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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1957
Page
2
Editorial argues budget clashes between Congress and the Eisenhower administration are healthy. It credits public demand for spending cuts and calls for a reassessment of federal aid programs and the Defense Department budget to align with current attitudes and needs.
The Wisconsin crime laboratory is praised despite a former employee’s lapse in a Door County slaying probe. Chief Charles Wilson notes rules require double checking on weapon inquiries and vows tighter agency operations to prevent future bungles.
Ten years ago Monroe High School celebrated its largest graduating class on May 29 1947 with three valedictorians Mildred Rieder Mary Timm and Henry Wieman all posting straight A averages. Dr Nelson Vance Russell president of Carroll College spoke urging preservation of American heritage.
Awards Day in the high school auditorium honors top Senior and Junior band and orchestra members. Allan F. Barnard announces recipients for extra credits and lyre pins with silver, gold, and year-guard trophies. Recipients include Joyce Ludwig, Donald Heeren, Anita Ainsworth, and others. 710 special solo ensemble credits granted. Senior and Junior groups combined made over 50 appearances.
Michigan lawmakers wrap a five month session by approving 340.94 million dollars in general funds for the next fiscal year, including 25 million in new taxes on tobacco and alcohol. A 4 percent whiskey tax and a 2 cent pack cigaret tax raise roughly 17.5 million annually, with recall set for June 27-28 to act on vetoes. Senate Republicans push to hold the line against major new taxes amid school aid debates.
The Wisconsin State Patrol reports rising highway deaths and accidents in 1955 and 1956, surpassing the national average. Rural and urban road danger grow as vehicle registrations rise 47 percent since World War II, with more cars and drivers ahead. Dane County and U S Highway 41 areas highlighted for training and traffic shifts.
Local notices list visits by W S Murphy of West Allis and Van A Marsh of Mineral Point to families in Brodhead and nearby Freeport. Weekend guests include Mrs Jessie Douglas and Mrs H C Moore. Hazel Hawkins visits sons and families in Boulder Colorado.
The United States automobile industry uses about 19 million tons of steel each year, accounting for roughly 23 percent of all steel produced domestically.
A Wisconsin products dairy breakfast in Beaver Dam will open June Dairy Month events. Gov. Vernon W. Thomson will address about 200 dairy leaders and JDM participants as state plans promote dairy foods with a dairy product weekly feature and slogans in stores.
Elmoka Farms of Barron led by former Monroe partner Herbert Spaeni and William Barritt earned a Progressive Breeders Award bid for the Holstein herd based on production, type, and homebred animals. Chester D. Lucey of Rock County also qualified for the third time, with both farms receiving bronze year plates at Holstein group area meetings.
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes reached 2,994,689 tons in the week ended Monday, per the Lake Superior Iron Ore Association. This compares with 2,911,795 tons in the same week of 1956.
The Assembly refused to kill a bill allowing 14 to 16 year olds to operate motor driven cycles despite opposition. A boat registration bill with a $1 two year fee or $1 annual tag was introduced. The Senate sent to the Assembly a bill bringing all justices and circuit judges under the state retirement fund. A move to abolish the fish management division was introduced. Republicans blocked a Democratic push for a special election to fill Len McCarthy’s vacant seat.
The described misstep may become a notable example that attracts broader attention to the crime laboratory and its high quality work. The text suggests that the error could highlight the lab’s methods and achievements to a larger audience.
Charles E. Hammersley Sr., 75, prominent Milwaukee attorney and longtime Democratic leader, died at Deaconess hospital. He sought the governorship and U S Senate, backed FDR early then opposed him in 1936. He served Shorewood attorney 1920 to 1930 and led the League of Wisconsin Municipalities for seven years. He helped found the Milwaukee extension division of the state university, a precursor to UWM.
Virginia Wilson of the North Carolina State College school of Agriculture says potatoes are not fattening when eaten without added fat.
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