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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1960
Page
4
Annual March Sale features a wide array of classics and postwar models. Listings include 1960 Plymouth demonstrator, 1959 Dodge 4-door hardtop, 1959 Plymouth, 1958 DeSoto, 1957 Dodge models, 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air, and multiple Ford, Chrysler, and Pontiac departures across 1950s to 1960. Prospective buyers see 2- and 4-door sedans, hardtops, wagons, and ton pickups.
USED MACHINERY 1955 Massey Harris 44 4 diesel tractor 1953 Oliver 88 diesel tractor overhauled and painted 1948 M D diesel tractor Ford 8 N tractor overhauled and painted with 502 New Idea leader McCormick C tractor and cultivator John Deere A tractor 1949 Massey 44 gas tractor Several 2 and 3 bottom plows McCormick 10 ft tandem disc McCormick 12 ft tandem disc NEW MACHINERY Special on new grain drills just one 14x7 and 16x7 left Special on McCormick 4 section drags 120 complete CARTER GRUENEWALD Monroe Juda OX hay rain free alfalfa 800 bales. Wm Heitz Winslow Ill Phone Endicott 73310.
Classified notices show several male help wanted openings for Swiss cheese factories and farm work. Positions include rindless Swiss cheese plant work at Pleasant Hill Cheese Co Orangeville and factory jobs at Chadwick and other locations with phone contacts. Also listings for single men to haul milk and light farm labor.
A three count reckless homicide indictment was returned against Thomas Schoenhard 18 of Pearl City by a Stephenson County grand jury. He failed to post 3000 bond and was to be arraigned in Circuit Court today for the March 12 Freeport crash that killed Leo Dailey 33. As an outgrowth a local club and two individuals face charges for providing beer to Schoenhard and two 19 year old companions.
Footville Lumber Co. awarded the contract to construct a new assembly building at Rock River Christian Camp. The 30 by 64 foot cement block and frame structure, seven miles northwest of Polo, will host classes and general gatherings and is a project of the Christian Church. Completion is set for June 1.
The U S Weather Bureau lists skiing conditions at numerous Wisconsin and Upper Michigan locations. Readings include new powder and packed bases ranging from one half inch to several inches with most sites rated good or excellent.
The Soil Bank Act of 1956 created two programs Acreage Reserve and Conservation Reserve. The Acreage Reserve ended. the Conservation Reserve runs until 1960 and requires a new act to continue in 1961. Contracts extended to 1968. The program aims to retire cropland to reduce surplus crop production and storage costs with fair rental payments to farmers not exceeding 25 000 dollars per acre or 20 percent of land value, whichever is lower. Green County rentals range from 9 to 24 dollars per acre.
Hogs traded strong to higher with mixed grades and loads around 16 per cwt for 200-260 lb butchers while 260-280 lb hogs posted 15.40 to 15.85. Cattle receipts limited with slaughter steers around 28.50 per cwt, cows 16.00 to 21.50, and veal-like calves not listed. Butter and eggs steady in CME trading with wholesale prices largely unchanged. Corn and oats futures shown with No 3 yellow at 1.14 and No 1 heavy oats at 79-79 1/2 cents per bushel.
TV listings brief the evening with Rawhide The Snow of Kilimanjaro and Champion films Gunsmoke Bonanza and War Paint on Channels 3 13 27 33 and 39 plus boxing match Benny Parrot versus Federico Thompson and Industry on Parade notable books of 1959 and playoff basketball on Channel 33 39.
The program restricts grain only land from soil bank use, bans permanent pasture or woodlands, and requires control of noxious weeds. Violations bring heavy fines, deducted from rental payments, with no harvest or grazing on contracted land. Farms are spot checked and tips from informers flood in. Green County has 71 contracts with annual payments exceeding $100,000.
Janesville special report notes Joseph Carpenter, former Milton police chief since 1958 who resigned to pursue the Rock County sheriff race. Carpenter, who served 22 years with the Janesville police before retirement in 1953, previously lost the Republican primary to Sheriff A. L. Capelle and now seeks the Democratic nomination.
Singer Rosemary Clooney and husband Jose Ferrer welcome a baby boy in Santa Monica. The Ferrers already have two sons and two daughters, expanding their family.
Purdue University nutrition specialists warn that refreezing previously thawed foods reduces quality and nutritional value. They advise thawing foods safely in the refrigerator and avoiding refreezing when possible to preserve taste and texture.
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