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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1948

Page

3

Monroe Area Weddings Highlight Weekend Nuptials

Five wedding ceremonies unfold in Monroe and nearby as Irene Olson and Milo Swanton wed at Jordan Lutheran Church with Rev. Gunderson officiating. The groom serves as executive secretary of the Wisconsin Council of Agriculture. Weather forecaster calls for Sunday fairs with little temperature change.

Irene B. Olson Milo K. Swanton Madison Monroe Olson Green County Swanton Jordan Lutheran Church Browntown G. M. Gunderson Argyle Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Virginia Neva Fenn Roy Fenn Evansville Harold H. Mauerman J. H. Mauerman Albany Magnolia Advent Christian Church C. W. Biladow Kathryn Olthafer 16Th Avenue George Olthafer Platteville Willis Gruenewald Rose Gruenewald Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church Belmont J. J. Lippoldt Dorothy Olson S. M. Olson Woodford Ronald Trickel Walter Trickels Frowntown Lutheran Church Toyce Mardell Stauffacher Louis Stauffacher

Picnic Tour by Jefferson Jiffy Workers 4-H Club

Members of the Jefferson Jiffy Workers 4-H club toured Madison on Thursday sightseeing at Vilas Park and the Capitol. The group enjoyed a picnic supper at New Glarus Woods with club mothers and Judith Seyler turning 13 with a birthday cake. The trip was funded by proceeds from the club’s ice cream social.

Jefferson Jiffy Workers 4-H Madison Vilas Park New Glarus Woods Capitol Judith Seyler

Laura Cline Elected President Of Willing Workers

Mrs Laura Cline was elected president of the Willingworkers at the Martintown church election. Other officers chosen include Mrs Elpha Leck vice president Mrs Elsie Potter secretary and Mrs Merle Krebs treasurer.

Browntown Laura Cline Martintown Elpha Leck Elsie Potter Merle Krebs

Monticello Socials and Travels Sent in Weekend Notes

Community members from Monticello and surrounding towns are listed as weekend visitors and travelers. Couples and individuals visit relatives in Minnesota Wisconsin Wisconsin Milwaukee Madison and Washington Island with trips to Yellowstone and Pinehurst sanitarium noted.

U S Replies On Kasenkina Case Aims To Save Face

The U S state department issues a blunt reply to Soviet charges accusing American officials of kidnapping Kasenkina and two teachers. It calls Lomakin persona non grata and offers a face saving exit for Moscow while warning of ongoing diplomatic maneuvering in the Moscow Washington dispute.

Dewitt MacKenzie Associated Press American State Department Moscow Kasenkina Washington U. S. State Department Kremlin United States Molotov Lomakin Hitler Big Four Snescow Haan Russia

Wisconsin Centennial Exposition Attendance Noted in Milwaukee

Mrs. Cecil Campbell of Cedarburg attended the Wisconsin centennial exposition in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Mrs. Roger Klassy and Mrs. Anna Schweizer were Monroe callers Wednesday. Mrs. Regula Hoesly and Miss Fannie G Benkert spent a couple days in Chicago.

Cecil Campbell Cedarburg Milwaukee Roger Klassy Anna Schweizer Monroe Regula Hoesly Fannie G. Benkert Chicago

Prayers of Mother Help Diane Wake From 12 Month Sleep

Diane Parent, eight, of Chicopee, awakened from a year long sleep after prayers by her mother, father, and classmates. Doctors say her recovery from encephalitis is rare. she spent months in Holyoke Springfield and Waltham hospitals amid a reported miracle.

Chicopee, Mass Diane Chicopee Holyoke Springfield Waltham Hospitals

Cheese Kettle and Cellar Plan New Cheese Laboratory

Construction of a cheese laboratory north of Turner hall is to begin soon with Fred Krebs as building chairman. Plans draft as crews finish a Franklin factory garage and living quarters to house a married worker. New plant will store surplus cheese from the Jefferson factory at Twin Grove and equipment installation will follow plastering and tile work. A nun at the Swiss Colony exhibit recalls her Green county cheese maker father and Swiss migration. her name is not recorded.

Turner Hall Fred Krebs Franklin Factory Jefferson Twin Grove Employes Green County Switzerland Milwaukee

Burmese Ta Goo Water Festival Douses All Sizes

Burmese New Year festival Ta goo is marked by widespread water dousing. The playful tradition allows even the lowest worker to drench his boss with impunity, underscoring the holiday’s lighthearted hierarchy and communal revelry.

Legion VFW Aid In Durgin Rites

Full military burial rites were accorded Cpl. James W. Durgin 28 killed in action in Germany Feb. 24, 1945. Services at St. Victor's Church followed by Calvary Cemetery burial. Pallbearers and color guards named. chaplain ritual read. taps sounded. flag presented to widow Betty Van Matre Durgin. City businesses closed during funeral hour.

James W. Durgin American Legion Cpl. Durgin Germany E. C. McCollow St. Victor’s Catholic Church Calvary Cemetery Joseph Kessler Thomas Kelly Chester Becker Frederick Beer Jr Kenneth Lovell Marvin Stauffacher Glenn L. Kubly Harold Pickett Rodney Block Kendall Digman William Rupnow Raymond Fritz Wilmer Palmer Veril Small VFW Sam Pickett Kenneth Ginner Legion William Schillinger William Walters Hugo Voekli Donald Cecil Theodore J. Burgy JoAnne Myers Martha Dobbs Emil Boesch Betty van Matre Durgin

Adding machine show draws crowd on 17th avenue

Passersby gathered yesterday as Dr. J. A. Rouch demonstrated an adding machine to skeptical friends. David Albright won third prize in a Wisconsin centennial decorating contest with his wife Mrs. Albright modeling. judging was by audience applause. Emperor Nero, near sighted, used a concave emerald to view gladiatorial combats. Moss plants form stream birthplaces from moss bed rivulets.

17Th Avenue Dr. J. A. Rouch David Albright Nero

Monroe Common Council Approves Bus Transit Ordinance

Monroe Wisconsin council approves an indeterminate permit for Monroe Transit Lines to operate a bus system with route maps and fares filed. The ordinance includes stops, extensions, license fee of 25 dollars, and compliance with Wisconsin statutes. The body also grants sanitary sewer work, gas and fuel storage permits, and authorizes police attendance at a chiefs’ convention.

Monroe Wis Frank A. Buehler Norton Schindler Tschudy Beckman Voelkli Goecks Meythaler G. S. Soseman John T. Etter J. H. Schwaiger Chief of Police Association Milwaukee Committee On Police and Safety Mary L. Reilly 16Th Street Thomas E. Kelly 13Th Avenue Werner Schefer 9Th Street Veril Small Veteran’s Housing Clarence M. Olson 16Th Avenue 11Th Avenue 23Rd Street City of Howard Kohn Bernice Kohn Board of Public Works Committee On Claims Herbert Goecks Hugo Voelkli William F. Beckman Paul F. Rufenacht Planning Commission Judiciary Committee Samuel Pilz Edna Schmid Johnson Brothers Common Council Monroe Transit Lines, Inc Public Service Commission Wisconin Monroe Transit Lines Inc Monroe Municipal Code F. A. Buehler Police and Safety Committee Cities Service Oil Company Illinois Central Murphy Brothers Storage Company Scott E. J. Norton Henry Tschudy Alderman Tschudy Alderman Norton Leslie G. Kindschi 13Th Street Veri A. Small Veterans’ Housing Mary Rielly

Immell Plans Speech Date After Monroe Visit

Ralph M. Immell Republican candidate for governor visited Monroe to arrange a speaking appearance before the September primaries. He met community leaders with Bruce M. Blum and a campaign sound car toured the business district. date to be set soon.

Ralph M. Immell Monroe Immell Bruce M. Blum

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Irene Olson Monticello C. D. Curtis John Hilmer Darlyne Watonia Otto Weller Wisconsin Laverne Holcomb Freeman Beck Herman Ritschard Spooner Joe Blumer Henry Kreuger Minnesota Dakotas W. S. Hoesly Ida Schenk Barbara Hoesly Alda Ann Louise Karlen Abraham Kubly Ralph Kubly Pleasant Yellowstone National Park Mary Waelti Otto Babler Phillip Papes Phillip Jr North Chicago Lena Babler Washington Island Milford Peterson Delmar Kubly Rox Ann New Glarus Matt Zentner Edwin Platteville Herman Feenie State Fairpark Herbert V. Kohler Alexander Mitchell U.S Mother Proceedings of Common Council 10Th Avenue 21St Street Clifford C. Meinert Katherine Meinert Committee On Ment City Hall Bells Welding and Machine Co Nyman Implement Co Ace Parnham John A. Eley Solomon Coal and Iron Co Becherwate A. R. Steele Carter Machine Shop Monroe Ready Mix Co Solomon Auto Parts Co Sanitary A. F. Rote Co W. J. Williamson Rufenacht Oil Co Gas Virgil Stauffacher Lacey Beckman Garage Burkhard Electric Co Albert Hirschbrunner Supee Pee Ae McMurray Smith and Gestland Fee Standard Oil Co Employers Mutual Institute Ge Uiswausss Monroe Ditch Diggers Hahn Sign Service Monroe Lumber and Fuel Co Hydrite Chemical Co Schuler Blue Print Co Herman L. Schindler George J. Meythaler Alderman Beckman Charles Meinert Alderman Goecks Chiropractic M. J. Gonstead Monroe Laundry 16Th. Ave Monroe, Wis J. H. Hale Sturgeon Bay Erenn Super Leo Ayia Nerket St Markel Lanz Agency Louis E. Buri Electric Co
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