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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1947
Page
2
A Monroe Wisconsin editorial discusses postwar union issues and government policy. It analyzes lost productivity from stoppages, portal to portal wage reform, sugar rationing, and the sugar industry, noting union leadership, government action, and looming congressional debates. It mentions John L. Lewis, Be nung references, and U S policy in postwar economic restructuring.
The Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department reports about 700 highway deaths in 1946, up 67 from 1945, amid a national rise in traffic mishaps. One county earned 1946 honors as the only death-free area, while Racine County showed the greatest improvement with nine fatalities in the first 11 months of 1946 versus 30 in the same period the prior year. Driver license revocations totaled 3,961 from January to November, up from 3,887 in 1945.
Ten years ago on January in 1937 Mrs Louis Goldner mother of died at Browntown William Meythaler first to pay taxes Frank Clarks in Clarno township have first 1937 baby Miss Norma Bloom and Russell Van Matre wed on New Year s Day Steward E Bol 25 Years Ago January 2 1947 Clarence L Barlow resigns position at First National Bank Remains of Mrs Charles Shafer arrived from Lake Geneva for burial here Mr and Mrs M O Baughman celebrate golden wedding anniversary Death claimed Mrs Grover Red aged 31 Bed win basketball game from Rockford Kelleys Mutuals 27 15
A housekeeper recounted an armed thief stealing about 4000 dollars worth of furs, while a Branson fire left a parsonage ashes where three boys found a charred suitcase containing money ten months later. Chicago reports police captain Lynne praising 60 women officers as more discreet than their male counterparts.
Herbert Carnes, an emergency worker for the anti cruelty society, left a sick bed to rescue a tomcat atop a 65 foot Aldine avenue tree. After five days aloft the cat finally yielded to a noose and was carried to the society's headquarters. Carnes then returned home to battle a severe cold.
Safety council estimated yesterday the nation will record about 34 000 traffic deaths in 1946, 5 400 more than 1945 but well below the 1941 peak of 39 969. The forecast credits a vigorous nationwide drive for saving about 4 000 lives. Milwaukee, among large cities, reported a 17 percent drop with 32 deaths per 10 000 registered vehicles in the first 11 months.
Wisconsin's state board reports 1104 physically and mentally handicapped residents were trained for and placed in jobs in 1946, with 1473 more civilians receiving rehabilitation services at year end. Trainees earned average $1690 annually versus $350 before rehab, while rehab costs averaged $139 per case. State spending reached $143,800, with $351,831 in federal funds for admin and part of services.
Dinner at the Wagon Wheel on New Year’s Eve and a Rockford theater outing were enjoyed by Marshall Frautschy Armin and Gordon Priewe Donald Davis Delbert Folgate Carolyn Heck Aileen Hofer Lois Clarno and Bonnie Bolender. The Grace Reformed church Sisterhood will meet Tuesday Jan 7 at the homes of Mrs Cora Hartman and Mrs Glen Geiter. Mrs R L Dinges and S ost and laughter Robert and Onita concluded the wedding of Arlene Bottorf and Joseph Daley at Peca
Mrs. William Fryer and Mrs. Louise Stocker host and visit relatives in Evanston Franklin Park and Cedarville. Drake student John Stocker spends holidays with his mother. Numerous dinners and gatherings occur across Monroe Freeport Juda and nearby towns, with extended families present including the Rinehart Dinges Priewe Herdman and Bolender families and others totaling many relatives.
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