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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1947
Page
1
Local records show Goodland officials assuming state office roles amid a shifting eastern European power scene. The text references opposition and changes, with unclear OCR fragments suggesting political realignments and regional influence shifts. Further details are unreadable.
Republicans prepare to pass new labor laws with a possible White House veto. Senator Taft notes President Truman’s message reduces veto chances, while some Republicans see the Case bill as partly acceptable. The discussion centers on anti strike legislation and its future status in Congress.
Green county elective officers today started new terms of office, all reelected at the November election. Each was sworn in by County Clerk Clarence W. Lengacher, who had taken his oath from County Judge Harold J. Lamboley. Schoonover, newly elected assemblyman from Green county, will go to Madison tomorrow for a caucus meeting.
A Milwaukee Road line derailment near Crivitz Wisconsin injured 25 passengers, with one serious. Six taken to Marinette hospital, others treated at the scene before relief train assisted. Railroad says a broken rail caused the crash on a Chicago to Calumet and Houghton run. one coach overturned and two sleepers plus four day coaches derailed or left tracks.
Green County board of supervisors committee meets to inspect the Shawano bookmobile project. Madison of the state traveling library and Miss Florence War attend alongside the committee to review plans and Davis.
London government sources say Britain's military authorities plan the largest Palestine operation in modern times to crush Jewish rebellion. About 100000 troops from all branches will participate, with Egyptian reinforcements en route.
Two Brodhead men Harold Schulte aged 19 and Rolland Marsh aged 26 were severely injured in a head on collision near Rockcount about 5 30 this morning. Both men were at St Clare hospital in fair condition after the wreck. Schulte suffered serious head injuries and chest cuts while Marsh sustained facial injuries and chest wounds.
Holstein-Friesian association plans its annual meeting in the circuit court room on Tuesday evening January 15 with three directors to be elected for expiring terms. Current officers and details on twilight meetings and the annual sale, with a banquet slated for January 28 at Turner hall, are announced.
Warren R. Austin travels to Washington to discuss armament problems after Bernard Baruch resigns from his UN posts. Baruch’s departure raises questions on U S atomic energy policy and veto rights in the Security Council.
Joseph Elmer a Monroe township farmer and longtime resident died suddenly at his home 1007 10th Street at 10 Sunday morning from a heart ailment after years of chronic asthma. Born February 12 1873 in Matt Canton Glarus Switzerland he later moved to Green County in 1880 and lived on the Elmer homestead before retiring in 1944. Surviving are his wife and an adopted son Ralph J Trickel Jr a grand niece and several nephews. Interment will be in Greenwood cemetery after services at St John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Readings near the thirties were promised for Wisconsin today and tomorrow by U S meteorologist Howard J Thompson of Milwaukee after a weekend with subzero readings in Land O Lakes and Green Bay. Milwaukee logged a low of 14, while cities like Wausau La Crosse Park Falls and Madison posted modest gains in temperatures. The upper peninsula noted a wider change as the state warms.
President Truman urged Congress to enact a permanent farm program to channel abundant agriculture into use rather than surplus. He cited a plan to balance peacetime production, expand markets, and avoid high government costs. He warned of postwar price dangers and noted 1947 48 price supports at 90 percent parity, 92.5 for cotton, set to end with wartime measures.
President Truman recommended continuation of the wartime excise taxes at 1.5 billion dollars annually on liquor furs cosmetics and similar items to July 1 1948 as part of a bid to balance the budget and pay down the debt. He addressed Congress in a joint session urging early action to extend rates six months after hostilities end and noted the need to avoid sweeping tax cuts while debt reduction remains a goal. Nash plant in Kenosha to reopen its Nash Kelvinator factory due to steel shortages. He urged labor reform measures including restricting jurisdictional strikes and creating a joint commission to study labor management relations with a March 15 deadline.
Holiday over, pupils return to schools as weeklong vacation ends. Students poured back to classrooms after breaks, with seniors preparing for upcoming semester exams and others resuming studies. Many had worked in downtown shops, farms, or cheese factories during their time off.
President Truman asked Congress to create a 20 member commission to study preventing paralyzing nationwide strikes in critical industries, including transportation and coal. He urged postponing the coal strike until March 31 and warned that such strikes could cause national disaster.
Ness Myhre, register of deeds since 1902, did not appear at the Bayfield County Court House as his successor Earl Pedersen officially took over the office. At 78, Myhre held a state record for longtime tenure, reelected 21 times since 1909, and had recorded 10 500 births, 4 300 deaths, and 2 300 marriages. Governor Goodland praised Myhre’s integrity and service. He was born in 1868 in St. Croix County and recently celebrated his 56th wedding anniversary with his wife.
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