Bethel program hosts Revs Richardson Mouer on return
Revs Mayte Richardson and Sara Mouer, Bethel pastors 1932 36, visit Monroe for two weeks of nightly services. The pair, longtime evangelists, formerly led Monroe congregation after ministry in Ontario Wisconsin Ithaca Lloyd and Richland Center. Hostess Mrs Esther Grinnell 2304 9th Ave.
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Richardson
Mouer
Bethel
Mayte Richardson
Sara Mouer
Bethel Church
Moyer
Monroe
Ithaca
Lloyd
Isconsin
Richland Center
Rev. Richardson
Ontario
Wis
Esther D. Grinnell
9Th Avenue
Aid Society
Wayne Stamm
Brodhead
Miss Lois Blum Pre-Nuptial Shower Held at Speich Home
Mrs Donald F Boss and Mrs Woel Way co hosted a bridal shower for Miss Lois Blum at Roy A Speich's residence 2310 17th avenue. Guests played court whist and the honoree received gifts in anticipation of her August 20 marriage to Richard Wainwright. Attending were numerous friends and relatives. several could not attend.
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Donald F. Boss
Woel Way
Lois Blum
Roy A. Speich
17Th Avenue
Miss Blum
Richard Wainwright
Mmes
Lee Babler
George Jacobs
T. J. Hinds
Clarence Wainwright
Kenneth Behring
Wendall Miller
Sherman Hodgson
Allie van
Mildred Cotherman Receives Knapp Fund Scholarship
Mildred Cotherman daughter of the Thomas Cothermans route 4 and 1950 Monroe high school honor graduate has won one of the $250 Knapp scholarships for her freshman year at the University of Wisconsin. Forty eight scholarships were awarded from 350 applications under Kemper K. Knapp legacy. Other items note a family reunion at New Glarus Woods park and social honors for Mrs Earl N. Johnson, plus a Baptist Womens Mission Union meeting planned in Albany with Mrs Albert Sommerfeldt.
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Knapp
Mildred Cotherman
Thomas Cothermans
Monroe
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kemper K. Knapp
UW Law
Chicago
Silver Wedding Anniversary Honors At Woodford Home
Mr. and Mrs. Orlean Wahl celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with a gathering at their Blanchardville area home. Relatives and friends from Blanchardville Dodgeville Madison Monroe and nearby towns attended including Severson Winger Wahl and many others with extended families and children.
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Woodford
Orlean Wahl
Clara Severson
Chester Severson
Mmes
Maurice Winger
Argyle
Harold Hocking
Benton
Casper Severson
John Wahl
Irvin Olson
Ray Haugen
Norma
Kenneth Dieckhoff
Chris Wahl
Ben Wahl
Irvin Benson
Lee
Walter Robb
Cottage Grove
Ansel Moe
Dodgeville
Melvin Venden
Kyle Venden
Mt. Horeb
Herman Boll
Harold Gerry
New Glarus
Carl Evenstad
Madison
Garland Schulthess
Milwaukee
Leo Riggle
Ralph Neuenschwander
William Rieder
Myron Jeglum
David Putnam
Monroe
Clarence Wilkie
Clarence Wilkie and Children, Messrs
Glen Bunting
Beth
Janesville
Edward Butts
Ethel
Henry Youngblood Jr
LaVon
Willard Moe
Elmer Thoreson
Meredith
J. Edward Brecklin
Albert Johnson
Roger
Sanford
Shirley Wahl
Vivian Hauser
South Wayne
Charles Arnold
Whitewater
Paul Severson
Winslow
Blanchardville Legion Auxiliary Elects New Officers
Blanchardville Legion auxiliary elected new officers at the annual meeting Monday evening. Mrs. Frank Dearth will succeed Mrs. Homer Marshall as president, with Miss Mary Swiggum as first vice president, Mrs. L. E. Barber as second vice president, and Mrs. C. E. Guldhaug as treasurer.
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Blanchardville
American Legion Auxiliary
Frank Dearth
Homer Marshall
Mary Swiggum
L. E. Barber
C. E. Guldhaug
Melloms Honeymoon After Old York Wedding
Newlyweds Darleen Mae Disrud Mellom and Robert Thom as Mellom wed at Old York Lutheran church on Sunday. They plan to honeymoon on the Somat coast and reside on a farm near Arena, owned by the groom’s parents Mr and Mrs Albert Mellom. Attendants included Malcom Disrud and Gilma Severson.
Double Ring Nuptials Held for Disrud and Goli
Rev I A Lavik conducted the double ring ceremony for Mar tell Disrud and Kristine Goli with Russell Mellom as brother of the groom, Robert Disrud and William Ranum as ushers. A reception at the bride’s parents home in Blanchardville followed with Mrs Richard Iverson and Mrs Neuman Anderson assisting.
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Russell Mellom
I. A. Lavik
Martell Disrud
Kristine Goli
Robert Disrud
William Ranum
Milton Disrud
Blanchardville
Richard Iverson
Neuman Anderson
Erickson Heads Albany WCTU in New Presidency
Mrs H A Erickson was elected president of the Albany WCTU at Tuesday’s meeting succeeding retiring president Mrs Rolland Steindorf who led for two years Other officers named include Mrs Lottie Lewis vice president Mrs Boyd Atkinson secretary and Mrs William Steindorf treasurer The unions of Green and Lafayette counties plan a fall institute in Albany in October
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Albany
H. A. Erickson
WCTU
Lottie Lewis
Rolland Steindorf
Boyd Atkinson
John Morgenthaler
William Steindorf
Green
Lafayette
G M Kings Mark Wedding Anniversary
The G M Kings of Milwaukee former Albany residents observed their 40th wedding anniversary yesterday with a reception at Garfield street Baptist church Milwaukee. Mr King once served as pastor of Gap and Albany Baptist churches. The couple has one daughter Florence of Milwaukee.
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Albany
G. M. Kings
Milwaukee
Garfield Street Baptist Church
King
Gap
Albany Baptist
Kings
Florence
Blanchardville Lutheran Aid Plans Tuesday Musical
The Blanchardville Lutheran Aid Society announces a musical program to be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. on the church lawn as part of the church social event.
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Blanchardville
Blanchardville Lutheran Aid Society
Bruce Stavengen Weds Orfordville Bride Special Notice
Announcement from Mr and Mrs Stephen White San Francisco reports the wedding of Bruce Stavengen to an Orfordville bride with details omitted in the brief notice. The couple planned nuptials in the area as disclosed by family.
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Bruce Stavengen
Orfordville
Stephen White
San Fran
Local Marriage Notices Include Alice Hess Stavengen Tie
Cisco and Bruce A Stavengen wed in San Francisco on July 1 after leaving Orfordville. The couple now reside in San Francisco. Mary Hess of Milwaukee enrolls in Prospect Hall secretarial course for girls for 1950 fall term after attending Mount Mary College.
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Cisco
Alice
Bruce A. Stavengen
San Francisco
Orfordville
Prospect
Mary Hess
Rudy Hess
8Th Street
Prospect Hall Secretarial School For
Milwaukee
Mount Mary College
Uncle on Visit in New Glarus
Albert Rast of Kilgore Texas visits New Glarus as a guest of the Paul Grossenbachers. He worked here 35 years ago for Nic Klassy and is an uncle to Joseph Rast and Franz Buri both now employed locally. Their families recently arrived from Switzerland.
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New Glarus
Albert Rast
Kilgore
Tex
Paul Grossenbachers
Nic Klassy
Joseph Rast
Grossenbachers
Franz Buri
Dish Hardware
Switzerland
Marcus Guilty of Contempt in Chippewa Falls Case
Marcus a state motor vehicle department director was found guilty of criminal contempt of court by County Judge Orrin H Larrabee with sentencing set for next Wednesday. The case stems from alleged defiance of a prior order granting an occupational license to Oliver W Gerhard of Chippewa county.
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Chippewa Falls
Ben Marcus
State Motor Vehicle Department
Orrin H. Larrabee
Larrabee
Marcus
Larrabeelas
Oliver W. Gerhard
Chippewa County
Bishop bans rites over Marian vision at Van Hoof farm
Bishop John O. Treacy of the LaCrosse diocese forbids a special observance set for August 15 at Nece dah. Mrs Anna Van Hoof claims the Virgin Mary will appear to her in a yard vision at the Van Hoof farmhouse despite church ruling.
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John O. Treacy
LaCrosse
Necedah
Anna van Hoof
Virgin Mary
van Hoof
Seychelles nut may be the largest known tree seed
The Seychelles nut is described as the largest known tree seed with possible weights reaching up to 40 pounds. This remarkable seed size highlights extraordinary plant diversity and extreme seed mass in the plant kingdom.
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Seychelles
Woman Plans Vision Rites Despite Bishop Ban
In Necedah Wisconsin 40 year old Anna Van Hoof says she will hold a vision of the Virgin Mary next Tuesday despite a ban by Bishop John Treacy of La Crosse who calls the apparitions extremely questionable. The Milwaukee Road canceled special trains from Chicago and Milwaukee following the bishop's ruling.
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Necedah
Anna van Hoof
Mary
John Treacy
la Crosse
van Hoof
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Milwaukee
Ridgeway Parish Plans 100th Anniversary Mass
St Bridget's Catholic parish Ridgeway will mark its 100th anniversary on August 20 with a pontifical high mass at 10 a.m. and a church dinner at 11 30 a.m. announced by Rev. John E. Doran. The first visiting priest was Rev. Causse of Potassi, and in 1851 St Bridget's became a mission of Min.
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Ridgeway
St. Bridget’s
John E. Doran
Causse
Potassi
Min
Early church life in the town and its rebuilding years
The parish endured a long history with Rev. Causse serving until 1855 and Rev. James O'Keefe constructing the first rectory in 1875. A lightning strike caused a fire that destroyed the church in 1904, and a new church was dedicated in 1905.
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Eral Point
Causse
James O’keefe
Polio Case Figures Surpass 1000 Mark in Week
Washington reports 1,186 new polio cases for the week ending Aug. 5, the first time since last October the weekly total exceeded 1,000. The Health Service notes 6,171 cumulative new cases since the low point last March, with prior weeks totaling 970 and higher figures in earlier years.
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Washington
Public Health Service Today
the Health Service
Ripon College Names Rowe Assistant to President
Clarke H. Rowe of Madison has been named by Dr. Clark G. Kuebler president of Ripon College as assistant to the president. Rowe has served two years with the Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce as director of membership and as a business research expert.
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Ripon Ripon
Clarke H. Rowe
Madison
Clark G. Kuebler
Ripon College
Rowe
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Holstein Friesian Dairy Show Judge Oversees 540 Cattle Entry
Charles Brace of Lone Rock served as judge for the Holstein-Friesian association fair. The event drew 540 dairy cattle and 153 beef entries across the show.
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Charles Brace
Lone Rock
The
Holstein-Friedion Association
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