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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1949
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times announces its status as a newspaper of general circulation in Monroe Wisconsin. It lists publishing times and contact details with subscription rates and office hours reflecting standard daily operation under Associated Press affiliation.
This editorial laments Chiang Kai-shek stepping down after 22 years of rule and reflects on his impact. It notes China’s lack of unity, America’s wartime Yalta commitments, and the rise of communism as a borderless global influence. It warns that January 1949 may mark democracy’s setback and Pan-Asian communist influence.
The piece critiques CIO leadership courting an alliance among labor farmers and small business to form a potent political force. It argues such coercive coalitions distort American free expression and individual ballots. It defends two party democracy and cautions against artificial class lines fueled by grievances.
Milwaukee labor leaders will meet with University of Wisconsin officials to investigate reports of organized pressure on the university’s school for workers. George Haberman of the Wisconsin AFL federation said the labor advisory committee would join UW representatives at the University Club to review the claims.
Boxing history notes Mickey Losberger wins the amateur lightweight championship in California on January 24, 1939. Also marked are obituaries for Mrs. J P Naet in Washington DC and Levi Raymer of Jefferson township, plus nuptials for Miss Haze Michel and Wilbert Wuetrich. Scariet fever quarantines are reported in two local homes.
Milwaukee reports CIO United Auto Workers union delegates, 2,500 from 800 locals, wrapped up a three day workshop with pension and medical care demands. UAW leaders set pension at 100 dollars monthly while health insurance details were finalized. A Textile Workers executive urged labor to influence foreign policy and appeal to European publics.
Prince Aly Khan told hotel management that he and Rita Hayworth have influenza and must delay their return from Cannes to Gstaad for a few days.
The state board of veterans affairs approves criminal action against veterans who sell mortgaged property without permission of the department. It targets loans where collateral placed under battle mortgage is sold without department consent. The loan advisory committee urged the measure as grants and loans totaled 196,377 last month versus 269,152 in December 1947.
Melvin Shrier of Carthage Indiana strode into a Macomb bar and set a bag containing $1600 in gold coins on the bar. The bartender objected and a disturbance followed. Shrier was fined $14.40.
A Wisconsin cat named Jubilee of Blu lace won best in show at the international solid color society event. The blue male companion owned by Mrs. Sia O Neill of West Allis topped 95 rivals for the championship.
The British Palestine policy under Ernest Bevin faces sharp questioning in a House of Commons debate this week. Critics say Bevin’s approach favors Arab states over Israel, drawing opposition from Conservatives and many Labour MPs. The debate follows the 7 November skirmish where five British planes were shot down near the Palestine Egyptian border, fueling questions about Britain’s regional role. The United States may recognize Jordan and Israel around the same time, potentially influencing the debate.
Prague police signaled further arrests in the investigation of sixty Slovaks accused of working with American intelligence units.
Dr. John A. Schindler of Monroe will speak at Memorial Union theater Madison on Tuesday evening February 1 as part of Wisconsin 1949 Farm and Home week. Ten rural leaders will receive honorary certificates from President E B Fred and a portrait of former dean Chris L Christensen will be unveiled. Gov. Oscar Rennebohm will address pioneer farm families and long established farms will have reserved seating.
J Lacey chairs the March of Dimes drive running January 14 to 31. Local business leaders are urged to participate while Mrs Mee and Mrs Haff are vacationing in Pharr Texas. Mrs Myrtle Troyer of Albuquerque is visiting Mrs E A Chapman and Mrs Glen Krupke hosted the Evangelical Aid Society gathering.
The University of Washington board of regents fired three professors for former or present communist party membership and placed three others on two years probation. The six were summoned to testify before the legislative committee on un American activities. affidavits denying current party membership were required.
Fond du Lac Wisconsin Pure Milk Products Co operative calls a Chicago meeting with delegates from Wisconsin Missouri Illinois Indiana Kentucky Ohio and Tennessee to discuss halting a producer price skid. The emergency plan includes federal purchase of a million cases of evaporated milk to ease a distressed market.
London reports George Edward Croxford received a one month sentence and a remark that his behavior was not British after biting Arthur McCartney’s nose during a dispute over payments on a horse and cart.
A twin engine Navy A-4D crashed and burned east of Toledo Municipal Airport in murky weather. Two crew members, James William Murphy of Paterson New Jersey and Charles Adrian Doiron of Sulphur Louisiana, were killed. Pilot Lt. (jg) Louis D. Robinson of Dill Oklahoma was critically injured.
Senator Tydings predicts the Marshall Plan and postwar foreign aid will total at least 25 billion dollars by 1952, with continued costs thereafter. He warns that slow progress with Russia could leave the nation facing the same conditions in three years. Tydings chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee and sits on the Foreign Relations Committee.
The Freedom train completed a 37106 mile tour with its historic documents. Bills in Congress seek a government commission to operate the train two more years with backing from President Truman and Attorney General Clark. The final tour show was held here Saturday night.
In yesterday's election a write in for late Prime Minister Hideki Tojo drew five votes. His widow received three votes and retired Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek one vote.
Five Green County rural housewives join University of Wisconsin research on land keeping qualities. Names include Mrs. Ernest Lohr New Glarus Mrs. James Argue and others with 100 statewide participants sending bi monthly reports. Lard samples treated by researchers will be displayed during Farm and Home week in Madison January 29 to February 1.
In Rome yesterday Italian Communist leader Palmiro Togliatti and French Communist chief Marcel Cachin told a rally that Russia seeks peace. They urged peoples of the world to act to preserve peace amid growing tensions.
Carlo Buonaparte, a small town Corsican lawyer, was the father of Napoleon I and produced three kings a queen and two duchesses, linking a notable European dynasty to his family.
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