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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1949
Page
8
The Daily Record reports cloudy, windy, and cool conditions tonight and Friday. Since yesterday at 1 p.m. the high was 68 and the low 52, with trace precipitation. Barometer readings 29.55 a.m. and 29.40 p.m. Yuma recorded 108 for warmth and Bismarck 32 for cold. Sunrise 5:47, sunset 5:59.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley issued letters of administration to E. Leah and Iva Tomlinson for their mother Sarah Ann Tomlinson of Browntown who died Sept 5, making them sole heirs. Appraisers named: John Coryell, Ole Sandley and Wilbur Wells.
Louisa Grenzow transfers to Frederick F. Laeser lot 77 in Evans’ addition Monroe. Martha Malkow estate transfers to Karl E. Burkharter lot 7 block 14 Ludlow’s addition Monroe.
Mrs Arnold Wingert and Mrs Robert Deal announce births on September 22 in Lena Illinois and Brodhead celebrating a daughter for the Wingert family and a son for the Deal family.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Chester A. Belleville 62 Winslow Mrs. Clara Alma Bolender 84 Orangeville Glen Hartman 57 Brod Mrs. George Kunzelman 27 Darlington and James Vickers 14 son of Mr and Mrs William H Vickers Jr Winslow.
St Clare Hospital distributes surgical and medical staff by name and location. The list includes Robert E Mauer Beloit Lawrence Sherman Ed gerton W E Albright Juda Mrs Max Hillary Belleville medical staff George A Johnson 1922 13th Avenue Jerry Alfred Brown Clinton George C Sarver Rockton and dismissals Fred Gerbitz Mrs Charles North Mrs Melvin Voegels Mrs John Miller and daughter Mrs Norman Hicks and daughter Mrs Floyd Stuckey and son Mrs Marvy Williams Mrs Louis Lenz Mrs Paul Lawrence Leo Webster Simon Meyer and W E Albright.
The late Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge left an estate valued at 473 dollars consisting of a 1941 automobile and its heater. Papers filed in district court disclosed the value and noted most assets were held jointly with his wife and need no court accounting. Rutledge did not leave a will.
Rev. R C Selander, former Methodist pastor of the Cadiz Brownstown and Woodford charge, died at his daughter’s home in Wisconsin Dells on Thursday evening, Sept. 15.
Dr H B Caradine flaunted a Mississippi River catch with Ralph Stauffacher and unveiled a stunt a beer bottle pierced by a wooden arrow that can’t be removed without a hidden method. He offered performances but found few takers this morning.
John P. Reynolds, assistant director of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance in Madison, told Kiwanis club members at the Monroe hotel luncheon that taxes will spiral higher if services expand. He warned that “free money” from government does not exist and urged broad citizen participation to ensure good government at all levels.
Mrs Henry Morgenthau Jr wife of the former treasury secretary and niece of Gov Herbert Lehman died in New York hospital at 57 after a long illness from a liver ailment. She had been treated since August 31 and funeral services are planned for tomorrow.
Green county teachers attend night sessions at Green County Normal School for two credit courses taught by Platteville State Teachers' College instructors. Enrollment and the first meeting are Thursday at 5 p.m. A separate teachers night school is held in Albany each Wednesday with an instructor from Whitewater State Teachers' College.
Unseasonably warm weather unsettles the Black Hills country as blossoms fill the air. Cherry, plum and apple trees bloom while lilacs and spirea brighten the landscape with early spring color.
Mrs James Ula will lead Sun nyside Homemakers as president with Quinten Syse as vice president Orville Folkedahl secretary and Mrs Alve Thompson treasurer. They will attend New Glarus center landscaping program next Friday and present materials Oct 18 at Miss Wilma Johnsons home.
Local society notes list several residents and visitors in Madison and nearby towns. Names include Miss Sybil Blumer and Harriet G. Anundsen at events, families visiting relatives in Morton Grove Ar gy le Richland Center and Fond du Lac, with trips to Claysburg and Hayward over the weekend.
Assistance in filling GI insurance papers is offered this week by County Service Officer T. J. Burgy. He was at Monticello village hall this afternoon, at Brodhead police station tomorrow 1 to 5 pm, and at Albany Legion home Wednesday. Nearly 300 claims have been filed at the courthouse basement.
Max H. Voelkli of Monroe secures the contract to replace the platform approach of the courthouse with new concrete.
A Milwaukee FHA spokesman stated the agency can participate in mortgage financing using state veterans housing funds. Rudolph Schildhauer said FHA can insure first mortgages even when a second mortgage is held by the state. He noted FHA insured over 59,000 mortgages in 1948 with VA guarantees.
China urged the United Nations assembly to act swiftly to stop communism from spreading through China and the Far East. Dr. Tsiang charged that Russia directs the Chinese communists and warned there is no barrier to communism in the east as the North Atlantic pact has in Europe.
Ronald Trickel began clerking in the basement of Montgomery Ward this morning replacing Don Erickson who moved to the clothing department. Trickel, formerly a partsman at Green County Auto Co, starts in a transition within the store.
Four city men are due back from a fishing trip at Welch's Alpine Lodge on Lake Manitowish in northern Wisconsin tomorrow afternoon. They are City Street Superintendent Jack Erb Fire Chief H L Sickinger Paul W Neubauer of the Waffle Shop and John M Rogers of 912 10th Street. They left Tuesday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Herman W Kohn hosted guests at 1725 17th street including Mr and Mrs Edwin Campbell Mrs Dora Whitehead Hawthorne California Mr and Mrs George Campbell Cadiz Mr and Mrs Shaffer Clarno and Mrs Lloyd Schwartz Brodhead It was Mrs Whiteheads first Green county visit in 35 years and the Campbells first there in 27 years.
John Eley Jr of 2411 11th Street has enrolled as a pre theologic student at Park College in Parkville Missouri. He is a Monroe High School graduate from three years ago and formerly worked at Becker's Grocery. He served as an elder Sunday school superintendent and choir director at Union Presbyterian Church, and this marks the church’s first member entering the ministry in about 40 years. Meanwhile two tropical storms, described as small hurricanes, were meandering toward the American coast.
Mrs Glen Hartman 57 died at her home in Brodhead after a two day illness. Born Miranda Ida Vordale May 14 1892 in Spring Grove Minnesota she married Glen Hartman June 4 1913 in Sun Prairie. Survived by husband son Thomas Greendale daughter Mrs D L Schultz Vatavia Illinois five grandchildren three sisters and one brother. Funeral 2 p m tomorrow at State Line church Rev Henry F Neal officiating burial in church cemetery. Friends may call at Newcomer's tonight.
Pair of child's glasses misplaced between South school and the library. Finder should call 350, Robert N. Kingdon, to claim.
Top Ford and CIO United Auto Workers negotiators worked into the night to craft a company financed pension formula. Optimism grew that a settlement may be near as they planned another session to close gaps on pension and other contract issues. Reports say they were only a few cents apart on an hourly pension welfare package. John S. Bugas was among Ford officials at the talks.
The president and Walter Reuther the UAW president remained silent about any progress in the parleys. No further details were provided on talks or outcomes.
Mrs. Alex Hoerburger and daughter Rose arrive home from Austria after a month visiting Mrs. Hoerburger's relatives. The family flew Milwaukee to New York then to Zurich and traveled by train to Austria, ending a European tour.
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