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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
5
Governor Williams signed a bill restoring the one man grand jury system in Michigan. He cited careful legislative reform and public support to test the revised system as a tool against organized crime. The law takes effect 90 days after the legislature's final adjournment.
The Public Service Commission will report Friday on Milwaukee Rapids Transit and Speedrail Co. abandoning service. The line faces suspension by June 30 due to a federal court order, prompting a mass meeting tonight to raise funds or find alternatives. Trustee Bruno V. Bitker asks liquidation per court order.
Evangeline Bergstrom of Neenah is named sole beneficiary in the will of John M. Bergstrom who died last week. The probate petition states the estate totals over 340000 with more than 300000 in personal property and 40000 in real estate, and provides her up to 12000 annually until her death.
The article notes Sinkiang province, while nominally part of China, has long functioned with de facto independence, treated by observers as a separate quasi-sovereign entity and governed with distinct local authority and practices.
Wisconsin farms produced 1.8 billion pounds of milk in May, five percent higher than a year ago, aided by lush late May pastures. Nationally milk production on farms matched May last year, with first five months about one and a half percent below 1950 levels. Per capita output averaged 2.49 pounds daily, the lowest May figure in over two decades.
The state emergency board approved a welfare department plan to take over Lincoln isolation hospital in Racine to serve patients from the Southern colony and Union Grove training school. It authorized 6100,000 for initial expenses including 5000 annual rent to Racine and released 50000 for state prison working capital. Of that, 40000 funds go to increased operating costs.
A fire at the Storch Products Co. in Slinger burned the boiler room and adjoining areas last night with damage estimated at 30000 dollars. Firemen controlled the blaze in about an hour.
In New York All American flag ships returned to sea after 11 days of labor disputes. The CIO national marine engineers beneficial association won contract concessions from 40 Atlantic and gulf coast ship owners to restore maritime labor peace. West coast ships began moving after a settlement with the CID American radio association. East and gulf coast vessels sailed as weekend agreements with owners radiomen's union and the 52 000 member national maritime union were reached. The engineers won the key demand that engineers below first assistant rank be hired through union hiring halls.
The Hotel Mead, a two story motelized hotel with 86 rooms, opens Monday in Wisconsin Rapids. Patrons will check in at the lobby then park at the door of an entrance room, with parking spanning a city block. Built for $500,000 by Consolidated Water Power and Paper Co. and named after former president George W. Mead, it attracted about 10 000 visitors during weekend inspections.
A busy round of visits, family gatherings, and celebrations fills Monticello and nearby towns. Guests include Mrs. Matthew Zentner Jr. and many locals visiting relatives in Verona New Glarus Monroe and Madison. Ev ents include anniversary and birthday observances plus a hardware convention in Chicago.
Orangeville reports weekend visits as Mr and Mrs Louis Zipse spent time in New Hampton Iowa. James Whittenberg Lawrence Sheets and Lester Krug attended the 27th Illinois fire college at the University of Illinois. Curt Cole attends summer school at Northern Illinois State Teachers College in DeKalb. Janis and Gordon Wendlandt of Ipava Illinois vacation with grandparents Mr and Mrs John Baber.
Mr. and Mrs. ter and their children of Clinton Iowa were Sunday guests of Dr. and Mrs. F F Sowards. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schulthess spent Sunday at Fish Lake and Crystal Lake Wisconsin.
Work began on the new Orangeville school building with contractors erecting a supply building and plumbers installing a temporary water line. Howard Peterson, son of the head general contractor, resides in a trailer on the site with his family.
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