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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
2
Chairman Doughton of the House Ways and Means Committee says he opposes tax hikes, suggesting no federal tax increases ahead despite the White House stance. The debate shifts toward tightening spending and reallocating funds to reduce the deficit.
Washington homemaker tour in Milwaukee lights up the town hall with a gathering of members including Merlyn Lovel Clarence Elmer Fred A Sate Elmer Blum and Herman Ritschard among others. Invited Mmes include Harvey Norman Oeman Henry Hefty and Florence Kubly.
A compact retrospective lists 1939 prom enjoyers John Pfaeffli and Lucille Marty at the roof garden prom, deaths of Joseph Lehr and Oliver Grant Bobb, and a kittenball program chaired by William D. Gempeler. It also recalls 25 to 58 year old items including a kitchen fire, a fatal burn, and regional civic events in Green and Lafayette counties with several names and places.
Bishop William Pat of Madison led confirmation for youths from Blanchardville and Yellowstone parishes at Immaculate Conception church. Confirmants include Theresa Burns and Mary Burns among a list of 20 plus names. Beginning Sunday through May 22, Rev Ste B Latchford of Chicago will conduct missions for parishioners, speaking at Sunday masses in both churches.
Mrs. Clifford Black announced committee members at the Orangeville Women’s Club final fiscal meeting. Members include Roy Hefty W Palmer Roy Wagner John Jensen Ralph Keister Herman Wyssman Virgil Dickinson. Music panel lists Mrs William Ochsner Miss Ellen Goodhart and others.
Mrs. William Steindorf hosts Albany visitors including Mr. and Mrs. John Wild and son Daryl from Madison, with Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wild of Madison. H T Peckham and son Donald from Boscobel visited Saturday. Other locals shared Sunday visits with relatives in Madison Whitewater and nearby.
In Churchill Manitoba U S and Canadian troops test arctic defense methods for possible invasion. Eskimo and Indian lore fur traders and mounted police input shape a joint plan to guard Hudson Bay and protect key points including the Eldorado uranium mines near Great Slave Lake.
Mrs. C L Crago reports Browntown visitors from Chicago to see daughters and families including Mrs. Van Der Mark and Mrs. Bartell. Freeport guests Myron Hurd and others spent the weekend with Binger family. Families from Freeport and Monroe visited Maria Whitehead and Stone households over the weekend and Mother's Day.
Ludlow Memorial library adds a broad new selection led by biographies such as The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Roosevelt and Hopkins. The fiction shelf includes The Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain and Miss Silver Comes to Stay, while astronomy, gardening, and world history titles appear among the 1948 1949 editions and recent releases.
Rev. Winston W. Wernecke of Waubeka told ministers at Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church about a Cincinnati evangelism workshop he attended in February. Attending were Rev. William Siemers Sauk City Rev and Mrs W Bixler Darlington Rev and Mrs Hueseman Portage Rev Geske Dane Rev and Mrs P C Kehle Monroe Rev and Mrs W Clausing Verona Rev Harvey Norenberg Belleville Dr and Mrs C M Zenk Madison Rev O C Onasch Ft Atkinson. The Aid society served a noon luncheon.
Maggie and Riley Baker hire 15 burros and five Navajo to haul 200 tons of petrified uranium logs from House Rock Valley north of Montezuma Creek. The ore may yield over 40000 dollars. miners hold four claims with potential deeper deposits.
Monticello High School selects valedictorian and salutatorian for the class of 1924. Valedictorian is the daughter of Principal Herman A. Becker with a 2.5975 average. salutatorian, Willis Marty, son of Henry M. and Mrs. Marty, averages 2.57. The 24 graduates, including Norma Christen and Donald Lewis, will receive diplomas June 3.
Heart tag day was held here Saturday to aid the Volunteers of America. School children assisted with the drive. Prize winners included Jackie Covert first, Ronald Engle second, Beverly Fairman third, Claire Pierce fourth, and Gwen Fleming fifth.
Production at the Stauffacher Cheese Co. is set to resume on May 20 after remodeling begun March 18. Eleven patrons have supplied milk to Green County Center First Swiss and Speich while the plant expands. Four kettles will be used initially with new cement block rooms attached. Fred Wyssbrod and Ernest Thommen head cheesemaking duties. Wagener Kraft visitors and several staff toured the plants as April limburger sold for 29 cents, Swiss prices to be announced.
A jumble of local social notes lists visits and gatherings of residents in Orangeville and nearby towns. Families like Bolenders Palssons Bests Bablers Marty Kennedys and Schultzes are mentioned along with worships and Sunday meals.
A brief notice warns that employing Went sa firms results in labor with high workload and low wages. It outlines concerns over fairness and calls for scrutiny of contracting practices.
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