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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1949
Page
2
A clipped note states exclusive republication rights for Associated Prose content. It mentions local news printed in this newspaper and AP news, with unclear details about usage and attribution.
Editorial urges strict adherence to speed limits in school zones as students return to classes in Monroe and Green County areas. It stresses driver responsibility behind the wheel, noting most zones are marked and enforcement will be rigid. Even on unfamiliar roads, the piece says, do not speed.
George N. Craig of Indiana won the annual election to lead the American Legion as national commander and pledged to give the organization a strong voice in national political and social life. The piece notes veterans risk fears of being a pressure group but views the Legion, VFW and others as representative forces promoting citizenship and patriotism. Craig aims to expand programs and spearhead a revival of individual enterprise.
A growing St. Clare hospital expansion approved by the diocese signals Monroe’s confidence in medical growth. The sisters plan increased capacity next year to meet rising service demand and broaden their mission in the community.
Browntown residents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rockow of South Wayne have purchased the Austin Davis residence formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wells. Possession was given September 1. The Wellses will move into a new house they expect to occupy around October 1.
Ten years after their wedding Mr. and Mrs. John J. Burkhard Jr announce plans to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on September 3, 1939. The item notes family awareness and upcoming observance.
A river of sketches follows Rodney Skinner in boat missteps after drilling a drainhole from the bottom and learning to bail. Jabez Jerolemon recounts a doomed suicide attempt turned absurd survival, ending with a swimmer’s note on staying afloat. Both tales appear in a 1949 General Features collection.
Captain Owen D. Gallagher, famed Great Lakes skipper, returns to sea aboard the 166-foot diesel freighter The South Wind. At 77, the Beaver Island native brings four decades of car ferry leadership to train a new crew for a package freight line launched after 15 years without such service. The crew says Gallagher still commands the ship with unerring knowledge, earning loyalty and respect.
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower told a Topeka audience that the United States should look sympathetically toward Great Britain during its financial crisis, urging continued aid and support.
The article covers a 323 acre farm sale near Darlington at $127 per acre to Frank Sauer, Leon Noble, Joe Weigel and Orville Grimme, with Curtis Winn operating the property formerly owned by W. E. Elder. It also notes Perry Granberg wounded on a farm near Blanchardville, plus extensive dairy herd production tests and awards in Green County, listing cows named Grace Elaine Homestead Ormsby and others, and a parade of local residents attending fairs, visits, and trips across Madison, Monroe, West Allis, and beyond. It includes community notices of visitors to farms, travels to state fairs, and routine farm and social events. Some lines mention Snakes can go three years without food.
Monticello society notes list visits and guests from Milwaukee Freeport Monroe Brodhead Sheboygan and West Allis. Families including the Blum Legler Pagel Altman and Rhyner with spouses and children trade weekends, dinners, and bridge club hosting while attending state fair Shrine KC ball and local gatherings.
On trial Sniffenpup remains in a dark room until Hy Bluff guides him to a robed judge. The case alleges the dog entered Ignomania, accepted hospitality, asked questions, and left the midway against orders. The judge returns a verdict for breaking Ignomania laws.
A crippled C-82 flying boxcar crashed in flames near Bird's Landing after six crew and passengers parachuted to safety. The pilot and co-pilot died, survivors were treated at Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base hospital. T/Sgt Kermit R. Carlson reported the crash by telephone to base officers, stating he was the last to jump and that the crew remained with the aircraft.
Lansing estimated that ferry travel across the straits of Mackinac will be about 4 per cent above the previous level, and the state highway department moved toward constructing a $2,500,000 icebreaker ferry.
In a tense courtroom on the fifteenth floor Hy Bluff protests as Sniffenpup is ordered away. Locked in a bare cell, Sniffenpup discovers a note through a door crack promising help from Ignomania’s people and a forthcoming signal.
The record lists new members joined on various dates including Ann Louise Hasler of route 1 Argyle on September 15 1947 and Margaret Jean Hasler route 1 Argyle on February 23 1949 along with Russell Roy Block route 3 on September 5 1948 and JoAnn Jane Trumpy of Clarno on September 25 1947.
Arthur I. Marcus veteran housing advocate and member of the American Legion national housing committee died yesterday after surgery. He was 36 and had testified before Congress urging government housing sales to qualified veterans groups.
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