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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1949
Page
2
The notice lists subscription prices for Monroe and surrounding areas with rates for Wisconsin and Stephenson county and outside areas. It notes payment in advance to meet postal regulations and provides office hours from 8 30 a m to 5 80 p m and a telephone number.
The piece critiques CIO steel union wage hike plans arguing a 30 cent raise mainly funds pensions and social insurance. It warns the cost would hit consumers and trigger price and job losses, urging unions to push efficiency and production instead for national prosperity.
The exchange between Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Cardinal Spellman over federal aid to parochial schools sparked debate but is seen as unlikely to change policy. Critics note the dispute centers on Mrs Roosevelt's syndicated column and church leaders echoing Spellman's stance. Congress remains responsible for resolving the issue.
Milton T. Murray of Milwaukee says Robert Haehle also of Milwaukee conducted investigative work for District Attorney Robert Arthur. Murray claims Haehle’s findings spurred a civil suit charging Murray with failing to report an $8.50 lobbying expense last March, a charge Murray calls unsubstantial.
Mrs. Wallace P. Barlow is nursing a smashed index finger on her right hand after a car door slammed on it Tuesday in Monroe. The car belongs to her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Zweifel of New Glarus.
Recap of events from 50 to 10 years ago including anniversaries and deaths. Henry Voelkh’s 50th wedding anniversary noted on July 29 1939. Christ Koenig 60, a famed Green County cheesemaker, dies of heart attack. Richard Stuart, 85, passes away. LaVera Schindler marries Frank E. Hall. Maud Monroe injures wrist during hospital tour. July 29 1924 fire destroys Albert Schwartz restaurant storeroom. School census shows 100 fewer children. Godfred Lehmann 83 dies at Monticello. Percy Germann bitten by a dog while on construction work near Juda. Mrs. W J Bauman hosts bridge party for out-of-town guests. 1909 notes two circus events, rain cancels parade, and Evangelical association camp meeting continues. County highway official moved to Monticello for road repairs west of town. 1899 fires threaten Dane county’s first factory near Mt. Vernon. Max Levitan to start general merchandise business at Monticello. Travel plans for Frehner and family, Hodges visit, and Co H uniforms arrive.
Gov Rennebohm signs a $2 million first year state buildings program plus $1.8 million yearly thereafter with a 1 percent replacement fund. The plan includes $200,000 for initial studies, supports UW and teachers colleges, and creates a state building commission to draft a six year program for 1951. Additional measures raise tuberculus care aid, adjust school board elections after consolidation, require master’s degrees for county superintendents, and authorize funds for geology, livestock breeders, and the historical society.
House Republicans are preparing to contend in court against major laws enacted after July 31. With adjournment eyed for late August, bills including minimum wage school aid foreign arms aid and Social Security extensions face votes next month. Some GOP members plan to object to actions on bills they dislike unless Congress stays in session beyond July 31 per the 1946 reorganization act.
Cecil Patterson, 26, of Crawford Colorado, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in Madison for inventing a false story that he was slugged Saturday night and forfeited a $25 bail.
The public buildings administration seeks durable, affordable flag material for 1500 plus buildings. Flags wear 27 days on average. tests include nylon, plastic lacquers, and new stitching, with nylon showing 76 days in winter on the Washington interior and drawing tourist attention.
Gov. Dewey urged immediate U. S. help to nationalist China to save one fifth of the world from communism. In a Colgate speech he said China is worse off as a friend than as an enemy, during the first annual conference on American foreign policy.
A small tropical storm is forecast to hit the Shanghai area tomorrow morning. U S forces weather observers report winds up to 58 mph. The system was located about 300 miles west of Okinawa, with Okinawa and Shanghai previously damaged by a severe typhoon last weekend.
Nationalist dispatches show communist forces near Changteh in Hunan province as the Reds push north in a flanking operation through the rice bowl region. The advance signals a widening drive from the north into central Hunan.
Washington reports the army wants recently extracted molars not affected by decay for anti decay testing. Dentists may send in teeth to the Army Dental Division which will provide instructions and metal containers. The study uses two pre treatment solutions before exposing teeth to decay causing germs.
The National Safety Council reports 13 810 traffic deaths for the first half of 1949, only 100 below the comparable period in 1948. Despite more mileage this year, the rate fell to 7 deaths per 100 million miles, with 22 states and 200 of 471 large cities posting declines and 128 cities reporting no fatalities.
Moscow named two naval experts to work with U S officials on the return of 31 vessels lent during wartime. The list includes three icebreakers and 28 frigates used to protect convoys. Talks on repayment of wartime lend-lease obligations have dragged for months.
The gray wolf dominates the north and west while the red wolf is found in the south central states.
A Minnesota woman, Mrs. Victor Lindrud, 25, of Golden Valley, died after a head on crash near Tomah. Her 1½ year old baby was uninjured. Driver Joseph H. Barnett Jr. of Minneapolis is hospitalized with head injuries. four other occupants from Cicero, Illinois are also hospitalized.
The Chicago and North Western Railway Co asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to abandon about 23 miles of secondary trackage in Wisconsin and Michigan in separate petitions.
The company seeks to discontinue operations on about 14 miles of line from Pratt Junction to Paine's Spur in Wisconsin and nine miles of branch from Gogebic to the branch end in Gogebic County Michigan as part of abandoning roughly 86 miles of Iowa and Wisconsin lines.
Lawrence E. Gooding longtime Fond du Lac district attorney and later state employment relations board chairman married Mrs J A Allen yesterday at Gesu church Milwaukee. The couple union follows Gooding’s legal career in Fond du Lac and his 1943 appointment to a new post.
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