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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1950
Page
2
The editorial argues Congress may expand the social security program with a high senate vote. It notes the act’s significance for security and welfare, questions funding and future costs, and urges a clear public financial statement on how funds are used and whether the program pays its way. It emphasizes the need for transparency in this large national insurance effort.
An alderman notes past measures against starlings fail, with nightly returns and litter from bird-scaring devices. While tree thinning is advised to deter perching and beautify the city, removing trees faces strong opposition as a harsher remedy.
Preliminary 1950 census figures show Antigo adding 402 residents to reach 9,897, while Langlade County declines from 22,536 to 21,959. Wausau city gains 3,118 residents. Marathon County increases by 4,417 to 30,386 for the city and 80,332 for the county.
25 years ago Madison halted activities to honor Sen Robert JUNE 22 1925 M LaFollette to the grave capitol rotunda packed as citizens join in tribute. Other notices recall deaths and events including Mrs Jacob Blumer in New Glarus Sen Edwin F Ladd dies in Baltimore and more.
Larry Folgate son of Mr and Mrs Ray Folgate won the highest FFA honor for a local member selected as a state winner in efficient dairy production. He led a herd averaging 408 pounds of butterfat with mainly two year olds and holds a one third interest in 32 Brown Swiss cattle. He received a bronze plaque and a $100 prize from the National Dairy Foods Corp.
Lena Horne and MGM musical director Lennie Hayton, an American with white ancestry, married secretly in Paris in 1947. The ceremony remained undisclosed to protect professional interests.
Mrs. Ross Vincent has been summoned to Dayton Ohio due to the serious illness of her mother Mrs. Leatha Piersey.
A $10 savings deposit made December 1842 at Worcester County Institution for Savings in Worcester, Massachusetts grew to $990 by interest. The funds were later transferred to Mabel Oliver Ross of St. Petersburg, now eighty, who plans to cash out this week.
A county pension director may not provide a county board member with names of residents in his district or their monthly aid amounts. Attorney General Thomas E. Fairchild issued the ruling.
In Salt Lake City the 200 inch Hale telescope observed an exploding star farther than any previously reported, with light taking 50 million years to reach Earth, revealing a distant cosmic event from ancient light.
An old ad promotes a strong fungicide T-4-L containing 90 percent alcohol. It claims fast germ killing and deep penetration. Kempfert Pharmacy runs the offer with a 40 cent back promotion and directs customers to ask any druggist for the product.
Milwaukee delegates from 5 566 parishes heard Dr John W Behnken call for continued unity efforts among Lutherans. The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod re elected him for three years and planned a doctrinal accord with the American Lutheran Church for ratification without a merger. He cited difficulties in maintaining pure doctrine and urged renewed conferences among clergy and laity.
Fire at the Wilber Parmer house caused several hundred dollars in damage. Discovered by four year old Donald Parmer who yelled fire after seeing flames inside. Curtains burned, mattress hole, charred window sill, and five window panes cracked. Albany firefighters extinguished the blaze. Try Times Want Ada.
The Oakley 4-H club outlines an ice cream party for July 14 chaired by Mrs. Virgil Wunschel. Attendees at Mrs. Walter Stettler’s home included Wendall Wunschel Walter Williams Helen Stettler and Mrs. Walter Stettler. Committees were formed and a box social and square dance are planned for a later date.
In Riverview Florida Charles Sappal, 67, was killed yesterday when a lightning bolt struck the same Little Manatee river fishing camp where a year ago a soft drink bottle was knocked from his hands.
The monthly welfare committee meeting was held today at the county court house. Members include Fred F. Hartwig of Monroe City Edward Killingstad of Albany village and Ole Sandley of Cadiz township.
Brig. Gen. James P. S. Devereux, retired, told the Maryland Volunteer Air Force Reserve that Wake Island’s defense was handicapped by American leaders who prioritized garbage trucks over radar. He urged caution to prevent a repeat and noted radar was at Pearl Harbor before the Dec 8 1941 attack. Former Congressmen Thomas R. Amlie announced his candidacy for Dane County district attorney as a Democrat.
Members of the State Line Troopers club joined the Cadiz Circle Homemakers of Browntown on a bus trip to Rockford. They toured Allen Ice Cream Co Coca Cola bottling works Free Sewing Machine Co and Hanson Furniture Co Mines. Harlan Lee and Ted Kline were guests of the State Line group.
William Wartenweiler of Du Pree South Dakota brother of the late Florence Wartenweiler visits Monroe to see surviving relatives during the week. Attending funeral services yesterday were Herman R. Jacobson Beloit Robert Evans Grace Berger Brooklyn Horace Fraser Clifford Miller Evelyn Miller Maud Mitchell Burlington Marie Marty Janesville Fred J. Marty and other out of town guests.
Mrs I R Kittle from New Glarus hosts a visit with her son and Misses Marie and Emma Zimmerli of Stevens Point joining a local gathering.
Brodhead Special reports Paul Woodrow Horne son of R. W. Horne has graduated from the University of Town College of Dentistry. He is chosen as one of 40 dental interns in the United States for a navy program. Part of the internship will be at Bethesda Maryland with temporary location in Dubuque.
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