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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1949
Page
2
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Current discussions on Mon roe's traffic control stress the lack of adequate signs to notify drivers when entering city zones. Signs should precede residential areas, show speed limits, and be persistent, with enforcement only if warnings are ignored.
Observers warn a crisis in Europe could prompt a new conflict as Tito and the Kremlin exchange venom and Western powers court former foes. Some fear U S arms policy might spur action, while optimists hope diplomacy and the UN prevent war.
A public hearing is scheduled for Friday, September 9 at 10 a.m. in the Monroe courthouse regarding a telephone service complaint filed August 4 by Robert Chapman and 103 others. The case cites poor service due to old worn-out switchboards and lines and criticizes the practice of discontinuing service at 9 p.m. except for urgency cases.
The Orangeville fair board met Friday evening and set October 14 and 15 for the 1949 community fair. Officers named include Leo Buck president Homer Walker vice president Mrs J O Shaffer treasurer Roy Hefty secretary and directors Edna Reeser Mrs Vernon Schulz Mrs Frank Busjahn Mrs Clarence Barker Robert Shippy Norman Scheider Elwyn Mains and George Shippy.
German agency cites Polish cannon fire on two German civilian planes and France orders partial mobilization after a national defense council meeting. The issue also notes marriage vows of Kathryn Olson and Aliie Van Matre, and the death of Wallace H. Phelps, Winslow telephone exchange owner and mayor, with Marian Newman becoming county teachers association president.
A Philadelphia report describes the Binac, an early electronic computer by J Prospert Eckert Jr and John W Mauchly. It memorizes numbers and can perform 500,000 additions and 200,000 multiplications in two hours, with future models like Univac using decimal numbers and letters and aiding census work and Prudential Life Insurance records.
A collision three miles southeast of South Wayne between a Pecatonica Oil Co truck driven by Chester Stixrood and a 1930 model car carrying Donald Rogers and Milford Robinson caused serious injuries. Rogers suffered a back wrench and cuts. Robinson bruises. Stixrood endured pelvis fractures and facial wounds. Both vehicles overturned. all were treated locally.
The agriculture department reports the 1949 turkey crop will be 41,107,000 birds, second largest in history and biggest since the war. A down price trend leads to a support price around 31 cents per pound live weight, signaling lower costs for Thanksgiving and Christmas menus.
About 300 AFL dairy workers will return to work tomorrow after 81 days on strike against Consolidated Badger Dairy Co op. A new contract, signed last night, offers pay from 1.10 to 1.25 and no holidays, with no gains on the workers demand for ten cents more per hour and six holidays annually. The four co op plants operated by farm members during the walkout, violence at Shawano plant, tear gas, arrests, and a linked track bombing were noted but the strike officially ends with general manager George Rupple signing for the co op. The agreement awaits approval from Appleton plant agent George Behling.
Freeport based Burgess Battery Co has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Signal Corps procurement agency totaling 291,696 dollars. The contract covers specialized battery and related electrical components for military use. The award confirms Burgess as a key supplier for the army project in the Freeport region.
Argyle pastor acts on the state CROP executive board as La Crosse board meeting announces Donald N. McDowell of Madison named state chairman. McDowell heads the administrative division of Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture. State director for CROP is A. E. Smith.
Elementary school teachers of Lafayette county will hold their annual institute at the courthouse in Darlington on Wednesday and Thursday. W B Senty of the state department of public instruction will speak on Working with Children and Miss Maybelle Bush will discuss development of community school districts. Paul F Gleiter, county superintendent of schools, will supervise the program including a choral reading demonstration by M Evelyn Brunner a former Reader's Digest staff member.
Newark poland's chief of protocol a Roman Catholic has quit his post citing Vatican excommunication. Adam ae wicz cabled from Switzerland that as a Catholic he cannot continue to serve the communist government. Prague reports a Czech communist newspaper calls Tito's government fascist and says the Soviet policy aims to exterminate fascism.
Indiana farmer Harschel D Newsom head of the Indiana State Grange since 1937 and Everett M Dirksen a 16 year congressman will speak at the Trask bridge picnic at Andrew's grove on state route 70 northwest of Rockford. The event draws 50 000 picnickers from Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa with Burritt Grange as host. Speakers will address rural economy and the program runs from 9 am to dusk with exhibits and prizes including the tallest corn.
Roman soldiers bore weapons and armor crafted from iron and steel, reflecting advanced metalworking. The equipment supported disciplined formations and sustained campaigns across vast territories. The emphasis on durable arms helped define the legion's battlefield effectiveness.
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