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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1947
Page
4
Advertisement information outlines irregular insertions and rates. It states the Monroe Evening Times edits or rejects content deemed inappropriate and that advertising charges apply per change. It mentions special rates on request and to call for an ad-taker.
An index style listing blends sale and rental notices with livestock and property wants, plus numerous advertisements for clothing, home goods, and hardware. Local shops offer clearance items, thermometers, shower curtains, blinds, and appliances, with various prices and seasonal promotions.
Norton and Schneider advertise farm supplies including fertilizer attachment and ton trucks for McCormick Deering corn planters, chicken feeders, and a Firestone shallow well pump. Wood and coal burning tank heaters reduced from 6.95 to 4.95. Kane and Stauffacher at 1710 10th Street listings and phone 810. Save with a Want Ad.
Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce urges drastic federal spending reduction starting June 1947 with about 25 billion proposed for 1947 48. It calls for fewer federal employees abolishing wartime agencies and delaying new public works until materials and labor are available. The note ends with Adm Pedro Alvarez Cabral credited for discovering the shores of Brazil in 1500.
Hog sales show 2.00 to 2.25 higher with top at 23.50 and weights 180 to 270 pounds at 22.75 to 23.25. 270 to 325 pounds at 22.25 to 22.75. sows up to 1.50 higher. Cattle and calves steady to higher. stockers mixed. weather slows trade. beef cows 13.25 to 16.50. good and choice weaners 22.00 to 26.00. stock cattle near standstill. Butter firmer, eggs mixed with higher U S standards and extras. live poultry steady with prices for fowls, roosters, fryers, and ducks listed.
The 1947 stock market stayed bearish with no urgent liquidation. Early gains faded and losses narrowed by midday. traders awaited labor news, congressional steps, and business outlook. Investors trimmed, reinvested or stood aside while Park & Tilford, Chrysler, Bethlehem, Southern Pacific, and others retreated, as bonds steadied and commodities varied.
Registration opened at the secretary of state's office with railroads and brewery industry reps among the first to register. A 1945 law requires monthly financial statements for early registrants and weekly statements after the first week, detailing meals, entertainment, location, and per person disbursements. The 1946 honey crop dropped ten percent from 1943.
A Monroe Evening Times pattern notice advertises Pattern 9449 a two piece fairy tale style for sizes 1 to 5. It features a cape with hood and a puff sleeve frock with a fitted chart detailing yardage for 35 and 54 inch fabrics and directs readers to send 25 cents to Pattern Dept. in New York.
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