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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1949
Page
1
Big Earl Shelton the sole survivor of three brothers who led a Prohibition era gang was shot in the back during a card game in Fairfield. A doctor said he would live while witnesses vanished. State police were added to local forces as a precautionary measure.
Senior high school students received M books yesterday and today from the annual staff advisors Mrs. Helen Christiansen and Miss Margar. The 64 page book is bound in blue with a gold M and 48 on the front. Co editors of this edition were Mary Barbara Hess and Jean Babier. Associate editor Marilyn Kubly. Mary Jean Boyd and Elaine Beckmann served as.
Joseph Weinberg husband of Merle Hoesly from New Glarus is among witnesses summoned to testify before the House American Affairs Committee in the inquiry into exposure of atomic bomb secrets.
Dr Clarence F Hiskey a 36 year old wartime atomic chemist from La Crosse Milwaukee refused to confirm or deny before the house un American activities committee yesterday that he divulged atom bomb secrets to a Soviet agent. He invoked self incrimination and had previously told the La Crosse Tribune the charges were false. He is an associate professor at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. David Bohm an atomic scientist at Princeton University also refused to answer on constitutional grounds regarding communist affiliation.
A $53,000 stash of signed bank drafts and checks was recovered on Monroe streets. Sharon Broge, 7, found a case she believed was a pencil box and got $5. the case held a $50,000 bank draft and about $3,000 in checks to a local cheese firm. The tale spread via AP wires and a Chicago station broadcast drawing nationwide interest. The mother reports a flood of calls from neighbors and friends.
Beloit board of education will review petitions demanding the removal of School Supt Victor F Dawals after 9 000 signatures were presented by Robert White chair of the citizens school committee An open hearing was requested though the superintendent’s contract runs until 1950 and the board promised careful consideration.
Victor Reuther, educational director of the UAW, was wounded by a shotgun blast fired through a window at his Detroit home. Police found a 12 gauge double barrel shotgun with both barrels fired nearby. The attack echoes an earlier shooting of Walter Reuther, and authorities guard another brother Roy while probing possible ties to a broader anti-union campaign.
Madison report states District Attorney R W Arthur has sufficient evidence to summon a grand jury into lobbying activities in the 1949 Wisconsin legislature. He and staff questioned six legislators last week and gathered details of lobbying parties. Judge H W Sachtsen noted lawmakers may be subpoenaed but would not have to answer while in session due to legislative immunity.
The assembly concurred in a bill to name the Waukesha Freeman the official state newspaper after extended debate. The measure now proceeds to the governor. the Wisconsin State Journal has held the role since 1941 in Madison.
Rev. Lyle E. Curtis, current Watertown Assembly of God pastor, will move with his family to Monroe on June 1 to succeed Rev. Bruzelius who resigned April 17 to pursue evangelistic work. Curtis, a 14 year Wisconsin pastor, has led district work, chaired Sunday school, and serves as district secretary and editor of Full Gospel Tidings. He and his wife have three daughters.
Senator McCarran said he hopes Lilienthal will be ousted as chairman of the atomic energy committee, criticizing him as unworthy of the position. GOP leaders press President Truman to dismiss Lilienthal amid questions over security precautions and fellowships for a communist or questionable backgrounds. A closed session with Rear Admiral John Gingrich discussed security measures at the AEC.
State Assemblyman Harry A. Keegan of Green County joined the majority voting yes to keep alive a bill allowing tavern keepers and liquor dealers to deduct excise tax payments from local personal property taxes. Catlin sponsored the measure. Lynch and Mertz urged passage for relief. The proposal survived a motion to kill and moved to final action.
After two hours of wrangling the assembly backed a bill to acquire a new executive mansion in Maple Bluff, with the current 94 year old governor’s house slated for sale at a minimum of 47500 dollars. The Milwaukee regents opposed merging extension centers and urged 788000 dollars for a Madison hospital wing, while the senate passed a bar association disbarment pathway and gave locals power to suspend liquor licenses for 15 days. A S Wisconsin water pollution plan proposed a fulltime director at 8000 dollars, 85000 dollar annual budget, and higher daily penalties, drawing varied legislative support. Strong opposition attended fireworks repeal hearings as the measure awaits senate action.
Berlin authorities report West Berlin rail workers rejected a peace feeler from the Russian sponsored system and will continue a five day strike. The offer proposed payment in West marks to end the stoppage.
Crews drilling the new city well near Rosa's greenhouse freed a lost tool at 5:05 pm after it was trapped by wet sand. Fire pumps supplied pressure to loosen the tool and restore operation. Fire Chief Sickinger led the effort with Beckman Bahn and Gerber guiding the crew. Eggerer Well Drilling employees Slater Markin Eggerer Stillman assisted in Milwaukee.
The tentative list announced by Miss LaVon Jones names 110 seniors expected to graduate this week with cap and gown for the baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies. Final changes possible after end of week exams.
In Guam a court martial sentenced Pvt Calvin Dennis of Frederick Maryland to death for the murder of Ruth Farnsworth on December 11. His half brother Pvt Herman Dennis was sentenced to die last week.
Batavia reports the death of General Simon B Spoor 47 commander of Dutch forces in Indonesia He served on General MacArthur s staff during the war and died today in Batavia
A light shower of .09 inches helped ward off frost in Green county last night as temps fell to 46. Clouds and sun mixed today lifting to 65 by noon. Northern Wisconsin counties still need more rain for spring crops and pastures while an electrical storm moved in from the north at 3 p.m.
The nation paid last honors today to James V. Forrestal, first secretary of defense, with President Truman leading officials and business leaders at Arlington. He died after a plunge from a Bethesda hospital tower. eight active pallbearers included navy, marine corps, and air force enlisted men.
Motorists in the Monroe area face extensive paving and resurfacing as multiple highway jobs begin. Work includes Highway 59 between Monroe and Albany, Highway 1 at Browntown, and projects around Highways 81 Argyle and Blanchardville. Highway 69 resurfacing precedes blacktopping with possible relocation at Round Grove north on 69, leaving the eastern routes as the only good roads.
Francis P. Matthews of Omaha was sworn in as secretary of the navy. Gordon Gray of Winston-Salem took the oath as under secretary of the army and Dan A. Kimball of Los Angeles was inducted as under secretary of the navy.
Communist forces clash as stubborn nationalist rear guards defend bridges across a creek. Red mortars hit the main city post office near the Sze-chuan road bridge while advances threaten Shanghai’s outskirts and the Whangpoo river area.
Workers push a rapid trench completion along 11th street extending to 17th avenue. Crews remove old blocks at the old square area as part of the water main project.
The Wisconsin Power and Light Co. seeks a temporary five percent surcharge on all bills in a reopened rate increase case. The state commission plans a June 8 hearing to review the plea amid drought conditions cited by the firm. The commission previously rejected the plea in May but allowed a small boost in water heating rates.
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