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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1956
Page
2
The UW economist Karlow Halvorson explains that government price supports use national average pricing and buy dairy products when markets threaten to fall below set levels. The system raises farm milk prices via reduced commercial supply, but cannot assure any single farmer a specific price.
Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick longtime Army Engineer chief died at Walter Reed Hospital aged 66. He led the Engineers from 1949 to 1953 and earned wartime fame for constructing the 438 mile Ledo Road from India to China in 57 days, known as Pick's Pike.
Ten years ago John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers faced a guilty verdict for contempt of court over a dispute aimed at averting a coal strike. The Green County Fair Association reported its strongest financial year, with receipts of 54 672.01 and a net profit of 8 768.18. Other items note local obituaries, elections in fraternal lodges, and historical milestones from 25, 40, and 50 years prior.
The Agriculture Department reports rising costs outpacing prices received by farmers from mid October to mid November. The parity ratio fell one point to 81, still one point above November 1955. Higher new car prices largely drove the cost increase.
William Proxmire, the Democratic nominee for governor in recent elections, wed Ellen H. Sawall secretary of the Wisconsin Democratic organization, at Lake Edge Congregational church. They began a short honeymoon. both had previous marriages and two children each.
Marshal Georgi Zhukov, Soviet defense minister and wartime ally of Eisenhower, is honored on his 60th birthday with the Order of Lenin and a fourth Gold Star Medal, the highest tally for any Russian.
The Wisconsin Junior Chamber of Commerce named five outstanding young men at its winter convention. Joshua Lederberg, Donald Tikalsky, Lyle M. Becker, Robert R. Forbes, and William Guelzow were honored for initiative, civic effort, and professional progress.
Ingrid Bergman stars in Tea and Sympathy after an appendectomy. She appears in Robert Anderson's play to a standing ovation from a full house in Paris.
Nearly 25 Illinois college students stole more than 150 dollars in merchandise from the Knapp clothing store in Evansville. They traveled in five cars and were intercepted just south of Madison after hiding items under coats. The group apologized and the store owner declined charges after parents were informed.
Brodhead high school announces the second six weeks honor roll. Special honors go to Gary Olin Mary Cain Heidi Leatherman Don Rostad and Roger Wichelt seniors. Juniors Ronald Jorgenson Karen Zimmerli Elzie Laube sophomores Jeffery Knezel Shelby Mauermann Gary Saunders Sandra DeVoe Joanne Ayres Jerry Pinnow.
Wayne Barnard, 40, a rural Evansville farmhand, was injured Friday on the Millerant Brothers farms near Evansville. His right hand lost three fingers and parts of the index finger and thumb when caught in the cornpicker husking rolls. He received emergency care at an Evansville physician's office and was then taken to Mercy Hospital in Janesville.
A public service initiative supports hospitals and clinics that restore patients to health, published in cooperation with The Advertising Council and the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association.
Dr. H L Ahlgren warned at the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers meeting that agricultural surpluses will persist for about a decade. He urged increased efficiency and conservation, warned of possible future controls, and stressed that agriculture is a business needing trained people and responsible land use.
Paul E. Tegge 61 prominent church leader and businessman died Saturday at a Milwaukee hospital. He served on the board of directors for the South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Missouri Synod.
Mrs. Della Mae Koch aged 81 died at 4 p m yesterday at her Winslow home from an acute heart condition. She was born August 11 1875 in Winslow Township and married Albert Koch March 17 1897. The couple farmed near Winslow and Wayne Township before moving to Winslow in 1920. She was a member of Grace Episcopal church White Shrine and Winslow Eastern Star. She leaves a sister and four nieces. predeceased by husband and two siblings. Funeral arrangements are at Shriner Neushwander with services at Grace Episcopal Church and cremation at Greenwood.
The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy tilts roughly fourteen feet from perpendicular, a long standing architectural peculiarity that defines its skyline and historic notoriety.
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