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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
1
State senators approved a rent act by a wide margin as the measure heads toward enactment. The proposal would set an expiration date of June 1 1950 and includes provisions on taxation of oleo and rye products. The action follows a legislative process balancing tax and housing policy interests.
Speakers urge students to retain optimism and lead toward stability. They contrast youthful hope with older cynicism after wars and economic gloom, calling for dedication to the American way of life and a receptive stance toward science and global reality.
Two residents of a Rock Farm near Janesville suffered serious burns in a blast today. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Reeves were injured when a heater inside their home apparently exploded, authorities reported as firefighters investigated the base of the piano heater for the cause.
Swiss Colony signs a three year lease with a renewal option for the 906 17th Avenue building to consolidate business offices and merchandising operations. The ground floor storage plans are pending while the second floor will be used for office space. Operations may move from the Fortesters in the Mon Brewing Co. building on 14th Avenue.
A reliable source reports Chinese communists have occupied Tsingtao a North China port that recently housed U S western Pacific ships and personnel who have withdrawn along with the nationalist navy leaving the base in communist control.
Three senior girls Nanci Moldenhauer Kathryn Krauss and Kathleen Feldt tied with all A s to receive valedictory honors at commencement in the high school auditorium Supt E O Evans said the top scholastic awards were split Krauss ribbed for oboe prowess while Moldenhauer and Feldt were active in music drama and journalism Barbara Stauffacher and Hans Sulzer won citizenship awards based on scholarship character leadership and cooperation The upper ten percent included Jean Babler JoAnne Davis Charles Farmer and Lois
New York report says Whittaker Chambers, key prosecution witness, admits perjury before the same grand jury that indicted Alger Hiss last December. He confirms giving false testimony about direct knowledge of espionage and testifies to loyalty to the Communist Party before 1938. The courtroom adjourns until Monday.
New York 35 year old editor John W. Gates of the Daily Worker was jailed for 30 days by Federal Judge Harold R. Medina after refusing to name assistants who helped prepare a communist party publication. The contempt ruling triggered protests from the other ten defendants in the conspiracy trial.
Partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday may bring cooler temperatures that clear the warm, humid air still clinging to Monroe after last evening’s .16 inch rainfall. The weatherman says chances for more rain today are slim as the thermometer at the Times building nears 78 by noon.
Monroe public school children and teachers start their holiday break this morning. Classes resume September 6. Report cards were distributed today and copies of the high school Bulletin were handed out at the high school.
Marilyn Ott Lundy Alonda Signer Donald Timmons Marylyn Zuercher join 107 classmates who received diplomas at the exercises led by Herbert T. Johnson, with 3 students absent due to illness. The graduating class totals 110, listing Bernard Orvail Albright Janet Marie Anderson Jean Elizabeth Babler Dale A. Barth Louise Jean Beach Joyce Elaine Bechtolt Naaman C. Bechtolt Nathan W. Bechtolt Harveda N. Benkert Audrey E. Blum Charles R. Blum Mary Jean Boyd Herbert L. Bell Virgil Leroy Bowman LaVonne Ellen Brandt Robert Frederick Brawand Helen Christina Buob Marian Burkhardt Kathleen Mae Conway Marion R. Cook Herbert James.
Plymouth back page report notes the Wisconsin cheese exchange market was firm with no sales. Bids remained unfilled for two cars cheddars at 30 cents and two cars single daisies at 32 cents. Trading tone described as firm.
A mass escape by convicts at the West Virginia State Prison dominates the top of the page. Reported by a series of internal notes, the article ties the break to security lapses and outlines ensuing investigations and measures.
CIO union votes to strike about 2000 workers at the Oak Ridge atomic production facility next Thursday. The walkout would halt uranium 235 production, a key fissionable material for atomic bombs, pending authorization from the international headquarters.
Peter Giannini, founder of the Bank of America, died in San Mateo California at age 79 after a month of illness. He rose from a waterfront upbringing to build a banking empire with 500 branches and assets over 35.7 billion by 1946, later shaping the Bank of Italy into a national financial giant. He left a son L. M. Giannini and was known as A. P. to friends, emphasizing a plainspoken bond with the “little fellow.”
Washington report says the Truman administration will accept the best bill it can get on Taft Hartley revisions. Vice President Barkley told a closed Senate caucus the aim is to pass a workable measure, with amendments under discussion to allow presidential seizure of struck plants in emergencies and to modify the Wagner Act as a replacement for Taft Hartley.
Former Monroe resident Mrs. Sophia Alleman Saltow aged 82 of Chicago died this morning after a month of illness. Born in Boltigen Switzerland she moved from Monroe 25 years ago. Survived by nephews and cousins. Funeral set for Sunday in Chicago with relatives traveling from Monroe and Detroit.
Charles G. Manson, 71, longtime Rockford police officer and chief from 1940 to 1942, died last night of a heart attack after 31 years on the force.
Christ Jacoby, longtime Kenosha High School custodian, was honored with a cap and gown ceremony and awarded a diploma after 44 years of service. He also received a wrist watch and a $100 bill from students, faculty, and staff as retirement nears on July 1 at age 65.
Green county health officers pressed for periodic school inspections of water supplies and toilets as required by law. Dr. Nelson urged health councils for broader community health education. $500 county immunization fee was approved. Dr. Lautz outlined the law. Ruth Chase reported recent work. Judge Lamboley presided.
La Crosse Logan dominated Dodgeville 5-0 with a one hit gem by Merlin Nehring in the WIAA state tournament. Logan advances to meet Campbellsport at noon tomorrow after Campbellsport beat Hurley’s Midgets 2-1 in the opener.
Ransom E. Olds, pioneer of the auto industry, marks his 85th birthday by urging manufacturers to produce cars priced below $1000. He argues price matters for broad sales and industry growth.
Fourteen inmates escaped from a South Half unit described as escape proof, the largest WV mass breakout in 35 years. Six inmates held life terms. six were in solitary. Otto Neff and Hollie Stacher, notorious for multiple escapes, were among the fugitives. A guard was beaten, and police tied the incident to a transport of stolen vehicles and a fatal Ohio farm shooting hours later.
Madison headquarters of the national foundation for infantile paralysis acknowledged four checks totaling $2100 from the Green county chapter for care and treatment of four polio victims. The patients are from Albany Browntown Brodhead and New Glarus.
Four power foreign ministers met in Paris for a three hour closed session to review American and Russian plans for reuniting Berlin. A brief communique offered no progress clues and no press briefing was scheduled due to the session's secrecy.
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