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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1950
Page
2
A Madison session will weigh Wisconsin production of rindless black Swiss cheese amid market resistance and state approval uncertainty. Preliminary questions will shape whether the district’s key industry—Swiss cheese—remains in this area as federal storage rules tighten unpasteurized milk output.
The era of predictable Soviet behavior is questioned as Vishinsky hints at broad UN powers while Moscow’s veto strategy faces new limits after Korea. The author warns the West must seize the initiative to avoid Kremlin obfuscation and reactive policy.
Harry Gold the Philadelphia chemist who admitted passing atomic secrets to Russian spies will be sentenced on October 19. Judge James P. McGranery earlier set October 18 but did not explain the change. Gold is held in Philadelphia County Prison on $190000 bail awaiting trial on treason charges.
Military bids and political moves dominate the item with notes of Franklin Knox and Wendell Willkie on the campaign trail amid wartime tensions. The piece recalls the U S Pacific fleet being readied for full war strength and Britain massing removal of civilians as October 10, 1940 approached while U S political debates unfold.
London reports the labor government will take over 92 privately owned steel firms on February 15 as part of its state socialism program. The plan, approved despite opposition, aims to consolidate the country’s iron and steel sector amid debates on rearmament and economic policy.
The article describes a broad expansion of wartime controls impacting coal mines railroads electricity gas airlines the Bank of England and much of the nation's road transport as part of a comprehensive mobilization effort.
A seven year old boy played with matches in a Milwaukee duplex basement starting a fire that led to the death of Walter Pufahl, 50, who died at County Emergency hospital from smoke and heart failure after helping evacuate occupants. The boy said he lit papers and tried to smother them with more papers, then moved upstairs without informing his mother.
Maj. Gen. John H. Church commanding general of the 24th Infantry Division receives the first bronze oak leaf cluster to the Silver Star for gallantry during the Naktong River crossing on September 19.
Lester Van Loon assistant agricultural agent urged townspeople and farmers to join a four step rat and mouse control campaign on Oct 27. The plan stresses killing pests, removing trash, rat proofing buildings, and maintaining clean facilities with red squill and warfarin baits. Orders for bait are due Oct 20 at the county agent’s office.
Edward K. Harper, 45, of Madison, and Joseph Roncho, 38, of DuPage County, were killed when their trucks collided and burned near Barrington. Harper drove a semi loaded with 5,400 gallons of gasoline owned by Fiore Coal and Oil Co. of Madison.
L Osservatore Romano reports the dogma of the Virgin Mary's bodily assumption will be proclaimed November 1 in St. Peter's Square. Pope Pius will preside as vast Holy Year pilgrims are expected to attend the ceremony.
Seven members of Czechoslovakia's 1949 world championship amateur hockey team were sentenced at Pankrac prison to six to 15 years for crimes against the communist regime. They faced charges of intending to flee illegally, beating a state policeman, and slandering the republic after a three day trial.
Kansas City secret ary of agriculture Charles F. Brannan told 7,000 Future Farmers of America delegates that communism cannot be crushed on battlefields alone. He urged striking at the causes of war and unrest and said farmers must help secure a free world and peace in a hungry world.
A 17 year old tight rope walker was severely clawed by a lion during a Freeport Shrine circus benefit. He walked near the animal’s cage just before his first show in a three day hospital fundraiser event.
Washington reports the Wisconsin Central railway asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon a six mile branch between Chelsea and Rib Lake. The request marks the start of a formal abandonment process and involves the Chelsea area and Weybridge?
William J Hicks 83 of Gratiot township died Monday morning in a Dodgeville hospital after a brief illness. Last rites are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hicks farm home with Rev. A E Weittenhiller of Shullsburg Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Union Grove cemetery. Born February 23 1867 in Gratiot township he owned three farms near Hicks Corner between Darlington Shullsburg Gratiot in Wisconsin and Apple River in Illinois. Surviving are his widow two sons Charles Shullsburg township and William J Hicks Jr Gratiot township two daughters Mrs Laverne White Warren and Mrs Earl Herman Apple River a brother Dr Glen Hicks Jackson Michigan 10 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Nelson-Sharer funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
Getulio Vargas holding a large lead in unofficial returns with 1,998,712 votes. Eduardo Gomes has 953,871 and Cristiano Machado 649,579, in last week’s presidential race.
Ray Hoague of Janesville, UW graduate, assists in the local soil conservation office during fall lay out season. He has been at Whitehall and expects a permanent assignment at Ladysmith. Temporary help covers the convalescent period of David Woods, hospitalized for a fungal infection linked to four years in the Pacific, malaria complicating the illness.
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz told the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing in Milwaukee that after completing the current limited mobilization the U S Navy will be ready for Korea type police actions. He affirmed preparedness for emergencies faced by the Navy in the near term.
The statement claims we have sufficient naval forces for minor incidents while our large inactive fleet remains a crucial reserve. It frames readiness as stability and warns against complacency in facing potential emergencies.
Early returns from Port au Prince show Col. Paul Magloire leading with 151,115 votes while other candidates trail at about 2,000 each as roughly one million ballots are cast in the Sunday election.
Rio de Janeiro reports Getulio Vargas leading with about a one million vote margin in Brazil's presidential election. Lt Gen Eduardo Gomes trails by more than two to one as returns come in.
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