The Merchant of Venice Up to Date stage comedy at Bara Boo high
Al Ringling theatre hosted Bara Boo class of 1917 in a five act spoof of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Bassanio Daniel Curry wins Portia through a Latin exam watched by Miss Threedice as actors including Shylock Leo Rodems and Launcelot Lester Harvey delivered lively performances. The finale features a football game with Portia as judge and a humorous X ray reveal that proves Antonio has no brains.
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al. Ringling Theatre
Baraboo High School
Venice
Bassanio
Robert Curry
Portia
Antonio
Ray Underkoffer
Gratiano
Leonard Cleveland
Shylock
Leo Rodems
Miss Threedice
Leora Gollmar
Nerissa
Viva Mulcahy
Winnifred Sayles
Jessica
Launcelot Gobbo
Launcelot
Lester Harvey
Knave
Esther Brownell
Glen Orton
Glen Hill
Duke of Venice
William Orton Ranher
Glen Dale Hill
Harold L. Hallem
Harlan Page
Martin Arthur Schadde
Hans Lester Harvey
Winnifred Hicks Sayles
Esther Ruth Brownell
Leora Fidelia Gollmar
Polly
Lydia Grace Isenberg
Gobbo
William H. Zamzow
Willett Marcus Warren
Glen William Orton
Lawrence Herbert Kaiser
Frank Koons
Floyd Addison
Viva Irene Mulcahy
Abbie S. Threedice
Thresa Emeline Schadel
Thresa
Emeline Schadel
Obert F. Voll
No Trace Found of Jail Birds Escape
No trace has been found of the prisoners who escaped from the county jail on Wednesday night. Sheriff William Welk said the men likely had inside help and noted evidence near the window, including a ladder and brickwork removed from the wall, hidden inside to avoid outside detection.
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William Welk
Okee Seeks Afternoon Train Stop Hearings Set
Residents of Okee have long pressed for the 4 20 p m southbound train to halt at their station. Petitions from West Point Lodi Dame and Madison prompted a railroad commission hearing. Secretary J E Carncross announced the June 19 2 p m session at the commission offices in Madison.
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Okee
West Point
Lodi and
Dame
Madison
Railroad Commission
J. E. Carncross
Commission
Train Taken Off As War Measure In Mazomanie Area
War board orders cut one daily passenger run on the Mazomanie to Prairie du Lac branch to maximize transport for coal food and troops. Local petitioning and editorials urge restoring Monday stock day service and retaining a morning return to ease mail and stock shipments while accepting wartime reductions.
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Mazomanie
Prairie du Sac
P. C. Eldridge
Council of Defense
War Board
Mazamanie-Prairie du Lac
Sauk County
Burden Sharers meet at Mrs May Smith home
A busy Thursday afternoon gathering at Mrs May Smith’s home featured sewing and socializing with three hostesses serving refreshments. Members planned the next meeting for June 20 at Mrs Rose Gomon’s residence amid local visits and notable trips by residents to Madison, Sheboygan, and Devils Lake.
Commencement at City View School Honors Fourteen Graduates
Commencement exercises were held at City View schoolhouse on Thursday evening June 9. Fourteen graduates received diplomas including Margaret Keller Hazel Bick Helen Hackett Alice Premo and Ruth McGilvra. Rev. C E Mayes delivered the address and presented diplomas in Superintendent Davies absence. Edith Frazier is credited for three years of work with the district. On Friday about seventy people attended a picnic dinner on the school lawn and Miss Frazier returned home to La Valle.
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City View
Margaret Keller
Hazel Bick
Helen Hackett
Alice Premo
Ruth McGilvra
C. E. Mayes
G. W. Davies
Edith Frazier
Auto dealers struggle amid material shortages
Local dealers report severe car shortages due to scarce materials. Mueller garage cannot fill Dodge orders while multiple makes face gaps. transportation delays and factory practices worsen supply. Ford sales exceed expectations as Philbrick notes many customers wait. E and Berkley moves many Chevrolets by direct distribution. Launch garage cites 30 to 60 day lags for parts and tires.
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Mueller
Dodge
Buisk
Orriél Philbrick
Ford
Philbrick
E& E. Berkley
Chevrolet
Launch
Are Your Kidneys Working Right Doans Kidney Pills Ad
Baraboo woman Mrs. D Lenihan reports back aches and weakness from kidney trouble improved after using Doan s Kidney Pills two boxes. The ad asserts weak kidneys let uric acid affect brain nerves and organs and urges using the remedy priced 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. props N Y.
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Baraboo
D. Lenihan
Third Street
Doan
Lenihan
Foster-Milburn Co
N.Y
First Hand Account of Havoc Wrought by the Teutons
Madison boy Leslie Rowley who drives an ambulance in France writes from the front detailing desolate towns, constant air battles, and the daily danger. He recalls champagne feasts with aviators, lists a heavy Boeche helmet souvenir, and laments French casualties and refugees.
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Teutons
Leslie Rowley
Madison
France
E. B. Rowley
Rowley
Boodie
Historical Museum
United States
Pollus
Donat Sy
Community Sketches and Visits in Maple Hill Area
Maple Hill residents Mr and Mrs George Kline and family and Mr and Mrs BE Kline and family of Randolph visited at the Louis Kline home. Several locals report new cars owned by Henry Gluth August Harmant Harry Page and Will Hardy. Harold Walsh returned from Middleton where he stayed with his uncle Ed Walsh. Miss Emma Pagle of North Freedom visited sister Mrs Ernnest Stabnaw. August Hintz Garvim Drescher and two children attended church in Baraboo and visited Leo Brilliott’s home. Two birthday surprise parties were held for Mrs Krouger and Miss Aliona Kline. Dr and Mrs Ritzenthaler and son of Reedsburg spent Sunday at Frank Baloon’s. Mrs Baloon and two sons joined them for a ride home. Grace Fisk of Elroy visited her mother Mrs Elizabeth Page. Olga Krouser of Reedsburg visited Ed Sanders. Nathan Blivin spent a week in Freedom with Don Wyman. Mrs Harry Wyman of La Rue visited J E Walsh. Lyda Harman has throat trouble. Henry Harman and three children visited William Wineka.
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May Smith
Fern McGilvra
Ella Hackett
Rose Gomon
Herman Willey
Edgerton Berkley
Madison
Lyons
Robert Koenig
John Rick
Excelsior
B. N. Paddock
Superior
B. Paddock
Sheboygan
John Paddock
Ernest McGilvra
William Kinney
Fred Siemers
Carl Gerke
Benton
Leo Brilliott
Sarah Linnell
H. H. Smith
Henry Vell
Leona Grace
Charles Randall
Nape Howard Randall
George Kline
BE. Kline
Randolph
Louis Kline
Henry Gluth
August Harmant
Harry Page
Will Hardy
Harold Walsh
Middleton
Ed Walsh
Emma Pagle
North Freedoor
Ernnest Stabnaw
August Hintz
Garvim
Paul’ Drescher
Baraboo
Wdl Sanders
Clarence Page
Sauk Prairie
Krouger
Aged Resident Walks Ten Miles To Improve Train Service
L S Drew, a longtime Mazinanie resident, walked ten miles home after the Manzomanie Prairie line’s evening train was withdrawn to conserve fuel amid a national emergency. The Sauk County News notes his bold, old fashioned resolve in solving transport concerns for local business leaders and residents.
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Manzomanie-Prairie du Sac
L. S. Drew
Mazimanie
Proble
Sauk Cots
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J. E. Vandeveer
Arthur Jenswold
Miss Falvey
Voins
Weyman-Bruton Company
Broadway
New York City
Prairie du Lac
David Owen
June Burton
Elizabeth Owen
Greenfield
Reel
Little Son
Martin-Niles
Henry Tiele
Paul Dresher
North Freedom
C. W. Randall
Marjorie Grace
J. A. Murray
Tracy Randall
Maurice Deppe
Henry Voll
Montebello
Kirkwood
City View School
City
RTS
Fac Simile — of
New York
Bears
Madison Boy
Maple Hill
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