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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1948
Page
2
Fragmentary notice lists subscription rates by carrier and city, mentions office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and various telephone numbers for news and business after hours. It references the Associated Press reprint policy and names Daly Feena Associaton and Avil Buren rene with unclear roles.
A 10 member Citizens in Action committee is formed after a discussion meeting on the council city manager form. Nearly 80 residents attend as Monroe urges broad public education on municipal reform and the voters prepare to meet the issue at the polls.
The army said January draft calls would be halved because funds for processing and maintaining manpower are lacking. Denver reports an unusual party for Colorado’s first inductee group as Cinderella generals, a fleeting gala that ended at midnight.
Wisconsin motor vehicle department reports 731 people died in traffic accidents last month. The toll for 1948 reaches that total, with 83 fatalities reported in November of the previous year.
A December 1 1938 snowstorm near Salt Lake City killed 26 and injured a dozen in fast freight crash into a school bus. Marriages noted include Norma Morehouse to Alvin G Schwartz Spring Grove and Virginia J Mayer to Martin Goodman. Curtis M Chase begins as lab and X ray tech at Gnagi Schindler clinic.
A world round Christmas carol concert is planned for Sunday at St John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church in B. 2. All singing enthusiasts are invited to join as old favorites appear in the program. Mrs Lyndon C Viel and Mrs Edwin Schuetze lead. County chorus first practice set for Monday Jan 10 with time to be announced next Sunday. The group may perform portions of The Messiah.
Prof. George W. Hill said 2 600 displaced persons admitted under the act in six months after passage, while only five families reached Wisconsin. He blamed Washington red tape for failing to carry out resettlement of 205 000 people under the DP act.
The University of Wisconsin student board refused to order fraternities and sororities to remove discriminatory clauses from their constitutions. Students for Democratic Action had pressed for a three year phaseout and campus bans if not completed. The board instead urged groups to combat discrimination on their own.
American Dairy Association executive committee discussed dairy surpluses and the need for more funding for advertising and new promotion methods. The ADA, formed ten years ago in Madison, includes about 5,000,000 dairy farmers in 40 states and funds a national ad and research program. About 150 executives attended a dinner led by President E. B. Fred of the University of Wisconsin and Margaret McGuire “Alice in Dairyland.”
Donald Quandt 37, a Hartford farmer killed in the November 16 plane crash, left more than $60,000 to the University of Wisconsin for cancer research. His will filed in Washington county court shows an estate of $80,000 to $90,000. The remainder goes to his sister Bernice Johnson of Memphis, Tennessee.
Five crewmen of the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago express were injured slightly when the dies el powered passenger train crashed into a New York Central freight train about five miles south of Warren Ohio. The 148 passengers were jarred and shaken but none injured.
Abel Swenson 81 a resident of York township and Blanchardville for nearly 60 years died Monday night at his Blanchardville home after a year long illness. Born January 2 1867 in Sweden he came to America in 1889 and settled in York township. He married Bertha Lynn February 25 1892 in Monroe. The couple farmed in York township until retiring to Blanchardville 22 years ago. Survived by two daughters and three sons 18 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services set for tomorrow at Saether funeral home and York Lutheran church with burial in the church cemetery. Six grandsons will be pallbearers.
The city will advertise for sealed bids by 5 p.m. Tuesday December 14 for a three ton truck and snow plow. City council granted authority November 16 to purchase. Specifications are available at city hall for inspection. The city plans to trade a used 1938 dump truck as credit.
The Pet Milk Company diverts New Glarus dairy supplies to powdered milk and cream shipments to North Prairie and Middleton. The New Glarus plant operates with a skeleton crew amid a glut of evaporated milk in the industry.
Shirlene Hartwig was elected president of the B B B society at Blackford school in Joan township. Rudolf Buri became vice president, Karen Yeazel secretary, and Bernice Huber treasurer as members gathered after aChicken Thanksgiving dinner. The event also marked farewell for Elmer children and Joan Goodman who are moving to Dry Goods Box and Arizona respectively. Blackford school reported a new floor and desks plus a medicine cabinet for perfect dental work last year. Miss Florence Golick son teaches.
William R. Johnson known as Big Bill, 53, former Chicago gambler, was released on parole from federal prison in Terre Haute Indiana after serving half of a five year term for income tax evasion. He was convicted on October 12, 1940, for evading 1,887,664 dollars in taxes from 1936 to 1939 and was fined 10,000 dollars. Johnson began serving in March 1946 after prolonged appeals delayed imprisonment.
August J. Wietzke of Freeport, a CPA licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin, buys the accounting practice of Harry F. Guentner and Alvin A. Moritz in the Ruf building. Moritz works for Swiss Colony. Guentner operates in Milwaukee. Wietzke is joined by Donald T. Putnam as associate.
A wartime advertisement promotes Wonder Salve as a safe antiseptic pain relief for skin irritations and infections. Marketed to the Army home front, the product claims no acids or alcohol and promises painless application and rapid results.
Rep Lawrence Smith and six other U S congressmen arrived in Lima from Bogota on a goodwill tour through Latin America. U S Ambassador Harold H Tittman Jr hosted a formal reception in their honor as the group continues its regional visit. Also, Chicago 4 H scholarship winner David Wollhisner, a 16 year old from Viroqua, was among two youths earning $200 awards in the national garden contest alongside six girls.
The Urban Telephone Co. of Clintonville gains state approval to raise rates for about 4,000 subscribers across Bear Creek Bowler Clintonville Gresham Marion and Tigerton. The public service commission decision comes today expanding local phone charges.
Drivers and shoppers are urged to gift warm Monticello Woolen Mills blankets from Etter's this Christmas. The 100 percent wool, balanced weave auto robe features a round fringe, ravel-free finish, and easy care as blankets are washed after weaving. Priced at $8.50, store offers satin bindings and Indian blankets.
A local ad urges readers to visit Baker's Book Store for a wide range of books and gift items. It highlights best sellers, fiction, biography, history, children's books, and delivery orders if stock runs out. Gift wrapping available and staff offer to help assemble family libraries.
Becker's Leader Store features Margy Jane crepe cotton housecoats in wrap-around and zipper styles in sizes 9 to 46 with prices 5.95 to 8.95. Also Donna Gordon cotton house dresses in sizes 12 to 52 with zip or button fronts. Practical gifts for mothers friends and teens. Shop there tomorrow. A closing line jokes about drowning sorrow in drink.
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