Monroe Evening Times Founded October 1s 189%
A historic note on the Monroe Evening Times, absorbed by the Monroe Daily Journal in 1927, publishing daily except Sundays under Emery A. Odell as president. The paper is a full leased wire service member of the Associated Press, with rights reserved for republication of its dispatches.
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Election procedure toward a constitutional presidential reform
The piece argues the presidential term limit and the electoral system are flawed. It notes electors pledged to parties, states varying in suffrage, and that the people often do not directly vote for the president. It calls for fuller reform to empower voters and ensure broader participation in selecting the nation’s leader.
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Monroe
Hazards of driving in Sheboygan area prompt caution
A Tulsa motorcycle officer followed a woman motorists car as she flashed a left turn signal with her hand while driving past several intersections. When he asked about the signal she said she was not turning but drying her nail polish. The piece urges patience and readiness for similar signals and likens it to taxi driver advice to assume others are crazy to avoid accidents.
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R. D. Staley
Tulsa
Chicago
Lydia
Mrs. Hewlett
Theo
Kirby
Jean Snively to Graduate Among Wisconsin Seniors
Miss Jean Snively daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford H Snively Monroe will be among about two thousand graduates at the University of Wisconsin May 24 receiving a bachelor of arts for two years of work in commercial and creative design composition watercolor life drawing and applied art She is a 1943 Monroe high school graduate who moved from Freeport and attended Stephens College Columbia Missouri and Brown Business College Freeport before joining UW in 1945 She is a member of Alpha Delta sorority and lives at Villa Maria dormitory Her plans after graduation are in commercial art work.
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University of Wisconsin
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Clifford H. Snively
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Freeport
Freeport High School
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Stephens College
Columbia
Stephens
Passionate Georgia Wedding Amid War's Afterglow
Lydia Ashe, a young chemist, and Captain Christopher Stark wed quietly after his return from service. The couple faces a future of military discharge and family tensions as Theo Hewlett and Kirby arrive, revealing lingering scars and differing worlds shaped by war.
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Christopher Stark
Mountain Inn
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Alan
Kirby
Theo
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New York
Raphael Lopez-Ona
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Georgia
Homecoming in the Snow at the Station
Lydia and Chris arrive with luggage as snow falls between them. A middle aged woman, Mrs. Hewlett, mistakes Lydia for a stranger and learns she is Chris's wife. The wistful scene hints at a personal life changed by war and future plans with their children.
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Chris
Kirby
Theo
Raphael
Beaver
Mrs. Hewlett
Welcome Home Lydia in Theo and Chris’s Circle
Lydia returns from her new marriage to Chris amid Theo Kirby and Raphael in New York circle. Theo’s cool blue gaze and Kirby’s burdened presence color a tense house as Lydia fears fashion judgment and social scrutiny. The scene ends with plans to drive to the estate as Frances and Isaac oversee details.
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Knights of Columbus Plans Home for Delinquent Boys
Oshkosh Wisconsin officers and the executive board of the state Knights of Columbus approved a resolution for a delinquent boys home at an estimated 300000. The plan includes 200 acres for a school dormitories a farm and facilities to house 100 boys and is to be presented at the Wausau convention May 26 27. Bishops across the state have signed on and a minimum 100000 is to begin the project.
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GOP to Decide On Legislation Congressional policy split over expansion and spending
Washington reports Senator Taft heads GOP policy talks to define how far Republicans push jobs social security housing health and education measures amid calls to cut Truman budgets. House and Senate Republicans face resistance trimming spending as they weigh major bills on labor tax relief and foreign aid.
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South Wayne Eastern Star Initiates Members
Mrs. Everett Hill and Miss Gean Shirley Doyle were initiated into the South Wayne Eastern Star chapter on Monday evening. Out-of-town guests included Mrs. Donald Smith, Della Koch, and J. Daughenbaugh of Winslow, with a potluck lunch served. Also noted was the South Wayne school musical concert at the high school gym Wednesday evening with guests Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Adelman, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hihbrand, Mr. and Mrs. George Wichelt, Monroe, and Stanley.
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South Wayne
Hartman Named Brodhead City Clerk In 1937
Interesting items note Harry Hartman appointment as Brodhead city clerk. John Garner of Seattle greets old friends after a 34 year absence from Monroe. Alfred Swanson found dead in his Blanchardville home. Mrs. Augusta Scott answers death summons. John Chadwick and family arrive in Green County 100 years ago today after a long land and water journey from Pennsylvania. Triplet bull calves born on Ernest Rufenacht farm.
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Harry Hartman
Brodhead
John Garner
Seattle
Monroe
Alfred Swanson
Blanchardville
Augusta Scott
Johu Chadwick
Green County
Pennsylvania
Ernest Rufenacht
Highway panel eyes cemetery area re location plan
A 1922 report notes the highway commission weighing re routing highways near cemeteries to avoid sharp bends. Also mentioned: shipment of limburger cheese and honey to Alaska, Mildred Brandt elected Winslow police magistrate to hold court at home, four year old John Keel escapes serious injury after wagon strike, and a World War II note that the U S Army used DDT to halt a Naples typhus outbreak.
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Highway Commission
E. B. Rosa
Alaska
Mildred Brandt
Winslow
John Keel
Pity The Poor Solon All The Cocktail Parties
Washington congressman Fred Bradley says the endless round of parties is crushing. As chairman of the house merchant marine and fisheries committee he must attend some events but often refuses invitations to protect his health. He notes many hostesses hope to push their causes and that recent duties include a Mexican embassy reception where his wife attended but he stayed home to sleep.
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Washington
Fred Bradley
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Bradley
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Aleman
Americans drinking much less beer, wholesaler says
Atlantic City report quotes R J Cheatwood, president of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, stating beer consumption is down about a million barrels per month from last year due to high retail prices. He cites public resistance to 25 cent bottles and notes retailer prices have risen slightly since 1942 while consumer prices have soared.
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