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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1972
Page
2
The Monroe Evening Times founded 1898 provides daily except Sundays and holidays with postal and circulation information. It lists office hours, contact numbers, and subscriber notices advising readers to know their carrier and report missed deliveries.
Editorial notes Veterans Day observed on October 23 across states honoring all armed forces members past and present. Since 1954 Armistice Day was broadened to Veterans Day with parades speeches and flags during a time of renewed patriotism. It emphasizes sacrifice dedication and the U S role in promoting freedom and responsibility.
The piece analyzes the U S S R s billion grain purchase from capitalist traders and U S suppliers, noting windfall profits accusations, Soviet bargaining skill, and half the sum borrowed from the United States. It discusses political implications around Haiphong, Vietnam, and potential future grain deals.
A compact chronicle of Wisconsin lore including shipwrecks on Lake Michigan such as the City of Milwaukee and Toledo losses, the 1836 territorial legislature costs, 1818 Brown Crawford Michilimackinac lands, a 1824 Erie Canal note, and place name origins like Antigo. Also mentions 1892 Milwaukee fire, 1919 Muskegon loss, and “What They Said 100 Years Ago” quotes.
The column offers daily previews for all zodiac signs with guidance on finances creativity relationships and task completion. Readers are advised to settle debts windfalls and unfinished work while pursuing practical progress and personal connections.
Today in History notes Nelsons Trafalgar victory in 1805 ending Napoleons seas hegemony and the 1797 launch of the Constitution. Edison electric lamp 1879 Canton 1938 Aachen 1944 and 1945 French women vote noted.
A nostalgic look at events dated Oct 21 across years from 1962 to 1902. Highlights include Eisenhower urging restraint during Cuba and Berlin crises, a St John’s United Church centennial pageant, and a Detroit mechanical heart announcement in 1952. Other entries note fires, rationing, schools, and local civic news in Wisconsin communities.
A U S Commerce Department report shows Wisconsin near the top in total state and local taxes per $1 000 of personal income ranking behind Vermont and ahead of few states. It also notes low federal aid per $1 000 and high highway spending per person with varied spending on welfare health and police.
The list details upcoming sessions for a club from Oct 22 to Oct 28 with names and addresses of members in Rt. routes and towns such as Darlington Browntown Brodhead Juda and Monticello. It also notes new members Richard Carl Boeck Ronald James Boeck Roberta Jo Boeck Barry Wald David Wyss and references old Cutlass and Cadillac cars.
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