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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1955
Page
2
Brodhead’s Dairy Day opens tomorrow as a countywide event ending June’s dairy promotion. The energetic committee and county volunteers pushed a high impact program to spotlight dairy foods as tasty and economical, following Green County Cheese Day and the Picture Press Conference that raised local cheese and Swiss recognition.
The article weighs American doubts about Nehru’s aims after his Moscow trip. It notes an air of prearranged discourse, hints at shared Soviet views on Red China and Formosa, and questions what Indochina means in India’s neutralist stance and its impact on communism’s influence in Asia.
The Wisconsin Senate voted 25 to 8 to confirm John F. Rouse of Baraboo to the Industrial Commission for a term ending June 1, 1961. Nelson urged opposition saying appointing a party hireling harms good government, while Panzer defended the nomination as merit-based. Rouse previously served eight years as secretary of the state Republican Party and was Sauk County district attorney.
Japanese port authorities barred the Indian Mail crew from ashore for a deliberate disregard of regulations. Landing passes issued in January April and May were recalled, with all but six eventually allowed ashore after intervention by the American consul.
Ten years ago Ray A. Phillips, 25, drowned while fishing in Lake Wisconsin near Merrimac on June 24 1945. Other fishing party members were Homer Wardlow and Herman Dittmar. Also noted are reassignment of Dr. Charles A Briggs to a Methodist church pastorate and Pfc John J Ault returning after six months in a German prison camp. Guardian island Formosa air raids cited and wartime logistics described.
Plans approved to erect a million dollar bell tower carillon on Capitol grounds as a memorial to Sen. Robert A. Taft. The project would be funded by the Taft Memorial Foundation with a 100 foot tall marble and granite shaft housing 25 bells. It is designed by Douglas W. Orr and supported by Eisenhower Hoover and Knowland. Taft died July 31 1953.
The article profiles the $64,000 Question show selection process. Louis G. Cowan and Steve Carlin say contestants are chosen for human interest and stories as much as for quiz skill. Redmond O’Hanlon, a New York City policeman and Shakespeare scholar, was the first big winner and quit at $16,000.
The Senate voted 77 to 4 against Senator McCarthy’s proposal to curb Eisenhower's handling of Russia before the Geneva talks. Democratic leaders Johnson and Knowland pushed the measure, and the strong cross party opposition signaled broad support for Eisenhower's autonomy in foreign policy.
Mrs Leland W Jordan of Route 2 Judo was named the first prize winner in the May tag Spring Party contest conducted by Tschudy's specialty service. She won a Maytag automatic washer as the top prize, with Madison advertising agency judging the hundreds of entries.
A note explains that waves about one foot long travel roughly 1 percent of a mile per hour, while waves around a thousand feet long move about 44 miles per hour. This compares wave speeds to length, illustrating why longer waves travel faster in the ocean.
Ford Motor Co executive vice president Lewis D. Crusoe told a Senate judiciary subcommittee that splitting the U S automobile market among producers would stall progress and cripple national growth. He argued anti trust laws aim to preserve competition for consumers and noted Ford’s own postwar recovery.
In Oxnard California doctors say actress Loretta Young will undergo major surgery after weight gain and recovery from peritonitis first noted when she was hospitalized at St. Johns on April 10. The 41 year old star has lost considerable weight and remains under medical care.
Hugh McKenna a 33 year old Lincoln Neb insurance executive was elected to a one year term as president of the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce. He defeated Edwin May Jr Hartford Conn and Van Richardson Greenwood Miss. Charles Prehn Wausau Wis was honored with the Clint Donaghan membership award.
The Assembly approved a bill to fund county patrols with up to 1.8 million dollars annually and a pay hike for state constitutional officers. It reaffirmed support for a coordinating committee linking the state university and colleges and backed outright integration of the boards governing UW and state colleges. A measure on Madison sewage effluent was tabled, delaying action until October.
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