Jacqueline Thomas Marries Joseph Sladky in Congregational Ceremony
Jacqueline Jean Thomas became the afternoon bride of Joseph Sladky at First Congregational church. The couple, daughter and groom, planned a Chicago honeymoon after a 430 ceremony with two hundred guests. They will reside at Veteran unit No. 6, Vine street, Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline Thomas Racine Man’s Congregational Bride
Jacqueline Jean Thomas
Joseph Sladky
First Congregational Church
Fred W. Hyslop
John M. Thomas
North 22Nd Street
Carmen Thomas
Betty Elkert
Delbert Redman
Man
Kenneth Bey
Arthur Klein
Ardell Aarstad
Ray Plamadore
Jeanne Zischke
Cargill
Chicago
Veteran Unit
Dorothy Stavle
Einar Hanson
B. H. Meyer
George Gullickson
Gullickson
Jane Mitchell
Patty Bourret
Reader Club Presentation by Irene Bewley
Miss Irene Bewley from Greenville Tennessee will entertain Twentieth Century club members with southern mountain folklore at Washburn auditorium in an open meeting Tuesday January 6 at 2 30 PM.
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Irene Bewley
Twentieth Century Club
Washburn Auditorium
Miss Bewley
Greenville, Tenn
Fish Steak Appetizer And Other Dishes By Gaynor Maddox
Fish steaks remain popular with the family and include Crispy Baked Fish for four to six. The Frank and Bean Casserole serves five with lima beans tomatoes and frankfurters baked thirty minutes. Wheat Flakes Ramekins combine wheat flakes cheese eggs and cream baked in four small dishes for hot serving.
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Gaynor Maddox
Frank
Combined PTA Meeting At Longfellow Auditorium
Longfellow auditorium hosts a joint meeting of Longfellow Webster and Hogan parent teacher associations on Wednesday January 7 at 7 30 p m Miss Mauree Ate assistant supervisor of rural education at the teachers college will speak The event aims to foster better acquaintance as the three primary schools share Longfellow junior high for upper grades
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Longfellow
Webster and
Hogan
Decline in Deaths From Childbirth Driven by Medical Advances
Dr Edwin P Jordan notes childbirth fatalities fell from six to eight per 1000 births in 1915 1933 to about two per 1000 in recent years. Improved maternal care education and new drugs like sulfa and penicillin cut major risks such as childbed fever. Greater safety remains possible yet unrealized as preventable deaths persist. The Doctor Answers question on diabetes diet advises consulting a physician before altering prescribed plans.
Locals Holiday Merrymakers at the Bachelors Club
Notes list Tom and Jerry stares at the Bachelors Club with choice male canaries and a brief invite to call after 4 p.m. R Johnson is listed with contact at 2389-1. Also promotes rolls electric razors and tools at Stoddard Hotel Barber shop and various shops.
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Tom and
Jerries
Bachelors Club
R. Johnson
Stoddard Hotel
Christian Science Monitor
Honig’s
Main Street
Aletta’s
Mississippi
Honig
Brewer and Lamke Families Welcomed Babies
At St. Ann's on December 26 and 27, 1951, Patricia Kanabie reports a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Albin P. Brewer of Cashton Wisconsin. A daughter, Ronetta Jo, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harley Lamke of 322 South Fourth Street, with Mildred Ghellabarger listed.
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St. Ann's
Albin P. Brewer
Cashton
Wis
Patricia Kanabie
Ronetta Jo
Harley Lamke
South Fourth Street
Mildred Ghellabarger
Ready-To-Wear Costs Drive Home Sewing Boom Across Nation
Rising ready-to-wear prices push American women to sew their own dresses. Pattern and fabric sales soar, classes fill, and sewing-machine demand outstrips supply. Pattern firms report 1947 sales up about 40 percent from 1946, with parallel gains in woolens and rayon fabrics.
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Kay Sherwood
NEA
NEW York
Women Break Barriers Worldwide in 1947 Milestones
Adelaide Kerr notes 1947 saw women enter government posts from UN committees to local councils, with Sweden Denmark France and Romania elevating female ministers. Women gained voting rights in Argentina and Venezuela while Princess Elizabeth captured global attention as a bride.
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Adelaide Kerrap
United Nations
United States
Franklin Roosevelt
Vajaya Lakshmi Pandit
India
France
Mme
Germaine Poinse- Chapuis
Denmark
Fanny Jensen
Sweden
Karin Koch-Lindbert
Mme. Pandit
Russia
M. Z. N. Witteveen
Netherlands
Anna Pauker
International
Communist Information Bureau
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Ludmila Jankovcova
Bulgaria
Poland
Wome
Argentina
Venezuela
Elizabeth of
England
American families face steady 1948 food outlook
The 1948 diet is set to remain above prewar levels with 13 to 14 percent more consumption than 1947. Meat will be scarcer with about 146 pounds per person, while fish, canned goods, and dairy will cover gaps. eggs stay plentiful though costly, and fat supplies stay tight except olive oil rising to its highest since 1941.
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Associated Press
Two Minnesota County Superintendents Wed on Christmas Eve
Genise Grande, Houston county superintendent of schools, and Wilmer C. Scheuler, Sibley schools in Gaylord, were married at the Methodist parsonage of Rev. Edgar E. Ackermann in Caledonia on Christmas Eve at five.
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Caledonia
Minn
Edgar E. Ackermann
Genise Grande
Houston County
Wilmer C. Scheuler
Gaylord
Sibley County
Betty J Wenzel Weds Percy Brown In Congretational Ceremony
Betty J Wenzel married Percy Brown in a 3 30 pm ceremony at her parents home 325 South 17th street with Rev F W Hyslop officiating. Marie Wenzel served as bridesmaid and Harry Jacobson was best man. Guests included D Chapman Catherine James Ghostley Poposky Harry Jacobson Marilyn Thomas Phil Pederson and Albert Kalb. After a Chicago honeymoon the couple will reside at 325 South 17th street.
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Fred P. Wenzel
South 17Th Street
Betty Jane Wenzel
Percy Brown
F. W. Hyslop
Marie Wenzel
Harry Jacobson
Minneapolis
Anna C. Brown
Spokane
Wash
D. Chapman
Great Falls
Mont
Catherine V. James
Ghostley Poposky
Minn
Marilyn Thomas
Park Rapids
Phil Pederson
Frederick W. Pederson
Karen
Albert Kalb
la Crosse
Chicago
Brown
Ladies Shine On Broadway In A Night Of Ovations
The New York stage hums as six women captivate audiences with standout turns. Katharine Cornell commands Antony and Cleopatra on a royal throne while Judith Anderson’s Medea earns her 32 years of stage glory. Jessica Tandy thrives in A Streetcar Named Desire and Wendy Hiller astonishes as The Heiress. June Lockhart debuts a brash young star in For Love or Money. Ethel Griffies returns after 17 years with The Druid Circle, delivering sharp, tart performance centered on a mother.
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Ap Newsfeatures
Broadway
June Lockhart
Jessica Tandy
Ethel Griffies
Wendy Hiller
Katharine Cornell
Judith Anderson
Medea
Antony and
Cleopatra
Shakespeare
Tennessee Williams
Gene
Kathleen Lockhart
Hollywood
Heat stops salmon from returning to Alaska from Chile
Warm equatorial waters prevent transplanted North Pacific salmon off Chile from migrating back to Alaska during spawning season. South African farmers report jackals bred by hunters to collect a four dollar bounty.
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South Pacific
Chile
Alaska
Grim Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles Grim of Viola Wisconsin marked their golden anniversary on Christmas Day with a family gathering and open house Their marriage took place December 25 1897 at the home of Justice Adam Davis Sylvan Their son Ernest of Janesville and Virgil at home farm attend them They have ten grandchildren including Lawrence Grim who died in the fall of Bataan and six great grandchildren
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Charles Grim
Viola
Wis
Martha Troxel
Mr. Grim
Adam Davis
Sylvan
Zora
Chester Hocking
Grim
Richland County
Mound Park
Ernest
Janesville
Virgil
Lawrence Grim
Bataan
Actress Wills Her Eyes In World Beauty Contest
Rome reports the Italian League Against Blindness awaits to see who wins "'the most beautiful eyes in the world'." Isa Miranda, the Italian film actress and owner of the eyes, agreed to have her corneas removed after death and donated to a blind recipient.
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Italian League Against
Rome
Isa Miranda
Sweden Spends Two Billion on War Programs in WWII
Sweden spent two billion dollars on war programs during World War II while remaining neutral. The figure highlights substantial defense and security spending despite Sweden's nonbelligerent stance in the global conflict.
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Sweden
Belgium Expands Iron and Steel Output Closer to Prewar Levels
Belgium presses forward with higher iron and steel production, though output remains below pre war benchmarks. The effort signals industrial recovery efforts as factories boost capacity amid ongoing postwar adjustments.
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Belgium
Plan June Wedding in Independence Wisconsin
Doris Mae Olson and Donald W. Gjerdrum announce their engagement. Doris Mae, a La Crosse State Teachers College graduate and Alpha Phi Pi member, teaches at Jefferson School in Wiona. Donald W. Gjerdrum, Luther College graduate, is a music instructor at Independence High School. They plan a June wedding.
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Independence
Wis
Myron H. Olson
Doris Mae
Donald W. Gjerdrum
J. B. Gjerdrum
Mabel
Minn
Miss Olson
la Crosse State Teachers College
Alpha Phi Pi
Jefferson School
Winona
Gjerdrum
Luther College
Decorah
Independence High School
Wisconsin Dairy Share Cited in American Diet
About 25 percent of foods used by Americans are dairy products, a statistic highlighted in the report. The note ties Wisconsin agriculture to national consumption trends.
Crime surge marks 16 year high in first half of 1946
Police reports show a sharp rise in criminal activity during the first half of 1946, the largest increase in sixteen years. Officials note rising theft, assault, and burglary cases as communities brace for potential policy responses.
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