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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
8
Beanie hates Christmas and steals Betsy’s clay Dumdiddy then escapes into the city. He meets a disguised Santa who warns of a black mark on good children and departs. The Dumdiddy remains with Beanie as he navigates a night, later aiding a robber and fleeing the scene.
Appleton Post-Crescent reports Wisconsin will not run statewide free clinics for polio immunization under the Salk program. State health officer Dr. Carl Neupert says vaccine funds of $670,000 are insufficient for mass clinics, so distribution will route through physicians.
Chicago Wisconsin Central Railroad declares a 2.00 a share cash dividend on its common stock. This is the first dividend paid after emerging from receivership in 1954, the railway having entered receivership in 1932.
Wisconsin and local units collected a record 580 million in taxes for the year ended June 30 1955 averaging 150 per resident. General property taxes rose to nearly 300 million about 52 percent of all tax receipts with education and local government reliance chief. Income taxes slipped to 117.6 million about 20 percent of totals. Highway user taxes including motor fuel and vehicle fees totaled over 74 million about 13 percent. A mountain lion statistic concludes the note with a separate fact on cubs.
Col J G Haynie of the nearby Badger Ordnance Works confirmed an impending layoff of nearly 500 workers at the Liberty Powder Defense Corp. facility. The reductions, spanning January through March, reflect a nationwide cut in ammunition production since the Korean War ended, leaving about 2100 employees with 40 percent women and 60 percent men affected.
David Ward, 22, who set fire to his aunt’s house saying he wanted to hurt someone, was found sane on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to arson. Sentencing is scheduled for Friday.
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