Glancing Backward Highlights From a Jan 21 1940 Local Page
Glimpses of past community life recall Kiwanis farm and home short course plans for Green county youths on January 21 1940. Other items note Fat Russell Browder convicted on passport fraud, death of John M Mauermann aged 48, Miss Ann Rank’s rise to North school teaching post, and 25 year old memories of General Salsman addressing local events and booster fund efforts.
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Kiwanis Club
Green County
Russell Browder
Communist Party In America
John M. Mauermann
Orangeville
Wisconsin
State Bar Association
Ann Rank
Maude Heitz
John G. Salsman
State National Guard
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Edward N. Fuhrman
Clark Drug Company
Bartlett Drug
New Glarus
Southern Division of Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Monroe Hotel
Birthday Letters From Uncle Jack Spark Family Visit
The Shore family in Town receives a letter from Uncle Jack promising a visit, causing excitement at the doorstep as neighbors and a bearded sailor with a wooden leg arrive soon after. Relatives listed with addresses and January dates appear as a flood of names in a warm domestic card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
Larry John Disch
Elinor Jean Moe
Woodford
Jack
Australia
South America
Africa
Ed Shore
Sniffenpup
A Defeat of Backroom Tactics Halts Old Rules Power
The Truman administration scored a win as Congress rejected a coalition bid to bottle up bills in the rules committee. Lawmakers preferred open floor debate to cloakroom maneuvers, arguing legislation should be decided on the floor rather than by a single committee. This move increased transparency and reduced party tactic while keeping the people informed.
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Truman
House
Rules Committee
Houses
Congress
Admiral Graceful Laser Ramirat Retires From Navy Post
Graceful Laser Ramirat requests permanent retirement while praising defense unification progress. He shows restrained reaction to demotion amid policy quarrel, expressing sympathy for the losing side and noting public support remains mixed. His farewell emphasizes measured, gracious reception of defeat.
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Ramirat Ventera
Dog Troubles in Monroe Overrun by Pets in Winter
Citizens worry about roaming dogs filling public squares with barking and chaos. The piece argues for owners to curb pets with voluntary restraint or risk new laws, urging cooperation to avoid stricter ordinances.
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Yone Times
Monroe
Mother-in-law Slayer Convicted by Jurors
A municipal court jury found the defendant guilty of third degree manslaughter in the knife slaying of Mrs. Hermsen, 68, at her home on November 23. The jury deliberated about four hours before delivering the verdict Friday night as about 30 people watched. The defendant had pleaded innocent and not guilty by reason of temporary insanity to first degree murder.
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Eee Mere neAcy
Hermsen
The Old Free Lunch Remembrance of 4 PM bar meals and press life
The piece recalls the old free lunch at bars, the 4 o'clock rite that fed reporters with rancid snacks and cheap drinks, the shift when prices rose and crabs vanished, and the eventual move back to the original tavern where press and patrons shared the long lunch.
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Broadway
42Nd Street
Trent
Jewsharp
U S Puts Surplus On Sale under Cost
The Agriculture Department dumped government owned surplus farm products on the export market at prices below cost. Corn barley oats swasee dried eggs and Mexican canned meat were offered. Only dried eggs potatoes and Mexican canned meats were bargains compared with current prices. Surplus potatoes costing the government 2.10 per 100 pounds were offered at one cent per 100 pounds bagged. The department will issue monthly export market lists with items and prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Milwaukee raid finds narcotics and theft items at flat
Milwaukee police using a Morals squad raid a north side lower flat owned by Lee A. Wilson 26 a Negro. Wilson booked as keeper of a disorderly house and three Milwaukeeans were arrested as inmates. A search warrant followed leads from a 20-year-old man and 18-year-old girl arrested in a Milwaukee hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
Morals Squad
Harry Kuszewski
Lee A. Wilson
Wilson
Harvey Neelen
Milwaukee
Mister Juda By Mrs F Mister Albright Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Albright of Manitowoc arrived Tuesday to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. William Albright. Mrs. L S Brown has word of the death of her niece Mrs Irene Rogall Mil PUT BAN ON TIBET waukee. Hong Kong China’s Mr. and Mrs. William Shu communists declared today they would consider hostile to any independent government in Tibet. Grace Schumacher Mr. and Mrs William Albright and guests spent yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs George Earlen Pearl City Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Albright
Manitowoc
William Albright
L. S. Brown
Irene Rogall
Tibet
Waukee
Hong Kong
China
William Shu
Macher
Julius
Hartwig
Clarno
Ment
Grace Schumacher
William al
Sociation
Albert Albright
News
George Earlen
Thaugh
Pearl City
Ill
New Glarus Social News In Several Brief Visits
Maj Raymond Kundert arrived from Germany Sunday for a several days visit with his parents Mr and Mrs David Kundert Jr. Melvin Jenson Belleville called on his daughter and family Mr and Mrs Millard Tschady Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Fred Stuessy and Mr and Mrs Walter Frei ng were Sunday visitors at Madison. Mrs George Albplanalo Wis slow visited her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Theiler Monday. Emil Voegeli Monticello was a caller here Saturday afternoon. James Kaeser Chicago visited his parents Mr and Mrs Wil Kaeser over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Sam Swiggum Belleville were callers here Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kundert
Germany
David Kundert
Melvin Jenson
Belleville
Millard Tschudy
Fred Stuessy
Walter Freing
Madison
George Albplanalo
Wisslow
Arthur Theiler
Emil Voegeli
Monticello
James Kaeser
Chicago
Wil Kaeser
Sam Swiggum
Bonn Attacks Highlight Allied Worries Over Saar Crisis
Allies fear Bonn's focus on international issues over domestic woes weakens Germany's stability. Saar dispute continues as French autonomy and German demands clash. peace treaty timing blocks change. Officials say solving Saar will not fix unemployment, trade deficit, or refugee pressures threatening Western Germany.
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Bonn
Germany
Saar Valley
Saar
Adenauer
Ruhr
Local notices listing residents and addresses
Saturday details show Marlene Kay Frey at 2247 16th street with a 7, Sue Ann Kubly in Monroe with 5, Diane Kay Crotty in Brownstown with 1, Jacqueline Meyers route 1 Monticello with 4, and an extra 1. The fragment reads as a collection of names and street addresses for a local notice.
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Marlene Kay Frey
16Th Street
Sue Ann Kubly
Monroe
Diane Kay Crotty
Browntown
Jacqueline Meyers
Monticello
Weekend Visits Highlight Orangeville Area Social Notes
Orangeville residents share weekend visits with relatives in Freeport Sciota Mills Rockford Monticello Mendota Forreston Brookville and Mendota. Guests include Mrs Jennie Belknap Rev Fred Anderson Mrs L M Schwitz Edith Monticello and others as local families host gatherings and attend alumni events in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bissel Belknap
Freeport
Floyd Parriott
Sciota Mills
Jennie Belknap
Steve Likens
Rockford
Stanley Hulbert
L. M. Schwitz
Edith
Monticello
Floyd French
Fred Anderson
Chicago
Nebraska Wesleyan
Harvey Dinges
Keith Cornwell
Madison
R. L._Dinges
Robert Reeser
DeKalb
James Reeser
Leland Kilian
Messrs
Mmes
Ernest Miller
Famly
William Lomax
Forreston
Arthur Ruth
Community Notes From South Wayne and Surrounding Areas
Local social column lists visits and gatherings across South Wayne Monroe and nearby towns. Names include Melland Maddrell Reed Berger Andrews Hartsough Chap mans Meier Hale Peterson Burmeister Lovelace Keister Scace and Gundrey. Events cover family visits birthdays illnesses hospital returns and weekend hosting across multiple households.
Albany News Notes and Regional Ties in Brief
Albany reports include Mrs William Steindort and Mrs Jessie Broughton Grave in notes from Chicago and Al turgeon Bay. Sylvan Banyion and Eugene Odbert Jr figure in local public works and superintendent shifts at Portage and Atlanta. In national data, about 70 percent of US farms have electricity. In Wisconsin, ice boat clubs from Oshkosh and Madison scheduled two challenge races for the Heerst trophy on Lake Monona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Broughton
Chicago
Alturgeon Bay
Sylvan J.bany
Baudhuin Jr
Marquette
Eugene
Thomas Savor- Odbert Jr
Atlanta
Odbert
Portage
Oshkosh
Madison
Lake Monona
Browntown News Briefs from the L. Crago Column
Mrs Tillie Cox, holiday visitor in Freeport with her son and family, has returned home. Mr and Mrs Will Larson, their sons, Miss Mable Larson of South Wayne, and Mrs Elmer Engelbretson visited Frank Larson, patient at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison. Mrs Clara Ellingson is ill at her daughter Mrs Frank Stark’s home. Mrs Charles Rockow, Mrs Glen Ketchum and Mrs George Keller Jr. are ill at home.
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Tillie Cox
Freeport
Will Larson
Mable Larson
South Wayne
Elmer Engelbretson
Madison
Frank Larson
Wisconsin General Hospital
Clara Ellingson
Frank Stark
Charles Rockow
Glen Ketchum
George Keller Jr
New Members List With Names and Addresses
New members include Peggy Sue Prien route 2 Jan 7 1949 Gary Clarence Itten route 2 Monticello Aug 19 1948 Susan Kay Allen 202% 11th street May 4 1949 James Howard Allen some 1th street Jan 27 1947 Colleen Rae Zurfluh route 1 Albany Jan 21 1943 Lee Forrest Zurfluh route 1 Albany Feb 1 1942 Diane Faye Zurfluh route 1 Albany Feb 3 1945 John Ferris Zurfluh route 1 Albany Feb 18 1949 Allen LaVerne Kraus route 3 Feb 1 1949 Wilbert Kraus Jr route 3 April 22 1947 Shirley Ann Kolb route 2 Jan 4 1949
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Peggy Sue Prien
Gary’ Clarence Itten
Monticello
Susan Kay Allen
James Howard Allen
Colleen Rae Zurfluh
Albany
Lee Forrest Zurfiuh
Diane Faye Zurfluh
John’ Ferris Zurfluh
Allen’ LaVerne Kraus
Wilbert Kraus Jr
Shirley Ann Kolb
Spring Grove Social Notes Mention Local Visits
Spring Grove homemakers met Friday at Mrs Evert Greens home. Guests at various homes include the Clark and Leopold families, the Wilsons in Juda, and the Deal family in Monroe. Scouts attended a Juda meeting and several families report illness and visits across nearby towns.
Hydrogen Bomb Idea Explored in Gas Explosion Theory
An article outlines how a hydrogen bomb could be triggered by an A-bomb flash, discussing fusion by hydrogen into helium, the required extreme temperatures, and uncertain scientific details. It cites Dr. Hutcheson and others, noting secrecy under atomic energy law and limited public access to inside knowledge.
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Howard W. Braxesiee
New York
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
John J. McClo
Homemakers Meet Shares Glove Making and Citizenship Reports
Richland club members and two guests gathered Thursday for a meeting featuring glove and mitten making lessons by Mrs. Harvey Elmer and Mrs. Woelfli. Citizenship reports were presented by Mrs. James Dooley and Miss Lydia Woelfli as 24 members attended and plans for the February 16 meeting with Mrs. Meier were noted. Lunch was served and two dollars was voted to the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Elmer
James Dooley
Richland Club
Joseph Blum
Friendly Votes Fund
Edgar Jacobs
12Th Avenue
Friendly Neighbors Homemakers Club
March of Dimes
Mitten Makling
Jacobs
Pleasant Evening Homemakers Club Meeting Recap
Pleasant Evening Homemakers club met Wednesday evening at 1014 21st Street, with glovemaking instruction led by Mrs. Robert Bartig and Mrs. Leroy Scott. Mrs. Victor Sorenson and Mrs. Sam Bailey organized entertainment. The next gathering is set for Mrs. Paul Snowden’s home.
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Pleasant Evening Club
Pleasant Evening Homemakers Club
George Clark
21St Street
Robert Bartig
Leroy Scott
Victor Sorenson
Sam Bailey
Paul Snowden
Wallace Homemakers Club Meeting Recaps and Plans
Wallace Club hosts meeting at Mrs Meier home with glove and mitten making lesson by Mrs Duerst and Mrs Moser. Twenty two members and guest Miss Dorothy Marty attend Washington Town Hall Homemakers session featuring resolutions and charity donations. Family party planned Feb 12 at Leon Gempeler home. Mt Pleasant Club Mticello Times Special notes Lena Babler entertaining at Barbara Freitag residence.
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Fred Meier
Fred Moser
Wallace Homemakers — Club
Meier
Herbert Duerst
Moser
Norman Hoegeli
Dorothy Marty
Washington Town Hall
Anton Hefty
Lawrence Karlen
Clarence Elmer Jr
Waldo Zimmerman
Merlyn Loveland
Leon Gempeler
MT. Pleasant
Monticello
Lena Babler
Barbara Freitag
Jordan Center Homemakers Meet At Mrs Huber Home
The Jordan Center Homemakers Club met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Charles Huber. Mrs. Fred Schuetz and Mrs. Patsy Flanary taught a glove making lesson. The next meeting will be February 15 at the home of Mrs. Walter Schuetz.
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Jordan Center
Charles Huber
Fred Schuetz
Patsy Flanary
Walter Schuetz
Maxey Home Auction Adds $19 470 to Estate
A Winnebago County probate report details a sun dry auction of 1500 pieces from the Isabel T. Maxey estate raising 19 470. Items ranged from 25 cents for gas lamp shade baskets to 100 for a 417 piece English china set. The will of Mrs Maxey widow of an Oshkosh industrialist is contested. estate value estimated at 600 000.
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Isabel T. Maxey
Winnebago County
Mavey
Store theft reported at Montgomery Ward coat department
Five people, three men and two women, browsed the coat section at Montgomery Ward in Kenosha on Friday. They left together without paying while clerks counted stock. a $250 muskrat coat was missing from the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Montgomery Ward
South Wayne High Students Start Second Semester
South Wayne high school students began their second semester this week after first semester exams were held yesterday. Report cards will be issued on Monday.
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South Wayne
South Wayne High School
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Evening Times
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San Francisco
Northern Electric Co
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A. S. Douglas
John Voegels
Anna Luchsinger
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J. J. Tschudys
Paso del Rio
Mexico
Mercury
William Osborne
Canton
S. D
P. J. Johnson
Ed T. Kundert
Chenoweth Dock
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Charles Shriner
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Dodge
O. J. Dietz
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Sally Bertha Dickson
Sharon Ann Tschudy
Carolyn Ann Gobeli
Kathryn Dianne —_Scheepfer
Margaret Ann Anderson
9Th Avenue
Nancy Mae Bauman
Juda
Terry Lee Blum
12Th Street
Robert Lee Dwyer
10Th Street
Richard Leroy Witt
Kenneth Burdean Everson
Ginger Lou Nall
Karen Kay Kundert
Arlen’ Edward Hartwig
Janet Irene Swiggum
Carol Jean Trotter
Argyle
Linda Marie _ Siegenthaler
Blanchardville
William Lester Klubertanz
Einor Wolf
Diana Weeks
15Th Street
Shirley Lewis
James’ Howard Allen
Lth
Bradley Scott Goodman
Winslow
Steven Gary Leuzinger
LaVern Harold Blasing
Richard Harry Keegan
Brodhead
John Joseph Marean
Marilyn Jean Truttmann
Jon Paul
Rufenacht
Ole Jack
Judy Rupp
Monticel
Barbara Jo Imohoff
Frank Tripp
U.S
Mrs. F
Mrs
Millard Tschady
Glen E. Bolender
Harry T. Maddrell
Marjorie Melland
Carl Johnson
Joseph Berget
Stanley Jackson
Raymond Berget
Janet
Janice
South
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George Reed Warren
Joyce Berger
Elaine Andrews
Harold Chapman
John Hartsough
Eda Scace
Warren
Wesley Chapman
Rebecca Clark
Mabel Leister
Wiota
Oscar B. Peterson
Jonas Burmeister
Gratiot
Flormee Lovelace
Harry Keister
Mayme Maddrell
George Madirells
Albert May
Freeport Hospital
Fred Wenger Jr
Woodrod
Merlyn
Duane Chapmans
George E. Maddrell’ Jr
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L. D. al
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Will Meier Ang
Kenneth Hale
Lowell Dale Ino
Rebekah Lodge
Jerry
Clinton
Ella
May Thornton Gundrey
William Steindort
United States
Mrs. L. Crago
Spring Grove
Mrs. Herbert Mohns
Evert Green
R. B. Clark Sr
Robert Gene Clark Jr
Frank Leopold Sr
Frank Leopold Jr
Sherri
Melvin Wilson
John Robertson
Perry Deal
Jerry Montefelt
Genest Phen
Orson Robertson
Edward Zweifel
Dakota
Earl Cleveland
Stanley Clark
Emma Meinert
Davis
Fred Rhyner
Beloit
Chester Reise
Larry
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Ziltener
Glen Wunschel
Dearth Motor Sales
Wouge - Plymown
Monroe, Wis
News of the Homemakers
Sylvester
Sylvester Homemakers
Albert Wyss
11Th Street
Wyss
Albert Zuhike
Mittens
Loyd Prien
Wallace Club Mantioolly
Town Hall Club
fTimac
Maxey Home Auction
Louis E. Buri Electric Co
Monroe Evening Times
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