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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1950
Page
2
Tributes note Gen. Henry H. Arnold as a dawn era aviation pioneer shaping air power doctrine and policy while James F. Byrnes emerges as a versatile public servant with a potential run for South Carolina governor. Both figures are placed in the context of postwar American leadership and national strategy.
Sunday rescue efforts in the Oshkosh district haltingly saved several fishermen who had driven onto the ice. Scores of officials and volunteers warned and directed them to safety as bad ice threatened more tragedy. The incident drew attention to the stubborn urge to test the frozen surface despite bitter prior experience.
The Asahi reports a claim of ore rich in uranium found in southern Japan but officials at General MacArthur's headquarters call the report highly improbable. The item reflects postwar uncertainty about mineral discoveries and wartime resource assessments in occupied Japan.
Selections from past Evening Times items dated JAN 17 1940 JAN 17 1925 and earlier recall severe winter deaths plant blasts political resignations and wartime notes. The column recounts historical events including Sen Borah near death and C Bascom Slemp resignation, plus local notes on broadcasts trains stalling in 1910 and early Monroe community activities.
Madison reports the legislative council vows strict budget adherence, directing a subcommittee to craft a resolution urging all departments to stay within established budgets. Deficiency requests in 1949 totaled over 1 million dollars, with Assemblyman Ludvigsen pushing for justification to be lacking next session. Education committee outlined notes on transportation aids, district organization, and county aid, while reviewing defeated past bills. Chairman W. W. Clark, Republican from Vesper, announced the update.
Gen. Hap Arnold, dead at 63, once threatened to quit the army over cavalry assignment. The pioneering airman led the U S Army Air Force in World War II, opened a new era with daylight precision bombing, and built an air power that grew to 2 2 million men and 70 000 planes. He fought for air power against infantry, supported strong retaliation as a check on Soviet expansion, and urged a force capable of deterring future wars.
Jail escapee Glenn Riley twenty four from Jackson Michigan was picked up Monday riding in a bakery truck in Wisconsin Rapids after walking away from Wood county jail where he faced charges of breaking and entering and car theft.
Republican Senator Melvin Laird of Marshfield says the legislative council taxation committee does not favor a state sales tax. He says Democrats’ claim the committee supports a tax is false while noting the panel explores other revenue options. Prof. Knight reports on a Wisconsin tax study covering income, property, utility and personal taxes with a historical analysis.
Testimony at a contempt hearing before Circuit Judge Otto Breidenbach revealed that workers at Milwaukee Gas Company believed the man delivering papers was not a deputy sheriff. The group claims they did not learn of an anti strike order until Oct 6, and refused to return, citing principles. Three officers and 14 CIO United Gas Coke and Chemical Workers Local members are named in the contempt complaint for allegedly ignoring the order.
Wisconsin assemblyman Harry A. Keegan of Green County will attend sessions of the State highway commission of Wisconsin and the County Highway Commissioners' and Committee Members association in Milwaukee from January 24 to 26. Keegan sits on the assembly highway committee and is invited to be a guest at the speakers table during the customary dinner on Thursday evening January 26.
Aurora township in Florence county near the Marinette line reports uranium-bearing ore detected in a granite outcrop. Paul Rahm, Iron Mountain attorney, noted Geiger counters and tests show the element, while Wisconsin state geologist and prior drilling by M A Hanna Co. indicate metals exist but not in commercial grades.
M. J. Gonstead clinic advertises chiropractic care with X-Ray and Neurocalometer services. Phone contact listed as 373, R Monroe.
A new law boosting the national minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour takes effect January 25. It should raise pay for about 1.5 million workers by 5 to 15 cents hourly, adding roughly 300 million dollars yearly in payroll costs. The change revises the 1938 act while maintaining time and a half overtime. Labor unions seek clearer coverage and exemptions details. Executive and white collar exemptions also take effect.
Wallace to testify at a reopened congressional probe into uranium shipments to Russia. Henry A. Wallace, former wartime vice president, is named as the top witness. He has been invited by the House Un American Activities Committee to respond to claims that he pressed for atomic supplies for Russia during the war.
Edward J. Cash, a credit manager at a Milwaukee clothing store, received a $330 GI insurance dividend check. He says most of it is spent already, paying bills and buying a few items. The check was made out to Cash.
Gov. Dewey condemned the proposal to legalize gambling on all sports events as shocking and indecent. The plan, carried by Mayor O Dwyer, was embraced in the senate and assembly but faces a partisan fight and could become a major issue in the next fall elections.
France filed a formal protest through its foreign ministry over China’s seizure of French property in Peiping. Paris denounced the action as a hostile move and demanded an explanation and restitution.
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