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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1949
Page
1
Fragmentary report describes Ireland proclaiming sovereignty at midnight with bells, cannons, rifle salutes as crowds celebrate the Republic with orange and green banners and cheers for a free Old Sod. The scattered text references Britain and St. Patrick era framing.
In a Saturday afternoon incident two cars sustained minor damage while parked. At 1 15 p m a city dump truck driven by Leonard Swenson backed into a sedan driven by Larry Steuffacher in the 1700 block of 6th Street.
Eleven residents were injured in two crashes near Monticello. Crane Jr., 19, suffered back injuries when his small truck left a road near Schuetz corner. Joyce, 3, sustained a fractured clavicle. Mrs. Sonnenburg and Mrs. Austin have multiple injuries and facial fractures. Max Gerber's car left the road east of Monroe straddling a culvert. Casper Heimann Jr. pleaded not guilty to charges after his car left the highway south of a junction.
A mobile chest X-ray clinic will be stationed at the south entrance to the high school gym tomorrow. Miss Genevieve Arensdorf, the school nurse, announced the hours from 9:30 to 11:30 a m and 1:30 to 3:30 p m with local staff Mmes. John Gibbons John Andereck Clark Edwin Dall- listed as organizers.
Green county 4 H clubs will hold a training school at Green County Normal at 8 o’clock. Sessions target presidents and vice presidents secretaries treasurers and song leaders.
Negro witness William Nowell testified at the communist conspiracy trial that a 1930 party convention favored establishing a Negro nation from Virginia to the Mississippi delta as part of a proletarian revolution. He said he was a Communist from 1929 to 1936 and identified as a Washington Immigation and Naturalization Service employee.
George Nall 82 of Argyle died after a long illness at 3 20 p m yesterday in St Clare hospital where he had been a patient since Jan 13 He was born March 2 1867 in Lafayette county son of Israel and Elizabeth Nall He married Anna Anderson March 25 1894 in Gratiot He lived in Argyle and Spencer most of his life a retired farmer He is survived by his wife three sons Elmer Norman and Orville eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren He was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters Services will be held at 130 tomorrow at Erickson funeral home Argyle with Rev A P Anderson officiating burial will be in the old Argyle cemetery Pallbearers are Howard Mathew Clinton Nall Norman Nall Robert Nall and John Bright.
Two day receipts of cheese at the New York wholesale produce market totaled 329102 pounds with steady prices. Sales included Cheddar types and Swiss with varied grades and packaging from shelf cured to grass fed lots, noting figures such as 58-59 cents for Cheddar 1947 and 45-52 for Cheddar 1948, plus Swiss 59-60 cents for best, 50-58 for others.
Gene Blum, worker at Okinawa Sylvester, attempted to steer the Wellman pickup back onto the pavement on Highway 1181 when the vehicle overturned at about 5 p m near the edge of the oie Miner i.
Easter observances drew large crowds across Monroe and the state despite rain and snow. Sunrise services at St John's drew about 300, 150 attended Knights Templar at Masonic hall, 100 at the Methodist church breakfast, and 90 youths gathered at St John's for the confirma tion class welcome. Music featured Schuetze and Bolender in their 24th year together at the church and 9th year at Knights Templar. Weather forecast calls for more snow flurries and gradual clearing with temps rising from a morning low of 18 to a noon 38 in Monroe.
In Pullman Washington a 24 year old merchant killed three police officers and a posse member before he was shot dead in a two hour Easter Sunday gun battle. George McIntyre a Boy Scout leader and army marksman exchanged rifles with officers, then fled to his home and opened fire on the pursuing posse. Sheriff Parnell and Deputy Gallagher were among the victims. Claar and Buck were killed earlier in the confrontation.
Washington Senator Wiley of Wisconsin urged the appropriations subcommittee to approve 1.5 million dollars for the Madison forest products laboratory. He argued the recently approved 1.172 million dollars is insufficient to run the lab efficiently.
Monroe hosts a two day high school music festival with 30 vocal solos and ensembles from 24 schools on April 28 and 29. Contests occur in multiple venues including the high school auditorium Turner hall and local churches.
Senator Elbert Thomas of Utah says there is little time left to pass a national health program this session. He expects a new comprehensive bill with compulsory government insurance later this year, while Taft and other Republicans push a voluntary plan with federal outlays of 1.25 billion over five years.
Five Milwaukee sewerage department employees were sent to the scene of Pat Birmingham’s slaying as the manhunt for the death gun widened. The movement followed reports of new clues and police directed responders to assist in the investigation.
Mrs. Wilma Ybarbo, freed after an appeal reduced her 20 year prison term for the slaying of Sgt. John Ybarbo, returns to New Bedford with her six year old son Jimmy. She accuses the CID of rough treatment and misquoting her unsworn statement while criticizing postwar proceedings at Frankfurt.
Mrs. Henry Beachey 39, of Cuba City, died at 10 45 p m yesterday at St Clare hospital after a year and a half of illness. Born Marie Nelson May 3 1908 in Three Rivers Michigan she had two daughters Roxie Muffley and Barbara Moser and two grandchildren. She had been married twice. She lived in Rockton Illinois before moving to Cuba City in 1948.
A chimney fire near Freeport caused an alarm at 10:16 this morning. Fire units reported no damage and no injuries as crews checked the scene.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously refused to halt the May 3 race, allowing the secretary of state to proceed with the ballot. The decision found Carl Frederick and others failed to block the election, with qualifiers for the seats noted and a runoff rule in place if no candidate clears 50 percent. Justice Edward T. Fairchild recused himself.
Three year old Sandy Robison died of exposure in Springfield Ohio after being missing since last Thursday. Coroner Austin Richards ruled the death an exposure. The child's father William Ro 33 remains missing. sheriff says there may have been a Seep effort in the case.
Mr and Mrs Gustav Bieder man plan a coast trip from Freeport to Chicago by train with their son Rev Arnold Biedermann and daughters Theresa and Margarite leaving Chicago airport April 25 for a western health bath and business venture they ran in Europe.
World famed Jewish leader Rabbi Stephen S. Wise remains in critical condition today at Lenox Hill hospital. Medical staff report no change in his status as supporters await further updates on his condition.
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