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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1945
Page
4
Shoppers' Guide notes women should bring fur coats for storage tomorrow and Saturday. Milady's, The Style Shop, and Link Store advertise eyelet dresses, sizes 10 to 20, while Lee's promotes smart suits. Snively and Snyder feature fine furniture.
For sale: 25 spring pigs about unknown weight, served by Robert Sch of Browntown. Angus bulls of serviceable age offered by Ben F Feldt of Monticello. two Duroc Jerseys with 16 pigs listed by George Wendlandt Route 2 Brodhead. Holstein bull dam with 900-D H L A record by W G Timm. Belgian team horses age 4-5, weight 3940 by William Sletten one mile east of Blanchardville.
For Sale two chairs and a large settee from a 24 wicker set. Contact Monroe at telephone 1470. Cheap is taken at once. Piano offered at phone 680 after 7 p m.
Several items priced from 35 dollars and up. M Earl Clark listed. Miscellaneous includes land rollers and clod crushers 9 and 10 foot Geigel Co phone 81. Corn planter Black Hawk A 1 condition Ray Severson Jena. Boy's bicycle good condition and tires. Telephone 867 Monroe. Girl's bicycle pre war in excellent condition 719 22nd avenue Phone 517.
Job listing seeks a woman for care of a 6 year old girl and general housework at the Monroe Hotel. Offers $10 a week for summer duties. Apply in person to Mrs. Roy Footh at Wis Butternut Road Madison 4. state age, experience and references. Cleaning woman already employed.
Female experienced maid sought by Mrs J M Linden at 1286 West Stephenson Street Freeport Illinois. Good wages offered.
Walter S. Chub Warren of South Wayne, a carpenter who ran a local mill, was found dead at his home. Born January 11, 1866 in Wayne township, he was last seen Tuesday evening and died of natural causes. Survived by a son, Robert of Seattle. widow Maggie Bennett and a daughter Dora predeceased him. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hanson Funeral Home with Rev. Walter C. Snow officiating. burial in South Wayne Cemetery.
Rev. T Kleven of Battle Lake Minn will address services in York Lutheran church Wednesday and Blanchardville Lutheran church Thursday as he pursues candidacy for pastor of the Blanchardville parish. Local families and visitors share calls and visits in the area through the weekend and Mother's Day gatherings.
Funeral services for 82 year old Ursula Elmer were conducted Wednesday at 2 PM at Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev. Alvin C. Rabehl officiating. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery. Pallbearers included Henry Klassy Loveland Holcomb Babler Escher and Duerst. Friends and relatives from Monroe Madison New Glarus Okee and Belleville visited and gathered for the service.
Bowen Joe Bowen Jr MM1c son of Mr and Mrs Joe Bowen of Chicago and former Orangeville residents on the Wasp during a mission, on leave at home. Eaton Willis Eaton Navy ship baker who enlisted 1940 expected to visit Albany wife and child. Grabow Roger leave here reassignment in Chicago. He has 20 years in service with Pacific duty and visited sister Mrs Herbert Anderson in Rockford with mother Mrs Chlora Grabow. Pvt Robert Grabow recently joined the Army and S Sgt Kenneth Grabow in Co K Philippines. Hein John Hein GM1c on 30 day leave with mother Mrs Alma Hein Juda returning to Charleston South Carolina.
Noble Mr and Mrs H M Noble of Orangeville announce their son Jack Noble, who has served in the South Pacific for the past 30 years, is on his way home.
Private Dan W. Parmer formerly of Company K, Schick General Hospital Clinton Iowa has been moved to a convalescent camp in Edinburg Indiana after being wounded twice in action.
Pvt. Kenneth W. Welton arrives at Fort Sheridan Illinois after several months as a German prisoner during 18 months overseas duty. He will spend several days there before visiting his mother Mrs. Jennie Welton at 1128 24th Street for a furlough.
Salable hogs 5 000 with total 10 500 at 14 3/4 for 140 lb barrows and gilts. sows 14 00. Cattle 4 000. fed steers and yearlings firm to 17 1/2. calves 14 50 to 17 00. stock cattle slow. cows active. Sheep 7 500. lambs 15 40 to 15 75 for western woolies. No. 1 pelts 15 25. native ewes 8 00 to 8 50.
Chicago market notes show butter firm at receipts 406,141 with unchanged prices, eggs firm on receipts 15,524, market unchanged, and live poultry steady with 6 trucks 2 cars received. FOB prices listed for March.
Chicago grain futures firmed overall but new crop wheat ran on the off side as profits and long liquidation appeared at times. Resting orders and short covering steadied contracts for prompt delivery while cash interests sold July and September wheat. Reports of a light frost in the southwest failed to damage the winter crop as pit traders sold. receipts listed wheat 19 cars corn 123 oats 8 soybeans 41.
New York trading led by rail stocks posted a modest gain as markets climbed on renewed optimism. Peaceward issues drew buyers betting on postwar prosperity while armament stocks held their ground or advanced. Investment funds showed more activity as corporations boosted sentiment and trading slowed after midday as profits were taken. Bonds varied and commodities generally slipped.
City planners from Milwaukee Chicago and other cities with over 100000 residents met to flag delays in federal inter regional highway programs. Officials blamed poor city state cooperation and Milwaukee faced required matching funds, with a 15 to 20 year horizon for securing federal aid.
Print ad for Marian Martin pattern 9216 a camisole top sundress that unfolds to suit wear with bolero. Sizes 12 through 44 with yardage given for size 16 and 35 inch bust. pattern costs twenty cents and is ordered from Monroe Evening Times Pattern Dept New York.
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