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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
2
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The piece laments young drivers and their thrill seeking maneuvers in crowded traffic. It notes daytime and especially after dark motor acrobatics around the courthouse square, praises partial improvements from enforcement and accidents, and suggests a safety trophy to curb the excesses and curb the horsepower hysteria.
The article argues the public deserves clear information on military policy and defense readiness. It warns that leaks erode morale among western democracies and emphasizes the need for a unified command, rapid corrections, and showing officials’ capacity and restraint in Washington.
A compact digest lists events from 1939 to 1899 including Roosevelt’s oceanic ban offer, a Gratiot arson probe, a New Giarus golden anniversary, drill orders for Co. K, obituaries in Washington township, a finger amputation in a corn binder accident, church pastor changes, land transactions near Keating place, cheese competition wins, and multiple municipal and railroad notes from Monroe to Juda.
Delavan Van Bailey of Blue River was named grand patriarch as the Wisconsin Odd Fellows annual encampment concluded. Other officers chosen include grand high priest Lyle Gommef Baraboo. grand senior warden F F Roll West Allis. grand scribe Robert Aspinwall Tom Atkinson. grand assistant sergeant L B Millard Milwaukee. succeeding Robert Chapman Wausau in the top post.
A concrete floor has been poured in the newly acquired barn at Canyon camp Apple River where Boy Scouts of this council have camping facilities. The barn will be a maintenance shop for the camp staff with plans for heating work benches and power machinery installations.
Sen. McCarthy of Wisconsin voted to confirm Mon C. Walgren to the Federal Power Commission and supported the compromise farm aid bill as the Senate wound up its business. Both measures passed. Sen. Wiley and Sen. Vandenberg were not recorded on either vote.
W S Johnson of Wisconsin Power and Light outlined a community development plan to boost Monticello’s employment and business activity. He urged leveraging agriculture and geographic location to attract industry and noted recent decentralization trends favoring smaller industrial centers. Mrs Harry Salathe announced the next meeting at Mrs Lloyd Deininger’s home.
Mrs Alvin Camron hosted the Twin Grove Homemakers Club meeting with talks by Mrs Lloyd Deininger and Mrs Roy Ruff Jr including a piano graph and a citizenship report by Mrs Lawrence Raymer on new school laws. Prizes went to Mrs Robert Elmer and Mrs Ralph Weiss. co hostesses were Mrs Richard Wilborn and others.
Mrs Herman Fritz presented slides from her Alaska trip during a Victory Homemakers meeting Monday evening at Mrs Edward Walter's home. Landscaping lesson was given by Mrs Clarence Kempfert and Mrs Otto Kiel.
Dr Paul W Snowden presented colored slides from a Great Lakes trip during the Pleasant Evening Homemakers club gathering at Mrs Sam Bailey's home 2303 14th avenue. Sixteen members and three guests attended with plans for a Christmas fair and a citizenship report presented by Mrs Ralph Lindsay. Oklahoma's state flower is the mistletoe.
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