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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1946
Page
2
A critical look at racketeering linked to labor unions and wage practices, arguing that new deals empowered union ringleaders to push for wider pay rights. The piece predicts rising demands for pay during all work phases and warns of further restraints on labor as reforms pass Congress.
A discussion of efforts to fix championships in pro football and the broader gambling culture in America. The piece cites past scandals such as the 1919 World Series and warns of the dangers of juvenile gambling, urging caution over federal crime proposals and calling for broader solutions.
A Bel Air resident reported mountain lions stalked and corralled two wandering deer near the city’s still-wild hills. A subsequent effort involved dogs to down the animals, highlighting wildlife activity in the area.
A 1936 column notes Arthur Brisbans death and funeral service for Melvin Burris in Blanchardville Colleen Bowman aged 3 dies from a skull fracture in a fall from a car and marriages include Minnie Mohns to Ralph Ninneman in Christmas Day Selma Wittner wed to G Dougherty Norma Bloom with Russell Van Matre seeking a marriage license Also mentions 25 years ago 1921 Christmas gun injury to Peter Soliva and marriages of Mabel Olson to Fred Probst Sadie Martin to Kenneth Boyd and bankruptcy filing by the Robert Ingersoll company Watchmakers D.A. Triple T club dancing party noted.
Frank Shaw and friend McCall Edmondson drifted after their rowboat struck a sunken log on Little River. Shaw sat in the hole to keep the boat from sinking while quick bailing helped them reach shore safely. Old Chinese Custom mentions county sheriff Rhule proposing cymbal method to chase pigeons from Springfield courthouse.
After a year apart, Frank Consango’s Irish setter Red came home on Christmas Eve. Frank Jr and Ralph prepared a big Christmas dinner and new toys. Yesterday Red was let out. he bounded across the yard in three strides and leaped the fence on the fourth, leaving his family to wonder if he will return by next Christmas.
Miss Bette Gravenor of Madison visited Albany Sunday with Mrs Laura Jones. Mr and Mrs Ernest Schenk of Jordan Prairie celebrated a silver wedding anniversary Sunday attended by relatives including the Rynher Schenk and Thurman families. Home economics girls hosted a tea for mothers and friends with Lois Grossman teaching. Family dinners and Christmas Day visits connected Albany, Madison Beloit and Rockford families including Thurman, Thurman, Thurman, and Stafford.
Mr and Mrs Robert Holcomb Jr baptised their son Gary Robert after services at Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed church. Sponsors were Mrs Werner Saxer and Kenneth Johnson. The Holcombs hosted a dinner for relatives and friends including the Saxers and Wirths. Various visitors from New Glarus Madison and Prairie du Lac joined Christmas week gatherings with local families.
A lengthy list of Christmas dinners and gatherings is reported from Monroe and nearby towns. Families including the Wilds Voegels Lovelands and Schmidts hosted relatives and friends, with numerous visits noted across Madison Monroe Racine and New Glarus. Birthday celebrants and social visits are also listed among the holiday activity.
Rice Lake and nearby communities record a busy Christmas season with numerous family visits. Residents travel to pay respects and share meals with relatives in Monroe New Glarus Verona Shullsburg Dayton Pueblo and Chicago reflecting town customs and holiday hospitality.
A reflective dedication to perseverance and faith opens the page, followed by a holiday sales surge. Promotions urge appointments at Wagner's Health Baths for rheumatism and circulation relief, then advertise a four day pre-inventory sale at Lee's with values on dresses coats suits and fur items, plus shoe repair tips from The Tread Right Shoe Shop and blanket closeouts at Etter's featuring Monticello and other makers.
Baker's Book Store stocks various greeting cards including New Year, Christmas, birthday and anniversary designs. Prices range from 5c to 25c with several styles available for every occasion.
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