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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1949
Page
1
In Janesville Dane County three armed suspects robbed the Thorp Finance office taking about 1100 dollars. The attack occurred in the familiar local pattern as authorities investigate the holdup. Local police pursue leads across Dane and Walworth counties.
A trio was stopped by Monroe police on Highway 11 near 13th Street and 23rd Avenue after a tip from Brodhead. Green County and state officers joined, but the men were released at 4:45 p m after questioning.
Dorr 21, a Janesville cashier, described a trio of men about 25 who entered the office in daylight. One wore a railroad fireman's cap and brandished threats as they rifled the cash drawer and safe, then escaped before police could determine their route.
Prices for March reduced on Swiss cheese with a three cent drop for top grades and two cents for grinders. State brand hit 47 cents, grade B 43 and grade C 37 with grinders at 30 cents. March cheese held seven weeks. six week holding becomes effective in April.
Mrs Kasenkina the former Soviet schoolteacher who escaped the Soviet consulate in New York has earned about 45 000 from syndicated stories and sales abroad in under a year. She has paid 10 000 in medical expenses for injuries from the leap and has won political asylum.
Ten years after the first four Sisters of St. Agnes arrived at St. Clare hospital in Monroe they recall early days as the new building neared completion. Sisters Blandine and Laura remain on medical and maternity floors while others pursued missions and changes. The group reflects on its rough start and plans for a proposed new addition.
A petition from the Eau Claire chamber of commerce with 350 signatures requests that Eau Claire state teachers college be integrated into the University of Wisconsin system. The measure was sent to the education committee as lawmakers consider a broader plan to merge higher education institutions. The session also advanced liquor tax relief and addressed flood, pollution, and labor board measures while debating four year extension proposals and safety funding.
Gov Rennebohm proclaimed June 12 to 18 as Flag Week in Madison and designated June 14 as Flag Day, urging observance across the state.
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas said after a White House conference it will be impossible for Congress to act on Truman’s national health program this session. He admitted uncertainty on civil rights progress and predicted a July adjournment with House Speaker Rayburn agreeing a possible quit by month end.
Senator Connally said the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote on ratifying the 12 nation North Atlantic pact sometime next week after receiving a complete hearings report. The panel previously expected to vote this week.
AEC officials testified that Hanford security officers removed two bars of uranium and kept them hidden for months as part of a security test. The incident prompted steps to fix safeguards while the committee heard that isotopes had been shipped abroad despite objections from Lewis Strauss and concerns over security risks.
Wisconsin Power and Light Co filed a petition today with the state public service commission asking for a reopen of the rate case. The request cites higher generating costs from drought in the Wisconsin river valley and seeks a temporary 5 percent surcharge on all billings except coal clause linked wholesale and industrial rates.
The University of Wisconsin reports the resignation of Prof. Shirley Cooper, a specialist in rural education, effective immediately.
Sharon Broge 77 finds a pencil box on 9th street containing checks and papers for a cheese company totaling about $53000. Her sister LaVon 16 and mother notified authorities while Sharon received a $5 reward and planned to buy shoes.
Milwaukee district superintendent F. R. Doud says reports that the Milwaukee Road will end passenger service to Monroe are false. The rumor began amid general cuts in rail service but no official action or notice has been issued, despite station agent Louis W. DeLorimier hearing June 1 mentions of possible elimination.
The east side of court house square opened to limited traffic and parking due to dry weather. West side remains closed while contractors remove old wood brick and prepare for future access. Water mains work proceeds with joints and connections at intersections.
Graduation exercises for Green County rural state graded and village schools begin tomorrow with a 2 p m ceremony at Juda high school gym. Additional services follow at Albany grade gym, Monroe high school, New Glarus school gym, and Monticello Zwingli church through June 3. Diplomas go to 123 rural and state graded graduates and many village seniors.
The Federal-State market news service reports Wisconsin cheese demand strong and trade active. Selling prices and points include single daisies 33 44, longhorns 34 344, Square prints 33 434, and midgets 5 36.
William Nalley 79, a boarder at the Fred Bleiler home, died after a fall from back stairs leading to his room. He suffered a basal skull fracture and was declared dead at 1 45 a m. Coroner Herman A Stuessy ruled the death accidental with no inquest. Survivors include one brother Harry R Nalley. Services Thursday at Stuessy funeral home, burial in Iliff cemetery near Monroe.
Ford Motor Co rejects terms of a union proposal to arbitrate key strike issues in a 20 day dispute. Vice President John S. Bugas says the company is pleased the union agreed to arbitration but questions the submission question and calls for further talks tomorrow with CIO President Walter Reuther to refine the plan.
A cool air mass lowered temperatures to 45 at dawn and around 55 by noon. The outlook calls for cloudy skies tomorrow with light scattered showers starting in the northwest later today, followed by warmer conditions tomorrow.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky called for immediate four power control of all Germany and for a German state council with economic and administrative powers. He urged Ruhr Valley under big four and neighboring countries, Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Poland Czechoslovakia and German economic bodies to supervise Ruhr. The United States reportedly opposed Vishinsky's proposals.
U S Brig Gen Frank L Howley told Soviet railway police to withdraw from all American sector stations in Berlin with a 7 pm deadline. West Berlin police would assume control to restore order after deadly rioting last night that left two dead. British and French officials declined to endorse the expulsion. Russians have controlled Berlin railways under four power agreement. Ouster was urged by the anti communist rail union and the west Berlin city government.
Effective immediately, all mail and parcel post service to China is suspended except for regular mails by surface and air addressed for delivery in Fukien Kwangtung and Kwangsi provinces. Priority is preserved for those three regions amid the suspension order.
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