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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1949
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates for Monroe and surrounding areas with unclear abbreviations and mentions office hours from 8:30 a m to 5:80 p m and two telephone numbers for after hours news and business calls.
The piece weighs the balance between free speech and government limits in the bill of rights era. It notes a court majority upholding speech rights amid wartime prosecutions and cautions against turning liberty into a "suicide pact." It argues that broad principles should prevail despite risks to minor offenders.
Monroe and Green county traffic officers push for statewide safety through public cooperation and better observance of stop signs signals and road markings. They warn rigid enforcement alone may not achieve lasting safety, citing carelessness and lapses in alertness as major factors in accidents.
Dewad Griffiths 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs LaVerne Griffiths suffered burns to the lower face neck chest and arms when a steam hose broke at the Carnation plant while he drew water for the Griffiths farm near the village. A Warren physician treated him and he returned home for 24 hours observation. his father manages the plant.
25 YEARS AGO August F Milbrandt 85 dies after being struck by a Milwaukee road freight train May 17 1924 last rites held for Miriam Elliker 18 in New Glarus Monticello high wins track meet at Platteville Monroe cops one point Henry G Hoesly Monticello patent on milk cooler 40 YEARS AGO Eugene Austin visiting here May 17 1909 inspires Monroe Cornet band reunion Green county fair Frank Bills original promoter Monroe Telephone wins Janesville Gun club birds 385/400 William Cahill first IC motor car run under new union plan Craige property sold East Russell Street bid 3600 for occupancy by B Treat 50 YEARS AGO Janet Jennings returns from Cuba May 17 1899 tour ex war service North Jackson Street water mains extension urged for fire protection F J Toland training unit Monroe Green County Sunday School conference closes at Universalist church
Dewitt MacKenzie lauds fishing as a cure for stress and a path to self knowledge. He recalls General Lucius Clay and lists presidents who fished, noting fishing calms minds and strengthens bonds with others and self. He argues ordinary people share in this therapy.
Chicago farmers under the federal milk marketing order will receive a uniform blended price of 3.30 a hundredweight for 3.5 per cent milk delivered in April. The price is 13 cents below March and 1.21 less than April 1948. April class prices are listed for four milk classes and suburban order averages are 3.509 for grade A and 3.126 for grade B.
Russian engineer Valentin A. Gubitchev charged in a spy conspiracy case says he will not flee bail like Gerhart Eisler. Federal Judge Samuel Kaufman postponed his trial to May 23. He and Judith Coplon are accused of conspiring to weaken espionage laws.
Leslie W. Johnson was appointed superintendent of schools yesterday, succeeding Angus Rothzell who is now superintendent at Manitowoc. Johnson has served as curriculum director in Superior public schools since 1942.
Washington report reviews President Truman’s stalled congressional agenda mid May. Housing and minimum wage progress are uncertain while labor reform, social security, civil rights, and new tax proposals face weak odds or resistance from Republicans and some Democrats.
Miss Mary Ann Sucharski daughter of Mr and Mrs John Sucharski will graduate May 31 from Saint Teresa in Winona Minnesota She is a postulant of the Sisters of St Francis at Rochester and will receive her veil August 15 then enter a two year novitiate in Rochester A recent full evening recital complete a partial fulfillment of her bachelor of art degree with a major in applied music A Albany High School graduate class of 1945 visited by her parents and Mr and Mrs Louis Teale Columbus day weekend at Winona
The Hague ministry of foreign affairs hosted a signing ceremony with Dutch Foreign Minister Dirk Stikker and U S Ambassador Herman Baruch. The Fulbright style pact allows the Netherlands to apply sums owed for surplus property toward educational exchange programs benefiting both nations.
Milwaukee official action over license plate procedures sparks a state level dispute. Theodore M. Fuhrman was fined ten dollars for a plate violation after police found two cars with identical plates. The case ties to criticism of the Wisconsin motor vehicle department under Ben L. Marcus and follows a Milwaukee police account of forged plate requests. Governor Rennebohm and Senator Gettelman push for legislative oversight and explanation at upcoming crime commission sessions.
A three car collision on U S highway 16 near Kennebec South Dakota killed Gene Fairchild of Pueblo Colorado and Mrs Andrew Boteme about 70 Florence South Dakota and left four others seriously injured. The seriously hurt included Anderson husband of the dead woman Mrs Kate Christensen Everett Washington a passenger in the Anderson car Mrs Fairchild and her husband Swanson Palo Alto who were returning from visiting relatives in Luck Wisconsin.
Boston reports a small plane that can fly as slow as 27 miles per hour and land on a tennis-court sized field. Developed by Otto O. Koppen of MIT and Lynn Bollinger of Harvard Business School, the craft blends plane and helicopter traits.
The makers, three years into development, describe a helioplane that will avoid stalls and spins. They expect it to clear a five story building within 100 yards of its takeoff point. The first model carries two passengers with an 85 horsepower engine and a large two blade propeller. Professor Koppen notes the wide wing and big prop enable sustained flight at slow speeds.
Nine West Berlin labor leaders arrived from the United States impressed by the melting pot concept. The delegation visited New York Detroit Chicago Milwaukee and Washington to study U.S. labor practices and urban integration.
The phrase Buenos Aires translates to good air in Spanish and refers to the capital of Argentina, highlighting its linguistic origin. It notes the city’s name derives from a descriptive term used by early explorers and settlers.
M. J. Gonstead advertises chiropractic care at Chiropactic Clinic offering X ray and Neurocalometer services with contact numbers 373 and residence at 101 Monroe.
The labor government announces no licenses will be issued for home use of the materials required to build a private movie theatre at the princess’s residence. She would have to visit a public theatre like others.
A Paris scholar persuaded officials to let him inspect the Luxor obelisk instructions in Place de la Concorde. The fire department backed a hook and ladder truck as he mounted the monument and claimed his cigarette lighters could produce a flame as tall as the obelisk.
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission authorized the issue of 150000 dollars in first mortgage bonds and 100000 dollars in serial notes by the Wisconsin Southern Gas Co to fund a connecting unit with the Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America as the first step in the project.
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