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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1950
Page
2
A fragmented OCR snippet references Wisconsin and economic topics printed in the paper and AP copy. It notes a carrier delivery by Monday and hints at an era with miscellaneous prose marks and partial quotes.
An editorial warns of overconfidence in driving and lack of skill in emergency handling. It cites a week with eight deaths from a single crash and argues for better driver training, awareness of winter road hazards, andpride in keeping lives safe on the highway.
The column weighs using farm product surpluses worth a billion dollars to fund Europe recovery versus direct cash outlays. Critics say it drains ECA purchasing power and inflates farm price supports while proponents argue the surpluses are already a heavy investment.
A conference at Madison and Dakota states highlights a push to curb federal reach. Representatives from North Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin endorse simplifying government and returning powers to local authorities.
Ten years ago Lester P. Barlow a Monticello native drew national attention on March 22 1940 as a powerful explosive inventor for war use Europe feared war first Good Friday. in same year George F. Schaber of Rock City died in hospital. Helen Jane Mason age 13 died at Woodford. Election voters would decide if teacher tenure law should be repealed.
Washington reports favorable weather may push farmer planting beyond targets, swelling surpluses in potatoes, corn, soybeans, grain sorghums, dry beans, oats and peanuts. USDA survey indicates possible crop yields near 1948 49 averages, increasing government purchase obligations and prompting policy adjustments.
Edward Murphy, 48, a paroled bank robber and west side gambling boss, was found slain by a farmer beside a wire fence near Hartsdale Indiana. Deputy Coroner Daniel Gray said Murphy died about five hours earlier from a gunshot wound and a loaded .38 revolver was found in his pocket. Police believe the hit aimed to extend his casino network and marked him for gangland execution.
Veterans join the Winslow high school vocational agriculture evening on the job training program. Six sections operate with five instructors, and more new sections are forming. Registrations close March 25, with GI bill training urged for those eligible. Participants span Monroe Browntown Juda Winslow and other towns, with classes each Thursday night.
Northland Greyhound Lines proposes dropping two daily Freeport serving runs. One runs Rockford 4:00 am to Freeport 4:45 am and Dubuque 6:39 am. The other starts Dubuque 10:30 pm to Freeport 12:25 am and Rockford 1:15 am. Public protests may be filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission.
The Rech steiner family has three members in recent accidents within five weeks all involving the same car. Mrs Emm atechsteiner was injured when her vehicle hit a beer truck at Wisconsin highways 13 and 59 near Evansville. Earlier, son Eugene crashed the same car near Madison during a heavy snowstorm, and daughter Mrs Anthony Rubens was involved in a Madison collision with truck driver Vito Cuc cia. A truck passenger, Albert Duell, suffered cuts from shattered glass.
Former U S Minister Donald Heath told a Wichita chamber of commerce luncheon that Bulgaria’s break with the nation was inevitable citing Russia and its satellites as not bound by the code of national ethics. He spoke yesterday at the luncheon.
The public service commission announced several assignments of contract motor carrier licenses in the area. Chester Albright of Juda is licensed to haul sand and gravel from Green County pits to points in Green and Lafayette counties. An amended license to Raymond J. Hasse of R J Hasse Trucking Co permits hauling malt beverages and carbonated gas from Milwaukee to Monroe and empty containers from Monroe to Milwaukee for J W Tschanz Monroe Beverage Co. Nelson J. Huske of Hazel Green has a license to haul iron oxide cinders from Lafayette County to Grant and Lafayette counties over irregular routes. Frautschy and Herbert of Flano are authorized to haul.
Cream and milk move from farms and cheese factories in Clarno Monore Cadiz and Jefferson to Brodhead for Leo A and Harry E Scheberle doing business as Goldenrod Creamery Co Butter travels from Brodhead to farms and cheese factories in those towns for the creamery.
Willis I. Spring of Monticello the sole survivor of Winnebago county s worst traffic crash was to be the principal witness at a coroner s inquest into eight deaths Monday night. The coroner urged jurors to consider action to eliminate the death curve hazard near Rockton by the Wagon Wheel restaurant where several fatalities occurred.
Tokyo dispatch reports five Japanese crushed to death one died from burns and three injured in a theater fire near Kapazawa last night. The blaze started in a nearby beauty parlor.
Wisconsin property values rose 4 percent with city totals at 4,932,156,215 up 40,544,297 and assessed value 3,324,957,069 or 67.41 percent. Village values climbed 53,573,099 to 639,017,855 with assessed value 415,469,333 or 65.02 percent.
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