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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1955

Page

3

Mrs. James Chilton Elected WCTU President in Orangeville

The Orangeville WCTU elected Mrs. James Chilton president with Mrs. John Babler as vice president and Miss Carrie Musser as corresponding secretary. Numerous church and department directors were named including Miss Zella Barmore and Mrs. Louise Kuhnke. Annual meeting featured worship, prayer, and program notes with 30 program guides ordered.

James Chilton Orangeville WCTU John Babler Carrie Musser Vera Heck Methodist Zella Barmore EUB Louise Kuhnke Grace Evangelical and Reformed A. R. Felts Rock Grove Alvin Meinert Afolkey Eub Roswell Babler Dora Schneider Herman Fehler M. W. Best John Gruber C. W. Frautschy Paul Moster Walter Hofmeister

Miss Rothenbuehler Weds Orris Wayne Withee in Kingman

Rosemarie Rothenbuehler marries Orris Wayne Withee on August 19 in Kingman Arizona. The bride, in a white ballerina gown with sequins, plans to live in Las Vegas where the groom serves as an airman at Nellis Air Base. Wayne Stamm serves as best man and Mrs. Stamm is maid of honor.

Jacob Rothenbuehler Rosemarie Orris Wayne Withee Lyle Withee Brodhead Kingman Ariz Wayne Stamm Las Vegas Nelis Air Base

Circle Will Meet At 8 P M At Mrs Kading Home

The Vesper Circle of First Methodist church will meet tomorrow at 8 p m in the home of Mrs Harold W Kading 2518 16th street with Mrs Glen H Ridnour assisting hostess.

First Methodist Church Harold W. Kading 16Th Street Glen H. Ridnour

Collins to Host Bridge Club Dessert Luncheon Tomorrow

Mrs. D. L. Collins will entertain her bridge club with a dessert luncheon tomorrow, followed by bridge, at her home. The Times Special notes she will be hostess for the gathering.

D. L. Collins Bridge Club

Aid Society to Meet at St John’s Evangelical Church

St John’s Evangelical and Re formed Aid Society will meet Thursday afternoon at the church. Mrs Fred Fritz Jr will lead devotions. Guineth Gonstead will sing two solos with Mrs Fred Marty at the piano. Mrs Arthur Black will present humorous readings with accompaniment by Mrs D W Diedrich of Brodhead. Luncheon chairmen are Lena Etter and Mrs Fred Soth.

St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Aid Society Fred Fritz Jr Guineth Gonstead Fred Marty Arthur Black D. W. Diedrich Brodhead Lena Etter Fred Oth

Women of the Farm Bureau hold Madison conference

Mrs. Frank Bloom and Mrs. Sam Waelti attend the annual Women of the Farm Bureau gathering in Madison. Bloom serves as county president while Waelti is the county delegate. The conference runs from today through Thursday.

Frank Bloom Sam Waelti Madison Women of the Farm Bureau

Birthday Honor for Carolyn Elmer in Monticello Party

Miss Carolyn Elmer daughter of Mr and Mrs Conrad Elmer Route 2 Monticello was honored at a party Sunday for her four teenth birthday. Games were played and refreshments were served. Attending were Karen Bidlingmaier Alice Thoman Karen Gempeler Gary Laura and Lonnie Anderson all of Monticello Sandra Legler Emily and Dolores Isely and Charlotte Elmer all of Monroe.

Carolyn Elmer Conrad Elmer Route 2 Monticello Karen Bidlingmaier Alice Thoman Karen Gempeler Gary Laura Lonnie Anderson Sandra Legler Emily Dolores Isely Charlotte Elmer Monroe

Birthday Party Honors Mrs Emma Wallbaum

Mrs Jake Senn Jr hosted a birthday luncheon for her mother Mrs Emma Wallbaum at Route 3 Woodford. Guests included Mrs Sophia Hanson Mrs Jane Mason Mrs Anna Boetker Mrs Mary Ableman Mr Alfred Kubly and Misses Janet and Joann Senn all of Route 3 Woodford Monroe and other attendees.

Jake Senn Jr Emma Wallbaum Wallbaum Mmes Sophia Hanson Jane Mason Anna Boetker Mary Ableman Woodford Alfred Kubly Monroe Janet and Joann Senn

WMF Guild of Jordan Lutheran to Meet Thursday

The WMF Guild of Jordan Lutheran Church will meet Thursday at 2 p.m. All members are in charge of serving.

WMF Guild of Jordan Lutheran Church

Girl Scout Troop 10 Visits Madison for Picnic

Troop 10 and chaperones Mmes Genevieve Wilson Edwin Schuetze and Herbert D Goecks visited Madison yesterday with former leader Mrs Kenneth Bauman and daughter Mary A picnic was held at the Bauman home and the evening was spent at the water follies Readable names include Therese Mueller Nancy Roberson Jill Hall Jane Crouch Bonnie Wilson Schuetze Penny Fitzgerald Linda Kay Goecks Diane Broge Judith Hunt Joanne Helmeid Peggy Kelly Mary and Jane Bauman accompanied the group home for a few days with Mr and Mrs Walter Bauman.

Mmes Genevieve Wilson Edwin Schuetze Herbert D. Goecks Madison Kenneth Bauman Mary Bauman Water Follies Therese Mueller Nancy Robertson Jill Hall Jane Crouch Bonnie Wilson Schuetze Penny Fitzgerald Linda Kay Goecks Diane Broge Judith Hunt Joanne Helmei

Nearly all Whiting residents return after refinery fire

About 1,700 people evacuated near the Standard Oil Indiana refinery have mostly returned home. Most dwellings in the 60 block area are deemed safe and National Guardsmen have withdrawn. Firefighters continue pouring water on charred wreckage as a 10 acre section of the 1,600 acre plant smolders.

Whiting Ind Standard Oil Co Indiana National

State aid costs fall 2.5 percent in July

Madison The State Department of Public Welfare reported that in July 4,692,237 dollars were paid in public assistance grants to 95,662 persons. The figures show a 2.5 percent decrease in payments and a 4.8 percent drop in the number aided from July 1954.

Madison State Department of Public Welfare

Monticello Social Roundup Hosts and Visits

Monticello and nearby towns host social visits with many families seen in Madison Stover Monroe and Albany. Attendees include Mrs Curtis, Doris Wagner, John Disch, Kate Stauffer, Clara Zumbunnen, Bernice Babler, the Blum family, and Rev Ralph Johnson with various relatives and friends across Wisconsin. The piece lists weekend calls, birthday observances, and travels to Madison Cedar Lake and Cedar Lake area events.

Doris Wagner Curt O. D. Curtis John Disch Madison Kate Rose Stauffer Clara Zum- Brunnen Monroe Lena Rate Dwight Stover Matthew Zentner Jr Clarence Elmer Jr Bernice Babler Belleville Thomas Brusveen Selmer Lien York Memorial Lutheran Church Mary Ann Jerry Virginia Kathryn Blum John G. Blum Harold J. Blum Dorothy Pagel Freeport Paul Oppliger New Glarus Emma Freitag John Larson and

Japanese gunman kills two in Osaka bank robbery

A dapper Japanese gunman robbed a bank in Osaka disarming staff, then killed a policeman and a taxi driver and seriously wounded another officer. He fled on a motor scooter with about $13 000.

Osaka Japan

Aerialist Dies After Fall During Dixon Festival

Evelyn Marrion a 37 year old aerial performer from Los Angeles died from injuries after an 80 foot fall during Dixon Illinois Injun Summer Days Festival. She belonged to The Four Sky Devils troupe and slipped when a breakaway rope failed during a stunt.

Dixon, Il Evelyn Marrion Los Angeles Four Sky Devils Marion

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Henry Hefty Donald Holcomb Europe Werner Brunner Ricky Jefferson Arthur Holcomb Ronald Ed C. Hefty Helen Myers Edward Schneider Wisconsin Marvin Busjahn St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Busjahn Monroe High School Geraldine Hasse Glenn L. Hasse 7Th Street Herman Busjahn Winslow High School Cheeseman Construction Co 11Th Street Schmitz Route 3 South Peter A. Steinmann E. C. McCollow Monroe Clinic Steinmann Farms AID Society Girl Scout News Whiting, Ind Fritz Fritz Cleaners REVCO Post Office Charles Bohren St. Victor’s Rectory Albany Delbert Krupke Douglas Abraham Kubly David Bowes Donald Ralph Dunkle Kim Albert J. Marty Irene Henry R. Marty Helen Meyers Chicago Minneapolis Meyers Monticello High School Green County Teachers College Ivan Schenk Ida Schenk Kenneth Holcomb Cheryl Steve Highland Schenk James Knoblauch Cambridge Bertha Keller Hazel Kundert Edward H. Theiler Edward Yonkers Beloit Henry Kubly Roy Hess Ralph Kubly Rand Singer Sewing Center State St. Beloit, Wis Thomas Mulligan 11Th St Mercury Linda WREX Channel 13 Behring Motor Company Highway Monroe, Wis
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