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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1949

Page

2

Subscription Rates and Office Hours Notice

The notice lists AP exclusive republication rights, subscription rates by carrier in Monroe and by mail in Wisconsin Stephenson county Illinois and outside Wisconsin Stephenson county Illinois, all payable in advance per postal regulations, with office hours from 8 thirty to 5 thirty and a local telephone number.

City of Monroe Wisconsin Stephenseon County Ill Stephenson County

Youthful courage and reckless youth amid newspaper stories

A 19 year old Albany resident David E Zanoni received a Carnegie medal for heroism after diving into Sugar River to save a non swimmer, repeating the rescue shortly after. Another item reports Illinois high school football players accused of pilfering clothing from Rockford stores en route to Freeport. A third notes the death of a crash attendant after a Friday night game and a fan fined for the incident.

Times David E. Zanoni Albany Sugar River Zanoni Illinois Rockford Freeport

Trustees Reject Large Endowment Over Racial Conditions

The Right Course Little Jefferson military college refused a $50,000 value endowment with mineral and land rights after learning the donor’s plan to limit enrollment to Christians and to bar Africans or Asiatic descent. The trustees chose integrity over money, risking the school’s future to uphold equal instruction.

Little Jefferson Military College Mississippi

Civilian Control Confuses Military

James Marlow explains the unification act of 1947 and the 1950 revision that created the Department of Defense. The army navy and air force each have civilian secretaries, but the secretary of defense heads them, with the president as commander in chief as the only over ruling authority. The piece ends with an unrelated note about striped skunks eating prey in late summer.

Army War Department Navy Naval Operations Navy Department Air Force Congress Department of Defense Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson Johnson President

Fire in Woodland Blamed on Hunters

A two day fire burned over 649 acres of Waushara county swamp and woodland before being extinguished. It damaged four hunting camps in Berlin and possibly forced muskrats from three fur farms in Poy Sippi. Conservation officer Herbert Lemke attributed the blaze to careless hunters. The burn area lies between the Pine and Willow rivers, about a mile west of Lake Poy Ban.

Poy Sippi Waushara Berlin Herbert Lemke Wautoma Lake Poy- Ban

Fiancé of Actress Loses Life Fight

Los Angeles reports the death of Dr. John Duzik fiancé of actress June Haver at age 32. The dentist died after a six week illness while Miss Haver kept a bedside vigil with family present as wedding plans ended.

Los Angeles June Haver John Duzik Miss Haver

Glancing Backward: Local News Highlights by Era

A condensed retrospective lists community items from 39 to 50 years ago and earlier. Notable entries include obituaries for Mrs. Alice Lyons and Mrs. Nancy Bridge, a chicken-health clinic by Wisconsin college of Agriculture, and local incidents such as a salamander sighting and Halloween prank warnings. It notes officials at Lawrence Kansas for a corn husking contest and local business and farming activity, with mentions of farm sales, threshing outfits, and a historic hall of records.

Argyle CCC Ettrick Wis J. Lee Pillmore Alice Lyons Brodhead Wisconsin College of Agriculture Nathan F. Burgy Byron R. Bennett Jr Lawrence Kas Toe Choral Union Euterpean Club Joseph Wood Louis Kohli Anna Schatzmann Monticello Lawrence H. Rish Monagha Minn Norval B. Mackey F. H. Smock North Jefferson Borden Adam Zweifel Jordan Illinois Central Clarno Freeport Sydney Wells Henry Kubly C. F. Pengra Sylvester Business College Turner Hall Booth and Woodle

Monroe Soldiers Resting in Hawaii

Six Monroe vicinity soldiers are on vacation in Hawaii after joint army navy and marine maneuvers. The group includes Sgt. Frank Musenbeck Pfc Adolph Gobeli Pvts William Kane Eugene Schwend Edward Kuster and Robert Jacobson with listed parental contacts and street addresses.

Monroe Hawaii Army Navy Marine Frank Musenbeck Maximilian Musenbeck Adolph E. Gobeli John Gobeli 21St Street William T. Kane William T. Kane Sr 19Th Avenue Eugene C. Schwen

Cannon Reports Group Will Yield on Planes

Representative Clarence Cannon said the House Appropriations Committee will bow to President Truman on air force size. He noted the $615 million allotted to build the air force would be placed in reserve as the president sets policy. The move follows evidence of Russia producing about 1,000 modern planes monthly.

Elsberry Clarence Cannon D-Mo House Appropriations Committee Truman Cannon Russia

Cub Scout Dens Form New Pack Structure

Reorganization of Cub Scout Pack 314 dens completed at Monroe Clinic with Dr. John A. Schindler. Knights of Pythias sponsorship will run 18 to 14 dens this year, expanding from last year’s 10. Den mothers and leaders listed with multiple members per den.

Den John A. Schindler Monroe Clinic Knights of Pythias Lodge den Mothers Den 1 Rodney O. Kittelsen 26Th Avenue William Wartenweiler Blythe Myers Gregory Kittelsen Michael Johnson Grant Beer Richard Schmiedlin Danny Steffen L. G. Kindschi 13Th Street Richard Banks Thomas Fritz George Kindschi William Schwingel Morton Wittner 22Nd Avenue Dan Bender John Schindler Billy Boyd Larry Trickel Hans von Allmen Allan Keel Gerald Jacobs

Local residents listed for 1915 7th street and yen 14

Names appear in a damaged OCR snippet including Jerry Muenich Delbert Amans Peter Storck Frederic Schadt John Norder John Lenacher Allan Holt sapple and Mrs Harold J Lam boley 1717 Country Lane Michael Keegan Larry Menehan Paul Lamboley Francis Lamboley.

7Th Street Jerry Muenich Delbert Amans Peter Storck Frederic Schadt John Norder John Lenacher Allan Holtsapple Yen Harold J. Lamboley Country Lane Michael Keegan Larry Menehan Paul Lamboley Francis Lamboley

Admirers Offer Help to College in Natchez Mississippi

Admirers of Jefferson Military College in Natchez offer aid to the prep school that rejected a $50 million endowment from George W Arm strong Jr who sought a whites only university. Trustees rebuffed the donor after learning he demanded racial superiority. A Houston ice cream maker also sent $5,000 to help meet a bank note.

Natchez, Miss Jefferson Military College George W. Armstrong Jr Texas Mississippi Armstrong Houston

Navy to mothball 73 ships to cut armed services spending

The navy will lay up 31 warships and 42 other vessels as part of a cutback plan to keep armed service spending to 13 billion dollars in the next fiscal year. By July 1 the navy expects 237 combat vessels in operation, down from 268 on September 1, while Congress approved about 15.59 billion dollars.

Washington Congress

Juniors Exhibitors Sell Show Animals at Green County Exposition

Green County youths showcased hogs cattle and sheep at the Junior Livestock Exposition in Madison last week with buyers from Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa. Monroe exhibitors Jerry McGuire Henry Prien and Woodrow Marty sold hogs while cattle were shown by Thomas Thorpe Robert Schuetz Arley Vogel Jack Donahue Burleigh Bartlett Frank Thorpe Raymond Keller Eugene Arn and Carlton Zentner. Albert Buri sold sheep. Louis Hirsig of Wolff Kubly and Hirsig Madison bought the reserve champion steer 1 090 pounds. Wayne Disch of Evansville owned the grand champion lamb sold to Oscar Mayer and Co for 2.75 a pound. The reserve champion lamb owned by Larry Disch was also noted.

Green County Madison Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Jerry McGuire Henry Prien Monroe Woodrow Marty Thomas Thorpe Robert Schuetz Arley Vogel Jack Donahue Burleigh Bartlett Frank Thorpe Raymond Keller Eugene Arn Carlton Zentner New Glarus Albert Buri Tle Louis Hirsig Wolff

Chased by Oscar Mayer for eighty cents a pound

A fragment notes a price dispute or marketing phrase involving Oscar Mayer offering meat at eighty cents per pound. No clear event or outcome is stated.

New Schedule Strike Causes Pennsy Deficit

The Pennsylvania Railroad posted a deficit of 1.57 million dollars for January to September 1949, reversing a year-ago profit of over 20 million, largely due to the coal strike and a five day work week for its workers.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad

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Monroe, Wisconsin Postoffice Excel Monroe Evening Times CO Emery A. Odell Menroe Daily Journal The Associated Press Inland Daily Press Association Audit Bureau of Circulation Editorial James Marlow Evening Times Nancy Bridge John H. Bridge Thomas G. Wright Mineral Point Colin W. Wright Robert H. Hewitt Wilbur Goddard Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons Milwaukee Wisconsin Power and Board of Directors Otis Gerke Cannon Reports Group Robert C. Dunn Lth Harlan Prechel Roger Plate Anthony Dunn Jerome Blum Gregory Foesch Burnett Robertson George Jacobs 8Th Street Floyd Coplien Donald Ingwell Kenneth Keel Kenton Potts John Prien Robert Schwaiger Delbert Wyss Gene Barmore Eugene Baker Gary Broge Dennis Goecks James Erickson 16Th Street David Stauffacher Philip Crawford Donald McKenna Darwin Menehan Edward Mueller William Lovelace Robert Trickel 15Th Avenue Louis Studer Nathan Hare Bobby Trickel Dennis Hall David Moritz Harold J. Kline 11Th Street Kent Baumgartner Gregory Blum Wayne Bohn David Kueb Wenger and Kramer Hardware ROTE Harvey Stauffacher Chiropractor White Block Dearborn St Chicago Oscar Mayer America Eil Bauman Ace Sol Unico Green County Farm Bureau Co-op Warehouse Co Dembosser Johnhans
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