Girl Scouts honor seniors with achievement awards rally
Eight Girl Scouts received curved bar and first class awards at a senior rally hosted by the Monroe Girl Scout council. The event highlighted service work, a Chicago trip, and holiday decorations as 39 senior scouts from troops 8 3 and 7 move into service scout duties.
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Angle
Girl Scout Council of
Monroe
Barbara Boyd
Audrey Holtshopple
Helen Stauffer
Maureen Bruni
Shirley Laeser
Betty Rees
Patricia Thorp
Judith Thorpe
Beverley Thoreson
Ruth Dwyer
W. Howard Smith
Chicago
Phoebe Abraham
Doris Ann Tschudy
John H. Bruni
Ozora Thorp
Sebastian Laeser
Harold Fenton
Sam Boyd
Allie Holtshopple
John A. Schindler
Jacqueline Grant
Hazel Howard
Beverly Hunt
Darlyne Keel
Shirley
Mrs Hercey Benfer Elected President Of Stavers Church Group
Mrs Hercey Benfer was elected president of the Room For You Sunday school class at Stavers church. The group met for a business meeting and Christmas party at the home of Mrs Verna Kubly with thirty members and guests present. Officers named include Dean Rinehart vice president Stanley Priewe secretary and Selma Busjahn treasurer. A polio fund and needy families donation were given. A gift exchange and lunch hosted by Mrs Oscar Losey and Mrs Alvin Priewe followed.
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Hercey Benfer
Room For You
Stavers Church
Verna Kubly
Byers Court
Dean Rinehart
Stanley Priewe
Selma Busjahn
Oscar Losey
Alvin Priewe
County 4-H Leaders Plan Recognition Meet
A 4-H leaders recognition luncheon will be held in Monroe during the last week of December. The executive committee at New Glarus high school decided to recognize long service and elect officers. They also listed 1950 calendar events and proposed the program for adoption at the luncheon.
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Monroe
New Glarus High School
Juda's G B Lahr Quietly Observes 62nd Birthday at Store
G B Lahr marked his 62nd birthday December 6 by working at the G B Lahr department store. A family dinner followed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Petersen honoring his birthday and the twin foster daughters, Mrs. Joe Jones and Mrs. Petersen. He was born in Sharon Wisconsin, eldest son of Rev and Mrs. Conrad Lahr.
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Juda
G. B. Lahr
Leroy Petersen
Joe Jones
Petersen
Mr. Lahr
Sharon
Wis
Conrad Lahr
Monroe
Albert
Lahr
Elizabeth Asmus
New Mexico Mission Movies Shown at Eva Spreng WSWS
Rev. Howard L. Orians led a New Mexico mission film program at Immanuel United Brethren church Tuesday evening. Gifts for overseas shipment and toys for local Christmas distribution were organized by Mrs. Alois Ruf with help from Mmes. Roy Chesebro, Arthur Nondahl, Charles Niles and John Kryder.
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New Mexico
Howard L. Orians
Eva Spreng Wsws
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Alois Ruf
Mmes
Roy Chesebro
Arthur Nondahl
Charles Niles
John Kryder
Shirley Geigel
Mabel Viel
Clara ZumBrunnen
George Mauerman
Peter Solomon
Edna Mackey
Evelyn Hartwig
Robert Potts
Earl] Geigel
Women of Moose Plan Yule Party on Dec. 21
The Women of the Moose set a Christmas party for December 21 with gift exchange and a potluck supper. Four new members were initiated at Moose hall, including Mrs. William Lysser and Mrs. Emil Schadewaildt New Glarus. Mrs. Anna Nelson presented corsages and led gifts of station covers and an altar cloth to each station.
Hospital Guild Members Plan Mid-Winter Rally
Mrs. Orville Bear, senior reg ent, will lead the mid-winter rally at Madison on Jan 29. The chapter voted to give $15 to the Wisconsin Moosehart building project for new fluorescent lighting. Lunch and entertainment were arranged by chapter members, with several women named in charge of afternoon activities.
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Hospital Guild
Delbert Wyss
Fred Rieder
Orville Bear
Madison
Wisconsin
Moosehart
Mmes
Leland Heitz
Walter Baumgartner
John Koehner
Miss Mamie Bleiler Re-elected by Society
Miss Mamie Bleiler was re elected president of the Union Presbyterian Missionary society at yesterday afternoon’s meeting at Mrs. Kate Christensen’s home. Grace Byers will be secretary and Nellie Stuart treasurer, with I E Dooley elected vice president and Lola Burdick as reporter.
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Mamie Bleiler
Union Presbyterian Missionary Society
Kate Christensen
John C. Calder
12Th Street
Grace Byers
Nellie Stuart
I. E. Dooley
Lawrence
Kas
Monroe
Lola Burdick
Dallas D. Landrum
Presbyterian Hospital
Meshed
Iran
William McElwee Miller
Presbyterian Church At Large
Park College
John Eley Jr
J. C. Calder
G U G G Plans Christmas Party After Fund Donations
Donations to the stocking fund and the anti tuberculosis fund were voted at the G U G G meeting in Turner hall. Fifty two members attended and lunch was served by Winslow members led by Mrs. John Amman. The next meeting is December 22 with a Christmas program and a gift exchange.
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G.U.G.G
Turner Hall
Winslow
John Amman
Orangeville WSCS Hosts Cedarville Guests in All Day Session
The Orangeville Methodist Church WSCS held an all day meeting with Cedarville Methodist WSCS members as guests. They prepared towels bed pads and other articles for Lake area needs.
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Orangeville
WSCS
Orangeville Methodist Church
Cedarville Methodist
Christmas Program At Bluff Orphanage Dinner Held
Mrs. Fred Anderson read the Christmas story and led carols at a Bluff orphanage potluck. Mrs. C. W. Emrick read letters from a Hungarian family helped by the society. District officers discussed the advance program.
Yuletide Party Held at A and P Store Dinner
Employees of the A and P store enjoyed a Christmas dinner at Maple Grove Inn followed by a party and gift exchange at the home of manager Dean Peterson and family located at 1516 15th Avenue.
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A and P Store
Maple Grove Inn
Dean Peterson
15Th Avenue
Christmas Tree Decorated by Zwingli Church Teachers
Monticello Times reports Sunday school teachers at Zwingli church named Mrs. John G. Blum and her class will decorate the Christmas tree. Treats will be handed to children after the program on Christmas Eve.
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Monticello
Zwingli Church
John G. Blum
Loyal Gleaners Host Christmas Party at Union Memorial
Mrs. Avery Stites welcomed the Loyal Gleaners Sunday school class of Union Memorial church for a Christmas party. Each member contributed a gift for Skaanen old people’s home at Stoughton.
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Loyal Gleaners
South Wayne
Avery Stites
Union Memorial Church
Skaalen Old People’s
Stoughton
Candlelight Service Planned at Orangeville Methodist Church
A community candlelight service is scheduled for Sunday evening at the Orangeville Methodist Church. The service will begin at 8 p.m.
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Orangeville
Orangeville Methodist Church
Governor Urges Speed Law Action in Wisconsin
Governor Rennebohm called for strict enforcement of Wisconsin's speed limit law. He ordered officers to enforce 55 mph at night and 65 mph by day to reduce accidents, noting the 1949 law was enacted to improve road safety and must be applied consistently.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Community Chest Plan Discussed At Kiwanis Luncheon
Ralph D. L. Price outlined pros and cons of community chest drives at the Kiwanis club. The plan pools funds for local needs and outside interests except major organizations like Red Cross and Infantile Paralysis Foundation. Members opposed a Kiwanis blood bank. Dr B Gnagi called it a poor big thing. Retiring president Dr D D Ruehlman praised club organization and readiness for next year.
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Ralph D. L. Price
Wisconsin Welfare Council
Kiwanis Club
Price
Red Cross
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Kiwanis
American Red Cross
Dr. B. Gnagi
D. D. Ruehlman
Dunkerque Siege Recalled Across Two World Wars
Dunkerque in France is noted for its long world war I siege that stretched to 51 months and its historic role as a wartime battleground in world war II, reflecting a city shaped by prolonged conflict.
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Dunkerque
France
Lead and zinc output falls short of demand
The United States produces less lead and zinc than it uses. Charles Johnson and Richard Mote of the Bureau of Mines say imports cover demand and stockpiling continues though behind schedule. The Bureau of Mines and Geological Survey work with the mining industry seeks new supplies of lead.
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Washington
United States
Charles Johnson
Richard Mote
Bureau of Mines
Mote
The
Geological Survey
VA Aid Now Covers 243 981 U S Wards
The Veterans Administration announced that the nations wars have left 243 981 helpless wards. The total includes 52 023 mentally incompetent veterans 184 851 minors and 7 107 mentally incompetent beneficiaries or heirs of veterans.
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VA Aid
U.S
Washington
Veterans Administration
World War II wards receive large federal benefits
The estate valued around 250 million dollars received 101 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949 as compensation pensions interest dividends and other benefits. Those who became wards during or after World War II totaled 137 635 with 15 647 veterans of World War I among them.
Fees Total Declines for Madison Corporation Fees
The secretary of state's office reports 12 month fees totalled 194 734 down from 287 280 year earlier. Of the total 68 600 was paid by corporations for amendments of anti-
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Madison
Secretary of State
Corporate Fee Totals By Category Reported
The document lists sums from corporations including $54 791 for new corporations $59 479 for miscellaneous fees and $11 864 from foreign corporations indicating a breakdown of revenue sources in the report.
Two Men Admit Theft of Lead in Milwaukee Larceny Case
Edward J. Kartes and Harry Malmon were charged with larceny after admitting to stealing lead worth $25,000 from August 1947 to last Wednesday from Badger American Electrotype Co. Chief Deputy D A Joseph E. Tierney filed the warrant.
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Milwaukee
Joseph E. Tierney
Edward J. Kartes
Harry Malmon
Tierney
Badger American Electrotype Co
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G.B. Lahr
Tatty
Bend
Genune
Ransburg
Toys Ace
Women of
Moose Plan Yule Party
Harvey
Stauffacher Chiropractor
White Block
Baker's Book Store
I Sehneeenett
Cadillac
Green County Auto Co
11Th Street
WLAD
Mearee, Wis
the Chocolate Shop
Candyland
Chen Yu
Ee Edo Store of Service & Quality
Trausch Baking Company
Loekers
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