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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1949
Page
2
The Monroe community hosted Illinois national guardsmen with extensive hospitality and careful planning, earning praise from the visiting guardsmen. Local pride grows as residents note the smooth event and the strong guard presence reflects well on Monroe’s reputation for welcoming guests.
A summer of road work ends as the square improvement closes parking conflicts in the business district. The Browntown Dill relocation nears finish, easing congestion and detours around Monroe. The highway 69 issue remains unresolved, but current gains welcome southwest visitors.
Overseas reports allege the Marshall plan’s effectiveness is undermined by several nations failing to aid their own recovery. Critics warn that if Europeans do not match aid with effort, Western Europe will backslide and U S outlays for defense could face tough votes in Congress as the program nears its 1952 end.
Green county cancer committee will meet Wednesday at 6 30 p m in the Eugene hotel. Dr M W Stuessy of Brodhead is county chairman with Emma Rechsteiner Albany as service chair, Leo H Share Juda as personnel and campaign, Florence Wartenweiler education, Helen E Steari press and radio, Ruth Chase county nurse and other officers. Retired car man Hagen dies in Manitowoc
Sam Lytle and Reddy Edelman finish a wagon trip from Monroe to Hot Springs enjoy the springs but cheer little else along the way Abraham Stauffacher Jordan Henry Hoesly John Klassy and Matt Schmid New Glarus return from a pleasant Switzerland trip visiting relatives and friends Peach crop scanty with high prices after a harsh winter Wells and Edelman boast Wisconsin's largest fur coat stock as a retail outlet
Plans for a 1955 Soo Locks centennial celebration call for a royal scale program. Officials say the president of the United States and leaders from Britain France and Canada may attend to mingle with dignitaries from Michigan and across the nation. The event will feature pageants and historical displays as Chippewa County residents dress in 1855 era garb and recount the Soo’s past. The celebration marks the 100th anniversary of the locks and ties to national steel and iron production.
The 98th Wisconsin state fair closed with a total attendance of 717,800, topping the previous high. Record crowds used the conservation exhibit and youth fair participation rose, while police reported only 12 complaints. Johnny Parsons won the 200-mile AAA national big car race, and Jimmy Chan claimed the 15-mile national motorcycle championship.
The Merle Gukenberger family, newly moved into a three room house in Grand Rapids after last summer's fire, faced another blaze when lightning struck Saturday. No injuries, but the dwelling and nearly all furnishings were lost.
Gesgeuts traces what may be the world first newspaper the Wettelijcke Tijdinghe first issued in Antwerp in 1605 under printer Abraham Verhoeven. It ran 222 years through 1827 with bilingual pages and woodcuts of notable figures. Most Newfoundland residents rely on fishing forestry or mining.
Two armed bandits held up Frank's liquor store in downtown Beloit last night and escaped with 550 in cash. Assistant Police Chief Kenneth Pospischel said Frank An astasi and a customer, Thomas Buggs of Beloit, were forced to lie face down as the register was rifled. The suspects fled in a 1938 Buick seven passenger sedan with Illinois plates.
Ben F Feldt & Son near Monticello receive 250 head of cattle with 120 arriving from Miller Montana and 130 from Harrison. Other sales include Leverton Brothers livestock sale grossing over 30000 with Holsteins up to 275 286 and Guernseys to 225. Farm cooperatives membership rises to 5.9 million. Wisconsin ranks third. A Yorkshi re litter from Freeport, a chain gift project, and a drop in farmer’s share of the retail food dollar to 48 cents in June.
Mr and Mrs J L Smith and daughter Tillie Johnson and Miss Mary A Watson joined Lew Wagner of Elgin and others for a Thursday evening at Mr and Mrs E E Hasley. The Smiths plan to move to Jennings Kan. Lew Wagner visited his sister Mary A Watson and Mrs Hasley this week. Tillie Johnson resumed duties at the Carroll store after a west vacation including San Francisco.
Milwaukee burglars carted off a small safe containing 2300 dollars in jewelry and 74 dollars in cash from Harry Bragarnick's home Saturday night. The safe was found yesterday in a field in Kenosha county.
Advertisement for a chiropractor named Al Gee, featuring M. J. I When Sick Foard, with contact at 373 and residence at 101 Monroe. Includes the phrase The Chiropractor X Ray and Neurocabinet.
Washington four farm plans named Gore Aiken Anderson and Brannan arise from the 1948 Aiken act. They propose varying guarantees of parity for six base crops with others 0 to 90 percent. Congress faces passage or rejection as the 1949 deadline looms.
Madison manors law bans steamship dumping of ashes and clinkers in Wisconsin navigable waters Atty Gen Fairchild says the conservation department may sue violators Navigable waters and Lake interests belong to the state Swift notes dumping harms licensed fishermen Fairchild also defines 15 percent rent increase computation under federal law for housing leases tied to 1947 1948 rent laws
The Wisconsin Democratic Organizing Committee elected Gaylord Nelson of Madison as co-chair to replace James E. Doyle who resigned for business reasons. Nelson will work with Jerome Fox of Chilton as state central committee chairman, as the DOC expands to organize counties across the state.
Chairmen and party figures including National Committee man Carl Thompson of Stoughton and National Committeewoman Mrs. Julian Bergholdt of Madison were named with one member from each congressional district. Harold Newton of Kenosha is listed for the first district.
The American Legion opened its 31st annual convention with anti-communist policy in China as the top issue. About 6,500 delegates from 3,000,000 Legionnaires debated U.S. policy while committees met in preconvention sessions. A key resolution urged continued aid to anti-communist forces. internal disputes surfaced during the national executive committee session led by National Commander Perry Brown.
Charles Whitney Babcock assistant city attorney for 29 years died Saturday at age 72 after suffering a heart attack. The longtime city official served in legal affairs and was known for his municipal work and dedication to public service.
President Truman has nominated Paul H. Griffith Marx Leva and Wil fred J. McNeil to be assistant secretaries of defense and sent their names to the senate for confirmation. Griffith is a former American Legion commander and Johnson’s personal assistant since March. McNeil a rear admiral in the naval reserve served as administrative assistant to Forrestal. Leva, a Selma Alabama native, will handle legal matters and serve as counsel.
In Tokyo and among professed survivors, charges accuse Chinese forces of killing about 2600 Japanese civilians in Manchuria on August 14, 1945, the day before World War II ended. Several witnesses recount the slaughter of women and children, triggering renewed calls for accountability.
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