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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates for carriers in Monroe and mail rates for Wisconsin and Stephenson county Illinois. It also states prepayment requirements and office hours from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.
A harsh editorial voice condemns the senate crime investigating committee for its narcotics probe. It argues addiction among school age youths is epidemic and calls for tougher penalties and firmer enforcement to deter drug peddling. The piece mockingly suggests officials may avoid action.
A recent outdoor park band concert drew protests from some adults as youths and a few older attendees disrupted the performance. The piece urges better parental guidance and suggests bandsmen carry paddles for intermission correction if appeals fail.
Secretary Acheson said withdrawal of communist forces behind the 38th parallel would mark a successful end to the Korean conflict. He argued the objective is to repel aggression and restore peace and security, a view seen as at odds with UN plans for a united Korea and the heavy American casualties of the war.
A 10 year snapshot notes personnel changes in local schools with Miss Helen Mitzner named to replace Damon as Latin and German instructor and Miss Griffith taking over kindergarten duties. Also obituaries for Henry H. Elmer and notable local business moves including Bolender store closure and other regional notes.
A Wisconsin group of young Republicans traveling to a Boston convention announced a unanimous resolution urging nationwide support for McCarthy's re election. Leaders included Tom Phillipson Lloyd F Tegge and Charles Zepp who accused an Eighth district picnic group of staging a doctored anti McCarthy resolution.
Ivan Schenk played with the Sun Prairie clown band during a Cubs baseball game in Chicago on Sunday.
An American pilot from Janesville identified as Roger Wayne Zents aged 26 died Monday when his spray plane crashed during a locust control mission over mountains near Sirdjan Iran. The body arrived in Tehran aboard an Iranian army plane and was greeted by a guard of honor. Captain James Springer of Leon Virginia led the crew of U S pilots with United States Overseas Airlines who had been part of the anti locusts operation for two months.
Appleton reports funeral services for Richard Sterling Powell 75 a leading Wisconsin banker who died Monday in St Petersburg after bron chial pneumonia. Powell retired in 1946 as president of the First National Bank Appleton and was son of former Illinois governor Adolphus H. Powell.
The piece notes that 1950s scare buying will likely drop sales versus last year as war jitters ease. It cites Federal Reserve data showing only modest national gains overall, with New York boosted by price-war hype while eight districts tread negative or even. Merchants face potential price cuts if inflation fears recede.
Madison Wisconsin Dr. Cornelius A Harper state health officer from 1904 to 1943 died at his home at age 87 He joined the state health board in 1901 appointed by Gov Robert M La Follette and served as secretary before becoming health officer in 1904 He retired in 1948 born in Hazel Green Grant county he studied at the University of Wisconsin and earned his medical degree from Columbia medical college in Washington He was elected to the state assembly from Madison in 1911.
Superior-Employers day set tentatively for July 17 at the Wisconsin national guard encampment at Camp Ripley Minnesota Maj Gen Jim Dan Hill commander of the 32nd division said he would like to hear from employers whether they would be willing to travel that distance Last year at Camp McCoy industrialists who employ guards men had a day set aside in their honor They saw demonstrations of an infantry attack a four battalion concentration of artillery fire and a tank attack.
Agendrew Heffner Jr. 11 suffered severe arm and head lacerations and head bruises when his bicycle collided with a parked truck in the downtown area. He is the son of Agendrew Heffner, a local electrician, and was finishing his paper route at the time of the accident.
Secretary of State Fred M. Alger Jr. a multi millionaire and Republican power figure announces his bid for governor. The 43 year old, now serving a third term, lost the nomination to Harry F. Kelly last year. Alger criticizes Lansing politics and pledges a responsible administration.
A newborn infant commonly increases its weight by about three times within the first year, reflecting rapid early growth.
Mr and Mrs Fred Towell Jr visit his parents in Miami Arizona before heading to Chuqui Chile where he will serve as assistant superintendent of a copper mine He has worked in Arizona's copper region Also at the Towell home are Mrs Everett Fahr and son John from Waterloo Iowa daughter of the senior Towells
Milwaukee Wisconsin reports the state, packing 40 percent of the nation’s peas, has begun canning a booming crop. Martin Verhulst, executive secretary of the Wisconsin Packers association, cited favorable conditions driving the effort.
Growers average about 2 180 pounds per acre versus a 10 year 1 810 pound norm. There are 138 000 acres of peas this year 15 000 more than last year. Cool wet weather delayed the crop but boosted early yields. At least five of the state's 130 canning plants have opened in the last five days with more starting this week.
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