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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1954
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates and delivery areas for Monroe, Wise and Stephenson counties. It notes carriers and annual costs, with advance payment required, and provides the business hours and a contact telephone number.
Merchants and city officials agreed to a wait and see approach for the proposed shift in parking enforcement. A trial of eight 12 minute meters at loading points around the public square remains in effect with potential additions if needed. Citizens and merchants favor keeping current meters to avoid disruption and resentment while preserving shopper convenience.
In Washington after meeting with President Eisenhower, Syngman Rhee warned reporters no peaceful path to Korean reunification exists. The piece argues North Korea remains a Soviet and Red China protectorate, the Geneva talks failed, and Red China should not be admitted to the UN while it remains an aggressor in Korea. The tone questions Western willingness to press for peace and emphasizes stalemate and warnings to Rhee.
Ruth Bryan Rohde daughter of William Jennings Bryan died in Copenhagen Denmark this week. She was the United States first woman envoy to a foreign country serving as minister to Denmark from 1933 to 1936. Her career spanned Congress lectures and authorship and she helped strengthen U.S. ties with Denmark and the Nordic region.
A report notes Bulgaria negotiating with the July 28 1944 Allies to end participation in the war. Kiwanis speaker Leatham D. Smith of Sturgeon Bay outlines his shipbuilding trade. S/Sgt. Thomas E. Stauffacher of the Fifth Army receives the Bronze Star for heroic action on the Anzio beachhead. The loss of the minesweeper Swerve raises American ships sunk since the conflict began to 172. OPA order cancels most heavy tire ration certificates as operators face reduced allocations and new priorities.
The passage notes one reason for Denmark and Norway's brave resistance to Nazi demands and highlights a diplomat's success in inspiring the United States to appoint more women to senior posts. Her standards, while influential, exceeded what later appointees could universally meet.
Judge Bernard Decker dismissed Othy Larson's 15 month old suit charging Johnsburg School Board used public funds for a parochial school. Larson and attorneys plan to appeal to the state supreme court. Appeal bond set at $500. President Eisenhower approved tariff increases up to 50 percent on certain imported watch movements in Washington.
Washington The Post Office Department marked the 179th anniversary of America's postal system and Franklin's selection as continental postmaster general. Summerfield cited Franklin's policies, noted July 26, 1775, resolution, and referenced early conflict, Lexington and Bunker Hill, amid a call to return to essential principles.
A column blends curiosities from fashion to science. It notes a brassiere coated with foam rubber, heartbeats ranging with stress, and quirky origin tales for Smackover Arkansas and Shell Oil. It includes aphorisms and a light almanac forecast predicting hot air storms before autumn elections.
J B Scherer chairs county agricultural committee receives a request to showcase the Green County dairy display at the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association meeting in Oshkosh on October 26 and 27. The display, county funded and backed by Scherer and G Fred Galli, will debut at the Green County Centennial Fair next Wednesday and travel to the Wisconsin State Fair and other events statewide.
George Smith, 31, died during surgery Tuesday night from injuries suffered earlier when he was pinned between an electric truck and a box car at the industrial plant where he worked.
D C Everest told PSC hearing WVIC would welcome any accepted conservation group to advise on management of the George Mead Reservoir on the Eau Pleine River. The proposal faces debate over wildlife impact versus industrial development as 27 500 acres of central Wisconsin wilderness could be flooded by the impoundment.
Everest argues a proposed 18 mile long pond across six townships in Marathon Wood and Portage counties would not be a constant level impoundment but a drawdown reservoir. It would boost river electricity by 72 to 83 million kilowatt hours annually and strengthen tax base while aiding industry cranberry farming recreation and overall conservation without public tax funds.
MILWAUKEE Henry J Bath 36 won acquittal on a drunk driving charge after testifying new work shoes pinched his feet and caused him to sway during a walk. He said bloodshot eyes were from working all day in the hot sun as a mason.
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