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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1949

Page

2

Subscription Rates and Hours Listed for Monroe Wisconsin Paper

A damaged OCR fragment lists subscription prices by county, noting Monroe at 12 dollars per year and Stephenson county at eight dollars, plus postal and office hours and a phone number. The text is partially garbled but indicates an operating schedule from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and contact details for the newspaper office.

Cartier Monroe Ball Wisconsin Stephenson County Cousin Don Savance

Youth Debate Highlights Practical Hurdles For Center Plan

Teen participants in a discussion on a proposed Monroe community center urge adult advice and practical limits. They fear high costs and operating funds, and suggest proof of need before expansion. Teens also note that rising priorities like work and careers can divert interest as they age. Monroe backs youth welfare but aims for broad participation.

Monroe

Power by Promises and the Limits of Labor Promises

A critical look at union leaders who rely on promises to secure wages and benefits for members. The piece notes pensions as the next rallying point amid wage stagnation and questions leaders' ability to deliver once the elevator stops at the adjustment level. The author predicts a reckoning for union leadership with rising skepticism.

Shrine potentate Harold Lloyd to visit Madison

Harold Lloyd, former film star and newly named imperial potentate of the Shrine, will visit Madison November 22 as guest of Zor Shrine temple. Rufus F. Wells, illustrious potentate of the Madison unit, reports 2000 visitors are expected for statewide Shrine initiation ceremonies.

Ashland Names Paton as County Treasurer After Resignations

Isabelle Paton was named by the Ashland county board to succeed Henry Klein as county treasurer. Klein resigned last week, five days after Mary Donfeld submitted her resignation as register of deeds.

Ashland —/P Isabelle Paton Ashland County Board Henry Klein Klein Mary Doneld

Roosevelt seeks pacific solution to crisis in Europe

Ten years ago President Roosevelt urged King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy to formulate proposals for a pacific solution to the European crisis as the world neared a potential August 24, 1939 war. Also, car crash in Clarno hospitalizes Joe Norder after bridge railing collapse. 17 Green County WPA workers receive termination slips. and other decade-old notes on local events.

Roosevelt Victor Emmanuel Italy Joe Norder Clarno Green County WPA Fred Miller Miller Manu Facturing Co J. C. Gillum Miller Adam Blumer Anti-automobile Party Lincoln Park Charles E. Miller Lloyd M. Schindler Green County Automobile Club Janesville Beloit

Belleville Girl Wins Clapp Trophy at Fair

Judith Anderson of Belleville route 2 receives the Howard Clapp Memorial trophy at the junior State fair in West Allis. The honor honors her sportsmanship in the show ring and her leadership as a Mt. Vernon 4-H dairy club member and 4-H club work at the fair.

Newcrene Judith Anderson Milo Anderson Route 2 Belleville Howard Clapp West Allis Mt. Vernon

Wisconsin Crops Report Booming Across State

Wisconsin farmers report booming crops with corn thriving and good yields for cucumbers beans and sweet corn. Antigo area diggin potatoes and late apples plums expected strong. Field work active with new seedings growing and pastures above average. Soybeans sudan grass millet and buckwheat also indicated excellent.

Wisconsin Weather Bureau Antigo Sudan

Darlington Sets Hospital Bond Plan for 75,000

Darlington council read a resolution authorizing issuance of negotiable hospital bonds totaling 75 000 to fund a Lafayette county hospital project. The measure aligns with state law by keeping city equity at 75 000 while supporting a 425 000 facility on land already cleared. The 35 bed hospital is planned in Darlington. Joyce Wilson wins first prize for best wool suit at the junior state fair in West Allis.

Darlington Cit Lafayette County Joyce Wilson West Allis

New Soils Worker To Arrive Aug 29

Reber will replace J C Baker as district conservationist for the U S soil conservation service in Green Fayette Iowa and Grant counties on August 29 with headquarters at Dodgeville. He has prior experience from CCC work in Independence Wisconsin to farm planning in Crawford county and led a top rated district. The move aims to be closer to his family home and the Reber family plans to move to Dodgeville before school starts.

Rren J. C. Baker U. S. Soil Conservation Service Green Lafayette Iowa Grant Counties Reber Dodgeville Baker Lawrenceville Ill Giman CCC Independence Wis Croon Creek Monroe County Kansas Missouri National Insurance Company Crawford County

France Mourns 82 Died in Forest Fires

Flags hung at half staff as France mourns 82 men killed in forest fires in the pine forests south of Bordeaux. Smoke lingered over the city as authorities reported the blazes under control and the nation grieved this tragedy.

Neaux France Here Bordeaux

Brodhead Child Sees Wreck on Special Trip

Little Jimmy St. John marked his fourth birthday with a Milwaukee road train ride to Janesville when the engine struck a hay rack rack being pulled by a jeep two miles east of Hanover. The jeep driver Donald Risch 21 route 5 Janesville and his wife and two children were unharmed. The hayrack was demolished and the engine cow catcher damaged.

Proagneda—Epeviasy Jimmy St. John Janesville Milwaukee Road Hanover Donald Risch Route 5 Rishis

Cuban Army Chief Ousted by President

President Rosario Socarras dismissed Maj. Gen Genovevo Perez Camera as army chief for acts of indiscipline and appointed Gen. Ruperto Cabrera to replace him. Camera had been regarded as a strong man among military leaders in the Cuban armed forces.

Nayana —Ory Drosario Socarras Genovevo Perez Camera Ruperto Cabrera Damera Camera

C-47 Crashes On Takeoff From Guam No One Injured

An air force C-47 crashed and burned on takeoff from Guam today. All nine men aboard walked away from the wreckage uninjured.

Guam Air Force

Highway C Getting Complete Seal Job Gree

County seal coating covers routes from Lafayette through Monticello to Rock County with New Glarus Monticello and Albany streets sealed. A new 36 foot bridge by Coryell Brothers Browntown spans water south of Brooklyn. The highway department adds a truck and two graders while overall road work and equipment growth are kept within last year’s budget due to higher costs.

Gree. Wun Aignway Ens Lafayette Monticello Rock County Evansville New Glarus Albany Coryell Brothers

Milwaukee entertainer admits to heroin charge in youth case

James Meth od, 28, a Milwaukee light club entertainer and former amateur heavyweight boxer, pleaded in no contest yesterday to contributing to the delinquency of a 15 year old boy by giving him heroin injections. He was released on $500 bail.

Milwaukee James Method

Belleville Pastor Accepts New Call at Waterloo

Rev Oscar Stanke chosen as pastor of the Methodist church in Waterloo succeeding Rev Samuel Beers who moved to Waupun. Stanke has led services since August 1 and will move his family into the Waterloo parsonage after ongoing repairs finish.

Pencouse —Speciuy Oscar Stanke Methodist Church Waterloo Samuel Beers Waupun Stanke Waterloo Parsonage

Brodhead Area Youth Held on Arson and Assault

Edward Hunt, 19, of Brodhead, charged with arson and assault with intent to do great bodily harm, ordered confined to Central State Hospital. Judge Ralph F. Sunn postponed final disposition until Hunt recovers enough to stand trial after he allegedly shot John Yusten, 78, in the hip.

Edward Hunt Route 3 Brodhead Central State Hospital Wauoun Ralph F. Sunn Janesville Tues Hunt John Yusten

Barn Fire Suspect Held for Mental Evaluation Near Brodhead

A man setting fire to a barn on the Yus ten farm east of Brodhead in Rock County was detained after the blaze. He was sent to Mendota state hospital for observation, where physicians diagnosed a mental disorder and ordered prolonged institutional care.

Yusten Brodhead Rock County Mendota State Hospital

Greendale vote backs sale to Veterans cooperative

Residents of the federally owned village of Greendale voted overwhelmingly yesterday in favor of allowing the Greendale Veterans Cooperative Homes Association to buy the village.

Milwaukee Greendale

Wonder Salve Wartime Skin Remedy Ad

This wartime advertisement promotes Wonder Salve as a fast acting antiseptic for itching from psoriasis eczema infections and athlete’s foot. It claims no acids no painful application and urges readers to buy at local Monroe druggists Trukenbrod fert Blumer and Ford Hopkins. It targets servicemen and civilians with home use.

Jonder Monroe Trukenbrod’s Fert, Blumer and Ford-Hopkins

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