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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1956
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription rates and delivery details for Monroe readers. It mentions the Associated Press license, regional pricing for Wisconsin and Stephenson County, and phone hours from morning to evening.
Editorial reviews the 1950s farm bill clash between Democrats and Republicans over advance bank payments, calling the GOP plan a needed workaround for timely aid while Democrats label it election year vote buying. It notes strategy shifts and urges passing workable legislation to ease farm relief quickly.
The Western powers announced failure of the latest East West disarmament negotiations in London due to Soviet Russia’s steadfast refusal to concede on inspection. The U N disarmament committee had optimism but outsiders remain puzzled. Eisenhower warned progress depends on Moscow’s cooperation, while Bikini testing continues amid the broader arms race.
A Louisiana parish prohibited Time Life and Look magazines from adjacent Bos ter Parish school libraries. The school board, via a yesterday announced A resolution, said the ban was immediate. It accused the publications of a systematic campaign to prejudice Americans against the South by biased column content.
A May 5 1946 note shows on the job training for Green County veterans taught by Edward Ensch, expert in farm problems. Albany water tower fire damages persist nearly half an hour to control. Wisconsin Republicans in Oshkosh back Circuit Judge Joseph R. McCarthy for U.S. Senate. Boy Scout first aid teams reach finals of council aid event in Freeport. Frosty weather hinders Wisconsin crops with poor prospects ahead.
A Northerner living in the South argues against Yankee prejudice toward Southerners and defends Northern press fairness. The writer urges mutual understanding, acknowledging sectional faults, and calls for tolerance in the debate over integration and civil rights. Copyright 1956 General Features Corp.
The Bright school Mothers Club held its final meeting of the season. Members exchanged potholders and planned a family trip to Madison on May 15. A filing cabinet was purchased for school use. Several members completed friendship quilts and transportation was provided for pupils and Mrs. Bernice Kingdon to visit the Historymobile in Brodhead.
Mrs. Herbert Mohn hosts Spring Grove visitors while others travel and reunite with relatives across Wisconsin and Illinois. Mentions include Hoosier Grove, Wisconsin Dells trips, Rochester hospital trips delayed by icy Baraboo roads, Great Lakes and Decorah connections, plus several local households hosting and visiting over a weekend.
Half of the 12 high school bands won firsts in concert, parade, and sight reading at the Brodhead music festival. Winners included Albany Orfordville Mazomanie Monticello Juda Belleville New Glarus Brodhead and others across concert parade and band fight reading events. Judges were Jorgenson Culp Sills and Justice.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Hefty and families from Monroe Seamen and Madison hosted and visited relatives in Janesville Baraboo Richland Center Sauk City York Pa Belleville Daleyville and Milwaukee over the weekend. The group included the Streiffs Slottens and Fredricksons with trips by plane between York Pa and Madison and Palmyra.
A reader summary notes Mayflower cargo history with livestock limits and provisions under Captain Christopher Jones. It recounts the General Court's split after a pig theft case, the move toward a two-body legislature, and later adoption of bicameral procedure by Congress, linking early practice to constitutional formation.
New members listed with names and addresses include Vivian June Boegl Route 3 Box 230 on February 6, 1958 Daniel Nathan Stephenson Route 1 Albany on May 7, 1955 Dawn Diane Blasing Durand TL on February 16, 1956 Linda Sue Blasing High street Pecatonica Ill August Lois Blaine ng dimmnerind ute 1 on May 7 Frederick Alan Salter 720 170 avenue on May 26, 1955
Carroll College will switch to a five day schedule next fall dropping Saturday classes. The school will add one class period to the morning and extend the day from 8 a.m. to 4 35 p.m. with a clear noon to 1 p.m. period.
AML boys and girls up to 12 are invited to join the Joe Evening Times Boys and Girls club. Fill out this coupon and mail to the Evening Times Club Monroe Wisconsin Street or R F Postoffice. Our text also references Leona meals and a note about Our Dumb Animals.
Six area men enlisted in April 1927 and are stationed at Great Lakes Naval Training Center Illinois for recruit training. Gerald E. Sawdey Jr and John William Larson, both Juda residents, join for four years, with others including Harold W. Stoehr Kenneth A. Schwartzlow Walter L Wyss and Richard A. Stocker entering the Naval Reserve for two years active duty. Chief Robert P. Ferguson reports openings in June and July for the High School Graduate Training Program on a quota basis.
The Atomic Energy Commission authorized two large private nuclear plants with combined costs near 100 million dollars. Consolidated Edison will build a 55 million dollar plant on 350 acres near Buchanan on the Hudson River, aiming for 236000 kilowatts and completion by October 1, 1960. Commonwealth Edison plans a 45 million dollar facility at Grundy County Illinois, with 180000 kilowatts and a September 30, 1960 completion target.
Industrial Commission reports 1,492,100 employed in April 1956, up 30,800 from April 1955. Labor force totals 1,543,100 with 44,900 unemployed and 6,100 in labor disputes. Year earlier labor force 1,515,600 with 51,300 unemployed. Excludes Armed Forces.
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