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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1949
Page
3
Mrs. Katherine Christenson was honored at a surprise party hosted by family members including her son in law and Mr and Mrs John Ca on 2420 12th street. The event marked her 80th birthday with local social guests in attendance.
Mrs P Connors Jr entertained guests at her home on 1810 10th Avenue. The evening featured two rounds of contract bridge and dessert with substitute guests Mrs Dan L Ault and Mrs Kitchen attending.
Miss Lucille Laura Holcomb and Roy E. Hess plan to marry at 9 o clock this eve in Monticello. Bridesmaids wear aqua nylon marquisette, bouquets of pink carnations. flower girl Cheryl Kay Holcomb. Best man Otto Hess, groomsmen Ivan Elmer, ushers Mrs Achtemeier and Mrs. Achtemeier. Dinner at bride’s home to follow. three week trip to California.
The invitation committee at Mount Mary College Milwaukee announces the cotillion in the social hall tonight with Sea Mist as the chosen nautical theme and guests urged to attend.
Representatives from St John’s Women’s Guild join the Capital Regional Women’s Guild ninth annual Immanuel meeting. A discussion titled Working Away is presented. Mrs N Auler Jr missionary Honduras speaks. other attendees include Louis Blanc Victor Stauffacher and Fred.
Mrs William Wartenweiler and Mrs Nathan Theiler hosted a dessert bridge last evening at 822 25th Avenue Monroe. Honors went to Frances Moritz Harvey Trumpy Herbert Pfund Frank Heinzelman Russell Myers with many Monroe residents in attendance.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Friedrich held a housewarming Wednesday evening at their new farm home southeast of Twin Grove. They previously lived southwest of Monroe. A potluck supper was served. Attendants included Mmes Robert Wuetrich Chester Wyss Paul Wuetrich Monroe Ralph Karlen Lawrence Karlen and Monticello.
Mrs. Fred Tschudy entertained members of her bridge club Tuesday in New Glarus with attendees including Mrs. Oswald Altman Mollie Frick Fmil Kaesser Barbara Werndli Henry Schmid John Kundert Alvin Ott E D McQuillan Clarence J Hoesly and Fred J Marty Substitutes were Mrs. Melchior Schiesser and Mrs. John Seidel Refreshments were served and saved.
Infant David Allen Wirth, son of Mr and Mrs John Wirth Jr, was baptized Sunday at the Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed church by Rev A R Achtemeier. Sponsors were Mrs Frank Streit and Walter Wirth. A dinner followed served by grandparents Mr and Mrs John Wirther.
Mr and Mrs Walter Deren dinger Belleville report their infant son David Lee born April 14 at St Francis Freeport. Mrs Erwin formerly Eula lie Helmeid of Monroe, brother in law and sisters Warren Ervin Kent IJ share the news. Mrs Schiesser in Madison reports her brother in fairly good condition after surgery. his daughter Mrs H B Lyford of Glenview Ill visits Monroe.
Sgt 1/e Charlotte Young has arrived in Tokyo Japan for a foreign assignment. She left a California air base on April 15 and arrived on April 22. En route she spent two days and three nights at the Hawaiian islands made a brief stop at the Johnson islands and spent two days at Guam.
Police investigated a blaze at Lincoln Park last night around 9 14. Fire men found old boards burning where the bandstand once stood after it was torn down previously.
Henry A. Zweifel is again named supervisor and custodian of New Glarus Woods state park and began duties this week.
The eye teeth derive their name from roots that extend upward toward the eye sockets, a distinctive dental feature observed in their anatomy.
The annual Baptist Fellowship dinner will be held Sunday in the church parlors after the morning worship, followed by a congregational meeting.
Mark Twain patented a self-pasting scrapbook in 1873 before any words were written. The unusual book design allowed pages to be pasted and rearranged, and the prototype quickly found buyers with about 25,000 copies sold.
After a week of failed attempts by Brookfield zoo keepers a 1800 pound two year old hippo named Bubbles was lured into a shipping crate with a mix of foods including garlic onions oat mash bran bread and bananas. The hippo had resisted entering the crate since being sold to the Columbus zoo for 3000 dollars earlier. Yesterday she entered the crate ending the lengthy capture.
Detroit and Grand Rapids plants will cut 1000 jobs as Kelvinator announces a production adjustment. The company cites a war created sales backlog being satisfied, with 700 workers in Grand Rapids and 300 in Detroit affected in refrigerator and range production reductions.
In Berlin two Russian officers who had earlier attempted to halt traffic in the British sector canal locks returned and announced they had orders not to cause trouble and to avoid interfering with British canal traffic.
A Duluth News Tribune magazine feature recalls Rudolph Zweifel a colorful artist who left Monroe over 50 years ago for a life in photography. Zweifel Duluth cycling champion and humorist joined the Rotary club in 1911 and left a lasting mark on the Head of the Lakes scene with portraits and wit.
Evan Cad Wallader Griffith, 77, prominent Los Angeles newspaperman, died after a long career shaping coverage across decades. Griffith, known for his steady editorial voice, worked at several papers and mentored reporters shaping the field.
The publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer died last night following a heart attack. He began his newspaper career more than 50 years ago and led the paper through significant industry changes.
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