Christmas Eve Services At Local Churches Draw Crowds
Midnight services planned at St Victor’s and St John’s churches feature a 9:30 p.m. candlelighting at the Methodist church and 7:30 p.m. pageant at St John’s. Mt Olive and Grace Lutheran host Sunday school programs, Union Presbyterian hosts an 8 p.m. candle lit service, and a carol program caps the candlelighting. Soloists include Alan Prisk and Nancy Thorp, with a girls’ sextet and various cast members from St John’s church school pageant.
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St. John’s
St. Victor's
St Victor's Catholic Church
Robert H. Richardson
Nancy Thorp
Maribeth Holgomb
Lois Burgy
Jacqueline Treloar
Hollan Schilt
Patricia Thorp
St. Jon's Will
John Maurer
Edwin Andereck
Ben Blaser
Dorothy Webster
Nanci Moldenhauer
Dan Courtney
Jack Andereck
Angels
Susan Blumer
Carol Salli
Shirley Gorder
Karen Kindschi
Afra Kneubuehl
Dorothy Locher
Glenda Martin
Reva Neuenschwander
Jean Ott
Jane Thompson
Sally Wenger
Karen Yeazel
Donna Kubly
Karen Meier
Shepherds
Don Fritz
Richard Sarles
Dick Goodrich
Walter Wyssi
Mary Nancy Kundert
Joseph
Paul Ruf
Taylor
Chubb
Postlude
Diggle
Ruth Maurer
Betty Steinmann
Zentner School Pupils Have Christmas Party
Zentner school pupils and teacher Miss Florence Loveland hosted a Christmas party for 15 pupils and local children with a dinner and program on a Thursday afternoon. Guests included Henry Kubly Jean Zentner and families, John Meier and others. the school closed for Christmas vacation.
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Monocene
Anes
Florence Loveland
Zentner School
Messrs
Mmes
Henry Kubly
Jean
Robert Zentner
Willis Disch
John Daubert
Wiliam G. Meier
Bobby
Henry Garrett
Jacob Kopp
Friedrich
Bertha Loveland
Anton Hefty
Ruth
Martha Kopp
Jerry Bliss
John Meier
Jacob Schultz
Jacob S. di
Walter Naizger
Wliam Carrol
Alice
Mary
Jane
Betsy Whipple
Bridge Club Hosts Christmas Party At Lanz Home
Mrs. Herbert H. Goecks and Mrs. Frederick Lanz were cohosts at the bridge club annual Christmas party held Thursday evening at the Lanz residence at 917 25th Avenue.
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Bridge Club
Herbert H. Goecks
Frederick Lanz
Lanz
25Th Avenue
Bandit Steals Cash From Milwaukee Tavern
A bandit with a toy pistol robbed a west side tavern Friday afternoon, forcing 70 year old Steve Sabo to surrender $433 from a cash drawer and $25 from a register totaling $458. A totem pole carving course is offered at Squamish Life College in North Vancouver, an all Indian school in British Columbia.
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Milwaukee
Steve Sabo
Squamish Life College
British Columbia
North Vancouver
Elmer Daughter JoAnn Betrothed to Eugene Han
Mr and Mrs Hollis J Elmer announce the betrothal of their daughter Miss JoAnn to Eugene R Han son of Mr and Mrs Helmer Hanson of Madison Wisconsin A March wedding is planned Miss Elmer will complete an X ray technician course at Wisconsin General Hospital in January Photo copyright by De Longe studio
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Hollis J. Elmer
Lake Drive
JoAnn
Eugene R. Hanson
Helmer Hanson
Dixon Street
Madison
Miss Elmer
Wisconsin General Hospital
de Longe Studio
Young People Frolic At Gay Holiday Dance
A near capacity crowd attended the youth center sponsored Yale dance at Lincoln gym. Couples danced to Norm Kingsley and his orchestra beneath a starry theme of The Old Lamplighter with papier mache figures lampposts and festive decor. The event was one of Monroe's two yuletide social gatherings for youths, with a semi formal dance planned for Wednesday evening in the gym.
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Lincoln Gym
Yale
Norm Kingsley
Monroe
Hanson Couple Mark 30th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Roy Hanson observed their 30th wedding anniversary on December 17 and were honored at a surprise party hosted at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth Hanson.
Stalin Successor Must Be Ruthless
Speculation on Stalin's future leadership after his 70th birthday notes his central role in Soviet policy. Analysts name Molotov Baria and Malenkov as possible successors, each a tough figure within the politburo, while health and political maneuvering shape the crisis.
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Stalin
Tripe
V. M. Molotov
Lavrenti P. Baria
Secret Police
Georgi
M. Malenkov
Russia
Molotov
Red
Orient
Rise of Baria and Malenkov in Soviet power lifeline
The passage profiles Baria as Russia’s top security chief directing hundreds of thousands of secret agents and camps, with Malenkov as a close ruthless realist rising from Stalin’s circle. It notes their paths through purges and secretariat influence, alongside death reports for H. C. Bailey and medical updates on Robert F. Marty and John A. Marty after injuries.
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Russia
Baria
Malenkov
Stalin
Ater Stalin
Car damage report in Orangeville and Chicago bids
An Orangeville car owned by Albert Jaegerlehner and operated by Wallace Lindsay was damaged on Route 5. Chicago firm Jack Rich Inc. won the contract for exterior and interior painting and miscellaneous repairs at 2223 13th Avenue with a bid of 2995 dollars. The Morton vehicle was not damaged.
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Albert Jaegerlehner
Orangeville
Wallace Lindsay
Route 5
Jack Rich, Inc
Chicago
Lively
Mg Contractors
Jessie Mor
Extorion
13Th Avenue
Morton
Wisconsin figures named March of Dimes leaders
Fred and Roseberry head the 1950 March of Dimes as honorary state co chairs. E B Fred president of the University of Wisconsin and Chief Justice Marvin B Rosenberry of the state supreme court hold the posts. Byron B Conway Wood county judge elect was named state chairman by the national foundation for infantile paralysis.
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Mauisun —Ory
Uu. Meuilebohm
E. B. Fred
University of Wisconsin
Marvin B. Rosenberry
State Supreme Court
Byron B. Conway
Wood County
National Foundation For
Railroaders Bring Electric Train to Invalided Boy
In Steubenville area Amsterdam three year old Eric West, confined to a cast since January by a vertebrae infection, received a surprise visit from two railroad workers identified as Van Pelt and Jackson. They presented $52 collected from 72 colleagues who cheered him as trains pass and said he would get an electric train for Christmas, hoping he leaves his cast by next spring.
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Steubenville
Eric West
Amsterdam
Eric
Vincent
West
van Pelt
Jackson
New York Central
Christmas Message From Retired Priest Hails Local Community
Rev Joseph P Lynch a retired priest of the Rockford diocese issued a Christmas message to the community he recently joined. He and his sister Mae Lynch reside at 2250 6th Street after moving from Evansville to be nearer St Clare hospital and the Monroe Clinic. He assists Rev E C McCollow and Rev M J McCarthy and has served in Rockford Elizabeth Tampico and Aurora hospitals.
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Joseph P. Lynch
Rockford
Evansville
Lynch
Miss Mae Lynch
C.F. Cleéremans
6Th Street
Rev. Lynch
St. Clare Hospital
Monroe Clinic
E. C. McCollow
St. Victor's Parish
M. J. McCarthy
St. Clare
Elizabeth
Tampico
Ill
St. Anthony's Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Aurora
St Victor's
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Cottage Grove
Lloyd
Warren
Lester
Humbolt
Zwingli Choir
Monticello
Sppcral
Zwingli Evangelical and Reformed Church
John Stauffer
Masons
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Style Shop
Japan
Vilas Rundhammer
Tokyo
Times
Rundhammer
Washington
D. C
Korea
East
Samuel H. Bailey
Montgomery Wards
H.C. Bailey
Balsburg
Robert F. Marty
John A. Marty
van Dyck
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Roseberry Head
March of Dimes
Harvey S. Stauffacher
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