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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1945
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times merged into the Monroe Daily Journal in 1973. The paper, published daily except Sunday, lists Odell as president and notes merger details, post office classification, and subscription rates for in state and out of state readers.
A fragmented editorial fragment critiques officiating in a small town athletic scene. It depicts tension between a local editor, players, and coaches and hints at assigned time constraints during a visiting event, with unclear specifics.
A fragment describes a broad duty placed on the state agriculture department by a national context. The text references oath, duty, and overarching oversight, but lacks clear specifics or named entities.
Abeggier are towed and Louis Felder’s home quarantined for scarlet fever. Five years. Hol steins valued at $100,000 are sent to California. Miss Jessie Bast stock at $1.00.
Belinda sobers from panic after a mother’s death, urged by Sandra and Spenser to face consequences. The coroner confirms instant death and Belinda battles guilt, fearing judgment while planning a temporary exit to California with Red. Belinda admits love for Sandra and resolves to leave, then writes a farewell note.
Browntown residents and friends visited Monroe events including Mrs C L Crago Verl Small Elvira Staffacher and others at the George Keller home. Farm Bureau members plan a Christmas party December 1 in the Cadiz town hall with a program and lunch. Max Lueck and family heard from Sgt Awaldt Lueck at Ft Sheridan that he will soon be home.
Birthdays for December are listed by day with names ages and routes including Norma Cresson 5 Monroe route 3 Rose Rothembuehler 11 Monroe route 3 Marlene Zimmerman 9 Monroe route 3 LaVerne Schindler 4 and 8 Freeport route 2 etc. The notes show many children from Monroe and surrounding areas with ages ranging from 2 to 13 and addresses or routes.
A writer finds a cracked hen egg with a Canada stamp on his hotel desk and recalls a wartime chat with a British couple about rationed food and the impact of Anglo American loan talks. The wife notes scarcity of food clothing and shoes, hoping for spring relief.
A list of new members with named towns and birth dates appears, including Lois Anderson of Rockford Illinois and several Leopold and Jensen family members from Juda and Beloit. Other entries include Wilde and Bergum families with ages or upcoming birthdays and locations such as Winslow Monroe and South Wayne.
South Wayne churches list services with pastor Hal C Snow of South Wayne. Lamont and Gratiot congregations hold church school times at 10 am 8:30 am and 9:30 am with worship services at 7 30 pm and 9 30 am respectively. Next service date noted is December 16.
New Glarus residents Miss Frieda Kaech and James Kaech with Madison ties spent days with their mother Mrs. Al Kaech. Rosa Strahm visited with Ernest and Miss Dicenees Wartenweiler among county educators and local families to share news and support.
David slips away from town to explore a vast zoo and its animal houses. He navigates bears elephants rhinos and a hidden hippo pool while chasing rabbits and dodging a closing-time guard. The eerie spell on his sister looms as night falls and cages shut.
A boy hunts a large room full of white rabbits hoping one resembles his sister Mary. He checks countless cages and lifts a bunny, but none prove to be Mary as the rabbits swarm and confuse him. He imagines a magical land as the scene unfolds.
Social visits and domestic updates across Madison Monroe and New Glarus include Lions lighting streets with Christmas decorations and Eastern Star officers elected. Navy man James Kaeser on leave visits family while Gerald Disch's kin plan to return home. Local listings mention hospital stays, bridge clubs, farm sales, and Heifers for Relief fund progress.
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