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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1950
Page
2
The Green county fair begins its 96th edition with a preview night. The event highlights the region's farming heritage and dairy economy, offering judging, stock, horse shows, and races. Community interest keeps the fair a staple on Wisconsin calendars.
A republican call for a broad housecleaning in the state and defense departments follows criticism of early warning claims and policy decisions in the Far East and China. The piece faulted Acheson and his aides for missteps, arguing the public deserves leaders the people can trust.
John W. Gibson accused Stanley Rector of attempts to sabotage state unemployment systems. Rector, former Wisconsin Industrial Commission employee, defended the parallel federal state structure and urged continued support for state laws. He argued local conditions suit Wisconsin’s program better than a national approach.
Washington reports Sgt John J Shannon husband of Mildred W Shannon of Mariette has been wounded in Korea according to the 41st casualty list from the defense department.
Franz Herrmann 43 dies from heat while herding cattle at Edward Rufer farm Washington township July 26 1940. Ship plane battle off north coast of Ireland sinks three British merchantmen by German speed boats. Mr and Mrs E L Fries Juda elected delegates to National Rural Letter Carriers convention in St Louis. Louis Hirsig Madison named chairman of Madison Business Association on Monroe Cheese Day committee.
A 50 year old item notes Wisconsin’s limited plan to send troops to China in 1900. Other notes record a celluloid explosion in Chicago killing six, petition receipt for rural free delivery west of the city via Jordan Center, property sales in Second Ward, a Monroe band leader relocating to Brodhead, Summers buying a house and nine acres, and a Monticello school addition bid at two thousand dollars.
The passage argues that state level systems better respond to citizen needs than a distant national administration. It notes Wisconsin employees enjoy high basic benefits and employers gain from experience rating, advantages likely to be lost with a nationwide plan.
Milwaukee 12 year old Andrew Clark used Boy Scout training to perform artificial respiration on 2 year old Carol Deringer after she fell into a water-filled pit. Onlookers and her mother waited as police and ambulance arrived. Carol’s condition improved to good at the hospital.
Sturgeon Bay report says Aaron E. Wilson, 11, died from an injury after a heavy metal sinker struck him on the head while a companion jerked a fishing line on Saturday. Authorities described the incident as an accidental fishing mishap.
Cpl James Moldenhauer of Co K reports during summer maneuvers at Camp McCoy that the unit's kitchen detail led by Rudy Maurer Jr earned a commendation for the cleanest mess hall in the regiment. The group arrived Saturday and faced rain while a two week stay included meals of sirloin steaks, mashed potatoes, creamed peas and coffee.
Maybell Bush, longtime supervisor of nursery schools for the state department of public instruction, resigns after 34 years on the staff. She helped develop a cooperative arithmetic and social studies curriculum and a school lunch program.
In parts of New England deer are viewed as garden pests. They will eat nearly any vegetable down to the roots, posing a challenge to local gardeners and defying efforts to protect crops.
About 4,350,000 cars and trucks have rolled from assembly lines this year, roughly a million more than the same period last year. Future output remains uncertain as the year progresses.
Lafayette county voters will choose in two contested Republican primaries on September 19 as Henry Youngblood of Woodford challenges incumbent Martin O. Monson of Wiota for the assembly and Owen C. Sharer of Darlington faces incumbent Joseph M. Connelly for coroner. Several incumbents and four Democrats run unopposed.
Elton C. Fay explains that about 60 cents of each ten and a half billion dollars sought by Congress for current and near term defense would fund weapons and hardware. Peacetime spending averages 18 cents, but wartime needs push hardware costs higher while personnel, ships, planes, and tanks dominate the budget.
Reports from Taipei indicate seven to nine Chinese nationalist divisions totaling about 100000 troops have concentrated along Fukien coast ready to invade Quemoy. Chinese forces are seen as preparing a major assault amid rising tensions in Formosa.
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