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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1950
Page
4
Dr. Braun explores cancer in plants mirroring human cancer, noting rod shaped bacteria in soil can trigger cancer during plant wound healing. He observes cancerous cells emerge as new tissue forms to mend wounds, with temperature delaying tumor development and infections reemerging after subsequent injuries.
Mrs. Lucille E. Brooks, 45, died by suicide shortly after her husband Henry S. Brooks said he could swap their Orange Bowl football tickets. Detective Neil Coston said she may have misinterpreted his offer to exchange for better seats. The incident followed a telephone conversation about secured tickets. In Huntington, W Va troopers hunted two escapees and a woman accomplice connected to a robbery spree. Bernie Martin, 18, an inmate from Wayne, and Edward Cravens, 40, of Catlettsburg Ky, remain at large or in custody amid the manhunt.
Ozaukee County sheriff's office reports a three foot aluminum airplane wing section discovered along the Lake Michigan shore about seven miles north of Port Washington. The piece carries no identifying marks or numbers and the source text ends abruptly.
U S high commissioner John J. McCloy signaled willingness to hold free elections in a unified Germany if Moscow makes a bona fide offer. He noted no signs of Russian interest in four power talks and expressed limited hope for east-west accord in 1950 as Bonn's West German government and the Soviet zone government deepen division.
Joan Gardella known as Aunt Jemima on radio and vaudeville died while being taken to a hospital. Her sisters summoned a priest and doctor as six police helped transport her. Gardella had gained fame as a blackface performer and won a $115,000 verdict in 1936 against NBC General Foods and Log Cabin for use of her professional name.
Hollywood reports Bob Hope tops the 1949 Motion Picture Herald survey of theater owners ending Bing Crosby five year reign. Crosby falls to second in his tenth inner role, while Hope's rise marks his first throne with a door-knocking history.
A Manila tremor shook buildings and rattled windows marking the sixth quake in as many days. Officials urged calm as residents reported effects on daily activities and safety concerns across the city.
Vernon Tollackson, six, of Argyle, fractured left elbow while playing in a barn hay mow with brother David. An X-ray at St Clare hospital confirmed the break and a cast was applied. The Tollacksons have multiple recent injuries including Ruth a sister with a neck fracture from a wedding party accident and the father with a knee break.
U S aid to foreign countries since the war now totals nearly 30 billion dollars. A commerce department report shows 28.187 billion from mid 1945 through last September. Figures for the last three months of 1949 expected later, totaling about 30 billion. The total equals roughly 200 dollars per person.
Samuel Hawpepass and Eli Webster, both from Neopit, escaped Shawano county jail by sawing out with blades fashioned from stolen kitchen knives. They were recaptured after about one day at large.
A sharp earthquake rocked northern Utah and extreme southeastern Idaho yesterday. The tremor was felt from Preston Idaho to Salt Lake City with no significant damage reported.
Darlington hometown obituary for Mrs Florence Etta Critton 77 of Willow Springs who died Friday night at Dodgeville hospital. Funeral held yesterday at Nelson Sharer funeral home with Rev E J Jeffrey. burial Union Grove Cemetery. Born Oct 21 1872 in Sington she married George Critton in 1890. Survived by two daughters Mrs Irving Godfrey and Mrs Thomas Jenson both of Willow Springs. two sisters Mrs William Godfrey Mineral Point and Mrs Charles Carey Willow Springs. six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Dishonest employees steal money or goods yearly with many embezzlers being trusted staff. The thefts often run for years before detection. For complete information and rates contact the agency for fidelity bonds suited to any business size.
Austrian born actor Jannings dies at 62 in Zinkenbach Germany. He won Hollywood’s first Oscar for The Way of All Flesh and will be buried Friday across Lake Wolfgang to St. Wolfgang in the American zone. He had liver cancer and received sedatives for pain.
A bill introduced in the senate calls for an immediate civil defense organization for the Philippines amid the imminence of world war III. Senator Enrique B. Magalona of Negros Occidental leads the proposal, saying the Philippines as an outpost of democracy in the far east is exposed.
New York City recorded its lowest death rate in history with 9.6 deaths per 1,000 population in 1949, down from 10.1 the previous year. Total deaths reached 76,697 as heart disease led killers followed by cancer, while the population was estimated to rise from 8,067,000 to 8,171,000.
Washington government asks private industry to build over one million homes in 1950 and seeks congressional financing. Housing Administrator Raymond M. Foley says record construction is needed despite 1949 output of about one million dwellings and focuses on middle income needs of the so-called forgotten man.
Consumer credit likely tops 18 billion dollars for 1949 after a November rise to about 17.823 billion. Installment debt hit a record 10.45 billion, while charge accounts jumped by 257 million as holiday buying climbs.
Egypt held its first general election in five years with heavy voting expected outside Cairo while the capital saw light turnout. About 5,000,000 citizens were eligible to vote for new deputies. women could not vote. The campaign had involved violent disorders, with at least six killed since December 13, and observers anticipated further bloodshed despite government efforts.
A crowded campaign scene features candidates from five opposing parties and notable independent groups asserting platforms. The event highlights broadened ballot choices and shifting alliances as voters weigh diverse policy proposals and leadership visions.
G. M. Huph Rey of the M. A. Hanna Co. of Cleveland is elected president of the Iron Ore Co. of Canada a new firm formed to finance test drilling for iron ore in the Quebec Labrador fields. Officials claim drilling shows at least 355000000 tons and ore quality equal to or better than Mesabi range ore.
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