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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1949
Page
4
Orangeville home bureau unit met at Mrs. Vera Heck’s home with co host Mrs. Glenn Geller. Cards were crafted by Mrs. Roy Hefty Mrs. John Jensen and Mrs. Wilmer Palmer. Demonstrations on family meals and homemade candies were shared by Mrs. Leo Rusk Miss Della Seidel and Mrs. Palmer. Gift exchange awarded Mrs. Miles Barr for best wrapped package.
Mrs. Lydia Stephenson will entertain at a family dinner Christmas Day in Albany to honor the silver wedding anniversary of Ross Stephenson and his wife. The couple married December 25, 1924, at the Albany Methodist church parsonage. They have lived on farms in the community and now reside on the Stephenson family farm near Albany. The bride, Helen Abey of Evansville, taught in rural schools before marriage.
Green County Shrine club hosts a Christmas dinner at 6:30 this evening in the Monroe hotel with elk meat supplied by Ben F Feldt and Louis J Benkert. Girl Scouts of troop 11 will present a post dinner program as guests of the Shrine sponsors led by Mrs. David Ruehlman and Mrs. Roland Blaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wenger Jr. of Woodford announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Ilene May to Duane Edward Upman, son of Mr. and Mrs Merlin Chapman of South Wayne. The ceremony will be held New Year’s at St. John’s Church with Rev. C Kehle officiating.
Albany Times Special reports Mr and Mrs Alfred Pascoe will observe their 54th wedding anniversary on Christmas day at their farm home four miles north of Monticello and three and a half miles south of Belleville. They lived on the farm 104 years, with their son Verlyn operating the farm after a century old house burned last April 30.
Mrs. Aldah Hefty and her husband Verna Hefty of Verona celebrate their 76th birthday. They are parents to a daughter and grandparents to four grandchildren and six great grand children.
Young members of the Browntown Methodist church will meet at 7 30 p m Saturday for carol singing. After the pre group the new church addition will be opened and refreshments served by superintendent Mrs Dewey Goodman Mrs Ward Merritt Mrs Frank Flannery and Mrs George Michaels. Carol singing will be led by Mr and Mrs Le Roy Crago.
Edelweiss club members enjoyed a holiday Swiss dinner last evening at the Monroe hotel. Attending were Mmes. Walter Wenger Harold Blumer Harold Leuenberger Clarence Benkert Andrew Klassy and Frank Deininger and Misses Rose Zuercher Anna Blum and Marie Blum.
At the December meeting on Friday afternoon new officers were chosen for the past Noble grands chair of the Juanita Rebak Ah Lodge. Miss May Thornton was noted among those named.
Mrs. Clella Thornley was elected president, Miss Anna Rhyner secretary treasurer, and Mrs. William Steindorf chaplain. Mrs. Olive Hilliard serves as retiring president.
Mr and Mrs Willis Spring entertained at a family Christmas party Sunday evening An oyster supper was served at seven and gifts exchanged Guests included Fred Duerst Dorothy and Frederick New Glarus Edwin Wilde and children Monroe and Ira Holcomb
Mrs. John Egan will serve as noble grand for the coming year at the Orfordville Rebekah lodge. New officers include Christian Schmidt as vice grand Boyd Kritsinger recording secretary Jacob Speich financial secretary Tennis Patriquen treasurer Alfred Lasse trustee and Ward Stewart deputy.
Royce Ross of Evansville Frank Schwaritzlow Elmer Schwartzlow and Joanne of Monroe August Ladwig Mrs Esther Wheeler Miss Ed na Ladwig and Fred and Ivan Ladwig of Juda were released today from Landsberg prison after serving most of three and five year U S military court sentences for war crimes.
The Christmas program at the Methodist church will be given at 8 p.m. Friday evening. Peace church had its Christmas program Sunday evening.
Official returns show Sofia Bulgaria's communist led Fatherland Front ticket receiving 97.66 percent of total votes in Sunday's single ticket parliamentary election.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Ladwig and family of Sylvester Township entertained at a turkey dinner Sunday for Mr and Mrs Clarence Ostrander and their sons of Footville.
Salable hogs 15 000 steady to 50 cents lower with weights 180 220 lb leading. top 16.60 for a load 180 lb. Cattle and calves moderately active. steers up to 50 cents higher, heifers steady to 50 cents up, cows and bulls mixed. Dealers firm with range for steers 28.00 36.00 and cows 14.50 18.00. hogs and cattle price levels given for various weight classes.
Chicago reports live poultry receipts at 38 loads with prices unchanged. Butter prices steady with large receipts 647,340 and slight declines in cent-per-pound terms. Eggs show top steady and balance weak as receipts reach 13,594 with prices mostly unchanged to 2% cents lower per dozen.
In New York modest selling kept prices steady with only fractions to around a point. Notable declines occurred for Santa Fe Standard Oil NJ American Telephone Anaconda Copper Dow Chemical General Electric and American Tobacco. Bond market shows railroad loan gains leveling after 17 days of forward movement.
Special choral music for 130 residents of the Dousman Ma sonic home was given by Monroe vocalists Sunday during the Christmas party sponsored by the state Eastern Star organization. Accompanying Mrs. Bruce M. Blum were choraliers and several Monroe and Madison residents. Barbara and Cathy Elmer performed dance selections. Piano numbers were by Daphne and the Mauerman daughters from Brodhead. Charles Smith of Monroe, a former St Omar chapter member, is a guest.
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