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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1948
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times is published daily except Sunday by the Monroe Evening Times Company with Emery A Odell as president. This edition carries full leased wire reports from the Associated Press.
Vivid reminiscences of past vacations evoke poignant memories as readers imagine reliving old times. A rural community survey hints at volunteering for chores to recapture the tonic effect and shared sense of tradition.
The tense Palestine situation spreads as Arab league troops enter Israel. President Truman acts quickly to avert wider violence while Arab nations consider the partition plan. The world watches for a possible clash with the Allied powers and Russia as events unfold.
A memorial summary recalls Monsignor Edward J. Flanigan’s work near Omaha through Boys Town, showing his belief that environment and faith rehabilitated troubled youths. The piece compares him to Edison and Bell, noting his lasting impact and the rise of similar church led settlements nationwide.
Four airmen died in three separate accidents in central Ohio yesterday. W. B. McCauley of Fort Dodge Iowa and Jack Raymond Foote of Chicago, both employees of Slick Airways, Inc., perished in a crash at Port Columbus airport.
Glancing backward through the Evening Times reveals items from May 17 across the decades. Ten years ago a deadly hotel fire in Atlanta, Milwaukee attorney challenges Gov. LaFollette over lieutenant governor appointments, and early 1937 conservation checks arrive for Green County farmers. Twenty‑five years ago a grandstand fundraising drive for the fairgrounds is deferred due to rising costs, a local death near Orangeville, an engagement announced in Muskegon, and a bomb wrecks the U S consulate in Mexico City. Forty years ago a coal business sale, Madison roadster lessons, and a Times editorial on speed mania.
The article traces Jewish advocacy for a homeland from 1897 to the 1948 decision to partition Palestine. It outlines ancient roots in Palestine, Zionist mobilization, Turkish rule, British mandate, and U N actions leading to the declaration of Israel on May 14 1948 and U N plans for a trusteeship. The piece notes Arab majority and global responses, with key dates 1917, 1923, 1947 and 1948.
The Arab world consolidates around Palestine as seven Arab states form an Arab league. About 34 million Arabs in these nations confront roughly 600,000 Jews in Palestine and a 85,000 strong Haganah. Five states move against Jewish areas with a combined force near 90,000, while Saudi Arabia and Yemen would add about 18,000 more if drawn in. Palestine divided into Jewish and Arab zones, 5,500 and 4,500 square miles respectively. One proposal emerges to seek an end to the fighting.
The Wisconsin centennial queen contender Alice will be chosen from four finalists after eliminations from a 223 field. Margaret McGuire, 18, Highland. Joe Anne Conway, 17, Waunakee. Beverly Krueger, 19, Milwaukee. Gloria Krueger, 18, Milwaukee. Judges paused crowning Saturday and will record the contestants voices to aid decision.
The car owned by Victor L. Heuer, taken from the Heuer Sales Co garage at 902 17th Avenue late Saturday night, was found by city police Sunday morning in the 2100 block of 7th Street. Heuer reported the theft at 11:39 p.m. Saturday. Mrs. Miriam Beardsley of 2111 7th Street alerted police Sunday that a stranger car had lingered near her home.
A detailed preview of a proposed bill aimed at limiting the Communist Party without banning it. The piece outlines how the bill would operate, including registration, penalties for noncompliance, and potential court challenges, while noting it would still permit party existence under strict controls.
The text discusses registering communist front groups and punishing members with jail, fines, or loss of citizenship. It outlines legal prohibitions including party members seeking public office, holding non elected jobs, or obtaining passports abroad, and prohibits aiding such individuals. It notes leaders’ names would be registered, not all members.
Rev. Peter Anthony Brooks S. J. president of Marquette University since 1944 collapsed and died of a heart attack at 55. A Loyola Academy and St. Louis University veteran, he led the Missouri province of the Jesuits from 1937 to 1943 and headed Campion High School at Prairie du Chien starting July 1934.
President Truman vetoed a measure granting five atomic energy committee members authority to direct FBI loyalty investigations of presidential appointees to the atomic energy commission. He called the proposal unnecessary, unwise, and an encroachment on executive power.
The red haired CIO united auto workers president Reuther returned home with a police escort after nearly a month in hospital. His maimed right arm, severely injured by a shotgun blast on April 20, remains in a cast. Doctors expect confinement at home for several weeks.
The class of 53 earned second and third degree work at Darlington yesterday by a Portage team led by Dr. C W Henney. A banquet followed at the Legion hall with speakers William H Hogan Monroe district deputy Judge Harold J Lamboley Monroe state advocate Dr Henney Leslie J Schlax Kenosha state secretary and Rev Paul Crooke Mineral Point. About 100 members and their wives of the Monroe council attended.
Evelyn Drake was named state delegate to the national convention in Los Angeles this July. Chosen at the state convention in Manitowoc last weekend, the 1949 meeting will be in Milwaukee. New officers include Jane Lavin of Milwaukee as president, Loris Houghton Towhy of Manitowoc, Evelyn Von Rohr of Milwaukee as secretary-treasurer.
A promotional notice invites deafened persons to request a free brochure titled Full-tone Hearing. The guide promises practical advice and encouragement for starting a fuller life through sermons, music, and companionship. Send name and address on a penny postcard to Beltone, Dept. 18, 1450 W 19th St, Chicago IL.
Two Lafayette County soldiers killed in World War II are返回 returning to the United States aboard the U S Army transport Barney Kirschbaum. Pfc. Howard E. Penniston of Argyle and Pvt. Leo J. Howe of route 3 Darlington are among 2,530 servicemen and 43 Wisconsinites slated for repatriation from North Africa. Ten days to three weeks after ship arrival, American Graves Registration Service centers will notify next of kin of exact arrival dates.
The Institute of Navigation prepares for rocket travel between planets. President Rear Admiral Gordon G. McLintock, superintendent of the U S merchant marine academy at Point, N Y, announced yesterday that a technical development committee on upper atmosphere and interplanetary navigation has been formed. The institute is a non profit scientific society focusing on navigation by air and sea.
Edgerton hosts a library meeting with attendees Henry V. Babler Willis J. Marty J. W. Barlow Edmund Dooley and Emil Voegeli. Monroe hosts a 4-H leaders meeting attended by Mr. and Mrs. Henry V. Babler Mrs. Herman J. Klassy and Mrs. Clarence Itten. Want Ads highlight big produce.
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