer afternoon temperatures, highs near 65 in the north and around 70 in the south.
Since yesterday at 1 p.m. the high was 66 and the low 56. Year ago today the high was 62 and the low 41. Barometer read 29.48 at 1 a.m. and 29.50 at 1 p.m. Yuma Arizona had the warmest 100 and Duluth Minnesota the coldest 50. Sunrise was 5:37 and sunset 6:13.
Justice H M Schmid presided as Dennis Blum of New Glarus faced a $5 fine plus costs for a minor offense. Ernest Thoman, also of New Glarus, was fined $10 plus costs for drunk and disorderly conduct.
Property description promotes E. E. Wolf to Ernest C. Bus jahn for 25 feet of block 6 and 35 feet of it 3, on block 5 of Andrick's addition, city of Monroe.
William Clay Penn, 65, of Maryville Tennessee, and Margaret Schiesser, 80, of 1313 20th Avenue, are reported as deceased. The notices list their ages and hometowns.
Mr and Mrs Berdean Everson of South Wayne announce the birth of a daughter on September 13. The family reports the child is healthy and names are not provided in the notice.
The list includes Mrs. Floyd Glindin ning Gratiot and Mrs. William Wukfinich Janesville among medical staff and dismissals such as Mrs. Harry Mullen and Mary Lou Edwards. Surgical personnel mentioned are Chris Zurceter Russell N D LeRoy Freeman Janesville.
Mrs Emilie Karlen reports a rare event as an Easter lily in her garden at 1020 18th Avenue blooms for the first time after being transplanted outdoors following Easter. The plant has two blossoms this year in 1949.
Wisconsin officials say married men may be drafted before July 1 based on Maj. Gen. Hershey testimony. The state could contribute 8325 to 11250 men of 370000 to 500000 expected national inductions. About 18000 Wisconsinites have been notified for examination. September to November inductions will total 3496 with many deferments or unfitness.
The Federal State market news service reports the Wisconsin domestic Swiss cheese market barely steady with slow trade and demand. Selling prices and state assembly points are listed for state brand 40-43, grade B 37-40, grade 35-38, while Wisconsin American cheese moves steady to firm with moderate demand and prices for Inc. single daisies 34-44, longhorns 35-35 14, square prints 34-34, midgets 36-38.
Senate candidate Everett Dirksen accuses Senator Luke Lucas of steering the inquiry toward income tax officials rather than probing McCarthy’s charges of communists in government. Dirksen, the Republican challenger, spoke to Chicago’s Women's Republican club yesterday and called Lucas the father of the whitewash resolution.
Personal mentions include Herman L. Schindier and several Albany residents visiting Monroe and Footville. The piece notes travelers from Oshkosh and Albany, a Madison Presbytery meeting in Portage, and visits to and from Freeport and Fond du Lac. Also listed are travel plans to Biloxi, Flagstaff, and Selah, with local arrivals from the west coast and a dental officer duty assignment.
The House armed services committee voted unanimously for legislation to grant Gen Omar N Bradley a permanent rank of general of the army. The measure follows Senate approval of a companion bill.
Washington reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee adopted a 9 to 0 resolution to cite Earl Browder Frederick Vanderbilt Field and Philip Jaffe for contempt of Congress. The move follows a subcommittee inquiry into alleged Communist infiltration of the State Department amid Senator McCarthy’s charges.
Vice President Alben Barkley will visit Wisconsin in a Midwest swing this fall to support Democratic candidates. Local leaders Carl Thompson of Stoughton and Jerome Fox of Chilton said dates and sites are not set, with addresses planned between next Tuesday's primary and the November election.
Vancouver obituary reports Theodore A. Penland the last Grand Army of the Republic commander dying at 101. He joined at 16 and was elected civil war veterans commander at the 1948 encampment. The final 1949 convention drew six of sixteen veterans.
Charles O'Donnell of Minneapolis died Friday from a heart attack. Funeral services were conducted at 9 a.m. in the Stuessy funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Victor's church with Rev. E. C. McCollow officiating. Burial followed in Calvary cemetery. Pallbearers were William C. Haren Henry A. Burgy James Menehan George E. Burgy Edward W. Kleinmaier and Charles E. Grady.
Two gunmen fired on Moran-Lindall Co. messengers in Manhattan and stole a $23,000 payroll as they fled by auto. Both employees were shot as they exited a stairway into the lobby, according to police. July 14 marked Bastille Day in France, noted as France's Fourth of July.
Displays from Borden's Kraft Swiss and Pauly Cheese Co showcase colorful cheese assortments and gift packages. The Wisconsin dairy industry notes a shift toward larger cheese plants since World War II, with 1933 data showing most plants under 300,000 pounds yearly and 1949 production up despite many small factories.
Pfc Curt Simmons a Philadelphia National League ace has begun active duty with the 28th division Pennsylvania national guard. Maj Gen Daniel B Strickler said Simmons is not eligible for furlough until after three months service.
A U S Air Force F-84 Thunderjet and a Royal Air Force Meteor jet collided in midair above Norfolk County and exploded. Initial reports indicate two airmen were killed.
Quarter s of the U S Third air division state that no parachutes were deployed during the operation. The scant details leave open questions about timing location and outcome.
Report states both pilots were believed dead after a sighting of a crash. authorities are investigating and searching the area for remains or wreckage.
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