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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1946
Page
2
Editorial attacks the wartime OPA tactics in Princeton Illinois. It cites resignation of the 26 member Bureau county board after an OPA investigation and accuses the agency of gestapo like methods and blackmail. Local boards faced abuse while national aims stayed unclear and many merchants faced costly penalties.
In The Correct Thing column a note on proper etiquette advises holding the light for a person about to ignite a cigarette to avoid singed eyebrows. The illustration shows not making the other lean over and recalls era habits on girls who smoked and the social labels of the time.
The Inter-American Statistical Institute executive committee, meeting in Brazil at the invitation of the Brazilian government, planned a 1950 census for the Western Hemisphere. The aim is to develop uniform and comparable statistics across North and South American nations for the general assembly of the organization.
At a seaside town meeting Seahaven residents debate the Hathaway hospital offer. Steve Richards argues for a smaller, affordable hospital with clinics and veteran care, while Horace Hathaway insists on a private, grand scheme. The debate centers on cost, control, and the town’s future.
A collage of brief items: Kenneth Gruse, 22, a marine veteran, faces eviction in Tulsa, packing his trailer and wondering who took his car and goods. In Albuquerque a man pockets a three foot snake spotted on a parked car. In Harrisburg, Saline county officials clash over turning back the court house clock from daylight saving to standard time amid a $1,500 1904 clock purchase and a long time ownership dispute.
A digest of past events lists Swiss cheese price policy changes and the Hindenburg completing a second North Atlantic crossing with a stormy voyage. It notes Mrs Nora Zweifel’s death in Long Beach and a golden wedding observed by Circuit Judge and Mrs George Grimm. Also summarized are 1921 items: Kiwanis approval for Monroe businessmen to run baseball with no Sunday games, a proposed gymnasium cut to meet a $40,000 budget, and the death of Chief Justice Edward D White after surgery.
Mrs. C. D. Curtis and Mrs. R. H. Schoonover of Monroe visit Mrs. Henry C. Klassy and Mrs. Rosa Taft. Fairvein school in Mt. Pleasant township closed for summer with a noon picnic for pupils and parents, to resume in fall with Miss Blum returning. Various local residents, including Miss Wyanna White of Madison, visit and guests attend gatherings and events in Monroe and Freeport.
AP analyst Dy Mackenzie argues Britain's plan to quit India and Egypt stems from trade needs and nuclear age defense, plus a broader move away from empire. He notes Egypt's protectorate history and India's dominion path, with Indians seeking independence but not immediate British withdrawal. Celery vinegar recipe and a want ad closing follow.
John Bolender, former Monroe man now state traffic officer in Grant and Crawford counties, received the President's Medal for saving a woman from drowning at Prairie du Chien. The award was presented in Washington last week after Bolender revived the woman using the Schaeffer prone pressure method. His wife and two daughters traveled from Lancaster to meet him in Monroe over the weekend.
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