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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1950
Page
1
Wisconsin voters remain largely indifferent ahead of the September 19 primary. Despite vigorous campaigns by candidates for governor, U S Senate, and other offices turnout may fall below 30 percent of eligible voters, with total votes in past primaries far higher.
Walter Kohler of Kohler Republican candidate for governor visited Monroe to speak at the court house square at 3 p m. He planned talks with local party members before continuing to Brodhead and then Milwaukee. Earlier he spoke in Manitowoc praising the party’s labor movement support.
The Monroe YMCA starts its annual drive tonight at 6 p m in the Eugene hotel led by O N Johnson. The Tri County YMCA covering Green Rock and Walworth counties aims for 1600 in gifts with teams led by T F Ransdell and five squads including Evans Kitchen Kofoed and Tracy.
About 180 teachers attended the Green County teachers institute in the city. Representatives from the state department of public instruction, Green County High School principals, and county educational personnel attended a noon dinner at the Eugene hotel. A group meeting occurred in the circuit court room, with later specialized programs for elementary and high school teachers and educational tables by book companies in the courthouse corridor.
Services for Miss Margaret Schiesser 80 prominent Monroe educator were held at St. Johns Church with Rev. Paul C. Kehle officiating and burial in Greenwood cemetery. She died at St. Clare hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered Monday evening in her home at 1313 20th Avenue. Pallbearers were Otto A. Lanz, Herbert E. Lanz, Bruce M. Blum, Victor L. Stauffacher, Ben Byers and Otto J. Steinman. Special songs were by Miss Ruth E. Maurer.
An official source says US plans for a Japanese peace treaty include no limit on Japan’s rearming rights. The proposal would keep US bases out of Japan while seeking UN trusteeship over Okinawa and US forces underwriting Japan’s security rather like British air bases in Europe. The talks follow President Truman’s directive to begin preliminary negotiations with 13 nations in the Far Eastern Commission, with Soviet participation expected next two months at the UN General Assembly.
The New Glarus parade will close the high school fair led by Robert Arn with the colors. It begins at 3:30 PM and features the school band, the New Glarus float, multiple grades and local units. Top day events include nail driving and rolling pin throwing contests, livestock judging, tractor and championship at 2:30, dress revue, tug of war, egg throwing, and a penny scramble for children.
John F. Black, an army reservist, has received orders to report for active duty. He will leave Oct. 2 for Fort Riley Kansas and then proceed to a Colorado camp to join an engineers construction battalion. Black is the son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth H Black and works as a meter reader for Wisconsin Power and Light Co.
Washington officials announce an early push to curb hoarding and profiteering as prices rise since Korea war began. National Security Resources Board chair Symington warns against gray market schemes and says an inventory control order from the new National Production Authority will target scarce materials and impose penalties.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa residents of the 109th field artillery unit die in a troop train wreck near Coshocton, Ohio. A funeral train returns the 33 bodies to Wyoming Valley with mass turnout and flags at half mast as 5 interments are set for today, 23 for Saturday, and 4 on Monday.
Urbana report states Lloyd Shafer 31 of Chatsworth Illinois won the national contour plowing contest defeating Dean n Urbana and securing the national title. leo Drake of Memphis Missouri previously won in 1947 and Shafer operates a 480 acre farm with three children.
The census bureau announced the 1950 decennial count placing Wisconsin's population at 3,421,316, a 9 percent rise from 1940 and an increase of 83,729 people. Figures were first released by the St. Paul area office.
At St Mary's hospital in Rhinelander the birth of twin girls to Mrs. Ernest Kunda of Sugar Creek occurred with first arrival at 3 a.m. Wednesday and the second at 7 p.m. 16 hours later, marking a notable labor sequence.
Remodeling of the York Evangelical Lutheran Church near Blanchardville will be rededicated September 22 to 24 during festival services marking the church’s 95th anniversary. Notables include Rev. Torgney Kleven, Dr. T O Gurntvedt, Rev. Martin J. Olson, and Rev. I A Lavik with multiple speakers across Friday to Sunday events. The ceremony features a new bell tower, sacristy, decor, and other improvements, with open public attendance.
Congress moves to enact an Oct 1 income tax raise for over 50 million Americans with an excess profits levy likely to apply retroactively to part of 1950 income. House and Senate favor retroactive excess profits tax but timing remains uncertain as November elections approach and conference committee works to reconcile differences.
Milwaukee news reports Michael Calvano former Northwestern football standout and coach at Fond du Lac and Whitefish Bay high schools died early today after a heart attack. Calvano age 37 had been involved in the drug business in Milwaukee since resigning as Whitefish Bay coach in 1946.
Inchon sits on Korea's west coast near the Yellow Sea. It is Korea's fourth largest city with about 300,000 residents and is 30 miles south of the 38th parallel. The area features mud flats at low tide and was a strategic invasion hub during the war.
Green County highway police report two cows at the Frederick C. Disch farm two miles north of county trunks on CC were hit by motorists in a week. One cow valued at 250 dollars suffered a broken leg and was shot after being struck by Russ Henson of Madison.
A special board of education meeting is set for tonight at 7 30 in the high school library to hear East school kindergarten parents complain about temporary quarters in St An drews church and to consider plans to alleviate conditions after Tuesday’s discussion. President Herbert T Johnson said some parents remain unsatisfied though none attended Tuesday’s session.
American forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur launched a surprise amphibious assault at Inchon near Seoul, with landings at Wolmi Island and Inchon harbor. The operation involved U.S. and Allied ships, followed by rapid advances into Inchon and surrounding areas as part of a broader UN offensive.
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