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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1947
Page
2
An official notice dated April 86 by the Monroe Board of Directors appears in the newspaper. The document is reproduced under AP notice rules and reserves republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
State education leaders debate unifying higher institutions under one board arguing efficiency gains, while warning distinct boards protect the unique needs of teachers colleges and county normal schools. A comprehensive study is urged to map a common goal of better education without political or biased meddling.
A brief collage of past items notes events including a lumber company affiliating with a national builders bureau, a store building purchase, and local contests. Mentions New Glarus field day, Belleville defeating New Glarus in a waterfight, and an Orphan Annie purchase with a $1000 stake. incomplete lines reference various names and places.
Louise West, 76, mother of former Green County Sheriff Myron West, died Friday in a Madison hospital after moving there to be with her daughter Lotus M. West. She had lived in Sarona about 40 years and is survived by her daughter and five sons.
The Palomar 200 inch telescope near Palomar Mountain is nearly complete and set to begin sky observations this fall. Engineers face risks including mirror overgrinding and damage during transit from the base to the 5000 foot summit, with potential delays of years if issues occur.
A wide variety of air shipments marks the early air age. From whiskey and birds to crocodiles and jewels. A Palomar telescope project updates with details on site, structure, and the slow path to perfection.
Scientists propose that in Earth's formative period the atmosphere consisted of carbonic acid gas. The idea highlights how volcanic emissions and volcanic outgassing may have shaped the ancient air chemistry and set the stage for later atmospheric evolution.
A German professor first discovers X rays in 1895, marking a pivotal advance in medical imaging. The breakthrough reshapes science and medicine by enabling noninvasive viewing inside the human body.
Two problems challenge policymakers: allocating scarce steel between ships and domestic use, and financing postwar recovery in Europe. The U S Maritime Commission notes 122 ships under construction in Europe needing 494 300 tons of steel while 1 000 wartime cargo vessels sit idle for sale at half cost.
The most important coal farming age, known as the Pennsylvania period, lasted at least 35 million years.
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