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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1958
Page
5
Charles Mercer interviews with light humor about why reporters talk to actresses and what attracts them to fame wealth and love. He notes actresses’ sensitivity to others opinions and their punctuality habits while contrasting TV stars with evolving caution in recent years.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bohren of 704 24th Avenue plan a two month trip to Switzerland leaving June 4 on a nonstop New York Zurich flight. Mrs. Bohren formerly Clara Kueng visits for the first time. Mr. Bohren will see his sister in Interlaken after 37 years away. She has relatives in Grindelwald. Bohren made cheese 30 years and has served five years as an assistant to the brewmaster at Huber Brewery. Mrs. Bohren works as an aide at St. Clare hospital.
Mrs Elaine S Carrington a 66 year old radio writer who created Pepper Youngs Family and other daytime dramas died Sunday She introduced the serial drama to radio in 1933 and also created When a Girl Marries and Rosemary
Washington obituary for David Judson Haykin a Library of Congress cataloguing specialist born in Russia who died Sunday at age 62.
Mrs. Lena Kaplan, 75, a founding member of Hadassah the women’s Zionist group in America, died Saturday. She was married to Dr. Mordecai Kaplan professor of the philosophies of religion at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Charles Calvin Dodge, 93, a naval architect and former arctic explorer, died Sunday in Lake Worth, Florida.
The Monroe high school introduces a four year vocational agriculture course led by Kenneth C. Allen with 72 students. The program blends on farm projects, FFA participation, and university credit toward a short course certificate. The course covers soils animal husbandry farm management mechanics and crops with a dairy lab and current equipment limits.
Wallace Homemakers club members entertained their husbands at dinner Friday at the Casino. A family picnic was planned for June 1 at Evansville. At the April meeting Ida Voegels was elected president with James Pierce as secretary Fred Moser as vice president and Hubert Freitag as treasurer.
Detroit special report notes the Automobile Manufacturers Association figures for 1947 to 1957. It cites 69 million vehicles produced, 57 million passenger cars, 105 billion wholesale value, 140 million tons of steel, 5.3 trillion miles driven, and 410 billion gallons of gasoline. Passenger car registrations rose 81.9 percent to 56,101,000. truck and bus registrations 59.1 percent to 11,130,000. Driver licenses rose from 54.5 million to 80 million. Family ownership climbed to 73 percent with two or more cars at 12 percent. Special user taxes totaled 57.5 billion dollars, trucks paid 16 billion.
Federal officials project a record about 85 000 business bankruptcies this fiscal year and expect 95 000 in the next year starting July 1. Edwin L. Covey, head of the bankruptcy division, told the House Appropriations Committee the previous year saw 73 761 filings, the high to date, with a low of 10 196 in 1946.
Beloit College junior Kathleen Beckwith of Whitewater was crowned Beloit Relays queen by President Dr. Miller Upton. Donna Gustafson, daughter of Mrs. May Gustafson, was among six sorority finalists. Eighteen college teams from seven states competed with over 300 athletes in the relays program.
An advertisement urges readers to use the classified ad service to convert belongings into cash. It markets quick, direct responses through in person visits or a phone call to engage potential buyers.
Cleveland report says Claud Foster, 85, famous for the Gabriel horn fortune, will spend about a half million dollars to buy electric organs for 700 Ohio churches. Installation starts this month with 15 instruments weekly across 88 counties.
Monroe Neighborhood Troop leaders and Troop Mothers will attend a training session Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kiwanis Youth Cabin as part of a new rule requiring overnight training before troop overnight trips. Instructors include Mies Roy Gillette Glen Hauser Kenneth Lamb Theron Vickerman and Robert Wrzosek with Miss Margaret Lamb guiding. Three skill levels available and cookout and daytime activity training offered.
Classified section guidance notes that want ads efficiently connect buyers and sellers. The piece emphasizes clear wording, accurate details, and timely placement to maximize results for both sides.
The USDA awarded contracts to process about 14,775,000 pounds of government owned cheddar into pasteurized process cheese in No 10 cans. Fisher Cheese Co Wa pakoneta Ohio 1,555,000 pounds 3.39 cents Lakeshire Marty Plymouth 1,260,000 pounds 3.43 cents Pauly Cheese Co Green Bay 3,900,000 pounds 3.37 cents A Sturm and Sons Manawa 900,000 pounds 3.41 cents L D Schreiber and Co Green Bay 4,400,000 pounds at
The notice cites 1 320 000 pounds priced at 3 46 cents with delivery to Washington Court House Ohio and mentions 3 41 cents at Cudahy Packing Co Omaha. It notes gold particle recovery from furnace smoke in factories making gold pen points and other articles, highlighting savings of money that would otherwise be lost as smoke.
David J. Crone electronics technician third class USN serves aboard the radar picket destroyer USS William Rush with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Crone and the ship is due to return to Newport July 1 after a five month cruise.
Emil A. Zorn, supervisor of dairy products grading for the State Department of Agriculture, retires May 1 after 26 years with the department. He began as a cheese grader on Oct 17, 1931, and previously worked as a cheesemaker and warehouse manager at Shawano. He was a judge in the world champion cheddar contests last fall.
Daily classified listings in The Times highlight affordable items and promotions across departments. Shoppers find deals on furniture appliances vehicles and services with limited time offers and local availability.
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