Monroe Bride Weds Peter Steinmann In St. V ictor’s Rectory
Miss Roxana Louise Young daughter of Agnes and Denver Young wed Peter Alfred Steinmann son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Steinmann at St Victor’s Rectory with Rev E C McCollow officiating. Attendants Miss Mary Ellen Young maid of honor, William Conway best man. Guests from Elkhorn Lake Geneva Warren Winslow Hollandale and more. After a wedding breakfast they briefed a reception at the Swiss Wheel restaurant and will reside on Route 3 Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxana Louise Young
Agnes Young
Monroe
Denver Young
Lake Geneva
Peter Alfred Steinmann
Ernest Steinmann
St. Victor’s
E. C. McCollow
Miss Young
Mary Ellen Young
William Conway
Lillian Steinmann
Madison
Robert Steinmann
Winslow
Susan Balter
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hollis Ward
Elkhorn
Hans Steinmann
Hollandale
Warren
Brodhead
Freeport
Blanchardville
Argyle
Dakota
Woodford
Monroe Clinic
Albert Wirz Honored By New Glarus Maennerchor Farewell
New Glarus Maennerchor hosted a farewell for Mr and Mrs Albert Wirz at Wilhelm Tellhall as they plan to sail Sept 3 for Switzerland. The event featured slides and films with refreshments and a list of attendees including Oswald Schneider Paul Grossenbacher Herman Burkhardt Otto Anderegg Hans Anderegg Ernest Weiland Arnold Anderegg Pius Buesser Ernest Zentner Clayton Streiff Harold Ingwell Irving Wild Everette Ingwell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Glarus
New Glarus Maennerchor
Wilhelm Tellhall
Albert Wirz
Switzerland
Oswald Schneider
Paul Grossenbacher
Herman Burkhardt
Otto Anderegg
Hans Anderegg
Ernest Weiland
Arnold Anderegg
Pius Buesser
Ernest Zentner
Clayton Streiff
Harold Ingwell
Irving Wild
Everette Ingwell
Gilbert Ott
Ernest Thierstien
Hans Neuenschwander
Herman Feller
William Ruef
Christ Garner
Herman Matzinger
John Schneider
Leo Imming
Carl Luescher
Ruth Bohren Honored at Pre nuptial Shower
Miss Ruth Bohren was honored at a miscellaneous pre nuptial shower at her home 704 24th avenue. She will wed Sunday to Charles Nichols of Kendall at St John Evangelical and Re formed church. Hostess Mrs Ralph Bohren served lunch as gifts were arranged around a pink and white wishing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bohren
24Th Avenue
Charles Nichols
Kendall
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ralph Bohren
Mmes
Rose Schilt
Elsa Kueng
Ernest Lehmann
Ervin Moellenberndt
Daniel Markham
Walter Ru
Girl Scout Troops Seek More Leaders in Monroe
At a Girl Scout Council meeting held at the First Methodist church Monroe leaders discussed recruiting for Monroe Girl Scout and Brownie troops. Mrs. Glen H. Ridnour chaired and plans called for selecting two girls for the summer Scout encampment. The council slated a meeting for September 19 at 8 p m in the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Girl Scout Council
First Methodist Church
Glen H. Ridnour
BISSIGS ENTERTAIN MONTICELLO AT PICNIC SUPPER
Mr and Mrs Matt Bissigs hosted a Sunday picnic supper in Monticello Several guests attended including Mr and Mrs Coral Ethridge Mr and Mrs Roy Bissig and Judith Mr and Mrs Dick Smith Kenneth and Richard Monroe Mr and Mrs Robert Wittner and sons from New Glarus and Mr and Mrs John Wittenwyler and Herman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bissigs
Monticello
Matt Bissig
Coral Ethridge
Roy Bissig
Judith
Dick Smith
Kenneth
Richard
Monroe
Robert Wittner
25th Anniversary Event Honors Vernon Duersts
Miss Marlea Duerst hosted a Friday evening gathering to honor Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Duerst on their 25th wedding anniversary. A tree of silver offerings was presented, with many relatives and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Duersts
Monticello
Marlea Duerst
Vernon Duerst
Herman Kubly
L. R. Nesler
Alma Dahnke
Myron Bartle and Bruce
Russell Monroe
Henry Stauffer
Henry Truttman
Ralph Keppler
Stanley Freitag
Phillip Marty
William Palmer
Fred Stuessy
Werner Ziltner
Jacob Bruni
Eugene Stuessy
Wilbert Zweifel
Arthur Zweifel
Willard Union to Meet Friday at Meinert Home
Times Special Fran ces Willard Union will gather at 2 p m Friday at the home of Mrs William Meinert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Willard Union
William Meinert
Coleman Wins In Mississippi Governor Election
Mississippi voters chose Atty. Gen. J. P. Coleman as governor marking a rise from a rural background to the state’s top office. Coleman defeated Atty. Paul B. Johnson in the first statewide bid, promising to regulate utilities, keep blacks out of white schools, and end Gulf Coast gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Atty
J. P. Coleman
Coleman
Paul B. Johnson
Supreme Court
Hugh White
White
Gulf Coast
Fred Elmer of Madison Critically Ill at St Marys
Fred Elmer of Madison reportedly is critically ill from a heart condition at St Marys hospital in Madison. A World War I veteran and former Monticello resident, he has worked on the North Western railroad since schooling here. Relatives visited him over the weekend and early this week, with several Elmer family members stopping by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Fred Elmer
Madison
St. Mary’s Hospital
North Western Railroad
Henry J. Elmer
Anna Miller
W. D. Elmer
Arnold Elmer
John Elmer
Darlyne
Tommy Elmer
Monroe
York Memorial Lutheran Church Plans Centennial Program
Judge Luther Sletten of Minnesota will open the York Memorial Lutheran centennial observance with a 1 30 p m address on Saturday. Rev Martin J Olson and Dr Bernhard Christensen will speak and preach Sunday services with additional talks by Prof Erling Urdahl and Rev Torgney Kleven. The history notes a split in the original York congregation in the 1880s and the two churches on the hill now share a common heritage under Rev Richard Torgerson as pastor. Abert Nyhus of New Glarus is general centennial chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church
Blanchardville
Luther Sletten
State of Minnesota Municipal Court
Minneapolis
Sletten
O. H. Sletten
York
Martin J. Olson
Bernhard Christensen
Augsburg College and Theological Seminary
York Memorial Lutheran Church
Richard Torgerson
Wisconsin
York Evangelical Lutheran Church
New Stone
Abert Nyhus
New Glarus
New Glarus Visitors, Families Gather and Travel
New Glarus Mrs Millard Tschudy and Mr and Mrs Jake Streiff with family visit Belle Streiff her mother in Madison. Sara Jo Thompson of Argyle visits grandparents John and Mrs Stuessy. Amazing bargains in The Times classified, check them daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glarus
Millard Tschudy
Jake L. Streiff
Madison
Belle Streiff
Sara Jo Thompson
Argyle
John Stuessy
Times
Atlanta Man Named American Bar Leader
Philadelphia report notes E Smythe Gambrell of Atlanta has been elected president of the American Bar Association for the coming year. He will succeed Loyd Wright of Los Angeles. The ABA house re elected Joseph D Stecher of Toledo to a 10th term as secretary and Harold H Bredell of Indianapolis to a 7th term as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
E. Smythe Gambrell
Atlanta
American Bar Association
Loyd Wright
Los Angeles
ABA House of Delegates
Joseph D. Stecher
Toledo
Ohio
Harold H. Bredell
Indianapolis
Ind
Ousted FHA Official Blames National Politics in Dismissal
Thomas C. Schmidt of Madison, former state director of the Farmers Home Administration, blames national politics for his removal and has appealed to the federal civil service commission. He is the 31st director ousted in two years by Robert B. McLeish. James A. Dance becomes acting state director.
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Madison
Thomas C. Schmidt
Farmers Home Administration
Schmidt
Federal Civil Service Commission
Robert B. McLeaish
FHA
Agriculture Benson
Benson
Civil Service
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
James A. Dance
Income for Farmers Shows Decline of 4 Percent
The Agriculture Department said farmers earned 14.3 billion dollars from January to July 1955, down four percent from the same period in 1954. Crop receipts totaled 5.3 billion, slightly higher than last year, while income from livestock and livestock products reached 9.0 billion, down six percent from 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Brunkow Family Sees Son Leave for Iceland Assignment
The Brunkows escorted their son 2nd Lt. William Brunkow to Chicago on Saturday as he departed for McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey before heading to Iceland for an overseas assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
C. O. Brunkow
William Brunkow
Chicago
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Navy to Build Four More Atom-Powered Submarines
The Navy announced plans to construct four additional atomic submarines. General Dynamics will build two at Groton Connecticut, one at Mare Island California, and one at Portsmouth New Hampshire. The secretary said a Forrestal class attack carrier may be built by private yards, with 11 new vessels and 26 conversions planned for the year ending June 30. The Nautilus is in operation and Sea Wolf has been launched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Navy
General Dynamics
Groton
Charles Thomas
Rep
Lane
D-Mass
Thomas
Congress
Dandelion Name Origin Traced to French Lion’s Tooth
The term dandelion comes from the French dent de lion meaning lion's tooth, referencing the leaf lobes' tooth-like shape. This etymology explains how the common plant acquired its widely used English name.
Hot Dry Spell Reduces Wisconsin Crops
state climatologist L A Joos reports a dry hot period has cut sweet corn and snap bean harvests by a third and may halve the lima bean crop. Weather calls for rising temperatures then cooler days with showers tonight and Wednesday. Pastures dry, hay second crop improves, tobacco early but promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
L. A. Joos
Joos
Joes
Mayer Named New Editor of Illinois State Journal
Albert P. Mayer, 53, appointed managing editor of the Illinois State Journal, announced Tuesday by Alden C. Waite publisher. Mayer succeeds John Ferguson who will remain on the editorial staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Albert P. Mayer
Illinois State Journal
Alden C. Waite
Journal
Mayer
John Ferguson
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Roxana Young
Peter A. Steinmann
St. Victor's
New
Glarus Group
Girl Scout
Juda
Wendel F. Grenzow
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Jeanette Mabel Ladwig
Edwin Ladwig
George Grenzow
Schmitz
Hollis E. Schutt
Kathleen
Alois Mayer
Ambrose Mayer
Monroe High School
Miss Schutt
St. Clare Hospital
Roger L. Blanc
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Route 5
Blanc
la Venne Schulz
Royce E. Schulz
Conrad M. Blanc
Route 3
York Church Plans
Schielzes Monro
Lee
Atom
Aya
Lipper
Esterbrook
Sheaffer
Parker
Conley
Haysma
Westclox
Timex
Yardley
Norwich
Elkay
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