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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
2
Monroe Evening Times, founded October 18 1808, published daily except Sunday by Monroe Wisconsin Times Co. Emery A Odell president. Entered at Monroe Wis post office as second class matter. Full wire reports from the Associated Press.
Rev L B Hastings rector of St Andrews Mission will depart in November for a new post at the Episcopal cathedral in Orlando Florida. His work focused on boys and youth, stressing strong home life and parenthood, leaving Monroe with a void among younger residents but best wishes for his twilight career.
Old Timers, Monroe musicians, rehearse for the annual June 29 Recreation Park concert. Many players risk off key notes after layoffs while 18 year olds seek parts, sparking memories of school bands and drawing fresh audience interest.
The piece argues the Truman administration will base its campaign on Congress’s record after Republicans won control of both houses. Truman vetoed Taft Hartley and the tax cut, losing both battles, while drafting policy and social ideas faced weak leadership, leading critics to call his leadership hapless.
Green County 4H club members met at Simmons school during a Parents night program to organize a day trip on July 25. Mildred Holloway and Mrs Ce cil Holloway reported on the H girls camp and Dairy day. Keith Holloway spoke on dairy day. Fred Burgy and John Burgy demonstrated rope tying. Jerry Lewis and Richard Smith Jr supervised games. Next meeting set for Dutch Hollow school July 12. A note cites 1940 physician ratio of one per 750 Americans, improving from 1900’s one per 573.
Seventeenth annual tournament of Semi Cen JUNE 22 1938 Jury Golf association opens at Monroe Country club Ned E Wiggans elected president of Monroe Lions club Herbert T Johnson becomes associated with Burmeister and Snodgrass law farm Mrs Frank Priewe bruised and Mr Priewe driver and son Leland and Frank Goodman Winslow escape injury when car upsets and burns Wayne Gempler aged 17 confined by undulant fever 25 YEARS AGO Ex service mari dope fiend roots office of Dr JUNE 22 1923 L E Creasy escaping with money and drugs J Grode makes hole in two so far the hole in one club has not been organized on local golf course Lake Orchestral Trio present first program on Chautauqua series Dry enforcement repealer killed by state senate vote 19 to 12 Marriage of C H Marti to Mrs Jennie A Nott Galion O is made known 40 YEARS AGO Most destructive storm in years rages here with JUNE 22 1908 bad wind lightning rain storm hits church steeples and schools Bivouic camp of Co H east of fair ground broken up as soldiers fight storm Passenger trains held up overnight by rain and washout worst storm in 20 years Dean E M Mc Ginnity expires age 68 Local German American band organized at Turner hall following an address by Louis Stern Milwaukee Dr George E Seiler elected president has 300 members
Orangeville Times Special reports the 100th birthday of Mrs Elizabeth Machamer with six sons, 22 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren. She credits light eating for longevity and celebrated at her son Irvin W. Machamer’s Freeport home.
Mazey, acting president of the CIO and United Auto Workers, said at a Michigan CIO convention in Grand Rapids that Ford Motor Co would not accept a wage boost formula. The proposal would raise some hourly wages by 14 cents above 1.50 and 11 cents for those earning more, while the union demands a flat rate for all workers with inequities adjusted.
Proposals to reorganize county and state soil conservation committees were dropped in the closing hours of Congress. The Senate farm bill would have created a new bureau of agricultural conservation by merging the soil conservation service with the Production and Marketing Administration branch. The adopted bill preserves tobacco price supports at 90 percent of parity, Sen. Cooper reports.
Baumgartner and Rowe of Monroe join University of Wisconsin agriculture faculty and county extension to test nine soybean varieties beside the Baumgartner farm near Monroe. Varieties Hawkeye Barliana Richland Manchu Lincoln Mukden 307A 1884 606 are planted 38 inches apart to compare with old standards under Green County soil conditions. Local farmers may observe trial results when in the area.
Louis, a 12 year old with Cooleys anemia, endures periodic transfusions to stay alive. He received his 204th pint at Kings County Hospital while his father donated blood to help him. Doctors cite no cure but say regular transfusions let him live a reasonably normal life. he will need care long term.
Congress approved a Republican crafted farm bill continuing price supports for most farm products for another year with parity at 90 percent, slipping to 75 percent for non perishable items when supplies normalize. The plan omits Truman’s proposed stand by program to channel possible surpluses to low income families.
The 1948 spring pig crop totals 51,421,000 head, the smallest since 1941 and down about ten percent from last spring. The crop reporting board forecasts a fall crop near 31,000,000 head if sows farrow as planned, with total spring and fall crops about two percent below 1947 and five percent under the 10-year average.
The article reports the spread of Chinese communist influence beyond China, citing activities in Burma Malaya Siam and relations with the Philippines and possibly the Netherlands Indies. It notes dual nationality aiding travel and remittances, Mao Tse-Tung’s land reform influence, and ties to Hukbalahap and Malayan terrorism, with Bangkok raids and concerns in Nanking about a southern front.
Juda Times Special reports the American Cancer Society drive in Juda raised 197 dollars to date. Louis Lehnherr led the local field army. an April home talent play netted 90 dollars, with the remainder from high school solicitation efforts. Classified want column.
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