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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1957
Page
4
A classified notice advertises a fencing service offering hourly work at guaranteed rates. The ad includes contact phone Monroe 1832 and promises reliable installation and labor.
Various farm items in Monticello and Argyle areas including two row cultivators for Oliver models, Allis Chalmers mower, Ferguson and Ford cultivators, plows, corn planters, mowers, wagons, harrows, hay racks, septic tanks, plumbing sets, and fence posts. Vendors include Otis Hermanson Route 4 Monticello Conrad Elmer and Milford L Paulson. K Ramb rat poison also advertised.
Seeds and plants available including seed corn Blaney Wisconsin grown with B numbers proven. Seeds for new corn starter treated Cargill hybrids listed by multiple dealers. Real estate includes new two and three bedroom homes by Heinzelman Construction 1709 23rd Avenue Phone 1113.
Livestock prices slip with hogs generally 25 to 35 lower and cattle steady to mixed. No. 2-3 hogs 17.90 to 18.60, sows 14.00 to 16.00, cattle lighter weights active with prime weights steady, stockers and feeders firm, calves modest. Butter and eggs at Chicago Mercantile exchange show steady butter and lower wholesale egg prices amid extensive receipts.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department finds limited success in stopping overproduction as this year's wheat output may worsen the national surplus. The article notes ongoing government efforts struggle to curb grain production amid looming market impacts.
Prime time listings feature Voice of Fire stone Frances Wyatt on Channel 13 and 27 at 7 30 p m. Robert Montgomery Presents Return Visit with Joe Maross on Channel 39 at 8 30 p m. Studio One Babe in the Woods with Betty Furness on Channel 3 at 9 p m. Triangle Theater Guy Mitchell on Channel 27 at 9 30 p m. Dakota with John Wayne on Channel 27 at 10 30 p m. Guadalcanal Diary with William Bendix on Channel 138 at 11 30 p m. Name That Tune Suzanne Saalsaa on Channel 3 and 13 at 6 30 p m. Panic Peter and the Tiger with Richard Eyer on Channel 33 and 39 at 7 30 p m. Red Skelton Show with Jayne Meadows and Vincent Price on Channel 3 at 8 30 p m. Circle Theater Day of Disaster Rikers Island with Walter Brooke on Channel 39 at 8 30 p m. Theater Three Is Everybody Happy with Ted Lewis on Channel 3 at 10 15 p m.
The report notes that weather favorable for the remainder of the growing season could push the wheat harvest above 950 million bushels, about 50 million more than current prospects, despite retirement of a fifth of last year’s wheat land under the soil bank program. An existing reserve and surplus stands at 962 million bushels.
The Common Council meeting led by Mayor Brooks Dinwiddie opened with roll call. A list of claims totaling 19 044.70 was read and referred to the Committee on Claims. The council also reviewed a Chamber of Commerce request for airport funding, a Memorial Day program request, and an operator license application.
Blanchardville and nearby families report visits from Mr. and Mrs. Earl Soper of La Habra California and other relatives. Everett Soper hosts extended guests including Raymond Walker Oscar Beaversdorf Verona and Lawrence Oren Barneveld. E J Barber attends Darlington baptism for Larry Lyle Atkinson with family meals following.
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