Community Open House Marks Bushnell Golden Anniversary
Open house for Mr. and Mrs. E W Bushnell on New Year’s Day from 3 to 5 p m at the White House 806 18th Avenue honors their 50 years of marriage after a January 2 1896 wedding in Hammond Wisconsin The couple now aged 77 recall a sleigh ride to wed and are joined by four children and seven grandchildren for the celebration.
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18Th Avenue
E. W. Bushnell
Lee
Hammond
Wis
William Wright
Bushnell
Lucy Deans
Pleasant Valley
Rhettie Sutherland
Albert Peters
Christmas Tree Formed by Green-Gowned Youths at Farm Bureau Party
A human Christmas tree built by green gown wearers lit with candy candles highlighted the Washing ton Mt. Pleasant and Adams farm bureaus party at Caano hall Monticello last week. About 175 members attended the gathering.
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Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Adams Farm
Caano Hall
Monticello
Little Guy Still Is Man of Year
Washington remembers the year through the eyes of the everyman who watched 1945 unfold. The piece recalls Roosevelt’s death, Truman’s rise, the war’s end, the atomic age, postwar taxes and shortages, and global tensions that left the little guy hopeful yet wary for 1946.
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Guy
Washington
Japan
Roosevelt
Yalta
FDR
Harry S. Truman
Mr. Roosevelt
America
Mussolini
Italy
Hitler
Fragmentary 1946 reflection on world suffering and hope
A speaker in 1946 contemplates global suffering and the shaping of the future. He believes personal pain echoes in humanity and desires an end to suffering for all men.
Explosion and Fire Claim Two at Dubuque Filling Station Tavern
Charred remains of two victims were removed after a blast and blaze at a tavern four miles west of Dubuque. State Fire Marshal John Strohm joined local officials to investigate. Jay Dougherty of Farley and Dennis Urbain of Peosta were killed, with Dougherty’s wife injured and Vincent Haley of Epworth seriously burned. Albert Metcalf, the proprietor, was discharged from hospital. Merlin Kluck of Madison was involved with a car parked nearby.
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Dubuque
Here
John Strohm
Jay Dougherty
Farley
Dennis Urbain
Peosta
Army Air Force
Vincent Haley
Epworth
Albert Metcalf
Merlin Kluck
Madison
Explosion Crumbles Building After Tank Repair Crew Departs
Sheriff Leo J. Martin reported the structure rose about six feet before it collapsed. He noted oil company workers had been repairing gasoline lines and storage tanks at the site and left 115 minutes before the blast. The tanks remained intact after the explosion.
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Leo J. Martin
Oil Company
Cockroaches Through Ages Outlast Dinosaurs
A concise note states cockroaches have endured since the age of dinosaurs, surviving mass extinctions and climate shifts. The line highlights their resilience and long-standing presence on Earth.
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E. W. Bushnells
Peeted
Tri-County Ymca
Lincoln
An- Brooklyn
Juto
Orfordville
Janesville
Alvin C. Rabechl
Werner W. Blum
Monroe
Gus Monte
Santa Claus
Clifford Dix
Evansville
Ginia Theiler
Alice Schmid
de- Lee
Betty Treloar
Marguerite Hinds
Gilmore-Hanson
Church of Peace
Browntown
Ruth Helen Gilmore
Cecil Gilmore
Woodford
Oscar Leroy Hanson
Peter
Hanson
J. L. Haack
Faye Gilmore
Adolph Tannier
Paul Hanson
Sam Pehl
Merlin Jorgenson
Wilma Hanson
Ohio
Bindschaedler-Greub
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
OtWla H. Bind
Betty Jane Woelffer
Royal Woelffer
Greub
12Th Avenue
Annex
Olson
Monroe High School
St. John’s Church
Adams Lutheran Church
Argyle
United Brethren Church
Ralphae
Fred Selick
Monroe Route 1
Dorsey
Rockford
Blanchardville High School
Marine Corps
Pacific
Shulisburg High
W. Campbell
Minetta Oulker
Adue
Huey Miller
Kentucky Straight Creek
Pineville
Conlon
Moore Ranges
Round Oak Ranges
Gibson Refrigerators
Gibson Electric
Specialty
Tschuby’s Service
Ley
John J. Nancy
Johnson-Dorsty
Leader
Mrs. S. Becker & Son
United Nations
Congress
Truman
Russia
Java
Iran
Palestine
Europe
Orla
J. Tracy
Bogota
Colombia
Burkhard
Monroe Area
Green County Frozen Food Market
18Th Ave
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