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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1945
Page
4
The Monroe Evening Times states irregular insertions use a one time rate and ads must meet a three line minimum. Ads may be edited or rejected and changes incur a per change charge before or after publication.
The readable portion lists categories such as For Women For Sale Cat Livestock Farm Property Miscellaneous Wanted To Buy Livestock Property Miscellaneous For Rent Building and Materials Financial Business Opportunity Instruction Various Legal Notices. It appears to be a partial directory page with item codes and headings rather than a full event.
Shoppers' Guide lists women head or neck squares from Milady's $1 to $3.95. Sports wear from Lee's include shorts play suits and bathing suits. New rayon and silk curtain rods and floor wax at The Leader Store. Oak finish baskets from Fred Lanz Hardware Co. Minnesota Woolen Company introduces a 1945 line with virgin wool snow suits sweaters jackets. Sample appointment request to Minnesota Woolen via P.O. Box 689 Beloit Wisconsin.
Odds and ends listed with prices including wallpaper at 10 cents per roll wash boilers and a few men’s work shirts. Also offered 14 inch pipe wrenches and other small hardware items.
Full page list of livestock feed and sale items from Martin's Block Gustaves plus numerous farm equipment tractors planters and milker parts. Also advertisements for dairy farm land prices local crafts and household goods with contact details in Monroe Juda Belleville Monticello and Brodhead Wisconsin.
Classified brief notes a large tricycle or coaster wagon in good condition. Ready for pickup and placed in box 28 in care of The Times.
Monticello Doctor Ohlsen and Mrs Ohlsen of Milwaukee were callers Saturday. Hoesly couple returned from Okee. Ruth Stauffer attended Barbara Olson and Blythe Conrad wedding in Waukesha and poured at the reception. Joyce Pease visited New Glarus schools and stayed with Lila Mae Duerst. Loveland and Holcomb families visited Madison to see Ed Gempeler in hospital. Marty school near town closed for summer. teacher Eleanor Marty. Numerous guests visited Monroe, Madison, New Glarus, and Martintown families over the weekend.
Apparent weekend visits and social calls populate the Monroe area with residents such as Charles Schnetzler C M Stauffer and families in Mineral Point New Glarus and Milwaukee destinations. Notable mentions include Mrs Charles Schnetzler Madison weekend with her parents and the Mt Pleasant Homemakers club annual picnic at Recreation Park in Monroe.
Albany Times Special Service reports Mrs. J. W. Farnsworth aged 80 died at her Madison home. Private funeral and Roselawn burial followed. Born Grace Flint in Albany area, she married William Tilley and had Nathan Tilley and Mrs. P. T. Lemmel. Later wed Joseph Farnsworth and lived in Albany, then Madison. Survivors include her husband, two children, grandchildren, a brother Charles Flint and sisters Nettie Woodbury and Coyla Belle.
Mary Joyce Condon returns home for summer while Betty Robinson arrives for vacation with the Rob inson family. Madison couple Mr and Mrs Stanley Swartz visit, and Jay Lewis stays with his daughter after an operation. The Red B yearbook honors James H Larkin with staff listed including editor Betty Swartz and Clayton Ross sport editor.
Livestock details show salable cattle 6 000 and calves 800 with steers and yearlings up 15 to 25 cents, top steers at 17.90, hogs steady with sows at 14.00 and gilts at 14.75, and sheep 2 000 with lambs 15.50 to 15.25 per pelts. Butter and eggs firm. grain futures steady to strong with July wheat near 1.69 and corn at ceiling. Receipts: wheat 47 cars, corn 98, oats 5, soybeans 24.
New York stock market extended eight year highs with gains mostly fractional while some losses appeared. Trading quickened after the open and steady bonds with commodities recovering after an early stumble.
Washington reports a two million tire allocation set for June, up 500000 from prior supply, aimed at easing demand but still short. OPA Ration Chief Max McCullough says the boost will help but a backlog of 500000 to 600000 casing applications and higher failure rates keep the quota insufficient requiring several months of the same allocation before A card drivers can receive new tires.
The Imperial Institute reports that dandelion rubber grown in Britain from Russian seeds is nearly as good as plantation rubber. The note hints at potential commercial value and mentions newspaper want ads as a channel to sell.
Advertises pattern 9129 for a sunfrock bonnet set requiring one yard of fabric. Available in sizes 1 through 6 with 35 inch sunfrock and bonnet. Send twenty cents to Monroe Evening Times Pattern Dept in New York for order and include size name address style number.
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