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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1945
Page
4
Under date of June 21 the Chicago branch of the Great Western Paint Co urges buyers to stock up as paint and some pigments are scarce due to reduced oil allocations. They claim their paint is top quality and urge contacting painters promptly.
The notice offers to buy livestock including hogs cattle calves sheep with prompt quotes. It lists contact routes at Monroe and Juda yards and provides multiple phone references for arranging pickups and shipments.
Night janitor and painters sought for Camp Grant Alabama for essential war work. Out of town lodging provided, up to 70 hours weekly, pay $1.37 per hour with time and half after 40. Apply to Painters' Representative Labor Temple Rockford Illinois. Also listed are help wanted female, a housekeeper on a farm, and wages for washings and ironings with local contact box.
Market reports show hogs scarce with top at 14.75, cattle and calves mixed gains, 45 000 head across twelve markets. Feeds and cattle values varied with yearlings and steers rising, sheep receipts light but steady bids, butter and eggs steady as grain prices trend lower.
Gunlock Utah native Sgt Rex A Leavitt before joining the Army missed a mortar target by 200 yards on Luzon and blew up a Japanese ammunition dump. He had fired at 18 ranges under his company commander who ordered him back to the original target. The dump exploded and kept exploding for three hours.
Advertisement for Simplicity style Pattern 9339 with a gathered bow front. It markets size options from 14 to 42 and notes fabric yardage for size 16. Includes request for 20 cents and mailing address in New York Pattern Department.
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