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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1949
Page
2
The piece argues Congress flirted with allocating funds to local school districts as welfare. It notes a perennial question about whether schooling opportunities track directly with local economic variation and raises concerns about disparities in access to education.
The House will resume debate over a labor bill postwar split, as it weighs reviving the Wagner Act without Taft Hartley repeal. Last week the chamber rejected restoring the Wagner Act, signaling the end of that approach and moving toward a taft hartley influenced compromise.
John L. Lewis drives a wedge between northern and southern coal operators, signaling a divided front against the union. Watch for what demands he will press at contract time, likely shorter hours and weeks with no pay loss for miners.
Madison J Ward Rector, former supreme court justice and April election candidate, announced Saturday he will become first deputy of the Wisconsin Trust Co. of Milwaukee on May 15.
Summary spans decades of local notes and recalls on civic work. Elections list Ernest J Hoesly of New Glarus chosen as courtly board head with I G Newman of Juda as vice chairman as the board plans citizenship day patterned after Manitowoc. Also notes Great Britain ordering expulsion of Nazi agents and several local church and school achievements.
One thousand Green County women join national Home Demonstration Week observances from May 17. Green County hosts 50 clubs with leaders teaching food, clothing, home furnishings, child development and more, supported by Miss Mamie Tillema and six district chairmen. Members praise homemaking clubs for practical skills and better mothering, with town and country participation.
A blaze of unknown origin leveled the Neil Khoke Lumber Co. sawmill in Florence Wisconsin causing estimated damages of twenty five thousand dollars. Firefighters battled the blaze but the structure was destroyed.
W. J. Dougan 80 former minister and founder of the Dougan Guernsey Farm dairy near Beloit died Saturday at Beloit Municipal Hospital. He led a dairy farm used for University of Wisconsin experiments and served in the ministry in several Wisconsin towns. Surviving are his widow two sons a daughter and seven grandchildren. Funeral at First Methodist Church Beloit Tuesday at 2 30 p m with Rev Arlie Krussell.
The ceremony will finalize with a procession and interment to be held at Oak Wood Cemetery, completing the community’s condolences and final rites for the deceased.
Jefferson Jiffy Workers 4 H club will hold a safety emphasis night at Ball school route 1. Darlene Johnson will present safety and Jerry Rufenacht and Gayle Luchsinger will demonstrate handicrafts. Social leaders are Evelyn Weiss Judith Seyler and Nancy Cameron. Refreshments by Mrs Ralph Weiss and Mrs Harry Luchsinger.
A clinic for handicapped children will be held in the courthouse on Tuesday May 31. County nurse Miss Ruth Chase announced that representatives of the department of public welfare will conduct clinical work on speech hearing and mentally retarded. A psychologist will also be available.
Rev. G. H. Birney pastor of the Methodist church since last October has been recalled into the army as a chaplain. He reported to Carlisle Barracks near Harrisburg Pa and will be assigned to the army staff and field units.
A partial OCR reads a note about office seats in Cleveland tied to Harrie. The fragment mentions headquarters and seating details but offers limited context or confirmation of names or roles.
Market reports show cheese trading steady on the New York market with various grades and finishes. Prices for cures, shelf formats, and processed cheeses appear stable, reflecting balanced supply and demand conditions across several lots.
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