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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
2
A brief editorial notes how a memorial memory can reflect on losses and values. The piece contemplates remembrance as a social act, inviting readers to consider duty, gratitude, and communal memory beyond personal grief.
A state capital context discusses official status of state institutions and the role of legislators as public figures. The piece notes that majority residents in certain counties are affected and questions honor distinctions for officials in state affairs.
The article reports violent clashes tied to Detroit labor union power struggles and notes an attack on Walter Reuther's brother, mirroring last year’s assault on the UAW president. It attributes internal strife to conflict with communist elements and calls for swift justice.
J Harold J Lamboley was named a delegate of the state supreme council of the Knights of Columbus to the national convention at Portland Oregon in August during the Minnesota state convention held in Marinette on Monday and Tuesday.
Years ago J T Smith, Manila Bay veteran and May 26 1899 friend of Capt J F Case, visits to recount his service with Admiral Dewey. K N Saalsan of Adams reports six wolf pups found and presented to the courthouse for bounty claim. Joshua Streiff calls special meeting of the fire department. F L Bills of Bills and Wortham visits to discuss a new independent telephone exchange to challenge Wisconsin Telephone Co. Mailbag transfers on Milwaukee Road now at Dill.
Mr and Mrs Chester J Goetz sponsored Felix Sansoucie a Boys Town graduate promising his college education after graduation next year. The Goetzes met Felix after correspondence sparked by a Boys Town News article four years earlier. Felix from De Soto Missouri, one of 5000 candidates, was uniquely accepted for the community. The couple and Felix plan future visits before he enters college.
Monroe police officers Ervin L. Goecks Clifford M. Geigel Dwight Copsen and Ray Finch completed a 14 session course in Freeport with lectures by FBI and other experts. Each officer received a certificate of attendance upon completion.
The Crystal Tower restaurant will close Sunday night for a full remodel and reopen Monday June 6. An all electric kitchen with new stove griddles and kettles, stainless steel pit, and refrigerated under counters is planned. The front will gain a new counter booths and back bar while birch paneling fronts the sides.
Private William J. Schneider, son of Mr and Mrs Edward A Schneider of Monro, is stationed in Tokyo with Company H 7th Cavalry Regiment 1st Cavalry Division. He enlisted July 15 1948 and trained at Fort Knox Kentucky.
Dr. Leslie G. Kindschi told 35 Monroe Parent Teacher Association members that school life and teacher influence strongly shape an individual's happiness. He cited varied mental health standards and urged ambition to serve society. The program announced a preschool clinic for kindergartners and first-graders at the Monroe Clinic on Monday June 6 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Blood tests and exams are included. A cookie sale was planned to raise funds for exam fees for needy children. PTA officers elected in March were installed with Mrs. Richard R. Wagner as president.
Monroe official Mrs Bruce Blum served as inspecting officer Friday evening for the South Wayne chapter of Eastern Star in the lodge rooms.
Albany staff recalls an all day picnic at New Glarus state park for Searles school pupils on highway 59 with their teacher Mrs. Paul Zee. Parents provided transport. The event closed the school year as Mrs. Zee plans to return next year.
Memorial day events in Brodhead begin Monday at 9 a.m. with a parade led by marshals and veterans groups. At 10 a.m. the high school Memorial Day program features songs by grades, a Gettysburg address, and a Memorial Day address by Rev. J. C. Robertson, concluding with the high school band.
The Angle youth center will be closed today and tomorrow as director Larry Kitchen attends the governor's conference on children and youth at the Memorial Union in Madison. The session ends tomorrow evening. the center will reopen as usual on Saturday.
The Green County Republican committee met at the court house with eleven attendees and elected new county officers led by Rudolph P. Regez. They named 19 delegates and multiple alternates to the state convention in La Crosse on June 11, while voting not to instruct delegates amid a small turnout.
An advertisement for a foot fungus treatment claims deep penetration with a 90 percent alcohol base and the active medicine killing the germ on contact. It promises relief in one hour or a 35 cent refund at Kempfert Pharmacy.
The city council has asked the state highway department to install stop lights at Louisa and Main streets. Highway division engineer T. M. Rielly of Lancaster will be invited to speak at the next council meeting on June 7.
Three 12 year old Cameron residents admitted to letting two gravel trucks roll down a hill and collide in a pit. Sheriff Harry Jensen said the boys were placed in their parents custody after the incident.
Sprague-Curtis Sand and Gravel workers found truck keys Monday night. The youths drove two trucks, including a new model, to the gravel pit and let them crash together at the bottom. Jensen said parents will be asked to cover 650 dollars in damages.
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