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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1950
Page
2
Monroe finishes the new water supply with a $225,000 well and storage tower in the northeast, following the courthouse square paving. The sewage disposal plant and debt are funded by service charges, with debts paid in a few years. Officials and citizens are congratulated for handling wartime build‑up.
The piece argues that public support for rail union walkouts during the Korean war is limited. It questions the timing and impact of one week of strikes on production, blaming both labor and management while noting the government’s stance and negative public relations.
Bethlehem, Pa. William Eck, 45, and Au gust Meinberg, 47, were killed in a quarrel over lawn boundaries. Detectives report Meinberg shot Eck with a 12 gauge shotgun and then killed himself. The conflict followed a months long feud over tree branches Eck cut.
More than 140,000 families have completed payments on Farmers Home Administration loans. The milestone underscores wide reach of federal housing assistance and the program’s impact on rural homeownership.
Glancing Backward recalls August 22 1940 register aliens at the local post office led by Mrs. William E Stauffer and Ray McHyland with Chester J Stuessy named. State fair lists cheese day boosters A S Myers Roscoe C Smith Reinhard Mueller Russell W Prien Roy M Grant. Rev Joseph Bishop speaks at Oneco homecoming. Trotsky dies after attack in Mexico City.
Entries for the Belleville fair must be filed with Kenneth W Kramer by 7 p.m. Monday. Judging starts Sept 2 at 10:30 a.m. Exhibits run Sept 2 to 4 with no entry fees. Premiums paid Sept 4 at 10:30 a.m. Exhibits released after 4 p.m. Sunday. events include fiddlers contest vaudeville tug o war ball games and a Sunday horse show.
Madison reports Prof. William Dudley, 85, founder of the University of Wisconsin bureau of visual instruction, died after a brief illness last night. He led the bureau from 1914 to 1929, then became regional director for Yale university film service in the Midwest and retired in 1942.
New Glarus firemen and wives rode a bus to Milwaukee for a Sunday excursion visiting Washington Park and the state fair. Milwaukee firemen showed them the city’s new fire boat. Attending were Jacob Bruni Willard Marty Fred Stuessy William Kuenzi Harvey Ott William Palmer Bernard Wilde Earl Willoughby Ray Duerst Cecil Thacker Eugene Strickler Emil Kubly Henry Opferman Joseph Haegeli Scott Heisler and a Madison daughter.
Brookhaven laboratory on Long Island began operation of the first big atomic pile in the United States since World War II. The reactor could supply electricity to a town of 2000 to 3000 if used industrially and will aid government research into atomic secrets. It uses uranium 235 as fuel and produces plutonium for bombs.
The treasury plans to refund 13.5 billion dollars of debt with 13 month 4.4 percent notes while the Federal Reserve Bank of New York moves to raise discount rates to 4? percent. Critics say the plan may oppose inflation control and could raise borrowing costs for business. The treasury opts for short term low rate notes instead of non marketable long term bonds to curb money in circulation.
Eight year old Gary McCarthy was rescued after more than 100 men in planes cars on foot and horseback searched the southern Arizona desert for 27 hours before he was found seeking shade under a palo verde tree.
Mayor S A Bakken, 67, died last night at Memorial hospital after leaving a city council meeting feeling ill and suffering a heart attack at City Hall in Menominee Wisconsin. He had served as mayor previously in the 1930s and was elected again last spring.
The village of New Glarus swore in seven zoning commissioners led by Gilbert P. Moesly as chair. Other members named were Harrison Schuett Dr. H F Zingg Henry M Schmid George Gibbons Henry Kundert and Cecil Thacker the village building inspector.
Washington officials pledge wheat price supports at 90 percent of parity and no less than 1.99 a bushel for the 1951 crop. Parity price to be set July 1, but the 1.99 floor guarantees farmer protection. Brannan says U.S. can meet civilian and military needs without belt tightening.
Forty fires stretch across California with 35 residents declared homeless as Humboldt County blaze devours nearly 3000 acres of redwood forest. Brush and timber losses exceed 100000 acres elsewhere, with flames easing in parts of the state.
Six educators led by Mrs. Maurice Quinn will conduct a first workshop for rural and state graded school teachers at the Normal school. The program includes reading, wide reading, art for every child, playground supervision and games, conservation tour details, and records review with demonstrations by several teachers and specialists.
The state of Connecticut is commonly nicknamed the Land of Steady Habits referring to its reputation for stable governance and consistent social norms. The phrase appears in historical and cultural references highlighting Connecticut’s enduring character.
New Glarus residents and visitors were listed at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey show in Madison on Sunday. Names include Dr. and Mrs. Earl Hicks and family, the Englers, Urben, Lewis, Francois, Fuhrman, Doyle, Streiff, Rob ert, Beinema, and others. Also noted are visits by Torkelson of Milwaukee, Luchsinger of Peoria, Mrs. Molly Anderson of Edgerton, and Mrs. Zurkirchen with relatives in Texas and Plain View, plus Mrs. Solliran from Stoughton and local social visits and Lake Wisconsin vacationers. Major surgery for Matilda Kubly noted in Madison.
Walter Stephenson 67 retired feed dealer died Monday in a Dodgeville hospital. Services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Nelson Sharer funeral home with Masonic burial at Union Grove cemetery. Born Feb 24, 1883 in Fayette he moved to Darlington in 1911 and ran a feed business with his brother John until 1949. He was a member of the Madison Consistory AF and AM. brother the sole survivor.
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