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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
4
The Kraftsman publication discusses dairy shortages amid wartime demand and postwar goals. It cites Secretary Clinton Anderson on milk production, rising consumer need, and the need to grow herds and improve herd quality to reverse declining output.
The AP reports Americans spent a record 1.2 billion dollars on tinsel and related items in 1944, up about 12 percent from the prior year. The Bureau of Mines notes wealth shifted toward middle and lower income brackets with retailers moving toward more medium and low priced goods.
The American Dairy Association notes a population increase of 10 million in 15 years, with a net rise of about a million per year. Milk is seen as an essential food, signaling sustained demand and a secure future for good dairymen providing high quality milk.
The justice department reported 46 000 GI brides and 12 000 of their children have entered the United States. The largest group, over 22 000, came from England, with about 16 000 additional immigrant aliens admitted in the first five months of the year. The immigration service expects about 1 200 refugees monthly going forward. About 3 900 monthly are eligible under the quota system but face processing limitations.
Judge Samuel Heller rules Mrs. May Lookingland cannot evict renter E N Peterson for missing haircut or shave 18 months. He notes charges are insufficient to justify eviction and jokes that lengthened hair could not justify removal either. Peterson explains he could not appear without a haircut and refused to have it cut.
Local residents share visits from Milwaukee to Madison and Janesville. People travel for family gatherings, birthdays, and church history. A death notice for Rollie Austin of Chicago marks a recent loss for the former Blanchardville community.
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