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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1959
Page
2
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Congress considers a Water Pollution Control Act bill as Rep. Gubser and Rep. Wright denounce the Potomac as heavily polluted. Lawmakers from Maryland and D C push a 75 million dollar plan for sewer lines and filtration plants amid warnings of legal action and national responsibility.
Heads of two House committees voiced concern about the munitions lobby but doubted a congressional probe would solve the issue. They noted higher defense costs from lobbying, while acknowledging citizens’ indirect influence, and differed on what constitutes the lobby and how to address it.
A snapshot of Green County events and notable obituaries across the decades. Topics include Conservation Congress voting for hunting legislation in 1949, Monroe Chamber recommending meters, a Tri-Hi-Y dinner, a Clarno barn fire, Dairy Day pageants, Mrs. Robert Roderick’s death, Roosevelt’s 1934 social insurance plan, local notable deaths, Milton College program by Stephen Wang, 1919 steel mill parade, 1909 highway sign project, a Monticello graduation list, and a Bryan chautauqua appearance in Freeport in July.
In a discussion on defense matters lawmakers warn that formal lobbyists are not always the most effective. They argue the real influence comes from social lobbying in cocktail bars and clubs. The best remedy lies with voters who must pressure representatives to resist corporate pitches.
Congress and the General Accounting Office exposed a million dollar mischarge in a 15.4 million Avco Crosley fire control systems contract for the B52 bomber. The error, arising from billing components to another contract, was corrected by Avco which refunded the funds and pledged tighter procedures.
An 65 year old man Joseph M Palmisano and his 63 year old wife Sабina were found dead in their second floor St Louis apartment. No violence noted. A note blamed poverty and the high cost of moving to a home for the aged. Medicine bottles and a plea for help accompany the scene.
Norbert J. Knapinski aged 43 died Sunday after an angle iron penetrated his left side when he fell from a roof onto a fence. He was dead on arrival at County Emergency hospital.
Clarence A. Roy, 71, a retired Darlington hardware merchant, died Saturday after a long illness. He ran a hardware store for 50 years, retiring in 1952. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star and IOOF. Survived by wife Masie two daughters Mrs. Howard Grange Darlington and Mrs. Ernest Danzer Stockton Calif and five grandchildren. Services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Sharer funeral home with viewing.
J C Penney founder of a vast dry goods chain remains actively managing his network. At age 83 he leads operations from his business empire spanning coast to coast.
Isabel M. Kaderli of Brodhead will graduate from Whitewater State College on Friday after a four year business education program. She will teach at Oshkosh School of Vocational and Adult Education and was 1958 homecoming queen. Kaderli chaired the homecoming committee and held multiple campus roles including publicity director for Campus Coeds Club and front editor of the Royal Purple. She was active in W.A.A. and F.B.L.A.
The article places travel as a major economic sector in the United States, identifying it as the third largest industry behind automobiles and steel. It discusses its broad impact on jobs, commerce, and regional growth. The piece notes evolving travel patterns and policy considerations shaping the sector.
Two Los Angeles men Bill Tynan and Bill Bates quit their jobs to hike 2300 miles to Mexico City. Starting Oct 18 1958 they traveled seven months living on a dollar a day with help from local Indians who fed them in the Sierra Madre. They were briefly mistaken for Cubans and arrested as spies during a labor disturbance.
Tynan and Bates recount sleeping in jails during travels across towns, surviving in rough conditions. After seven months in Mexico they learned Spanish, having trained in the Mojave Desert on weekends for five months. Tynan wore out eight pairs of shoes while Bates wore four.
Gordon E. Holcomb, a Platteville State College alumnus, began an assistantship in plant pathology at the University of Wisconsin. He is the son of Mrs. Henry C. Hefty.
Mary Carter age 86 of Mineral Point died Friday in a Dodgeville hospital. Funeral services were held today at Luloff funeral home with Rev. Ralph Shipley officiating and burial in Warwick cemetery. A native of Lafayette County she had lived in Mineral Point 50 years. Survived by son William and two daughters Mrs. Jesse James and Mrs. Earl James all of Mineral Point nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
In 1833 Isabella II ascends to the throne of Spain following the death of her father Ferdinand VII, making her the monarch at age three. The event triggers a regency as the country awaits her coming of age.
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