Social clubs resume fall activities after Labor Day weekend
Monroe women begin regular meetings after the summer break with fall picnics and new officers. Groups include Knights of Columbus auxiliary American Legion Auxiliary Women of the Moose DAR Esther Rebekah lodge and more meeting in libraries halls and home venues, with plans for socials and installations through September and October.
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Monroe
Knights of Columbus Auxiliary
Woman’s Relief Corps
Women of the Moose
Benjamin Harrison
DAR
American Legion Auxiliary
Esther Rebekah Lodge
Alpha Zeta Chapter
Epsilon Sigma
Pythian Hall
May L. Luchsinger
Washington, D. C
Moose Hall
Harry J. Bellahan
16Th Street
P. J
Girl Scout Council and Association
St. Omar
Masonic Hall
VFW
Turner Hall
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Odd Fellows
PTA
G.U.G.G. Lodge
Key To the City Club
In our Church Side By Side presented by Mrs Frey
Mrs Charles E Frey will present In our Church Side By Side at the Womens Union meeting in St John Evangelical and Reformed church Tuesday evening She will be assisted by Mmes Norman L Poff Wilbert Ott C J Schwingel Sylvia E Richards and Miss Anna E Roth Music includes a violin solo by Miss Nancy Pilz with Miss Carol Schwingel assisting Mrs Gertrude Myers and Mrs Rudolf Maurer are co chairmen of the surprise committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Frey
Our Church
Women’s Union
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Mmes
Norman L. Poff
Wilbert Ott
C. J. Schwingel
Sylvia E. Richards
Anna E Roth
Nancy Pilz
Carol Schwingel
Gertrude Myers
Rudolf Maurer
Plan Immanuel Picnic With Wilhelm Tell Pageant
The Immanuel church youth fellowship will meet at the church tomorrow at 4 15 p m for transportation to New Glarus woods for a picnic supper and outing. After the meal the group will attend the Wilhelm Tell pageant in New Glarus.
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Immanuel
Youth Fellowship of
Immanuel Church
New Glarus Woods
New Glarus
Circle Two of Union Presbyterian to Meet
Circle No 2 of Union Presbyterian Church will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the home of Mrs Everett Wild 2518 9th Street.
Monticello Church Plans Anniversary Celebration
Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church in Monticello marks its 65th anniversary on Sunday September 14 with two services. Dr Harry Baumer of West Bend will speak at the morning service and the senior choir will perform. the 8 pm evening service will feature greetings from neighboring Evangelical and Reformed pastors and all three choirs. An anniversary offering will go to the church improvement fund. Rev A K Achtemeier is the pastor.
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Monticello
Zwingli
Church Improvement Fund
A. K. Achtemeier
Zwingli Church
Nancy Houser Honored At Pre Nuptial Shower
Miss Nancy Houser was honored at a pre nuptial shower at the home of Mrs. Alvin C Rab eh l with co hosts Mrs Lawrence Sinclair of Milwaukee. Gifts came from numerous friends and relatives including Mrs Alfred Elrodt of Mt Vernon NY and Mrs Ken Hamilton of Brodhead. She will marry Pfc Darell Schultz of Arcadia on Sept 7 at Madison.
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Nancy Houser
Alvin C. Rabehl
Lth
Rabehl
Lawrence A. Sinclair
Milwaukee
Miss Houser
Cromer Houser
20Th Avenue
Pfc
Darell Schultz
A. C. Schultz
Arcadia
Madison
Alfred Elrodt
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Ken Hamilton
Brodhead
Mmes
Roy Burmeister
William Gyure
Margaret Huddlestone
Ray Kundert
Ed Miller
George Forbes
Kenneth Schneider
Alden L. Mark
William Penn
David Gnagi
Diane Houser
Mamie Bleiler
June Schoonover
Dona Gilbo
James Trumpy honored on his seventh birthday
James Trumpy son of Mr and Mrs Harvey H Trumpy 787 14th avenue was honored at his home in observance of his seventh birthday Guests participated in a peanut hunt on the lawn and hiked to The Elms accompanied by Mrs Trumpy where refreshments were served Attending the party were John Trumpy Robert Rote Dan Counselman Charles Dearth Chris Peterson Gary Rufenacht William Schuetze and Gary Studer
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James Trumpy
Harvey H. Trumpy
14Th Avenue
John Trumpy
Robert Rote
Dan Counselman
Charles Dearth
Chris Peterson
Gary Rufenacht
William Schuetze
Gary Studer
Presbyterian Circles To Meet Next Week
Three circle groups of the Union Presbyterian church Woman's Society will meet next week at various homes. Circle One gathers Tuesday at 8 p.m. with Mrs. C. W. Chase at 1816 16th Avenue. Circle Two meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. hosted by Mrs. Everett Wild at 2518 9th Street. Circle Three meets Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Roy Schultz's home with co host Mrs. Nick Stauffer.
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Union Presbyterian Church Woman’s Society
Circle One
C. W. Chase
16Th Avenue
Everett Wild
9Th Street
Circle Two
Circle Three
Roy Schultz
15Th Avenue
Nick Stauffacher
ZumBrunnens Feted At Cottage Gathering
Mr. and Mrs. F. Royce ZumBrunnen were honored at a surprise shower Thursday night at Harold Wagner’s cottage near Brodhead. Guests brought gifts and toasted with wieners roasted in the fireplace. Attendees included William Tschudy Harold Ackerman John L Wagner Alois Beer Thomas Stauffacher and Frank Koenig.
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F. Royce Zum- Brunnen
Harold Wagner
Brodhead
Messrs
Mmes
William Tschudy
Harold Ackerman
John L. Wagner
Alois Beer
Thomas Stauffacher
Frank Koenig
Savings and Loan Leader Sees Strong Home Financing Ahead
Washington Raleigh W. Greene president of the National Savings and Loan League says home loan funding will stay excellent into mid 1953. He cites strong demand for financing from savings associations high housing starts VA appraisal requests and robust production as signs of prosperity and expects government controls on home financing to ease.
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Washington
Raleigh W. Greene
National Savings and Loan League
League
Greene
Veterans Administration
Marinette Woman Observes 100th Year
One day before her 100th birthday Mrs. Cecil Surprise learned her daughter Mrs. Ellen Meurcke had died in Grez Belgium. Surprise, who immigrated from Grez in 1856, raised nine children after her husband’s 1892 death. Five children remain along with seven grandchildren seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Marinette
Cecil Surprise
Ellen Meurcke
Grez
Belgium
Surprise
Wisconsin
First American camel imports arrive in 1856
Commercial introduction of camels to the United States begins with 34 animals shipped to Indianola Texas in 1856 marking a notable early phase of camel use in the region.
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America
Indianola
Tex
Withrow Faced by GOP Rival in Wisconsin District
William H. Stevenson of La Crosse accused Rep. Withrow of using public payroll for his wife and sister in law. Stevenson, backed by a GOP caucus, argued Withrow hired from outside his district and other states. Henry Reuss urged Poland support amid Polish freedom concerns.
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Gardner Withrow
William H. Stevenson
la Crosse
Withrow
Mineral Point
Stevenson
Wisconsin
Henry Reuss
Milwaukee
Poland
Europe
Racine Ends Alligator Hunt After Five Foot Gator Sighting
Racine authorities halted the chase of a five foot alligator named Jackie Boy loose in the Fox River. Rifle officers were to patrol and wait for a sighting before luring the reptile ashore with food. The creature, escaped from Frank Wiegel of Waterford, was described as not the biting kind.
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Racine
Jackie Boy
Fox River
Frank Wiegel
Waterford
Paducah Atomic Plant Workers Strike Again
Paducah Ky. workers at the billion dollar atomic energy project walk out for the second time in two weeks. Project manager E A Wende of the Atomic Energy Commission says most craftsmen left Friday. total construction force is about 20 000.
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Paducah
Paducah Atomic Energy Project
E. A. Wende
Atomic Energy Commission
Wende
Browntown Social Roundup Townsfolk Travel and Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Ira DeVoe and son Dwane of Lena visited Tuesday. Several residents planned Canada fishing trips and local callers dropped by. A large gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larson included many relatives and friends from Columbus to Milwaukee. The Gordee family headed home after a Dubuque and Dickeyville visit.
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Ira DeVoe
Dwane
Lena
Merrill Smith
Edward Good
Canada
Doris Zimmerman
Brodhead
Ernest Soddy
Chancy Robertson
Monroe
Soddy
St. Clare
Roy Crago
Freeport
John Stublaskey
Andy Jean
Rudolph
William Bittner
Ricky
Lolly
Donald Stumps
Frank Gumz
Dave Werren
C. L. Crago
Emma Guthre
Portland
Ore
Rolland
Richard Saunders
Ed Saunders
Lada DeVoe
Charles Larson
O. M. Daley
Columbus
Harry Hemwall
Kay and Sons
O. M. Goddard
Chicago
Lars
Bert Gordee
Stevens Point
Dubuque
Dickeyville
Gordees
Selbos Take House Brodhead
Mr and Mrs Warren Selbo and family of Decorah Indiana moved into the Albert Losey house vacated by the Schumachers. Mr and Mrs Donald Schumacher moved into their new house. Both Mr Schumacher and Mr Selbo are members of the Brodhead high school faculty.
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Brodhead
Warren Selbo
Decorah
Albert Losey
Schumachers
Donald Schumacher
Schumacher
Selbo
Brodhead High School
Back-To-School Sales Rise as Prices Fall
U.S. stores report lower fall prices for clothing and shoes as back-to-school promotions spark strong demand. Merchants see brisk sales in cotton shirts, dungarees, plaid dresses and corduroy jumpers amid record school enrollments. Dr. Earl J. McGrath notes 26,263,000 pupils this fall with 6,263,000 in secondary schools and a 2,150,000 college total, while fashion trends vary between regions and age groups.
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New York
Earl J. McGrath
U. S
McGrath
Colege
Midwest
Bomber Crew Jumps Before Olathe Crash
In Olathe Kansas three crew members parachuted to safety Friday before a Navy bomber crashed on a farm. The aircraft was one of 17 bombers en route from Jacksonville to Olathe Naval Air Station to dodge possible hurricane damage. Officials cited engine failure as the crash cause.
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Olathe, Kan
Here
Olathe Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
Bear Surprises Fishermen Inside 165-Pound Shark Off Japan
Kyodo reports a 165 pound shark hauled near the southern Japanese coast contained a wild bear. Authorities note stray bears have been sighted offshore, feeding and swimming nearby.
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Tokyo
Kyodo News Service
Young Hoodlum Admits Shooting in Des Plaines Loan Robbery
Police said Richard Green 26 admitted firing the shot that killed Policeman Harry Bend ing Jr. 32 during a daylight robbery at a Des Plaines loan company. Green and three others were seized and held for questioning. a fifth man was sought.
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Chicago
Ralph Petacque
Richard
Smoke) Green
Harry W. Bending Jr
Des Plaines
Green
Bending
Petacque
Loan Company
Jack McCann
Dennis Gessner
Jerry Wiott
Big Four Powers Agree on Austrian Law Revisions
In Vienna the Big Four powers unanimously voted toed against a proposed Austrian law that would allow former Nazi beneficiaries to reclaim Jewish property seized under Hitler, a rare accord between Russia and Western states through the Allied Control Council for Austria.
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Vienna
Austria
Hitler
Russia
Allied Control Council For
September and October Room Availability at Showboat
A limited number of rooms are available during September and October when all summer activities return. The Showboat offers five-act, twice nightly Floor Shows.
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Union Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Circles
Emil Beumert
Franz Nebel
St. Gall
Switzerland
The
Associated Press
Paducah Atomic Plant
Browntown
Mrs. C. L. Craige
Selbos
U.S
By Sam Dawson
Dun and Bradstreet
Ast
Olathe
J. W. Robilette
Optometrist
Benkett Bidg
Young Hoodlum
Bauman Kitchens
Northernaire
Webster
the Fabulous
Three Lakes, Wisconsin
Riviera
Vicente Todiy
Thers
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