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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1948
Page
2
The Monroe Daily Journal outlines its founding date October 15 149 and long term management continuity. It lists AP and Ipress affiliations, circulation audit, and subscription rates by carrier in Monroe and by mail in Wisconsin Stephenson county and beyond.
The piece supports local control of pedestrian traffic by cities and villages and requires lighting on farm tractors used on highways. It favors renewing drivers licenses every three years, ideally annually, and questions a proposed 65 mph daytime speed limit with 55 mph after dark. It argues strict enforcement of reckless driving remains the best safety measure.
A county community considers a fund drive to help pay hospital costs for a woman injured in a plane crash. The proposal reflects on neighborliness after Thanksgiving weekend incidents. Final decision on the plan comes next week as New Glarus and nearby communities respond quickly to the idea.
New York wholesale cheese receipts yesterday totaled 460 906 pounds with prices irregular per Associated Press. Selling prices included several varieties such as Cheddars Grass and Shelf Cured with ranges and percentages noted for 1948 inventories and processed 5 pounds class. Domestic Swiss and other tubs ranged in price as listed.
County officials and employees will honor Circuit Judge Jesse Earle Clerk of Court Katherine Carman and Bailiff Henry Ahrbecker all of whom are retiring at a dinner party this evening in St Marys church Janesville Judge Earle and Clerk Carman have served 40 years in public service.
The Tur ner Hall club conducts its annual election this evening at the hall with a luncheon. Current officers listed include Sebastian Laeser Jr president Fred Glauser vice president Adolph Urben secretary and Andrew Sulzer George Holenstein and Leroy Wuethrich.
Dr. Walter V Price of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture urges Swiss cheese producers to shoot for a 46 percent butterfat contest in session at Argyle. Mrs Charles Jorgensen has scarlet fever and Mrs Fred Feutz resigns as court reporter in Janesville.
Santa Land is busy as toys are made for children worldwide. Santa reads a letter from Johnny Marshall requesting an orange colored bicycle and debates why that color is needed, while Mrs. Claus helps and jokes about Santa's cap.
A narrator notes a repeated promise about a new hat that never changes the outcome as Santa departs quickly, leaving the scene unresolved and hinting at ongoing expectation and haste.
Two committees of the Green County older rural youth organization will meet at 8 o clock Friday night at Miss Marian Freitag s home 1002 9th street to plan activities for the coming year. Bruce L Carter coordinator of older rural youth in the sociology department at the University of Wisconsin will attend. The program planning committee is chaired by Robert Stauffer Monticello and the constitution committee by Bernard Figi Juda.
Eleven Monroe doctors will end the scientific program of the third councilor district of the State Medical Society meeting tomorrow at Madison. The group includes Drs. W. B. Gnagi N. Bear F. W. Kundert L. G. Kindschi Dwain E. Mings James R. Weir Erwin W. Peters George R. Berry Climb C. E. Baumle and A. E. Leiser.
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