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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
5
New York report notes animated advertising grows in popularity on home screens. It outlines the production steps from agency storyboard to final celluloid and explains the high cost of one minute of animation as an industry trend.
Atty Gen Brownell filed a civil suit in Philadelphia federal court accusing Radio Corporation of America and its NBC subsidiary of violating the anti trust act by unlawfully combining to acquire VHF television stations on channels 2 through 13 using NBC’s network power for coercive purposes.
The record notes that 12 000 U S farms used milking machines in 1910 rising to 686 000 by 1952 reflecting rapid mechanization of dairy farming.
Dr Dorothy Whipple argues parents should preserve belief in Santa Claus as a playful, lifelong spirit. She notes children between ages 3 and 5 vividly embrace the myth, while later doubts appear around ages 6 to 9. The piece emphasizes the joy and moral value of the Christmas spirit over factual truth.
Mt Horeb fires destroyed a locker plant after an early morning blaze. The converted ice cream facility, with two ice cream trucks and equipment, faced more than 20000 dollars in damage. Firefighters prevented spread to a neighboring lumber yard. only walls remained.
The U.S. Army Engineers granted a request to keep the Sault Ste. Marie Canal open for ore shipping until January 1, delaying the planned December 12 closing.
The eight inch doll leads this season with an extensive wardrobe as girls request a little dolly with lots of clothes. Wardrobes span dresses coats furs gloves and accessories plus cosmetics and trunks. dolls inspired by Miss America and TV figures broaden the line with kitchen and Wild West themes.
Two youths were apprehended in Browntown after allegedly stealing a car from Ralph J. Shaffer’s garage yesterday afternoon. Deputies caught the suspects with the vehicle in Browntown at 10 42 p m last night and they are to appear in Juvenile Court later this week.
Area residents will attend the 38th annual American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Miami Florida from December 9 to 13. A rail tour will visit cattle ranches and orange groves in the South while another group flies to Miami via Caribbean islands. Participants include Mr and Mrs A Knobel and Mr and Mrs James Dooley of Monticello and Mr and Mrs M H Stauffacher and Mr and Mrs E M Deininger of Monroe along with Clarence Franklin of Monroe and Ray Pavlak Madison a former county extension agent.
Juda and Mrs F N Miller along with Mr and Mrs Arnold Huffman and daughters and Fr Atkinson visited Mr and Mrs Merrill Waelti. Mrs Florence Miller returned from Beloit. George Hartwig Monroe and Ernest Salzwedel with William Albright were guests of Wesley Grenzow. Russell household hosted W A Dreibelts and Minnie Carter Monroe. Theodore Miller and son Dick spent Saturday in Janesville.
Residents hosted and visited relatives from Racine Madison Brodhead Monticello Mattoon Janesville Monroe Clinton Clinton and Janesville over the weekend. Guests included Mr and Mrs Clarence Leaver Edith Keen Roland Keen Mary Matzke Fred Kramer Esther Lars Ed Hartwig Wayne Gempler and others.
Benjamin Thau, a film executive little known to the public, is appointed administrative head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer succeeding Dore Schary who resigned after stockholders complained of lack of profits. Thau previously held the vice president post.
Wisconsin state and local tax receipts rose 16 percent in 1956 from 1955, per the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. Over ten years, collections grew 149 percent, with income taxes up 202 percent and property tax levies up 155 percent. Motor fuel and vehicle licenses also boosted totals.
The alliance report shows vehicle taxes provided 85 percent of all Wisconsin tax funds during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 1956. This highlights the outsized role of vehicle taxation in state revenue and the reliance on motor taxes for public funding.
New York Duncan Findlay director of Penn Texas Corp confirms his claim that Penn Texas will take control of Fairbanks Morse and Co of Chicago. He repeats the assertion after a firm denial by Robert H Morse Jr president of the company. Findlay cites his knowledge of Penn Texas holdings and other Fairbanks Morse stockholders.
The Nekoosa City Council passes an ordinance prohibiting smoking by minors under 18 without a parent consent and banning tobacco sales to minors unless accompanied by an adult. The measure aims to curb underage smoking and restrict sales to youths.
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