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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1962
Page
10
The article notes a shift after World War II as profits and incomes no longer rise automatically. Costs climb, competition intensifies, and foreign goods enter markets. Government guidelines target inflation, affecting labor talks, investment, and job creation while government influence in business decisions grows.
Voters approve a $3.9 million bond issue to fund a proposed high school swimming pool after rejecting the plan three weeks earlier when the pool was included in the proposal. The district had sought funding for the pool totaling $270,000.
Browntown fourth through sixth graders form the Good Americans club with Richard Gobeli as president and James Krebs as vice president. Mrs. Burton Hollinger teaches the grades. Christmas party plans discussed for Friday December 21. Nancy Fenner guest speaker showed Europe trip films.
The Wallace Homemakers Club of Monticello held a Christmas party with dinner at the Casino. Instead of a gift exchange the group contributed money to charity. Attendees included Mrs. George Legler Mrs. Hubert Freitag Mrs. James Pierce Mr. Millard Peters and others along with guest Mrs. Ethel Benoy.
Marvin Bidlingmaier won the special prize at the State Line Homemakers Christmas party held at the Alvin Bidlingmaier home with husbands as guests. Euchre winners included Mrs. James Devoe Mrs. Larry Bidlingmaier Clarence DeVoe and Frank Kline. Next meeting at Mrs. James DeVoe home with co-hostess Mrs. Leo Blasing.
Members of the Mid Century Homemakers Club held a Christmas party at the Russell Matzke home. Husbands attended as guests and exchanged small gifts.
Ball’s Mill homemakers hosted a Christmas dinner and party for husbands at the Casino in Monticello. Winners included Mrs. Kenneth Uhert, Mrs. Kenneth Feldt, Frederick Strahm, Roger Sullivan, and Ralph Mahikuch. Attendees were numerous couples from Monroe and Argyle, including John Brugger Jr and Bernard Albright.
Mrs. William Greub led the Four Wards Forward Home makers group at her home with a lesson titled Buffet Meals. Christmas carols were sung as part of the gathering.
The text outlines upcoming lessons at private homes. On Friday January 14 the Mrs William Stuckey home hosts a session led by Mrs Stuckey and Mrs Gerald Wickus on Food Facts and Facts. Earlier meetings are listed with Mrs Edna Mackey and Mr Pfister in charge.
The Merry Mrs. Homemakers hosted a Christmas dinner for their husbands at the Swiss Wheel. General chairmen included Mrs. Charles Mowbray and Mrs. Howard Schulz with help from Mrs. Del Brandenburg and Mrs. Don.
Arthur Mac Arthur of Janesville is named chairman of the Tourist and Vacation Committee of the Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce. He previously chaired the State Conservation Commission.
The article notes protectionism remains alive in both the United States and Europe as trade barriers persist. It highlights EU plans for a tariff free core with kept gates for others, Britain’s hesitation to join, and the political and economic pressures facing trade negotiator Christian Herter under Kennedy’s Trade Expansion Act. Tariff bargaining is described as a slow, complex process with many vested interests.
The piece discusses how European production is growing faster than in the United States, making tariffs appear more attractive for price protection. It notes the shift toward regional trading blocs that expand local consumer markets and raise the volume of goods available for export.
A social note lists visits among local families. Mrs Bessie Newman at White Haven nursing home receives a group of women from here. Residents of St. Clare and relatives of Grenzow, Arnsmeier, Earleywine, Harter, Ruehl and others share weekend calls and suppers across Monroe and nearby towns.
Augusta Georgia police report a break in at Howard Fairbrother’s dental laboratory. Thieves took about 4000 false teeth valued at unknown amount, leaving damage and alarm for the business owner. Authorities continue investigation.
Circuit Judge John L. Coffey sentenced three men Garelia Waggener and Jurkiewicz to reformatory terms after they pleaded guilty to criminally assaulting a 14 year old girl at Grant Park beach in South Milwaukee. The victim testified a motorcycle group ripped off her clothes and abused her.
Frogs, toads, newts and salamanders are among the most common amphibians. They represent an intermediate developmental stage between fish and reptiles in evolutionary history.
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