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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1955
Page
2
The Eisenhower administration is praised for enacting many key proposals while facing stalled items and revisions amid a Democratic-controlled Congress. Defense spending and foreign aid passed after agitation, though some trims occurred. Senators and party leaders debate presidental leverage and the impact on 1956 re election plans.
City review finds stop signs often obscured by shrubs and untrimmed branches. Residents should trim near city terraces and firms should relocate or remove hazard signs near intersections to improve visibility and public safety. A continued survey and potential replacements are urged to guide visitors and reduce confusion.
Cem A. Czerwinski 58, former exalted ruler of the Milwaukee Elks and active in local state and national pharmaceutical circles, died Sunday at Wood Veterans Administration hospital. He operated a drugstore here for years and served as treasurer of the National Association of Retail Druggists and president of the Wisconsin State Pharmaceutical Association.
Ten year ago Arthur Berry, killed near the village by a Milwau kee Road train, lay in state as rites were held. A new U S Army Air Force in the Pacific under Gen Carl A Spaatz was announced. Monroe enjoyed a quiet Fourth with good weather. Commonwealth Telephone Co acquired the Brodhead line. Rev John Gatermann died at Monticello.
President Eisenhower seeks a broad reserve program to grow trained forces from 700,000 to 2,900,000 by 1960. The House revived the measure last week and sent it toward Senate passage with limited amendments. Senator Knowland says the Senate will pass with possible changes. Lyndon Johnson forecasts early action. The plan includes 17 to 18 year olds training for six months and service up to seven and a half years, with deferments from the draft for reserve training. A Thomson amendment delays training until high school graduation or age 19.
The Monroe Sentinel issue dated January 8, 1902 is reprinted with many national items and a single local story. It reports the death in Cadiz of Ira Sweney, 22, a Typhoid fever victim, with a generous eulogy highlighting his kindness.
A family returns from a weekend away to a tense home. After conflict and late-night apologies they reunite in a familiar living room, the lights brighten, the dog wags, and the house settles into quiet and shared peace. The holiday ends with the family asleep together, safe at home.
In New York the 1955 Harmon Aviation Trophies went to Navy blimp commander J. F. Skeets Coleman and Navy Capt. Marion H. Eppes. Coleman, a Marine Reserve lieutenant colonel, credited for over 60 straight takeoffs in the XFY1 Pogo and for pioneering a transition from vertical takeoff to level flight and back to vertical landing.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Newcomer return from a wedding trip to Yellowstone Park and Lake Louise and will spend summer months at Little Tom’s Cabin Decatur Parks. Mr and Mrs Earl Rudolph and Jon of Waukesha spent Sunday.
The notice lists several families visiting relatives and friends. Genevieve Lyons, a West Allis school faculty member, is home for the summer. Rev. Wilbur J. Leatherman attended a pastor supply school in St. Paul with his wife and children accompanying him.
On a normal school day about 115000 school buses are employed to carry U S children to classes nationwide. The figure reflects the scale of daily student transportation across the United States.
Washington reports Lyndon B. Johnson, Senate leader and potential presidential candidate, suffered a weekend heart attack. The illness raises questions about his ability to resume leadership, with his term lasting until 1960 and recovery uncertain. The piece notes the high energy demands of the role and the political handicap his health presents to a White House bid.
Gore, founder of the Joe Must Go Club, says he could be persuaded to run against Sen. McCarthy in 1958. The former Sauk City editor repudiates the Republican party and align himself with Democrats, claiming Wisconsin party leadership better suits him. He adds he seeks no office but believes he could defeat McCarthy, and notes other residents feel the same.
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