Pleasantly Surprised at Friedrichs Birth Celebration
Fred Friedrichs and Mrs. Friedrichs returned from church to a home filled with about 40 relatives and friends. Guests included Henry Voigts and family, Eva Voigts, Larita Voigts, Harold Voigts and family, Arthur Reese and daughters, William Mohlman, Floyd Gruenewald and daughters, Jacob Frehner and children, James and Kathy, William Frehner and daughters, Connie Lee, Shirley Blumer, and George Frehner. Evening callers included George Ortmeier, Mrs. Merle Ortmeier, Wayne Lee, Mrs. Eva Daughenbough, and Diane Rosensteil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Friedrichs
Route 3
Monroe
Mrs. Friedrichs
Friedrichs
Messrs
Mmes
Henry Voigts
Willard
Fred Voigts
Eva
Larita Voigts
Platteville
Harold Voigts
Fennimore
Arthur Reese
Belmont
William Mohlman
Floyd Gruenewald
Rewey
Wis
Jacob Frehner
James
Kathy
Highland Park
William Frehner
Connie Lee
Freeport
Shirley Blumer
George Frehner
George Ortmeier
Merle Ortmeier
Wayne Lee
Bloomingdale
Eva Daughenbough
Orangeville
Diane Rosensteil
Renew Acquaintance For Tschudy Family Dinner at Recreation Park
Mr and Mrs John A Tschudy and their three sons from the Canal Zone reunited with relatives and friends at a family dinner Sunday at Recreation park. The couple plan to leave Saturday. Rev Fridolin Tschudy and Mrs Tschudy of Dysart Ia attended along with Monroe area kin. Fifty diners were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Tschudy
Canal Zone
Recreation Park
Tschudy
Otto Kubly
Satura
Engagement announced for Carolyn Lola Heck and John Francis McKenna
Mrs. Vernon C. Heck of Orangeville announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter Carolyn Lola to John Francis McKenna son of Mr. and Mrs. J C McKenna of Evansville. The wedding is set for August 28 at the Methodist church in Orangeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeville
Vernon C. Heck
Carolyn Lola
John Francis McKenna
J. C. McKenna
Evansville
Methodist
Have Dinner Guests at South Wayne Dinner
Sunday dinner guests of W. H. and Ida Robinson were W. T. Rawleigh, industrialist, Mrs. Ellen Chapfiell, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rawleigh, all of Freeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Wayne
W. H
Ida Robinson
W. T. Rawleigh
Ellen Chapfiell
Paul Rawleigh
Freeport
Union Presbyterian Missionary Society Meets Tonight
The Union Presbyterian Missionary Society will meet at 7:30 this evening at the home of Mrs. George Burdick on 10th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Presbyterian Missionary Society
George Burdick
10Th Street
Leaders Attend Five Day Session for Great Books
Mrs. Perle Guess and Mrs. John A. Schindler attend a five day leaders session of the Great Books Foundation at Beloit college. Classes start in September at the Ludlow Memorial library. English professors from the University of Chicago and Beloit college spoke to the group yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perle Guess
John A. Schindler
Leaders of the Great Books Foundation
Beloit College
Ludlow Memorial Library
University of Chicago
Square Dance Class To Meet Tonight At Lincoln High
A square dancing class will be held tonight in the Lincoln High School gymnasium at 7 30 under Miss Sally Turnbull. Any young adult may attend, sponsored by the Angle. A committee will be formed for an upcoming outside dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln High School
Sally Turnbull
The
Angle
Hoover defends MacArthur labor policies amid occupation strain
Blaine Hoover, chief of the civil service division at General MacArthur's headquarters, defended the occupation commander's labor policies as necessary to restore order in a rapidly deteriorating situation. He called James S. Killen's resignation over the ban on strikes by government employees completely nonsense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Blaine Hoover
Civil Service
General MacArthur
James S. Killen
MacArthur
Switzerland Plans To Reorganize Army
Bern reports Swiss army chief Louis de Montmollin outlines a gradual reorganization to meet new weapons and threats. He warns of possible gas, bacteriological, atomic warfare and a larger air war while preserving a militia infantry core and underground stockpiling as a national defense option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Louis de Montmollin
William Te1l
Mrs F N Miller and others attend local social and family events
Catherine Weers returns home to Stratford after visiting Marion Newman. Funeral services were held in Evansville for Mark Hall, 81. Couples from Freeport, Madison, Richland Center, Naperville, and Brodhead visit relatives, campers at Decatur Park, and outings at Lake Chetek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Weers
Marion Newman
Stratford
C. O. Brunkow
Evansville
Mark Hall
Madison
John Schmid
Freeport
Ira Armstrong
Mary Alice Dunwiddie
Richland Center
Ruth Chase
Mildred Emmerson
Bernice Tucker
Glen Dunwiddie
Ira Johnson
Fred Bumpke
Brodhead
Decatur Park
Harry Thompso
William F. Matzke
Peter Retzlaff Jr
Naperville
Retzff
Hulda Schmidt
Ivan Boyer
Harold Gantz
Shirley
Leland Skattum
E. T. Lahr
Lake Chetek
Henry Norder
William Norder
Henry Moser
Janesville
Fulton Man Named Principal of Orangeville High School
John A. Jensen of Fulton Illinois was hired as principal of Orangeville Community High School succeeding I O Shaffer who remains on the faculty. Jensen previously led Fulton Junior High. The Jensens will reside in the Everett Mills parsonage. Registration for all high school students is set for Wednesday August 11 from 9 a m to 830 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeville
John A. Jensen
Fulton, Ill
Orangeville Community High School
I. O. Shaffer
Jensen
Fulton Junior High School
Broadhead News Notes Local Visits and Weddings
Local residents and visitors are listed in a collage of social notes. Families from Pecatonica Manhattan Waukegan and Milwaukee dropped in for weekends and vacations. Birth announcements, purchases, and travels across Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota fill the column with community life data.
Return of the Cloche Hat In Paris Fall 1948 Styles
Paris milliners Sim ome Cange and Albouy revive the flapper cloche for 1948. The hats hug the back of the head and hide the ears, finishing just beyond the crown. Other houses mix cloche with beret or bonnet, but Albouy keeps the classic silhouette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Simone Cange
Albouy
Weekend visitors visit regional households in Illinois and Nebraska
Mellen and another guest stayed at Gustav Thom's home last week. Millard Robinson returned from a week in Lincoln Nebraska visiting George and Mrs. Robinson. Wally Williams and family joined Charles Pierce and J W Pierce along with Helen Frederick and others in Downers Grove Eagle Williams Bay guests of C S Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Williams Bay
C. S. Pierce
Jet plane paint tested at Cincinnati University
A small steel ball spinning at 1800 mph is used by the University of Cincinnati to test paints for jet aircraft. The device spins at 2,400,000 rpm and remains in motion for over a month after power off. Dr. Walter Soller notes conventional paints fail above sound speed, causing airflow disruption as they peel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Navy
University of Cincinnati
Walter Soller
Sol
Verena Inkwyl Sets Milk and Butterfat Record
A Brown Swiss cow named Verena Inkwyl owned by the John Ingold estate of Monroe finished a 305 day lactation with 9,679.1 pounds of milk and 451.53 pounds of butterfat, a record recognized by the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association. The six year old cow achieved the record during her sixth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verena Inkwyl
John Ingold Estate
Monroe
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association
County Clerk Office Sees Temporary Help
Mrs. Robert Hoesly of New Glarus assists for several days at the county clerk’s office. The aide is the former Olga Leiser of Monroe and has prior service as deputy county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hoesly
New Glarus
Hoesly
Olga Leiser
Monroe
Monticello Sprays DDT to Fight Polio Spread
The village of Monticello sprayed multiple areas including alleys and the dump with DDT as a polio safeguard. The effort continues a multi year program sponsored by the Green County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Green County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Story Hour Set at Ludlow Library Tomorrow
A story hour for boys and girls is planned at the Ludlow library tomorrow at 9 30 a m. Mrs Rose Johnson assistant librarian will tell the stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludlow
Rose Johnson
Monroe Men Buy Spokane Monotype Business
Dudley W. Etter and Tom Keel former Monroe residents have purchased a monotype business in Spokane Washington. Etter is the son of Mr and Mrs Rolland Etter while Keel is the son of Mr and Mrs Everett Keel. The pair and their wives left Monroe on Memorial Day after attending vocational school in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley W. Etter
Tom Keel
Monroe
Spokane
Wash
Etter
Rolland Etter Keel
Everett Keel
Monroe Memorial Day
Milwaukee
Deputies Assist At Green County Fair
Four Green County deputy sheriffs policed the 94th annual Green County fair at the fairgrounds. The officers were Herbert Mohns Juda Fred Williams William Erb all from Monroe and Verne Krueger from Brooklyn. Mohns and Williams have served in this capacity for a number of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Green County Fairgrounds
Herbert Mohns
Juda
Fred Williams
William Erb
Monroe
Vernie Krueger
Brooklyn
Mohns
Williams
Juda Evangelical Youth Fellowship Meeting Held Sunday
Juda Evangelical Youth Fellowship will meet Sunday at 7 p m in the William F Smith home. A sunset service will precede a wiener roast following the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juda
Juda Evangelical Youth Fellowship
William F. Smith
Fractures Foot Of Local Farm Girl Detasseling Corn
Miss Jeniece Lindsay 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Lindsay 1415 17th Avenue suffered a fractured foot while detasseling corn on a farm near Albany. The accident occurred Friday and her foot will be in a cast for six to eight weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeniece Lindsay
Paul Lindsay
17Th Avenue
Albany
Savoys Depart After Emergency Appendectomy
The Savoys, former Monroe residents, faced an emergency appendectomy for Miss Savoy, and the family plans to be dismissed tomorrow as they recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Savoy
Savoys
Monroe
Monticello Social Notes From Monticello and Madison
Monticello residents and visitors are listed attending events and visiting relatives in Madison and Monroe. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Hastings and Mrs. Lena Hastings from Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. Clogance Karlen, the Ynn and Rinehart families, and many others traveling for visits, trips, and a wedding reception in Orange.
Savoy Return Home From Visit
Mrs. Herman Savoy returns to her home at Badger Village tomorrow after several days visiting relatives and friends. Her daughter Cecile is a surgical patient at Bara Boo hospital and is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Savoy
Badger Village
Cecile
Baraboo Hospital
Oil Stock Salesman Cleared of Grand Theft Conviction
George Leingang of Bakersfield California had been convicted in 1944 of grand theft for selling oil property in the Cuyama valley. A recent rich strike increased his net worth to about a million dollars and he paid $6,500 in restitution. The superior court erased the conviction from the records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
George Leingang
Leingang
Bakersfield
Calif
Cuyama Valley
a_ superior court
Sarah Bernhardt Earned About 9 Million During Career
The famous stage star Sarah Bernhardt amassed roughly nine million dollars from her international theater career, according to historical records. Her earnings reflect a long, influential tenure on stages across Europe and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
Banjo Likely Patterned After Crude African Instrument
The banjo is believed to have been patterned after a crude African musical instrument, reflecting early cross cultural influences in its design and sound. The remark appears in a discussion of instrument origins and ethnomusicology.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fulton Man
Toni
Gloria
Consuelo O'Connor
New York City
Consuelo
Oklahoma City
Donald L. Collins
Llewellyn Newcomer
Pecatonica
Mary Wilsey
Daniel Markham
University of Wisconsin
Fred Richards
Manhattan
Ill
Richards
Pauline Schilling
Mary
Charlotte Preston
Waukegan
F. J. Helgren
Gustav Thom
Lydia Parker
Fred Wise
Yellowstone Park
Dorothy Riemer
Goeson
Roland Cote
Lyons
Park
T. R. Pfisterer
Florida
Lyman Roderick
Miami Beach
James Rindy
Philip
Philip Dorr
Allenstown
Olin Christopherson
Moline
Mary Joyce Condon
Chicago
M. J. Condon
Edward Walskopf
William King
R. J. Douglas
Whitewater State Teachers College
Dorothy Sveem
Isabel Collins
Nellie Lyons
Laura Karney
St. James, Minn
Nellie Emminger
Mae Bowen
William Kuhn
Belvidere
S. D
Barbara Acers
Moville
Putman’s Park
Cambridge
O. R. Thom
O. D. Curtis
John Hastings
Lena Hastings
Winslow
John Patrick
Hayward
Willamine Curtis
Richard Dugdale
Tommy
Sheridan
Ind
H. L. Karlen
Clogance Karlen
M. Eynn
Donald Knobel
Harris Babler
Marshfield
Beverly Babler
Rinehart Theiler
H. A. Walters
Florence Allen
Claudia
Georgia
Belleville
H. J. Allen
Weslaco
Tex
H. A. Becker
Sam Flemming
Ohio
Ray Rausch
Frank Riese
A. W. Peterson
Eddie
Thomas Voegels
Frank Bloom
Lawrence Blum
Doran
Henry V. Babler
Betty Ann
Delores
Carla
C. M. Stauffer
de Leach Jr
Chesterton
Howard Kennedy
Doris Jean
Phillip
Blanchardville
Laverne Kammrude
Emil Escher
Adolph Arn
Lake Wisconsin
Walter Voegeli
Thomas Voegeli
Robert Frening
Adam Schuler
Beth
Richardson Electric
Thru Direct Service
Darlington
Waterloo
Janesville Lake
GENE
Kenosha Watertow
Oshkosh
Princeton
Cardin
Cedar Rapids
Beloit
Beaver Dam Dubuque
Green Bay
Wis. Rapids
Pho
State Fair Park
Thorp Finance Corporation
Csea
Curtis
Monroe Lumber & Fuel
Yours Room
Helen Holmes
Dept
P. O
St. Paul
Minnesota
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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