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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1949
Page
1
Gen. Omar N. Bradley warned Russia could muster 300 divisions in 60 days and 502 in a few months as parliament debated a foreign arms bill worth over 1.3 billion dollars. The discussion followed a House vote approving the measure amid a wider fight over Air Force funding and payroll extensions.
The Rockford district fall meeting of the Lutheran Free Church begins tomorrow at Adams Lutheran church in Adams township with Dr. T. O. Burtvedt as the morning speaker. Luncheon served by aid members. Afternoon stewardship talks on Rockford district allocations. Evening Luther league address by Rev. Kenneth Rusdahl of Racine. Norwegian service Monday afternoon with Rev. Torgney Kleven of Blanchardville. Monday night in Argyle. National Lutheran council evangelism head will address. Pastors and lay reps from 12 churches present. Tuesday closing session at Adams church with Rev. Luth er Strommen.
Fourteen men aged 34 to 17 were seized by Belvidere police on morals charges involving a teenage girl. Police say the suspects include farm and factory workers from Tennessee and Missouri.
Jamestown man Gene Holter, cattle showman and rancher, says he found a boxed-in canyon herd of dwarf cattle in the United States. He rescued five animals by helicopter, bringing three bulls and two cows to Jamestown while claiming more remain trapped. Bulls weigh 200 to 225 pounds. cows 160 to 180. heights 24 to 28 inches. Veterinarians call them perfect dwarfs. He declines to specify the canyon's location as he plans to rescue the rest.
Chinese forces enter Canton and push toward the Hong Kong border. Wen Wei Po claims a peaceful entry while troops cut the Canton Kowloon railway. Hong Kong awaits possible red advance with 32,000 British troops in a secure frontier belt and military support nearby.
A bill raising the national minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour was cleared for final congressional action with support from Secretary of Labor Tobin. The compromise, praised as a notable advance by Tobin yet seen as disappointing in parts, awaits House passage before reaching President Truman. The measure would remove wage hour coverage for several hundred thousand workers, with exact numbers uncertain. Senator Elbert Thomas noted that court interpretation may be required to determine the bill’s scope.
Miss Hannah M Gill 86 former Monroe teacher and businesswoman died at 12 30 a m at her home 711 22nd avenue after years of poor health and confinement to a wheelchair for 17 years She taught at Monroe high school and ran the South Side photography studio with sister Anna later Frautschy Zum Brunnens Survivors include sister Anna Ainley Gill born in England and several former students Funeral services will be held 2 p m Monday at Stuessy funeral home Rev Dallas D Landrum officiating Burial will be Greenwood cemetery
The intersection of highways 11 and 81 and 17th avenue was closed for repaving and is expected to be completely poured with concrete by late today. City Public Works Director Z A Gorder says the area will require about a week of curing due to heavy traffic and cool weather.
Wisconsin Power and Light Co explained the dim lights on off-square blocks originate from grounding problems with older circuit cabins. Court house square lines were upgraded this summer, but other circuits rely on older lines that are failing and being repaired or replaced as fast as possible.
Congress debates state and local crackdowns on communists after 11 national leaders were convicted in New York. Rep. Velde urges rapid appeals and broader prosecutions, while Mundt backs the Mundt Nixon bill requiring registration and barring government employment for communists. Debate questions legality of outlawing the party. DOJ cites about 70,000 card carriers nationwide.
Nearly 400 Eastern Star guests attend a banquet in the high school gym honoring Mrs. Bruce M. Blum, Wisconsin Eastern Star worthy grand matron. The event features officers and families, decorations by Ernest A. Spring, and a stage program themed From Bach to Berlin with music and ten commandments imagery.
Former Interior Secretary Harold Ickes warned of a civil suit after accusing Senator Downey of unabashed perjury. Downey replied a civil suit will follow. The Senate Interior Committee probes Director Michael Straus and the reclamation bureau and heard Downey allegedly misstate Bashore's resignation.
Two Rhinelander sisters and teachers at Rhinelander high school perished in a morning fire that destroyed their small Wisconsin riverfront home. Their brother, Kirk White, was severely injured and hospitalized after attempting to rescue them. Della Sauer, 67, and Rachel White, 57, are named in the tragedy.
Juda celebrates its first homecoming with a queen Verlene Kaderly crowned amid a parade of floats. Delores Roth and Helen Stettler join her court as the six man Juda football team prepares for its away debut at Jefferson Park, still seeking the program’s first victory. The day closes with a school gym dance.
Eleven top American communists were convicted as plotters of violent revolution under the Smith act. Sentences await next Friday with bail denied. Eugene Dennis and five lawyers given contempt terms. Défense claims vow to appeal as critics call verdict a blow to civil liberties.
A new series of earth current surges cut all teletype circuits in Wisconsin and disrupted simplex telegraphic printers this morning and afternoon. AT&T Milwaukee said there was nothing to be done to combat the trouble. Officials said Mother Nature had taken over for a while as ground surges reached about 100 volts with teletype outages at 55 volts.
The 17th Orangeville community fair drew 1 236 entries and 231 exhibitors, setting a new record. Brush Creek school won rural teacher trophy for Mrs. Merrill Mays. Franklyn school earned rural school exhibits trophy with Mrs. Hazel Olson. Orangeville High softball beat Dakota 10 to 5 amid a busy evening of three one act plays and musical acts. Two horse and variety shows were scheduled with Leland Boyer and trained horse, Rudy Burkhalter accordion band, and Johnny Laddie dog troupe.
At 7 p m on highway 1181 three miles east of Juda two cars driven by Garfield L. Schultz and Carroll L. Purdy struck a repair hole in the pavement. Mrs Purdy was injured and to be examined by a physician. Schultz car to Beloit. Purdy car driven away. Eyewitness said flares and barriers were down before impact.
Increasing cloudiness and wind bring warmer weather after a cold snap. Temperatures rise from a 23 degree low to near 58 by noon with yesterday reaching 63.
Washington reports a senate house conference approved 90 percent parity for six basic crops cotton wheat corn tobacco rice and peanuts when planting and marketing controls apply. The action follows tobacco parity and aims to keep farm price supports high amid debates on flexible programs and future extensions.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey told a news conference that grounds exist for another draft call in the near future. He said there are no orders yet but noted ground forces are about 25,000 men under their quota.
A large Ford garage at the corner of South Chicago and Douglas near the post office burned to the ground this morning. The blaze destroyed eight city buses and the building, which housed the bus terminal, started at 4 a.m. and remained smouldering five hours later.
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