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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1949
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates: $12.50 yearly by carrier in Monroe, $7 yearly by mail in Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois, and $8 yearly outside Wisconsin and Stephenson County. All subscriptions must be prepaid per postal rules. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and telephone number is 3.
The F W Woolworth Co resumes retail presence in Monroe with a new, larger store after a winter interruption. The unit, among the finest in southern Wisconsin, pairs with upcoming Krogers market to bolster trade and offset the loss of a local manufacturing plant. The community welcomes the expansion as a sign of growth and enduring commerce.
This week a top auto maker agreed to a company financed pension plan signaling a potential shift in industrial welfare debates. CIO steel workers and industry leaders clash over employee contribution while observers praise worker participation in benefiting from their employer. Labor favors collective bargaining over individual pension funding, fearing higher costs and adjusted pay. The piece suggests mass control over personal progress may rise as a result.
The piece claims a new drug combination could destroy the cold germ in most cases. It suggests the discoverer deserves a Navy Cross if proven, and notes public belief that colds stem from allergy, though cautions consulting doctors remains wise.
Oren Burt of Albany resigns as chief of the Albany volunteer fire department. A successor is named. Burt, a former Albany businessman, moves to Phillips, Illinois, where he has acquired a business venture.
Brodhead Special reports that Lee G and James Keen purchased the Village Gardens in Footville from Fay Dockhorn. They will take possession next week. Roenneburg joined Fairbanks Morse Co Beloit and Keen worked at the John Wish tavern.
Items from Monroe's 25 years ago recount a festival with dummy lim and burgers on sticks dated Sept 30 1924, along with notes on a new steel bridge span over Richland Creek near Five Corners and a Bluff View farm bureau picnic. The brief also mentions golden anniversary congratulations to Mr and Mrs David Knobel.
The Public Health Service reported 31 289 polio cases through last Saturday for 1949, surpassing all of 1948 and the 1916 peak. Officials cautioned earlier years undercounted nonparalytic cases and that this may not mark the worst year. In the week ended Sept 24 there were 2 192 new cases, down from 2 612 the prior week, marking five straight weeks of decline.
Three Monroe residents served as judges at the Belleville High School free fair today. Florence Wartenweiler, county superintendent, assisted a Dane county representative in judging school projects and agricultural exhibits. Myron E. Jeglum and Lester Van Loon judged agriculture. The men attended the University of Wisconsin field day this afternoon.
Los Angeles judge rules socialite Mimi Boomhower dead to settle estate matters. Boomhower, 48, has been missing since August 18 and police have found no clues to her whereabouts.
Rev. Samuel G. Beers the Protestant chaplain at Waupun State Prison urged Kiwanis members to dig deeply into life. He spoke at the Monroe hotel luncheon about four phases: our jobs and problems, the places we are, the reasons for living, and digging into American standards of value. He called for understanding and readiness to move toward more democracy.
Delegates to the Wisconsin Women's Christian Temperance union convention elected Mrs Olive Fisher Sparta as president. She succeeds Mrs Emma Mielka Milwaukee. Mrs J W Landsdowne Madison was named vice president. Re elected were Mrs Phil Le Grand Milwaukee corresponding secretary, Mrs Adella Bliss Eau Claire recording secretary, Mrs H C Head Madison treasurer.
Kenosha police reported a hidden pistol linked to a prior death caused the fatal shooting of Genevieve Nelson 54 and wounded her husband Harry 58. Nelson described retrieving the weapon from his father and a late night attack that left him with a scalp wound. He said the couple lived quietly with Mrs Nelson despondent after a heart attack two weeks earlier.
Mr and Mrs John Ferguson and family will move October 1 to Monroe. They currently reside in an apartment above Chapman Motor Co where Ferguson is employed.
The 23rd annual Elgin to Chicago bicycle race on Sunday will draw about 100 amateur riders from eight states including Wisconsin.
Rural CCHS notes the Fun and Frolic club at Farmers Grove, York Township, with Beverly Kleinert as president and other officers. After a business session, Rudy Wieland handed out cupcakes with names and cookies, while Ruth Abley led games. Hillside View school reports 120 new library books and a field trip to see Henry Elmer’s plane. Jane Ann Bender teaches at Monroe location.
Diana Allen aged 13 was found insane by a circuit court jury and ordered sent to a mental hospital after admitting she drowned Charles Johnson, age 7, on April 30 to satisfy an urge to kill. She attempted escape from a matron near the Will County courthouse but was recaptured after a short chase.
Washington reports Rep. Rees of Kansas contends the 81st Congress has accomplished less than any of the twelve years he has served in the House. He voices sharp criticism of the current legislative record and pace.
The Chicago Tribune reports Governor Adlai Stevenson and his wife have begun divorce proceedings on incompatibility grounds. Details focus on property settlement and filing venue, with discussions suggesting Reno or Las Vegas as possible sites. The couple, married in 1928, have three sons and reside in Chicago.
Federal court action targets Racine Tavern Keepers League Inc for 250,091 dollars and Tavern League of Kenosha Inc for 296,991 dollars in back income and excess profits taxes. Recovery sought exceeds a half million dollars.
Albany Times Special reports six year old Juanita Zurfluh daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Zurfluh was thrown from her brother Frederick s bicycle on gravel while en route to Fairview school four miles west of Albany. She was unconscious briefly and remained quiet for a few days while recovering with a physician attending.
Ralph Ammon of Madison was named state chairman of the United Service Organizations. Governor Rennebohm is honorary state chairman. The fundraising plan relies on community chests and independent drives in various localities. Other officers include Herbert Welser vice chairman George Weber treasurer and John A. Strobel secretary.
Pope Pius XII told delegates at the fourth international congress of Catholic doctors that artificial insemination is permissible only if necessary to fulfill the work of nature, placing the stigma of immorality on test tube babies when the couple is unmarried.
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