New Year Parties Planned at Monroe Homes and Clubrooms
Social events announce a Watch Night party at the Monroe site with an orchestra and New Year noise makers. Zhewe-Riey post marks Argyle road opening and sponsors with Pythian guests. Turner Hall hosts annual New Year Eve with G U G Auxiliary serving lunch as Wuethrich's orchestra plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zhewe-Riey Post
Sization
Sroup
Argyle Road
Willis Ludlow
Prop Y
Pythian
Turner Hall
Wuethrich
Kofoeds Entertain Ministers and Wives Tonight
Kofoed of First Methodist church will host ministers of Mon- Toe and their wives at a party this evening along with co hostesses Mrs. Newell Mendenhall and Mrs. Henry C. Cooper. Refreshments and entertainment planned. Also notes on Eastern Star installation by Gertrude Parkinson and Hepworth Kearby at Bruce Blum home.
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Stev
Eaton Kofoed
First Methodist Church
Mon- Toe
Newell Mendenhall
Henry C. Cooper
Ginners Celebrate 35th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Carl F Ginner observed their 35th wedding anniversary with a home dinner. Their son Kenneth and his wife and children Gary Keith Kenneth Frank and Ronald attended. The couple wed Dec 30 with Rev P A Schuh officiating. They lived on a farm near Whitewater then Orangeville before settling in Monroe.
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Ginners
Carl F. Ginner
15Th Avenue
Kenneth
Gary
Keith
Frank
Ronald
Emma Losberger
P. A. Schuh
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Swiss Colony Party At Turner Hall Dazzles 650 Attendees
About 650 employees and guests attended the annual Swiss Colony party at Turner Hall. Family entertainers Swite and Neerraunresers performed as the holiday gift package work concluded. The event featured dancing and a luncheon for those who assisted during the season.
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Nerraunresers
Turner Hall
Miss Phyllis Ladwig to Marry Carl Burgi
Announcement from Mr and Mrs Ladwig route 2 announces Phyllis Ladwig to wed Carl Burgi son of Mrs Herman C Burgi 1822 10th Street Miss Ladwig works at United Telephone Co Burgi is with Burg Electric.
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Phyllis Ladwig
Carl Burgi
A Ladwig
Route 2
Phyllis
Herman C. Burgi
10Th Street
Miss Ladwig
United Telephone Co
Mr. Burgi
Buri Electric
Farewell Party and 50th Wedding in Nearby Towns
Local items report a farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Pinnow of Sylvester township as they move to Spring Grove. Gifts and honors go to several residents. Also noted is the golden wedding anniversary of Charles and Rose Akins of Warren with family details. A New Year Eve party is planned for Juanita Rebekah lodge members, and Masonic Eastern Star officers were installed in Monroe and Albany.
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Monroe
Eye PhD
Wlys
14Th ‘Street
Friendly Neighbors Club
Leslie Pinnow
Sylvester Township
Pinnow
Warren
Charles Akins
Gratiot
Lafayette Township
Charles
Rose Buchschacher Akins
Clarence
South Wayne
Paul
Albany
Juanita Rebekah Lodge
Masonical
Eastern Star
Masonic Rooms
F. L. Atkinson
G. Roy Phelps
A. S. Peterson
E. ©. Osborne
Louis Eldred
Ruth Bly
Worthy Imatron
Ethel Schwerin
Local Masonic Rites Include Notables and Potluck
The ceremony lists associate matrons and patrons, wardens, secretaries, and two dozen officers led by C. H. Ferguson as master and Robert Atkinson as senior warden. Following ceremonies a potluck supper was served with Kenneth Baumgartner and Mines. Frank Christopher, George Stiffler, and Everett Peckham in charge.
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C. H. Gebach
Clarence Bly
Doris Gaarder
Lucille Atkinson
Hattie Allen
Laura Jacobson
Maxine Kjorness
Claudia Turner
Lelia Turner
Harry Jacobson
Nora Atherton
Christina Phelps
C. H. Fergueson
Robert Atkinson
Paul Baumgartner
Edward Killingstad
Kenneth Baumgartner
C. H. Gelbach
Kenneth Kittleson
Robert Grossman
J. J. Blumer
Tyler
Frank Christopher
George Stiffler
Everett Peckham
State Tax Blanks Mailed to Million
The Wisconsin Department of Taxation announced it mailed over one million income tax return blanks to residents. Filing requirements vary by gross receipts and net income, with March 15, 1949, as the due date for 1948 returns. A subset of 520,000 blanks were sent to seven Milwaukee area counties, and a simplified optional gross receipts report was authorized for eligible filers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Department of Taxation
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Falls Theater Fire Destroys Projectors At Show
About two hundred patrons fled the Falls theater last night as flames destroyed a pair of projectors and damaged projection machines. Operator Paul Willadsen escaped unharmed, while reflections of the fire briefly lit the screen causing momentary panic.
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Falls Theater
Paul Willadsen
Tucker Denied Permit for 1949 Vehicle Factory
Madison report says Tucker Corp of Chicago saw its application for a 1949 motor vehicle manufacturing license rejected due to financial difficulties, according to Ben L. Marcus, street department commissioner, who spoke today.
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Tucker
Madison
Tucker Corp
Chicago
Ben L. Marcus
Strkle Department
Wisconsin’s L C Young Elected ACM Council Member at Large
Columbus reports L C Young of the University of Wisconsin was elected to the council of the American Mathematical Society, with Dr J L Walsh of Harvard named president. The note adds a fragment about a frigate bird clocked at 261 miles per hour as the fastest.
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Columbus
L. C. Young
University of Wisconsin
American Mathematical Society
J. L. Walsh
Harvard
Cedarville Church Cornerstone Laid in Cedarville
Cornerstone laid for Cedarville Evangelical Congregational Church with Rev. Dunn and Rev. Wilson in attendance. Building to be used in stages, furnace installation pending. History traced from 1839 German settlers to 20th century church evolutions and reconstructions. Hughes elected to MLA executive committee at Wisconsin.
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Cedarville
Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church
Paul D. Dunn
Akron
Robert S. Wilson
Bob Jones ‘University
Greenville
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Center County
Zions Church
Congregational
United Evangelical Church
The
Evangelical Congregational Reh
Dec.pollon
Presbyterian Church
Immigration Gates Swing Shut Friday For GI War Brides
Gates that once welcomed GI war brides and fiancées are closing under normal immigration laws. Applications for simplified entry under wartime acts have three days left to file at a U.S. port of entry, with fiancees allowed three months to marry and enter. If marriage fails, the alien must return home.
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Washington
United States
U. S
U.S
Cranberry Crop Records Hit 1948 High
The U S department of agriculture reported a national cranberry crop of about 922 500 barrels in 1948, with Wisconsin up about 40 percent to 225 000 barrels. In Moscow a grandfather figure is changing traditions by adopting white and red robes, with blue shown in some pictures.
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Boston
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Moscow
Atomic Engine for Vessels Will Be Built at Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp selected by the Atomic Energy Commission to build the world’s first atomic power unit for transportation uses. The reactor will propel U.S. Navy ships, burning uranium rather than coal or oil, with completion uncertain and start planned within months.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S. Navy
Chicago
Commission
Charles H. Weaver
Westinghouse
Atomic Power Division
Weaver
Washington
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric
A. J. Tammaro
AEC
Miss Bentley Sued By Suspended Aide
An attorney says he served Elizabeth T. Bentley with a summons in a $100,000 libel suit brought by William W. Remington. Remington’s counsel reported a 12 week chase locating Bentley in the Bronx. she appeared surprised by the summons as Remington, a suspended Commerce Department employee, accused her of being a communist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rofk
Elizabeth T. Bentley
William W. Remington
Remington
Richard G. Green
Miss Bentley
Bronx
Commerce Department
Red progress claimed in drought plan for Moscow region
Moscow reports progress on a 15 year plan announced October 24 to reduce drought impact. The scheme targets dry winds from Asian deserts and the Caspian area, with substantial work planned for limited funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Caspian
Record Fire Loss Totals 725 Million in 1948
A 1948 survey by Percy Bugbee of the National Fire Protection Association shows North America suffered a record fire loss of 572.5 million dollars, 3 percent above 1947. In the United States and Canada, 22 fires caused losses of 1 million or more and 243 fires exceeded 250 thousand dollars.
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Poston
North America
Percy Bugbee
National Fire Protection Association
International Fire Control Organization
United States
Canada
Bugbee
Pegler declines reply to Little Gnat label
New York columnist Westbrook Pegler described Eleanor Roosevelt as a little gnat on the horizon and said her influence uses her position as first lady to affect government affairs. Pegler declined to comment on her description.
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New York
Ous
Eleanor Roosevelt
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
Tojo’s Slapper Free After War Crimes Trial Moment
Shumei Okawa, a Japanese propagandist who slapped Hideki Tojo on the head at the war crimes trial opening, was released from an insane asylum today.
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Tojo
Shumei Okawa
Hideki Tojo
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