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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1950
Page
2
The piece notes a shift in Washington as debate quiets and the nation unites to support international freedom. It praises democracy in action, the UN’s revival, and a renewed resolve to defend liberty, urging citizens to match that strength with decisive public duty.
The article notes Russell G. Oswald has been appointed to head Wisconsin correctional institutions. It discusses challenges such as funding, trained staff shortages, and public interest, while highlighting the need for reform in boys schools and reformatories and the potential for progress in punitive and rehabilitative approaches.
Two young brothers Daryl 10 and Anthony 8 Tripke drowned Sunday in Lake Koshkonong. They were nephews of Mrs. William Reigie and Mrs. Vern Wells. Services were held in Janesville with burial in Footville.
Kyle Miller student pastor at the Baptist church and M L Gardner high school principal enrolled in the Wisconsin summer session. Miller attends sociology psychology and history. They commute daily. Eileen Hammerly a university junior also attends summer school.
Services were held yesterday in Winnetago Michigan for Mrs Sara Kathryn Bellman 85 mother of William Bellman Brodhead Mrs Bellman died Monday Paul Bellman of Brodhead was among six grandsons serving as pallbearers.
A 1940 ticket of Mendell Willkie and Wendell Willkie and Charles L is noted alongside coverage of the national convention in Philadelphia. Axis powers considered aiding Romania in halting Soviet influence. Marshal Italo Balbo, governor-general of Lyzia, dies in an aerial battle over Tobruk. Also reports a local marriage, a meningitis death, and historical notes on prior anniversaries and community events.
A B 26 bomber returning from a combat mission over South Korea crashed into the sea near a Japanese airbase yesterday. The two crew members were killed. Far Eastern Air Force headquarters withheld the identities pending next of kin notification.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Reiser and their son, formerly of Monroe, have moved into the G. B. Lahr apartment recently vacated by the T. L. Newman family. Mr. Reiser is employed at Maple Grove cheese factory.
The city band plans a July 6 evening concert at South Side Park to launch a series of Thursday performances. Subsequent shows are scheduled for each Thursday thereafter.
A brief notice states that Donald Schumacher is appointed as director during a summer evening period. The fragment confirms the role change and the time frame.
A centennial reunion for Decatur school is set for Sunday August 6 at the school grounds. A picnic dinner precedes a special program and all former students and teachers are invited.
Milwaukee church body the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod declines to join the National Lutheran Council for now while expressing continued willingness to cooperate where not compromising scriptural principles. Delegates at the 41st triennial convention approve a resolution to appoint a commission to negotiate terms for participation without compromising doctrine. The National Lutheran Council includes eight Lutheran bodies coordinating joint programs in select areas.
Miss Marlene Reinitz, a student nurse at Methodist Hospital in Madison, is at a Milwaukee hospital for several weeks of surgical nursing training. Miss Joan Zwickey, also a Methodist student nurse, has returned from Lying-in Hospital in Chicago after three months and will continue training in Madison.
Seven American piloted C-47 transport planes escorted by French fighters arrived in Saigon as the initial delivery of U S military aid to local air units.
Zion and Union Evangelical United Brethren churches plan a joint Sunday 10 30 a m worship at Recreation Park Monroe followed by a picnic. Union choir to present Barneville Choir Spruces Up at Staver Church on July 2. Last Sunday Zion youth fellowship held an open air service and wiener roast at Recreation Park. Friday 85 students and parents had a picnic at Recreation Park as vacation Bible school closed.
Browntown Vacation Bible School closes with a family picnic at the church tomorrow. Classes start at 9 a.m. with an 11 a.m. program followed by lunch. The two churches Peace and Methodist ran the event now in its second year with nine enrollments. Daily offerings supported a future village youth center.
A South Wayne Times Special notes Mr and Mrs William Hexom were honored at their home Sunday for a silver anniversary with many guests and local residents joining the celebration.
Miss Lucille Zee of Twin Grove won a wrist watch in a nationwide crochet competition. The contest, nationwide in scope, highlighted skill in crocheting and drew entrants from across the country.
A list names numerous residents and families from Browntown Brodhead Monroe Argyle Darling ton South Wayne and nearby areas. It notes households including Hexom Swartz Carpenter and Ellingson families and mentions a son Russell and a granddaughter with home address details.
The Baptist young adult group announces a talent show and public social to be held on the church lawn next month.
A Cub pack gathered Monday evening in the basement of Zwingli church where each group performed a stunt and showed model airfields and planes to be placed in the window of the Wisconsin Power and Light Co office. Rev. A R Achtemeier addressed the gathering.
The group plans a July bake sale with Howard Kennedy elected secretary treasurer. After lunch at Browntown church grounds, a bus will take the group to Shullsburg Park for recreation, an evening picnic, sunset devotional, and campfire singing.
The youth fellowship from Peace Church Browntown and St. Pauls Wayne township will host a community picnic at Shullsburg on Sunday. Organizers invite families and neighbors to join for food games and fellowship in the church gathering.
A small, unusual harvest yields a fine light honey. The product comes from Lima bean blossoms in California and Maryland, highlighting a novel bee forage source.
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