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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1948
Page
2
The notice states subscription rates of 1250 per year by the Associated Press and outlines offices hours from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with after hour numbers 2300 and 1900 for news and business calls. It references Wisconsin and local Susie and Beplonson county and includes postal regulation compliance notes.
The piece argues communities should adopt voluntary quarantines to curb polio spread even where cases are low. It stresses avoiding crowds, preventing exhaustion, and maintaining health while warning against needless risks, noting Wisconsin law limits regional quarantines but cooperation remains vital.
The article notes the end of consular ties between Russia and the United States occurred without fanfare in Washington. It argues the split ends a one sided pretense and confirms suspicions that Russian consulates served more than commercial roles, tied to a spy ring uncovered in investigations. Feussin’s purchasing agency Arm-torg remains active, serving commercial interests as U S business continues with the Soviet Union.
The navy hints at a revised strategy with submarines as a principal asset amid talks of mothballing the Iowa and integrating rocket missiles and A bombs. The piece notes submarines’ renewed fighting efficiency and lingering prominence of battleships in modern warfare debates.
The state emergency board allocated 15000 to the tax department to pursue non-filers of income tax returns. Tax Commissioner Arthur Wegner requested the funds, noting a prior similar appropriation yielded about 100000 in unfiled tax collections. The board also approved 26520 for the Grand Army Home veterans apparel and 6187 for the state water pollution committee.
Rev W J Abe, after four years serving the Evangelical United Brethren church here and at New Glarus, retires from the ministry. He and Mrs Abe and their son William Jr will leave Tuesday for Fond du Lac where they have purchased a residence.
Ten years ago Freedom on the March commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Northwest Territory with a crowd at the fairgrounds on August 26. The event reflected regional pride and historical remembrance.
Americans pull back from luxuries as costs rise with July tax data from the Internal Revenue Service. Jewelry, furs, cosmetics, and handbags show 10 percent lower retail tax receipts than a year earlier, lowering revenue by 3.6 million though total receipts reach 32.7 million. The amusements sector also weakens with admissions taxes down 2.65 million despite overall 37.6 million in revenue.
Eleven month old Michael Haley has had four major operations for a bladder condition similar to Pamela with a fifth planned. His mother Mrs Earl Haley says the first two operations failed but he shows an iron constitution despite ongoing surgeries. Frances Lamphere is a Chicago patient noted for comparison.
Frank Noesen was elected commander of Amstutz Marty American Legion post in Casino hall Tuesday evening. He succeeds Jack Hoskins. Dr. Charles Benkendorf is elected vice commander, William Elliott adjutant, Karl Freitag finance officer, Frederick Voegels chaplain, Wallace P Barlow historian.
Mrs Ella Smith 61 of Janesville was killed at 7 35 pm when struck by a car on U S Route 51 one and a half miles south of here. The Rock County sheriff said she had alighted from a southbound bus and ran across the highway into the east lane. Edward S Dodge Lake Mills said he did not see her until he was directly in front of the car. She was en route to visit her son Joseph Route 3 and had long worked at a tobacco company.
Kenneth Maperman of Brodhead won top honors in purebred Holsteins at the Rock County 4-H fair in Janesville. His 3-year old Haberdale Crescent Beauty Dixie led in the aged cow class with 18 entries, plus top prizes in junior bull calf senior bull and senior heifer. He also placed second in the junior heifer calf division.
Mrs Wayne Breckenridge formerly of Juda and Lillian Hill by birth is hospitalized in Fort Collins Colorado with pelvic fractures and a dislocated shoulder after a collision on a highway last week. She will stay six to eight months for treatment and plans to enroll in a Colorado college. The family will sell their Milwaukee home and move to Colorado during her hospitalization.
Milwaukee man Donald Paulowski aged 22 died at Memorial Hospital from injuries after a Sunday motorcycle crash near Lake Keesus. He lost control of his bike while riding in Waukesha county.
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