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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1954

Page

3

Two area weddings set for Sunday in Monroe and Brodhead

Social items report two couples marrying Sunday. In Brodhead at 2 PM Miss Helen Elizabeth Stettler and Bruce W. Timm wed at the Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church with family, bridesmaids, and groomsmen listed. In Monroe Miss Evelyn Smith will marry Joseph Tschanz at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Glen Ridnour officiating.

Monroe Brodhead Helen Elizabeth Stettler Walter Stettler Juda Bruce W. Timm J. Cc. Timm Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church W. L. King Juda Eub Sally Stettler Glenda Hasse Shirley Ruef John D. Timm Jake Matzke Thomas Newcomer Eugene Stettler Miss Stettler William Hein Jr Will Usher Stettler Juda High School Northwest Institute of Medical Technology Stnessy Clinic Brodhead High School Beloit College Timm Motor Co Evelyn Smith Joseph Tschanz

Mrs Bruce Ehr Feted At Post-nuptial Shower

A post nuptial pantry shower was held at Our Savior s Lutheran church South Wayne for Mrs Bruce Ehr sponsored by the church Aid Society Attendees included Frances Seffrood Harry Hanson Fred Broege Alfred Burri Minie Rood Ernest Goecks Clark Lelle Nick Lelle Lloyd Retzlaff Justin Flakr Casper Maurer Earl Schliem El wood Scherer and Wanda Rood The Ehrs are Rose mary Maurer and Michael N Ehr who married August 14 in East Wiota and will teach in Evansville this year

Our Savior’s Lutheran South Wayne Bruce Ehr Aid Society of the Church Mmes Frances Seffrood Harry Hanson Fred Broege Alfred Burri Minie Rood Ernest Goecks Clark Lelle Nick Lelle Lloyd Retzlaff Justin Flakr Casper Maurer Earl Schliem Elwood Scherer Wanda Rood

Miss Mau and Brodhead Residents Honored by Shower

Miss Mary Mau was honored with a coin shower at her cousin Beverly Mau's home. Out-of-town attendees included Mrs. Ray Mau and Mrs. Mildred Hamilton of Janesville and others from Cainville, Magnolia, and nearby areas. Miss May and Carleton Olson plan a Sunday wedding at East Luther Valley Church.

Brodhead Mary Mau Beverly Mau Ray Mau Mildred Hamilton Barbara Roger VanSkike Elmer Laurenz Kendall Janesville Merrette Harper Magnolia Stanley Fenrick Linda Kay Harriet Clark Cainville May Carleton Olson East Luther Valley

Kathleen Wehinger Honored on Birthday

Kathleen Wehinger was guest of honor at a birthday party for her third birthday on Thursday afternoon at La Kathleen Wehinger Route 5. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. John Hillbrand and Mrs. Frank Wehinger. The cake was baked by Kathleen s aunt Mrs. Thurman Graigo. The celebration ended with a train ride to Juda, with guests including Donna and Barbara Deininger Linda Gibbons Joyce Wenger Ann Davis Barbara and Georgia Wegmueller Darlene Salzwedel and Peggy Wyss.

Kathleen Wehinger Route 5 John Hillbrand Frank Wehinger Kathleen Thurman Graigo Juda Donna Barbara Deininger Linda Gibbons Joyce Wenger Ann Davis Barbara Georgia Wegmueller Darlene Salzwedel Peggy Wyss

Hayride for Rural Youth Set Monday Evening

Rural Youth members plan a hayride Monday at 8 p m meeting at the Farm Bureau office. Program chair Shirley Leopold says members should bring a friend. If it rains the event will be moved to Sept 7.

Farm Bureau Shirley Leopold

WRC to Meet Thursday in Club Rooms

The WRC will convene Thursday at 2 p m in the club rooms to discuss upcoming activities and plan events. Members are urged to attend and participate in the session.

WRC

Five Brodhead Women To Attend School Here

Five Brodhead women will study at Green County Normal School in Monroe this fall and 30 more Brodhead residents will attend colleges and universities. Names include Donna Eidahl Faith Hageman Caroline Jones Marie Hoff Lorraine Vigdahl and many others across UW Madison Whitewater Madison Business College Johns Hopkins and more.

Brodhead Green County Normal School Monroe Donna Eidahl Orion Eidahl Faith Hageman Dwight Hageman Caroline Jones Ralph Jones Marie Hoff Sam Hoff Lorraine Vigdahl Oscar Vigdahl University of Wisconsin Edward Swartz Helen Swartz Marian Howard Lee Duane Lederman Emma Lederman William Schrader Newman Schrader Alvin Arnold Alvin W. Arnold John Derning L. E. TenEyck Beverly Ann Fairman Marvin Fairman Ida Lou Stair E. B. Stair Charles R. Stephens Roy K. Stephens Carroll College Waukesha Kathyrn Schmerse Carl Schmerse Virginia Boettcher Robert A. Boettcher Whitewater State College Lorraine Zimmerli Ben Zimmerli Jeanine Main Ervin Matzke Madison Business College Phyllis Anderson Raymond Anderson Luther College Decorah Marty Ann Peterson Oscar Peterson Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Baltimore Ted Morgan Merle Morgan U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis Guy Pierce D. I. Pierce Notre Dame South Bend Ind Colleen Ross Clayton Ross Notre Dame Convent Milwaukee Claire Pierce Josephine Cramblett Harry Cramblett Freeport Deaconess Hospital Donald Fairman General Motors Institute Flint, Mich Doris Wisme Wismer Bowling Green Uni- Clea

Pre-nuptial Shower Honors Miss Hurlbutt in Brooklyn

Miss Anechia Hurlbutt was feted at a pre-nuptial shower in the Community hall basement Brooklyn. A program for 75 guests preceded a lunch in the dimming room. She, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carroll Hurlbutt Elroy, will wed Sept 18 at Elroy to Ronald E Snyder of Brooklyn.

Anechia Hurlbutt Brooklyn Miss Hurlbutt Carroll Hurlbutt Elroy Ronald E. Snyder Phillip Snyder

Miss Donna Wyss to Graduate From Deaconess School

Miss Donna J. Wyss daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter E Wyss of 713 21st avenue will graduate Friday with 13 other students from the Deaconess hospital school of nursing Freeport The 8 p.m exercises occur at First Lutheran church Freeport Also graduating are Elaine Eleanor Askey Elizabeth Ann Gross Sylvia Jeanne Starr Lena Marilyn Rose Akins and Annette Marie Wachter from Warren Orangeville and Monroe employment awaits Miss Wyss in Monroe

Donna Joan Wyss Walter E. Wyss 21St Avenue Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing Freeport First Lutheran Elaine Eleanor Askey Elizabeth Ann Gross Orangeville Sylvia Jeanne Starr Lena Marilyn Rose Akins Annette Marie Wachter Warren Miss Wyss Monroe

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization delegates arrive in Manila

Advance delegates from Australia and Britain arrive in Manila ahead of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization conference set to begin on September 6.

Manila Australia Britain

Monroe Home EC 4 H Club Meeting Notes

The Monroe Home EC 4 H club met Tuesday night at Kay Chambers home. Lois Ann Goodmiller led the pledge and Chambers demonstrated. A film Food You Didn’t East was shown with slides. The next meeting is set for September 28 at Lois Dettwiler’s home.

Monroe Kay Chambers Lois Ann Goodmiller Lois Dettwiler

Orangeville Hustlers 4 H Club Attends County Fair

The Orangeville Hustlers 4 H club of Stephenson County with 48 members and 45 projects travels to the Freeport county fair. The group includes a 15 piece orchestra directed by Paul Molter and a vocal quartet The Three B s and a J. Rehearsals are in members homes. The quartet won the 1953 WFRL amateur contest and placed second at Lena in September. Club leaders include Victor Folgate and Ted Meissen.

Orangeville WFRL Lena Victor Folgate Ted Meissen

Spring Grove Social Notes From Mrs. Herbert Mohn

Local residents and families from Spring Grove list visits and events. Calls in Monroe, hospital stays, Wisconsin State Fair attendance, vacations to the Bad Lands and Black Hills, and relatives visiting various households are noted alongside travel and guest reports across the community.

Earl Aiken Monroe Otto Becker Rodney Becker Howard Newcomber California Charles Clark and Sons Selmer Paulson B. H. Kimmel Walter Armstrong Sheldon E. J. Armstrong Alfred Badertscher Fritz Schindler Maurice Gilbert Helen Andrews Melvin Swain Arthur Swain Pamela Swain Lawrence Hawkins Ralph Anderson Raymond Ellis

Green County Camera Club Elects New Officers

The club will elect new officers at a Wednesday 8 p m meeting in the Universalist church basement. Rev. James Neighbours, the pastor, will present postwar photographs from Germany and Holland.

Green County Camera Club Universalist Church James Neighbours Germany Holland

Bolender couple to mark 60 years of marriage in Monroe

Fred J. Bolender and Daisy Chadwick Bolender of 1014 21st avenue Monroe will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary next Saturday. He studied geology at the University of Wisconsin and built a Monroe business legacy while she shares Monroe roots and UW ties. Their four sons include Howard H. in Rockford and Frederick J. in Madison, with other relatives in San Francisco and Lancaster. The couple married Sept 4 1894 with long civic involvement and deep local ties spanning generations.

Monroe Fred J. Bolender 21St Avenue Bolender University of Wisconsin Fred Daisy Chadwick Juda Rock Grove John David Witmer Masonic Temple Mr. Bolender Fred Bolender Joe Monroe High School Hans H. Moe Charles B. Bolender Edna Bolender Fred Bolenders Lola B. Kundert Plymouth Abraham Kubly Jenny Provo Utah Brigham Young University Henry Bradley Linda Ft. Ord Calif John Pluss Bradley Japan Korea Fred J. Duerst Dorothy New Glarus Ira Holcomb Edwin Wilde Frederick Steinmann Jan Cathy Milwaukee F. H. Steinmann Barbara Lynn Melvin Lynn Madison M. E. Lynn Werner Hefty Marian William Thomas City Frank Noesen Ray Root Nancy Shirley Dan Root Monticello Mary Reese Eugene Krueger Dennis Albany Herbert Hubacher Mark Verona Clayton Witmore Lake Kegonsa Adam Schuler

Monticello and area visitors roam Wisconsin and beyond

A crowded list of Monticello area residents and friends visit, travel, or call on relatives in Wisconsin, Montana, Georgia, Florida, and beyond. Mentions include Mar ine Captain Man w a r ing return from Guam and Col. Manwaring’s SpanishAmerican War reporting family links.

Corn stock at 2.5 billion bushels on Jan 1 1953

The United States held about 2.5 billion bushels of corn in storage on January 1, 1953, reflecting a 9 percent increase from the same date in the previous year.

United States

Col Manwaring Dies Marine Corps Veteran

Col. Edward B. Manwaring 74 a United States Marine Corps veteran died Wednesday at the U S Naval Hospital in Philadelphia. He served 36 years in the Marines and was formerly commandant of the Marine Corps Barracks.

Philadelphia Roy C. Smith Pacific Guam United States Manwaring Col Wisconsin Edward B. Manwaring United States Marine Corps U. S. Naval Hospital Marine Corps Marine Corps Barracks

White Marble Temples Once Painted Brightly in Antiquity

The article notes that Greek temple marble decorations were originally vivid in color, though later scholars often misinterpret them as plain white. It discusses how exhibitions now present these pieces as evidence of ancient Greek color and artistry.

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Miss Mau Don Standard Service Rollies Donna J. Wyss Spring Grove Mrs. Herbert Mohn Bolenders Joseph B. Bolender San Francisco Joe Byfeld Ambassador East Sherman Chicago Jefferson Belle Burke Louis B. Stauffacher Arthur Wagner Sr W. P. Jackson Los Angeles Citizens Bank Chamber of Commerce Water Board Green County Normal Board Smith Masonic Lodge St. Omar Order of Eastern Star Wisconsin Universalist Association O. D. Curtis Robert Hoesly Delmar Kubly W. S. Hoesly Okee Lake Wisconsin Casper Zentner Herman Marty Susan Cedar Rapids Henry C. Klassy Robert Burleson Diane Lynn Denver Clark Dooley Georgia Florida Elwood Schwers Sandra Elwood Jr Rice Lake Thomas Voegeli Robert Kroject Evansville Voegeli Melvin Agen Nelson Michael Cumberland Fred V. Stuessy Lester Ellis Bruce McIver Titusville Toledo Jake Schultz Stillman Huntly Arthur Barker Willard Bender Naperville Helen Meyers Emma Lidstrom Minneapolis Willard Sheeler Washington D. C Herbert Summeris D. L. Zentner Sheeler The Zentners Bernice Babler Ft. Atkinson Fred Haddinger Harvey Ott Elizabeth Jenny Martha Jenny Giles Wallam Fred Ott Mele A Ainsworth Elec Anny Colaparoe America Home Office Wis Fred Buertschli Helen Walter Swiss Club W. Vliet Street Mike Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland R. Mueller Cheese Factory 13Th Street Jean’s Dance School Turner Hall Jean Wuthrich BUICK Pontiac DODGE FORD Kaiser Chevrolet Oth ST Glenn H. James Montfort, Wis HELP Senate Grant, Green, Iowa Lafayette Counties Republican Ypethod Beauty Salon Harper U Magee Beauty Shop Col. Manwaring NWNL Northwestern National Life of Minneapolis Brooks C. Rickard Northwestern National Life Insurance Co First National Bank White
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