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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1951
Page
2
Station appears to be an editorial fragment mentioning Emery A Odell as president and discussing rates for carriers in Wisconsin and beyond. The readable text is garbled, but hints at pricing or tariff topics and an editorial context from the Wisconsin region.
Members of the Wisconsin State Board of Agriculture open a two day tour in Monroe with a business session and visits to Swiss and foreign type cheese operations. Industry spokesmen urge clear, unbiased presentations to show the importance of foreign type cheese to Wisconsin’s dairy economy.
The piece criticizes Mike DiSalle for proposing broad business licensing to enforce control during the national emergency. It argues licensing could suppress opposition and even extend to citizenship and private property, portraying the policy as a slide toward pseudo socialism and government overreach.
Four Monroe students and one from Browntown will be among 633 UW Madison honors convocation attendees at Memorial Union. Ada Dobbs Iltis Fred G. Stauffacher Mildred Joan Rieder and Alvin Albert Zuhlke from Monroe join Melvin F Burkhalter of Browntown as honorees for outstanding work.
A retrospective of notable items from the Evening Times pages. Ten 10 years ago Mrs. Milton Keller dies in Freeport four days after her husband. Dr. R. O. Erickson to open dentistry office in Goetz building. Green county soil erosion survey cited as major problem. Eighth graders at rural schools cited for scholastic ranking led by Lehnherr Tobler and others. Also items from 25, 49, and 50 years ago including deaths, transfers, and local events.
Top ranking graduates from Green county high schools qualify for UW honor scholarships for next year. About 800 honor scholarships plus 250 university freshmen awards available. Each worth at least 103 dollars based on school fees. Alternate may be named for each qualified student. Contact Kenneth Little, University Registrar, Bascom Hall, Madison.
A Wisconsin Senate vote kept the three percent privilege dividend tax on the income of state corporations with half their business in Wisconsin. Amendments to exempt out of state holders or repeal the tax failed 18 to 12 and 18 to 11. The bill moves to the Assembly. Gov. Kohler backs reorganizing the motor vehicle department with an advisory five member board to assist the governor.
A city assembly discussion concluded with a vote of 21 against 0 in favor of authorizing an authority to operate transit facilities after approval. The result shapes the potential creation of a dedicated transit body.
Monroe residents William Ehlert and Dean Dahms are set to receive bachelor of science degrees at Platteville campus. Ehlert will graduate in agricultural education and Dahms in secondary education with majors in mathematics and chemistry and a minor in physics. Mrs. Dahms, Patricia Dailey, will graduate with elementary education, accompanying her husband at the ceremony.
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