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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates for Monroe city, Wisconsin and Stephenson county Illinois, with annual prices by carrier and mail. It states advance payment is required and provides office hours from 8:30 a m to 6:00 p m and a telephone number.
Gov. Walter Kohler signals firm stance to trim state agency budgets and curb duplications. He targets the University of Wisconsin amid a push for $30 million in cuts, arguing the public's interests demand lower overhead and no tax increases. He vows cuts without harming state government effectiveness.
The United Nations assembly debunked Soviet charges of mass murder and U S cruelty in Korea. Delegate Gromyko claimed 1 400 Chinese and North Koreans would be shipped to the U S for atomic tests and 800 burned in flamethrower experiments, but the vote stood 45 to 5 against the Reds.
A leading custom smelter on Monday advanced the price of lead by a quarter of a cent per pound to 14.5 cents on New York basis.
Evening Times notes from December 1942 and earlier highlight a Christmas proclamation by Gov. Heil, reports of Don sector terrain changes, a fatal stove explosion in Blanchardville, a golden wedding anniversary at Masshardt, Lions Club visitors, and archival items from 1912 to 1927 including business sales, naturalization filings, marriages, and local industry notes.
George Meany, president of the AFL, says labor will settle for TH Act changes rather than repeal. He notes bipartisan limits and the likelihood that committee votes will shape, not erase, Taft-Hartley amid Republican control.
In separate statements President Truman and President-elect Eisenhower denounce the Prague purge trial as anti-Semitic. They call the trials a mockery of civilized values and accuse the Communists of scapegoating Jews. Eleven of fourteen defendants were Jews and eight of the hanged were Jews.
The Army says Pfc. Tom Miles of Decatur Illinois survived ten hits from Communist rifle fire when his armored vest absorbed the shots. A nearby hand grenade exploded as Miles recovered and killed the aggressor with his carbine during a rescue of a wounded comrade.
Madison health post announces Dr Mildred E Scott as director of the State Board of Health tuberculosis and heart disease control division. Dr Scott has previously served on health departments in Virginia Florida and Oregon.
A fragmented page note hints at a busy sale section with multiple war themed wants and a Btue Mom purchase, suggesting a busy classifieds day. No clear names or dates are readable.
Circuit Judge Lincoln Neprud on Monday refused a defense motion to move the third degree murder trial of Dolores Vinson, 16, and an accomplice group to Juvenile Court. Vinson, another LaCrosse teenage girl, and four Camp McCoy soldiers are charged in the death of Army Cpl. Frank Walla of Seward, Nebraska, who was beaten to death last August during an attempted robbery to obtain funds for a tavern tour.
James S. Wood, 20, an admitted perpetrator of multiple sex crimes against women and girls over two years, waived preliminary hearing in District Court on five additional assault counts. He has already pleaded guilty to one rape count and two attempted rape counts.
New York Special reports tuberculosis deaths fell to a third of 20 years ago while the population rose over a fourth. Dr Louis I Dublin of Metropolitan Life notes 1,200,000 total cases with 400,000 active. About 250,000 active cases lie outside hospitals, 150,000 undiagnosed or unreported, driving spread. About 115,000 new cases yearly require treatment.
The Western Newspaper Union ends Milwaukee operations after more than four decades, consolidating offices from 44 to 36 and directing Milwaukee area service to Des Moines. High production costs cited as reason, with potential price increases avoided by ceasing feature services. The firm will focus on machinery sales to weekly publishers.
About 42 000 baby bottle nipples are used annually by General Motors to mask the terminals of auto starting motors during paint preparation.
Wisconsin job rolls increased by more than 11000 in sixty days per the State Labor Service. Gains led by non electrical machinery and transportation equipment with 5000 and 2900 respectively. LaCrosse Oshkosh Racine posted the biggest gains while Appleton Eau Claire and Menasha Neenah saw slight declines. Outlook remains promising with high employment across most areas.
Mt Calvary Wisconsin December 1952 relatives and friends aided the Schaefer family after a $40,000 blaze on their farm left seven children orphans and two injured. About 75 volunteers cleared debris and a Christmas collection of over $1000 was raised in five days for Henry and Mrs Schaefer and their eight children.
Wisconsin was listed as the sixth largest university in the country in the annual college enrollment survey by President Raymond Walters of the University of Cincinnati. California topped the list with 33,770 enrollments, while Wisconsin had 15,626, following Illinois, Minnesota, the University of Michigan, and Ohio State.
In Waupaca Wisconsin two Baptist factions battle over self government and mission funding, seeking to rule church property and finances. The court case before Judge Ronald Drechsler could set a statewide and national precedent on congregational autonomy and who controls church funds.
Swanborg Sr Walter Swanborg Jr and Karl Karen Ann James and John are named. The potato term origins are discussed noting the sweet potato first used then applied to white potatoes per the National Geographic Society.
Dear Santa letter playfully lists gift ideas for famed figures and public personalities. It suggests humorous alternates from Jack Benny’s fortieth birthday to Winston Churchill everlasting youth and Adlai Stevenson White House postcards, blending satire with holiday whimsy.
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