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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1949
Page
2
The editorial argues that rent control is extended for fifteen months under home rule provisions allowing states and localities to withdraw from federal regulation. It frames home rule as industry and government stability, noting it reduces pressure for ending rent controls and credits it with enabling national prosperity and postwar growth.
The article argues that Wisconsin statutes and legislature guard against poor officeholders by supporting four year terms and recall. It notes recall actions, once initiated, act as a strong check regardless of term length, and urges citizens to pursue four year terms as a means to hold officials accountable and reduce campaign clutter.
The Agriculture Department reported a one percent rise in farm prices from mid February to mid March after a sharp drop from last year’s peak. Higher meat prices helped lift the index, but overall it remains eight percent below the previous year.
A fire badly damaged a seven unit building in Janesville after all tenants left for work. The blaze started on the first floor and spread to the attic before a passerby spotted it. Fire Chief Frank Murphy said a cigarette spark may have started the fire.
Ten year retrospective highlights a Roy Chapman Andrews expedition description at a 1939 banquet. obituaries note deaths of Mrs. Peter J. Babler and Mrs. Emma L. Crow. weddings include Anna Thuli and Christ Tschanz. Dr. Manuel C. Elmer publishes his seventh book. Other items reflect 25 40 50 year marks with conflicts and local milestones.
State figures show general property taxes in 1948 rose to 122 866 918 from 107 342 832 in 1947. Assessed city property value climbed to 3 131 488 062 from 2 875 395 370, with full value up to 4 531 611 918 from 3 694 588 355. Village taxes also rose to 14 246 247 in 1948 from 12 513 104 in 1947, while tax rates in cities and villages reached record highs above 0.03.
Rochester N Y dedicates a massive cosmic ray cyclotron described as weighing 1100 tons and painted red with shining steel ends. The machine has horizontal round poles with flat ends and, in the gap between them, produces energies of 250 million electron volts. The device accelerates heavy particles of matter.
Fast protons orbit nearly light speed and strike solids. When a proton hits matter it knocks loose a meson particle, illustrating high energy collisions and particle production in a simple description.
Dewitt MacKenzie argues ten nations including Britain France Belgium the Netherlands Norway Sweden Denmark Italy Luxembourg and Eire move toward a parliament of Europe to be seated perhaps in Strasbourg. He links the idea to Briand Kellogg Pact and the League of Nations noting challenges of versus unity and the likely fit within the United Nations framework.
Mrs. William Deubel of Rockford returned with her husband from a five week journey covering 7 506 miles to the west coast. They are at the home of her sister Mrs Charles Jones in Juda where Jones is recovering from an operation. Their mother Mrs Ida Zeller is slow to recover after an arm injury in a washing machine wringer two weeks ago. Mrs Deubel is the former Margaret Zeller of Monroe. They visited his brother Fred W during the trip.
Deubel, Tucson, Ariz., spent four days with the Orville McQuillians, former Monroe residents of Santa Cruz, Calif. In North Bend, Ore., they visited Dr. and Mrs. John Kiezer and family and Mrs. Luther Robinson, recovering from a broken hip, and in Tillamook, Ore., they stayed with Mrs. Deubel’s uncle John Zeller and family. On the return, they noted heavy snow in Idaho and Montana and a snow storm through the Dakotas.
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin introduces legislation to establish a $10 million research laboratory for the Army Quartermaster Corps at Madison. He argues sites in Boston and Centre County, Pa., cannot match Madison's advantages and criticizes eastern seaboard centralization of government facilities.
Kay shares daily blessings in a roundup column featuring short meditations. Readers receive concise spiritual prompts and reflections designed for morning routines and personal calm.
An extended ad listing offerings at Baker's Book store includes five piece Little Friends puzzles Animal Cut-Outs Kitten pictures and Play and Count games for children. It promotes educational and entertaining toys plus a cradle doll set and a clothes book for cutouts.
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