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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1955

Page

3

Monroe Country Club Auxiliary hosts buffet luncheon and bridge

Fifty-one members attend a luncheon at the Monroe Country Club Auxiliary meeting. Guests include Mrs. Robert Hardaker of Chicago and others from Norfolk Virginia Griggsville Ill and Evansville. Eight bridge tables yield honors to Mrs. Donovan Norton and Bennett. Golf winners list longest tee shots and low nets across four flights. Flower committee chaired by Mrs. Lynch with two assistants. Lynch leads news committee next week.

Monroe Nathan L. Goetz Perry J. Power Fred Feutz Jr Rodney O. Kittelsen J. W. Tschanz R. J. Hahlen George R. Barry B. H. Lynch Mmes Frank B. Luchsinger F. F. West Lynch Paul Neubauer

Local Sisters Honored at Pre nuptial Shower

Misses Terese and Joan Crotty of 608 20th avenue were guests of honor at a bridal shower hosted by Mrs. Kenneth Severson and Miss Lela Ludwig in Brodhead. Blanche Crotty won high honors in court whist. Polly Crotty received the low honor. Terese and Joan Crotty plan a double wedding with Roy and Ray Figi on August 20 at St Joseph's church Gratiot.

Terese Joan Crotty 20Th Avenue Kenneth Severson Brodhead Lela Ludwig 21St Avenue Blanche Crotty South Wayne Polly Crotty Monroe Mmes Herman Bruegger James Crotty Arthur Blum Clifford Schindler Orson Robertson Karl Krahenbuehl Harold Kading Leah Wand Dilly Wehinger George Anne Pulkrabek Letty Adams Roy Ray Figi St. Joseph's Church Gratiot

Jaycees To Attend Picnic at Brodhead

Brodhead Jun ior Chamber of Commerce will entertain Monroe Jaycees and wives at Bluff View Park west of Brodhead tonight at 7 p m nearly 40 from Monroe expected. A picnic for Monroe Jaycees and wives is set for Aug 23 at a place to be named later. A Brodhead Monroe golf match is planned Aug 25 at Monroe Country Club. Co chairmen John L Fenton and Dr Frank C Stiles will lead the event. match to repay a recent Decatur Lake Country Club game where Monroe beat Brodhead.

Brodhead Junior Chamber of Commerce Monroe Jaycees Bluff View Park Brodhead Monroe Jaycee Monroe Country Club John L. Fenton Frank C. Stiles Decatur Lake Country Club

Service News From Brodhead and Leave Entries

The Service Record notes M Sgt Marvin Cowell wife and son Mike visiting in Brodhead and staying 30 days with Emma Cowell and Percy Whiteheads in Big Springs Texas. Pvt 1st Class Robert E Hintzman returns on a 20 day leave from the Marine base at 29 Palms California, son of Hattie Hintzman.

Brodhead Brodhead M. Sgt Marvin Cowell Mike Big Springs Tex Emma Cowell Percy Whitehead Brodhead Robert E. Hintzman 29 Palms Calif Hattie Hintzman

Tobacco Crop Forecast For Wisconsin Released

Washington The Department of Agriculture forecasts Wisconsin crops with sugar beets at 66 000 tons and 11 tons per acre and tobacco at 1 486 pounds per acre totaling 22 892 000 pounds.

Washington U. S. Department of Agriculture Wisconsin

Plans for Small Submarine Nuclear Plant Design

The government set a contract for designing an atomic power plant suited for a small submarine. The Atomic Energy Commission announced the move yesterday, offering no exact size but indicating a craft nearer conventional subs than the larger Nautilus or Seawolf.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission

Gunman Robs Embarrass Bank In Quick Holdup

An unknown armed man robbed the Embarrass State Bank in Wisconsin just before closing. He ordered 81 year old clerk William Anton to fill a blue bag with cash while two nieces who worked there stayed at their desks. He fled in a 1950 Buick with a stolen dealer plate. The incident lasted about two minutes.

Embarrass Wis Embarrass State Bank William Anton Anton Marion Eunice Anton Rachel Anton Waupaca

Swans Once Highly Valued For Food Across Regions

Historical accounts note that swans were considered a premium source of meat in various regions during medieval and early modern periods. They were hunted or farmed by elites, with laws and customs surrounding their capture and consumption varying by country.

Born in Janesville A Kummer Boy Borne at Mercy

Mr. and Mrs Edwin Kummer of Janesville announce the birth of a son this morning at Mercy hospital Janesville The couple also has a daughter Kathryn Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Walter Kummer of west of Monroe Maternal grandmother is Mrs Rose Gruenewald Formerly Helen Gruenewald the mother.

Janesville Edwin Kummer Monroe Mercy Hospital Kummers Kathryn Walter Kummer Rose Gruenewald Helen Gruenewald

Milwaukee Firemen vs Monroe Huber Brewers broadcast tease

Listen at 2 25 Friday afternoon on WEEZ 1260 to George Mc Keown narrating a Milwaukee County Stadium game between the Milwaukee Firemen and the Monroe Huber Brewers. Broadcast ing direct from Milwaukee County Stadium.

Weez Dial George McKeown Milwaukee Firemen Monroe Huber Brewers Milwaukee County Stadium

Broge Infant Named Michael Jon

Mr and Mrs Richard Broge announce the birth of their son Michael Jon at St Clare hospital yesterday Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Wilbert Ott 1302 19th street and Mrs Fred Broge South Wayne

Broge Michael Jon Richard Broge St. Clare Hospital Wilbert Ott 19Th Street Fred Broge South Wayne

School Inspectors Visit Green County Normal Building

Annual inspection of the Green County Normal school building was conducted yesterday by R. S. Ihlen. The review focused on safety, facilities, and upkeep, with a report to follow on condition and needed improvements.

Green County Normal School R. S. Ihlen

School Inspectors Tour Led by Feldt and Powers

Feldt the state school supervisor and Arthur R. Page assistant superintendent of public instruction led an inspection tour in Madison, accompanied by Mrs. Irene C. Powers, county superintendent of schools, on the visit.

Probation Granted to Rural Farmer on Dairy Sanitation Charge

Calvin Saxby of the Juda area received one year probation after a three month jail term was suspended by Justice L. A. Koenig. Saxby faced charges from the State Department of Agriculture over unsanitary milking conditions at his dairy operation.

Calvin Saxby Juda L. A. Koenig Saxby State Department of Agriculture

Sign on Terrace of Arnold Leve Land Home Ordered

A ruling noted that the farm was ordered to pay costs. Koenig stated the sign stood on the terrace of the Arnold Leve land home along Route 2.

Koenig Arnold Leveland

Street sign broken after hay rack collision

Police report a No Parking This Side of The Street sign was broken off when a runaway hay rack struck it near the intersection of 17th Avenue and 16th Street at 3 p m yesterday. The rack, loosened from a tractor driven by Nathan Brown, is cited. Brodhead Times Special notes an anniversary open house for Robert and BRobert Zuhlke?

17Th Avenue 16Th Street Nathan Brown Robert Zuhlke

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