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Newspaper
Greendale Sun
Location
Greendale, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1947
Page
4
Calling all Greendale bowlers to enter the Seventh Annual Bowling Tournament. Entries close April 13. Bowl in singles or doubles with a $1.25 entry fee and $1.25 for bowling and expenses. Special prizes and good fellowship drawings. Use last year’s grand average with 100 percent prize money returned.
Annual Greendale DHC bowling tourney at Palmer Alleys Sunday April 20 invites entries with a dollar twenty five entry and bowling fee. Singles and doubles events listed with participant names to follow.
Two banana recipes by V. E. M. with Banana Nut Bread using butter sugar eggs flour soda nut meats and mashed bananas baked at 375 for an hour. Banana Waffles list begins with flour but full instructions are cut off in the excerpt.
A set of banana based batter and cake instructions with measurements for flour sugar baking powder salt eggs milk and butter. It describes mixing dry ingredients then wet, combining with banana pulp, baking in a waffle iron or leaf pan at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes and finishing with a chocolate frosting.
Carole's Corner notes the yearly push for fresh Easter outfits. Navy dominates this season with cutaway jackets, sleek lines, slim skirts or cordian pleats, jaunty straw hats, and light leather bags. Fashion details include pigskin gloves and short crochet-like white cotton gloves with a return of heel and toe styles in shoes.
The piece notes conservative duties this year and warns against over commercializing Easter. It suggests affordable outfit ideas using last year’s suit or a simple cotton dress, with a white crocheted bonnet, short gloves, suede loafers, and a light coat for spring weather.
An open letter congratulates the newly elected Greendale Village Board members Surges Joers and Gardner, urging them to remember the people as they vote on future issues, following a recent election.
A letter urges voters to support candidates who serve Greendale and its people, praising Ray Miller for his integrity and criticizing two former officials Al Lenz and Lippy Marcus. The writer vows oversight of the board and hints at future participation, concluding with a playful warning to councilors.
Wisconsin residents can buy 1947 fishing licenses at county clerks offices and sporting goods stores. Resident annual license costs $1 for rod and reel fishers over 18 or using two lines, with a voluntary sportsman license from $5. Non-residents pay $3. No opening date yet for walleyes season in Wolf and Fox Rivers due to persistent cold.
The article urges readers to refocus on Easter meaning beyond holiday excess. It reflects on the risen Christ, the tomb's empty space as victory, and the angel’s proclamation “He is risen” as the basis of faith and personal triumph through Christ.
Readers are asked to send news items to Mrs. Mareta Handley at 5802 Dale Lane Greendale for publication in the Sun. Submissions should arrive by Monday evening each week and contact details include the Greendale telephone number 545J.
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