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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1950
Page
2
The 96th Green county fair is praised for tradition and impact on farming and youth. Officials who policed the midway are commended, though readers note some shoddy skill games persist. Overall, the record‑breaking event reflects hard work and careful planning by all involved.
The shift away from strategic retreat signals a major change in the Korean campaign with Lt Gen Walker and Gen MacArthur backing a stand or die approach. The policy aims to stiffen the front, justify more support for divisions, and possibly save more American lives in the long run.
Chippewa Falls officials enlist the state crime laboratory to investigate three assaults on Warren Robarge the Chippewa county treasurer in the past year. Charles M. Wilson lab director leads the examination as local investigators seek clues.
Ten years ago the Senate military committee rewrote Burke Suly's compulsory training bill to require men aged 21 to 31 register, narrowing the original 18 to 64 range. A nurse at Deaconess Hospital Bernice Sayre suffered a fractured vertebrae after a fall on the nurses' home steps. Blazing heat hindered search for victims as a Camden factory fire and explosions destroyed a million-dollar facility and 67 homes.
Senator McCarthy charged Sunday that a congressional plan to arm South Korea was sabotaged by the State Department and called for President Truman to fire Secretary Acheson. He spoke to about 4,500 at an Izaak Walton League picnic, urging action as he criticized Western Germany policy amid Soviet buildup.
In a blunt radio address from his official residence Attlee told Britons to expect sacrifices in living standards as rearmament intensifies against perceived red aggression. He warned the country to prepare for continued austerity despite postwar recovery.
New York crowds of Jehovah's Witnesses jammed Yankee Stadium for the opening of their eight day international assembly. Members of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society came from every state and many countries to attend the event.
Darlington special report notes Reconstruction Finance Corp has sent loan examiner Peter M Black to assess flood damage loans. He opened offices in the courthouse to accept applications Saturday.
Flood ridden Lafayette county fair ground buildings were sold at public auction and are to be removed before the fair opening next week. The grandstand sold for 740 dollars to Henry Weiss of Fayette. Earl Wilson of Lamont bid 55 dollars for a small shed and Fred Weisheit of Stitzer paid 250 dollars for a larger one. All plan to salvage the wood for farm building additions. The sale followed Darlington rising flood waters.
Brooklyn American Legion post 160 elevates Dave Zimmerman to commander, succeeding Cletus Byrnes. Benjamin Johnson noted in special report as a related figure.
Winners in the 8th annual fair horsemanship events include Green County Boots and Saddle Club entries with riders from Monroe to Brodhead and Milwaukee. The list covers junior, Shetland ponies, hackney ponies, saddle horses, roadsters, and five gaited classes with owners and stables across Illinois and Wisconsin.
George W Homan 60 lifelong Janesville resident died Saturday afternoon in St Clare hospital after an illness. He is survived by his widow Martha two daughters Mrs Ivan Lee Janesville and Mrs Melvin Collicott Lima Center four sisters Mrs Charles Hall Mrs William Kirchoff Mrs Otto Manthei and Mrs Arthur Guse all of Janesville and four brothers Benjamin Carl Elmer and Emil Homan of Janesville. The body was taken to Reining Funeral home.
Halifax welcomes the U S Navy task force 86 comprising the battleship Missouri and eight destroyers. The group, totaling 45,000 tons, arrived Saturday for training. They depart Wednesday for New York en route to Cuba with about 5,000 officers and men aboard.
Rent controls were removed today in Rockford Illinois and all unincorporated areas of Winnebago Boone and DeKalb counties. Housing director Tighe E Woods said the move followed a recommendation by the three county defense rental area governing body.
Rain drenched the fair but a lively impromptu program drew the crowd to the grand stand. Doc Lawson led state songs while Alan Prisk and Temple Stephens joined in, with Floyd Krause and Judy Barnhart noted for musical turns and a lively livestock parade.
P R Sullivan of Janesville reported to police that his car was backed into at the fairgrounds by a person licensed to William L Dooley of Beloit.
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