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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1948
Page
4
Classified ad from Monroe Evening Times promotes reversible fibre porch rugs in 6x9 6x12 and 8x10 sizes with assorted colors. Early delivery on special sizes. Snively and Snyder Your Home Furnishers.
Local classified listing shows multiple used cars including a 1934 Ford two door a 1941 Plymouth four door and a 1942 Chevrolet Aero sedan plus a 1947 Chevy Aero sedan at ALSTON'S AUTO PARTS. Also featured are farm equipment items from New Idea Sales and Service and Monroe Feed and Seed Co with tractors plows balers and accessories available for delivery or demonstration.
An early 20th century classified notice seeks a 51 year old female for secretarial work permanent position with good pay and excellent conditions. It also offers a general maid cook position for two adults with light entertaining, private bath, and laundry services, with contact Mrs A W Bush at 3223 N Lake Drive Milwaukee.
The Wisconsin Public Welfare Association convention urged removing present monthly maximums and paying dependents on an individual basis. Current benefits include $45 old age, $50 blind, and $80 for totally disabled. a $150 funeral expense stipend was proposed. They also urged a funding shift for social security and aid to the disabled, a time limit on child support delinquencies, and joint retirement pension funding by federal, state, and county governments for welfare workers.
Commerce Secretary Sawyer rejected Rep Crawford's demand to remove John C. Virden head of the OIC. Virden already offered to resign and his daughter works for Tass and is linked to a communist group but Virden is opposed to communism and deemed eligible for his post. No nation has publicly offered support. The U.S. hopes Russia will refrain from offering any.
Slaughter hogs priced 3.50 to 4.00 higher for heavies and sows 3.00 to 3.50 higher as salable hogs reach about 1,000 to 5,000 head. Cattle receipts about 500 with weighty steers up 2.00 to 3.00, yearlings 1.00 to 2.00 higher. canners and cutters and bulls also higher. High-choice steers top at 35.35 per hundredweight with several loads at 35.25. average steer cost for first three days 32.22, a record, while good beef cows reach 27.00 and dealers stay strong at 31.00 down.
Wall Street traders saw a quiet session with few price changes. Turnover reached about 700000 shares, far below last Saturday’s 2590000, as Skelly Oil fell about 3 points while Pacific Western Mission Corp and others edged higher.
The Wisconsin Friendship fleet names the Carmelfjell as the second ship to sail from Racine on June 28 for Copenhagen Denmark. The vessel will load Wisconsin export products in Milwaukee the week of June 21 and stay two days in Racine before departure. It will visit Oslo Bergen and Stavanger after loading.
A coroner's jury found John Berndt, 55, of Waterford died of acute alcoholism and exposure after being missing since March 30 and found May 2 in a swamp near Waterford. District Attorney Edward A. Krentzke announced the verdict.
Smart pattern 9024 offers cape sleeves a soft skirt and waist bow. Includes complete illustrated sew chart and sizing from 12 to 42 with yardage for size 16. Send 25 cents to Monroe Evening Times Pattern Department New York for this pattern.
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