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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1949
Page
8
Daily Record notes generally fair weather with warmer temperatures in the west tonight and Saturday. A Times thermometer reports high 64 and low 42, with barometer readings 29.68 at 1 am and 29.78 at 1 pm. Also lists warmest city Yuma Arizona at 104 and coldest Green Bay Wisconsin at 24. Sunrise and sunset times given.
Real estate transfers listed include P. C. Hunt to Guerdon Schroeder for portions of It 7 and It 8 in Homesite add. Monroe. Paul Patterson to Orval G. Brunkow for lit. 7, blk 21 Tallman’s add. Sophia Rutsch to Robert J. Rundle for It 2, blk 11 Tallman’s add. Monroe.
Judge Harold J. Lamboley issued letters of administration with will annexed to Lowell J. Mason of Lake Geneva in the estate of his father Jees Mason who died Sept 25 in Brooklyn. Appraisers named are Jacob Frei C Morgan and H J Ellis. The will dated Oct 20 1934 gives Nellie widow life use. on her death heirs are Lowell J Mason and Harris P Mason of Hixton.
County Court posted a $20 bond this morning in the Robert Lloyd Zick case of Oklahoma City charged with operating a vehicle without proper marking. The case is set for October 7. Zick, a driver for McCormack Produce Co, was arrested yesterday by state traffic patrol while hauling 35,000 pounds of Green County cheese bound for Los Angeles.
Darrell Ivan Alexander of route 1 Juda was found guilty of operating an automobile under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was assessed 80 dollars plus costs.
See George Ritter, 55, Verona. Herman J. Wirth, 55, Monti cello. Rev. A. F. Wendorf, 85, Waukesha.
Birth notices list daughters for Mr and Mrs William Rugh of Gratiot and Mr and Mrs Frank Boeck Jr of 1524 12th Avenue both on Sept 30. Ole Lokken’s child is a daughter born in Sept. James Schroeder of New Glarus welcomes a son on Sept 29. Frederick Rupp of Monticello welcomes a son on Sept 29.
A hospital incident names Robert Emmenegger and Charles Smith among others. Separately, work began on a new four room frame house by the Guerdon Schroeders at 2415 9th street, to be located in the 2500 block of 8th street with occupancy hoped by year’s end.
Col. Matt J. Winn, 88, impresario of the Kentucky Derby, underwent two major operations and his condition worsened early today in Louisville.
Green County Coroner Herman W. Stuessy announced an inquest into the death of 14 month old Larry Cummings, son of Sgt and Mrs C W Cummings. The infant died yesterday after illness, autopsy by Madison pathologists was performed, lab results expected soon. Private funeral services are set for 2 30 p m tomorrow at Stuessy funeral home with Rev E C McCollow officiating. burial at Calvary cemetery. The father, stationed at Aberdeen Maryland, left today for Monroe to arrive tomorrow noon.
The record cites a Berkeley gathering at a apartment roof near Berkeley Calif with Nelson and Bernadet te Doyle and physicists Gio vanni Rossi Lomanitz David Bohm Irving David Fox and Max Friedman present. Weinberg denies acquaintance with the Doyles or any meeting and denies sharing atomic bomb information to Nelson. The report alleges Nelson helped infiltrate the radiation laboratory by forming a small communist cell of five or six young physicists.
Five church congregation members chased pigeons from the bell tower after a gap in a ventilator allowed access. The birds roosted there and their activity prompted renewed care of the tower. The door is now closed and the bell ring has a clearer tone.
The University of Wisconsin announced Pandit Nehru India's prime minister would speak on its campus November 4.
Mr and Mrs Emery Silver from Monticello visit Monroe today. Ray Olson of Milwaukee shopped in Monroe this morning. An auction and bake sale at Union Presbyterian Church is planned for Saturday Oct 1 at 9 am. Willard Zimmerli returns to Chicago after visiting his father William in Albany. Rudy Fraunfelder and yodeling family were in Monroe yesterday from Whitewater. Uno Miller Harold Scherer attended Eastern Star installation in Milwaukee yesterday. Mrs Ralph Voigt Fort Madison IA visits her daughter Florence and Misses Ida and Rose Derendinger. Bake sale Oct 1 at Wisconsin Power and Light office sponsored by St Victor s altar society. Janet Hiltbrand and mother Mrs John Hillbrand Helen Klassy and Mrs Frank Digman were Madison callers yesterday.
Darlington will host the 11th annual Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association meeting. Fred Galli announced the event to day. The session is Saturday December 3 at the Darlington high school gym. Members from Green, Lafayette, Dane and Iowa counties attend. Cheese competition for members will award trophies at the meeting.
Jack Erb city street department superintendent had a foot run over by a car around 9 a m while working on 9th Street near 16th Avenue. The vehicle swung back after passing a barricade as crews tarred the road. Police investigated. injuries appeared not serious.
Monroe Woolworth store opened this morning to a throng of shoppers. Manager Wendell L. Fuller called the turnout gratifying. District managers, supervisors, and staff attended the open house with T. G. Adams from Minneapolis and Beloit officials also present. Over 300 people visited the open house yesterday afternoon across Janesville and Beloit stores.
A vehicle driven by Mrs. Howard J. Rufer of 911 10th avenue struck and damaged a parked car owned by Verona Jones at 5 23 p m yesterday as Rufer turned from 11th street onto 14th avenue.
Mrs Bruce M Blum newly installed worthy grand matron of the Wisconsin Eastern Star led a delegation home from Milwaukee after grand chapter installation ceremonies. Over 130 Green county Eastern Star members attended, with Vivian Blum club participants and a pantomime dance featuring Donna Wenger Barbara Davis and Royletta Speich.
Darlington election results name John Boyle as chairman of the Lafayette County Democratic committee at a courthouse meeting. Jeff Shockley becomes vice chairman Elizabeth Walker secretary and Paul F. McGettigan mayor of Darlington treasurer. Assemblyman Patrick Lucey moderated, with State Senator Gaylord Nelson and Mrs Hijar dis Wolfe among speakers.
Carl W. Thompson of Stoughton is named a state Democratic National Committeeman, reinforcing party representation amid upcoming district actions.
The region prepares for warmer weekend temperatures as the latest cold spell eases. By 1 p.m. Saturday temperatures reach 64 after a morning low of 42 following yesterday’s high of 56.
New York reports a mysterious mind wave sparked a renewed hunt for two Italian aviators missing over the Atlantic since Sept. 16. Planes and ships searched near the Bahamas after a supposed message reached a Rome doctor via telephotic currents, not radio, before rescues were called off.
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