Council Hears Sealer Report on Food Package Weights
City Sealer J B F Amos presented a quarterly review to the City Council showing about 40 food packages in Monroe stores failed to meet weight or lacked weight indications. The report covers tests of scales measures weights food packages dry goods garages and filling stations with several shortages or misbranding findings. Mayor Evans praised Amos for doing an excellent job after the oral briefing.
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Monroe
J.B.F. Amos
Amos
Orville R. Evans
Sobell renews fight in New York for new trial
Convicted spy Morton Sobell has filed papers in U S District Court seeking release from a 30 year sentence or a new trial claiming his 1951 conviction violated constitutional rights and was unfair in several respects.
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Sobell
New York
Morton Sobell
U.S. District Court
Riemer Couple Wins Yule Lighting Contest
In Brodhead, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Riemer won first prize for Christmas decorations in a contest judged by the Brodhead Jaycees. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ties took another prize.
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Riemer
Brodhead
Arthur Riemer
Brodhead Jaycees
Fred Ties
Unspecified contest places announced local event results
Second place and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fetterhoff, third. Judges were Dick Kamps, Jerry Schmitt and Dick Brewer.
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Ray Fetterhoff
Dick Kamps
Jerry Schmitt
Dick Brewer
NYC Post Office Clerk Must Handle 16 Letters a Minute
A distributing clerk in the New York City Post Office is required to process at least 16 letters per minute as part of standard workload expectations. The rule specifies a minimum rate to ensure mail handling efficiency.
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New York City
African Republic of Liberia
Astronaut John Glenn Flight Delayed To 1962
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida A launch attempt to orbit John H Glenn Jr by American astronauts has been postponed at least a week to January 23 at the earliest The delay stems from trouble with the Atlas booster rocket NASA would not comment and had not set a firm date previously Officials had aimed for a 1962 manned orbit after plans to launch in December and after New Year’s Day
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Residents Reuse Christmas Trees to Stabilize Pensacola Beach
In Pensacola Florida residents place about 1000 discarded Christmas trees on beach tops facing the wind to prevent sand erosion. The trees are laid end to end and overlapped to trap sand and reduce shifting along the shoreline.
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Pensacola
Fla
Pensacola Area
Pensacola Beach
Rent That Room Through Classified Ads
A brief notice invites readers to rent a room by placing ads in The Monroe Evening Times classified section. It highlights simple steps to contact the newspaper and post available lodging.
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Monroe Evening Times
Pvt Harold Kennison Returns to Colorado
Pvt Harold R Kennison Jr left Tuesday by special troop train from Galesburg Illinois for Camp Carson Colorado. He is in Co E 2 1st Tng Regt USATC Ft Carson and entered service December 12. Peter Alm Argyle also serves in the same unit. he is the son of Mr and Mrs Ross Alm. Mr and Mrs Harold Kennison Sr Mr and Mrs Albert Reynolds and Kirby Allen Babler accompanied them to Galesburg.
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Harold R. Kennison Jr
Galesburg
Camp Carson
Colo
Tng
USATC
Ft. Carson
Peter Alm
Argyle
Ross Alm
Harold Kennison Sr
Albert Reynolds
Kirby Allen Babler
Pvts. Kennison and
Alm
Wisconsin Crop Values Rise While Harvest Shrinks
Wisconsin 1961 crop acreage fell one percent from 1960 to 9.9 million acres yet total value climbed ten percent to over 455 million dollars. The Crop Reporting Service called the year strong with record yields in corn, grain and silage, late fall potatoes, cucumbers, and green lima beans, and tied records for peppermint oil and commercial onions.
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Madison
Wisconsin
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Manhattan
West Side
East Side
Carol Beichman
Charles
Pvt
Harold Kennison
Colorado
Aluminum Hammercraft
Club Aluminum
A&p
Allgood
S. R
U.S
Wis
Jane Parker
Angel Food
Florida
Borden
All Flavors
Wheaties
A&p Juice
Dole
Blue Rinso
Liquid Swan
Lux
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc
Super Markets
Sis
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