This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1949
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times lists circulation details and postal rules with early 20th century price levels. It notes second class matter at Monroe Wisconsin post office, daily except Sunday publication, and subscription rates for carriers and mail within Wisconsin and Stephenson county.
The Green County fair reports record attendance and strong participation in 1949. A horse judge praised the fair as the first real county fair, indicating broad community involvement. The piece warns against carnival overload but lauds the fair's 96th season as vigorous and well led.
The piece weighs Greece’s fight against guerrilla forces aided by communists, noting Greece’s poverty and weak governance. It questions U S support timing and Russia’s tolerance, while praising Greek courage and urging allied resolve against Moscow influence.
Bishop John B. Grellinger, auxiliary to Bishop Stanislaus V. Bona, was designated as the official resident bishop of St Joseph's parish in Oconto following a luncheon on arrival. He was consecrated at St Joseph's cathedral Milwaukee on July 14. The move places Grellinger within the Green Bay diocese.
A collage of historical items from August 3 dates across years. Highlights include Christ Disch as Albany head-on collision victim and St. Clare hospital’s first auto accident patient in 1939, Miss Alice Jones of Albany surgery to restore two fingers, and a crowd of about 1,000 at an old timers concert. Also notes flood in Fond du Lac in 1924, a Wisconsin Historical Society publication, and Brown Swiss calves at Evansville fair. Earlier items recount Green county teacher school planning in 1909, Paul Pullen swimming Lake Kegonsa, a Star theater advert for Uncle Tom's Cabin, and property transfers. Other mentions include 1899 license rules for dog owners, a Babler mishap, and tax/assessment notes.
A 1945 Franco bill of rights promises dignity and liberty yet remains largely unimplemented. Martial law persists, military trials without juries punish dissent, and tens of millions lack guaranteed freedoms, including speech and assembly, while state employment and voting rights are curtailed for former prisoners and perceived opponents.
The report states mayors and district heads are government appointed, municipal councils indefinite in office, and term lengths unbounded due to electoral law gaps. It also notes ongoing Protestant persecution without government backing, tolerable Jewish treatment due to small numbers, and a rule that a baptized Catholic cannot marry a Protestant.
Appleton Wisconsin youth Mike Hammond aged 17 won the American Legion boys forum national government presidency by 56 to 39 over Bob Hall of Garden City Kansas. He will lead a national youth contingent to meet President Truman and study federal government in Washington before returning tomorrow.
A 23 year old polio patient in a portable iron lung delivered a seven pound son here yesterday. Mrs Floyd Wilson of Bogota Illinois is in good condition. The baby is in an incubator at another hospital. The Wilsons have another son aged two.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a boom in radioactive isotopes shipments. About 7,613 isotope shipments have gone to laboratories here and abroad in three years, with 21 foreign countries receiving 583 shipments since August 2, 1946. Isotopes like iodine, phosphorus, and carbon emit rays used as tracers in research, aiding cancer treatment and tumor detection, and industrial research measures engine wear via radioactive piston rings.
Neat Burglars broke into the George Sherbondy home three miles east of Orangeville Sunday and stole 75 dollars in cash a metal case with papers and radio gear. No damage noted. family away in afternoon. Entrance gained by cutting a hole to unhook the rear screen door latch. Sheriff Ray Mead said.
Dutch and Indonesian republicans formally ended their armed conflict today and ordered cease fires to local commands in Java and Sumatra. The proclamation takes effect in Java at midnight August 10 and in Sumatra at midnight August 14, aiming to end fighting that began in 1945 as Indonesians sought independence.
An all night siege on a hills mass jail break ended early today with 72 prisoners battling police. Six prisoners were killed, eight captured. One policeman died and two were wounded. Escaped inmates armed with rifles and sidearms were surrounded on a hill outside the city.
Eugene Revenue, returning from an extended stay in Switzerland and England, visited relatives and a London brother employed at a major hotel. He witnessed widespread poverty hindering home rebuilding after the war, describing trips to Bern, Luzern, and Zurich with siblings before sailing home aboard an Italian ship via the Straits of Gibraltar.
Senator Wiley accuses a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee of being stacked against the St. Lawrence seaway and power project. He says the panel will not hear the measure this session as Senator Tydings notes no hearing opportunity. The bill was sent back to committee for further study.
Washington Wisconsin shares of a national school lunch fund were announced by the agriculture department totaling 1 261 309 dollars for the coming year. The department distributed 64 625 000 dollars among state, District of Columbia and American territories, an increase of 5 750 000 from last year. Federal funds require equal state matching unless a state's per capita income is below the national average.
Augustine Johnson 71 of four miles west of Woodford was taken to St Clare hospital Saturday by a South Wayne ambulance and is listed as seriously ill as a medical patient. Norway's king Haakon VII reaches 77 today at his summer palace outside Oslo.
Gov Rennebohm announced a state rent control act goes into effect Friday aligning with the end of federal controls in Wisconsin. Federal offices in ten cities will close that day as records shift to county clerks. landlords may not raise rents until October rents are due.
Eight policemen in Loves Park Illinois and fourteen volunteer firemen quit after Mayor Frank Larson placed them on one month probation for working unpaid since incorporation a year earlier. Roy York, chief of both departments, remains on the payroll and did not resign.
Dr Rudolph E Christiansen of Superior died at his home yesterday after a heart attack. A native of Amery Wisconsin he earned his medical degree at Marquette University and served in Europe during the recent war.
Dixie Lee Birketts daughter of Minnie Crooks Birketts visited Mr and Mrs Henry G Leuzinger Jr Route 4 last week while en route home from the Wisconsin State Orthopedic hospital at Madison where Dixie Lee underwent amputation of her right leg just below the knee. She was hospitalized in Madison the past three weeks and will return in about six weeks for surgery on her left leg. Dixie Lee is 14 and her mother was a former Monroe resident.
Green county selects five 4-H dairy cattle judging contest entrants for district competition at Darlington August 13. James McGuire and four others earned top three honors in Green county judging events. Five winners at the Darlington meet will advance to the state contest on August 25 at the State Fair Park.
Mr and Mrs Darius Watson moved Saturday to Freeport where they will reside on South Oak Street.
Lee's now offers Fifth Avenue furs with a wide selection including Persian lamb Northern back muskrats mouton lamb Caracal lamb raccoon and more. The store highlights fitted coachman coats cropped jackets capelet collars and belted backs. A small deposit holds items with various payment plans including cash layaway time or charge. Becker's Leader promotes back to school dresses yard goods and accessories with Kate Greenaway Dan River plaids and Good Housekeeping approved prints.
Weight down papers with a glass paper weight from Baker's Book store featuring a removable back for mounting a photo. Priced at $1.20, the convex glass enlarges the image to a near three dimensional effect. Also showcases silhouettes of deer or fish against butterfly wing backgrounds and offers various desk accessories and gift items.
ETTER'S store offers brand new fall fabrics and Butterick patterns for sewing school outfits. Botany woolens arrive in flannel crepe and gabardine with colors from bright to dark, plus plaid woolens gingham plaids and rayon. Save about one half on each garment by sewing at home for children’s fall and winter wear.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.