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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1946
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times, published daily except Sundays, is produced by the Monroe Evening Times Co. Ewer serves as president. The Monroe Wisconsin post office lists it as second class matter and credits Associated Press material as full leased wire.
The piece notes rail and air freight records with 900000 cars moved and high air cargo volumes. It warns that manufacturing and distribution bottlenecks will curb price gains and hamper marketing, risking surplus wheat and dairy products. It cites Henry Wallace and pork slaughter as a proposed wartime remedy.
The Bolivian leader Gualberto Villarroel was slain and dragged from a car, paraded naked through the city as celebrations erupted. The brutal episode underscores fears about money’s role in revolutions and the global impact of aid, including U S loans to China and the Chiang Kai-shek government amid civil strife.
A columnist lampoons rhymes for Kansas noting the state’s name as fatal in verse and tracing poetic history from Chaucer Beowulf to Kansas. The piece rejects printing verse in the columns while offering aid to aspiring poets to tread Shakespearean paths without publishing doggerel.
The speaker argues for an America first foreign policy, criticizing years of entanglements and perceived concessions to the Kremlin. They urge rapid troop withdrawal from China and insist that bargaining opportunities with Soviet Russia were lost at wartime conferences.
The piece argues OPA failed to aid average citizens and instead added bureaucratic burden. It cites postwar prices for food and commodities and notes low wage growth amid heavy paperwork. It claims subsidies raised costs and questions OPA’s public benefit versus its internal government priorities.
North and Chao Ku pursue a tangled web of potential kidnappers and double crosses in Shanghai. They link Russian baron Dankoff to Chen and Spurr, while Adams is pressed by multiple factions. A chemist confirms clues tying dust and tobacco to a single culprit as the chase tightens.
John Scherich badly burned in gasoline flareup at Argyle CCC camp. Miss Lydia Aeschlimann marries Jacob H Rodenbough. Janet Blumer accepts Frances Shimer college scholarship. Fair association votes to enlarge cheese exhibit in floral hall. City council pledges immediate abatement action for nuisance from automobile wrecking yard at end of 25th avenue.
The North Side Rodeo Association offers a free wedding to a Jerome County couple who will be married while riding merry go round horses at the wild west show. A ring and wedding cake are included in the prize.
Anglers report slow fishing at Prospect Lake in the mountains as two feet of ice remain. Snow is forecast for the end of the month, delaying access and activity on the lake.
A bear weighing over 200 pounds was caught in a government trap set by trapper Iva Young. The bear escaped by thrashing, then Gingerly tied with a rope and released the trap. It climbed the nearest tree as Mrs. Young watched from a distance.
Glasgow reinstates street lighting after a fuel saving blackout period amid rising crime. Authorities cite heightened danger during darkness and public safety concerns.
A summary of a new bill to reorganize Congress establishes a pension system for members with at least six years served and age 62. There are two steps to receive a pension and options to fund it, with examples for Senators Wheeler and Shipstead illustrating the impact of years served and age on pension amounts.
Birthday list for Evening Times Club spans Aug. 4 to Aug. 10 with names and ages including Sharon Aittchison 5 Browntown Patricia Miller 6 and many others across Monroe Brodhead Monroe Monticello Blanchardville Delores Brunner Nathan Hartwig JoAnn Stine Carl Disch and more noted with routes and streets where listed.
President Truman announces Keen Johnson former Kentucky governor appointed as under secretary of labor. He also states William S. Clayton will become undersecretary of state for economic affairs under new legislation he intends to sign.
The item lists street or rural route delivery, post office details, a date of birth and age at last birthday, indicating a registry or public notice entry. It presents basic biographical or address identifiers without additional context.
Tom Stedman, 16, a Tesuque high school junior and machine shop student, built a 500 pound home made tractor costing 112 dollars. Using junk yard parts and a Briggs Stratton 1 2 horsepower engine the vehicle has nine forward speeds and three reverse gears. It runs nine hours on a gallon of gas and can pull over 2200 pounds.
A list of new members includes Jerry Lee Gutzmer of Woodford route 1 with a birth date of March 30 3 30 James Lynn Gutzmer of Woodford route 1 with a birth date of October 22 Sharon Elaine Birk of Juda with a birth date of Sunday Even L Edwards of Blanchardville with a birth date of September 21 Richard Yaun of Juda box 201 with a birth date of August 6 The note ends with a remark that in the 16th century superstitious persons believed comets to be heralds of evil.
Jo the 4 year old St Bernard serves as a helper for Clyde Clarke, a Manila battle veteran in Tucson. The dog carries his master’s purse, limits access to funds, pulls a shopping cart, fetches the paper, loads firewood, and even turns the radio on and off.
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