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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
2
Editorial lauds Gov. Rennebohm veto of a compulsory annual inspection bill as impractical and burdensome while noting safety goals remain. It argues unsafe vehicles should be removed after incidents and cautions annual inspections would overextend authority and create needless red tape.
The piece questions Britain’s socialist Labour government amid a dock strike during an economic crisis. It critiques Attlee’s approach as paternalistic and suggests obstructionism within the government, while noting blame cast on communists as insufficient to explain the unrest.
Gratiot Wiota and Shullsburg will switch to dial service later than planned due to heavy weather. The Oct 10 date follows a Sept 1 schedule. Buildings for equipment near completion in Shullsburg Gratiot and Wiota with underground cable work and splicing underway to serve rural residents.
Soviet border guards cleared a 60 truck American convoy through the Helmstedt checkpoint in under a minute, lowering a barrier in their block. Last night Russian guards eased controls for German trucks to Berlin, allowing normal passage at that checkpoint for the first time since Saturday, though barriers remained at nine other Soviet zone entry points.
John Porter was reelected treasurer for the Brooklyn school district at the annual meeting on Monday evening. The board adopted a budget of 33 285 with a local levy of 13 575. E. H. Ross serves as president and Mrs. Alton Sprecher as clerk. The school census is 108.
A July 14 1939 report details partial flooding of the submarine Squalus, its escape from a navy salvage crew, and a plunge back to the ocean floor off Portsmouth New Hampshire. Obituaries mention Mrs. Sarah J Musser of Orangeville.
Certificates of completion were awarded to members of three Red Cross home nursing classes with a fourth class beginning Tuesday evening under instructor Mrs J L Norton. The home nursing committee chaired by Mrs Keneth Stuart plans more classes. contact Mrs Sider Hanson or a lay member. Instructors included Miss Mary Miller with assistants. Names of recipients include Mrs Hanson, Mrs Rosenthal, Mrs Hendrickson, and numerous others.
Genevieve Arnesdorf serves as city public school nurse while Mrs Norton is also noted among local officials. The pair appear in a community notice detailing school health services and administrative roles.
Clarence Schulz a 25 year old painter from Mason City Iowa died after contact with high voltage wires at an electric company substation He was perching about ten feet up when a transformer flashed a fatal current set his clothing alight Fellow workers reported a sudden flash and Schulz fell to the ground while his clothes burned
Mrs Ida Melinda Hunt aged 89 native of Brookyn township Green county died Monday at her Rio Linda California home. Services set for 3 30 p m Saturday at Allen funeral home Evansville with Rev Francis Kranz officiating. Burial Maple Hill Evansville. Born December 16 1859 to Ezra and Carolin Doolittle she married Frank Hunt September 25 1884. Survived by two sons Morris Cresbard SD and Glenn Rio Linda four grandchildren and a great grandson. A daughter and two sons preceded her in death.
Gratiot high school band gives weekly Saturday night performances under Band Boosters supervision. The series aims to boost local interest in music and provide community entertainment while fundraising for new uniforms by tournament time next year.
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