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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1945
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times is a daily newspaper published in Monroe Wisconsin. It states Emery A Odell as president and confirms entry at the Monroe Wis post office as second class matter.
The piece labels the 1945 University of Minnesota team as a flop per sportswriters. It contrasts American postwar mood with wartime reversals, noting defeats of German and Japanese forces, British political shifts, and a fablelike set of dramatic, symbolic images ending with a Christmas Eve scene and a stamp shortage notice.
Birthdays of Evening Times Club show party dates from Sunday December 23 to Friday December 28. Names include Lorraine Portmann Marilyn Marritt Edward Blumer Kenneth Steiner Barbara Chambers Mary Ann Olen Dean Holcomb Roth Dawn Ludwig Carolyn Wood Robert Hoesly Mara Lee Kildow Lea Larson Ella Zee Newman Donna Blum Judith DeVoe Rosa Stuedli Carol Jensen Gene Gerber Charlie Martin Larson Norma Stark LeRoy Jensen Thomas Marean Phyllis Alexander among children aged 3 to 13 with various hometown routes and addresses.
William G. Fenger in Mankato Minnesota has turned a power lawn mower into a snow plow by removing blades and attaching a wide metal blade. He guides the modified machine through drifts to clear snow around his home. A separate note from San Diego reports a thief took a 15 foot Santa Claus figure from Sanford Wolcott's service station valued at 50 dollars. In Los Angeles a bulldog terrier named King is praised for heroism after guiding a man to safety and later saving a child from danger in a burning house.
In Bozeman Montana a storefront shows only a drawing of a shirt and a sign reading This is what they looked like when we had them. The image evokes nostalgia for past clothing styles displayed in a bare window.
The East Rochester office reports a stamp shortage due to heavy Christmas demand. Officials warn customers to plan ahead as supplies run low and delays may occur in mailing during the holiday season.
A regional notice lists Roger Allen Schindler seven of Freeport Route 2 Anita Figi eleven of Juda Route 2 and Othmar William Meier six of Monticello Route 1. The article notes that birds require at least 25 generations to adapt to new environments.
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