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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1949
Page
6
The Daily Record reports fair and warm weather with clouds and isolated showers in the northern area tonight, cooler northwest. Tomorrow partly cloudy and cooler. Past 24 hours high 70, low 50. Barometer readings 29.66 at 1 am and 29.52 at 1 pm. Sunrise 5:51, sunset 5:52. Yuma tops and Sault Ste. Marie lows noted.
Orletta Stabler transfers 1 lot and 3 bik 147 with feet of each lot in Brodead city to James R Keen. Transfer details include all rights and interests in the described property per local notice.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley grants divorce to Violet Wilson from H. H. Wilson of the U S Army on cruel and inhuman treatment. Custody of one minor child awarded to the mother with support of 125 dollars a month. Married June 4 1939 in Lanark Illinois and separated July 1949.
Mr and Mrs Robert Wittner of Belleville welcome a daughter on September 26. Mr and Mrs Paul Sardeson of Blanchardville announce a son born September 25. Mr and Mrs Bernard Olson of Woodford greet a daughter born September 25. Mr and Mrs Elmer Wedige of Monroe report a daughter born September 4. Mr and Mrs Milford Updike of Monroe report a daughter born September with details incomplete.
Obituary notices report deaths of Stanley James Becker 46 Or arnveville August Braun 84 Fairbank Eugene R Davie 59 of 1915 13th avenue Milford Martin 38 Gratiot Joes Mason 83 Brooklyn.
Dismissals listed for multiple individuals including Robert Eugene Taylor and families. Names include Mrs Ralph Duchow and daughter, Mrs Willaam Brunkow, Gary Preston, George Johnson, Mrs Hattie Van Horn, Albert Minnick, Mrs Herbert Anderson and daughter, William McDowell, Mrs Dwight Keen and daughter, Preston Reed, Archie Ostrander, Mrs Laverne Lahman, and Raymond Isaac. Locations referenced include Madison Beloit Janesville Darlington Mattoon Union hospitals.
In Reedsville a 21-year-old farmhand named Joseph Jerabek died eight hours after a feed cutter accident on Carl Hillmann’s farm. He was alone when the machine jammed and amputated his arm before pulling him into the blades. He crawled 250 feet to reach the house.
Willis Krause of Albany was sentenced to six months in Green County Jail for assault and battery. He has been in jail over the weekend on charges from his wife and will be farmed out to work for support, spending nights and holidays in jail.
About 150 members of the Second Volunteer Infantry association of Spanish American War veterans met in reunion. They renamed all officers with Sturley D. Boreham of Fond du Lac chosen as president.
Milwaukee health officials report one polio death and five new cases. Dr. A J Schramel deputy city health commissioner said a 35 year old woman died Sunday at South View hospital.
Kathinka Josephine Einbeck 83 of Milwaukee and Monroe died Saturday at Masshardt convalescent home. Funeral services are 2 p m tomorrow at Shriner Neushwander with Rev. Paul C Kehle officiating. Burial in Greenwood cemetery. Born January 15 1866 in Frankfurt Germany she came to America at age three. Surviving sister and several nephews nieces.
August Braun 84 of Fairbank Iowa died at 11 p m yesterday in Fairbank He was a brother of Mrs Otto Albright Mrs Joseph Striker Otto Braun Monroe and Mrs Sam Wendler Brodhead He and his wife Lena Schwarz farmed in Sylvester township later moving to a Westgate farm then retiring to Fairbank They had seven children and were preceded in death by his wife last March and two sons Services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday in Fairbank attended by his three sisters.
Four central structures in Boaz were consumed by a fire of unknown origin yesterday. A restaurant a tavern and a home burned as firemen from Richland Center Blue River Lone Rock and Spring Green battled the blaze. Damage was estimated at 25000 dollars and investigators said a rear porch cooking gas explosion aided the spread.
Dr. John A. Schindler chaired the Cub Scout circus with seven main committees aiding ticket sales food sales and publicity. The event featured booths pony rides rabbits and games supervised by Monroe Cub Scout troops. Gross ticket sales totaled 296.76 with tickets priced at five ten and 15 cents.
Personal mentions record residents and visitors across Wisconsin cities including Stanley Burrington Albany Teresa Saunders Madison Raymond Thorson Woodford and others. The list includes calls on friends, weekend absences, family visits, college students and birthday celebrations at Darlington and Madison events.
Aging Henry M. Blackmer pleaded guilty in U S district court to income tax evasion charges after fleeing to Europe to avoid testifying in the Teapot Dome scandal. District Attorney Max Bulkley sought dismissal of four pending jury indictments for lack of evidence, but Circuit Judge Orrie L. Phillips refused to act hastily and will review the case to satisfy his judgment and conscience before dropping the perjury charges.
Robert Busch son of Mr and Mrs Paul A Busch sustained slight palm injuries and shock after his bicycle collided with a car driven by Willis F Gruenwald at the intersection of 13th avenue and 20th street at 9 35 am yesterday.
The report notes the first Labor Day celebration took place in New York on September 5, 1882, marking a landmark event in labor history and public recognition of workers.
The flag draped casket of Sat. Francis J. Teehan of the air force returns to Footville for services and reburial at Calvary cemetery Monroe. He died June 2 1942 in the Far East during World War II near India two weeks before his 21st birthday. He trained at Chanute Field and Fort Douglas and is survived by his parents and two half brothers in Beloit.
President Truman urged the Senate to vote pay raises for his cabinet and top government aides. He expressed surprise at opposition to boosting executive salaries, saying the legislation would aid him in discharging duties, with Barkley reading the letter at session start. The Senate also faced general pay bills, including a proposal to raise cabinet salaries from 15000 to 25000 a year.
President Truman will travel to St. Louis on Wednesday for a Masonic grand lodge celebration and will install officers. He then heads to Kansas City Thursday afternoon to deliver a speech at a testimonial dinner for William M. Doyle Jr. in his role as Democratic national chairman.
Mr and Mrs Sears Freeman of 2015 16th Street plan a multi week western tour visiting Los Angeles and other west coast points of interest.
Leland C White departs this evening for Owensboro Kentucky to visit Zack Terrell former owner of Cole Bros circus at his country estate. He will then tour southern circuses including New Orleans Biloxi Gulfport and Jackson Mississippi and attend the Chicago railroad fair before returning to Monroe.
Mr and Mrs Otto Klemm and Mrs John D Stauffacher with daughters Jane and Faye return from a weekend visit in Milwaukee. The hosts were Mr and Mrs Ralph Krueger, whose wife is Helen Klemm formerly.
Gary Preston five year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Preston route 2 Juda was released from St Clare hospital after receiving treatment for an eye injury. He had cut the left eye with a paring knife and the physician reported the eye in favorable condition.
Charles Scheidegger of Smithfield Utah leaves after a five day Green county stay. He is the son of Arthur Scheidegger chief cheesemaker at the Cache Valley Dairy association in Smithfield. His parents visited twice this summer en route to and from Switzerland.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Snyder at 821 14th Avenue was bought by the E. C. Hamiltons of 1614 8th Street. The deal was negotiated Saturday with possession after January 1.
Alderman William F. Beckman, who had surgery at St. Clare hospital Saturday afternoon, was reported to be slightly improved today.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hahlen are on a vacation trip in Texas enjoying leisure travel and sightseeing.
John Dickson of Monroe left for Hollywood Park California to work on a ranch. Mrs Dickson stays with her mother Mrs John Schnitzler who is ill and plans to join him once she recovers. A note on food says fish can be frozen in solid ice for long periods and must thaw gradually.
Western Pennsylvania faces a coal strike as 480000 United Mine Workers begin a second week with no break in sight. John L. Lewis cites ongoing steel contract talks and pension disputes as core issues. Police monitor areas. three men arrested on riot charges amid fears of violence at non union mines.
Burglars carried away two safes from a combined grocery and meat market in Racine. One safe weighed 3,500 pounds. Officials say the safes contained about $5,000 in cash and checks.
For sale a 20x24 cottage on Sugar River above Albany by a pond. Includes water and electricity and a cess pool. Cheap if taken at once. Written by Roscoe Smout Route 2 Albany.
Pallbearers from Darlington include Earl Wilson Curtis Thompson Clinton Helm Victor Hendrickson Russell Curry and Paul Kunzelman brother in law. The casket was shipped from Stuessy funeral home on the 405 train to Bridgeport West Virginia with her mother Mrs Amos Morgan. George Kunzelmann and family attended services at Bartelt funeral home in Bridgeport Sunday at 2 pm. Burial followed at Benedum cemetery.
Detroit based talks between Ford Motor Co and the United Automobile Workers reached a tense 48 hour mark with 12 hour bargaining sessions and a 1 am recess. Ford offered a pension plan aligned with a presidential fact finding board for steel workers as Chrysler workers vote 50 101 to 6 512 to strike for similar demands.
Jees Mason aged 83 a Denmark native died at his Brooklyn home after a long illness. He lived in Brooklyn 53 years survived by widow Nellie Welch two sons Lowell and Harris eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Brooklyn Community church with Rev. W C Snow officiating burial in Mt Hope cemetery friends may call Booth funeral home in Oregon until 12 30 p m Tuesday.
William Nelson Jr and Robert Knutson paid fines of 10 dollars plus costs each for target practice in view of the upcoming hunting season.
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