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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1949
Page
1
A Christmas day fire in Sauk City destroyed a two story department store and adjoining apartments. Roy Grabill’s department store basement and rear wall collapsed. six fire departments fought the blaze, with some injuries and two explosions reported. Damage was estimated up to 250000 with power outages citywide.
Levi Haman 72 of DeKalb died at 2 yesterday at an Elgin hospital after a heart attack on Saturday. He had been ill two months after a prior stroke and was admitted three weeks ago. Born August 15, 1877, on the Haman farm east of Monroe, he worked as a watchman in a Dubuque plant and a Chicago railroad policeman. Survived by brother George and several half siblings. preceded by parents, three brothers, and two sisters.
New York report: Hiss testified in his second perjury trial that he sublet a Washington apartment to Whittaker Chambers in 1935 by oral agreement and never received any payment. He resumed on the stand after a recess for Christmas. Chambers, a former courier for a Soviet spy ring, lived there for two months.
Gordon E. Brewer, U S census supervisor for Wisconsin, agreed to address the Waukesha county Republican club on census taker qualifications after January 18. Republicans had criticized him for a prior Democratic session and asked the U S district attorney to inspect possible Hatch Act violations. Brewer said he would deliver the same talk to all groups.
Orville O Nyman 42 of Magnolia township died of a heart attack at his home during the night. Born August 12 1907 in Lynn county Kansas he married Marian R Galster July 20 1935 in Alma Center Wisconsin. Survivors include his wife two daughters his parents a brother and two sisters. Services set for Thursday at 1 45 p m at Everson funeral home with burial at Mt Vernon cemetery Juda. Friends may call 7 to 9 p m tomorrow at Everson.
Rep For and (D RI) on the Ways and Means Committee said tax dodging could trigger a crackdown on evaders and loopholes before any plan to pool rates. Treasury experts estimate up to 5 billion dollars a year lost to evasion and loopholes.
Henry Cronkite 38, once Kansas State football standout and all Big Six end in 1930 and 1931, died at St. Francis hospital after complications following left leg amputation a month ago.
Ten Wisconsinites died during the Christmas weekend from traffic accidents fires and other causes. Among the dead were Charles W. Alt 25 and Zona Ruth Leykauf 24 of Sauk City found dead in a Sauk City car from gas fumes after a gear shift.
A three day Christmas holiday spree of deadly accidents claimed 556 lives. Automobile crashes were the leading cause with 397 deaths, many pedestrians, plus 65 fire fatalities. Notable victims include Delmar Powers near Oneida. Mary Hall in Rhinelander. Arden Kuehl near Weyauwega. Bernard Peterman near Green Bay. Oscar Schwartz near Rhinelander. Frank Robinson Jr. near Rhinelander. and Helen Wimmer in Fond du Lac area.
The AFL transit union in Cleveland bowed to a court injunction and voted to end its six day strike against the city owned transit system. Buses and street cars were due to resume service as the injunction deadline of 2 p.m. passed.
A terrific explosion shattered a new house owned by Edwin J. Leal, 22, and his family in Auburn Massachusetts. Firemen believed the four occupants were away. Only the skeleton chimney remained as flames consumed the structure.
A new general theory of gravity from Albert Einstein is outlined as an extension of relativity and aims to unify gravitation with electromagnetism. The 70 year old physicist notes no practical experimental proof yet, while Princeton press prepares the February publication as a chapter in The Meaning of Relativity.
A weekend of slippery streets yielded four accidents involving seven cars and a bicycle, raising city total to 13 damage reports since the weather turned bad Wednesday afternoon. Accidents occurred at intersections including 13th avenue with 12th street, 10th street with 14th avenue, 14th avenue with 9th street, and 20th avenue with 11th street, injuring no one.
A forenoon snowfall left little trace after Christmas weekend. Additional light snows are forecast for tomorrow, unlikely to improve slippery county highways and city streets. Temperatures varied from 20 low yesterday to 28 high today, with tonight's low between 5 and 15 and tomorrow's high around 25.
The article outlines Einstein’s special and general relativity, noting mass increase with motion, limits in measuring speed and weight, and the bending of light near strong gravity. It explains space curvature and how eclipses verified some predictions while others await observation.
Hyndman Pennsylvania plans for a rebuilt town after a Christmas Eve fire leveled the business block. The blaze destroyed 12 stores and about 20 homes, with an estimated damage around 1 million dollars. The high school and emergency relief hub survived, the bank will reopen in a temporary HQ, Red Cross aid flows to residents, and Corrine Fisher died in the blaze.
Monroe chamber of commerce will elect a new board of directors at the reorganization dinner meeting in the Eugene hotel tomorrow evening. Retiring and new directors including Dr. W B Gnagi Paul W Neubauer Dr John A Usher W Howard Smith and Allie Holtshopple were elected in the recent mail ballot. Retiring officers are D A Crandall president Harry J Bellahan vice president and W C Bender treasurer. The board will also consider plans for the annual membership dinner tentatively set for Wednesday Jan 25 Floyd A Davis chairs the committee. CHEDDAR LIST WEAK Madison Wisconsin dairy market reports lower support prices and ample supply with prices for various cheese varieties listed.
Western diplomats view the Dutch East Indies becoming the United States of Indonesia as a non communist triumph. They say the new nation proves democratic principles can be backed by action and strengthens the U.N. role after years of conflict, reducing conditions favorable to communism.
Washington reports the AFL will seek substantial wage boosts in 1950 with goals of 7 to 15 cents an hour. The plan, outlined in Labor's Monthly Survey, says increases are possible without raising living costs if production improves and savings are shared with workers. It cites weekly cost records and collective bargaining to determine just wage increases.
About 100 officers searched east Texas woods for five convicts who tunneled from Huntsville penitentiary. Two others, Cecil Bill Isom and David Crickett McCullough, serving long robbery terms, were captured without a struggle roughly six hours after the escape.
Heavy snow across central Japan adds misery after 20 tremors from Sunday night to Monday morning. Eight people killed and hundreds homeless as eighty six homes and buildings collapse or suffer major damage.
Queen Juliana proclaimed independence for the East Indies, creating the United States of Indonesia. The ceremony in Amsterdam marked the end of colonial rule after four years of guerrilla fighting, with Java and other islands forming a vast federation rich in minerals, spices, and natural resources. U. S. leaders took over Batavia as Indonesia’s new Premier Mohamm ed Hatta represented the country.
Green County police reported no accidents over the double holiday despite ice on county and town roads. Chief George W Armstrong noted numerous cars skidded but caused no damage as traffic remained heavy and drivers stayed cautious. State highways were patchy with ice while county landers stayed active over the weekend.
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