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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1950
Page
2
A year after repaving work began the city reflects on the square’s improved surface and new lighting. Merchants and citizens recall the uproar, noting progress and patience go hand in hand as the central business district gains a modern look in Wisconsin.
The Atlantic City speech by Senator McCarthy criticizes Secretary Acheson over Far East policy and China. The piece praises his push to expose official aloofness but questions naming individuals and urges restraint and timing to strengthen the case and avoid personal attack.
A pair of Kenosha policemen who captured two men in an armed robbery won first place for meritorious achievement in 1949 from the Wisconsin Policemen's Protective association. Patrolmen Lawrence Glerum and Dominic Coradini were the winners. Detective Charles Alexander of Racine was reelected president of the association. The communications group elected Douglas M. Lewis of Madison as president, succeeding Harold Davis of Oshkosh.
Ten years ago on May 16 1949 President Roosevelt asked Congress for 1 182 000 000 for military implements to meet any lightning offensive against American interest. Three years without amotor vehicle fatality in Monroe noted. High school seniors present three act comedy June Mad. Catfish Club elects officers with Morgan Erickson and Hugo Voegels named president and secretary treasurer.
The labor department forecasts more jobs this year than last but notes unemployment remains a burden in certain regions. It cites a jump in hiring from January to March and an estimated mid year high of over 60 million employed, with employers in most major areas expecting payroll gains. Ferryville Assemblyman Patrick Lucey announces a bid for Congress from Wisconsin's third district, after defeating Donald C. McDowell in 1948 election.
Sen. Melvin Laird criticizes Wisconsin legislative subcommittees for chasing work instead of addressing specific problems. He cites deer hearings as a costly, unproductive effort while Assemblyman Harvey Abram notes conservation remains vital. Progress reports from 10 subcommittees set stage for 1981 legislation.
Louis Campagna and Charles Gioe, Chicago gangsters tied to Al Capone, had parole revoked after a congressional probe. They are at Atlanta Penitentiary serving ten years for conspiracy to extort from film producers. A Supreme Court pledge to study their pleas for freedom was reported, following their parole revocation after a House subcommittee investigation in 1948.
Scientists use radioactive materials to trace insect movements and study habits of pests like cockroaches mosquitoes and beetles. Research aims include mapping migratory ranges studying disease transmission and improving pest control while protecting beneficial insects and crops.
Economists debate a spring rise in inventories potentially signaling another boom and recession cycle like 1948 49 while noting inventories align with rising national income and durable goods sales Factoring in March gains 900 million see retail wholesale stock rooms up though factories held steady Builders auto output and steel tonnage are near record levels Opinion splits on whether high activity stems from inventories or other factors and whether the boom will last
Los Angeles actress Agenes Moorhead files for divorce from actor Jack G. Lee after 19 years of marriage citing cruelty and stating she does not want alimony. The couple separated last June.
Moscow reports the Soviet Union accuses Iran of employing American experts to conduct aerial surveys along the Russian Iranian border for military significance.
M. J. Gonstead advertises chiropractic services focusing on the sick and mentions The Chiropractor publication. It lists X ray and neurocalometer as tools and provides a phone number 31 for contact.
William Lindeman of Cedarville is named public guardian for Stephenson County by Governor Adlai Stevenson. Lindeman, already county public administrator, is the first person to hold the guardian post. The duties include care and control of properties of minors with no local relatives.
Shiocton school board restructured by Circuit Judge M G Eberlein, reducing to two legally serving members and ruling a third elected last June never served. Electors meet tonight to attempt to legally expand the board to five, following a memo decision upholding complaints by S G Langeman. The court identified Walter Sawyer and George Miller as the only legally serving officials, appointed last August.
The supreme court upheld New York laws permitting wiretapping under judicial supervision. The ruling came in a brief order dismissing an appeal filed by Herman Hoffman of New York City and the New York County Criminal Courts Bar Association. Hoffman is president of the association.
Large scale production economies drive a $10 cut on automatics and $5 on conventional washers. Roy A. Bradt, Maytag vice president, cites rising material costs and plant investments, noting the factory backlog and capacity utilization as reductions are made at the earliest possible moment.
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