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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1946
Page
2
A wired AP dispatch details subscription rates for Wisconsin and neighboring states with monthly and six month options. Rates include $7.50 for one month and $8.25 for three months in some regions, with outside Wisconsin pricing listed separately.
Statewide centennial events mark Wisconsin in 1948 with a two month celebration at the State Fair Park West Allis. A 20 member committee led by Mason Dobson coordinates subcommittees on agriculture conservation culture and nationalities to weave local color into a grand observance and a special Wisconsin stamp.
The article discusses tests of a captured butter machine capable of 1500 pounds per hour. It suggests the device could outpace larger American systems and spark broad advances in dairying and other foods if government restrictions are eased. It notes Nazi origin and argues free enterprise drives American innovation.
June to August in Seahaven brings heat and social currents as Ede and Jenny weigh Mary Hathaway's plans for Steve Hathway and a hospital. talk of futures, wealth, and Uncle Bert shapes their choices while rebuilding town life proceeds at the Hathaways’ pace.
Mrs Lulu Silver Esther Circle of W S C S will meet May 1 with Mrs Letha Zee south of Albany. Jetta Whitehead assistant hostess. Woman's Club meets Wednesday at the Oliver home southwest of Albany with program by county nurse Mildred Kuelling. Loyal Circle meets May 9 with Mrs Betty Blumer. Friendship Circle meets May 7 with Miss Hazel Lewis and co-hostesses Esther McCreedy and Juanita Febock. Community Vacation Bible School planning meeting set for Monday at 8 PM at the Baptist church for June 3 14. Former teachers urged to attend. Revs Jack Waldrop and R C Werner in charge. Miss Hazel Blumer to visit from Milwaukee. Crescense Graves returns to Chicago after visiting Louis Graves. Visitors at Lloyd Scott home include Henry Scott Footville Leslie Best Brooklyn Roy Webb Jr and family, Henry Sicotte Chicago. Mrs David Traxler Eva Whipple Whitewater attend funeral of Mrs G Althaus.
Newark firemen had a busy minute answering three alarms from separate boxes the other afternoon. The fires were not serious.
A Green County survey shows Bing Crosby remains No 1 with music fans and jukeboxes. Frank Sinatra and Frankie Carle lead popular singles, with Woody Herman and Les Brown also well liked.
The state department of public welfare reports $2,150,602 in public assistance to 51,736 families for March, up $254,000 from last year and $46,000 from February 1946. Old age assistance covers 45,955 families at $1,454,097, with other aids to 15,328 dependent children, 5,689 general relief cases, 1,366 blind persons, and 203 disabled persons.
In Albuquerque a high school track meet saw Al Esquibel dart to the lead in the 100 yard dash before finishing second as coach Dave Tomlinson cheers. In Chicago Dr George Crane urges gum chewing in schools to reduce nervous tension and boost student energy at a Cook county teachers institute.
Prospective neighbors scramble to block a man who bought a Rock Island boxcar for 150 dollars and hauled it to a Galesburg lot to use as a residence. A farmer offered 150 dollars for the car, neighbors collected 100 dollars for trucking, and Policeman Erest Rice then bought the lot from the owner.
A new Beltone hearing aid, accepted by the American Medical Association Council on Physical Medicine, requires no separate battery pack or case. It is small enough to fit in the hand and lets users adjust it themselves as hearing changes. Beltone offers a free descriptive booklet and home demonstration from Chicago.
West Yorkshire residents gain mobile dental clinics funded by the West Riding council. Each fully equipped van costs 4500 dollars and carries a dentist and assistant to serve four remote villages, reducing wait times for care.
A retro page notes events from April 29 1936 and April 29 1921. It lists injuries deaths contests and community actions including a city home garden contest and Monroe Little Theater presidency. Also mentions Mrs Richaby Tay lorville and cheese association formation plus marriage license activity and bootlegging concerns.
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