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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1954
Page
4
Chicago readers learn a conservative driving code ahead of Labor Day weekend. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council urges motorists to stay near home, pace with traffic, and avoid risky maneuvers. The list warns of heavy loads, trailers, and speed.
The U S weather bureau said warm weather boosted corn in the south and west central Wisconsin with crops nearly made, while far northern and northeastern areas lag and need two more weeks of favorable weather. The outlook through Sept 5 calls for dry, sunny days and above normal temperatures to aid crops and outdoor work. Hay making was delayed by showers and humidity, pastures improving. sweet corn canning active with better maturity, snap beans canning level with last year, beets 40 percent down, tomatoes improving but slow to ripen, and the late potato harvest underway with good yields.
William and John Frank, sons of Mr and Mrs William Frank, won top junior division dairy herdsmen honors at the Stephenson County fair. The Orangeville FFA and Greenville 4-H Club members earned the award for cleanliness of the exhibit in the tent, tidy alleys behind the cattle, sportsmanship in the ring, and overall attractiveness of the display.
Spring Grove residents Mrs. Herbert Mohn and family join Mrs. Melvin Eggemeier and Mrs. Selmer Paulson at the Wisconsin State Fair. Multiple local couples and guests are noted visiting relatives and attending events from Monroe to Stillman Valley, with trips to Milwaukee Braves game and Wisconsin State Fair coverage.
Washington reports a major setback in the fight against communism as France refuses to join a single European army. The piece covers NATO's formation, the EDC plan, and French political divisions over sovereignty and rearming Germany, with U S and Britain viewing EDC as essential for European defense.
France’s prime minister Pierre Mendes France urged a parliamentary vote on the European Defence Community after failed French and allied concessions. The parliament rejected EDC on Monday night, ending the effort to bind Germany with a French led security pact.
General trade remains active with cattle and pork prices mixed. Hog prices rise, beef cuts show uneven gains, dairy and eggs steady to weak, grains and soybeans firm with corn and oats listed at specific futures bids. Produce prices steady with butter and eggs showing minor shifts amid receipts.
An 11 year old girl Susan Smith died after falling from a foot bluff into the Chippewa River during a bike trip with Barbara Betz, also 11. Police and friends could not locate her until her body was found in the river. Barbara reported they had become separated and Susan’s bike was found but she was missing.
Gov Nobler reported Army Secretary Stevens will re examine restoring Camp McCoy Wisconsin as a full time installation. Kohler said Stevens will review the 1953 closure as part of an economy move. Summer training uses Camp McCoy and Wisconsin's 32nd Division amid broader calls to expand to full time operation.
Madison Special reports a new University of Wisconsin Press book by Glenn R. Coates. The study analyzes Wisconsin farm lending on personal property, tracing loan steps, creditor protections, and collection practices. It compares real transactions with court and legislative standards and notes relevance to uniform commercial code proposals.
New York columnist HAL BOYLE surveys four types of American women as viewed by a bachelor with a yacht. He divides women into professional career types seeking outside validation, business career women focused on themselves, passive noncontributing women, and the true homemaker who prefers marriage over fame though he says such women are rare in cities.
Orangeville volunteer firemen elected Wayne White as vice president Willian R Cramer as secretary and Lyle Henze as treasurer at a Thursday meeting The group has purchased a blinker light to be installed at the High Street and Highway 26 intersection with an amber facing the highway and a red light.
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