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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1950
Page
2
The article urges caution with farm machinery on highways especially at twilight and dark hours. It stresses using warning lights and avoiding letting young operators handle equipment on roads while acknowledging most farmers are careful and aware of hazards.
The piece condemns the handling of two reporters barred from the front for claims their dispatches aided the enemy. It argues the ban damages MacArthur by suppressing frank wartime coverage and notes a third reporter faces censorship despite the general lifting of the ban.
The Monroe volunteer fire department showed swift, coordinated action in handling the Zentner barn incident where twenty five tons of hay threatened to blaze. Proper equipment and weapons aided a dramatic salvage, reflecting the department’s efficiency and teamwork.
The federal government reduced civilian employment by 88,449 in May, bringing total civilian workers to 2,001,954, the Civil Service Commission reported today.
Mary Pusch, 51, lost her right index finger last night after feeding a brown bear at the Central Park Zoo in New York. The incident occurred as she offered food to the animal, and responders treated her on site.
Amid a European lull in 1940, Japan selects a new premier to push foreign expansion while U S warships head toward the Far East. Hollywood figures probe Reds. Dies committee notes large contributions from the film colony. Chicago entertainers signed for Cheese Day attractions.
James Marlow explains that military pay scales remain uniform across branches, with enlisted ranks from Recruit to Master Sergeant showing flat pay ranges and varying lodging supplements. Wartime dependent allowances were eliminated for those entering after Oct 1 1949, leaving no benefits for most dependents in lower ranks, while officers receive subsistence and housing payments regardless of dependents. The piece notes potential restoration of wartime dependent benefits and details lodging amounts for officers and quarters linked to marital status.
Col Christian J Otjen aged 57 of Milwaukee dies at home from a heart ailment. A World War I veteran and former University of Wisconsin law graduate, he ran in 1944 for the Republican governor nomination but lost to Gov. Walter Goodland. He once commanded part of the Army 6th Service Command in the Illinois district before resigning in 1944.
London officials say a blast Friday night destroyed nine barges loaded with British naval ammunition and an admiralty statement indicates sabotage as the likely cause.
Lou Henriksen aged 47, local postmaster and general store owner, died Saturday night in Beechwood Michigan.
Dewitt MacKenzie notes President Truman’s outlook on Korea and the broader risk of Soviet led forces in Asia. He argues GI Joe faces heavy odds in South Korea while the west weighs the threat from Manchuria China Siberia and Soviet backed satellites. He cautions against over commitment that weakens global strength.
The Cheese Reporter reports the June seizure of twelve wheels of Swiss cheese shipped by a Monroe firm to New York. The FDA checkup found contamination from an Illinois factory. New York inspection approved the cheese and cleared the factory.
Sen. Estes Kefauver said the crime probe committee will open hearings in St Louis with most sessions private. He noted some officials may face public questioning and that work will continue in Florida, likely in Tampa, though no Tampa date is set.
Florida officials move to crack down on gambling after senate crime probe findings. Gov. Fuller Warren orders Broward Sheriff Walter K R Clark to explain malfeasance in office over bolita lottery involvement in 1945 to 1947. Dade State Attorney Mincer to lead full inquiry into the S and G syndicate with 1948 revenue pegged at 26 million dollars.
Chicago reports a 49 year old woman Mrs. Howard Tucker left the hospital cheerful after surgery on June 17. Doctors noted the transplanted kidney could be functioning with help from her remaining kidney and planned tests in about three weeks to confirm function. The donor kidney came from a deceased woman.
Thousands gathered for Monticello's two day homecoming events before rain halted activities. Parade winners included Richard Smith and the Hil liards for Comic, Jackie Wendler and others for Vehicle, Kay Ann Knobel for Characters, and 4-H and Scout groups earning top places. Judges were Mrs. Fuhrmann, Mrs. Schmid, and W. R. Schuetze.
Harry Scott a Rockford farm machinery worker learned in circuit court that sending $200 to Reno does not secure a divorce. He had married again in Idaho after claiming an order divorce, while his first wife Pearl of Vancouver B C sued for adultery and desertion. The judge granted the first divorce and awarded custody, allowing Scott to remarry. Scott had previously lived in Beloit.
An immense and dangerous transport program hangs on keeping Pusan port in South Korea open to supply U S and Korean forces. The port's limits and possible enemy disruption threaten the Korean campaign, with risk from potential North Korean air activity and possible V-1 type missiles.
Albert L. Krueger of Wausau collapsed and died of a heart attack on Saturday while fishing from a boat on the Tomahawk River. His wife Tillie and three boys fishing nearby helped bring him to shore after the seizure.
American pilots during the early Korean War faced heavy damage from ground hazards as wires stretched across valleys tore into wings at low altitudes. First Lt. James A. Morrow of Sweetwater Texas reported his B 26 returning with several cable strands wrapped around its wings after a 50 foot strafing run against tanks. Some locals suspected the lines for lumber transport, while officials noted only one case suggesting deliberate entrapment.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. raised bag-packed coffee by four to five cents a pound. New prices are 74, 76 and 77 cents. Trade circles expect other chains to follow. A P cites higher green coffee costs due to crop conditions, not the Korean War.
A barn at the No 2 Honor Farm of the Wisconsin State Reformatory near Oneida burned Saturday night. Firemen estimate the loss at about 20 600 dollars.
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