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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1956
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription costs, with Monroe at 15.50 per year and outside Wisconsin and Stephenson county at 12 per year. All subscriptions must be prepaid. Office hours listed with a phone contact.
The piece analyzes U S Soviet posturing over inviting the Joint Chiefs to Moscow amid Aviation Day events and possible exchanges with leaders. It notes unclear sources, possible American or Russian leaks, and contemplates whether invitations would lead to top level visits or be used as propaganda in a tense diplomatic game.
Oklahoma City reports indicate Gov. Raymond Gary may switch to Averell Harriman as the Democratic National Convention nominating contest unfolds. Gary says he will back the strongest candidate and lists possible choices including Harriman, Adlai Stevenson, Estes Kefauver, Stuart Symington, and Lyndon Johnson. Oklahoma’s 28 nominating votes could bolster Harriman’s claim to regional support in a farm oil border state that Eisenhower won in 1952 by about 87 thousand votes.
War era rail tieup halts travel as Milwaukee Road depot in Monroe closes awaiting the national railroad strike. Illinois Central remains under government control, supplying freight. Local notes include Monroe alumni officers elected at the spring meeting and various historical items from 25, 40, and 30 years ago, including community events and civic activity.
A report recalls Oklahoma Democrats missing the nomination beat in 1952 as Stevenson was chosen and Alben Barkley died. Gary argues Harmon could run stronger against Eisenhower, praising New York Governor's grassroots appeal while noting Stevenson is brilliant but fails to gain rank and file support.
The Brooklyn American Legion Post plans Memorial Day services at four area cemeteries with flag placements. At 8 30 a m Legionnaires with firing squad and bugler visit Jug Prairie Brooklyntown Graves Rutland cemeteries in Dane County. They return to Brooklyn join with high school band Scouts and students for rites at Mt Hope cemetery. Reverend Newton E Barrett will deliver the memorial address. The band will play one number and taps will be sounded.
Circus elephants from Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey stampeded through the capital on Thursday as 42 animals bolted from railroad cars en route to show grounds. Riders were tossed and at least one man knocked down. The incident, blamed on younger elephants, sent the herd toward open country amid chaotic trumpeting and confusion.
Veteran stage and screen star Guy Kibbee died yesterday at a home for sick and needy actors. He was 74 and bedridden with a severe form of palsy for over a year. Kibbee appeared in more than 100 Hollywood films, with a career that began on Mississippi River showboats. At his nursing home, his only income was social security benefits.
Local auxiliary members announce Poppy Day to honor war dead and raise funds for child welfare and veteran families. Proceeds after flower costs support rehabilitation and local needs. Poppy production by veterans hospital patients. posters to be shown in square windows.
A semi truck carrying 15 tons of butter waited for a westbound train on Highway 12 Tomah crossing then crossed into an eastbound train. Butter coated the road and poles as authorities sanded the slick surface. Driver Alex McLuckie from Wetumte Alabama, en route from Aberdeen South Dakota to Jersey City, escaped with bruises.
Time wins a slow victory as Aggie Lossiah, a 76 year old Cherokee widow, recalls old tribal ways on her Piney Grove farm. She walked 170 miles as a girl to set up home, cherishes historical crafts like soap making and iron-pot cooking, and laments rapid modern changes. She distrusts hospitals and central heating, values field work, and notes youths no longer hoe or drive oxen. The interview reflects steady decline of traditional Cherokee customs amid advancing modern life.
The Communications Commission will authorize low cost translator television stations effective July 2 to reach isolated communities outside existing outlets. Translators will use the 14 highest numbered UHF channels through 85 and may rebroadcast UHF or VHF programs locally with consent from the originating station, with equipment costing about $1,000.
A 18 month study on farm surplus disposal finds exports unlikely to solve overproduction. Special adviser Clarice Francis reports to President Eisen hower and Benson. Recommendations urge domestic production restraint, price support review, and expanded domestic use to cut costs.
Errol F. Evans Jr., 16, of Superior Wisconsin, named among 12 Explorers, older boy scouts for a 17 day Conservation Caravan to Washington Oregon Idaho and Alaska. Names announced at a luncheon ahead of the 46th National Council meeting opening Friday. About 1,500 adult scout leaders expected at the conference. Caravan starts June 20 from Spokane and will visit forestry farming and fish and game management projects by bus boat and plane.
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