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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
2
Subscription rates listed: In City of Monroe $14.50 yearly, by mail within Wisconsin and Stephenson County $8, outside Wisconsin and Stephenson County $10. Subscriptions must be prepaid. Office hours and contact details noted.
The Green County Agricultural Society weighs the fair’s future as negotiations over fairgrounds for a proposed high school continue. Directors recognize changing entertainment demands and rising attendance costs, and study new ideas for a sustainable county fair regardless of school-site outcomes.
State Welfare corrections division orders the sheriff to discontinue use of the second floor quarters and warns of closing the jail unless work on a jail project begins within six months. The county awaits a plan, while officials argue the jail is not emergency condition and funding rests with taxpayers.
Brooks J. Dinwiddie recommends earmarking a $40,000 fund to finance a future municipal building in Monroe. He argues the city will need a new structure soon and advocates annual allocations to build toward that project.
Ernest Maurer of New Glarus, a discharged veteran, defeats rivals to take the annual Swiss wrestling championship with a score of 57.50 out of 60. The event occurred December 8, 1945. Other items include a St. Clare hospital death, a new electrical store opening, and labor news from the CIO UAW about GM strike talks.
Senator Joseph McCarthy told a Tulsa audience that Eisenhower administration policy and Democratic softness on communism encouraged Soviet gains. He condemned a Moscow message and warned that party leaders tolerate security failures, urging voters to repudiate perceived left wing influence.
F H Trumpy was elected chancellor and commander of the Knights of Pythias at IOOF hall succeeding Ivan W Boyer A R Steele was named secretary and financial secretary for the 13th consecutive year Other officers named Ted Schmidlin Milo Friedrichs Robert Benkert Leland Heitz Clifford Prien Ralph Mahikuch Julian Kiechle Henry Babler A joint installation with the Pythian Sisters will follow in January A lunch was served
Frank Isrow J isrow, senior supervisor with the state department of public instruction, spent Tuesday and yesterday in Green County visiting rural and state graded schools. He will return in January and February to complete the tour of inspection as part of a state-wide survey. The visit includes thorough school inspections and analyses of cost, operations and materials. Mrs. Irene C Powers and Harold Dyar accompanied Brown building plans, which may be erected without severe tax impact, though interest and funding charges add cost.
A health feature highlights how proper posture, supportive chairs, and ergonomic routines help reduce backache for workers and students. Advice emphasizes regular breaks, core-strengthening exercises, and mindful seating to improve comfort during daily activities.
Ford, head of Ford Motor Co and Ford Foundation trustee, criticizes the Fund for the Republic in a private citizen letter to Syracuse Legionnaire John Dungey. The fund, started 1952 with Ford Foundation support, faces charges of dubious actions though trustees defend its aims against communism and civil liberties research.
Los Angeles County refused to alter the bid after a mistake on equipment rental. Contractor Jerry Artukovich argued the total should be 1.189 million instead of 1.089 million, but county counsel said it would violate competitive bidding. He was held to the original bid and its 109000 performance bond.
A gunman held up two drugstore clerks in Omaha last night as about a dozen shoppers wandered inside. Clerk Craig Swanson handed over cash from the till, and the bandit eyed a lone dollar bill and three penny rolls, then asked for them.
In Gettysburg James C. Hagerty says Harriman would be the first to be nominated by Tammany Hall for president. Hagerty notes Harriman's willingness to seek the Democratic honor, while Carmine DeSapio calls him more than a token candidate. In Wilmington California a teen shoots at a cartridge stuck in a tree trunk and is grazed in the eyebrow.
Donna May Upton, 19, daughter of a minister, was found wandering along a highway near La Junta in Pueblo County. She appeared dazed and could not explain her actions. police found no evidence of forcible abduction. She wore men's clothing and had short clipped blonde hair.
Dale Young was elected chairman of the Spring Grove Farm Bureau at a meeting in the Community hall. Edward Kadily was named vice chairman Mrs Leslie Pinnow secretary and Walton Campbell treasurer. The next meeting is set for January 6 with an all day session and a noon potluck.
Troop 7 led by Karen Feldt met in Lincoln gym where seven girls and one leader attended. Christmas gift drawings and a court of honor were held with recreation activities led by Janice Park, Greta Pitkin, Beth Ambrose and Ruth Ann Sullivan.
In November the Red Cross chapter aided anxious families by offering facilities to reassure loved ones were safe after air crashes. It logged five calls about the Seattle area crash of 76 aboard and two calls about a Fairbanks Alaska crash, plus nine emergency furlough requests of which six were granted.
Niagara Falls firefighters request a $10 bonus for each person rescued from the river gorge as part of new wage demands. Stanley Thompson, president of Local 528, presented the demand to city council amid talks on higher pay.
MINNEAPOLIS A special convention of the Northwest Synod of the United Lutheran Church of America is tentatively set for January 26 to review trials of three Wisconsin pastors accused of heresy. The meeting will decide on any further actions. Crist Jr. was found guilty on nine of 14 counts and suspended. Gerberding was acquitted and resigned. Wrigley was found guilty on five of six counts but kept as pastor.
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