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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1949
Page
6
Fair and cooler conditions dominate the south with frost possible in the southern portion and near freezing in the north. North area remains cool with a fair Tuesday and a slight warmup in the northwest. Historic highs and lows are noted, barometer readings, sunrise and sunset times included.
Real estate transfer recorded in Monroe involving August William Wieck and others conveying property at It 6 bik 2 Andrich's addition to Jacob H Yost in Monroe city limits.
Mr and Mrs Roy Roderick 817 24th Street announce a daughter born Sept 19 Mrs Helmuth Gruenberg Juda reports a son born Sept 18 Mr and Mrs Roy Brown Monroe announce a daughter born Sept 17 or ? Floyd Stuckey route Monroe reports a son born Sept 17 Jacob Bisegger Argyle reports a daughter born Sept 18
Deaths announced for Mrs. Robert Weiss 51 Sylvester township Bert C Collins 75 733 15th avenue Mrs Elizabeth Brockham 92 Maquoketa Ia Henry I Klassy 61 route 1 Belleville Frank A McQuillan 93 Woodford.
St Clare Hospital lists patients and cases across departments and towns. Names include Jane Marty Delton Davis Olga Schroeder Chester Berger Ralph Beer and others connected to Monroe Beloit Janesville and Chicago with several Mrs. and Miss titles indicating family relations.
Lois Burgy was elected president of the high school orchestra for the coming year in elections held Friday. She will be assisted by Margaret Stauffer as vice president Janette Black as secretary and Helen Locher as treasurer. Mildred Krauss named student conductor for the orchestra and band by music director Allan F Barnard.
Capt Theodore J Burgy announced Co K promotions for September. Rudolf Maurer and Robert Maurer rise from private first class to corporal, Francis Wagner from private to private first class. Recruits advanced to private include J S Burrington Calvin Drafahl Merlin Geigel Gerald Hauser Donald Kubly Donald Miller Arthur Schneider and Donald Threlkheld.
Flying at the Badger Flying Service field west of Monroe was curtailed in the afternoon yesterday as winds reached 30 to 35 mph. Morning and evening flying were ideal and drew many participants.
Madison written report states Lambert A. Hansen of Sparta was appointed Monroe county judge by Governor Rennebohm. He fills the unexpired term of the late Otto W. Sprecher and will serve until Jan 1 1950, then continue the full term he was elected to last spring.
Rev Richard Leger of Reutlingen Germany spoke at Immanuel church about relief needs in Germany. He cited CARE food packages saving lives and warned of near starvation due to high prices, notably coffee at four dollars a pound. He described recovery in the American zone and church rebuilding aims for 1950.
Rep Lawrence H. Smith told a Racine gathering that federal financial affairs are out of control and warned that deficit spending invites disaster. Speaking to the Wisconsin Retail Meat Dealers Association he urged focus on domestic problems over international relations and warned of inflationary pressure from current fiscal policies.
Three officers of the Monroe Knights of Columbus lodge will attend the Green County Shrine club meeting at the Monroe hotel tomorrow night. Dr. F. J. Bongiorno and his brother Domenic will provide entertainment with vocal solos. The KC officers are Judge Harold J. Lamboley Willard C. Render and Herman J. Schmitz. A report on the Shrine KC benefit show will be presented.
The Mon roe high school bulletin staff met for planning and idea gathering with Mrs Willis Gruenewald returning as literary adviser. The Cub staff meets tomorrow in seventh hour for sophomores wanting to join and receive instructions as other activities begin organizing this week. No elections were held today.
British pound value shock triggers selling in Chicago grain futures. Wheat falls about 5 percent to around 234 cents, September contract near 2085 dollars per bushel equivalent, corn down sharply, soybeans down about 3 to 4 percent with November at roughly 228 to 227 cents, lard futures drop as losses widen.
Greek Army Major Zason A. Ziganos 40, Egyptian Army Lt Hassan Abdel Rehim 41, and Sgt Marie Hassan Hamad 30 completed English Channel swims within 24 hours. The milestone of three channel crossings in a single day had never before been achieved.
The body of a man found floating in Pewaukee Lake Friday was identified Saturday as James Riptmann 68 Milwaukee.
A lengthy list of visits and travels from Madison and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Louis A Hir sig visit here. William H Walters family in Madison. Elmer Falk and family from Kenosha weekend here. Anna Hefty spent weekend with son Roy Hefty. Leo and John Share visiting Milwaukee. Chester Rose and daughter from Beloit visiting Bertha Kuster. Mary Catherine Share returns to Mount Marys Milwaukee for junior year.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn R. Wells of 1620 15th Avenue was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday with Rev. Newell Mendenhall officiating. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Rex Albert of Brodhead. Visitors included the Irvins from Kent, Ill., the Rose family from Janesville, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Derendinger of Belleville.
A family dinner was hosted Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Roswell Babler and family for members of their kin. Attending were Miss Carol Priewe, Messrs and Mes Kenneth Priewe and son of Monroe Alvin Priewe Clarno and Orville Bondele Gratiot.
The Wisconsin state board of health reports 679 polio cases from Jan 1 to today. From Jan 1 to Sept 17, 1948 there were 284 cases. Newest incidences include five in Fond du Lac county and three in Fond du Lac, with cases also in Ripon, Barro n counties and Marathon, Iowa and Waukesha counties.
A five year old girl and a 28 year old man from Milwaukee died of bulbar polio yesterday. The deaths bring the area total to eight for the year while the previous year at this time had 32 polio deaths.
Roundy Peckham and Dexter Co. announces the purchase of Janesville Wholesale grocery from Carrs Inc. James Carr Peter Carr and Adolph Carr of Janesville retire after the sale.
Mrs. Carrie Estelle Doheny, widow of oilman Edward L. Doheny, sells Fresno county holdings for 35,500,000. Buyer and exact parcel details not disclosed. The transaction marks a major real estate disposal by the Doheny estate in early reporting.
Frank A. McQuillan 93 of Woodford died at 11 40 a m yesterday at Beloit Municipal hospital from pneumonia. Born April 30 1856 near Janesville he married Lavonia Humphrey in 1878. Survived by six children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. services at Woodford Methodist church with Rev Charles Swanson, burial in Woodlawn cemetery Argyle.
Mrs. Hans Hornbostel and her husband Mas Hornbostel, both survivors of wartime camps, left Carsville Louisiana where she was treated for leprosy at the U S Marine hospital to begin a new life in New York. The 58 year old grandmother likely contracted the disease during three years in Japanese prison camps in Manila.
An Illinois Central freight train was struck at a Rockford crossing by a car driven by Donald Hagelund, 15. He fled the scene with two young passengers before the crew could reach them, and a second motorist noted the license. Hagelund was charged with failure to give information at the scene.
The Senate approved President Truman's appointment of John Carson as a federal trade commissioner by a 45 to 25 vote. Carson, 59, a former Indianapolis and Washington newspaperman, has held government posts in the last dozen years and now directs information for the Cooperative League of the U.S.A. with headquarters in Washington.
A musical tribute to Mrs. Bruce M. Blum, first member of St. Omar chapter’s 50 years, unfolds Oct. 15 at the high school auditorium. Plans include a 60 person cast, orchestral groups, and a 400 guest dinner prior to the program titled From Back to Berlin.
Wisconsin conference lay leaders at their annual retreat urged higher minimum salary standards for pastors to reflect long training and called for increased parsonage standards. The two day youth leaders conference elected officers including Ted Bunyan Jr. Fred Thomas Ann Crupi and Eugene Hein.
Mrs. Leland H. Barker of Wisconsin Rapids announces her candidacy for the national office of chaplain general, representing the Daughters of the American Revolution as state regent.
A Southern Railway passenger train derailed in Newton North Carolina injuring about 50 people. Two Negro cooks were trapped in the diner car and feared dead as rescue crews sought to reach others in the wreckage. Ambulances rushed victims to Catawba General Hospital as the 4:10 am crash halted No. 15 near the Newton station.
The United Auto Workers issued a ten day strike notice to Ford Motor Co saying the pension, insurance and wage dispute must be settled by September 29 or the Ford UAW contract will automatically terminate. Negotiations over more than 100 days have failed to settle economic and non-economic demands.
Mrs Charles D Storck plans to resume residence in Monroe after years at Waikatosa. She is building a new home in the 800 block of 10th Street.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Ludlow of Sterling Illinois were weekend guests of his mother Mrs Dell Ludlow at 1915 7th Street. Ludlow was returning home from a month long stay at the Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota. His health is improved considerably.
Mr. and Mrs. Leander E. Smith Jr. of Indianapolis spent the weekend with Miss Nettie H. Murphy at 1010 23rd avenue. Mrs. Smith, formerly Gloria Templeton, is Miss Murphy’s niece. They married Aug 27 and have just returned from their honeymoon.
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Roub of 90144 17th avenue will leave Sunday for a three week tour city to city. Their itinerary includes the Smoky Mountains Philadelphia New York City the New England states Canada Quebec Montreal along the St Lawrence waterway the Adirondacks and Detroit.
The United States saw a 28 percent population increase over the 25 year span from 1924 to 1949. This growth reflects postwar expansion and demographic shifts in the era.
A truck carrying twenty one farm workers overturned after crashing through a bridge railing in Newago Michigan and sank in the Muskegon river. Six people drowned and others survived after the early morning accident en route from Baldwin to Grant onion fields.
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