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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1949
Page
2
Editorial notes the city sold bonds to fund the sewage disposal plant at about 7.2 percent interest with a premium, saying the timing shows financial soundness and prudent planning. It cites bids from two weeks ago and anticipates a waterworks expansion proposal at the next council meeting with cautious optimism.
E P Adler president of the Lee newspaper group died yesterday in Davenport. He built a wide influence in southwestern Wisconsin through ownership and management. His last major project was a Madison newspaper agreement that enabled 24 hour sharing between two publications.
Ten years ago President Roosevelt urged keeping religion and personal freedom alive by peaceful means as Congress and foreign delegates listened. Obits note Frank Ostrander dies in Jefferson township. Glamorous Heddy LaMarr and Gene Markey wed. Monroe High loses last Southern Six game to Wisconsin High 28 to 22.
Glen Erb, elected prom king, announces Clara Waefler of Belleville as his queen for the New Glarus prom set in April with the Waltz theme. Waefler, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Waefler, has served on the Old Guard staff, student council, cheered for three years, and attended homecoming last fall. Erb, son of Mr and Mrs John C Erb, also serves on the Old Guard staff and plays in the band, with two years on football and three on basketball.
Glenn R Hilton 59 of Madison a New Glarus native died after a brief illness. Last rites were held at Frautschi funeral home with Rev A F Wittenberger officiating. Buried in Forest Hill cemetery. Hilton longtime custodian of the supreme court chambers in the state capitol and had resided in Madison since 1922. He suffered a stroke February 2 while shoveling snow. He was a member of the Masonic lodge of New Glarus. Surviving are the widow.
The notice names E. S. Hilton of Madison a brother Dewey Hilton of Madison and three sisters Mrs. Fred Stues Sy Mrs. Jacob Bruni of New Glarus and Mrs. Arthur Gmur of Hawthorne California.
A sudden storm swamped 50 fishing junks in Mirs bay drowning seventy seamen. Local boats and rescue teams respond as authorities warn of rough seas and continuing danger. Identification of victims pending amid chaotic harbor scenes.
A Washington based navy vessel sets course to the South Pacific to test rockets capable of reaching heights of up to 78 miles.
Prices on the three top grades of December-made Swiss cheese held steady from November while grinders fell five cents per pound. The low grade rose to 32 cents, with state brand at 50, B 46 and C 40. Export demand has dried up though upper grades move evenly as producers had expected a drop in grinders. More than a dozen carloads left the county for Belgium helping clear low grade storages.
Darlington moves to place a $75,000 hospital bond issue on the April 4 election ballot pending governor approval. If the hospital association has $250,000 by July 1 and federal aid of $125,000 becomes available, per John Burke, president of the association.
Word has been received of the death of Jacob Aebly 70 Watertown South Dakota former resident here Feb 1 after a brief illness He was born in New Glarus son of Solomon and Sabina Disch Aebly The family farmed near Belleville and Garda ner He never married and is survived by a brother
John Rebly is reported ill and confined to a sanitarium, with the condition noted as serious and requiring ongoing care.
The Vandals launched an invasion into Spain beginning in 409, marking a major movement of Visigothic and allied forces across the Iberian peninsula during the late Roman era. The campaign reshaped regional power dynamics amid ongoing conflicts and succession disputes within the empire.
The B-50 bomber achieved the first nonstop circumnavigation, marking a milestone in global air travel and fueling expectations that major bomber and transport aircraft can fly anywhere with full fueling and equipment. The feat signals U S lead in long range flight and prompts other nations to pursue similar capabilities.
Darlington veteran tailor Tichard Taschek known as T recalls 32 years in town after leaving Chicago at 18. He says he helped tailor suits for Bill Cody and for Ringling Brothers officials while working as a tailor in Darlington.
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