Union Presbyterian church centennial celebrated
The Monroe community marks Union Presbyterian church hundredth anniversary noting its origins as a Disciples of Christ congregation and its evolution through Baptist Evangelical influence to a Presbyterian fellowship. Leaders past and present are praised for building a lasting community church.
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Union Presbyterian Church
Disciples of Christ Church
Disciples of Christ
Near East
Monroe
Red Cross disaster plan praised for swift local aid
Green county organizes disaster preparedness with Red Cross support to ready communities. The article lauds disaster service as a neighborly, organized system and cites Mississippi and Ohio flood relief as proof of its effectiveness, noting the county’s readiness for any future catastrophe.
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Green County
Red Cross
Red Cross Disaster Service
Mississippi
Ohio
Texas City
Cincinnati
Louisville
Defense reminders on long range flight to Hawaii from bases
The Pearl Harbor day round trip flights of the B-50 and B-36 bombers to Hawaii from bases in the United States show aviation progress since the attack seven years ago and hint at the reach of enemy action from Alaska Greenland and the Americas. The radar question remains unclear as to whether the flights were detected, but the need for homeland defenses remains clear.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
America
Alaska
Greenland
Central
South America
Veterans Need 43,000 Homes, Research Shows
Madison report says more than 43,000 homes needed for married veterans in inadequate quarters. Phil A. Doyle reports 12 percent doubling up, 5 percent in trailers or rented rooms, and 3.42 percent in temporary public housing. Water area figure noted as 45,259 square miles.
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Madison
Wisconsin Veterans’ Housing Authority
Phil A. Doyle
Authority
Miss Elda Strahm and Frank J exchange marriage vows
Ten year old items note the marriage of Miss Elda E Strahm to Frank J in New Glarus and the death of Nels N Saalsan in New Glarus plus other obits and social items including Col Lindbergh wintering in Paris and a 1938 basketball loss by Marty Swiss to Monticello.
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Elda E. Strahm
Frank J
New G Nels N. Saalsan
New Glarus
John P. Kundert
Argyle
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Marty
Monticello
Schiesser
Atomic Scientists Urge Public Aid Against Destructive Power
A letter from Albert Einstein’s emergency committee warns that atomic bombs can be made cheaply, with no defense, and that only international control and war elimination offer any hope. The appeal lists six grim facts, urges a public fund, and deplores tax exemptions for contributions while governments pursue costly preparedness.
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Albert Einstein
Einstein
Harold C. Urey
Reuben G. Gustavson
University of Nebraska
T. R. Hogness
Leo Szilard
Joseph E. Mayer
University of Chicago
Philip M. Morse
Brookhaven
National Laboratory
H. J. Muller
University of Indiana
Liaun Pauling
California Institute of Technology
Frederick Seitz
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists
Treasury
General
Orangeville Social News and Gentle Weekend Visits
Mrs Glen E Bolender reports guests over the weekend including Mr and Mrs Henry Ashley of Oconomowoc and Miss Bonnie Bolender in Freeport. The Rebekah lodge meets Monday for officer elections with a pot luck supper and gift exchange. A final note recalls that American explorers found a tree climbing kangaroo in New Guinea.
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Thomas Bowen
Henry Ashley
Oconomowoc
Rebekah Lodge
Earl Barr
Freeport
Stanley Hulbert
Addie Arbogast
Joe Schofield
Rock Grove
Charles Burington
Norman Schneider
Red Oak
Kenneth Wallace
Phyllis Rayhorn
Lena
J. W. Evans
Gak Goodhart
C. W. Frautschy
F. P. Donner
New Guinea
Name Street or R F D Postoffice
The record lists a street name or rural route and a post office with the age noted as of the last birthday.
Meadow Valley Pupils Buy Radio With Card Sales
Meadow Valley pupils in New Glarus township sold Christmas cards and stationery raising funds for a radio. Top sellers include Donna Hefty with 30 orders and George Ott and Alvin Mueller with 23. Annual Christmas events were held by Searlite Mothers club and Kelly School Mothers club.
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Meadow Valley
New Glarus Township
Donna Hefty
George Ott
Alvin Mueller
Betsy Senn
Lorene Eichelkraut
Frances Noesen
Monticello
Steelman Named Acting Chairman of National Resources Board
President Truman appoints John R. Steelman as acting chairman of the national securities resources board. He will assume duties from Arthur M. Hill, who resigns effective December 15, and Steelman remains a presidential assistant.
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Washington
Truman
John R. Steelman
National Securities Resources Board
Steelman
Arthur M. Hill
Charles G. Ross
Albany News and Visitors Report
V. A. Elmer, Smith-Hughes agriculture instructor, attended the national convention of the American Vocational Agricultural Association in Milwaukee Thursday and Friday. Mr and Mrs F L Buchschacher of Monroe were visitors Friday. The Norwegian Lutheran Aid society plans an auction sale Thursday night at the Norwegian Settlement school northwest of town. Mrs Sarah Canfil, 83, is improving this past week.
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V. A. Elmer
Smith-Hughes
American Vocational Agricultural Association
Milwaukee
F. L. Buchschacher
Monroe
Norwegian Lutheran Aid Society
Norwegian Settlement School
Sarah Canfil
Days of December names and routes in Wisconsin notice
A list of individuals with routes and towns for December days from Sunday to Saturday. Names include Witt, Leopold, Hartwig, Studer, Rufer, Hartwig, Ballmoos, Burmeister, Keller, Strand, Ziltener, Buholzer, Ludwig, Senn, Seffrood, Wenger, Wyttenbach, Mahlbuch, Vickers, Keen, Erb, Yeazel, Lingg, Milbrandt with associated routes or addresses in places like Monroe Judo Brodhead and South Wayne.
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Donald Lester Witt
Larry Francis Leopold
Nathan Earl Hartwig
Gary John Studer
Monroe
Carol Ann Rufer
Tommy Roger Hartwig
17Th Avenue
Barbara Jean Ballmoos
Argyle
Luan Lillian Burmeister
Gratiot
Sandra Ann Keller
Browntown
Gary Allan Strand
N. Franklin Street
Madison
Richard Emil Ziltener
Brodhead
Roger Fredrick Buholzer
Blanchardville
Grace Ellen Ludwig
John Edward Senn
Monticello
Seffrood
South Wayne
Dennis William Wenger
John Allen Wyttenbach
Roger Samuel Mahlbuch
Roger Arthur Vickers
George Thomas Keen
Lisetta Josephine Erb
Rice Lake
Karen Ann Yeazel
Jean Victoria Lingg
Carol Joy Milbrandt
Sandy’s Christmas Tree Preparations Spark Excitement
Sandy, eager for Christmas, helps father fetch attic trimmings and visits stores to pick the tree. They choose a sturdy evergreen and, after trimming with his mother, admire the lit tree while sipping hot chocolate, feeling warm anticipation for Christmas.
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Sandy
Father
Mother
Impossible Quest for a Superior Tree
Danny and the Snow Man leave the valley in pursuit of a tree more remarkable than Wizard’s Silver Tree Sleepy Time tree and Man Tree. They wander far studying trees until a stone tree appears and Danny digs it up with the Snow Man assisting. The effort proves lengthy and fraught with challenge.
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Danny
Operetta To Be Giver By New Glarus Pupils
The New Glarus grade school pupils will present the Christmas operetta Red Candles on Monday evening December 20. All 184 students participate under director Rose Marie Rolph with Russell Monroe Arlene Walsten Genevieve James Mrs John Goodman Evelyn Fargen and Ina Gill guiding. The high school chorus assists and teachers and parents prepare elaborate costumes this year.
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Glarus
Rose Marie Rolph
Russell Monroe
Arlene Walsten
Genevieve James
John Goodman
Evelyn Fargen
Ina Gill
South Wayne Socials and Hospital Update
Mrs. Harry T. Maddrell notes dinner guests at the Frank May home in Monroe. Local residents including Mrs Mayme Segner and others visited in Freeport. Raymond Homb of the South Wayne bank is recovering after surgery at St. Clare hospital with visits from Mrs Gan shert Clyde Homb and Clifford Simmons.
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Charles Rachow
Frank May
Monroe
Mmes
Mayme Segner
Fred Goecks
Norman Olson
Stuart Chambers
H. D. Maddrell
Clarence Miller
Freeport
Raymond Homb
South Wayne Bank
St. Clare Hospital
Frank Ganshert
Clyde Homb
Clifford Simmons
Delaware’s Low Elevation Stands at Sixty Feet Above Sea
Delaware records the nation’s lowest average elevation. If its surface were leveled it would sit about 60 feet above sea level. This highlights the state’s flat terrain and proximity to the coast.
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Delaware
The
Union
The Stone Tree Returns to the Valley of Wasoon
Danny and the Snow Man carry a heavy stone tree back from the valley after a grueling trek. They stagger under the weight as the Snow Man loses weight and Danny rebuilds him at each rest stop. The arm breaks, the tree falls, and sinks into a vast lake ending their quest for now. Tomorrow: Finding Another Tree.
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Wasoon
Danny
Snow Man
Blanchardville Guests and Local Moves Highlight Weekend
Mrs W F McGuigan hosted Blanchardville families with Mr and Mrs Martin Gunnel and Beulah Folkedahl visiting Susan Fol kedahl. Gunnelsons and Folkedahls shared supper at Orville Folkedahl home. Virginia Campbell and Ruth Colden from Hollandale visited Joseph Burres. Helen Hanson returned home after illness in Hollandale. Jean Watson returned from Madison for the weekend. Letha Gross and family moved into Rex Saether home. Clarence Alfred and wife spent weekend with Aldro Johnson in Polo.
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Martin Gunnelson
Cambridge
Susan Folkedahl
Beulah
Gunnelsons
Folkedahls
Orville
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Congress
Monroe Evening Times
Emery A. Odell
Monroe Daily Journal
Associated Press
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
City of
Wisconsin
Stephenson County
Ill
Editorial
United States
Great Lakes
Evening Times
Coolidge
Harding
M. J. Knight
J. B. O'Meara
T. A. Hoesly
Anna Stuppi
Lillian Gempeler
Elkhorn
Armory
Frank Stearns
Seattle
Scott Darling
George Luchsinger
Frank Gerber
Arthur Miller
Robert A. Etter
Pasquali Opera Company
N. B. Treat
Carpenters
Carl Haack
J Street
Sam Schuler and Son
P. J. Johnson
Chicago
Des Moines
Canton
S. D
S. S. Hyde
Darling
Frank Tripp
Rome
Orangeville
Mrs
Glen E. Bolender
ROTE
Evening Times Club
Postoffice
William Zuhlke
Pleasant Township
Searlite Mothers Club
Kelly School Mothers Club
Brooklyn Township
Frank Tourdot
James Williams
Round Grove School Society
Robert Brunkow
Eugene Weiss
Highway 69
James William
Otto H. Rupnow
Kelly School
N. M. Smith
Belleville
Board of Resources
Albany
William Steindorf
Chiropractic Clinic
J. Gonstead
Selden Farm
Durand NL
Blacktop
Poland
Selden Bros
John Dieken, and
M. G. Place
Rock City Bank
Happy
Santa and the Snow Tall
Harry T. Maddrell
Heuer Sales Co
W. F. McGuigan
Thorp Finance Corp
Standly
Standley
Harvey Tollakson
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