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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1952
Page
2
A civic group announces a Get Out the Vote canvass starting next Tuesday to urge city residents to register by the August 27 deadline. The piece condemns voter indifference as a threat to democracy, warns of machines and rulers exploiting apathy, and argues for informed participation in elections.
Tennessee veteran Kenneth McKellar fails in the Democratic primary at 83, clearing the way for Rep. Albert Gore to seek a seventh term. McKellar’s 36 years in the Senate end as leadership shifts loom depending on party control. The result realigns potential chairmanships and the president pro tempore role amid Democratic and Republican expectations.
An Eau Claire motorist with three drunken driving convictions in one year received one to three years in Waupun for killing a pedestrian aged 82 in Rusk County. The Ladysmith court based its sentence on the accused’s intoxicated operation of a vehicle on public highways.
Word has been received of the death July 31 of Christopher Elmer 83 a former Monroe resident at Winnipeg Manitoba Canada He leaves the widow Gippaday three daughters Mrs E Rutko Chicago Mrs J W McKeown East Kildovan Manitoba and Mrs J W Meikle Winnipeg two sons Christopher and Orville Los Angeles
Forty years ago the City Council split on the pubic square paying assessment then agreed to meet with the county and property owners affected. County Sept J C Penn goes to Dayton to conduct the teachers examination. F B Luchsinger announces the schedule for the Southern Wisconsin fair and race circuit with August 28 Portage program and Monroe race date September 12. Reverend E E DeHaven returns to Lima after city visit. Reverend and Mrs Armstrong visit Lake Kegonsa as guests of the C R Shepleys.
A 1952 retrospective notes humorous misprints and corrections from small town papers. It recounts births deaths postponed, ice cream from a misrouted shipment, name mix ups among correspondents, revival misprints, and a false obituary trigger avoided by a bold correction.
Legion officers will be installed at Albany high school at 7 30 tomorrow night with Harold Kuehl as installing officer. County officers to be installed include Frank W Heinzelman Monroe commander Harold D Schulz Monticello vice commander and appointive officers. Monroe post officers feature Commander elect Howard P Olsen Ralph A Lindsay adiant Robert J Alder Howard O Schulz service officer Frederick F Lanz Rev J E MacMartin chaplain Edwin Rufenacht finance officer and Forrest and Alvin Riese sergeants at arms. Officers of New Glarus Albany Monticello and Brodhead posts will also be installed.
Monticello community groups prepare Monday night to host a large crowd for the Granite Grinders visit on August 17. A Montello caravan will join, with games at the pool, tug of war, a water fight, music, speeches, and humorous exchanges from the long running village feud.
Michael N. Filz a prominent Sheboygan businessman died Friday while vacationing at a fishing lodge in Manitowish Wis He was 81 and had led Erie Oil Co Plymouth Machinery Specialty Products Co Plymouth and St Nazianz Bank in Manitowoc County He formerly owned cheese shops at Mishicot and St Nazianz
President Truman urges a get out the vote campaign, noting low registration and comparing U.S. turnout with other nations. He cites 1948 and recent elections, urges media and nonpartisan groups to promote registration and participation for the November ballot.
Monticello residents and guests share Sunday visits and Monday calls in Monroe. Ed Zentner, Gilbert Dettwiler, and Henry Klassy are among those seen with local families. A variety of travelers, extended visits, and vacations connect Monticello, New Glarus, Madison, and nearby communities.
Andrew Berres, 39, a Farmington area farmer, was fined 750 dollars in Washington County Court after pleading guilty to two counts of selling meat from a diseased cow for human consumption. Judge F W Bucklin sentenced him to one year in prison but stayed it and placed him on probation for the same period.
An old OCR fragment lists a Monroe Wisconsin club membership coupon for the Evening Times Club. It notes age and birth date details for eligibility and references a post office address and street or B F D route for correspondence.
The 1952 Wisconsin State Fair opens in Milwaukee with new exhibits and entertainment. Highlights include a chariot race replica, a working steam calliope, a Farm Information Center, a life size sister to the 10 foot Alice statue, an African violet display, and three teams of spotted horses pulling ancient Roman chariots before the grandstand on August 16 and 18 to 20. The miniature railroad display from Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road features a three track O gauge model valued at 50000 dollars occupying a 16 by 48 foot platform. the model debuted in the Wisconsin at Work Building.
Brodhead Cub Scouts totaling 21 with six mothers and two leaders rode a school bus to Calument Heda mine near Shullsburg toured the mining operation and mill, had a picnic at Dickeyville, then hiked Wyalusing State Park. They plan a Chicago ball game trip with YMCA boys on August 27.
Two Milwaukee parents died of polio reported Friday. Victims were Mrs. Marion Peters, 37, mother of two, and Russell J. Goggins, 31, father of three.
An article explains otter behavior including feeding, swimming, and survival challenges while recounting sensory traits and life cycle. It ends with a dated community roster listing names and routes for Aug 10 to Aug 16 for local delivery or events.
New members LaVon and Eileen arrive in Monticello on Route 1. The event is noted with a date of August 8, 194.
Mr and Mrs William Buehl Sr from Pleasant township and Mr and Mrs Ed Buehl from Monroe are on a vacation visiting the Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park.
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