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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1949
Page
2
Green County residents praise the annual pheasant season while noting the risks to livestock and hunters. The piece urges early and ongoing gun safety education, respect for private property, and cooperation from sportsmen clubs to prevent tragedies and reduce hunting restrictions.
The eleven top county communists received five years in prison and ten thousand dollar fines, a stiff but domestic sentence compared to Russia. Judge Medina and Prosecutor McGaher faced appeals and retrials as they guided a fair trial, while the public weighs loyalty and the government’s stance against disloyal activity. The piece notes the shift in perception of "pink" radicals from ridicule to serious opposition.
Robert H. Tschudy, 67, of Weona Arkansas and Kansas City Missouri, former county GOP chairman and secretary treasurer of Tschudy Lumber Co., died October 17. Survived by his wife and three sisters, the family runs an 11000 acre cotton plantation at Weona.
Ten years ago floods aided France's resistance to Germany as Earl Browder faced a passport charge from a federal grand jury. Anna Katharina Heer dies at 80, and infant Joseph Brennan passes away. County AAA officer Miller elected secretary treasurer.
A memoir recounts two decades in early journalism and printing in which young cubs learned trade skills with shears and paste pots. The author details rowdy recipe columns, rival editors, pranks, and a sensational Penn Yan fire tale ending with a fatal jump.
Local youngsters prepare costumes and props for a Halloween parade at 7 p m on October 31. The procession will include the high school band children’s floats pets costume marchers saddle horses and bicycles and ends at the South Side park where prizes and refreshments await. Committee members are D I Pierce general chairman J P Derning master of ceremonies Truman Olin parade chairman and Super Bjork entertainment chairman.
Madison reports Sen. Arthur Lenroot of Superior was named chairman of the legislative council budget subcommittee. Assemblyman Julius Spear of Clintonville was named vice chairman and Frederick Pfennig of Kenosha secretary. The group plans work ahead of the 1951 session to increase legislative control over state department spending.
Mrs. Herbert Molins hosts in Spring Grove with guests Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hauser and others from Moline. Mr. and Mrs. John Robertson entertain Sunday guests including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rhyner Beloit and Gordon Mohns visits Dubuque. The Rosheisen family cares for a stroke patient while Mrs. Melvin Swain stays with her parents in Brodhead. The Brinkmans return to Matlock Indiana after visiting. Rosheisen and Ziltener family outings include Devil's Lake Baraboo and Denzer bridge visit.
Hollywood surprised as actress Bette Davis files for divorce from William Grant Sherry. Superior Judge Robert Gardner grants a restraining order preventing Sherry from molesting Davis until the suit is settled.
Winston Churchill warned that economy driven cuts to peacetime military service would jeopardize world peace and deal a deadly blow to U S Britain defense cooperation.
Monticello Times Special reports the first six weeks honor roll under principal Herman Becker. Freshmen include Shirley Root Gertrude Mueller Marilyn Noesen Robert Zweifel Carol Babler Pearl Aeschlimann JoAnn Dickmore Ilene Zimmermann Agnes Keener Jeanette Schupbach Frances Loeffel Ralph Gempeler Bertha Graber Joan Drafahl Herman Feller Herbert Bircher. Juniors: Joyce Prisk Donna Karlen Ruth Gempeler Gladys Buehl Lorraine White. Seniors: Rosemary Babler Barbara Karlen Rosemary Trumpy and Bud Schultz.
Dr. Franklin Clark Fry leader of the United Lutheran church in America says communists, striking first in education, aim to destroy the Christian church in the United States. He spoke at the inaugural dinner for Wittenberg College president Dr. Clarence C. Stoughton, the first lay leader of the 104 year old institution.
Saturday and Sunday guests visit from McConnell Juda Freeport Monroe and other towns line a busy weekend. Families including Belender Bennehoff Matzke and Schoonhoven connected with numerous host homes in Orangeville and nearby communities.
Monroe Wisconsin city council meets October 18 1949 with President Meythaler presiding. The body oversees licensing public works allocations park lighting and street improvements while approving claims and a new cement contractor license.
The WCTU of Monroe met with Mrs. J. H. Emrick Friday afternoon. Several local couples visited relatives and attended meetings in Oregon and Juda. Weekend visits included Milwaukee guests and Beloit travelers with the Chambers and Orton households.
Janesville police were notified of a car stolen about 30 minutes earlier by two young men. Lake Geneva police reported they had the car and the suspects. Everett G. Thompson of La Farge and Merwin E. Williams, 22, of Viola, pled guilty in municipal court to operating a car without the owner’s consent.
The United States plans to name Assistant Secretary of State George V. Allen ambassador to Yugoslavia as part of a campaign to bolster Marshal Tito's resistance to Moscow.
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