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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1945
Page
2
The fragment outlines the Monroe Evening Times founded October 13 and its absorption by the Monroe Daily Journal in 1923. It lists publication details, post office filing, Associated Press leased wire service, and delivery options with pricing and mailing rates.
Editorial recalls the scuttling of the Graf Spee in the Montevideo estuary near Buenos Aires. The pocket battleship, wounded after bombs and shelling, sought shelter in Uruguayan waters but faced internment or 24 hour notice, as the crew buried three dozen dead before further fires erupted.
The piece examines how war era strain shifts moral norms and boosts divorces in Britain and other nations. It notes that before 1938 women could not file for adultery, but after reform they could, causing a surge that spiked during and after conflicts, then fluctuated with wartime dynamics.
Blue Boy, Mary, and fairy folk join Santa on a hill as a spell threatens Mary’s fate. Santa promises to break the enchantment if possible and leads David to a cotton cloud ride toward the sigmy castle while villagers cheer for a hopeful dawn.
A disparate collection of items includes surplus alligators offered to zoos at five dollars per foot for bags, a note on meat rationing ending with red and blue points, a Montanan antlered tale of a bobcat encounter after a jackrabbit chase, and a Chicago service station robbery where a clerk witnessed a fleeing trio without payment.
Community updates note Christ A. Vickers visitors in Blanchardville. Carol Fankhauser and Nancy Lee baptized with sponsors. School play Johnny On The Spot staged. Army discharge awaited for Kittelson. Multiple baptisms, farewells, promotions, and family gatherings cited across Blanchardville, Madison, Monroe, and nearby towns with local church and school ties.
Washington reports a total lunar eclipse on December 18 visible in the United States. If skies are clear the eclipsed moon will resemble a large red Christmas bulb, with a one hour twenty minute total phase. Smithsonian expert Dr. Charles G. Abbott notes the eclipse is the first since 1942 visible in the U S and discusses temperature swings on the moon during eclipse.
A Springfield store posts a witty sign in a window beside a shrinking banana stalk. The message claims shoppers will buy other items beyond bananas, reflecting light humor amid supply concerns.
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