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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1949
Page
2
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The Wisconsin legislature wrapped its session amid last minute tactics and surtax debates. It approved 196 million dollars in two year state operation outlays, 54 million more than the prior body, largely for essential long term improvements. The piece notes little chance of reduced government costs anytime soon.
Community leaders pledged closer supervision of beer sales at the county fairgrounds after a weekend conference. The plan includes using paper cups to reduce bottle dangers and a reaffirmed Legion interest in preventing minors from accessing intoxicants, signaling broader protective steps ahead.
Dr. Melville T. Cook the 79 year old Louisiana botany professor and his wife were plucked from a snow slope by a helicopter after a week long search. More than 30 planes aided the effort and the trio were rescued 24 hours before from a 3200 foot Arctic mountain north of the circle and Fort Yukon. They endured a fuel shortage and a crash landing on the tundra before the rescue.
A blue Dodge coupe driven by P. H. Luce of Clinton Iowa struck the left rear bumper of a Ford sedan owned by Walter Meier route 1 Gratiot this morning about 9. Luce was making a U turn near the 16th avenue block off and rammed the Meier car in its parking stall. Damage was slight and both cars were insured.
A policeman sustains fatal injuries during a strike riot in Minneapolis while President Roosevelt nominates Paul V. McNutt as federal security administrator. The jumbled item also notes local bicycle trips, a 75th birthday celebration, and past anniversaries from 25, 40, and 50 years ago with various local incidents and civic news.
The American Association of University Professors reaffirmed that teaching staff may belong to the communist party without loss of emprego, rejecting a National Education Association call to bar communists from teaching. The AAUP also criticized a Methodist college in Evansville for firing a faculty member who led a Wallace committee, noting five other teachers reportedly dismissed for Wallace support during probation.
Mason Michigan report that Lyle J. Sprague 38 of Charlotte died from razor wounds in a jail cell with Dudley Beatty the confessed beer bottle slayer of a four year old. An inquiry was ordered into the jail death as Beatty awaits a murder hearing. Beatty had pleaded guilty to slaying Walter Eaton and Beatty reported Sprague’s stumble from an alcove in the cell.
King George VI called a state of emergency after a wildcat strike at London docks. A mass meeting of 5,000 dockers voted to stay off work, and 10,278 men from a 25,000 dock force did not report for duty.
Former Plymouth township resident Agnes Marie Walsh Owen dies at her Stoughton home Saturday. She married Coe Durland Owen in Brodhead on April 6, 1902. Surviving are her husband two daughters a son and three grandchildren. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 8:30 in the home and 9 at St Anne's Church Stoughton with burial at Mt Olivet Cemetery Janesville. The rosary is to be said at the home tonight at 8.
Rural mailboxes are mainly constructed from galvanized sheet steel, a durable choice noted for weather resistance and long life. This material standard supports longevity and low maintenance in rural settings.
Michael Menehan 69 of Argyle died suddenly Saturday afternoon while fishing in the Pecatonica river near Argyle likely of natural causes. A card in his pocket named a Monroe doctor who noted heart attack history. He had resided in the Adams Argyle area, worked as a machinist, and was a St. Joseph’s church member and Forester. He leaves a daughter, two sisters, a brother, and three grandchildren. services are at Erickson funeral home and St. Joseph’s Church with burial at St. Francis cemetery.
Tokyo reports a trade agreement signed today between Japan and the Belgian monetary area. Trade begins May 31 1950 with undisclosed volume. The Belgian area covers Belgium Luxembourg the Belgian Congo and the trust territories of Ruanda Urundi in East Africa.
Robert Edwards, 19, was critically injured after falling from a downtown building and striking the pavement. He was listed in poor condition at county emergency hospital with a fractured skull and other injuries.
Washington reports a new government housing program for needy farmers. Eligible families may obtain loans up to 250 million dollars or grants up to 25 million, with four years to arrange funding. Approval rests on inability to secure private financing and local committee recommendations.
John G. Leonard a 22 year old former army paratrooper and Marquette University student was rescued after an exhibition jump went off course and he plunged into Lake Michigan about two and a half miles from shore. A coast guard boat waited a quarter mile from shore as he planned to land nearby.
Swiss cheese markets show weak demand with concessions offered and buyers mainly meeting immediate needs. Grade C appears a better buy than top grades, with Grade A in demand next. Grade B lagging. Wisconsin state brand 45-47 cents, Grade B 42-43, Grade C 36-38, grinders 31-32½ cents per pound FOB. Production of American cheese in June fell 3 percent from May to 113.3 million pounds, the second-lowest June in years. Three factors for top dairy quality cited by Lester Legrid: good milk, good plant and equipment, and skilled operators. Wisconsin cheese industry morning conferences set for Fond du Lac and Marshfield to discuss minimum standards for farms and dairy plants, Lope Kopitzke leading. meetings at Retilaw hotel Fond du Lac and Fagles hall Marshfield, starting 8 p.m.
The article notes that knights in the Crusades wore chain armor fashioned from drawn wire.
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