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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1948
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times outlines its publication schedule and management. Emery A. Odell serves as president and the paper shares a history dating to October 13, 159s while noting AP and Inland Press Association affiliations. Subscription rates and office hours are listed for city, state, and surrounding counties.
The piece notes Dutch military action in Java and Sumatra as a surprise to Western readers while highlighting historic Dutch rule, postwar independence tensions, and suspicions of Moscow influence. It questions UN reactions and the future of international policy amid a potential veto power crisis.
A local column urges more frequent Christmas goodwill from groups toward the less fortunate. It praises Green County’s asylum and similar efforts, notes the joy of caroling at St. Clare hospital, and jokes about a decorating service with a tree holder and bulb detector to ease the annual tree chore.
The navy is testing the Martin Mauler fighter from the carrier Kearsarge off the east coast. The single engine 22 000 pound plane carries torpedoes rockets and machine guns and is among the heaviest carrier aircraft. It has a range over 2000 miles and speeds over 300 mph.
The annual display on the hospital’s first floor features a Nativity scene built around a real palm tree by Sister M Faustine. Light from the Star of Bethlehem shines along the manger as Wise men and shepherds overlook the scene, a familiar visitor ritual each year.
Evening Times digest highlights of historic Dec 27 entries. Death tolls from a Christmas period exceed 500, with obituaries for Alfred Woodley Mrs. Peter Severson and Mrs. Edward Staber. Wedding announcements and local events mix with farm sales and civic notes across years 1898 to 1938.
A Senate subcommittee moves to raise the president's pay to 100000 a year with a 25000 rise plus 50000 expense allowance boost ahead of the inauguration. Cabinet officers, vice president, speaker, and other top officials would also see boosts. The measure, aimed as emergency legislation, must pass before January 20.
The Veterans Administration reports 1 051 000 World War II veterans in college as of November 30, a drop of 185 000 from 1947. The peak was 1 245 000 in December 1947. The Office of Education notes only theological seminaries show heavier enrollment this fall with ex GIs studying for the ministry totaling 4 921, up 1 283 from last year.
Maj Kundert visits New Glarus after five years in Germany and Monroe today on a 60 day leave. He returns to Europe in March after eight years in the army. his car bears a European military license with United States of America below the number.
A Christmas fire at Mt Washington Sanatorium in Eau Claire damaged a flame annex affecting about 80 bedridden patients. Smoke and darkness filled the main building, but no panic occurred as patients were moved to local hospitals. Agent Inez Johnson suffered injuries from a fall. damage estimated at 150000 with a 10 day return plan.
Ashley W Patton former managing editor of the Evening Wisconsin died at his Milwaukee home He began with the paper in 1907 from the Fond du Lac Reporter He rose to managing editor before the 1918 sale He is survived by daughter Mrs Sherburn M Driessen of Milwaukee and sister Mrs John Burnton Fond du Lac Funeral services are set for Tuesday.
Edmond H LeMay is to stand trial in municipal court on charges that he forged his missing wife Cecilia LeMay's name to a $22 school lunch check. Cecilia has been missing since mid June, with investigations by the sheriff's department and Milwaukee police failing to locate her.
Mrs. Clara Nettage aged 54 of Cable Wisconsin died from injuries sustained in a December 20 collision near Cambridge. She and her husband Rienhart operated a summer resort near Cable. The note adds unrelated fact about snow on high peaks near the Andes and Africa.
Clarence Boggie, 55, once pardoned from an Oregon robbery and later cleared of a Washington murder, will not return to prison after Oregon parole director Hal M. Randall reinterpreted the case to say his sentence expired. He plans to marry Wisconsin teacher Beatrice Nichols, with romance carried by mail during his incarceration.
Cheese receipts totaled 255 163 pounds and trading was steady on the New York wholesale produced market today. Prices were listed for Cheddars, single daisies, flats, midgets, processed cheese and domestic Swiss with ranges from 40 to 62 cents per pound depending on type and grade.
The Air Force reports insufficient aircraft to outfit the entire reserve with first line planes for training. Assistant Secretary C W Whitney told Senator Wiley that regular Air Force, Air National Guard, and foreign aid programs take priority over the reserve, which is not viewed as a mobilization day force.
Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for Samuel Grant McClure 85 longtime publisher of the Santa Monica Outlook He died Saturday McClure earlier owned the Glendale News-Press and the Youngstown Telegram
Britain records its coldest day of the year with temperatures down to 28 in London and 18 at Mildenhall, northeast of the capital, prompting widespread frosty conditions.
Ernest W. Rogers, 73, died Thursday after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at Nelson-Sharer funeral home with Rev. C. E. Beirne officiating and burial in Union Grove cemetery. Born June 6, 1875 in Greeley Iowa, he moved to Lafayette County as a child. Surviving are his widow Anna, eight sons including Loren Emmett Robert Jerry Gayle Clyde Donald Bert and Bert, a brother Bert, and four daughters including Hazel Fern June and Margaret.
Chicago reports the American Medical Association president calls on about 9000 physicians under 26 to volunteer for military duty. He urges young doctors educated during the war to answer the nation’s need amid limited active service.
The Veterans Administration estimates about 108000 war veterans are in hospitals this holiday season. Roughly 50000 are long term patients hospitalized a year or more. The Yeeney Chaplaincy Service urges the public to visit veterans who can receive visitors.
Larry Kantro aged 41 of Chicago died Christmas day after surgery. Funeral services were held in Chicago with Mr and Mrs Leo V Koehler joining Mr and Mrs Frank Kantro for the service. He was brother of Monroe resident Frank D Kantro and had been with his brother in recent days.
William LaVerne Howe, 26, of Darlington, a brother of Mrs. Glenn Beckman, Clarno, died Thursday night at a Jefferson sanatorium. Last rites were held at Holy Rosary church in Darlington. Born December 3, 1922 in Darlington, he was survived by his mother Mrs. Mary Howe of Madison, six sisters in Madison and Milwaukee, and two brothers in Madison.
In Moscow the yuletide drink for foreigners this year was vodka eggnog. With whisky absent in the Soviet capital, foreigners created a substitute for the traditional Christmas eggnog to honor the season.
A five member civilian advisory panel proposed an average 15 percent rise in military pay, with large gains for officers but none for four star generals. The plan drew early opposition on Capitol Hill as lawmakers warned of uneven raises and argued against boosting officer salaries over enlisted members. Senator Tydings signaled careful consideration, while Senator Johnson predicted a thumbs down citing supply and demand for personnel.
A fire on Saturday damaged the second floor of Tomahawk City Hall destroying about $50,000 in public library books. The blaze affected the floor housing the public library and a large meeting room while the first floor held the fire station city offices and council chamber. Rescue crews from Bradley joined local firefighters to control the blaze and salvage first floor furniture.
Tokyo reports the Japanese government scheduled a general election for January 23 with 598 candidates filing for the 466 seats in the House of Representatives. The move prompts widespread campaigning and party strategy ahead of the vote.
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