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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1959
Page
2
The article reviews the U S gold reserves at Fort Knox dipping from about 25 billion to just over 20 billion, notes foreign sales since 1949, and discusses potential effects of raising the gold price. It explores impact on currency backing, price levels, mining stocks, and international currency adjustments, and cites official resistance to any change.
Fifteen members of the school safety patrol joined eighth grade teacher John Keyes for the 11th annual Safety Patrol Congress in Wisconsin Dells. A PTA donation funded the trip, with events including a boat ride. the group rode from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and returned home at 5 p.m.
Actress Tallulah Bankhead rests at Flower Fifth Avenue hospital for a general checkup, as stated by her secretary.
A proposed state law would make the milk checkoff compulsory for dairy product promotion. The Wisconsin Senate backs the measure, agreeing with the Assembly on establishing a state automobile speed limit of 65 mph by day and night. Five people are naturalized today at Circuit Court.
Hyaacinth John Helwig, 23, dies from a gunshot at his home farm when Irene Frazier, 18, unintentionally fires a pistol aiming at a bird. Helwig collapses after being shot in the back and dies at Rockford Memorial hospital. He worked for Warner Electric Brake and Clutch Co. Surviving family includes his parents, a twin sister, five sisters, five brothers, and maternal grandparents. Services set for 9:30 a.m.
Tomorrow at St Marys Church in Durand Rev J A Driscoll will officiate the funeral. Burial follows in St Marys Cemetery. Friends may call at Chaplin Funeral Home from seven to nine tonight with the rosary at eight.
Services were held in Beaver Dam for Dan Streiff 73 native of Monroe. He died of a heart attack after learning of an auto crash that injured his son Ed Streiff who remains in critical condition. He left five other children, two Monroe sisters, a Monroe brother, and several relatives.
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright died at 89 last month. His private garden project, the final plan he drew, will be built by his students for his widow Olgivanna at Taliesin East, a spring garden designed to honor his legacy.
The American Legion Auxiliary reports Poppy Day across Monroe and nearby communities raised 952.63. City proceeds reached 853.29 with Judo Browntown and South Wayne events contributing 37.10 31.61 and 30.63 respectively. Local chairmen include Mrs Arlie G Mitchell Mrs Marvin Stauffacher and Mrs Wayne Vanderbilt.
Lions Clubs at their closing convention in La Crosse Wisconsin agreed to finance the publication of Sky lark a magazine printed in Braille for English speaking nations' deaf and blind communities.
Seven West Side high school baton twirlers in Newark protest their uniforms that have shrunk from repeated dry cleaning. Superintendent Kennelly suggests staying home for Memorial Day if needed and may address new uniforms in next year’s budget. Veterans Civic League offers to fund $25 uniforms for next semester for the Veterans Day parade.
Marion Moore Fletcher, formerly of Brodhead, will be honored at an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. at Riverdahl School in Rockford. She retires after 35 years in the Rock River Riverdahl district and is a Brodhead High School graduate and sister of George Moore and Mrs. Harry Belting.
The oldest Baptist congregation in America, founded in 1638 by Roger Williams, is the First Baptist Church in Providence Rhode Island.
Charles Mercer reviews NBC Kaleidoscope Our Man in the Mediterranean praising Brinkley as prose stylist with clear speech and calls for more reports. He notes The Voice of Firestone misses this season and worries about Edward R Murrow's Small World future and Desilu Playhouse staying on air.
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