Weeds and Dollars Lag Behind Field Protections
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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1949
Page
2
Polio Defense urges: money helps only with health precautions
The article argues that defense donations are useless without practical health precautions. It stresses combining funding with common sense measures to protect public health against polio.
Memorial Day Observances Marked by Dignity
A community held simple restrained Memorial Day services honoring the occasion. Attendees and organizers carried out ceremonies with quiet reverence, avoiding excessive sorrow or focus on military elements.
Warren Area Voters To Decide School District Question
Voters in Warren area headed to polls Saturday to decide a proposed community unit school district affecting five townships Thompson and Rush. The region is divided into seven precincts with designated polling places. An election board of two judges and a clerk will oversee the vote. Polls open at noon and close at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Thompson
Rush
Sign Timber Bill Expands Menominee Timber Rights
President Truman signed legislation allowing Menominee Indians in Wisconsin to cut larger timber quantities for three years at a time. The act permits increased harvest levels and aims to boost economic opportunities for the tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Wisconsin
Local notes recall milestones and obits across decades
Ten years ago R J Douglas of Spring Grove joined the state agriculture board as a foreign cheese area representative while a pension bill failed in the assembly. Twenty five and forty year items recall jubilees, rescues, deaths, and local incidents. Fifty years ago drum major Louis Kohli led Monroe cornet band as talks and movements crossed towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Douglas
Spring Grove
Julius Heil
Townsend
Otillie Coplien
Juda
Louis Kohli
Monroe
R. D. Gorham
Priscilla W. Gould
J. B. Treat
Admiral Dewey
F. W. Byers
Chicago
John C. Smith
England
Harry W. Sigworth Jr
Anamosa
Schuh
Wisconsin
Evangelical Synod
Milwaukee
Hickenlooper Lilienthal Clash Tops AEC Dispute
The battle between Senator Hickenlooper and Lilienthal over atomic energy policy erupts into public view. Lilienthal urges a long hearing, accuses Hickenlooper of smear, while both defend their records from Roosevelt to Truman era battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Atomic Energy Program
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
United States
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
New Deal
Truman
Congress
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
State Crops Need Rain but Flourish
Wisconsin farmers report moisture mostly adequate with only minor statewide crop loss expected. A quarter inch of rain fell last week but high weekend temperatures reduced much of it. Cranberry bogs were flooded to protect plants from cold, while farm work advances beyond normal pace as corn planting nears completion and winter grains head out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
U. S. Weather Bureau
Reds accuse Yugoslavs
In Bucharest Matyas Rakosi, Hungary’s communist chief, charged that Yugoslavs have set up a spy network across eastern Europe and pass information to British intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REDS
Bucharest
Matyas Rakosi
Hungary
Europe
Arkansas Banker Mortally Wounded. Assailant Killed
In Jasper Arkansas the Newton County bank president J W Moore aged 62 was fatally wounded on the courthouse lawn and died in a Harrison hospital. The assailant Albert Herman Mayer 34 of Chicago and later Arkansas was killed after exchanging gunfire with Sheriff Burdine and others. Mayer had reportedly written a crazy letter to the Jasper courthouse demanding 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Ark
Ozarks
J. W. Moore
Newton County
Harrison
Albert Herman Mayer
Chicago
Arkansas
Moore
Mayer
Russell Burdine
Burdine
Court House
Mother seeks cancellation of marriage to Don Sylvio
Margaret O Briens mother asks to annul the three month marriage to orchestra leader Don Sylvio. She says the child star had no role in the decision and that Margaret is happy with the outcome. Margaret, suspended from her MGM job since the wedding, showed distress during the Palm Beach ceremony February twenty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Margaret O’brien
Don Sylvio
Palm Beach
Brewster to Keynote Wisconsin GOP Convention
U S Senator Owen Brewster of Maine will keynote the Wisconsin Republican convention in La Crosse on June 11. Governor Rennebohm is also slated to address delegates as the party weighs whether to amend the constitution to require mandatory endorsement of candidates for state offices and the U S Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
U. S
Owen Brewster
Maine
Wisconsin Republican Party
la Crosse
Harvey Higley
Marinette
Rennebohm
U. S. Senate
License Change Made in LC-16856 for Rasmussen Firm
Partial assignments were made in the contract motor carrier license LC-16856 of Harold H. Rasmussen of Brooklyn to John Lamb Jr Virgil Lamb and to Jacob Frei Casper Elmer both Brooklyn partners. A separate fatal accident report from Racine states Judith Kobelske five died after being struck by a car near her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold H. Rasmussen
Brooklyn
John Lamb
Racine
Judith Kobelske
Rudolph Kobelske
GE Chief Foresees Industrial Boom by End of 1951
General Electric president Charles E. Wilson expects a return to high industrial production by late 1951 after a shallow decline through mid 1950. He predicted the drop would be mild and temporary, with output rebounding to 1948 levels by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Co
Wilson
General Electric
Memorial Day Balloon Drops in Juda Found Fragments
In Juda a farmer found a red balloon fragment in his corn field about one mile south of town. A tag attached to the remains read it was released as part of Memorial day services by the American Legion auxiliary at Freeport Illinois on May 30, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juda
Wendell Grenzow
Grenzow
American Legion Auxiliary
Freeport
Baker's Book Store
Local visitors and weekend gatherings in Brodhead area
Mrs Donald L Collins and Mr and Mrs Max Zimmer of Janesville spent Thursday here visiting friends. Kaye Fleming is confined with mumps. Mr and Mrs Herman Lange and Mrs Sarah Quamn of Milwaukee spent the latter part of the week with Mr and Mrs Emmett Grennwalt. Bertha and Lydia Zuercher attended a recital in Evanston where Suzanne Zuercher sang. Mrs Gus Baxter of Madison visited Mrs Gus Murdock weekend. Marguerite Mooney and Suzanne of Madison visited relatives here over the weekend. Nancy Hauser a UW student spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Zimmerman
Janesville
Kaye Fleming
Herman Lange
Sarah Quamn
Milwaukee
Emmett Grennwalt
Bertha
Lydia Zuercher
Charles Zuercher
Park Ridge
Evanston
Suzanne Zuercher
Gus Baxter
Madison
Clarence Wittwer Leaves Hospital After Spinal Surgery
Clarence Wittwer is released from Wisconsin General hospital after several weeks for spinal surgery. He will stay in a body cast for several more months at his mother Mrs. Paul Veenje’s home in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Clarence Wittwer
Wisconsin General Hospital
Paul Veenje
Neff Claims REA Makes Utility Bid
Grover C. Neff, president of Wisconsin Power and Light, says REA is moving into the utility business with plans for two Illinois generating plants and a $45 million transmission network. He cites Illinois lines linking to a Cairo to Galena path and envisions Wisconsin and Illinois plants eventually tied to TVA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Rural Electrification Administration
Illinois
Grover C. Neff
Edison Electric Institute
Neff
REA
Galena
Cairo
Wisconsin
TVA
Court Denies Eisler Appeal Action Delay
The Supreme Court refused Eisler’s request for extra time to file an appeal from his passport fraud conviction. It did not act on the Justice Department’s recommendation to dismiss an appeal from contempt of Congress. Eisler’s lawyers have until June 6 to file the passport petition, after seeking until June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gerhart Eisler
Supreme Court
Eisler
Justice Department
Department
Dr. Thomas Torpy 82 dies in Tomahawk Wisconsin
Dr. Thomas G. Torpy, 82, Minocqua, known as northern Wisconsin’s grand old man of medicine, died yesterday in a Tomahawk hospital. Over 55 years he treated summer cottagers, tourists, and permanent residents, traveling many miles. Born in Waterloo, Wis., he was one of the state’s oldest practicing physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Torpy
Minocqua
Wisconsin
Torpy
Waterloo
Wis
Juda By Mrs. F. N. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gempler were weekend guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Albright in Mattoon Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Boyer and son Jerry from Lake Bluff Illinois spent Thursday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Boyer. Mrs. Conrad Zeller is visiting relatives and friends at Wisconsin Rapids. Mrs. Hattie Bagley and Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Gempler
Gilbert Albright
Mattoon
Ivan Boyer
Jerry
Lake Bluff
Glenn Boyer
Conrad Zeller
Wisconsin Rapids
Hattie Bagley
Holiday Visits Share Midwest Family Time
Florence Miller spent the holidays with relatives in Beloit. Leroy Petersen and family returned from Deerfield Minnesota after visiting his mother. Marvin Hartwig and family of Naperville Illinois vacationed with agents in Juda and Monroe households. Inez Weaver visited relatives in Sharon, Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Miller
Beloit
Leroy Petersen
Deerfield
Minn
Marvin Hartwig
Naperville
E. T. Hr. Juda
Fred Ae Monroe
Inez Weaver
Sharon, Is
Greece to seek UN aid for 700000 refugees
Athens will request more than 80 million dollars from the United Nations to rehabilitate about 700000 refugees from the Greek civil war. The government cites violation of the UN charter by northern neighbors as the refugee cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
United Nations
Greece
Porches to pools. summer fashions and comforts.
ETTER'S offers Aerolux and Hough porch shades for cool privacy. Deltox fiber rugs from ETTER'S match home colors. LEE'S features rayon panties with day embroidery and sunback dresses in chambray. BECKER'S LEADER stocks Deauville swimsuits and Playtex girdles with sizes for kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etter’s
Etter's
Lee’s
Lee's
Becker's
Jersey
Becker's Leader
Becker’s
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M. Delephone
Editorial
Warren Area
Evening Times
W. L. Meikle
Joshua Streiff
Masonic Lodge
M. J. Knight
John Lengacher
Ernest Smith
Round Grove
William Cook
Katie Squires
Lodi
Edith R. Gorham
Wells and Edelman
Robert Blakely
C. J. McDowell
Storm Lake
Ole Hasley
Wayne Township
South Wayne
Burns
Victor Carson
People’s State Bank
Orangeville
John Goetz
Kenogha
Detroit
New York
Miami
New Orleans
Union Bus
16Th Avenue
Child Star
Brewster
Richardson Electric Co
Brodhead
Donald L. Collins
Bauman
Dewey Boyd
12Th Street
Burkhard Electric Co. Bldg
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Thomas Torpy
F. N. Miller
Kay
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