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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1949
Page
1
The board set dates for the 1949 50 year, named an architect for proposed expansions, and urged better school zone signs. They OKed a four day Easter recess, a Christmas make up day, and a $200 instrument grant after debate on band needs. District aid rules for student transportation were outlined and several facility purchases and scheduling items were approved.
Republican John P. Saylor defeated Democrat Mrs. Robert L. Coffey in Pennsylvania’s 26th district in a special election. GOP leaders called the result a rebuke to President Truman and a sign for their 1950 drive to regain control of Congress.
Monroe dates set for emergency polio drive fund collection on Friday and Saturday. Leland L. Lamboley of Green County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announces voluntary contributions at banks and the post office. The chapter has borrowed 7500 from the national fund as local polio cases rise and the local fund falls below a thousand dollars with six 1949 cases this summer needing treatment and support.
Maurice Malkin a self described charter member of the U S communist party testified before a senate judiciary sub committee that Russia sent a secret trouble shooting unit to the United States. He said three Moscow men attended a Beacon New York farmhouse meeting to issue party line orders and may reorganize the party if needed to shield it from outlawing by Congress. Malkin a Brooklyn machinist born in Russia said he helped found the party in 1919 and left in 1937 after prison.
Steel talks face uncertainty as negotiations begin without a set time or place. CIO unit says Philip Murray will strike those refusing to cover insurance and pension costs. U.S. Steel and three others extend the strike truce for 11 days and signal readiness to resume talks.
Robert J. Schaar aged 37 was sentenced in Green County Court to not less than four nor more than five years under the repeater law. He had been sentenced in October 1947 on the same charge of taking indecent liberties with minors and was sent to Waupun with prison number 30971.
Green County authorities continue pursuit of a man who attempted to burgle the Illinois Central depot at Sciota Mills early Monday. A Monroe man reported seeing a wounded man near Route 26 between Orangeville and Oneco around 5 30 p m. Monday as posses sweep from Clarno to Buena Vista. A rail crew found old trousers and socks near Oneco while planes search the Illinois Wisconsin line area hindered by heavy foliage. The burglar tried to break into the Sciota Mills depot at 1 55 a m Monday. station agent W W Maiale fired 12 shots and a bullet is believed to have struck the intruder in the stomach.
Wisconsin dairy market stayed steady as trade remained light and demand unusually quiet. Prices showed variations with single daisies 36 to 36 and longhorns midgets 37 to 38 in state assembly points.
Madison voters report the 1949 Wisconsin session added 1.17 million to the 1949 51 budget pushing total biennial appropriation to 198 329 256. Lawmakers passed three bills over the governor's veto and approved a revisor’s bill. They also extended secondary financing on veterans homes and made minor rent control changes while keeping reapportionment and out of state school transportation unchanged.
About 300 Green County farmers, operators and officials met at Turner Hall to hear explanations of the new Wisconsin dairy standards. speakers urged cooperation, emphasized quality programs, and stressed fair enforcement and reasonable interpretation to avoid hardship.
The agriculture department estimates August receipts at 2.2 billion and September at 2.5 billion, both 18 percent below 1948. Nine months 1949 total near 18.8 billion, about 11 percent under last year, with livestock down 13 percent and crops 9 percent. Fruits hold parity. net income of farm operators also fell in 1948.
Cloudy area skies yesterday kept frost away in most of the county though scattered frost remained in some spots. Tonight a clear and cooler trend returns with possible frost on hilltops. Yesterday's high reached 60 and the noon reading was also 60 with a 41 degree early low.
Sigmund Engel 73, famed swindler of wealthy widows, to undergo mental examination in criminal court. Trial on a $8700 confidence game charge delayed to Oct 24 after defense request. Engel previously served months in Dannemore state hospital in New York and is held at Cook County jail after failing to post reduced bond of 12500.
In Bluefield West Virginia the looming pay up demand by John Lewis for the welfare fund prompts fears of a quick strike across southern coal mines. Operators deny default while Lewis signals possible action if no definite reply arrives during ongoing contract talks.
Officers for the Monroe senior high school chorus were chosen from 50 members. They include President James Hyland, Secretary-Treasurer Richard Maurer, Librarians Edward McArdle and Dorothy Webbster, Reporter Karen Bender, and Wardrobe Managers Alan Prisk and Joan Meyers. Two concert dates were announced by Miss Olga Ruth: a public concert November 23 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium and the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta H. M. S. Pinafore on January 30. Informal concerts are planned for Argyle and South Wayne at the end of November.
Green county's assessed valuation rose to 82 606 640 under the equalization committee's recommendations, though not as much as last year. The tax load shifts favor towns over cities and villages, with Monroe and other areas receiving notable increases while some townships see mixed changes. The recommendations go to the county board for action with Monroe's Hartwig serving on the committee.
President Theo von Heuss formally nominates Dr Konrad Adenauer for the role of chancellor of the new West German republic after notifying party chairmen as a courtesy gesture.
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