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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1949
Page
2
A spate of airliner accidents at National airport Washington prompts questions about crowding heavy traffic stacks and capacity. Officials consider restricting commercial flights and reining in nonofficial military planes to prevent further tragedies.
A Chicago political figure linked to a profitable deal on a public improvement project faces scrutiny as buildings later condemned for a highway are involved. The party chieftain says propriety was maintained and he kept his name off the transaction to avoid court influence on condemnation. The affair raises long term questions about how the syndicate acted and whether officials should avoid business ventures tied to public expenditure.
The Rockford board investigates gifts from pupils to teachers amid concerns that affluent families fund lavish offerings and that gifts may be tied to grading. The piece recalls the old red apple and notes inflation in gift giving beyond simple appreciation.
C Howard Smith manager of the U S chamber north central division will be guest speaker at the Monroe Kiwanis weekly luncheon at the Monroe hotel. He will discuss Hoover Commission Recommendations and has prior ties to ECA after World War I era work in market analysis and distribution.
Fred H. Hahlen, county chairman, asks Green county farmers in the PMA program to file 1949 performance reports by January 10, 1950. Receipts for 9.4 D time and fertilizer and evidence of practices like ditching tile drainage and sod waterways must be on file by that date.
Dr L A Moore presided at a December 14 1949 anti tuberculosis meeting in the courthouse addressed by state official Charles Sanburg. Heavy snow reduced attendance. Joseph Alexander sold 170 acres in Jefferson and Spring Grove townships to Henry Becker for 14200. Snow limited weekend sleighing. Rev Michael Hannen of Darlington named dean for southern La Crosse diocese. Farmers warned of higher prices for farm implements due to cost boosts.
Henry follows a Wiggle Waggle elf through the woods on a snowy chase. The elf says Santa hosts a big party tomorrow but the Wiggle Wiggles are angry and intend to pay Santa back. Henry worries about the danger and recalls noises from Mrs Snell’s house.
Henry enters a cave of Wiggle Waggles noted for quarrels and honks. Zezop steals Santa’s wand and gives Henry a misused Wiggle Waggles wand, concealing true danger. Next: A Present for Henry. Two Rivers obituary notes Joseph Gotstein, 13, dies after being struck by a truck while delivering papers.
The Republican educational foundation plans its first public session near Ripon’s claimed GOP birthplace. Dr. Clark G. Kuebler of Ripon College notes the national group formed last year aims to promote republican government through education and to build a community center as a party memorial. The original one room schoolhouse from 1854 would be preserved nearby.
Urban Krier executive secretary of the Wisconsin association of insurance agents spoke at the Green County Insurance association gathering in Monticello Casino Cafe. The next meeting is set for January 10 in Monroe with officer elections on the agenda.
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