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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
2
The board of education criticizes inadequate warning and speed limit signs in Monroe school zones. It urges placement farther in advance, proper 15 mph limits, and painting curbs to improve visibility, stressing child safety and immediate action.
The equalization of assessments shows cities and villages bearing more tax load while townships drop about 1.2 percent. Monroe’s assessed valuation rises to 19,175,610 dollars with a tax load up 0.5 percent to .23213, inching toward a quarter of the county’s burden. Brodhead and nearby villages rise too, but Monroe dominates county financing, underscoring calls for stronger local taxpayer representation on the county board.
Services for Ray E. Baltzer were held at 2 p m today at the Shriner Neushwander funeral home with Rev Newell Mend Hall officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers were six members of Odd Fellows lodge number 72 including William C Maske Ernest M Deininger Edward A Kundert Harry C Swartz M Earl Clark and Ben J Holsapple.
Karen Olson nine-year-old daughter of Arleigh and Mrs Olson sustained a left arm fracture above the elbow after a fall from a horse at the Jonas Kammerude farm home in Blanchardville Saturday.
Ten years ago Britain and France report success in war at sea matching Germany on the east front while Dorothy Ann Durgin dies of heart trouble and others, including Mrs Edelman, 73, and Mrs Renault, 47, pass away. Green County Citizenship Day honors follow Prof Colbert’s courthouse address. A farm home on Alex Tschabold estate burns.
Mrs. M. O. Luchsinger of Brodhead native of Dutch Hollow near Monroe celebrated her 90th birthday with a Sunday gathering at Mrs. Roy Bull’s home. Born Sept 11, 1856 near Monroe she has lived in Brodhead 40 years and remains active with family and neighbors. Seven of her 11 children survive Arnold Evansville Jacob Janesville George Milton Samuel Rockford Mrs. Bull Milton Sylvia and Mrs. Sidney Fosshage Brodhead.
Twenty three district supervisors from Monroe South Wayne Blanchardville Oregon Brooklyn Verona Albany and Monticello attended an all day meeting yesterday in the Wisconsin Power Light conference room. William Fagerstrom Madison the company training supervisor led a conference on personnel and training problems.
Mrs Orlo Swanson convalesces at home from injuries after a sideswipe crash last Thursday involve Jelmer Olson of Argyle driving the other car. She suffered a forehead cut and two broken ribs.
Edward J. Willi son of Mrs Joseph Steiner of Monroe will open a law office in the Hilton building New Glarus this week He earned a BA from the University of Wisconsin in 1940 and completed law school that summer He is a Phi Alpha Delta member Mrs Willi, formerly Virginia Barton, is Harland Barton’s daughter They have one child and will reside in New Glarus.
Browntown Times reports Miss Martyn Tuescher daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake Tuescher is at Deaconess hospital Freeport for observation She is a freshman at South Wayne high school
Mr and Mrs Edward McGuire have purchased the Mrs Levi Laubaugh home and moved from the Ervin Soddy house east of town to Browntown.
South Wayne Times Special reports students leaving the area to resume studies include Jeanne Simmons Geraldine Chapman Everett Eastman and couples Mr and Mrs Wesley Homb. Names span University of Wisconsin Rosemary Mauer Milton College Susan Gage Wesleyan University Bloomington Ill Margaret Ufer North Central College Naperville Ill Marjorie Arnot Whitewater State Teachers College George Lindicum Ervin Stadelman Robert Chambers and others.
Miss Neva Johnson will teach school this year at McConnell Illinois and Miss Ruth Maurer left Wednesday for Madison to teach in the upper grades at Lowell school this year. Mary Ann Jennings remains at Platteville State Teachers College.
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