Social Events Highlight Knutti Clark Nuptials and Zwickey Wedding
The Knutti Clark wedding occurred in a 6 p.m. single ring ceremony with a gold sequin dress bride and casson corsage amid guests from Albany Grand Rapids and Waukegan. A second wedding for Miss Wilma Clinger and Dr Robert Zwickey took place in Grand Rapids with Rev Theodore Franke presiding. The Zwickeys, Granville and Albany high school alumni, will relocate to Redbud Illinois where he has set up veterinary practice.
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Patricia
Granville
Patty Lewis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Thomas Wright
Pleasant Ridge
Robert Nuttall
Waukegan III
Zwickey
Granville High School
Dr. Zwickey
Albany High School
Iowa State Col
Ames
Michigan State College
Albany
Redbud
Ill
Woolworth Store Manager Hosts Scavenger Hunt Event
The manager of the F. W. Woolworth store organized a scavenger hunt, followed by additional activities for customers and staff. Details on prizes and participation were noted in local coverage.
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F. W. Woolworth
Isely Family Reunion in Lincoln Park
A Isely family reunion gathered in Lincoln Park with about 140 attendees. A picnic dinner was served at noon and the afternoon was spent socially and playing games.
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Isely
Lincoln Park
Cohenone Farm Bureau Picnic At New Glarus
The Cohenone Farm Bureau held its annual picnic at New Glarus with 100 attendees. Activities included games and refreshments as part of the rural community event.
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Cohenone Farm Bureau
New Glarus
New Food Chief Cautions on Immediate Miracles
Newly appointed food administrator Anderson says rapid fixes are unlikely and meat will move across state lines to supply shortages. He notes officials must take responsibility to ensure meat reaches the market at legal ceilings, following his first full day in office.
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Patman
Anderson
Byrnes sworn in as state secretary
James Byrnes takes oath as state secretary in a ceremony described as official and timely. Key figures and the new administration outline support and expectations for state governance.
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Byrnes
Winkler Schutt couple wed in Los Angeles chapel
Miss Mildred June Winkler of Los Angeles daughter of Fred Winkler and Sgt Alvin C Schutt of Monroe Mich married June 17 in the Methodist chapel at Wilshire and Plymouth Rev Willsie Martin officiating The bride wore a navy dress with white accessories and gladioli bouquet The groom served overseas since 1943 aboard the U S S Comfort and the couple reside in Los Angeles
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Winkler-Schutt
Mildred June Winkler
Los Angeles
Fred O. Winkler
Offerle
Kas
Alvin C. Schutt
Frank Schutt
Monroe
Wilshire
Plymouth
Willsie Martin
Joe Kurth
South Gate
California
Sergeant
Mrs. Schutt
Birthday Dinner Honored Mr Penniston at South Wayne
A birthday dinner was shared at the Annex Sunday evening by Mr and Mrs Chester Stixrood Miss Margery Arnot and Mr and Mrs Gordon Penniston and son Dwayne of South Wayne the day marked by a call from Pvt Darrell Penniston stationed at Ft Mc Clellan Alabama.
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Annex
Chester Stixrood
Margery Arnot
Gordon Penniston
Dwayne
South Wayne
Ocean
Mr. Penniston
Pvt
Darrell Penniston
Ft. McClellan
Ala
St John’s Ladies Aid Plans Thursday Meeting
St Johns Ladies Aid will meet at 2 30 p m Thursday Mrs Louise Ruegger will lead devotions and present the topic Miss Helen Gruenewald will play a piano solo and Mary Lou Schillinger will sing Mrs John Dettwiler and Mrs Fannie Benkert will coordinate refreshments
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St. John’s Aid
St. John’s Ladies’ Aid
Louise Ruegger
Helen Gruenewald
Mary Lou Schillinger
John Dettwiler
Fannie Benkert
Surprise Birthday for Irene Menehan in Judo
A group of young friends surprised Irene Menehan at her home in Judo for her 16th birthday. They staged a scavenger hunt followed by games and refreshments. The honoree received many gifts.
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Irene Menehan
Garbage Remains Milwaukee Work Stoppage Deepens
About 100 municipal collectors and 60 incinerator plant workers stayed off the job in Milwaukee after a last night vote. A picket line will form at the incinerator entrance as the city seeks an injunction. Union leaders pressed for time to consider wage demands, while the council took no action.
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Milwaukee
Harvey Gay
State
Municipal Workers of America
CIO
Walter Mattison
Mel Heinritz
Rubin Kaufman
Robert Weinstein
New York
Public Employes’ Union
Common Council
A Feathered Foe Targets Man at Local Bus Stop
In Rock Island Illinois Edward Harkcom is regularly attacked by a mother blackbird near the administration building. The bird’s dive bombs began weeks ago after he paused by a bush with nestlings, and she seems to fixate on him while ignoring others.
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Rock Island, Ill
Edward Harkcom
Blackbird
Harkcom
Madame Blackbird
DeVoe-Pic: Soldier on 17 Day London Furlough
Eugene F. DeVoe son of Mrs Rose DeVoe Clarno is spending a seventeen day furlough in London after duty with the 134th infantry regiment He plans to visit London and Norwich during the furlough.
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DeVoe
Pic
Eugene F. DeVoe
Rose DeVoe
Clarno
London
134Th Infantry
Norwich
Soldier Eugene Doyle on furlough with families in Albany and Rockford
Pvt. Eugene Doyle of Topeka Kansas spends a furlough with his wife’s mother Mrs. Maude Reasa in Albany and with his mother Mrs. Glenn Babler in Rockford. He will report back to duty in Miami Florida at the end of the furlough.
Felder Family Visitors Arrive From Ft. McClellan
Mr and Mrs Louis Felder and their son Felder arrived last evening from Ft McClellan Alabama to spend 15 days with the Felder couple in Monroe and Mr and Mrs Henry Kubry in Argyle.
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Felder
Louis F. Felder
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Louis Felder
Monroe
Henry Kubry
Argyle
Hayes Family Notes Son's Meeting With Ensign On Leyte
Mr and Mrs Ernest Hayes learned their son Pfc Robert E Hayes of the statistical department in the south Pacific met Ens Edmund R Anderson a former local high school instructor touring a Leyte hospital Mrs Anderson and their children live in Monroe during her husband’s absence
Herbert-Set Marvin J Herbert Granted Army Discharge at Home
Marvin J Herbert has been discharged under the army point system and is now at his home after completing military service in the United States Army.
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Herbert
Marvin J. Herbert
Welcomed Home Service Man Returns After Overseas Duty
Corporal Wayne O Hoffman arrived back at 1803 10th Street yesterday after discharge at Camp Atterbury Indiana. He served five years with two years overseas in North Africa Sicily and Italy. He flew from Italy to Casablanca then to Miami in 23 hours, reaching Monroe to celebrate his fourth wedding anniversary with wife Elizabeth Koch Hoffman and their daughter Jayne Elizabeth whom he had not seen since she was three months old.
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Hoffman
Cpl
Wayne O. Hoffman
10Th Street
Camp Atterbury
Ind
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Casablanca
Miami
Monroe
Jayne Elizabeth
Elizabeth Koch
Local Soldier Transferred From Ft Riley to Sheppard Field
Mrs. Holland and daughter Lois of Orangeville report Pvt. Raymond L. Holland has moved from the cavalry replacement center at Fort Riley Kansas to the air force base unit squadron at Sheppard Field Texas. Mrs. Holland is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boeck of this city.
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Holland
Raymond L. Holland
Lois
Orangeville
Cavalry Replacement Center
Ft. Riley
Kas
Air Force Base
Sheppard Field
Tex
Henry Boeck
Matzke-S Sgt Russell Matzke on 33 day furlough
Sgt Russell E. Matzke is on a 33 day fur lough with his wife and parents in Jutlo. He has three years service and spent one year overseas and will report back to Camp Grant for further orders.
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Matzke
Russell E. Matzke
Monroe
Jutlo
Sergeant Matzke
Camp Grant
McGuire-John F McGuire Promoted to Corporal
The Madison native John F McGuire son of Frank McGuire has been promoted to corporal. He is stationed at Ft Riley Kansas and serves in the American Expeditionary Forces. He graduated from Sacred Heart Academy Edgewood Madison.
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McGuire
John F. McGuire
Frank McGuire
Madison
Corporal McGuire
Ft. Riley
Kas
AEF
Sacred Heart Academy
Edgewood
Sgt Clarence Norder Returns as Civilian after 36 Months Service
Sgt Clarence Norder was discharged at Ft. Sheridan Illinois this week after 30 months in the European theater. He completed 36 months in service under the point system and is entering civilian life.
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Norder
Clarence Norder
Ft. Sheridan
Ill
Parmer-Mason J Parmer Now Listed at San Francisco Fleet Post
Parmer Mason J Parmer now has an address in care of the fleet post office at San Francisco. The notice indicates a change of address to the naval mail facility serving the Pacific Fleet in the San Francisco area.
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Parmer
Mason J. Parmer
Fleet Post Office
San Fran
Purcell Returns to Bryan After Furlough With Parents
Gerald E. Purcell returned to Bryan Texas today after spending a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Martin J Purcell who accompanied him as far as Freeport this morning.
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Purcell
Pic
Gerald E. Purcell
Bryan
Tex
Martin J. Purcell
Freeport
Schwartzlow Writes Home From Germany About Pacific Avoidance
Frederick W. Schwartzlow stationed at Heppenheim Germany informs his mother in Brodhead that he has been placed in group 4 and will not be sent to the Pacific. He awaits transportation home.
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Schwartzlow
Frederick W. Schwartzlow
Heppenhiem
Germany
Fred
Brodhead
Pacific
Sisson Pvt Donald Sisson Furloughing Home From Oberlin
Sisson Pvt Donald Sisson attending Oberlin College Oberlin Ohio is spending a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Louis Sisson Albany
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Sisson
Pvt
Donald Sisson
Oberlin College
Oberlin, O
Mrs
Louis Sisson
Albany
Honest Dealers Struggle in Wartime Black Market
The Anderson committee hearings reveal the plight of honest farm product dealers forced to cut back or quit due to ceiling price enforcement. Wholesalers blame price policies for widespread shortages as unscrupulous middlemen profit from illegitimate prices.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
Anderson Committee
Midwest
Far West
House Committee
Office of Price
Harry J. Beernink
Washington
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
Peach Crop May Set National Record in 1945
Michigan estimates a 1945 peach harvest near 2.34 million bushels, about 35 percent below last year but still the nation’s largest crop on record. Agricultural Commissioner Charles Figg notes the crop aligns with the 10 year average and will support home and community canning. Michigan peaches reach markets by late August through September 30 as southern shipments begin arriving.
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Lansing
Michigan
Charles Figg
Figg
Want Ad: Sell Items Quickly and Easily
A simple local want ad invites readers to place brief notices offering goods or services for sale. Include contact method and clear description to attract buyers in a rapid marketplace listing.
Rome Gorges Itself on New Press Freedom
Rome embraces press freedom after liberation, with local politics and crime driving a pamphleteering style reminiscent of colonial America. The era under fascism hid deaths as natural or unseen, and public reports avoided suicides or state-sourced fatalities.
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Rome
America
Il Duce
Rise in Defective Eyesight in England Warns Opticians
Opticians report a 100 per cent rise in defective eyesight in England since the war, attributing the surge largely to inadequate lighting and poor illumination in daily life.
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England
Inflation Fears In Land Prices
The Commerce Department warns the wartime surge in farm land prices risks postwar inflation. A poll of 12 federal land loan presidents shows eleven banks say prices still rise, with signs of stabilization limited. Differences from 1910s include nationwide boom and lower current mortgage indebtedness. Land Bank of Springfield cautions buyers to resist paying above normal values.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Middlewest
Land Bank
Springfield
Mass
New England
New York
New Jersey
Big 3 Set Potsdam Talks After Berlin Entry
CBS reports the Big Three will meet in Potsdam near Berlin next week while American forces enter Berlin in heavy rain. Tanks and armored cars move through puddled streets as Berlin district command adds engineers and signals troops for a wider occupation. The Allied control council delegation begins work to partition Berlin into three occupation zones.
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New York
Potsdam
Berlin
CBS
Richard C. Hottelet
Second Armored Division
Allied Control Council
U. S
Roy Porter
People and Families Take Summer Breaks Across Wisconsin
The column lists residents from Madison Janesville Beloit Milwaukee and nearby towns visiting relatives and enjoying trips from Decatur to Apple River and Bear Lake. Scouting groups returned from camping with leaders Rev Alois Klas and John Derning, while local clubs hosted picnics and bridge tours.
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Stanley Swartz
Pearson
Madison
Decatur Parks
John Miller
Magaret Milner
Chicago
Jacob Miller
Miller
Susan Quaur
Milwaukee
Emmett Grennwalt
Margaret Fisher
Orange
Apple River
Ill
John P. Derning
Jackie Pierce
Great Lakes
Vernis Pierce
Guy Pierce
Bear Lake
Minn
William S. Rogen
Eugene Adams
Janesville
Harry V. Hartman
Atwood-Bright
Berg Guild Hall
Oscar Hyatt
Edgar
Now What the Hail Is Going on Here
Prince Frederick Md report from Calvert County Independent notes residents drilled holes in floors to drain water after a severe hailstorm. The article cites widespread roof damage from hail and a local practice echoed by storm victims.
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Prince Frederick
Frederick
W. W. Duke
Calvert County
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