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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1952

Page

2

Wiley Warns U N to Purge Subversives or Lose Funds

Senator Wiley urged the United Nations to remove spies and subversives from its staff or face loss of American funding. He spoke as a senator and future chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warning that U S taxpayers fund the secretariat and that the U N must tighten security or risk funding cuts. He emphasized that many risks come from within the U N staff, including U S citizens, and pressed for concrete action before Congress.

Wiley United Nations U. N Senate Congress State Department Acheson United States Secretariat Moscow

Double Parking Hazard Slows Monroe Traffic

In the holiday season driving becomes riskier due to dim light and bad weather. Double parking by passenger cars and trucks blocks streets, causing slow traffic and skid collision risks, especially during icy pavement periods in Monroe's business district.

Monroe

Few Head Job Offers For 1953 Legislature

Madison reports difficulty in recruiting clerical staff for the 1953 Legislature with 31 clerks 27 stenographers seven typists and 30 messengers needed. Only 56 applications received. Wages range from 5 to 7 dollars per day.

Madison State Bureau of Personnel

Barley and Oats Thrive in Cold Climates Beyond Wheat

The note explains that barley and oats can be cultivated in climates too cold for wheat, expanding viable grain options. It underscores regional adaptability and crop diversification for growers.

Dec 13 1942 burns and dances headline heavy toll in St Johns

Old time barn blaze and ensuing panic at a December 13 1942 St Johns Newfoundland dance claimed 100 lives and left 100 injured as emergency crews battled the flames amid chaotic scenes.

St. Johns Newfoundland Munda New Georgia Island Solomons George C. Steinmann Monticello Amison R. Soper New Glarus Township

Father Tom’s Prohibition Clash with Governor Dow

This extract recalls Father Tom Beecher, famed preacher and columnist, who debated Maine prohibition with Governor Neal Dow in 1880. It recounts Beecher’s imagined interview and his anti liquor stance, noting the nation’s slow discovery of his views, as preserved in 1879–1883 scrapbooks.

Thomas K. Beecher Henry Ward Beecher Harriet Beecher Stowe Mark Twain Father Tom Maine Neal Dow Tom Dow Beecher

U S Rejects All Bids for Greendale Project

The Public Housing Administration rejected all bids for 2 284 acres of land and a shopping center in Greendale Wisconsin near Milwaukee. The top land bid was 470 000 from Zielinski Development Co Milwaukee and 12 bids for the shopping center ranged from 182 111 to 43 122.

Washington Public Housing Administration Greendale Wis Milwaukee Greenbelt Greenhills Zielinski Development Co A. N. P. Realty Co Cole and Solomon Chicago

Manitowoc Missionary Named as New Bishop

Manitowoc reports that Thomas Danehy, a Maryknoll Catholic missionary in Bolivia since 1939, has been elevated from monsignor to bishop by Pope Pius XII and will hold his diocesan seat at Pita Bolivia. The announcement was relayed to his mother Mrs Thomas J Danehy on Friday.

Manitowoc Thomas J. Danehy Thomas Bolivia Danehy Maryknoll Order Pita

Christmas Season Of Spiritual Thaw

New York column argues Christmas should be spontaneous not over organized. It condemns shoppers who preplan and price gifts, urging warmth and kindness over calculated gestures and mailed New Year cards. The piece urges letting friendships be heartfelt, not catalogued signals.

New York

Brodhead YMCA Group Sells Trees For Team Suits

The Friendly Indians YMCA group in Brodhead funds basketball uniforms by cutting and selling Christmas trees. Ages 10 to 12 handle the work with Billy Hahn driving to sales sites in town. Proceeds go to buy suits. trees include Scotch Pine Jack Pine Red Pine and Balsam.

Brodhead Friendly Indians Billy Hahn James Allen Art and Chuck Independent Register Danny Markham Billy Requartte Hahn Christmas Tree Woods Hans William Hahn Green County Board Oscar N. Johnsons Monroe

Kitchen Fire Claims Life of Oconto Resident Axel Carlson

Axel Carlson aged 79 died after a Friday night kitchen blaze gutted his home. He suffered third degree burns over about ninety percent of his body and died at a hospital several hours later.

Axel Carlson

Canine Narcotics Agent Mickey Nets Opium Cache in Chinatown Raid

In San Francisco Chinatown a black sedan's four agents and a dog named Mickey raid a tenement, sniffing doors until finding opium and thousands of dollars. Mickey, a trained Bureau of Narcotics dog, has logged hundreds of thousands in seized drugs and rests now with Douglas Gon in Sunnyside Long Island.

San Francisco Chinatown Mickey Bureau of Narcotics Bureau Sam Gon Ace Special Narcotics Mr. Gon Horatio Alger Samson Douglas Douglas Mickey Douglas Gon New York City Sunnyside Long Island

4-H Tractor School Held At Richland Center

A one day tractor maintenance meeting for area 4-H leaders was held at Richland Center yesterday to set up the 1953 4-H tractor school programs. Attendees included Walter Brunkow Don Timm Burleigh Bartlett and Leslie F Huber assistant county agricultural agent.

Richland Center Walter Brunkow Don Timm Burleigh Bartlett Leslie F. Huber

New Members Janet and Kathryn Rufer Listed

Two new residents named Janet Lee Rufer born Aug 8 1948 and Kathryn Louise Rufer born Aug 18 1949 are recorded as new members living on Route 1 in Argyle.

Roger Arthur Vickers South Wayne George Thomas Keen Jean Victoria Lingg Browntown Sally Mae Kubly John Carl Wirth Monticello Philip Ralph Peterson 17Th Avenue Terry William May 7Th Street John Henry Haesler III Argyle Werner Ervin Haur Gary Lee Sweetwood Adams Street North Chicago Janet Lee Rufer Kathryn Louise Rufer

Monticello Raises 290 for Salvation Army Fund Drive

Monticello and surrounding rural areas pooled 290.65 dollars for the 1952 Salvation Army drive. Frederick S. Voegels chaired locally with Lawrence G. Marty as treasurer and H. A. Becker, George Grenzow, and Mrs. Ivan Wichser on the committee. Twenty percent stays in the local treasury, the rest goes to Milwaukee for state needs. House to house canvass included Mrs. Leo Gempeler and a long list of volunteers led by Mines. Irving Eicharis t and others assisted.

Monticello Frederick S. Voegels Lawrence G. Marty H. A. Becker George Grenzow Ivan Wichser Milwaukee Leo Gempeler American Legion Auxiliary Irving Eicharist William Elliott Clarence Blumer Joe Blumer Jack Hoskins R. W. Karlen Albert Knobel Donald Knobel Thomas Runkle Sr C. M. Stauffer Ray Root Arthur Steadtler Frederick Wirth R. W. Woelffer

Farm Management Class To Be Tuesday

The second in a series of farm management meetings will be held at 1 30 p m Tuesday at the high school. Prof P E McNall from the University of Wisconsin will discuss factors affecting farm income based on Wisconsin farm studies. Sponsored by the county agricultural extension and Monroe school vocational department.

Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association Milwaukee Richard T. Eley University of Wisconsin Knights of Pythias Hall Woman's Club Universalist Church Borden Condensed Milk Co Orangeville P. E. McNall Wisconsin County Agricultural Extension and Vocational Agricultural Department Monroe School

Monroe Evening Times Boys and Girls Club Invitation

All boys and girls up to 12 years of age are invited to join the Monroe Evening Times Boys and Girls Club. Fill out this coupon carefully and mail to the Evening Times Club Monroe Wisconsin. Name

Monroe Evening Times Evening Times Club Monroe Wis

Street or RB. F. D. Postoffice Date of birth Age last birthday

The entry lists inmate identifiers with fields for street or rural route box number, a post office date of birth and age as of the last birthday, indicating a census or registry record. It consolidates location, postal route, and age data for record keeping.

American Swiss Trading Slowed in Dairy Markets

The State Department of Agriculture reports American cheese prices barely steady to weak with declines around half a cent per pound. Trading was at a standstill and supplies offered freely. Swiss markets showed weakness with light demand and trade, offerings ranging from ample to adequate and prices down as much as two cents. Butter markets stayed steady to barely steady.

Madison State Department of Agriculture

Farm Bureau Chief Backs Christmas Seals Drive

Allan B. Kline president of the American Farm Bureau Federation urges support for the tuberculosis Christmas Seals sale. He says detection and treatment have advanced through nationwide efforts and asks farm people to buy Seals to aid TB control through the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association and its 63 local chapters.

Allan B. Kline American Farm Bureau Federation Kline National Tuberculosis Association New York Parent Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association WATA

Collision injures sheriff's department vehicle and car

A crash about 4 p.m. at an intersection half a mile west of Browntown caused heavy damage to a sheriff's department truck and a car. Eddie Butts of Woodford drove the truck while Curtis J. Lyne of Shullsburg drove the car after losing control on ice.

Sheriff's Department Browntown Eddie Butts Woodford Curtis J. Lyne Shullsburg

Traffic Deaths Down in County Report 11 Months

State motor vehicle safety division shows Green County with 4 deaths versus 8 last year, while Lafayette and Dane show increases. Iowa and Rock counties report six and 21 deaths respectively this year. state total hits 813 for the 11 months, Pedestrian deaths at 142, with November 83 fatalities including 11 pedestrians. Appleton Fond du Lac Manitowoc and Wausau avoid traffic deaths among cities over 25,000.

Green County State Motor Vehicle Department Safety Division Lafayette County Dane County Iowa County Appleton Fond du Lac Manitowoc Wausau

Brodhead Adult Farm Classes Open With Weekly Sessions

The Adult Farmers group began a series of weekly meetings led by vocational agriculture teacher Robert Keer. The sessions cover farm management topics such as income tax and farm law and are open to any interested farmer in the area. the next meeting is set for next Wednesday.

Brodhead Robert Keer

Nylon Sid Denies Involvement In Moroccan Piracy Case

Sidney Paley a 35 year old American businessman known as Nylon Sid in North Africa denied any part in a June Mediterranean piracy incident in which 3000 cases of American cigarettes were seized at gunpoint from a Dutch ship in Tangier International Zone Morocco.

Tangier International Zone Morocco Sidney Paley North Africa Mediterranean

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