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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1948
Page
4
A short, dramatic note describes a grievous event befell a person, conveying shock and concern. The fragment hints at public discomfort or rumor surrounding the incident, with no additional details available in the readable text.
Classified ad listing numerous tractors, binders, shredders, and farm equipment for sale or trade from multiple sellers across Monroe County. Items include 1936 Ford LWB, 1937 Mack Jr, 1948 Rev LWB, McCormick-Deering and New Idea shredders, corn binders, corn pickers, tractors with starters and cultivators, oil and seed products. Contact names and phone numbers: Dunn, McGrath, Mansur, Mann, Pinnow, Kundert, Zimmerman, Kraus, Jensen, Feldt, Babler, Legler, and others with Monroe area addresses.
A mixed page of classified advertisements lists women’s clothing including 100 percent virgin wool cardigans and nylon hosiery, purses and gloves, plus misc items like shell moulds and photocopying services. Agricultural gear is advertised with all purpose elevators in several sizes, and a John Lentz listing promotes corn pickers, a New Holland baler, and farm machinery, with delivery options and on-site demonstrations in Dubuque.
David Crockett of Roscoe Illinois advertises a sale of farm gear including a 6 foot McDeer mower with oil bath, swinging windrower, two sickles, stationary hay baler, horse drawn cultivator and baled Canary grass. Prices listed from 15 to 100 dollars. Location described as first four corners east of Roscoe on elevator fold, then north to end of road.
Residents and visitors from Platteville Monroe Evansville Madison and surrounding towns shared calls visits and outings. Families including Holcomb Zweifel Freitag Babler Schuler Marty Voegels Stauffacher Blum and Zentner were seen in towns from Westfield to Madison with picnics at Shot Tower Spring Green and trips to Wyalusing Park. Several couples returned from vacations near Eagle River and hosted relatives during the week.
Monticello residents Mrs. O. D. Curtis and others enjoyed a family picnic Sunday with relatives from Fennimore Monroe and Pleasant. Shirley Bidlingmaier and Gene Anderson wed at Washington Reformed church. A Baraboo couple welcomed a daughter born Sept. 7. Nancy Zweifel began Madison university classes.
Today's markets report salable hogs at 300 total 2 300 estimated, week over week call for barrows gilts up 50 75 cents, sows up 1.00. Cattle totals about 500, last week had 16 000 more cattle due to a holiday. Steers and heifers mostly lower 1.50 3.00. stockers higher 25 50. Top loads: 7 41.50 fed steers 1170 1350 pounds. Kansas fed heifers 39.75. Light moss note follows unrelated science line.
The Monroe Evening Times advertises Pattern 9480 Marian Martin sewing pattern. It offers sizes 34 through 50 with a size 36 requiring 414 yards of 39 inch fabric. The pattern includes neckline gathers, hip folds, an illustrated sew chart, and complete directions. Send 25 cents to Pattern Dept. New York for the pattern.
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