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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1955
Page
2
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A collage of historic notes recalls August 27 1945 when Admiral Halsey’s fleet anchored near Tokyo and Fuji rose in the distance. It also notes prewar store shelves in Monroe with candy bars marshmallows and gum and a bus terminal move. Additional entries cover 1930 Chicago air race injuries 1915 Berlin note on submarine warfare and local obituaries and events through 1995.
A Hagerstown Maryland paper recounts Bozo the three year old collie protecting his farmer owner Frank L Beard from a charging bull. Bozo leaped on Beard's chest and bit the bull to distraction allowing Beard to escape to the gate and close it. The dog then alerted Mrs Beard by barking outside the barn. Beard suffered leg injuries and bruises but survived. The story highlights dogs loyalty and bravery as illustrated by Bozo.
Secretary Humphrey forecast a balanced budget by year end, while some Congress members press for early tax reductions. The chief warned that balance by bookkeeping differs from real control of spending, praising fiscal discipline under the Eisenhower administration and urging reductions in debt to curb inflation.
An editorial notes a high number of cars with only one headlight, including recent models, traveling at night on Wisconsin and Illinois highways. It urges enforcing headlight laws and escorting faulty cars to service stations, citing ten seen in a single hour and danger near bridges and underpasses.
Alvin H. Babler has earned the chartered life underwriter designation from the American College of Life Underwriters after completing five intensive professional exams and meeting other requirements.
A meditation on the scent of hardwood in a wood fire enriching mornings in the countryside. The piece contrasts rustic, natural perfume with modern comforts and laments humanity's pull away from nature toward progress.
Internal Revenue Commissioner T Coleman Andrews accuses federal judges of being too soft on tax evaders, saying enforcement is breaking down. He states prosecutors target crimes beyond state or local violations and notes rare jail terms for tax fraud.
The Menominee Indians of Shawano Wisconsin will share a total 2 268 686 from their forestry trust with eligible enrolled members receiving up to 775 each. Advisory council chair James Frachette announced the payment from the tribe s trust account administered by the federal government. The exact payout day is pending and after withdrawal the reserve will stand around 2 050 000.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Klingbeil attend the national Rural Mail Carriers convention in Buffalo NY and plan tours of the Eastern states. Miss Hazel Prytherc, city librarian, visits former Brodhead librarian Helen Beckwith. Mrs Ruth Cavitte travels to Madison Labor Day to be with daughter Dorothy at the university.
Senate anti-trust subcommittee hearings explore how monopolies affect prices and business growth. Kilgore leads a January return to consider strengthening or loosening anti monopoly rules based on the hearings.
U.S. Senate leader Dirksen disputes McCarthy’s claim that the Eisenhower administration has appeased communism. Dirksen cites Eisenhower’s Philadelphia speech rejecting divided Germany and captive states, while McCarthy urges stronger action to aid free Asians against Red China.
Herbert Searles returns from Beloit Municipal Hospital where he was a surgical patient. Mrs Anne Yaeger stays at Coplien Nursing Home in Brodhead. Homes on Gilbert Wendler and Wallace Micoellen Brandt farms are painted. Harold Mohns visit William Schleim family in Sioux Falls South Dakota. A new hog house built on Pearl Gadow farm tenanted by Robert Gadows. Godfrey Nussbaum farm house nearing completion. Several families travel to Dubuque Dickeyville Galena and to Yellowstone Was Washington and Lake Louise Canada. Weekend at Wisconsin Dells and Wisconsin Rapids. Orville Hawkins family spend weekend there.
Margaret Truman arrived in Venice last night for a 10 day visit. She is accompanied by Miss Gurie Lie daughter of Trygv Lie former secretary general of the United Nations.
A note states only a few southern Canadian cities record yearly mean temperatures exceeding 40 degrees. The observation highlights regional climate variation and implies limited cities meet the threshold.
Patricia Ann Kolden of Route 1 Blanchardville joined the register on January 24 1955. Deborah Ellen Williams of Route 3 was added on November 17 1954 with a street designation noted as August 30 1954.
Madison reports Truax Field will host the new 37th Division effective Sept. 8 under Brig. Gen. William H. Wise. Truax becomes headquarters for O'Hare Field Kinross Field and a new radar network across Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin. About 300 more troops will be stationed at Truax with $470000 in additional facilities planned.
John Reynolds Jr., 35, a Green Bay attorney, was named by federal Judge Robert E. Tehan of Milwaukee to serve as U S court commissioner in the northern part of the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Los Angeles General Manager Joseph W Hawthorne notes six of eleven most misspelled municipal job applicant words start with A. The list includes accommodate accum modate afraid all right already aqueduct while other tricky terms are dictionary occasion personnel receive and separate. He tested his secretary with a sentence emphasizing these spellings and phrases.
The Monroe Evening Times invites boys and girls up to 12 years old to join the Evening Times Boys' and Girls' club. Fill out the coupon and mail to the Evening Times Club at Monroe, Wisconsin.
Gov. Kohler completed action on the final batch of 20 bills in the 1955 Wisconsin Legislature by signing them into law. He vetoed 28 of 618, and the returning Legislature in October will revisit those vetoes and other measures including higher education integration and criminal code revision.
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