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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1952
Page
2
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The piece argues the UN armistice talks show compromise limits mainly on prisoner repatriation and airfield restrictions in North Korea. It cautions against abandoning asylum principles and warns appeasement could erode democratic prestige, urging smarter future handling and brighter prospects in the Far East.
The article analyzes persistent party division over civil rights and FEPC measures. It contrasts federal power versus states rights, noting Northern ambivalence and Southern racial concerns, while suggesting reform as a political tool for votes.
Eighteen Wisconsin midshipmen are members of the United States Naval Academy 1952 graduating class. Included is Robert R. Zastrow of Algoma, a first string quarterback on the Wavy football teams and a noted prep athlete at Algoma High School. Other graduates listed include Richard F. Daley Dodgeville Roi F. Prueher Jr. Eau Claire Donald L. Feller Kohler Robert Z. Hansen La Crosse Richard Wase James H. Hoge Madison Duane E. Anderson Oshkosh Donald E. Jensen Spring Green.
Rev T Parry Jones of Sheboygan Methodist church serves as commencement speaker for a class of 114 graduates. Eugene Thorp wins 1942 American Legion medal. Andrew C Pond, son of Samuel Pond co founder of Albany, dies. Twenty four Judo Women enroll in home nursing course led by Mrs J L Norton. Roy F Burmeister named Navy Relief Society chairman for Green County with a 650 dollar quota.
Approval from regimental headquarters promotes Clarence L. Goecks Harold F. Lehnherr and Werner D. Marti from sergeant first class to master sergeant. Goecks Lehnherr and Marti lead units as first sergeant and platoon sergeants. William H. Leopold Jr William Niederberger rise to sergeant first class, Delmar Disch David L. Johnson and Robert Bear to sergeants. Arthur E. Schneider advances from private first class to corporal.
Residents west of Monroe in the Smock Valley watershed will gather at Hiawatha school next Monday night for a program on weed control and forage issues. George Briggs the University of Wisconsin agronomist will discuss weed control and forage problems and lead the discussion for the watershed residents.
John P. Keating 75 longtime Journal Co vice president and production manager for the Milwaukee Journal died after a cerebral hemorrhage He joined the Journal in 1917 serving as foreman and later as mechanical superintendent before becoming production manager in 1938 and a vice president in 1939
The Veterans Administration announced that veterans who do not request their 1952 National Service Life Insurance dividend cash will be notified of the dividend amount deposited to their credit. Dividends accrue 3 percent interest. payment is calculated at 50 cent per thousand per month. Contact Green County veterans service bureau for missing prior dividends or to file proper applications.
In Green Bay, Emil Bonjean and George Getzloff were sentenced to 10 months in Brown County jail and fined 200 each for fourth degree manslaughter in the tavern brawl that killed Malcolm Smart, 38, on Oct 27. Judge Ray Rahr stayed execution until June 2 to allow appeals.
The American Legion Auxiliary plans to distribute 25 to 30 million poppies for Poppy Day across the nation this Saturday. The symbol honors war dead since 1919 and funds aid for disabled veterans and needy children, with the idea rooted in World War I graves in France and Belgium.
The national Congress of Parents and Teachers endorsed federal aid to education with broad state support. Mrs. Vincent Adams urged a policy change but failed to gain traction. Mrs. Rollin Brown noted backing from over 30 state PTA branches amid regional votes.
Henry Hassel, 76, of Pecatonica was crushed under a tractor in his farmyard while backing from the barn. He died at 5:30 p.m. in Swedish-American Hospital, Rockford. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Burial in Pecatonica Cemetery. He leaves a widow, a son Arthur, and a sister Mrs. Charles Busack.
Forty five new missionaries were dedicated at the 45th annual American Baptist convention opening in Chicago. Four of the new appointees concern Wisconsin missions, with work planned both foreign and domestic.
Harold Gade aged 53 and former state assemblyman received concurrent one to five year terms in Waupun State Prison after pleading guilty to six counts of embezzling 26987.21 dollars from the Co operative Credit Union where he served as treasurer for 12 years. District Attorney Edward Krenzke said Gade admitted spending the funds on horse racing betting and parties.
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