Monroe Hosts Three Church Weddings and a Lawn Ceremony
Tomorrow’s social calendar features three church weddings at St John s Evangelical and Re formed and Immanuel churches plus a lawn ceremony at the Robert Patterson farm home. Brides include Pearl Carolyn Patterson, Mary Frances Van Wagenen, Maryellen Prien, and Catherine June Knipschild with partners John Francis Castle Harland Lyle Skattum Roger Thomas Sullivan and Donald N Siedschlag. Receptions follow each ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
St. John’s
Methodist Church
Mary Francis van Wagenen
John A. van Wagenen
8Th Street
Harland Lyle Skattum
Lewis L. Skattum
Argyle
St. John’s Church
Paul C. Kehle
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Maryellen Prien
Roger Thomas Sullivan
Monticello
L. C. Viel
Prien
Harry Prien
Bertha Sullivan
Katherine June Knipschild
John K. Knipschild
9Th Street
Donald N. Siedschlag
John H. Siedschlags
Kehle
40 Couples Entertained At Fish Fry and Hunt
Forty couples attended a fish fry and scavenger hunt last evening at Monroe Country Club hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Benkert and Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Rote. The hosts had just returned from a Nipigon Canada fishing trip. Guests dressed as outdoorsmen with Willard Schuetze and Wesley L. Dodge winning costume prizes. The evening featured buffet dinner and a team scavenger hunt with prize fishing for the victors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Country Club
Arthur C. Benkert
Robert G. Rote
Benkerts and Rotes
Nipigon
Canada
Willard Schuetze
Wesley L. Dodge
John
Fred Affolter
Monroe
Robert Jones
Freeport
Chicago
Teir
Robert Lauren
Roy Lindholm
Fred Escher
Billy and
Shirley
W. L. Zweifel
New Glarus
Matt Zentner
Poplar Grove
Ill
Bessie Youngreen
O. K. Stenerson
Pontiac
John Elmer
Darlyne
Rolland Zimmerman
Evansville
C. M. Stauffer
H. F. Stoll
W. E. Blum
Eleanor Mathews
Madison
Frederick S. Voegeli
Rose J. Voegeli
Nonogan Bridge Club
Virginia Elmer
Princeton
N. J
Westminster Choir College
New York City
Joyce Pease
Westminster Choir
Anton Hefty
Willard Hefty
Terry
Housewarming for Mr and Mrs Lester Shelton
Twenty four neighbors and friends attended a housewarming for Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shelton on Wednesday evening inviting neighbors and well wishers to celebrate their new home in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Shelton
Guests of Clarno Group Entertained by Church Society
Evangelical United Brethren WSWS was entertained by the Clarno society on Wednesday afternoon in a guest program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarno Group
Juda
Evangelical United Brethren Wsws
Clarno Society
Father Fines For Allowing Minor to Drive Vehicle
Christ Hanson of Blanchardville was fined 10 dollars and costs in county court for permitting an unauthorized minor Roger J Hanson 15 to operate a vehicle. Judge Harold J Lamboley presided. The teen drove a car involved in a head on collision at highways 79 and 39 Thursday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Hanson
Blanchardville
Harold J. Lamboley
Hanson
Roger J
Sion
Tiles of Spain Still Bear Arabic Quotes From Invaders
Architectural decor across Spanish buildings features ceramic tiles inscribed with Arabic quotations. These inscriptions date back around 400 years and reflect the influence of Saracen invaders in southern Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Europe
Bentley Ignored American History Says Witness
Elizabeth T. Bentley, a former American communist and Soviet agent, says she learned little about American history despite being educated at Vassar and Columbia. The piece argues schools should teach American and world history to foster informed citizenship and vigilance against radicalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Russia
Vassar
Columbia University
Rep
Herbert
D-La
House
UN American Activities Committee
New York Times
Miss Bentley
Inter
League of Women Voters Questions Wisconsin State Office Candidates
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin sent questionnaires to candidates for major state offices asking about qualifications taxes appropriations rural schools and the 1949 legislature. Congressional candidates were queried Thursday and answers will be shared with local leagues and newspapers in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
League of Women Voters of
Wisconsin
League
Cow Brings Real Truce Near Jerusalem
A cow escaped from a Jewish owner into Arab territory near Jerusalem. The Arab village mukhtar offered to return the animal and arranged a peaceful handoff. Ten unarmed Arabs drove the cow into no man's land where it was received by ten others from the Jewish side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Housing starts top 550000 in first seven months of 1948
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports over 550000 housing units began in the first seven months of 1948, up 120000 from the 1947 period. July starts total 94000, below June 96000 and May 97000, the year’s peak month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Love and Money Drive Some to Spy Across Borders
An examination of why individuals, including former government workers, might spy for the Soviet Union. The Canadian case of 1945 shows ten convicts from diverse professions, driven by belief in communism as the cure for society’s ills rather than money, with some later accepting small payments under pressure. Churchill referenced the unique danger of Soviet espionage.
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Communist Party
FBI
Miss Bentley
Hebert
Washington
Russia
Canada
House of Commons
London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
AAA
BBB
Royal Canadian Commission
Monticello Social Roundup Recaps Sunday Visits
Monticello residents host and visit across towns including Madison Monroe Freeport and New Glarus. Families such as Wittners, Weenies, Beers, Brumms and Voegelis share meals and afternoons with neighbors, while couples plan trips to the Black Hills and Yellowstone.
Local residents embark on extended travel and visits
A long list of Middleton area residents and relatives from New Glarus Madison and Verona take trips and host visits. Notable stops include Iowa Nebraska Niagara Falls Detroit and Canada as well as Wisconsin centennial expos and family gatherings in Janesville Rockford Milwaukee and Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Krosta
Middleton Beach
Andrew Hoesly
Alvina
New Glarus
Charles R. Marty
Flora Gempeler
Henry R.marty
Iowa
Nebraska
Ralph S. Butler
Ted Butler
Barbara
Madison
O. D. Curtis
Allis
Herman Wirth
Janesville
Rockford
Milwaukee
Emily Williams
Elizabeth
Dodgeville
Jack Hoskins
Robert Holcomb Jr
John Wirth Jr
Leon Gempeler
Phillip
Wallace Ryan
Fred A. Blum
C. M. Wittenwyler
Fred Roethlisberg
Dwight Zweifel
M. C. Elmer and Son
Gloister
Pittsburg
Monticello
Monroe
Thomas Hamilton
Jane
Tommy
Westfield
J. P. Zweifel
Fred Escher
Shirley
Billy
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Canada
Arthur Behnke
Belleville
Eleanor Jackson
Arnold Jackson
City
Stauffer’s
Inlaw
Nic Kubly
St. Mary’s Hospital
Henry Kundert
Matt Zentner
R. H. Schoonover
Otto Babler
Dick Freitag
Charles Schindler
Edgerton
Emil Blum
Delores
Carla Blum
Alma Disch
Sam Duerst
Washington Township
H. A. Becker
Arthur Escher
Janice
Viet Nam Releases One French Prisoner
Andre Lafourge, a public works engineer and the first Frenchman captured by Viet Nam guerrillas, was released after his wife refused to accept reports of his death. A letter to a house servant and a later message to his wife via the French post office marked his return. His wife and 18 month old son fell ill. the son died. Guerrilla leaders reportedly freed Lafourge out of sympathy for his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Andre Lafourge
Lafourge
Large Marihuana Haul Seized On Texas Border
U S customs agents announced the seizure of 69 pounds of Marihuana described as one of the largest hauls on the Texas Mexico border. The drugs, if rolled into cigarettes, would be worth about 70000 dollars at eastern and Pacific coast markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
U. S
Texas-Mexico
Guard Against Pirates by Singapore Line guards China coast
The Indo China Steam Navigation Co. protects its fleet against piracy on the China coast by arming all vessels with White Russian anti pirate guards. Guards man strategic points on ships and are ready for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Indo- China Steam Navigation Co
China
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Warrington
Ocean City
Surrey
Air Force
Hempstead Harbor
W. H. Wittner
Paul Veenie
Edward Wittner
Gene Weber
Rolland Disch
Shirley Melland
Betty Ann Babler
Cecil Jordan
Coles L. Hammedsen
Roy Nelson
Matt Bissig
Bernice Schneider
John Wittenwyler
Wittenwylers
Gene Williams
German Valley
Age Bean Staedtler
McConnell
Clifford Riese
Mary Ann
Fred Beer Sr
R. Woodruff
Douglas
Jacob Voegels
Pelmer Albright
Glenda
Dewey Clark
William Spring
William Pagel
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Josh Hoesly
Albert Knobel
James Dooley
Dorothy Pagel
Robert Kingdon
Judith
Bobby
Jacob Legler
Marilyn Roethlisberger
Fred Roethlisberger
St. Clare Hospital
Adam Duerst
Werner Elmer
Carol Jordan
Vola Jordan
Larence Karlen
Paul Schultz
Banjo Pete
Goetz
SEA Foods
Andrew Whiteford
Beloit College
Alexius Baas
Mary Sward
Wisconsin Historical Society
Arcady Cor
Highway 118
Eva
C. Fred Disch
Joan Schneider
Adam Schuler
Iron River
Henry Leuzinger
Fred Bircher
Charles Niles
Earl Richards
Yolanda Richards
Gladys Bircher
Walter J. Marty
Donald
Milo Thurston
Ronney
Harvey Elmer
Dawn
Jenny Elmer
Donald Voegeli
Stanley Holiday
Henry Gessler
Viet Nam
Harvey S. Stauffacher Chiropractor
White Block
Coleman
Bauman
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