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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
2
A brief notice from the Monroe Evening Times gives the paper and Associated Press affiliations, listing office hours from 8:90 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Readers are reminded of republication rights and postal regulation compliance.
Editorial critiques Gov Nelson for praising a cross party moderates coalition that backed a 492 million state budget. It argues heavy spending will remain an issue in 1962 and questions his selective sales levy claim, urging less political sniping and more appreciation for Republican help in resolving fiscal muddle.
Reports from visiting lawmakers show voters question federal aid for education and foreign aid while rating Kennedy as a personality. They doubt the programs behind the New Frontier and hint at a conservative shift, though liberals defend Kennedy optimism.
State Department sets deadline for Hungary to close its consulates in Cleveland and New York City as retaliation for Hungarian treatment of four U.S. airmen. UN negotiators make a major concession to break the Korean truce deadlock, agreeing to reveal the fate of about 50,000 unaccounted-for war prisoners. Mrs Maria Kubly, 89, dies at Monticello. Former President Herbert Hoover warns of widespread government dishonesty.
The article hints at Nedy advancing a plan toward a New Frontier and notes backers in Congress will largely signal from home next month, suggesting a solo leadership push and incoming congressional guidance.
Edith Bolling Wilson widow of Woodrow Wilson dies at 89 in Wytheville Virginia. Fowler B. McConnell former Sears board chairman dies at 67 in Chicago after months of illness. Anastasia Reilly Buhl 58 a Ziegfeld star dies of cancer in Grosset Pointe Michigan. Alex Stewart 89 father of actor Jimmy Stewart dies in Indiana Pennsylvania after years running a hardware store. Charles L. Maguire 83 oil executive founder of Northland Oil dies in Wickenburg Arizona after long illness. Katherine Coyle Finnegan 54 wife of congressman Edward Finnegan dies in Chicago after months of illness.
Belgrade Yugoslavia and the United States reached a Thursday agreement to sell Yugoslavia 45 million dollars of surplus foodstuffs on long term credit. The pact underscores continuing postwar aid and trade ties amid economic adjustments.
The Civil Aeronautics Board authorized a temporary 3 percent trunk line fare increase, potentially adding $54 million yearly if adopted by all carriers. Increases could start 30 days after notice and would expire in six months. The action drew dissent from Vice Chairman Murphy and member Minetti who warned higher fares might delay addressing core airline economic issues.
Graveside services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Lance Route 2 Brooklyn were held at 11 am in Prairie Mound cemetery Oregon. The B L Booth funeral home Oregon handled arrangements. Surviving are the parents a brother Dean a sister Debra and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Cyril Lance Route 1 Oregon. The first winter weather observations were made on Mt. Washington NH in 1870.
White House aide says Rep. Boykin pressed Kennedy to arrange a gift of a new house for astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. Waldorf Maryland development linked to a real estate developer with a prior fraud conviction. Shepard declined the offer after staff reviewed the proposal.
Acting U Thant seeks a court advisory on whether the U N charter creates a binding obligation for member states to fund military operations. The Hague court set Feb 20 1962 for written statements by 104 member states. The question centers on legal obligation to support UN military actions ordered by a majority.
The Wisconsin State Conservation Department defends its no bag limit policy on pan fish to protect fisheries. Officials argue returning to old limits would hurt Wisconsin waters while a few "fish hogs" do not harm the fishery. Assistant superintendent Charles Lloyd notes the state spent about 50000 to remove stunted pan fish last year and that reintroducing limits could worsen the situation. He adds that dedicated fishermen may be doing more good than harm and that public sentiment stems from envy and resentment toward locals who haul large catches.
Chief Warden George Hadland called the nine day deer season record good with an estimated 300000 hunters afield. Cooperation from sportsmen civic groups county wardens and officials aided the crackdown on illegal kills. 1140 animals were picked up including many car kills. Arrests included firearms while intoxicated and several deer sales. Park Falls women sold two deer and a musky were fined 400 licenses revoked three years and one year probation.
Archbishop Leo Binz, recently reassigned by Pope John from Dubuque to lead the St. Paul archdiocese, is a cousin of Monroe resident Mrs. Leon C. Schmidt. Born in Stockton Illinois in 1900 and ordained in Rome in 1924, he became the United States youngest archbishop in 1950 at age 49. He served as secretary to the apostolic delegation in Washington from 1936 to 1942, then held senior roles in Minnesota and Iowa until 1955, heading the Dubuque archdiocese since then.
Frank L Davisson 54 died Wednesday night in a Dodgeville hospital after a brief illness. Services set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at Mineral Point Congregational Church of which he was a member. Surviving include wife Florence two step daughters Joyce Schweitzer and Virginia Larson step son Paul Schweitzer and brother John Davisson.
A new floor is laid in the register of deeds office at the Courthouse and new photographic equipment has been installed. A delegation from Oregon Illinois inspected the equipment, evaluating a similar purchase for records there.
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