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Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1955

Page

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Heart Sunday Drive Planned For Feb 20

Alpha Zeta chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha organized Heart Sunday solicitation kits for February 20 from 2 to 4 p m. More than 150 volunteers will canvass neighborhoods while business districts receive separate outreach. Dorothy Johnson leads as city Heart chairman with Ruth Hanson as co-chair. Dr George R Barry serves as county chairman.

Alpha Zeta Chapter Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Heart Sunday Walter J. Kubly Richard Wagner Dorothy Johnson Ruth Hanson Times Heart Sorority City Heart Helen Altman Agnes Tornow Bernice Holsapple Thelma Gamm Lois Miller Kubly R. Finley Barry Emil C. Knaack Walter H. Reger Daniel Ault Harris F. Germann Roy Kubly Paul Burke Lena Rubi George R. Barry

Legislature Extends State Income Tax Deadline to April 15

Action completed on a bill extending the state income tax filing deadline from March 15 to April 15. If signed by Governor Kohler, the measure aligns state rules with federal provisions for tax returns. The Senate concurred after a minor amendment, having originated in the Assembly.

Madison Kohler Assembly Senate Mark Catlin Jr Appleton Republican Catlin

Miss Scherer Nominated for DAR Good Citizens

Sandra Lynn Scherer of Monroe High School has been named the school candidate for the DAR Good Citizens contest. Voted by senior class and chosen by faculty for dependability service leadership and patriotism she advances to the state level with a $100 government bond prize potential. Her nomination includes a DAR questionnaire due March 10 and ongoing leadership roles in school activities and community service.

Sandra Lynn Scherer Harold E. Scherer Monroe High School Daughters of the American Revolution Miss Scherer G. E. Watson DAR Good Citizens Committee

Minstrel Show Groups Listed for Lions Club Event

Committees for the annual minstrel show by the Lions Club and City Band were announced. The five act show directed by Mrs. Allan F Barnard will be Feb 28 at 8 p m in the high school auditorium with a 7 20 p m 40 minute musical prelude by the City Band.

Lions Club City Band Allan F. Barnard Barnard Hilton Kirchner H. L. Fenton Clarence C. Warfel Elsmere Howe Joseph R. Ganshert Robert Richardson Carol Ridnour Joanne Black Owen Hefty Donald Heeren Charles A. Booth Charles Figi Forrest Kubly

GM Shares Fall As Market Reacts To Moscow Government Change

The New York stock market edged lower amid news from Moscow. General Motors announced a new offering of 4,380,000 shares at $75 each, with rights to subscribe at one new share per 20 held. GM traded mostly down two to three points, while some gains appeared for others.

New York Moscow General Motors New York Stock Exchange

Industry Seeks Grading Rights for rindless Swiss cheese

A Madison conference with Wisconsin Swiss industry figures and State Department of Agriculture officials will discuss industry grading of rindless Swiss blocks by assemblers and dealers rather than state graders. Galli notes reduced mold risk and likely single trier puncture, with grades to be confirmed during packaging and slicing.

Madison State Department of Agriculture G. Fred Galli Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association Wisconsin Kraft Foods Co James B. Stine Clemence Honer Patrick Stone U. S. District Court of Appeals Chicago Galli Raymond R. Kubly Lakeshire Marty Co Harvey H. Trumpy Producers Marketing Co-op Edwin Rufenacht The Pauly Co Robert F. Marty Capital Cheese Co Fred Krebs Foreign Type

President seeks seven billion for emergency school program

President Eisenhower proposed a three year seven billion dollar emergency school construction plan. The package would channel one billion one hundred million to finance local school bonds and include nine hundred million in federal loans and two hundred million in grants. He urged twenty million for long term financing planning and five million for first year.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Office of Education White House James C. Hagerty

Soviet Union reshuffles top leadership and faces new policy

Malenkov resigns as premier after confessing agricultural errors and heavy industry shift. Khrushchev nominates Bulganin, who wins acclamation to lead with Molotov denouncing U.S. policies. Changes emphasize armament buildup and army influence while Malenkov moves to an unspecified role.

Moscow Soviet Union United States Georgi M. Malenkov Supreme Soviet Communist Party Nikita S. Khrushchev Nikolai A. Bulganin V. M. Molotov China United Nations U. N Khrushchev Kremlin Molotov Red China Formosa Pescadores Bulganin Marshal Bulganin Stalin Malenkov Joseph Stalin Bulgarin

Evacuation Under American Armada Protects Formosa Civilians

U S Navy and Marine forces shield a large civilian evacuation from the Tachens as 14 Nationalist ships load refugees. U S planes fly overhead amid anti aircraft fire while Keelung prepares for thousands more to depart.

U. S 7Th Fleet Henrico Lenawee Keelung Formosa Yikiangshan Red China U. S. 7Th Fleet East China Sea Tachens

Monroe Scouts Observe 45th Anniversary In Weeklong Events

Local Scouts mark 45 years with a combined Monroe display at the First National Bank Building open daily 4 to 5 30 through Friday. Troops 113 114 115 101 feature first aid field tracking ropes camping while Pack 314 shows equipment at Montgomery Ward and Woolworth.

Monroe First National Bank Peter Ridnour Dennis Goecks Montgomery-Ward Woolworth Co St. John’s St. Victor’s Grace Lutheran Monticello Zwingli Church Pack 315 Pack 314

Senators Okay Formosa Treaty

The Senate foreign relations committee approved the Formosa mutual defense treaty 11 to 2 with Morse and Langer voting no. Ratification by two thirds awaits, while officials brace for possible clashes as Red China threatens air intrusion and the U S pledges hot pursuit if attacked.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Formosa Chiang Kai-shek Morse Ind-ore Langer R-Nd Senate Red China U. S Tachen Islands Peiping Radio China Dulles United States Navy Air Force

McAuliffe Nominated as Europe Army Chief

President Eisenhower nominates Lt. Gen Anthony C McAuliffe famed for the Battle of the Bulge to command U S Army in Europe. He will become a full general, succeeding Gen William M Hoge who retired January 31.

Washington Eisenhower Anthony C. McAuliffe Europe McAuliffe Bastogne Belgium William M. Hoge

Khrushchev Emerges as Kremlin Power Center

The new Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, a blunt extrovert and longtime party insider, wields broad control over agriculture industry and education as he shapes policy. His history includes purges and a 1953 power struggle with Lavrenty Beria, who was executed.

Associated Press Nikita S. Khrushchev Kremlin Communist Party United States Soviet Communist Party Central Committee Joseph Stalin Workers School U.S.S.R Stalin Lavrenty P. Beria

Young Burglars Sent To State School In Waukesha

Judge Marshall L. Peterson ordered two juveniles who confessed to multiple burglaries moved to the state school for boys in Waukesha. A 15-year-old Monroe boy and a 16-year-old from Monticello will remain under state public welfare jurisdiction until age 21, with supervision by the department and child welfare workers until graduation or until discharge. The youths, accompanied by Peterson, John O'Neill, and county deputies, were in court yesterday after admitting burglaries in Monroe Brodhead Brown Town and South Wayne.

Marshall L. Peterson Waukesha Monroe Monticello State Department of Public Welfare Peterson John O’neill Brodhead Browntown South Wayne

Tragedy Threats Tachen Island Fishermen At Sea

Taipei reports disaster looms for 15,000 civilian fishermen on Tachen as boats sail far from shore without radios. Families fear evacuations to Formosa and possible Communist troop encounters upon their return.

Taipei Formosa Tachen Island

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