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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1961
Page
2
The piece notes a Memorial Day weekend with about 700 deaths across all mishaps, including 470 traffic fatalities, setting a record for holiday periods and challenging the solemn meaning of Memorial Day. It suggests considering a separate day for holiday tragedies and condemns turning the weekend into mere celebration.
Editors across the Dixie area largely agree that the Freedom Riders worsen integration efforts and provoke violence. They condemn the riots while warning the rise of white supremacist recruiting. They criticize Attorney General Kennedy for backing integration and fear a two way rights confrontation that could ignite further race violence.
The Dominican Republic leader Rafael Trujillo, who ruled 31 years with harsh methods, faces a potential uprising. Some view him as a benevolent ruler but others recall murders torture graft and islandwide exploitation. The crisis signals possible wider Latin American tension and Caribbean instability.
Twenty five years ago a Memorial Day crash near Monroe left Albert Bacon with a skull fracture and Chester Hasse with pelvic injuries while Mrs Gustav C Brunkow died. Other area deaths included Wallace Tilley William Bricklen and Frank Green. Julia Flynn was found dead after clothes ignited beside a bonfire.
The text argues Fidel Castro may have manipulated the violent outcome, suggesting his influence could raise his standing among exploited Latin Americans.
Thorp Finance Corp of Thorp Wisconsin will become a subsidiary of C. I. T. Commercial Investment Trust after a merger proposal announced by both firms. Under terms Thorp stock will exchange at 10 percent for each C. I. T. share with cash for Thorp preferred stock and debentures. Thorp operates 80 offices in Wisconsin and Minnesota with 1960 business volume of 137.5 million. C. I. T. has capital and surplus over 330 million.
Morgan Murphy group purchases the Plymouth Review and its printing assets from K Print Publishing Co. The Review will operate under its own name with Arthur Mueller as editor and manager. Key officers are Morgan Murphy, J M Barenbaum, and Max H Lavine.
MONTICELLO notes local architect Joan W. Steinman purchased the Adam A. Schuler residence to convert into office space. The Schuler family will move to the Hulda Kar len tenant house later this week, vacated by the Don Koots.
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew reports a catalog of 65,000 plant varieties highlighting its vast biodiversity and ongoing research into plant science and conservation.
Mrs AMelia Everson Olsen, 79, a native of Mt Horeb, died in a Madison hospital. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St Luke's Lutheran, Middleton. Gruver Funeral Home handling arrangements. Survived by husband George, son Arthur, daughter Esther Anderson, brother Alfred Everson, sister Julia Steensrud, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Married 1903 to George Olsen. they farmed near Black Earth before moving to Middleton five years ago.
Bedloe's Island was selected as the site for the Statue of Liberty by Gen. William T. Sherman. A phone number 3 is listed for sales, rentals, purchases, or hires.
Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced 1,350 bills this session despite a March 6 deadline. Director Marinus G. Topel notes eight week rules exist but committees sometimes push late measures. The legislative draft staff processes lawmakers ideas into proper bills amid ongoing proposals and late requests.
The Senate has 33 members who introduced 678 bills, nearing the 727 total of 1959. The Assembly with 100 members has presented 664 bills, far from the 1,042 total of 1950. Staff produced 1,769 bills with over 600 enacted into law.
May employment rose by 1,044,000 to 66,778,000 while unemployment fell by 194,000 to 4,768,000. Analysts noted the changes were about what seasonally expected with better weather, and the year over year gaps remained sizable. Amour Wolfbein, Labor Department manpower statistics chief, called the shifts in jobs and idle persons roughly in line with seasonal expectations.
The Veterans Administration reports special cash dividends averaging 117 dollars to 48 dollars for 103000 Wisconsin holders of national service life insurance and United States government life insurance starting July 1. J P Cullen says payments should be completed by Labor Day and total nearly 5 million in Wisconsin. Only veterans with War I K type or World War II and Korean NSLI policies receive the dividends.
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