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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
5
Unofficial estimates place Lafayette County losses at up to 15 percent of the corn crop after two severe storms. A Monday hailstorm near Darlington damaged fields, roofs, and autos. A Tuesday storm followed the 1944 tornado path, harming crops, windows, and livestock with widespread damage and insurance coverage expected for some losses.
In Goeschenen Switzerland eight hundred residents returned home as detonations at a munitions depot weakened after a fire set off a series of blasts. The population had been evacuated yesterday to protect the main stores in the mountain redoubt.
Clarence Larson and Eva Larson of Reachstown were bound over to circuit court for trial on child neglect after allegedly leaving three children aged three six and ten on a street near midnight August fifth while the couple visited a tavern in a nearby town.
A strong fungicide named THOL from Kempfert Pharmacy promises fast action against foot germs. The product uses high alcohol content to penetrate and kill more germs quickly, and the ad urges asking any druggist for it today.
Lake Orion Michigan aviation pilot Dick Wells said he saved 567 by buying a Studebaker in London while en route to Calcutta. Studebaker officials confirmed the sale but denied a lower price than his U S dealer, noting the price in London was 1820 versus 2387 at home, with delivery arranged in South Bend.
Dealers and Studebaker officials clash over price. Wells' model reportedly lists at $2387, but executives claim the figure matches the overseas price and may reflect a higher priced U.S. variant.
The 4-H Club will feature a float in the Platteville dairy day parade on September 11 following plans set at a Tuesday meeting at the Cleary home. Elaine Nelson and Almay Jackson performed piano solos at the gathering.
London dispatch notes the Lambeth conference issued a call to Christians to oppose communism in more than 100 languages. The gathering, the first since 1930, operates as a deliberative church body without legislative power, led by Archbishop of Canterbury G. F. Fisher. The report also mentions early rug making as crude imitations of wild beasts’ pelts.
Milwaukee reports two bulbar type polio deaths ranking the season total at 11 in the area. A six year old south side boy died shortly after hospital admission and a four year old Bay View girl had six days of treatment. Seven polio cases have required hospitalization this year.
Three more bulbar poliomyelitis deaths occurred in Milwaukee today raising the 24 hour total to five and the season total to 14. Among the victims were an 18 year old from West Allis and two boys aged six and seven. The toll includes ten Milwaukeeans.
Equador provides chinchona wood essential for aircraft bark and frame production including main bark, rubber, and light balsa components. This supply supports the aviation industry as manufacturers seek material stability.
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