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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1946
Page
2
Editorial urges timely health checks for Green County students before the new term. It notes many youths may face unfitness for school tasks due to vision, hearing, or physical issues that can be corrected with spectacles, diet, or minor remedies. Encourages parents to arrange checkups to make school a pleasure.
Observation from University of Wisconsin officials notes that in the first full postwar year students are older, more alert and more serious. War experience has given them a businesslike approach, contrasting with the idle 1930s. Many GIs and high school graduates will pursue college, while some will drop out. Enrollment may reach capacity rather than overcrowding in a few years.
In a tense late chapter, Mary Patten confronts Charie’s planned move to live with Trent Renner. Flo contemplates a hollow party as Charie seeks independence, while Trent makes a cautious impression at the gathering with Dougs and friends observing.
A garden club member dreamed of repeating as a prize winner at the Men’s Garden Club show. He posed with three fine melons for a newspaper photo, but the next morning he had no cantaloupes.
Mix flour and paste to form a cleaning paste. Apply to brass and let dry. Rub off the residue with suds, rinse, then polish to restore shine.
Canada remains the world’s second largest country by area and holds the position of thirty fourth in total population, highlighting a vast geographic spread with relatively sparse population density compared with other nations.
Diplomatic circles in Washington and London analyze the release of Maxim Litvinov as a sign of possible hardening or more alert Soviet policy. The move sparks concern over Russo Western cooperation, with observers noting his stance for collective security and closer ties to the Allies.
Leonard J. Roesler, 18, of Grand Rapids Nebraska, previously 300 pounds, dropped to a fit 183 pounds at a spring workout and then joined the Marines. He played football and used barbells to shed weight before enlistment.
Local social news covers visits by Miss Gladys Zingrich and the Zingrich family, church services planned for Sept 1, and school openings with staffing updates. Community members travel, house moves occur, and faculty appointments are listed alongside regional water and farm activity and a note on the all state band participation.
The report lists attendees from Green County including Donald Rufenacht Harley Streiff and Russell Reuter of New Glarus at the North-South prep football game in Madison Saturday. Also noted are visits to Miss Maude Gardner’s home by Rev George B Shaw and Prof Edwin Shaw, and other local connections including Otto Johnson visiting his daughter Mrs Peter M Olson.
Miss Naomi Ruth Weckerly and John Hughs wed in a brief ceremony. Joseph Daley, 21, killed by lightning in Yellowstone. Governor Floyd B Olson laid to rest in Minneapolis. Marriage of Miss Marie McCulley to William E Sumner announced in Rockford. Rainfall in August surpasses normal at 4705 units.
A historic note reports that among the Aleut, seal hunters and those who kill seals occupy the top social status within the tribe. The ranking highlights the central role of sea resources in leadership and prestige.
Washington reports pepper and ten additional goods removed from price ceilings as unimportant to the cost of living. The action, in line with the price control act, requires ceilling removals by December 31 for items not essential, listing paprika cinnamon meat and fish sauces canned broth sauerkraut with pork chutney plum buds malted milk tablets fortune tea cakes and dehydrated sugar cane fiber.
A police emergency crew spent three hours freeing Kevin the saddle horse that wandered into four feet of fill in Brooklyn. Rider Herbert Mensch jumped clear as workers hauled the bay back to safety, the muddy scene drawing crowds and a humorous twist on the old gag get a horse.
Chicago Lt. Carl Relli amended an order restricting on duty police telephone calls to wives. The adjustment cuts the time to 45 seconds, after wives protested previous allowances that varied by relationship status.
Chicago radio singer Rex Allen and actress Bonnie Linder wed in a studio ceremony. To avoid tin cans, Allen hid the car near the station. A window was smashed and luggage stolen during their departure, prompting guests to provide clothes for the couple’s trip to the Wisconsin Dells.
The article notes Australia maintains one of the world’s lowest death rates. It also mentions survival stats and health indicators alongside a brief mention of Times Want Ads as a source.
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