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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1954
Page
2
Public notice lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for Monroe Wisconsin and Stephenson County Illinois, with postal compliance notes. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and a contact telephone number is provided.
The 1954 Centennial County Fair marks Green County and Monroe County's long tradition from pioneering days to modern times. Early organizers faced ups and downs yet revived interest, ensuring a steady program that emphasizes agriculture alongside entertainment. Community volunteers and fair officials deserve thanks for sustaining the centennial program and its enduring values.
In a Congress briefing the Atomic Energy Commission says the United States remains far ahead in the atomic race and urges rapid development of reactors for domestic power. The note frames the era as a test of freedom and moral responsibility, while recalling hardship at a 1942 fair where rain forced programs to be canceled and workers to stay dry in cars.
A retrospective from multiple eras notes Roosevelt nominating Lt Gen Stilwell to full general and Allied forces advancing in Europe. It recalls wartime press, local officials wounded in action, and staff changes. Also covered are early 20th century fair events, local marriages, school activites, and bank/wage updates in Monroe and surrounding towns.
In a passionate defense, the writer argues fireworks define national pride for children, denouncing reformers who ban the celebration. He recalls dangerous yet cherished devices from gunpowder to dynamite and urges restoring the Fourth with loud, safe revelry for youth while critics retreat to basements.
Wisconsin dairy officials report American cheese prices edging up half a cent for cheddar while small styles show little change. Demand for small forms, notably single daisies, remains active early week then eases. Wisconsin Swiss prices stay near steady. butter at terminal points remains fully steady as demand modestly improves and supplies thin.
The market extended its seventh straight weekly advance with the Associated Press average rising to 133.20, the highest since October 1929. Brokers expect a normal reaction, but broad gains persisted across tobaccos, shipbuilders, watchmakers, textiles, and distillers amid a bullish trend. No ponies were shown at the 1942 fair.
A long list of birthday greetings for various individuals dated August 1 to August 7 appears, noting names and routes in Monticello Orangeville Browntown Argyle and other locales. An accompanying prose piece describes a strange visit of a lean alley-bred cat in a New York City walkup, detailing its calm, observant behavior and dignified demeanor.
The 1937 County Fair opened amid rain that day but drew a record one day crowd on the final Saturday August 21 and receipts expected around 4700 dollars. Elmo Bannister finally completed the long postponed bat man parachute jump on August 20 from 2900 feet as a magnesium flare lit the ground below.
A carnivene worker was bitten in the hand by a lion at the 85th County Fair in 1939. The injury was described as not serious and the worker returned to duty shortly after the incident, highlighting the fair’s robust first aid presence.
A fragment advertises membership for boys and girls up to 12 at the Evening Times Club with a mail-in coupon to Monroe Wisconsin. The rest is a narrative excerpt about a cat guest leaving, narrated by Clare White with courtesy to Our Dumb Animal.
Nate R. Lozier, 76, of Northport, died here today from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car while crossing a highway near his home. The accident occurred Monday and Lozier’s death was attributed to those injuries.
Madison Wisconsin legislative council released August meeting plans with sessions in Madison and out of state venues. The schedule lists events for August 4 12 13 17 18 19 20 23 26 and 27 28 including committees on subdivision and platting industrial development juvenile court welfare criminal code and university policies at venues such as Spooner Camp McCoy Milwaukee Washburn and Madison.
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