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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
2
Local notice lists subscription rates and contact details for Monroe and Stephenson counties. It notes AP republication rights and distribution by carrier, with pricing per year and mailing information.
Monroe hosts the Illinois Region Antique Automobile Club of America crowd this weekend. Members recall the 1954 rally as outstanding and expect this year to surpass it if weather cooperates. Local officials and volunteers anticipate strong advance registrations and urge spectators to respect the investment in restored vintage cars.
A Washington testimony describes an unidentified chemist who supplied technical industrial secrets to the Soviet Union for 17 years. He stole and passed the data from a private firm, with Senators keeping his name confidential to aid his future cooperation with the government and FBI. The disclosure unsettles trust in industrial labs and raises concern for many firms employing chemists.
Secretary Dulles told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States must press ahead with a proposed forty nine billion dollar foreign aid authority while warning that no significant change has yet altered the long threat from the Soviet Union. He cautioned allies to keep their guard as Moscow signals occasional good will.
Ten years ago on May 11 1946 Monroe postal workers were to receive a 400 dollar across the board raise Elwin Priewe headed to New York to meet his war bride while railroad officials said embargoes on non essential freight would lift and passenger cuts would ease though a 25 percent reduction remained. Kittenbail league revival eyed for Monroe softball paused in wartime.
A trusted public servant’s judgment on a foreign aid proposal draws congressional disagreement. Clarence Goldbin Ted Oasen and Tim Zingsheim identify Gjenn Christensen, a naval reserve trainee, who suspected a live bomb in the Mississippi waterway and turned it over to officials. The source notes no explanation for how the device ended up in the river.
Keith F. Hudson and wife Beverly Hanson Hudson now reside at 4049 Honeycutt Street in San Diego California. Mrs. Hudson previously lived with her parents in Blanchardville while her husband, a seaman third class, served overseas. After duty in Japan China and Pearl Harbor he returned to visit his parents in Winslow before driving to California with his wife and sister in law Ruth Hanson. Mrs. Hudson had been employed at United Telephone Co. in Monroe before marriage.
Three boys fishing in the Yahara River in Madison found a live aerial-type fragmentation bomb with the power of four pounds of TNT. Truax Air Base ordnance experts identified the Canadian-made cluster bomb after it was turned over for examination.
W Kenneth Dunnum a 48 year old farmer from the Monroe County area was fatally injured on Thursday when his clothing became entangled in a manure spreader mechanism he was operating.
A brief note highlights daily classified bargains in The Times. It points shoppers to affordable items across categories and urges readers to check the page for updated prices and listings.
Undersheriff reports truck driver Gordon Hinkley 39 denies racing to the crossing before the 16 car excursion train derailed injuring 113 near Milwaukee. Hinkley says no other cars in his path and he did not see wig wag signals until 30 to 40 feet away. Engineer George Ives noted the truck appeared to maneuver around autos near a tavern by the Milwaukee Road tracks.
Alfred R. Ludvigsen a longtime Republican from Hartland and the oldest serving state legislator said he will not seek re election this fall health concerns prompted the decision. He has served since 1934 with 11 terms representing Waukesha County s second district and has chaired the joint finance committee since 1949.
The year 1955 saw about 4,100,000 babies born across the United States. Officials noted steady population growth and regional variations in birth rates, with higher numbers reported in urban centers and certain states.
Officials for the 1956 Cancer Drive announced a $15 addition to the Alva Downs Memorial bringing that fund to $27 and a city total of $2,609.38 raised so far, more than two and a half times 1955 receipts. Dr. Paul W. Snowden, city drive chairman, said rural drive results were not yet reported and that final contributions will be sent to Mrs. Cecil McCreedy in Albany.
Philip M. Gordon, Herman Blum, Fred R. Simpson and Molin of the Third Ward and Mines E. B. Lux, leader of Troop 14, Walter Kuebli, leader of Troop 9, and Edward Zwicker of the Fourth Ward were listed as section leaders and who also solicited.
Milwaukee Louis Simon 3 percent was convicted by Federal Judge Kenneth Grubb on 11 counts of federal gambling law violations. He faced charges including failure to register as a gambler, failure to buy a $50 federal gambling tax stamp and failure to pay a 10 percent tax on gross monthly wagering. Assistant federal attorney Howard Hilgendorf noted his six office telephones and two at home as proof he profited from gambling. Maurice Weinstein, Simon’s attorney, argued that only friendly bit amounts were wagered and did not meet the gambling definition.
Carl Maxwell of Orangeville and I reland Hastings of Winslow attend ed the Northern League Banquet of Rural Mail Carriers held at Earlville Il Saturday. Ray Frautschy of DeKalb spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C W Frautschy. Callers on Sunday afternoon at the C W Frautschy home were.
Miss Barbara Bergard and Richard Winebrenner of Sycamore visited Mrs Harvey Frautschy and Mrs Elwyn Mavns. Ms and Mrs C W Emrick called on Mrs Minnie Raymer in Monroe Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Roy Wagner spent Friday evening with Edna Gunderson at Davis. Mr and Mrs Marshall Frautschy and family of Freeport were Sunday guests of Ralph Frautschy.
Susan Hayward won the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her leading role in I'll Cry Tomorrow.
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