March 25 century of local notices from Monticello and region
Ten years ago Lester Barrow demonstrated a liquid oxygen bomb in Baltimore while deaths at Blanchard ville and a hip fracture in Jefferson township marked recent misfortune. France and Russia faced a tense rupture as the international scene shifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Barrow
Monticello
Baltimore
Addie Stair
Barrow
Marie Lewis
Blanchardville
Alvin H. Keller
Jefferson Township
France
Russia
Boxcar Famine Strains Food Trade Across Regions
News detail on railcar shortages affecting food movement in Florida, Maine, Red River potato districts, and west coast lumber, with Canada’s complaints about empty cars. Officials warn demand will outpace supply as coal strikes disrupt service and car orders rise with 27,466 freight cars on order by March 1, 1949, most to be built in railroad shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Vawson
New York
Association of American Railroads
Boston
Florida Fruit and Vegetable
Maine
Red River Valley
Rail Association
Midwest
Eisenhower warns peace requires strength and price
Gen Eisenhower argues disarming below safety levels weakens deterrence and may invite war. He urges keeping a strong military, a UN with police power, and a four item peace plan: justice and freedom for all, international understanding, disarmament, and a UN with real enforcement, signaling peace comes at a cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisen
Inself
Gen. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United Nations
Flying saucers spark tax joke and mystery chatter
A columnist riffs on flying saucer hype, noting wartime experiments by bold figures, the mystery of speed and observers aboard, and the absurd idea of levying an amusement tax on alien visitors to recoup a spent million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Mussolini
Earth
Missing award chills film colony academy lineup
The annual academy awards drew praise from true film fans while a notable omission shocked casual observers. A movie of Italian locale and its principals are blamed for prompting public outcry and a Senate inquiry into licensing laws for moral policing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Screen
United States Senate
Washington Withdraws Three Aides From Budapest Legation
The state department removed three military personnel from the U S legation in Budapest in response to a Hungarian communist government request. The announcement comes amid broader diplomatic tensions between the United States and Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hungary
State Department
U. S
Bu Pest
Sketchography of a Sap Autobiography Parody
An autobiographical essay humorously critiques autobiography writing and debunking. The narrator reflects on saps, readers who dispute stories, and how much of his life could belong to others, ending with a mock title for his future work. The piece lampoons vanity and the blurry line between fact and fiction in memoirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
John Street
Genero! Features
Mrs Moore 74 Taken at Janesville
Mrs. Moore born Margaret Corey in Green county November 1 1875 died yesterday after a long illness from a stroke six years prior. Survived by husband William J Moore three daughters Luella Davenport Margaret Coulter and C a Bladon five grandchildren two sons Russell and LaVerne both deceased. Services Monday at 2 p m Overton funeral home Janesville burial in Freeport. Friends may call at 413 Western avenue this evening and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Moore
Janesville
Green County
Margaret Corey
William J. Moore
South Wayne
Luella Davenport
Torrance
Calif
Garet Coulter
C.a Bladon
Laneaville
Russell
LaVerne Moore
Overton
Ira E. Schlagenhaus
Cargill Methodist Church
Freeport
Moore
Western Avenue
Paroled-eligible Milwaukee Man After Life Murder Sentence
Madison Laurel Normandin, 34, Milwaukee, who was given life in 1941 for his wife murder, had his sentence commuted by Gov. Rennebohm to 14 to 25 years making him eligible for parole Friday at Waupun state prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Laurel Normandin
Milwaukee
Waupun State Prison
Rennebohm
Browntown Social Notes From Monroe and Nearby
Jack Williams made a business call in Monroe on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Richard Soddy of Davenport IA visited C L Crago on Saturday evening. Jill Ann and Marijane Babler, Marshfield, are visiting grandparents E V Bechtolt. The Soddy family returned home with relatives entering Chiropractic studies. The Flemings of Rockford visited Jordan and Ferdinand Mayer. Lovell Dale of Clinton visited here. B E Maddrell was in Monroe on Wednesday for his wife who had major surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Williams
Monroe
Richard Soddy
Davenport
C L. Crago
Jill Ann
Marijane Babler
Harris Babler
Marshfield
E. V. Bechtolt
Alan
Clarence
Charles Soddy
School of Chiropractic
Richard
Angelo Fleming
Rockford
Casper Mayer
Jordan
Ferdinand Mayer
Lovell Dale
Clinton
B. E. Maddrell
Maddrell
Community Celebrates 10th Birthday at South Wayne Farm
Mrs. Harry T Maddrell reports a farm gathering north of South Wayne for the 10th birthday of their daughter Karen. Attendees include the Stixroods Hawiey Meier and Gage families from Argyle and Madison, plus numerous relatives from Wiota Warren Darlington and Woodford communities. Additional visits note anniversaries and travels to Monroe and Dubuque as residents share celebrations and illness concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Jones
South Wayne
Karen
Clifford Stixrood
Chester
Stixrood
Fred’ Campbell
Jean
David
Jill
Martha
Jean Hawiey
Argyle
Mmes
Harry Collicut
Clifton Balbach
Phillip
Glen
Warren
Ervin Johnson
Edward McConnell
Darlington
Frederic Goecks
John R. Gage
William Meier
Rockford
James Sicher
James Claude
Harry Moore
Paul Lawrence
Harley Lawrence
Epworth
Ferryville
C.H. Lawrence
William Steffen
Messrs
George Steffen
George Jr
John
Waunakee
Henry Wieman
Lawrence Berg
Harry
Freeman Berg
Diane
Rush
Sophie Hanson
Woodford
O. B. Peterson
Grace Lutheran Church
Monroe
Chester Peterson
Wesley Chapman
Rebecca Clark
Dale Moore
Gays Mills
Frank Lindicum
A. H. Mahlkuch
Kenneth Manikuch
Patsy
Dubuque
Dock Strike Called in Paris and Tunis Ports
France's communist directed strike threatens renewed disruption as dockworkers in all French and Tunisian ports were ordered to cease work for 24 hours on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Tunisian
Birthday greetings fill March calendar across towns
The notice lists birthdays for Sunday March 26 to Saturday April 1 across Woodford Juda and nearby towns. Names include Calvi Llewellyn Melland Dolores Lorraine Huber Frances Mae Deininger Mildred Schuetz Ronald Elmer Linda Schumacher Virginia Trickel Betty Vincent Beverly Zimmerman Delores Pickett Roger Zimmerman Ray Holloway Linda Ott Larry Hawthorn Jerry Holcomb Daniel Wilde Wayne Gibson Kay Carter and others with routes and street addresses. A child’s mouse tale joins the pageants and household scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Mae Deininger
South Wayne
Mildred Alice Schuetz
Blanshardville
Ronald ‘James Elmer
Monticello
Linda Lou Schumacher
Browntown
Virginia
Earlene Trickel
16Th Avenue
Betty Jean Vincent
Beverly Jean Zimmerman
Juda
Delores Pickett
Woodford
Roger William
Zimmerman
Ray Holloway
Winslow
Linda Leone Ott
Larry Allen Hawthorn
Jerry E. Holcomb
15Th Street
Daniel Robert Wilde
Wayne Leslie Gibson
Brodhead
Kay Irene Carter
Nathan LeRoy Jones
Jeanne Ellen Ausmus
Billie Jean Frauchiger
Richard Lee Trotter
Argyle
Mary Ann Boeck
Robert Ray Voegels
New Members Ruth Halverson Argyle and Paul Marty Join
New members Ruth Frances Halverson of Ar gyle and Paul John Marty of Browntown are recorded with joining dates April 4 1942 and April 13 1948 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Frances Halverson
Argyle
Paul John Marty
Browntown
Chicago To Be Base For Destroyer Escort
The 1960-ton destroyer escort USS Daniel A. Foy will be towed upriver from New Orleans to Chicago next week. It will be stripped of screws and masts and used as a naval reserve training ship, marking the first naval surface vessel to travel the upper Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ury
Mississippi River
Chicago
Eighth Naval District Headquarters
Daniel A. Foy
Mississippi
Child Actress Case Ended by Acquittal in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills jury acquitted Lora Lee Michel's foster mother, 55, on charges of unjustifiable punishment of the nine year old child actress after over seven hours of deliberation. The court plans a possible Europe trip for the girl and her guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Lora Lee Michel
Justice Court
Evening Times Club Membership Coupon Invitation
A reader notice invites boys and girls up to age 12 to join the Monroe Evening Times Club. Fill out the coupon and mail to the Evening Times Club in Monroe. The rest of the text describes a story fragment about Mitzie and a mouse trap adventure, ending with a farewell to the mouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Times Club
Monroe Evening Tumes
Monroe Evening Times
Monre
Spring Grove Society Notes Recall Weekend Visits
Constance Timm of Freeport spent several days with Mr and Mrs Robert Mohns. Mr and Mrs Alvin Timm and Ronald also visited Clare Clarks. Robert Mohns and Elmer Matt returned from West Palm Beach Florida. Gordon Molins came back from a business trip to Missouri. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Frank Haines and C D Cash of Chicago. Mr and Mrs Glen Hauser of Moline spent the weekend nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Timm
Freeport
Robert Mohns
Alvin Timm
Ronald
Clare Clarks
Elmer Mattse
West Palm Beach
Fla
Gordon Molins
Missouri
Frank Haines
C. D. Cash
Chicago
Glen Hauser
Moline
Lake Boats Set For Busy Season
Lake boat traffic is gearing up with lower lakes receiving autos and shipments while upper lakes face initial delays. By April 15, 12 000 lake sailors are expected back at work as ore movement targets 75 to 80 million tons, up from 69.56 million in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Upper Lakes
Straits of Mackinac
St. Mary’s River
Twin Grove Guests At Several Local Homes
Mrs J H Bergitol writes Twin Grove notes as families from Monroe Juda Madison and Juda visit Mrs Herbert Bell Mrs O W Steckler and Lillian Yaun host guests including Edythe Ann Orton Casper Schindler and more. Funeral of J G Newman in Juda attended by Mr and Mrs Floyd Chambers and Mrs J H Beightol. Missionary and aid society meetings held at home of P J Reed and Wade Rayme group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Share
Marie Pagel
Monroe
Edythe Ann Orton
Casper Schindler
Palmyra
William Hinzelman
Herbert Bell
O. W. Steckler
Sandra and
Dennis
Madison
Lillian Yaun
Richard
Juda
J. H. Beightol
Bert Wunschel
Walter Ostrander
Vernon Ostander
Ed Thyler
Floyd Chambers
J. G. Newman
Mmes
Oscar Walters
Alvin Camron
Aid Society
Wade Rayme
P. J. Reed
The
Missionary Society
Co op Parley Set Madison Meeting March 27 29
Directors and managers of farm cooperatives will gather at the University of Wisconsin from March 27 to 29 to discuss management business and taxation issues. The event aims to address practical problems facing cooperative operations and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
University of Wisconsin
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Evening Times
New Glarus
Ners
Appleton
F. E. Lamboley
John J. Burkhard
Chamber of Commerce
Edward O'Meara
William Schuler
Co. K. Leland
Stair
Martin Kvendalen Johnson
I. M. Stauffacher
Rice Lake
Illinois Central
William W. Churchill
Norman
Ann Sherman Churchill
Oshkosh
Westinghouse, Church, Kerr and Co
Charles E. Varney
WCTU
Dayton
J. J. Frautschy
A. M. Eells
Belleville Presbyterian Church
Iowa
Franklin Mill
J. B. Galusha
House
Boxcar
Frank Tripp
Leslie A. Osborn
Wisconsin Division of Mental Hygiene
University of Buffalo
Mr. C. L. Crago
Mrs
Harry T. Maddrell
Calvin Llewellyn Melland
Dolores Lorraine Huber
Sandra Bliss
Durand
Uncle Happy
Daddy
Mitzie
Marvin Gene Rosenstiel
Bonnie Marie Norland
William Gary Stauffacher
Larry Alvin Bidlingmaier
Dennis Leo Meier
Janet’ Ruth Sweeney
Juta
Jerry Lee Guttmer
Nathan Eugene Paul
William Kenneth Prie We
17Th Avenue
Richard Claude Koch
Arry Guy Hagar
Gary William Preston
Ramona Faye Scott
Marian Louise _Luchsinger
Larry Leroy Priewe
Gary Lee Blackbourn
14Th Avenue
Waddy
Mamma
Capitol City Boiler Works
Gilson St
Madison, Wis
J. W. Robilette
Optometrist
Bessie Miller
11Th Street
Wisconsin
Mouse
Spring Grove
Mrs. Herbert Mohns
Chiropractic
M. J. Gonstead
Twin Grove
J. H. Bergitol
Saeller
Ald Trukenbrod’s
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