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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1949
Page
2
The day’s verdict against eleven leaders for teaching violent overthrow signals a key moment in political development. Judge Medina kept the trial steady, ensuring clear issues. Convictions will be appealed. final penalties should follow, shaping U.S. resistance to communist influence.
A Wisconsin reflection notes Hollywood's film colony facing a crime surge as extortion gambling and easy money lure unsavory characters. The piece argues Wisconsin should heed Hollywood's cleanup efforts and guard against a similar rise if gambling is tolerated, warning about a summer playground state's temptation to hoodlums.
The Star Celebrates Monroe welcomed many guests as it prepared to honor Mrs. Bruce Blum the new grand matron of the Eastern Star in Wisconsin. The elevation marks a year of leadership for Monroe and adds pride to the local Masonry community.
Port Edwards residents vote to bar deer hunting on local farms in protest of the anti-lerless season. The move affects four towns as farmers unite to close their properties to hunting this season.
A humor column recalls a dog obsessed editor and the writer’s dog Mitzi who shaped his life. It playful ly details fan mail about dogs and a critic named Fanny, plus gadgets, misfired experiments, and a misadventure with glow dots that light up at night. The piece blends affection for dogs with light self mockery and dated humor.
A senate panel said evidence links efforts to discredit Nazi war crimes trials with plans to revive German nationalism and possibly ease ties between Germany and Russia. The Armed Services subcommittee urged the Defense Department to probe the theory of a broader plan to undermine American military government after the Malmedy massacre.
A Federal Reserve Board report on consumer buying intentions from July shows 5,544,000 of 50,400,000 families planned to buy a new or used car in the next 12 months, with 2,016,000 likely buyers and over 3,000,000 undecided. Three of four buyers planned to wait until 1950 and seven in ten sought price cuts in late 1949, while demand for other major goods remained steady despite unemployment.
South Wayne records a flurry of visits with Mrs. Harry T Maddrell hosting guests while D M Howery attends a Dodgeville men’s meeting. Families from Monore Whitewater Madison and Milton Junction converge for family visits and local events across the weekend.
London communist MP Phil Piratin today proposed that Britain seek atomic secrets from Russia if the United States withholds information on the subject.
Pvt Howard Shinneman, 22, escaped from a C-82 transport while en route from Forbes AFB Topeka to Barksdale, jumped at about 3000 feet near Nashville Arkansas, was recaptured four hours later after a ride with Howard County Sheriff Arthur Hicks, and faces court martial.
The Wisconsin public service commission ordered a hearing in Madison on October 25 to determine how timber should be cleared from land to be flooded. Wisconsin River Power Co plans to flood areas along the Wisconsin River in Juneau and Adams counties near Mauston for Castle Rock dam power development.
Sandy and Fairy Britches play with fire fairies named Whippet Tippet and Skippet. The trio of Blazers dance in flames and roast apples in a pile of leaves while Sniffenpup watches, then the fairies vanish after burning the leaves and apples.
Mrs. Herbert Molins reports visitors and gatherings around Spring Grove. Local families, including Hawkins, Jordan, Goecks, Clark, Ludwigzy, Kloep ingstein, and Elmer, share dinners and calls in recent days. Robert M. Becker returns from Rantoul after air force release. Donna Jean named to Selmer Paulson family. Johnsons, Zimm er mans, Pinnows, and O Donnells visit. card party honors Badertscher. Pythian Sisters friendship night noted.
An invitation to join the Monroe Evening Times Boys and Girls Club for youths up to 12, with a mailed coupon form showing name address and birth date fields. Nonsense tale fragments about a lawn and a shadow follow, ending with a cheerful sign off.
Dr. Jules Backman of New York University told the 21st annual meeting of the national association of furniture manufacturers to beware of false optimism and price rises from temporary shortages. He warned of more severe competition and noted shortages reflect retailer purchasing patterns rather than producer limits. He predicted a temporary demand rise from coal and steel strikes but not enough to offset lost business volume.
Brodhead Arthur and Wheeler Searles, staying with relatives in New York City, expect to return home this weekend. Mrs. Kathryn Lewis entertained the St. Rose Altar Society. Miss Lola Evans and Ber niece Harper of Janesville visited Miss Blanche Springsted. August Lehnherr came home from Madison General hospital. Maurice Bernstein is under observation at St. Marys in Rochester. Joanne Stoll is ill at home. Local attendees saw Phil Spitalny’s all girl orchestra in Madison. Mrs. Bern stein visited Chicago with her husband.
The coyote is among the few North American animals extending its geographic range. Researchers note its expanding habitat, aided by adaptable diet and human-altered landscapes.
Cincinnati reports a five to ten percent drop in enrollments at most colleges and universities led by 471 institutions surveyed. Dr. Raymond Walters notes GI Bill declines and fewer 1949 graduates as chief causes, while teachers colleges show resilience amid teaching demand.
Mrs. C L Crago reports Mr and Mrs Bjarne Rugh attended a football game at Ft Atkinson. Patricia DeVoe Ira DeVoe and son Dway ne joined cattle congress attendees in Waterloo. Ira and E Leah Tomlinson visited Crago in Crandon. Arnold H Mueller and Ira DeVoe called on Crago. DeVoe Lena visitors to Sadie DeVoe. James Wells, barber student in Chicago, home for weekend.
Charles H Morse III 51 vice president of Fairbanks Morse and Co died in a July 9 aircraft crash near Roanoke Illinois. An estate valued at about 800000 was left by Morse.
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