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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1950
Page
2
The piece warns of mass vehicle travel on the Fourth of July with millions taking long or short trips despite the Tuesday holiday. It urges early departures, safe driving, and checks on brakes lights and signals, plus staying home could offer safer relaxation than mass travel. Monroe offers events including four ballgames and a fireworks program.
The public shows calm acceptance of government and military assurances amid the Korean crisis. While most avoid hysteria, a segment fears rationing and buys large stocks, risking shortages. Officials reiterate that rationing or seizure require Congress and a presidential emergency, unlikely soon.
Glen Clarno Eldred Hulbert and Gilbert Abraham will drive three busloads of boys from northern Illinois home from Springfield after attending the week long Boys state. The drivers also made the trip down last Sunday.
Stores offer honey blends that mix light and dark varieties to achieve a uniform color. Consumers should note color is a result of blending rather than a single floral source.
Ten year marks include Fred J. Stauffacher retiring after four decades in the Monroe cheese trade. Gerald Amundsen, 15, Brodhead, injured after colliding with a fire truck. Betty L. Seyler wed to Fred L. Smith in Monroe. Mrs. Rose Kafer and Alfred Baizly end their tailors’ partnership. Monroe post office earns first class rating bringing shorter window hours.
James Marlow traces Korea 85,000 square miles from north to south and explains the 38th parallel split. He outlines 1945 surrender plans, Cairo agreements, and U.N. efforts, noting American and Russian occupations, the 1948 republics, and U.S. aid totaling hundreds of millions.
Detroit reports the auto industry could rapidly expand arms production in a new war. Executives say plants are surveyed for military adaptability and currently focus on replacement parts while maintaining about 200,000 peacetime vehicles weekly. The sector built vast WWII armaments and aided atomic bomb development, with capacity greatly expanded since.
The Lafayette county chapter of the American Red Cross will meet at 8 p.m. next Thursday in the county board room of the courthouse to elect officers plan improved Red Cross work in the county and community. An audit of last year’s county Red Cross activities will be conducted.
Maynard V Midthun son of Mr and Mrs Carl Midthun will be ordained into the Evangelical Lutheran church this Sunday at Perry Lutheran church in Daleyville Dr Martin Anderson will ordain with Rev I A Lavik Rev Hector Gunderson Rev O J Enge Rev Gordon Selbo Rev Glenn Midthun Rev M A Sorenson and Rev H L Anderson assisting Midthun a St Olaf College and Luther Theological Seminary alumnus served as an infantryman and POW in World War II He is married with one daughter Carla Marie He will serve First Lutheran church Onalaska and Olive Lutheran church La Crosse after ordination
A cooperative live stock marketing study was held yesterday with a dinner at the Eugene hotel and an afternoon meeting at the Equity stock yards. Speakers included James Mott of the Wisconsin Farms Bureau Federation and Roger Robson, local Equity manager. An exercise on classifying grading and estimating weights of five heads was conducted with attendees from Monroe and surrounding towns.
W. J. Klossner manager of the Swift Co plant food division at Madison and Washington township native, was in Monroe yesterday. He announced the first is building an addition on its present fertilizer plant at Madison to boost production by 20,000 tons annually.
Fairfield and Clarno churches announce worship and Sunday school times. Rock Grove offers vacation Bible school and a color film at 8 p m. Clarence E Kimmel is pastor. Staver and Immanuel provide services with youth activities and choirs. The Union Oakley choir presents a play this Sunday evening.
Martintown community worship at 10 a m with Sunday school following at 10 45 a m Roy Berg is noted in the notice as the pastor or speaker for the service.
Christian Science church announces Sunday worship at 10 45 a m with Sunday school at 930 a m Wednesday testimony meeting at 745 p m The notice outlines weekly gatherings and times.
Sunday school at 10 a m with worship at 11 a m led by Rev Robert Spencer of Waupaca as guest speaker. Evangelistic service at 8 p m. Annual Sunday school picnic scheduled for Tuesday. Bible study and prayer Wednesday evening.
Universalist Church schedules 9 30 a m Sunday school worship at 10 45 a m with title This Independence We Celebrate Youth fellowship to conduct service at Green County Home at 2 p m meeting at church at 1 45 p m John E MacMartin is pastor.
The church schedules Matins at 10 a m on Sunday and a medal presentation for faithful boys and girls who perform altar service. Vicar L B Hastings leads the service and ceremony.
Worship at 10 45 a m Introducing Christ junior Westminster fellowship 6 30 p m Monday 7 30 p m young people round table in the church study choir Thursday 7 p m Dallas D Landrum
Monroe Mt Olive holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship at 10 30. Sunday school teachers meet Thursday at 7 30 p m led by pastor R F Bittorf. Richland Salem worships at 9 a m with Sunday school at 10 a m. Jordan Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Aid society meets Thursday July 6 at 2 p m led by G M Gunderson. Monroe Grace continues services.
The church holds worship at 9 15 a m and 4 30 p m with new members welcomed at the service. Sunday school meets each Sunday at 9 15 a m. No service on July 9 or 16. Pastor Ne well Mendenhall.
The article lists worship times across ME South Wayne Woodford and Lamont including Sunday school at 9:30 to 10:30 a m and communion at 8 to 10:45 a m. Men s club meets midweek and the official board gathers after services. WSCS meets Thursday with hostesses Mesdames Zimmerman Goebli Curry and Olson. Charles J Swanson is the pastor.
Worship and Sunday school times listed for Browntown Wayne Monticello Washington Postville and Monroe with picnics and choirs noted. Pastors Walter H Waeckerle A R Achte meier Paul Kehle lead congregations and youth activities scheduled for Sunday and weekend.
Char lie Carlisle Jr., 24, a cotton mill worker by day and Ku Klux Klan member by night, was convicted of manslaughter in Pell City Alabama and sentenced to five years in prison after a wave of floggings threats and cross burnings broke out last year.
Senator Wiley pressed for the St. Lawrence seaway and power project to secure iron ore from Labrador and protect steel supplies. He warned the Mesabi range cannot meet wartime needs and argued importing ore from South America would face submarine risk. He urged starting construction soon.
The Association of American Railroads ordered an embargo effective July 1 on shipments of grain bound for storage in elevators in six states. A railroad spokesman said the embargo aims to prevent a pileup of loaded freight cars at full elevators and is not a direct result of the AFL switchmen strike.
Five midwestern and western railroads impose an embargo on all bulk grain for storage destined to all consignees at points in Kansas Nebraska Colorado Missouri Council Bluffs Iowa and East St Louis Illinois.
The Monroe Turners and Schwing club will anchor Evansville’s fifth annual 4th of G I homecoming and mid century salute. The three day event runs July 2 to 4 starting noon with a family picnic at upper Leota parks. Highlights include Tilop carnival county outboard races on Lake Leota wild Bill Blair and his acrobatics gas powered model plane stunting Doc Meyer's softball show and a mid century queen presentation with nightly fireworks.
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