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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1948
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times announces its post office designation second class matter under Congress act, its daily except Sunday publication, founding dates and ownership, Associated Press affiliation, and subscription rates for city and Wisconsin area readers.
The Swiss heritage town of New Glarus staged two performances of Wilhelm Tell on the hillside amphitheater over the holiday week. Citizens portrayed the drama with evident pride, offering a readable link to overseas roots. The amateur cast delivered a credible historical page in a weekend revival.
The large Set aescena oo family moves from uncertain times under Soviet menace to warm California and New York state climates. The Biedermann family shows appreciation for fortune and eagerness to join the community quickly. They pledge to welcome others from far shores as they begin Americanization.
The piece argues rumors of a Berlin settlement threaten free peoples in the Soviet zone and could cripple American prestige. It blames the Danube conference for a costly misstep and warns that withdrawing from Europe might be wise, noting that terms may not be known for days.
Bruno Rahn 65, rose from office boy to president of Milwaukee Gas Light Co. He died in a Rhinelander hospital while on vacation. Born in Germany, he came to Milwaukee at age 12 and joined the gas company in 1900. He became president in 1939 and retired last February. The note mentions Barrow on Alaska’s Point Barrow as the northernmost U S settlement.
Glancing back shows the town celebrating its first annual outdoor production of Schiller's Wilhelm Tell amid septembers and anniversaries. Highlights include Miss Dora Anna Peter and Karl Ernest Burkhalter wedding, local deaths, rainfall records, and notes on Cheese Day queen nominations.
Daniel De Luce reports from Jerusalem that Israel leads the war effort while Arab states face mass displacement and political uncertainty. He notes Egypt and Trans-Jordan aims, shifting war dynamics, and questions whether a third round or peace is likely, with Israel expanding its territorial claims and DP expulsions in flux.
George Walter 72, Racine, husband of Emma Sonderegger formerly of Monroe, died Sunday after months of illness. Funeral at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Name church Racine with interment at Calvary cemetery Monroe at 1:30 p.m. Rev F W Schramm to officiate. Stuessy funeral home in charge. Survived by widow and two daughters. Lifelong Racine resident and Holy Name Society member.
Milwaukee health officials announced five additional poliomyelitis cases yesterday. The city total rose to 124 with 37 nonresident cases, while no new fatalities were recorded this day, keeping the annual death toll at 29. two deaths occurred earlier in the weekend.
Albany report profiles Frances E. Dewey wife of Thomas E. Dewey. She remains a quiet, capable hostess and mother, not a politician, and plans for a low profile in Washington if her husband becomes president. She values privacy, piano music, and raising their two sons while answering her own mail.
The Wisconsin Breeders Futurity Horse Show at Elkhorn hosted by the Wisconsin Pleasure Horse Association will be Sunday, Sept. 19. Over 100 horses have entered breeding and performance classes, with nine entries per performance class. Secretary is Mrs. Helen Stencil of Brodhead.
A star studded charity show featuring 209 film icons and Ringling Brothers performers raised between 200000 and 250000 dollars for a new 100 bed wing at St. John's Hospital Santa Monica. Celebrities including Danny Kaye Gary Cooper Edgar Bergen Ronald Colman Frank Sinatra Bing Crosby Bob Hope and many others appeared at the gala.
Mrs. Millard Tschudy hosts in New Glarus with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Disch and Mr. Horeb calling Friday. Jacob Tschudy leaves for the Dakotas for several weeks. Neal Marty and Roger Hefty visited Monroe on Saturday. Mrs. Thomas Hefty and Roger called on Madison Wednesday. Delamar Kubly and W. S. Hoesly of Monticello join for a trip to Jimm Falls Wisconsin for a vacation.
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