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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1956

Page

3

Miss Shirley Hornbeck Weds H Robert Dearth in St Victor’s

Miss Shirley Hornbeck and H Robert Dearth were married at 11 AM in St Victor’s Catholic Church. Rev Donald Lins officiated. The couple will reside in Monroe after a reception at the groom’s mother’s home. The bride is a Griggsville and Gem City Business College graduate employed as a dental assistant. the groom is a Monroe High School graduate employed at Dearth Motors Inc.

Shirley Hornbeck H. Robert Dearth St. Victor's St. Victor's Catholic Church Donald Lins Benjamin Hornbeck Griggsville, IL Dearth Nellie Dearth 21St Avenue Mary Hornbeck Gilbert Kleckner Monroe Griggsville High School Gem City Business College Quincy, Ill Joseph R. Ganshert Dearth Motors Inc

Christmas Fair Held By Girl Scout Troops

The annual Girl Scout Brownie Christmas Fair runs this afternoon at the National Guard Armory from 1 to 4 p.m. Co chairs are John H. Bruni and John F. Cardine with Mrs. Paul Snowden as publicity chair. The fair features games booths foods decorations grab bags and other items.

National Guard Armory John H. Bruni John F. Caradine Paul W. Snowden

Mary Martha Circle to Host Christmas Party at Church

Mary Martha Circle of the Methodist church will meet Friday December 7 for a Christmas party at the church. Families are invited and mystery sisters will receive gifts. A 7 p.m. dinner precedes the program. Miriam Circle met Tuesday night at the church with Mrs Edward Killingstad as hostess.

Albany Mary-Martha

Grade School Event Replaces PTA Meeting

Orangeville Times Special reports the grade school program on Monday will substitute for the December PTA meeting. The group met at the school cafeteria with piano duet by Sharon Foss and Janis Fehr and a safety talk by Allen Swain from Cornbelt Insurance.

Orangeville Sharon Foss Janis Fehr Allen Swain Cornbelt Insurance Group

Condon Twins Feted on Fourth Birthday in Brodhead

The Condon twins Timi and Teri celebrated their fourth birthday with a party hosted by their mother Mrs. Gerald Condon. Guests included John Pierce Paul Peterson Kathleen Duchow Margaret Clark Barbra and Robbyn Vogel.

Condon Brodhead Timi Teri Gerald Condon John Pierce Paul Peterson Kathleen Duchow Margaret Clark Barbra Robbyn Vogel

Concert Tomorrow at Methodist Church Organist David Clark

David Clark will give an organ concert at 7 15 p m tomorrow at the Methodist church opening the Missions Commission Evening of Fellowship. Films will be shown by Guy Earley wine. Fidelis Circle will serve refreshments.

Brodhead David Clark Methodist Church Missions Commission Guy Earleywine Fidelis Circle

Yale Civics Club Christmas Party Set for Monday

The Civics club plans a Christmas party at 2 30 p m Monday at the home of Mrs G D Richardson. Co hostesses will be Mrs George Salladay and Mrs Stanley Wraight.

Yale Party Civics Club G. D. Richardson Mmes George Salladay Stanley Wraight

Circle One to Meet at Union Presbyterian Church Dinner

Circle One of the Union Presbyterian Church will host a pot luck dinner and a gifts exchange in the church basement at 6 30 p m on Monday.

Circle One Union Presbyterian Church

Farmers to Meet for Monticello Christmas Party

Green County Farmsters, a group of young farm couples, will meet next Wednesday night at the Monticello Village hall for a Christmas party.

Green County Monticello

Round Table Study Club Meeting Planned

The Round Table Study Club will meet Tuesday with Mrs. Ruth Schwartzlow guiding the session.

Brodhead Ruth Schwartzlow

Miss Joan Fey Weds Milferd J Thompson at St Victor's

Nuptial rites held at 9 30 am in St Victor's Catholic Church for Miss Joan Mary Fey and Milferd Joseph Thompson. Rev. Donald Lins officiated. The couple plans a southern states wedding trip. Mrs Thompson is a Monroe High School graduate and former Chocolate Shop employee. her husband is a Monroe Police Department recruit.

St. Victor’s Catholic Church Joan Mary Fey Milferd Joseph Thompson Donald Lins Miss Fey Raymond C. Fey Route 1 Thompson 10Th Street Bridget Thompson Linda Kuntz Lester Thompson Blue Mounds

Brownie Troop to Entertain Women’s Union at St John’s

The Brownie troop sponsored by the Women’s Union will present a program at the union’s meeting in St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed church Tuesday evening. Mrs. Roy Gempeler and Mrs. Thomas Cromwell lead devotions with music by Miss Gayleen Steensrud and Miss Betty Gempeler. Members will bring a Christmas white gift for missions. refreshments are chaired by Mrs. Fred Vogel and Mrs. Sam Waelti.

Women’s Union St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Roy Gempeler Thomas Cromwell Gayleen Steensrud Betty Gempeler Fred Vogel Sam Waelti

Four Bridge Clubs Meet in Brodhead

Four contract bridge clubs met Thursday in Brodhead. Mrs. F H Davis hosted her club with honors to Mines, Nellie Broughton Lot ta Fleck and Belle Harlow. Mines Frank Condon and Donald Collins won honors at their club entertained by Mrs A L Breyvogel. Mrs Gerald Condon entertained with honors to Mmes Roger Bernstein and Henry Appel, and Mrs A W Schwake hosted a luncheon and bridge.

Brodhead F. H. Davis Mines Nellie Broughton Lotta Fleck Belle Harlow Frank Condon Donald Collins A. L. Breyvogel Gerald Condon Mmes Roger Bernstein Henry Appel A. W. Schwake

Election of Officers at Pythian Sisters Meeting

Officers will be elected at the Tuesday night meeting of Pythian Sisters.

Brodhead Pythian Sisters

Orangeville Rebekah Lodge to Meet Monday Night

The Rebekah lodge in Orangeville will hold a meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. Members are invited to attend and discuss upcoming activities.

Orangeville Rebekah Lodge

Washington Homemakers host party in Monticello home

Mrs Kay Chesebro and Mrs John Wittenwyler co hosted the Washington Homemakers at Chesebro residence. Health report by Mrs Chester Crooks. New members Euphamie Lengacher and Merle Sweet introduced. Donation approved to Sister Kenney Foundation. Christmas party planned for December 19 at Chateau. Attendees numbered 17 members and five guests.

Washington Club Monticello Times Kay Chesebro John Wittenwyler Washington Chester Crooks Monty Chesebro Sister Chateau Rudy Feller Robert Feller Sr Mmes Magda Keel Sam Ludwig W. S. Hoesly Georgia Rhyner Edward Kopp

Twin Grove Homemakers Club Christmas Party Set for Tuesday

The Twin Grove Homemakers will hold their Christmas party Tuesday evening at the Casino in Monticello. Members are invited to attend and enjoy the holiday gathering with friends and refreshments.

Twin Grove Club Twin Grove Monticello

Sugar River Homemakers Meet For Table Decorations

Sugar River Homemakers met with Mrs. Lewis Graves on Wednesday afternoon. Project leaders were Mrs. Earl McCulley and Mrs. Floyd Jones. The group discussed table decorations.

Sugar River Club Albany Sugar River Lewis Graves Earl McCulley Floyd Jones

Plans for Area School Sixty Percent Complete

NEW GLARUS Times Special. Plans for the new high school building are about 60 per cent complete says Norman Fries the school principal. Bids will be let in January after planning and drawing work is finished. Architect John W Steinmann of Monticello has consulted with the high school staff on department layouts. A second conference with teachers and a joint meeting with the building committee school board and teachers will review changes. The school will occupy 10 acres in the village's south part.

Glarus Times Norman Fries John W. Steinmann Monticello

Cooper Praises Co op System At Wisconsin Cheese Meet

Ralph M. Cooper of the Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Co-operatives extolled working together at the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association annual meeting in Turner hall. He cited cooperative grocers railroads freight terminals and farm product marketing as examples while stressing farmer co-operatives keep independent family farms viable.

Ralph M. Cooper Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Co-operatives Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association Turner Hall America Sen. Taft Benjamin Franklin Philadelphia Cooper

Wisconsin Dairy Markets Steady Amid Light Trading

Madison reports show American cheese prices unchanged with fair to good distributive demand and light open market activity. Butter markets remained weak at terminals, butter production fell, evaporated milk steady with ample supplies, and fluid cream barely steady to firm as milk production stayed near seasonal lows.

Madison Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture

Clinic Aide Clayton Bond Found Dead in Sheboygan

Clayton M. Bond, 53, longtime manager of the Sheboygan Clinic since 1927, was found dead Friday from gunshot wounds. Coroner Dr. Reed Simpson ruled death by own action, stating the evidence supports a self-inflicted shooting.

Sheboygan Clayton M. Bond Sheboygan Clinic Reed Simpson

Expert Speaks Swiss Eyes Priceless at Wisconsin Cheese Session

R E Eldred of Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co told the 18th annual Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association meeting at Turner Hall that Swiss eyes add value for merchandising. He urged open eyes to flavor, eye formation, uniformity, identity marks, packaging shifts, and careful pricing to sustain a healthy market.

R. E. Eldred Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association Turner Hall Eldred Wisconsin

Youth Who Shot Dad Given Six Year Term

James Roesch, 17, received a indeterminate term not to exceed six years in the Wisconsin reformatory after pleading guilty to shooting his father, Glen Roesch, 46, a part time Grant County deputy sheriff. He claimed the act was impulse after reading local murder reports. Roesch was 16 when the Sept. incident occurred.

Lancaster James Roesch Wisconsin Reformatory Roesch Richard W. Orton Glen Grant County

Band and Vocal Concert at Monticello High

Monticello will host a winter concert at the high school gymnasium with M C Davidson leading the senior band girls glee club and mixed chorus. The program features drum section numbers and a mock wedding ceremony among light and serious selections. On Wednesday night December 12 the junior band directed by Davidson will also perform.

Monticello M. C. Davidson Davidson

Kiel Man Killed in Train Car Collision at Crossing

Police identified the Kiel man as Fred J. Gousey, 52, who died when his auto collided with an Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad train at a crossing. A passenger, Albert Simon, 48, of Chicago, suffered injuries in the Friday crash.

Kiel Chicago Fred J. Goussey Albert Simon

Wisconsin bar groups oppose court system streamlining plan

Representatives from six county bar associations voiced opposition to a constitutional amendment to streamline Wisconsin courts. They fear counties would share a judge as courts other than Supreme, Circuit, and justice courts would be eliminated. Only Iowa County Bar Association supported the plan at the hearing.

Madison Wisconsin Rock Adams Waushara Juneau Sauk Lafayette Supreme Court Iowa County Bar Association Milwaukee Green Bay Wausau Rice Lake LaCrosse

Navy Offers Inducements For December Reenlistments

Local Navy recruiter Robert P. Ferguson says sailors within 90 days of separation who reenlist in December will get 30 days advance leave and a reenlistment bonus of 1000 to 2000 dollars plus advance travel pay and a paid pay record for drawing pay on leave. Former sailors separated over 90 days receive all benefits except the reenlistment bonus.

Robert P. Ferguson Navy Ferguson

Brazil Tops World Coffee Output Beyond Half

Brazil normally produces more than half the world supply of coffee, underscoring its dominant role in the global market. The nation's vast plantations and favorable growing conditions sustain its leading position, influencing prices and trade patterns worldwide.

Brazil

Brownie Troop 35 Investiture Prep at St Victor’s Parish

Members practiced for the investiture ceremony to be held Wednesday in St Victor's parish hall with mothers in attendance. A game was played and fish pond items wrapped. Leaders are Mrs Howard P Olsen and Mrs Kenneth Hall.

St. Victor’s Parish Hall Kathy Hall Mmes Howard P. Olsen Kenneth Hall Shirley Counselman Booth Sally Ruf

Red Radio Scheme Deluded Hungarians

Radio Free Europe warned that a Communist radio station posing as RFE deceived Hungarian rebels by promising Western armed assistance. RFE cited Anna Kethly, exiled leader of the Hungarian Social Democrat party, noting RFE broadcasts were confused with genuine RFE transmissions during the uprising.

New York Radio Free Europe RFE West Brussels Belgium Anna Kethly Social Democrat Party Hungary

Wisconsin highway rules update moves to 55 mph night limit

Madison reports nearly 125 changes to road rules approved by the Legislative Council’s highway committee. Key proposal: reduce to 55 mph about 30 minutes before sundown when headlights are required. Other items include keeping out-of-state DUI convictions out of a new points system and not penalizing livestock owners. The panel urged separate consideration of issues and kept hitchhiking rules unchanged.

Madison Wisconsin Highway Committee Legislative Council Paul Rogan Full Legislative Council

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Girl Scout Joan Fey Milferd J. Thompson St. Victor's Church News of the Homemakers Black Sea Turkey Lebanon Cairo Israel Egypt Syria Saudi Arabia Teheran Iran Abadan Aden Trucial Omar Pakistan China Delhi India U.S Iraq Middle East Butter Mart Glen E. Bolender Russell Hendrickson Freeport H. E. Sweetwood Yolanda Mae Sweetwood James Leonard Hansen Bethany Lutheran Church Kenosha Ransom Dinges Mack McCornack San Diego Calif Gerald Abraham Salac Harley Dinges George Obert Manitoba Canada Eldred Hulbert Stanley Rayhorn Warren Orland Priewe Adam Zweifel Elmer Priewe Stockton Priewe Hines Hospital Donald Bennett Crown Point Ind C. W. Frautschy A. and Dad Lafayette Bar Girl Scout News IER Jolly Old St. Nick Wisconsin Power and Light Company U. N. Johnson 17Th Avenue THE Marshall CO Milwaukee, Wis
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