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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1949

Page

6

Weather summary from the Daily Record

The Daily Record notes fair and not very cool conditions, with Sunday forecast mostly fair and warmer. It lists hourly temps since 1 p m, a high of 62 and low of 42, and compares to last year’s 71 and 47. Barometer 29.70 at 1 am and 1 pm, warmest U S location Yuma Arizona 112 and coldest International Falls Minnesota 32. Sunrise is 5 49, sunset 5 55.

U. S Yuma Ariz International Falls Minn

Divorces Granted in Brodhead Case for Cruel Treatment

Judge Harold J. Lamboley grants divorce to Frances Peterson from Albert Peterson both of Brodhead on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment with physical violence. They married March 22 1941 in Dubuque and separated Aug 206 1949. Custody of four minor children ages 8 6 and 3 twins awarded to the mother with 29 dollars weekly support and 1 dollar weekly alimony.

Harold J. Lamboley Frances Peterson Albert Peterson Brodhead Dubuque

Estates Probated Named Appraisers for Werndli Estate

Appraisers named for the estate of Henry Werndli of New Glarus who died July 28 are Henry Kundert Joshua Hoesly and Gilbert Hoesly.

Harold J. Lamboley Henry Werndli New Glarus Henry Kundert Joshua Hoesly Gilbert Hoesly

Justice Cases: Reasa Guilty Speeding in Albany

Harry D. Reasa of Albany was found guilty of speeding. He was fined seven dollars and costs plus witness fees.

Harry D. Reasa Albany

Real Estate Transfers James Tourdot to Frank Tourdot

James Tourdot transfers an undivided one half interest in land in sections 30 and 31 in Brooklyn Township to Frank Tourdot. The deed specifies legal ownership shares and location within the township.

James Tourdot Frank Tourdot Brooklyn

Marriage Licenses Granted in Rockton and Durand

Ann Christina Pederson and Tilmer A. Olson, both of Rockton Durand Illinois, obtained marriage licenses in a local town clerks office ceremony.

Ann Christina Pederson Tilmer A. Olson Rockton Durand, Ill

Stuckey Family Birth Record And Cox Head Son

Mr and Mrs Robert Stuckey report a Davis son born on September 24. Mr and Mrs Cox announce a Brod head son born in September with details incomplete in the fragment.

Robert Stuckey Davis Cox Brodhead

Deaths Miss Rose M. Lacey Racine Miss Kathinka Einbeck

Obituary note announces deaths of Miss Rose M. Lacey in Racine and Miss Kathinka Einbeck aged 83. The brief entry records the individuals and marks their passing.

Rose M. Lacey Racine Kathinka Einbeck

St. Clare Hospital Names Dismissals and Staff

The St. Clare Hospital lists surgical patients Charles Buttke Juda and Raymond Isaac from Freeport. medical patients Mrs. Dallas Brewer South Wayne Maurice Christianson Beloit. dismissals include Mrs. Jonas Kammerud and son Mrs. Helmuth Gruenberg and son Mrs. Earl Webster. names John Hoy Mrs. Jay Eaton Mrs. Flossie M Hankerson Mrs. Jacob Bissegger and daughter Kenneth Lange.

Charles Buttke Juda Raymond Isaac Freeport Dallas Brewer South Wayne Maurice Christianson Beloit Jonas Kammerud Helmuth Gruenberg Earl Webster John Hoy Jay Eaton Flossie M Hankerson Jacob Bissegger Kenneth Lange

Raymond Wieck Buys Former Kuenzi Home

Raymond Wieck buys a trailer home and a 10 by 14 foot addition from Wilbert Kuenzi and sets up living quarters at 815 23rd street. Kuenzi built a four room frame house with help from Carl Reinking and John Klessinger, completing it in about four months. The trailer addition was moved yesterday with a police escort.

Raymond Wieck 23Rd Street Wilbert Kuenzi 21St Street Kuenzi Carl Reinking 11Th Avenue John Klessinger Wieck William A. Wieck 16Th Avenue

Heil Union Rejects Strike Peace Offer

Milwaukee seven inch report notes Heil Co accepts federal state conciliators package proposal to end an 11 week strike. Company works manager J J Rosecky said the firm accepts the recommendation in full and is ready to sign a contract.

Milwaukee Heil Co Steel Heil J. J. Rosecky

Hampshire wins grand champion at Kewanee Hog Day

A light weight Hampshire owned by William Urban and Sons Propstown Illinois won the grand champion single entry prize at Kewanee Illinois Hog Day celebration today.

Kewanee Ill William Urban and Sons Prophetstown

Pickups Along The News Beats

A six year old girl visits a chocolate shop for candy apples using a nickel. She learns prices have risen to a dime. Later she returns with change and bread, explaining her mother needed bread and gave her extra dimes. The piece ends with a reflective note on the world staying the same.

Annette Zimmerman Annette

Monroe Men Build Backdrops for OES

Louis H. Kohli and Robert Hahn built stage backdrops for Wisconsin Eastern Star installations in Milwaukee. The 20 by 14 foot tablet of the Ten Commandments and a secondary Mt Sinai scene rise above rough marble surfaces. The set, designed on masonite in sections for easy transport, took about 10 days to construct after over a year of planning.

Eastern Star Milwaukee Louis H. Kohli Robert Hahn Milwaukee Civic Auditorium Kohli Bruce M. Blum Wisconsin Eastern Star Hahn Mt. Sinai 12Th Street

City League notes parking square differences and card poll

League representatives emphasized Monroes square as a unique parking area unlike other cities. They questioned the poll results from 10 000 mailed cards with 3000 returned and disclosed an empty stall check showing varying use of metered versus non metered spaces across days and times.

League Monroe Kempfert

J D Cotton Dies A Four Wheel Drive Executive

Joseph D. Cotton vice president director and largest stockholder of Four Wheel Drive Auto Co. died at home aged unknown after a career spanning 1915 with the firm and earlier work on the Clintonville Tribune. He served as postmaster in 1910 and as advertising manager for the company in 1915.

Clintonville Joseph D. Cotton Four Wheel Drive Auto Co Cotton Sabula

Jet Bomber To Join Ground Exercise At Eglin Base

The United States only jet bomber in regular service, the B-45 Tornado, will appear publicly with ground troops next month at Eglin Air Force Base in a mass air ground cooperation demonstration for 3,000 service school students.

Eglin Air Force Base Fila United States

Morgan Left Million in Will to Widow Alma

Los Angeles comedian Frank Morgan leaves 90 percent of a nearly one million dollar estate in trust to his widow Alma. He bequeaths ten percent to his sister Mrs W Cook of Santa Barbara.

Morgan Los Angeles Frank Morgan Alma W. Cook Santa Barbara Alif

Stranahan and Cisco Lead Western Amateur Semi finals

St. Louis report Frank Stranahan of Toledo and Walter Cisco of Louisville led their opponents at the halfway mark in the 36 hole Western Amateur semi finals with 71s.

St. Louis Frank Stranahan Toledo Walter Cisco Louisville Ky

Personal Mentions From Albany to Madison and Beyond

A string of visits and travels across Wisconsin and Illinois includes Donald Sellow and Arthur Patchen in Albany, Mrs. Rust in Delavan, and numerous Madison and Milwaukee trips. People attended events, shopped, or stayed with relatives, and several weekend plans feature families from Albany, Monroe, and Freeport. Key mentions include university students, church events, and plans to attend Packers games in Green Bay.

Times Donald Sellow Albany Stanley Burrington William C. Rust Delavan Farnces Peterson Brodhead Arthur Patchen Sherman Dalton Gratiot O. D. Grenan Martha Albright Long Beach Calif Sylvia Moritz Richard Monticello Nettie Baltzer Herman Dieckhoff Madison R. J. Nyman Chicago Ben Nyman Union Presbyterian Church Willard A. Bender Robert Beineman Madison Monroe Stanton Stears Milwaukee Vocational School Frank Holtsapple Emily Holtsapple Albert R. Schmidt University of Wisconsin St. Omar Lincoln Domm I. M. Stauffacher 13Th Avenue Paul Baumgartner Frances Ludlow Dell Ludlow Adele Storck R. W. Rhynders Freeport Julius Fredrich Route 2 Walter Blumer Milwaukee Adam Blumers 14Th Street Mary Hawley Argyle Florine’s Hawley Baron’s Emma Ruehle Daryl Rhyner Whitewater State Teachers’ College Wilbert Rhyner L. A. Moore Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite Palmer House Frank Maurer Jess Goodman Cora Leck Miwaukee Maurer William Preston

Cub Scout Parade Prepares for Big Top Circus

Traffic near the square yielded to an old jalopy bearing moustached Cub Scouts while a truck with a long trailer carried blackface minstrel men and more boys. The group marched toward Recreation Park for the afternoon circus under perfect weather. The show featured Mr Bones acts, side shows, barkers, games of skill, and refreshment stands as crowds gathered.

Recreation Park Mr. Bones

Cancer Victim Slain By Grieving Daughter

Stamford Connecticut police sergeant Carl Paight, 50, died from a head wound after his daughter Carol Paight, 20, shot him with his service revolver when learning his cancer was inoperable. She collapsed from hysteria later, police said. Police Chief John Brennan confirmed the incident occurred at Stamford Hospital where Paight died.

Stamford, Conn John B. Brennan Carl Paight Stamford Brennan Carol

Engineer Registered Grange Granted State License

Howard L. Grange of 400 Ohio Street Darlington has been registered by the state board of architects and professional engineers under the state registration act to practice as a professional engineer.

Howard L. Grange Ohio Street Darlington State Registration Board of Architects and Professional Engineers

Flood Control Plan for Freeport Proposes $900000 Project

Col. R. L. Dean announced that Freeport must raise 200000 dollars to attract 700000 dollars of federal aid for a flood control scheme. The plan includes a levee along the Pecatonica, concrete embankments, reservoirs, a higher transfer bridge, and pumps to drain diked areas. Further help hinges on land rights and acquisitions by the city.

Freeport Col R. L. Dean Rock Island U. S. Army Engineers Col. Dean Glen F. Kunkle Army Pecatonica Burgess Battery Building

Bergs Leave for Chicago After Week Visit

Mr. and Mrs. Ole Berg of Lillehammer Norway, visiting the Harold E. Scherer family since March 2, will attend the railroad fair in Chicago and sail October 1 from New York for home. Mrs. Berg is an aunt of Mrs. Scherer. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Shirley of Chicago and their guest Miss Karen Knudson of Lillehammer.

Bergs Ole Berg Lillehammer Norway Harold E. Scherer Chicago New York Berg Scherer Oscar Shirley Karen Knudson

Gapen House Sold and Duplex Plans Unveiled

The Rose Gapen house at 2002 Sth street was purchased by Dr. and Mrs. David D Ruehlman for remodeling into a modern duplex. Possession by Oct 1 with work starting in a month. A 30 by 40 foot jog of land at the southeast corner was bought by J H Schwai gers.

Gapen House Rose Gapen Sth Street David D. Ruehlman Gapen J. H. Schwaigers

Miss Frances Kleinmaier Visits Monroe After West Coast Trip

Miss Frances Kleinmaier leaves the west coast next Friday and will be met in Janesville Sunday evening by her brother Harold Kleinmaier. Absent from Monroe since December 1947 she will spend nearly a month with her mother Mrs Charles Kleinmaier at 1616 17th Avenue.

Frances Kleinmaier West Coast Janesville Harold Kleinmaier Kleinmaier Monroe Charles Kleinmaier 17Th Avenue

Injured Boy Suffers Left Collar Bone Break During Game

Kenneth Schindler an 11 year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry T Schindler of 2414 10th street broke his left collar bone yesterday during an after school football game at the East school play ground. he was treated and released home.

Kenneth Schindler Harry T. Schindler 10Th Street

Burgess Battery workers feted at appreciation luncheon

Burgess Battery Co. employees were honored at a Center Market luncheon in appreciation of their patronage over the years.

Burgess Burgess Battery Co

Gordon at Hospital in St. Clare with illness

Harold Gordon of Madison a former owner of Gordon photo studios in Monroe now owned by Royce ZumBrunnen is described as a medical patient in St. Clare hospital continuing care and treatment.

Gordon Harold Gordon Madison Gordon Photo Studios Monroe Royce ZumBrunnen St. Clare Hospital

Basement Dug for New John Grossens Residence

Basement dug for a new frame house for John Grossens at 1711 9th street on the lot east of the Sam Kubly home at 2231 7th street. The project marks the start of construction on a private residence with preparations underway.

John Grossens 9Th Street Sam Kubly 7Th Street

Buris End Trip

Mr and Mrs Louis E Buri have returned from a western vacation trip.

Buris Louis E. Buri

Juniors to Meet The Juda Jolly Juniors 4-H Club

The Juda Jolly Juniors 4 H club will meet at the high school at 8 p m on Tuesday.

Juda Jolly

Mrs Hyland Nets First Muskie Near Hayward During Week

Mrs Charles Hyland caught a about 33 inch muskie after a half hour fight near Hayward as others in the party went muskieless. The group stayed in cabins run by Paul Paulson formerly of Monroe with Mr Hyland and several companions also fishing.

Charles Hyland Hayward Clarence White Paul Paulson Monroe

Flight B Air Reserve Meeting Notes and Screenings

Flight B of the 9656th WART squadron met for a monthly session with Lt Col Charles Marvin on personnel management. The program featured films on Operation Crossroad and Special Delivery. The unit convenes on the third Tuesday each month.

Flight B Charles Marvin Air Force Reserve W.A.R.T

Crash Kills Youth Near Wisconsin Rapids

A 19 year old passenger, George Jaecks of Nicosa, was killed when the car he occupied lost control and overturned five miles south of Wisconsin Rapids on Highway 73.

Wisconsin Rapids George Jaecks Nicosa Here

Sam Greenwalds Will Mark 60 Wedded Years at Home

Sam and Mrs. Greenwald of 817 21st Avenue celebrate sixty years of marriage with family gatherings at their Monroe home. Born in 1864 and 1867, he and she wed in 1889 and raised two children, Ralph and Mabel, while building a life marked by work in a steam laundry business and a longtime grocery store.

Sam Greenwalds Sam R. Greenwald 21St Avenue Greenwalds Immanuel Church Mr. Greenwald Monroe Charles Shrin Roy Jaberg Goetz Rudolph Katherine Yost Greenwald Switzerland Ohio Henry Greenwald Madison Mrs. Greenwald Sylvester Township William Susan Dunkle Love Michael Benson Methodist Church Ralph L Mabel Greenwald Oak Park Ill Edwin Rufenacht Barbara Jean Rufenacht 15Th Street Elsie Gerber Route 3 Rufenacht

Rhinelander Welcomes Joint City County Airport Dedication

The Rhinelander Oneida county airport opens with a Sunday program featuring 16 F-51 fighters and two B-26 bombers from the Wisconsin air national guard at 2 p.m. A South Dakota flight of nine F-51s will follow led by Lt Col Joseph J Foss. Col Roscoe Turner and Lt Gev George M Smith attend as speakers.

Rhinelander Rhinelander- Oneida County Wisconsin Air National Guard South Dakota Air National Guard South Dakota Joseph J. Foss Marine Corps Civil Air Patrol Wisconsin Towa Illinois Roscoe Turner Gev George M. Smith

New Glarus Lions Elect Henry Schmid

Henry Schmid was re elected president of the New Glarus Lions club at the Wilhelm Tell hotel Monday evening. Guests included J. J. Figi Leslie Bacon and John Pinnow. Faculty night is set for Oct 3 with invites extended to faculty members and guests.

New Glarus Henry Schmid New Glarus Lions Club Wilhelm Tell Hotel J. J. Figi Leslie Bacon John Pinnow Lions Club Fred Leinhardt Eugene Stuessy Clarence Mayer

Lightning Kills Two Children at Du Bois Grade School

A noon lightning strike hit a group of children in a schoolyard in Du Bois Pennsylvania. Deputy Coroner F I Gilling identified victims Jimmy age 11 and John Hilliard age 3. Four others were stunned as the bolt traveled along the wet grass after a heavy rainstorm. The school building sustained minor damage.

du Bois Jimmy John Hilliard F. I. Gilling

Public hunting grounds open in Green County area

Fifteen thousand acres in Green county will be publicly open to hunters this fall across five areas Albany Brodhead Brooklyn Browntown and New Glarus. Land acquired by the Wisconsin conservation department mostly leased from private owners funded by hunting license fee increases federal funds and voluntary sportsmen licenses. Waterfowl pheasant rabbit and squirrel hunting offered with Browntown the largest tract at 3739 acres. Waterfowl season opens October 14 with pheasant rabbit and squirrel gun seasons starting one week after.

Green County Albany Brodhead Brooklyn Browntown New Glarus Wisconsin Conservation Department Dane County Lafayette County Yellowstone Argyle

Wisconsin president defends academic freedom at press conference

President E. B. Fred of the University of Wisconsin told Wisconsin editors and publishers that there is no place for dead newspapers or dead universities. He urged confronting subversive ideas with better ones and linked academic freedom to press freedom, saying hampering one endangers the other. Representatives of several daily newspapers attended the two-day meeting.

Madison E. B. Fred University of Wisconsin Wisconsin Fred

Barkley Medal Costs Revealed for Public Service Honor

The article details a Barkley medal valued at 2500 dollars with a 1500 dollar design fee and 540 dollar manufacturing cost. It notes a 1500 dollar share for the sculptor and a 10 dollar leather case, highlighting the overall allocation of funds.

Washington Barkley Congress

Pope Receives Two American Bishops in Private Audience

Castel Gandolfo reports Pope Pius XII received in private audience Archbishop John J. Boylan of Rockford and Archbishop John Francis Deardon with right of succession to Archbishop H. C. Boyle of Pittsburgh.

Castel Grandolfo Pope Pius XII John J. Boylan Rockford John Francis Deardon H. C. Boyle Pittsburgh

Paula Ann Hahlen Hosts Sixth Birthday Party for Girls

Paula Ann Hahlen hosted 11 guests for a Friday birthday party at her home 903 20th Street in observance of her sixth anniversary. Games and luncheon followed. Paula received many gifts with helpers Mrs. Robert Trumpy and other adults assisting. Attendees included Linda Broge Shirley Dalton Elizabeth Farmer Lou Ann Heimann Marielle Johnson Sandy Kohn Cheryl Van Houten Joy Ann Wild Bobette Becky Trumpy Ann Goodmiller all first graders from South School.

Paula Ann Hahlen Robert J. Hahlen 20Th Street Paula Linda Broge Shirley Dalton Elizabeth Farmer Lou Ann Heimann Marielle Johnson Sandy Kohn Cheryl van Houten Joy Ann Wild South School Bobette Becky Trumpy Ann Goodmiller Robert Trumpy Hahlen

Miss Rose Lacey of Racine Dies in Milwaukee

Miss Rose M Lacey born in Wayne Township died of a stroke at Sacred Heart Sanitarium Milwaukee after a month there She was a longtime educator serving at Franklyn grade school Racine and formerly taught in Council Bluffs Iowa Survived by two brothers and three sisters and seven nieces and nephews Services set for St Marys Church Racine and Calvary Cemetery Danville local notice is not included

Rose M. Lacey Racine Sacred Heart Sanitarium Milwaukee Wayne Township Thomas and Mary Kemp Lacey Edgewood College Madison Council Bluffs Iowa Franklyn E. A. Lacey Monroe James J. Madison Josephine Jane Marge St. Mary’s Church Ss. P. Stehling Calvery Cemetery

Wisconsin Oil Well Reaches 4000 Feet Depth

Dewey Foster of Wisconsin Oil Refining Co reports their experimental well on the Bernard Jensema farm near Gibbsville has reached 4,000 feet, the deepest hole drilled in Wisconsin to date.

Sheboygan Bernard Jensema Gibbsville Dewey Foster Wisconsin Oil Refining Co Wisconsin

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