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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1955

Page

2

Subscription Rates for Infant Daily Press Association

The Associated Press reports circulation areas and rates. Carrier in Monroe charges 14 dollars per year. Mail subscriptions in Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois are 8 and 10 dollars respectively, all payable in advance. Office hours run 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Telephone number is 3.

City of Monroe Wisconsin Venson County Til Stephenson County Ill

Editorial perspectives reprinted from Wisconsin papers

The Monroe Boe ing Times republishes editorials from Wisconsin newspapers highlighting divergent viewpoints on state issues. The selection reflects national and local concerns, presenting informed opinions for readers and inviting civic discussion.

Wisconsin Monroe Boeing Times

Kremlin pushes East Germany to force Berlin talks

The Kremlin seeks to replace West German handling with direct talks with East Germany to shape a unified Germany. Berlin barge canals and border issues would be settled by East Germany, with Adenauer weakened. West Germany resists, insisting on Western alliance and Big Four control of Berlin. The aim is to create a de facto German unity favorable to Soviet interests.

Germany Kremlin West Germany Adenauer East Germany Soviet Union Berlin Russia West Berlin East Beloit Daily News

Need for more social workers and Scout master at Wisconsin School for Boys

Superintendent Marvin McMahon told the State Board of Public Welfare of a dire need for additional social workers and a more active Boy Scout program at the Wisconsin School for Boys. He said four social workers are ideal for 310 boys, noting two exist with one leaving, and proposed two full time chaplains at a cost of 400 dollars monthly to cover social worker duties. He urged hiring an experienced Scout master to boost participation from 30 boys, highlighting past successes and noting no Scoutworker has ever sent a boy to Green Bay State Reformatory. The board showed sympathetic interest in his requests, as McMahon emphasized prudent use of scarce resources and improved outcomes.

Marvin McMahon Wisconsin School For Boys State Board of Public Welfare McMahon Green Bay Kent McMahon

Christmas Eve Decades Ago in Monroe News Briefs

Ten years ago a Hartford hospital fire killed 17 on December 27 1945 while 30 to 35 miners faced a blocked exit after a Pineville Kentucky explosion. Christmas sleet disrupted Monroe church attendance and a future of blue plate lunches was foreseen by F L Thomson. Columns also noted 25 40 and 50 year spans with obits nuptials and local events including a Holstein champion and a peace expedition cost.

Hartford Conn Pineville Monroe F. L. Thomson Agriculture Department Grand Army Post Nathaniel B. Treat Wisconsin T. A. Marshall Leona Goodman Herman A. Styessy Edna M. Germann Stuart L. Chambers St. John’s Church Hoesly Fobes Homestead Baltz Hoesly Monticello Holstein-Friesian Association of Americ Thomas Dyer Chicago Ferdinand Grunert Henry Ford Europe Ford P. G. Monahan John Collentine Rockwell Delia Knight Edward Underwood City Hotel Green County Fred W. Buehler F. F. West Orangeville Freeport M. G. Jeffris Janesville Henry Allen Cooper Racine John A. Bright Topeka Kas Grace Church Clarno

Record improvement tied to rehabilitation of youths

The discussion notes that granting the requests could yield a proportionate improvement in outcomes, stressing the record reflects futures of unfortunate boys under Superintendent McMahon’s care. Officials expect careful consideration by the State Board of Public Welfare, arguing economy lies in salvaging young lives for constructive citizenship. Milwaukee Sentinel

McMahon State Board of Public Welfare Milwaukee Sentinel

Peter Pederson Dies at Grantsburg Nursing Home

Peter Pederson of Grantsburg died Sunday at 8 30 am in the Grantsburg nursing home where he had been a patient since October He was born November 29 1876 in Grantsburg and lived there most of his life He married Lizzie M Fairland on July 16 1901 they farmed near Grantsburg until 192 When he retired and moved to Grantsburg Survivors include his wife a son Harold Monroe two daughters Olive Paquette Grantsburg and June Salzman Manitowoc eleven grandchildren two sisters and several nieces and nephews Services are set for 2 pm tomorrow at the Taylor funeral home Grantsburg with burial in Riverside cemetery Grantsburg

Peter A. Feaerson Grantsburg Harold A. Pederson Monroe William Mr. Pederson Lizzie M. Fairland Harold Leo Olive) Paquette John June) Salzman Manitowoc Anthony Belle) Manley Anoka Minn Anna Stewart Minneapolis Ruth Grace Dan Mary Hilda George Miller Taylor Funeral Home Riverside Cemetery Grantsrg

Lie Test Clears Man in Slayings

Police cleared 76 year old Albert Pemberton after a lie test was inconclusive, saying he was a mentally sick individual with no connection to the slayings of three Chicago schoolboys. The youths, John Schues sler 13 Anton 11 and Robert Peterson 14, were found naked two days later in a Northwest Side forest preserve after a tip led to a facial sketch.

Callcagu Chicago Albert Pemberton John Schuessler Anton Robert Peterson Northwest Pemberton Florida Maryland

Milwaukee Road Reports 1955 November Income Drop

The Milwaukee Road announced November 1955 net income of 736 645, down from 2 339 408 in November 1954 a drop of 1 602 763. For the first 11 months of 1955 net income rose to 7 868 940 an increase of 3 092 388 versus 4 776 552 in the prior year. The operating income for November 1955 stood at 1 527 191, down 1 393 219 from November 1954 when receipts were 2 920 410.

The Milwaukee Road Today Milwaukee Road

Potter Predicts High Labor Vote

Senator Potter of Michigan predicted that organized labor will deliver a larger vote for the Republican party in 1956. He cited a Detroit survey showing about 20 percent of voters who backed Stevenson in 1952 would vote for Eisenhower if he and Stevenson were nominees. He argued the labor vote is shifting as economic conditions improve and that the Republican program under Eisenhower remains broadly popular.

Narusuton Sen Potter Mich Organized Labor Eisenhower Republican Party Detroit Adlaid E. Stevenson Stevenson

Deputies Report Pair of Mishaps During Holiday Weekend

Deputies logged two nonfatal vehicle incidents over the three day holiday weekend with no injuries. A station wagon driven by Wesley L. Dodge of 590 14th Avenue and a car driven by William O. Blum of Monroe sustained side swipe damage near Clifford Hunt farm on Route 3, with substantial left side and rear damage to the Dodge and the Blum car rolling into a ditch. A second, 1:45 p.m. collision on Highway 58 at the Gap Church intersection involved Herbert R. Kubly of Route 2 Monroe and Theodore Smith of Muscatine, Iowa, causing moderate damage to both vehicles.

Wherlt Wesley L. Dodge 14Th Avenue William Otto Blum Monroe Clifford Hunt Blum Herbert R._Kubly Theodore Smith Muscatine Highway 58 Gap Church

Dallas Man Receives Lioness for Christmas

A Dallas man found a four month old lioness with a wreath around her neck on his porch. He plans to continue a neighborhood gift tradition by giving the Christmas lioness to a local high school boy skilled in pet care.

G. Goreen

Government Forecasts Cigarette Use Increase

The Agriculture Department forecast a gradual rise in cigarette output and consumption for 1956, estimating production at 414 billion cigars and cigarettes, up from 402 billion last year. King size filter cigarettes led gains as high income expectations support increased demand.

Washington Agric Department

Miss Argue 23 Dies in Springfield Automobile Crash

Miss Argue age 23 of Springfield died Christmas Day from injuries in an auto accident weeks earlier. Services were held in Springfield, graveside rites at Greenwood Cemetery at 2 pm tomorrow. Friends gather 1 pm at Shriner Neushwander funeral home and accompany the body to the cemetery. She was the daughter of Harold and Lucille Argue. her mother died December 8, 1950. paternal grandfather Erwin Cornelius was a Monroe school official in the 1880s. her family were early Green County settlers.

Wuss Valerie Jean Argue Springfield Greenwood Cemetery Harley Dedrick Kan’ Belence' Feades Shriner-Neushwander Miss Argue Harold Lucille Cornelis Argue Erwin C. Cornelius Monroe Schools Green County

Husband and wife die on Christmas Day

Frau Heidorn and her husband George Heidorn die within Christmas Day events. Mannie Heidorn, 70, spent part of the day at the hospital with her husband, then suffered a mild heart attack. The hospital failed to reach her, and police found Mrs. Heidorn dead at home beside the telephone after breaking in.

Pandas and Wn Ars Mannie Heidorn George Mrs. Heidorn

Khrushchev Seen as Nonintellectual Leader and Politician

James Marlow assesses Khrushchev as a nonintellectual Soviet leader whose Asia trip blends propaganda and political appeal. He notes Khrushchev’s blunt history distortions, emotional outbursts, and blunt style, yet acknowledges his toughness, competence, and faith in communism while warning about potential fallout for the Soviet leadership.

James Marlow Washington Lenin Trotsky Stalin Khrushchev Yugoslavia Burma Communist Party Russia Asia

Vision guidance urges prompt eye exam and possible replacement

The note questions your vision at 13 percent feet or 16 inches and urges seeing an optometrist or ophthalmologist soon. It ends with a drastic claim about replacing your eyes.

Plain talk aimed at masses fuels antiWest sentiment

The author criticizes a leader for appealing to uneducated masses with blunt language rather than intellectual leadership. He argues the rhetoric stirred hate toward the West and dismissed theoretical talks on communism. The piece notes Soviet aid viewed as leverage to win friends in Asia and Khrushchev's trip as a success for Moscow.

India Burma Asia Khrushchev

Patron Refused Drink, Robs Los Angeles Bar

A bar in Los Angeles reports an armed robbery after a patron refused a vodka and orange juice order. The suspect drew a revolver, threatened the owner Jimmy Ostroff and other patrons, and escaped with Ostroff's wallet containing 5200 dollars.

Los Angeles Jimmy Ostroff Ostroff

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