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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1947
Page
1
Rescue teams search for survivors after a DC-4 crash near Leesboro Virginia. Wreckage lines the mountain with wings embedded. Franklin cautions that survivors seem unlikely as parties continue to comb the debris.
Washington AP reports the government plans immediate drastic measures to stop air crashes. A government official confirmed action is under consideration but refused details. Chairman James M. Landis and Civil Aeronautics officials left New York for Washington for a possible conference as officials grow perturbed by a string of accidents.
A Capital Airlines DC-4 en route from Chicago to Washington vanished hours after radio contact with Martinsburg. Ground crews, then Franklin in a light plane, located the airliner near Winchester. Forty-seven passengers and three crew were aboard including Dr. Courtney Smith and David Goodwin. Investigations into similar crashes, including Port Deposit and LaGuardia incidents, continue as authorities inspect tail assemblies and ground C-54s. A honeymoon pair, a 17-year-old graduate, and a 46-year-old veteran pilot were among those traveling.
Veterans of Foreign Wars will present a U S flag to the Monroe High School band Tuesday evening during a 7 30 dedication concert at Recreation Park. Louis R Wolleson will make the presentation. color guard includes Robert Hendrickson David Cunningham Lester Bacon and Glen Kubly. New members will not wear uniforms. If rain occurs by 5 30 the concert will be canceled due to two hour load and setup time. Program features On the Square Spirit of the Sioux New World Symphony finale How Are Things in Gloc Morra The Cruiser Chicago Bells of St Marys Star Spangled Banner and more with vocalists Mary Lu Schillinger John Maurer Edwin Ander eck and others.
George W. Deininger known as Doc, 56, of Monroe and former railroad worker, died at 11 36 this morning in St. Clare Hospital after a week of illness. Born December 14, 1890 in Clarno township, he lived in this area most of his life and worked as a painter and night clerk at Monroe and Ludlow hotels. Surviving: son Wilbur E of Monroe, brothers Charles of Monroe and Robert of Juda, sisters Rose Nelson of Chicago and Elizabeth Kubat of Owatonna. Preceded by parents Fred and Margaret, a brother Fred, and sister Mary. Funeral at 2 with Rev Kehle at St. John’s Church. burial Greenwood Cemetery.
Dr W G Bear shows clear improvement after a suspected stroke like episode. He has regained voice and right side movement and will stay at the Lake Wisconsin cottage for rest. His son Dr Nathan E Bear was onsite and returns tomorrow. A secretary said he will report to Congress whether he vetoes or signs the labor bill before Monday midnight.
Dr Leslie G Kindschi has been selected by Green county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to attend a postgraduate course in poliomyelitis diagnosis and therapy from June 23 to 28. The University of Wisconsin medical school and state foundation chapters present the course, with enrollment limited to 25 physicians.
Cincinnati biophysicist James Marion Snodgrass says he helped develop a secret Anglo American weapon “as awesome in its effects as the atomic bomb” but denies it is an atomic or biological weapon. He cites early trials after Tarawa in 1943 and notes British conceit, U S naval hesitation, and espionage fears guiding the project through New Zealand before possible Florida transfer.
CIO unions representing 200,000 maritime workers threaten a nationwide walkout as contracts near midnight Sunday. Five unions may join the strike if others fail to clinch deals, with wage demands ranging from 20 percent to continuance of current contracts amid stalled negotiations and a federal conciliator mediating in New York.
From Alberta and Beaverlodge, Fritz returns to Green County with a black bear seven feet long and a grizzly seven foot six. He traveled twenty days by saddle, with two Indian guides and a mixed party, hunting along burned foothills of the Rocky Mountains and across snowy ravines.
The American Anti-Communist Association accuses Henry A. Wallace of sympathy with communism and seeks an injunction to cancel a government permit for a Watergate amphitheater event. Wallace denies links to communism as the group presses the federal court action and asserts it aims to scare workers from attending.
Johnson, caretaker of Calvary Presbyterian Church, testified in municipal court that the night before a 150000 fire at the church he smelled an odor like kerosene in Dr John Lewis's study. He said a light was burning and the curtains were drawn, an unusual scene he observed that night.
The Monroe senior high School class of 1937 will host a reunion at Moose hall at 8 on Saturday night June 21. Mrs. Herbert Beaupre is reunion chairman. Attendees are urged to bring spouses or friends. Box lunches will be bid for and shared with the contributing student. Funds will cover reunion expenses.
Soviet backed Socialist Unity party in Berlin launches a summer offensive to regain city government, expand influence in western Germany, and push economic policies in the Russian zone. American officials foresee a possible new election before year end 1947, with Berlin’s 1948 fall vote seen as a target.
Acting Gov Rennebohm signed a reciprocity bill. It would exempt out of state trucks from license and tax fees if Wisconsin truckers gain similar privileges in their states. The measure aims to promote interstate commerce and reduce barriers for cross state trucking operations.
Judges praise Arthur L Johnson for mood in Rural Art exhibit entry "IC Spur in Monroe on 12th Street." University of Wisconsin has purchased this prize winner for its permanent rural art collection, joining 1944's "Peaceful Valley." Another 1947 piece, "Spring," is lauded as an extremely finished work with detailed red barns and a striking light dark pattern.
Robert C. Dunn, longtime Wisconsin newspaper man, named editor of The Monroe Evening Times by publisher Emery A. Od. Dunn, 41, will start Monday, bringing 18 years at the La Crosse Tribune and recent service with the Office of Price Administration in Chicago. He and his wife and two sons will reside in Monroe.
The Pecatonica River at Dill overflows its banks and nears road level on the north approach to the highway I bridge. In Darlington the river is 14 feet above normal, up two feet in 24 hours, with decline expected. Main Street edge flooded, no traffic rerouted. Lafayette County fairgrounds submerged. base ments of most businesses reported flooded.
Schuetzmann, 45, waived a preliminary hearing in district court on three charges arising from an alleged assault on a child. He stood mute as Judge Harvey L. Neelen bound him over to municipal court and kept the $20,000 bond. A police statement accusing him of the attack was later repudiated. he denied raping the girl who suffered a skull fracture and other injuries.
President Truman signed the instruments of ratification for the Italian peace treaty and for Hungary Romania and Bulgaria. He said the actions mark a new era for Italy with hope and confidence for its people. The Senate had ratified all four, with Great Britain and France also ratifying. Soviet Russia remained the missing signatory.
Flood danger eased as waters receded across southwestern Wisconsin. Kickapoo River near La Crosse fell and major crests declined. Wisconsin River between Portage and Prairie du Chien remained high while Mississippi backed up at Prairie du Chien. Some routes detoured between Viola Reads town and Viroqua Richland Center.
Ottumwa residents hurried final preparations to meet new Des Moines river crest levels today. The flood threat mirrors last week’s devastation that left thousands homeless in the river valley.
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