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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1947
Page
1
The Argentine delegation at the 20 nation conference offered a new mutual defense proposal. It would deploy a common force only against external attacks while preserving limits on aggression within the hemisphere. The move follows the Chapultepec Act and the hope of a broader inter-American economic accord in Bogota next January.
Charles G Purinton 74 died at his Monticello route 1 farm home after a long illness. Born May 3 1873 he lived on the Mt Pleasant Township farm, married Kathryn Sylvester in 1902. Survived by wife two sons Ila and David three daughters Ruth Helen Florence eight grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm Sharer funeral home with Rev Abie officiating. Interment Gap Church Cemetery on Highway 59.
President Truman will appoint civilian and military leaders to establish a unified national defense. He named W. Stuart Symington to head the air forces, John L. Sullivan to lead the navy, and Kenneth C. Royall to run the army, with Forrestal becoming first Secretary of National Defense. Confirmation by the Senate is required.
Governor Rennebohm signed bills allocating millions for the state veterans rehabilitation fund and Wisconsin General Hospital. The veterans fund receives 5 million over two years, while the hospital gains 2 million for construction of two wings adding 200 beds. A 140 thousand from the UW postwar fund covers plans and specs. A road project in Orange town, Juneau county was vetoed at 25 thousand.
Robert J. Schaar a 34 year old Monticello farmhand questioned in the May disappearance of 8 year old Georgia Jean Weckler underwent lie detector tests. Jefferson County District Attorney Garrity said the tests did not shed light on the case and involved 10 persons.
June Swiss cheese prices increased by one cent per pound across grades over May as production fell about a third due to reduced milk flow. Farmers aid alfalfa hay grain and silage to maintain supply despite high grain costs. Top June Swiss priced at 48c state brand 44c Wisconsin B 37c Wisconsin C and 32c grinders with mixed factory reports on grade quality.
Washington reports heavy dollar demands on Britain by Canada and Argentina as the five day dollar conference seeks a formula to curb withdrawals from Britain's limited U S reserves. Canada and Argentina, major British material suppliers, are linked to the run on the Bank of England.
Poplarville Mississippi prepares for the state’s notable political figure Theodore Bilbo who died in New Orleans after a long illness. His body will lie in state at his Dreamhouse before a funeral at Juniper Grove Baptist Church, with a Mississippi National Guard honor guard in attendance. Bilbo’s career as senator, lieutenant governor, and governor faced scrutiny over alleged intimidation of Black voters in 1946. Concerns about his ethics clashed with bipartisan debates as his death ends his final bid for a senate seat.
Waldo residents offer a 235 dollar reward for the return of Carolyn Jeanette Peterson a 20 month old girl missing from her home since Wednesday. Sheriff LeRoy Retterer says kidnaping is suspected and the parents Charles and Mrs Peterson appeal for information to find their daughter unharmed. Authorities initially considered wandering away in the rain soaked fields. The child last played in the front yard with her 3 year old brother Karl.
Governor Rennebohm signed a law ending state aid to about 1,200 suspended rural districts in Wisconsin. The bill shifts $6.5 million yearly in education aid plus $8.5 million in budgetary aid, forcing districts to pool assets or reopen schools to qualify. Theodore Sorenson opposed the measure, urging a veto of the suspended-districts provision. Dane County has the most districts not enlisting in 1946-47, while Green County reports 30.
Fred Nicholson, 52, of Madison Wisconsin, faced disorderly conduct charges after police found him walking along LaSalle street in his underwear with his clothes draped over his arm. Officers said he admitted drinking and that his outer garments were too warm.
A lengthy survey of post Taft Hartley union actions across the United States outlines how employers and unions respond to the new labor law. Ford Motor Co and 10,000 production workers reached a union shop contract clause ahead of the deadline.
United States clashes with Russia over Korea and Bulgaria as Lt. Gen. Hodge reports 100 arrests and a wide spread revolutionary activity in southern Korea. Cherepanov rejects US review of Petkov sentence, calling it Bulgaria’s internal matter. In London, negotiating talks address Germany’s industrial rise under Potsdam. Egypt sees huge anti British protests in Cairo as UN actions loom.
A Republican led congressional committee begins national hearings into cooperatives with charges of smear tactics between Chairman Ploeser and Rep. Patman. The inquiry aims to examine co op activity and will hold hearings in Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles and additional cities later in September.
The Chicago RFC transferred title of 157 abandoned Camp Grant living quarters to Rockford veterans who formed a corporation to buy homes. RFC bought 272 of 498 surplus buildings for 93759 dollars and will allot the rest to firms. Each veteran pays about 375 dollars for a house.
The Jewish agency pleaded with Russia and France to halt the transfer of about 4,400 Jewish refugees aboard three British transports at Port Bouc. The refugees aboard ship 49 faced a British order to ashore or be sent to Germany, after attempts to reach Palestine without proper immigration certificates.
The mercury reached 96 at 2 PM marking Monroe's fifteenth day with 90 or hotter temperatures since the heat wave began near Aug. 3. The day fell short of yesterday’s 98 seasonal high but forecasters expect persistently hot and humid conditions. With five exceptions temperatures have risen daily since the Green County fair’s end.
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