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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1949
Page
2
Editorial argues careful weighing of lighting choices for courthouse and shopping district. Mercury vapor promises brighter traffic illumination but casts bluish tones that may affect appearance. incandescent may offer adequate brightness and lower cost.
The piece notes that a Washington parley with John L. Lewis and operators hints at mediation to ease labor disputes. It critiques 17 years of government influence, cites Taft Hartley reforms, and questions White House reluctance to apply the act while Truman opposes repeal. The public awaits potential fair trial of the law amid labor tensions.
W W Young, former newspaper executive and brother of Mrs E C Cope and Art Young, lies in critical condition at St Barnabas hospital New York. He remains on an oxygen tent for pneumonia and has been hospitalized since a prior stroke. Mrs S H Metcalf of Monroe maintains daily contact with the family on his status.
Monticello Times Special reports the high school sophomore class initiated 19 freshmen and three new teachers Miss Agnes Splinter Argyle Miss Judith Hasier Milwaukee and John Page Minneapolis. Freshmen wore costumes and marched down Main Street before returning to school to complete the initiation.
A 1924 notice records the Holstein Breeders association Farm Bureau and Chamber of Commerce hosting a delegation of dairymen to learn Green County farming method on October 6. Other items include Leo D. Lewis obtaining a local Leader Oil Co. agency and local injuries at meat markets and by a grub hoe.
Out of town mourners gathered for the funeral of Herman J. Wirth in Monticello. Attending were Ernest and Dorothy Wirth, Jacob Blum and family, Raymond Blum, Merrill Blum, Phillip Keegan and family, Robert Elmer and others from Janesville, Beloit, Madison, Elk River, New Glarus, Belleville, Rockford, and Madison.
An oyster in adult life typically attaches to a hard substrate such as a shell whether live or empty or to a piling beneath a pier. The behavior shows the species’ reliance on solid structures for settlement and growth.
Monticello high school issues its first term publication The Little Hill with editors Barbara Karlen and Marilyn Milbrandt and staff including Walter Leathy Donald Babler Peggy Dooley cartoonist and many others.
A water pipe driven into a coaxial cable spoiled TV programs for Cleveland and western areas last night. A repair crew fixed the damaged line this morning.
Sixteen tables of cards were played at the KC auxiliary dessert guest card party Tuesday evening in the club rooms. Prizes in bridge went to Miss Irene Gettings, Mrs. Katherine Grinnell and Mrs. T. W. Reilly and in 500 to Miss Mayme Smith, Mrs. Joseph Connors Jr. and Mrs. Martin Purcell Co chairmen were Mrs. Earl Lambo ley and Mrs. Henry Bauman. They were assisted by Mmes. John Usher, Leland Lamboley, Frank Clark, Howard Blum, Bernard Purcell, Misses Julia Sullivan, Marie Grant and Genevieve Arensdorf. Tables were decorated with fall flowers, yellow and orange.
A brief item notes decorative tapers and colored leaves used for tallying and as placemat accents.
Mrs. Ronald Trickel and Mrs. Joseph J. Whalen were welcomed into the Moose lodge with 60 members present at Moose hall. Mrs. Orville Bear presided as senior regent and plans for an enchre tournament starting Tuesday evening were announced. Lunch was served by Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. Jorgenson, and Albert Schmid. Entertainment was led by Miss Ida Casanova and Mrs. Marienna Rufer. The public card party the next day was chaired by Mrs. Bear and Mrs. Scherer with 500, bridge pairs and a starfish prize winner noted.
The report describes a catfish attacking a shellfish bed by pinning a victim and feeding on oyster meat, inserting its stomach between the bright shell rims. This bizarre incident highlights unusual predator behavior in coastal waters.
The Public Service Commission amends a contract carrier license for Dane and Green counties. The carrier is authorized to haul milk from Dunkirk in Dane County to the Oregon Creamery in Oregon and from Brooklyn in Green County Rutland and Dunkirk in Dane County and Union in Rock County to the Stoughton Creamery Co.
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