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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1952
Page
2
The AP inland press association audit records show local papers printing AP dispatches. The note documents that Associated Press content circulated as part of regional newspaper distribution.
Kefauver campaign manager Gael Sullivan voices concern over reports that Democratic leaders plan to block his Tennessee candidate’s path to the presidential nomination. Sullivan recalls Taft and machine politics, noting Kefauver’s large earned delegate lead and the danger of bosses swaying delegates and blocking the aim.
The steel industry stalemate drags on as negotiators remain deadlocked on union shop demands and free bargaining principles. White House intervention looms as a possible factor, while workers push for wage concessions and changes in conditions to reach a settlement.
Milwaukee report says two cousins drowned in Lake Michigan when one fell from a pier and the other died trying to save him. Victims Phillip Damask, 20, a seminarian, and Walter Swedowski, 25, previously saved a woman from the lake. witnesses described a chain rescue attempt amid strong waves as Damask slipped and Swedowski plunged after him.
A compiled slice from Green County papers cites July 16 milestones across decades from 1902 to 1942. It records school district counts, a 9 year old death after surgery, business sales, cheese gifts to soldiers, and political shifts in 1927 with court jurisdiction discussion. It mentions Honolulu fog, a homecoming guest speaker, Gambler Rosenthal’s murder, and local births and deaths.
Paul and Elizabeth Achtemeier plan two years abroad for theological study. They sail July 26 on the Rydam, study in Rotterdam Bonn and Heidelberg, then Basel and Paris via World Council of Churches sponsorship. The pair will return for Union Theological Seminary studies in 1954. Elizabeth Mau Rice of Bartlesville is the bride.
Green Bay voters approved a charter ordinance to restore the mayor alderman form of government. A 60 day petition window for referendum starts now, with the change taking effect April 21 1953. The 22 member council will be elected by ward and the mayor will serve as a council member with full voting rights. The plan marks a return to the system last used in 1916 after prior commissions and home rule changes.
Chicago reports plans to redecorate the International Amphitheatre for the Democratic convention next week. The overhaul includes vertical nylon bunting, large American flags, new portraits of Lincoln Roosevelt Truman Jefferson Jackson Wilson and changes to podium seals and press gallery decor. A central television platform will offer head-on shots, differing from GOP setups.
Dor othy Stark, a blind local representative of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, teaches reading and writing to blind students in Victoria. She visits weekly and assigns homework, with a prize pupil a 60-year-old woman who learned Braille in English and French. Stark uses Braille for younger pupils and the Moon system for those with less tactile perception.
Some sapphires called fancy sapphires occur in yellow violet green and orange hues. The term marks a range of colors beyond the traditional blue. Market buyers note vibrant tones add variety to gemstone collections.
Around 10 p.m. at the Highway 1181 and 6 intersection west of Bluff View Park a motorcycle ridden by Gordon R. Herfel 17 and passenger Clair Deemer 18 collided with a car driven by Gerald Lee Zimmerman 47. Herfel suffered a severe right leg injury and Deemer a deep leg laceration. Mrs. Zimmerman was shocked. The sheriff reports no department details available.
Sgt. James C. Ridings reports two openings for civilian editorial employees in the Army intelligence branch in Japan. Full details are available at his recruiting office at the post office.
Wisconsin farmers saw rapid corn growth aided by showers and warmer than normal weather. The weekly crop weather summary notes average heights from waist to shoulder, early fields laid by, and strong performance in field and sweet corn tasseling. Harvests begin for oats and winter grains, with hay nearly in and fruit crops like cherries and raspberries advancing. Temperatures averaged two to three degrees above normal with scattered heavy rainfall. highs reached 97 at Prairie du Chien and 96 in six other cities, while Park Falls reported 43 and Superior 63.
Arthur S. Peterson of 2253 16th Street is named a winner of the National Quality Award by the National Association of Life Underwriters and the Life Insurance Agency Management Association. New York Life offices in New York announced the award today.
Madison special report states University of Wisconsin regents approved leaves for three faculty members. J Theodore Morgan economics will serve as adviser to the Central Bank of Ceylon for 1952 53. J B Wilson agricultural bacteriology will work for the Army at Dugway Proving Ground Utah from July 1 to January 15 1953. William H Sewell rural sociology will lecture at Core University from August 6 to 15.
Milwaukee Wisconsin dentist Dr Royal J Mashek announces that about 20 young Wisconsin dentists will be called for Navy service in August September and October. He notes they trained at government expense in the last war and that more World War II service means they are prioritized.
The article notes that ancient Romans extensively employed lead to manufacture water pipes, reflecting early plumbing practices and material choices in the Roman world.
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