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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1949
Page
2
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O G Kimball soil conservationist for Green county will depart for new duties at Wisconsin Rapids. He has led the Green county soil conservation district for six years guiding farmers to reduce erosion and expand the conservation program. His departure is a promotion reflecting greater work ahead in Wood county and he thanks local farmers for their cooperation.
Loyal and enthusiastic leadership has propelled Green county 4-H to prominence. Last week 118 leaders received recognition and awards for faithful service to a program with vast potential. Seven honorees at the Normal school ceremonies have logged at least ten years of leadership, forming a solid foundation for future plans.
The piece argues the United States should halt arms and material supplies to agro nations that refuse mutual defense, citing wartime neutrality lessons from Norway Sweden and Denmark. It warns against passive aloofness and says democracies must stand firm or face costly consequences if war comes east versus west.
The U S army halted large scale marriages between GIs and German women and tightened rules to curb a trend seen as aiding German American fraternal ties. Officials cited about 15 000 marriages in two years and suspected many used marriage to gain exit from Germany.
Maurice L. Rothschild and Co. buys the Young Quilan company store in Minneapolis from Henry C. Lytton and Co. Chicago, which acquired the Young Caan outlet in 1945.
A resolution in the state senate proposes a maximum of three terms for governors. Other items note Leslie Lowl’s quarantine for scarlet fever and Mrs. Rudolph Weidman’s death in Switzerland. Junior high stages Toby Helps Out, while Jacob K. Hoesly suffers a hip fracture at home.
Wisconsin youth service program features Hans Riemer as state correctional head detailing criminology and sociology studies. He outlines career milestones including internships and leadership roles across federal and state facilities and military corrections. Frances Miller will perform a saxophone solo with accompaniment by Patricia Green.
U S vice consul at Shanghai Willis Etter addressed the Monroe and Jordan township Farm Bureau gathering at Odd Fellow hall Friday night. E O Baker and Myron E Jeglum also spoke briefly on farm matters. Janice and Robert Dye provided instrumental numbers.
About 16 000 U S troops of the first division moved through the German countryside entering Darmstadt as the training exercise Snowdrop tested mobilization speed in occupied Germany. Defenses were prepared along the Rhine to meet a fictional western aggressor.
Twin girls were born by cesarean section six minutes after their mother, Mrs. Marcella Larson, died from convulsions. Doctors said the babies, weighing five pounds four ounces and four pounds twelve ounces, would have had a normal delivery if the mother had survived. The father is Carlton H. Larson, a watch company employee.
Last rites for Mrs Katherine Conley 77 were held at Steil funeral home and Holy Rosary church. Burial was in the church cemetery. She died Friday and was born September 9 1871 in Galena. She had lived in Darlington for more than 50 years.
An extension remedial reading course for teachers in Monroe and surrounding areas will be conducted at Monroe High School next semester. Prof. Theodore L. Torgerson will teach in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin extension division. The college credit offering provides three undergraduate or graduate credits and covers reading disabilities causes prevention diagnosis and corrections. Beginning about Feb 1 the class will meet Tuesday nights at 7 o clock if 25 to 30 students enroll.
The winter furniture market ended with exhibitors at the Merchandise Mart and American Furniture Mart describing results as better than anticipated. Merchandise Mart reported 24 percent higher final buyer registrations than last July, while American Furniture Mart put total attendance around 23,000 after a strong second week. Both marts noted orders did not fall off as some expected.
In Germfask Michigan searchers using underwater lights recovered six year old David Martin's body after ice on the Manistique river broke up following rain and warm weather. He drowned January 6 when his sled fell through the ice.
Helen E Steurs and Fred Zbaren, with 19 years in cheesemaking, retire from Strommen Cheese Co York township and move to Blanchardville. John Minder replaces him to make Swiss cheese. Burke Cheese and Butter Co plans include new floors and doors while Hollenstein and sons stay on with 20 years experience. New officers elected Jan 4 include Buscher, Marty and Bell. Dairy patron counts and USDA January holdings are noted alongside factory remodeling at several plants.
James Andrew Morris Sey, 30, of Oakland, Calif., fell seven stories from a skylight at the Roslyn hotel in downtown Los Angeles Saturday night. He landed on wire grating and was listed in critical condition at General Hospital. he reportedly sat up and walked briefly after the fall.
A deadline extension allows many taxpayers in Monroe and Green counties to file 1948 income tax estimates or correct prior filings tonight. The extension moved the usual Saturday January 15 deadline to midnight due to government closure, with farmers reporting 1948 taxes if income exceeds $600. Also affecting doctors lawyers self employed and higher bracket earners not fully covered by withholding.
The Juda Parent Teachers Association plans its January meeting Tuesday night at Juda High School. The high school faculty and student council will lead the program with an agricultural class presenting a soil conservation panel.
A study indicates weeds can inflict crop losses up to twelve times the typical annual agricultural damage in affected sectors. Researchers highlight weed management as crucial to protecting yields and farm income across regions.
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