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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1949
Page
2
An editorial argues stop sign violations rise in the area and threaten pedestrian and motorist safety. It defends warning devices as essential, notes some view them as liberty infringements, and advocates strict enforcement to deter careless drivers and reduce crashes.
The Monroe community welcomes gymnasts from Milwaukee Chicago Cleveland St Louis and other areas for the Midwest Turn Day event. Athletes and spectators enjoy a Swiss atmosphere with mass calisthenic events and social activities as the third national turnfest looms in the near future.
A Kewaunee county judge denounces the welfare department’s approach to unwed mothers as subsidizing illegitimacy while noting the lack of focus on improving lives in mental institutions. He urges officials and citizens to scrutinize state care programs and seek real change.
Rep Garad ner Withrow of Wisconsin denied charges that he spent more than the legal limit in his past fall campaign. The Madison Capital Times reported expenses and obligations totaling 3,478 dollars with 853 dollars over the permitted limit under state law.
Dr John W Holland urged simple preaching for all ages at the West Wisconsin Methodist conference held in the armory. Albany farmer Louis Graves sustained head injuries from a hayload fall. Several society notes reflect weddings and local events across Madison Browntown and Mineral Point.
Eddie Lewis of the town wins the Irish sweepstakes grand prize and gathers his lifelong circus pals for a gala celebration. Cole Brothers circus arrives, reuniting Eddie with old friends, nicknamed figures like Black Mountain and Gold Tooth as stories of danger, gambling and loyalty unfold among the caravan.
Six Wisconsin legislators form a conference committee to resolve a veterans housing bill. Senators Mayer Laird Lenroot and Assembly members Catlin Zaun and Luedtke will report after weekend talks. The Senate backs local loans and grants split and the Assembly favors loans only with a 30 percent grant portion.
Orangeville residents and guests visit family and friends across Wisconsin. Names include Glen and Bolender households in Orangeville, the Stockers in St Paul, the Grindy and Zweifel families in Apple River and Stockton, and others from Brodhead Madison Cedarville Orfordville Freeport and Stock ton. Various travels and river area conferences noted.
A brief classified item touts a want ad for work with low earnings, implying extensive tasks for minimal compensation. The readable text suggests a labor job framed as financially inefficient for the worker.
The Red Cross reports at least 46 people were killed and 200 injured by a flash flood that swept the mining town of Los Pachuca last night. Red Cross official Patricio Escogar Garcia said no Americans are known to have been killed.
The snippet lists names and addresses tied to a series of birthday wishes from June 26 to July 2. Entries include Harley Ray Maske, Joan Kohn, Richard Kissling, Jean Marie Rutsch, Sharon Raye Lee, June Adell Schndler, Rolf Roland Fritz, Karene Rae Dooley, Walter Schroeder, Neil William Zurfluh, Frieda Marie Bear, Frances May Bear, Peter Eugene Mueller, Robert Lee Bidlingmaier, Sharon Jean Tieman, Dona Elaine Smith, Russell E. Olin, Carla Rae Blum with varying streets and towns such as Madison Brown town Winslow Freeport Albany and Brodhead. Each line pairs a date with a person and their location for birthday wishes.
Ethan Scheidegger returns from Kansas with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Charles Schultz and Patsy to visit Mrs George Scheidegger for several weeks. Alfred Hessenthaler visits from Texas. Mr and Mrs Glen Hauser of Moline were Sunday guests at John Robertson’s. Mr and Mrs Howard Stahlecker of Durand were guests of Herbert Mohns. Walter Wood from Albany visited. Robert Mohns caught a 15 pound catfish in Sugar River Avon Rock County Tuesday. Numerous relatives and friends from Iowa and Illinois visited Rev and Mrs J W Zimmerman Brodhead and other local residents Sunday.
The Uruguayan cabinet, a Colorado liberal and independent Blanco coalition, resigned last night following congressional censure of the government's financial policies.
In Monroe, Sandy and three elves máscoast into a hospital mystery as doctors miss the invisible visitors. A X ray shows tiny figures on Sandy’s chest, prompting headlines, visits from reporters, and a decision on elf involvement in future adventures.
New York Supreme Court Justice Kenneth O'Brien ruled that Marie Hoffman Reed Robertson must pay Louis F. Reed Jr. $1,650 each month for life. The judge deemed the severance agreement a valid contract, enforcing the long standing alimony arrangement.
About 450 children crowded around a refreshment stand at Recreation Park where nearly 40 dozen frozen sherbet cups were sold in one afternoon. The stand, now owned by the park board after 14 years of private operation, figures in expansion plans including adding public lavatories and possibly a new building for a concession stand near the current site.
Mrs Catherine Lauretta Anderson ages 75 of Footville died early today at Mercy hospital Janesville. She was born January 12 1874 in Avon township daughter of Martin and Catherine Scott and married to Ole Anderson. Survived by daughter Katherine Morris Footville son Elmer Beloit two brothers Chester Brodhead Arthur Footville and two sisters Nellie Badertscher Woodstock and Aleta Loos Chicago. Services 2:30 pm Monday Everson Brodhead funeral home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Brodhead. calling Sunday evening.
Cleyance Karlen traveled to Freeport with his parents to visit relatives in Sheridan Indiana. Madison callers included C W Karlen and Donna. Willard Zweifel from Mayville planned to register at the university. Families from Beloit Los Angeles Cedar Rapids and Madison visited local relatives this week.
Long Beach reports comedian Joe E Brown is convalescing at the Naval hospital after a hernia operation performed during malaria treatment. He will stay in sick bay for several days as the navy releases the update.
In a New York report Dewitt Mackenzie notes John Foster Dulles warns of an intense Soviet struggle as revolts grow in satellites like Czechoslovakia Hungary and Poland. He cites resistance to Moscow’s rigid conformity and religion under attack by communist regimes.
Minneapolis based reports say conferences aimed at settling the two months long Greyhound bus strike were recessed yesterday until June 29 to allow direct negotiations. Drivers seek wage increases as eight midwestern states including Wisconsin and parts of several others have idle buses since April.
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