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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1948
Page
2
The notice outlines annual subscription prices by carrier in Monroe and Stephenson counties. States $12.50 per year for Monroe and $8 per year for Wisconsin and Stephenson counties, with in advance payment required to satisfy postal regulations.
Year in review notes 1948 had troubles and triumphs with business, farming, and youth. It marks The Evening Times golden anniversary and Monroe Agun’s death while Truman’s stance defined the era. 1949 is seen as steady, with continued resolve to combat communism and rebuild Europe as citizens take stock and begin anew.
The article notes President Truman’s plane hung over the Potomac for nearly an hour due to fog. It highlights radar landings as lifesaving yet exposes the president to hair curling hazards. It argues future leaders should consider safer practices given wider national impact.
The Wisconsin board of veterans housing suggested a $2,000 state loan limit for veterans building homes and a unit cost cap of $12,000. No formal approval or opposition arose as the board prepared housing legislation recommendations for submission to the legislative council on January 10.
Recap of a decade ending with construction boom in Monroe including hospital high school annex county highway shop Turner hall Assembly of God church and park shelter plus 15 homes. Also notes Jeanette Ashton bride Roy E. Gempeler funeral for Gerald Doyle 4 after auto crash.
In a humorous reminiscence, a man recalls varnishing a kitchen floor by lamplight then locking himself out as the finish dried. He reenters through the back door, trails varnish footprints, and slips, staining the room. He contemplates repairing the mess before morning, while an awkward recollection about Fanny lingers.
Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin demanded yesterday that the United States declare whether Gen Douglas MacArthur plans to re establish the Japanese army. He raised the issue after Tokyo dispatches and sought details on an American military conference with MacArthur in Tokyo.
Richard Lee a junior at Winslow High School won first place in section one of the Illinois Association of Future Farmers corn growing contest sponsored by the Pioneer firm. He raised 166.7 bushels per acre on his father’s farm west of Winslow. Other winners include Delbert Winslow 157.6, Glenn Shippy 155, Arnold Foyer 131.4, and Leroy Koester 131.2 bushels.
Narayan Vinayak Godse and seven co defendants faced the close of a trial in New Delhi for the killing of Mohandas K. Gandhi. The case ended yesterday, eleven months after the Hindu leader was shot. the defendants await judgment next month.
Wisconsin Central Airlines reports planned vacation air travel service from Madison and Milwaukee to Land O Lakes for 1949. Last summer WCA provided service to Land O Lakes from July 25 to Sept 30.
Farmers face a uncertain 1949 as costs rise while income declined in 1948 and prices fell. Congress likely to weigh higher government supports amid surging production, with warnings from the National Grange leader Albert S. Goss about a farm low mood without steps to assure markets and employment for farm products.
Secretary Forrestal urges a law shielding cloud modification contractors from third party lawsuits. Navy drafted a bill to guard rainmaking contractors from liability as disputes arise over artificial rain using dry ice and other materials. Some object to rain on their property or to “milking” rainclouds before they reach farms.
Mrs Margaret Schlive, 37, of route 1 Oconomowoc, was killed yesterday when her car skidded on an icy patch of Highway 30 five miles west of Lake Mills and crashed into a truck.
Church notices list service times and activities for multiple churches including Union Presbyterian St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Grace Lutheran New Apostolic Methodist First Universalist and Christian Science. Details cover school times worship periods councils picnics and youth groups with names of pastors and hostesses.
Minister Lyndon C Viel outlines New Year worship at 10:50 with sermon Doing Our Best in Difficult Times. Church school at 9:45. Youth Fellowship party at 7:15. Sunday school board at 7:15 and third quarterly conference at 8 p m Monday. Monday events at 8 p.m.
A dense roster of church activities and schedules including Philathea class meetings, junior and senior choirs, confirmation classes, Sunday schools, worship services, and pastors across Bethel Monticello New Glarus Browntown Twin Grove Washington Postville Clarno Staver and New Glarus Swiss churches. Also notes Bible study, youth fellowship, and special services such as New Year messages and sermon themes.
Michigan University scientists report their synchrotron, a 15 ton cosmic ray gun, has passed its first test. If it clears a final test, the 300 million electron volt device will be used to probe atomic structure and energy, aiding study of electrons and nuclear matter.
A trolley bus collided with two cars last night, sending fourteen people to hospital. The bus lost control after the impact, jumped a curb, and struck a building, blowing bricks from a two story wall area. Nine of the bus passengers and three car occupants were hospitalized.
Comedian Jack Carson was treated for a broken blood vessel in his left arm sustained during a rough and tumble act at a theater in Yelm. He remains under observation as show schedules proceed.
Gerald F. Clifford, 59, a prominent Wisconsin Democrat and counsel for the Packers, was in serious condition today at St. Vincent's hospital in Green Bay with a heart ailment.
A double tremor rattled Rome early today with only faint awareness from residents and no reported damage. Seismologists say the events were minor aftershocks from a distant source and pose no risk to nearby structures.
The nomination of F. Ryan Duffy to the U S circuit court of appeals in Chicago will be sent to the Senate for confirmation next week a Democratic spokesman said. The salary for the appeals post is 17 500 and for the district judge ship 15 000. The vacancy arose from the death last fall of Judge Evan A Evans of Baraboo.
A West Reading church completes its mortgage payoff from an anonymous donor who previously gave 5000 dollars in April. The donor settled the remaining 6500 dollars yesterday, with mortgage papers marked paid in full delivered to Rev. Paul J. Kidd by a sworn-to-secrecy attorney.
Madison Feb 12 exam for registration as attendants or practical nurses will be held in Milwaukee, announced by the state board of health. The notice specifies the date and purpose of the examination for nursing registration.
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