Birge A Great Wisconsin Educator And University Leader
Dr. Edward A. Birge, longtime University of Wisconsin faculty member for 75 years, shaped teaching and research with a rare intellect. He retired as president emeritus in 1925 and continued zoological work, especially Wisconsin lakes. his death leaves a lasting example of integrity and devotion to education.
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Edward A. Birge
University of Wisconsin
Birge
Board of Regents
Wisconsin
Peace ambiguous rhetoric fuels Cold War doubt
The piece critiques conflicting presidential statements on peace prospects and the ongoing foreign aid fight. It cites White House pronouncements and cabinet testimony as creating a mixed message about readiness, potential war, and emergency powers, urging allied and potential adversaries to read the strategy as deliberate confusion.
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White House
Congress
Monroe City Hall to ease stairs for public access
Officials announce a minor remodel of the Monroe City Hall stairway to reduce effort and climb for citizens seeking offices. The plan aims to improve accessibility without building a new city structure, addressing resident concerns with a simple, practical update.
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Epee Mac
Monroe
Ten years ago Paris gates stormed as Nazis advance
A 1940 World War II note recalls Hitler armies reaching Paris gates on June 10 1940 and a German mother escaping to the United States meeting her daughter and son in law in Chicago. It also mentions a Madison baritone Ben S. Carsell at a Monday reading club and other era recollections.
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Hitler
Paris
Marne
Kaiser
Malta
United States
Chicago
G. M. Gunderson
Wiota
Ben S. Carsell
Madison
Filth in Literature and the Rise of Best Sellers
A critique of profanity and vulgarity in modern writing arguing that market demand, not artistry, drives sales. It traces historical episodes from early censorship to sensational stage and literary works, urging writers to pursue substance over profit and condemning the normalization of indecency.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Anthony Comstock
Olga Nethersole
Sappho
Clyde Fitch
Fairchild Rules On Housing Credit
Atty Gen Thomas Fairchild ruled that a veteran who buys a single family home from a local housing authority is entitled to a 10 percent grant credit, limited to total costs less an allotted share to the authority. He also said the department can curb resale speculation by enforcing a first refusal option to purchase with the authority.
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Manouu
Vyna Wat Vowels
Thomas Fairchild
Gordon Huseby
Department of, Veterans’ Affairs
Fairchild
South Wayne Notes and Nearby Visits
Mrs. Harry J. Maddrell reports Steffen of Ely Minnesota visiting his brother William Steffen and family. Frank Larson patient at Lake View sanatorium Madison received Sunday visitors including Mrs. Frank Larson and Miss Mabel Larson. Mrs. Ganshert of Chicago visits relatives here and Monroe. Miss Wildegarde Kessler of Fitkin Memorial Neptune New Jersey returns to work after illness of her mother Mrs Johanna Kesler while Kessler herself rests at St Clare Monroe after a heart attack. Attending the Cats Dodgers game in Chicago were Paul Lawrence Frank Lincicum Joseph Berger George Lincicum and Gary Lawrence. Leo Staley and wife and children of South Wayne weekend guests of his parents Elihu Staley Beloit. The two families joined Sunday evening at Wagont Wheel Rockton.
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Award Steffen
Ely
Minn
William Steffen
Roy Schroeder
Frank Larson
Mabel Larson
Lake View
Madison
Frank. Ganshert
Chicago
Monroe
Wildegarde Kessler
Fitkin Memorial Hospital
Neptune
N. J
Johanna Kesler
Kessler
St. Clare Hospital
Paul Lawrence
Frank Lincicum
Joseph Berger
George 1 Lincicum
Gary Lawrence
Leo Staley
South Wayne
Elihu Staleys
Beloit
Wagont Wheel
Rockton
State DMV reports over six thousand driver licenses affected
The state motor vehicle department announced that 6,112 drivers had licenses revoked or suspended in the first five months of the year. A total of 1,904 motorists had licenses revoked for one year due to convictions on charges mandating such action under state law, with drunken driving the most common offense.
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Erivena
State Motor Vehicle Department
Peace Picture Far From Clear
Washington debate centers on whether arms reduction aids peace. Officials praise rearmament progress and deterrence while Lie urges new talks to curb armaments. Acheson favors strength and UN-led efforts, cautioning Soviet use of diplomacy for its own aims. Senators push for a UN assembly session to halt the arms race.
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Washington
Russia
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Congress
United Nations General Assembly
Dean Acheson
Lie
United States
Free World
Soviet Union
Acheson
Sunday Socials and Visits in Spring Grove Notes
Spring Grove residents and guests enjoyed a series of Sunday visits and dinners. The gatherings included the Deiningers hosting visitors from Chicago and Ogden, and families from Monro e, Verona, Rockford, Juda, Freeport, Janesville, and Galena attending meals and a ball game in Chicago. Measles illness reported for Mary Kundert.
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Dale Young
Verona
Ben Deininger
Ernest Deiningers
Monroe
Mmes
William Deakins
San Francisco
Ned Wheeler
Ogden
Wheelers
Deiningers
Ben Dein- Cash
Chicago
Herbert Mohns
Otto Goecks
Howard Clark
Billy
Walter Ludwig
Jeri
Freeport
Wayne Gempler
Juda
Glen Wunschel
Alma Barnhill
Janes Ville
Jake’ Whitehead
Mary Kundert
Raymond Kundert
Raymond Arnsmeier
E. J. Armstrong
Emmert
Ervin Armstrongs
Birthday Notices and a Toy Bicycle Dream
A long list of birthday greetings by date and street, followed by a short children story about Molly salting ice cream and eyeing a blue bicycle in a store window, imagining future rides as she buys a dime from her mother. The scene closes with Molly- a neighbor calls out as she stands by the shop.
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Mother
Molly
Mr. Biggerty
New Members Include Ausmus Haeft Erickson Entries
New member notices list Barbara Joan Ausmus route 5 joined July 22 1949 Jerry Eugene Haeft route 1 Sharon May 7 1950 and Susan Helen Erickson South Wayne July 29 1949 as newly admitted members.
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Barbara Joan Ausmus
Jerry Eugene Haeft
Sharon
Susan Helen Erickson
South Wayne
Restricted Highways Listed for Truck Ban Malican
Restricted heavy trucking during the summer weekends and holidays will run from July 1 through September 10 on selected state highways. Key routes include State 12 from Genoa City to Mauston. 14 from the Illinois line to its junction with 11. 16 from Milwaukee to the 12 junction at Wisconsin Dells. 18 from its 67 junction to Waukesha and west of 67 to Cambridge. 26 from Fort Atkinson to 16 at Watertown. 42 from Illinois to 144 in Sheboygan County. 45 from Fond du Lac to 41 south of Oshkosh. 50 from Lake Geneva to Delavan. 57 from Milwaukee to 10 near Appleton. 114 in Calumet County. and 141 from Milwaukee to Green Bay.
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Genoa City
Mauston
Illinois State Line
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Dells
Waukesha
Cambridge
Fort Atkinson
Watertown
Illinois
Evening Times Club Membership Coupon Promotes Local Youth Group
A Monroe Evening Times coupon advertises membership in the Evening Times Boys and Girls club for under twelve. The piece blends a child friendly scene of Ginny and Molly trading a nickel for an ice cream cone with a moral about saving for a bicycle. Uncle Happy notes that baby chicks need no food or water in the first day.
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Monroe Evening Times
Evening Tom Club
Mroe, Wis
Ginny
Molly
Uncle Happy
Uranium Survey Pushed by Plane Over Michigan Upper Peninsula
U S Geological Survey began aerial uranium reconnaissance in Michigan's upper peninsula using an equipped DC-3. J R Balsley leads seven representatives with crews from Houghton to Marquette and Dickinson counties for two weeks of surveys locating uranium deposits.
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U. S. Geological Survey
Uppereninsula
Michigan
J. R. Balsley
Geophysi-Cist
Thevernment Agency
Huron River Point
Baraga-Marquette
Marquette
Dickinson County
Huron Mountains
Houghton
Lodi Man Elected President of Wisconsin Dairy Federation
Madison reports William F. Groves of Lodi was elected president of the Wisconsin Dairy Federation yesterday in a formal leadership vote. The event marks Groves as a key figure in state dairy policy and industry advocacy.
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Lodi
Madison
William F. Groves
Wisconsin Dairy Federation
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