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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1946
Page
2
The notice states that The Associated Press is the sole source for certain dispatches and that republication rights are reserved by the paper. It clarifies exclusive credit for AP content and local news republishing protections.
A veteran critic argues that U S and UNRRA policy in China has repeated meddling mistakes. He cites Chiang Kai shek and war lords as entrenched patterns, laments Britain and Russia spheres, and claims aid has perpetuated hunger without fostering a forward looking nation. He warns Americans were played as chumps by feeding the conflict rather than seeking real victory.
Madison prep stars prepare for the first annual all star game between North and South seniors as Richard Wainwright of Beaver Dam looms as the key figure. Wainwright has starred since sophomore year and led his Southern conference team to six wins in football and a 24 game basketball streak, though a coach’s son may limit his starting role.
Widow Mary Patten learns her daughter Charie secretly wed Trent Renner the week before. Flo hosts a dinner party to reveal the news, while Charie faces Ollie Kingdon and Trent as Mary weighs loyalties and past choices amid a web of ambition and romance.
Mary Patten confronts Trent Renner about his quick marriage plan to Charie. She questions Charie’s readiness and secures assurances while stressing Charie’s happiness and her own dependance on guidance. Monroe football fans and Wainwright teammates expected at Camp Randall for the engagement reflecting the squads’ leadership.
A six hour fire in Milwaukee at the Hummel and Downing Co cardboard storage lot drew 130 firefighters and nearly half the city’s equipment. Five firemen were hospitalized and rescue squads gave 100 treatments for smoke and minor injuries as flames raged along the Milwaukee river.
Green county fair reports a record cheese quality at the event with high judging scores for hi quality cheese, Winchester’s Jegerlehner and Verona’s Ernest Kellenberger earning top mentions. W. E. Trukenbrod elected grand outer guard at state K P convention. Richard Legler, 10, New Glarus, remains in critical condition after a train strike in Madison.
At Middletown Pennsylvania the Olmstead air field faces tighter mobility after 13 staff cars were loaned to the United Nations leaving only four cars for officers. The shortage will force more walking in the next 60 days as army brass adjust to reduced fleet availability. In New York City, the ASPCA warns city troughs risk becoming polluted as residents wash fish and use troughs for laundry, leaving soap suds and unsafe drinking water for horses and the public.
Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, famed boxer and night club entertainer, was fined $5 and $5 costs in Chicago for speeding. He loudly declared that everything was going OK as the proceedings concluded.
Mrs Clara Klip waited in a five hour line for three nylon pairs. Her estranged husband Frank took the pair she wore and kept the other two. Judge Joseph Sabath ordered Klip to return the stockings and for Mrs Klip to return her husband’s wrist watch.
Danville Illinois authorities report 21 year old farm hand Robert Beatty signed a statement admitting fatally stabbing his 19 year old girlfriend Lois Nelson after a day at the ball game and the movies. Sheriff Wayland said motive remains a mystery and Beatty planned the crime for two days.
Officers found a girl’s nude body in a secluded Kickapoo state park site. A gun later claimed as belonging to the suspect’s stepfather was found on a gas station counter where he told an attendant to call the sheriff. The victim bore chest wounds and a hunting knife lay nearby.
Mr and Mrs Frank Flannery left by bus for Elmoore Missouri to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Victor Wells and Mr and Mrs John Schlappi attend the state fair in Milwaukee. John Williams was a business caller in South Wayne. Mr and Mrs Francis Doerity and daughter Brooklyn visit Mrs Doeritys parents Mr and Mrs Neil Swiggum. Mr and Mrs Chris Nybroten Adams and Mr and Mrs Eric Halverson were Sunday dinner.
Guests of Mr and Mrs Oscar Ny Broten and family are noted visiting the household in a brief social item. The notice highlights the Ny Broten family and their guests without additional details.
The first U S patent for a typewriter was awarded in 1829 to William A Burt of Detroit for an early typing device.
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