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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1950
Page
4
A listing details 1950 Chevrolet trucks including 34 ton pickups with 3 and 4 speed transmissions, 1 ton pickups with auxiliary springs, 1 ton stake body and 10 ton platform models, and 2 ton chassis and cab and stake body configurations with 700x18, 700x20, and 900x20 10 ply dual tires.
Farm Bureau and Green County Co op offer a selection of farm gear including twine weed killer DDT hog oil and John Deere power take off equipment. Items include 2 40 weed killer and 25 percent DDT plus hog oil medicated and related supplies from Monroe area retailers.
A furniture listing presents a deep freezer and refrigerator combination in excellent condition from sellers Phillips and Smith. The brief note adds the phrase he, implying a male contact for the sale.
Vincenzo Marino a 60 year old longshoreman fell between a freighter and a moving barge in Hoboken. Sam Sansevere a one legged worker dived 25 feet to free Marino and kept his head above water until rescuers arrived. He reattached his artificial limb and returned to his duties aboard the freighter.
Livestock receipts reach 12 000 hogs with fair to active demand and gains up to 50 cents for several weights. Cattle and calves total 12 000 and 500 respectively, with slaughter steers steady to 50 cents higher and yearlings and heifers advancing, while cows and bulls ease or hold. Poultry and eggs steady, grain futures mixed with July corn around 1.54 and soy near 3.22, while lard rises to about 12.30.
The New York market bottomed after a sharp drop triggered by radio and television issues. TV stocks fell about five dollars per share while most stocks lost fractions. Sugar shares and a few others showed relative strength as volume rose on declines and eased during a comeback.
Cubs lost a four-game series to the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 and 6-5 as Ken Raffensberger hurled a six-hit whitewash and Chicago hitters managed only 12 total hits. The White Sox dropped a 4-2 at St Louis ending a five-day tour with two wins in seven starts.
Myron Fohr of Milwaukee won the 150 mile AAA national stock car championship at State Fair Park before 33,553 fans. The $18,884 purse was the era’s largest for stock car racing, with Fohr completing the 1 mile oval in 2 hours 16 minutes 58.57 seconds at 65.6 mph to earn $4,595. Finishing order: Norm Nelson Racine second, Andy Granatelli Chicago third, Art Combs Emporia Kansas fourth, Jack Frank Los Angeles fifth. All used 1950 Oldsmobiles.
Oshkosh stays atop the Wisconsin State League after a 3-2 victory as Wisconsin Rapids falls. Green Bay routed Janesville 11-4 while Sheboygan beat Fond du Lac 14-3 and Appleton topped Wausau 10-2. Saturday results include Oshkosh 6-3 Appleton and Sheboygan 17-2 Wisconsin Rapids.
Report describes waao as a mythic figure from the African Sudan. The creature is said to be huge with no joints and a man shaped body covered in red hair. It is claimed to speak many languages.
Sun dress pattern T9302 with shadow-cool bolero promotes slenderizing effect. Available sizes 34 through 48. includes complete illustrated sew chart and 5 percent yardage for size 36 with 35 inch fabric. Send thirty cents to Marian Martin, Pattern Dept. The Times New York.
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