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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1956
Page
4
Special 168,88 3% Ton Deluxe and 1 Ton Deluxe priced at 299.95 and 399.95 with a 5 year cooling system. Gambles promotes trying a Maytag washer at home for one week with a free demonstration call for details.
Behring Motor Co Your Lincoln Mercury Dealer on highway 69 South invites shoppers. Open Sundays and evenings for convenience. Local contact at 850 area code phone line.
Maple red oak basswood and walnut priced by the thousand. Emery Pope lists contact in New Glarus at 306R12. Junked cars batteries and metals fetch top prices. Auto shop offers mechanical work welding and new iron. Alston's Auto Parts reachable at phone 1090.
Miscellaneous items note Basswood slats and stave bolts delivered to Monroe and Garden Prairie. Milwaukee Road invites bids by May 28 1956 to sell the 24 by 31 foot waiting room and office portion of its Monticello Wisconsin station building, with purchaser removing salvage and cleanup. bids to W M Cameron Madison. Financial notices seek loans of 11000 and 15000 with real estate as security. Legal notices include probate actions for Albert Stoltt also known as Al Stolt and court orders for administration and claims with publication dates in May and August 1956.
Bill Lillard a 28 year old Chicago bowler becomes the first man to win three titles at one American Bowling Congress tournament The 53rd annual event ended after 79 days He led Falstaff Beer of Chicago to the team title paired with Stan Gifford for the doubles crown and with a 2018 total won all events His prize money reached 2180 75 topping last year’s 2068 33 won by Fred Bujack of Detroit
Salable hogs 8,000 up 25-50 with many at full advance. Cattle 20,000 and calves 300. steers slow to 50 lower, heifers steady, cows steady, bulls strong to 50 higher. Prime and high- grade stock steers 21-23.5, utility cows 11.75-14, stockers 18.5-19.75. Butter steady, eggs steady with wholesale prices unchanged or slightly lower.
Mt Pleasant Homemakers club marked its 20th anniversary with a Saturday dinner at the Sasino, followed by court whist prizes. The 23 member group counts five charter members Mmes Kate Purinton Henry V Baehler Harvey Elmer Jake Schultz and John Dooley among its founders. Attendees included Mmes Albert Marty William Buehl Sr Emery Silver Jake Schultz Harvey Milbrandt John Lehr Ralph Rubly Abraham Kubly Alfred Isely Charles Hefty Earl Feldt Clara Elmer Harvey Elmer James Dooley Gilbert Disch John Daubert Henry V Baebler Willis Babler and Lena Babler.
A U S government survey of 32 federal agencies shows 19 771 business type activities owned by the government with capital assets totaling 11 861 990 569 dollars. The government operates most plants while some are run by private contractors. Enterprises span armament ship manufacture underwear repair farming mining and logging.
Dr H C Danforth about 60, once GM plant physician, telephoned his wife Sunday evening when she visited a son's home in Fort Atkinson, then shot himself as she listened. He had practiced medicine in the area for about 20 years and was said to be in ill health.
Monticello Times notes Mrs Ida Frehner New Glarus spent Sunday at the Max Davidson home. Mrs Lena Babler returned home Friday after a week's visit with daughter Mrs Phil Papes in Waukegan. Mr and Mrs William Erb Moroe moved to Monticello in Ernest Gempel’s tenant house. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bauer Clarence Holcomb and Robert Holcomb Sr fished at Madison Saturday. Mrs F Marian Cunningham Waukesha visited Miss Fannie G Benkert and family. Benkert hosts included Mrs Elizabeth Blum and Werner Monroe. The Karlen and Stauffer families in Lake Mills were guests of their relatives Friday. UCLA on probation Victoria BC and Pacific Coast Conference three-year probation on intra conference rules. UCLA was fined about 95,000.
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