Women’s Union Meeting at St. John’s Church
Mrs Walter H Reger and Miss Helen R Allman will lead the Spiritual Life program at the Women’s Union meeting in St John’s Church Tuesday at 745 p m A playlet Our Neighbors the Unchurched and the Unwanted will be presented by Mrs Roy A Speich Mrs Charles E Frey and Marlene Frey Co chairmen refreshment committee are Mrs Ernest Locher and Mrs Garrett W Keel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H.reger
Helen R. Allman
Spiritual Life Department
Women’s Union
St. John’s Church
Roy A. Speich
Charles E. Frey
Marlene Frey
Ernest Locher
Garrett W. Keel
Gibbons Youth Feted With Birthday Party
Gregory Lee Gibbons celebrated his sixth birthday with a party hosted by his mother Mrs Bernard Gibbons. A picnic lunch followed and guests included Robert Tschudy Bernie Rae Mary Ann Purcell Jeanne Gibbons Wayne Gille Ricky Beach Michael Connors John and Charles Clark Jeffrey and Debra Gibbons. Gifts came from Susan Babler and John and James Staufacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Lee Gibbons
Bernard Gibbons
Robert Tschudy
Bernie Rae
Mary Ann Purcell
Jeanne Gibbons
Wayne Gille
Ricky Beach
Michael Connors
John
Charles Clark
Gregory
Jeffrey
Debra
Susan Babler
James Stauffacher
Doreen Hendrickson Sets August 28 Wedding Date
Miss Doreen Hendrickson of Argyle has chosen August 28 for her marriage to Arnold Johnson of Stoughton. The ceremony will be at Yellowstone Lutheran church in Argyle. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Hendrickson and works for National Mutual Benefit Insurance in Madison. Her fiancé works for Gillespie Blumer Motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argyle
Doreen Hendrickson
Madison
Arnold Johnson
Stoughton
Yellowstone Lutheran Church
Miss Hendrickson
Lester Hendrickson
National Mutual Benefit Insurance Company
Gillespie-Blumer Motors
Miss Marian Vogel Honored at Clarno Club Birthday
At a Thursday Clarno Exchange Club meeting in Recreation Park Miss Marian Vogel was honored for her birthday. Hostess Mrs. Robert Vogel arranged luncheon with wiener roast ice cream and birthday cakes crafted with help from Mrs. Ernest Snyder. The club presented a gift and a corsage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Vogel
Clarno Exchange Club
Recreation Park
Robert Vogel
Ernest Snyder
Bridge Club Honors At Senior Contract Meeting
Honors at the Senior Contract bridge club went to Mrs. B. H. Roderick, Mrs. F. H. Davis and Mrs. Belle Harlow. The club met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. G. N. Murdock with three out of town guests from Madison Tacoma Wash. and Tulsa Okla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge Club
Brodhead
B. H. Roderick
F. H. Davis
Belle Harlow
G. N. Murdock
Harrison Smith
Madison
Edith Cortelyou
Tacoma
Wash
Hazel Friar
Tulsa
Okla
Guest Speaker Rev. Gilbert Carlton to Address Monroe Nurses
Rev. Gilbert Carlton of Gratiot will be guest speaker for the Monroe Council of Catholic Nurses gathering Friday at 8 p m in the staff room of St. Clare hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Carlton
Gratiot
Monroe Council of Catholic Nurses
St. Clare Hospital
Deputy Treasurer in Wood Faces Embezzlement Charge
Wisconsin Rapids Cath rine Brennan a Wood County deputy treasurer with 20 years service is charged with embezzling 3000 dollars from county funds. Brennan, 42, was arraigned and bound over to circuit court after waiving preliminary hearing. District Attorney Potter said the case may be amended as audits continue. Treasurer Vernon Kelly said Brennan admitted responsibility for shortages found in a routine state audit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Rapids
Wood County
Catherine Brennan
Miss Brennan
Justice of the Peace
Morgan
Vernon Kelly
Origin of the term coney traced to Dutch konijn rabbit
An etymology note explains that the English word coney comes from the Dutch konijn meaning rabbit. The link shows how linguistic borrowing shaped a common term for rabbits in English usage.
Stevenson Sees Policy Confusion Amid Democratic Push
In Denver Adlai Stevenson attacks foreign policy confusion in the national administration. He blames a Republican platoon system and cites voices from Dulles Knowland and Nixon as disarray. He praises Democratic lawmakers and warns the nation cannot tolerate partisan comfort in perilous times. Stevenson hints at a future presidential bid while en route to Alaska.
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Denver
Adlai Stevenson
Dulles
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Nixon
Stevenson
Illinois
GOP
Republican National Committee
Republican
Stevens
Democratic Committee
Jackson
Washington
Symington
Missouri
McClellan
Arkansas
Colorado
Margarite
Peyton Thompson
Alaska
Denver Agent Named to Run Milwaukee FBI Office
James B. Poster, 49, named special agent in charge of the Milwaukee FBI office succeeding Robert L. Murphy, 47, who will head the El Paso, Texas office. Poster, a Denver SAC, is a Milwaukee native and Marquette Law School graduate who joined the FBI in 1935 after practicing law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
James B. Poster
Denver
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Wisconsin
Poster
Robert L. Murphy
Murphy
el Paso
Tex
Waseca, Minn
Marquette University Law School
Holiday Activities Set By Shullsburg Legion
Shullsburg hosts a July 4 and 5 celebration with Benton versus Scales Mound in a July 4 baseball opener. Cuba City band and a later accordion band perform. Wrestling bouts feature the Masked Marvel and Mr. America. Monday features a parade, drum corps drill, Shullsburg baseball, Richland Center game, and a fireworks display.
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Shullsburg
Benton
Scales Mound
McCann- Richards American Legion Post
Cuba City
Masked Marvel
Mr. America
Dubuque
Richland Center
Shullsburg Badgers
Oscar F. Paulson Named LaCrosse Postmaster
The Senate approved the nomination of Oscar F. Paulson as post master of LaCrosse on Friday as part of a group of Eisenhower nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oscar F. Paulson
LaCrosse
Senate
Eisenhower
Smithsonian says cockroaches eat almost any food
The Smithsonian Institution explains cockroaches will feed on nearly any food substance, highlighting their adaptable diet and potential for household contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Smithsonian Institution
Gun Collecting Boom and Rare Old Firearms Grow Popular
NEW YORK reports a surge in gun collecting with over 500000 enthusiasts. John T. Amber of Chicago cites rising values for rare rifles such as a Winchester 1873 marked barrel one in a thousand, with surviving examples valued at 5000 to 7500 dollars each.
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New York
John T. Amber
Chicago
Gun Digest
America
Amber
Jesse James
Wild Bill Hickock
U. S. Cavalry
Hickock
Billy the Id
Judge Upholds $420,000 Award Against Milwaukee Road
Federal Judge Michael Igoe denied a new trial for Milwaukee Road in an appeal over a $420,000 settlement to Isaac Maynard, a Chicago painter injured July 18, 1951, when struck by a freight train at Madison Wisconsin, losing legs and an arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee Road
Isaac O. Maynard
Michael Igoe
Maynard
Madison
Wis
Two More Tital Wave Victims' Bodies Found
CHICAGO. The bodies of two more victims of the huge seiche that swept fishermen from the Mon trose Ave breakwater into Lake Michigan last Saturday were found Friday, raising the toll to six dead. Four other victims had been recovered earlier while two men remain missing. All were Chicagoans. The freak tidal wave was estimated at 5 to 20 feet in height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Montrose Ave
Lake Michigan
Nixon Attacks Truman Policy as Stevenson Counters
Vice President Nixon accuses the Truman era foreign policy of weakness and surrender while asserting a policy of strength under Eisenhower. Adlai Stevenson counters Nixon’s claims at a Denver luncheon and criticizes the administration’s leadership and unity. Eisenhower calls Nixon an admirable man but notes he speaks for himself. Stevenson travels to Alaska for vacation and urges Democrats to boost leadership to unite the free world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
Rep
Keating
Eisenhower
Stevens
Alaska
Indochina
Monticello Social News From Monticello
Monticello society notes list visitors and weekend guests including Joseph Diehl Nancy Terra Haute and Billy Diehl visiting the Benkert home in Monticello. Many locals host relatives and plan summer visits with relatives in Belleville and Madison.
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Joseph Diehl
Nancy
Terra Haute
Ind
William H. Benkert
Diehl
Billy
Mrs. Benkert
Paul Schrepfer
Belleville
John G. Blum
Fred A
Ed Blum
Iowa
Jacob Kubly
Eagle Grove
Karen Gempeler
George Rieder
Madison
Jack Hoskins
William Walch
Wallace P. Barlow
Des Moines
Howard Steinmann
Steinmann
Bridge Club
Fred Gempeler
Peggy
Blanchardville
Leo Gempeler
Barlow
Buz
W. L. Zweifel
New Glarus
Anna Elmer
Fred Ritschard
Monroe
John Lindholm
Washington D. C
Visitors and family gatherings noted in Milwaukee and Monroe
Thilda Anderson of Milwaukee and several Ott and Anderson family members visited Bessie Youngreen and family on Monday. Harold Ott hosted a gathering at Recreation Park in Monroe on Thursday with many attendees including Ray Root Ray Silver Charles Deren dinger Albert J. Marty and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thilda Anderson
Milwaukee
Bessie Youngreen
Tim Ott
Kathryn
Anna Ott
George Ott
New Glarus
Harold Ott
Recreation Park
Monroe
Messrs
Mmes
Ray Root
Ray Silver
Charles Derendinger
Albert J. Marty
Orville Anderson
Harold Schultz
Leo Gempeler
Barbara
Linda
Donald Knobel
Kay Ann
Jack Hoskins
Douglas and
Jean
Thomas Brusveen
Jacob Voegeli
Ella Voegeli
Lester Schwitz
Vernon Elmer
Daughter
Old Time Shoot Set At Argyle Tomorrow
Pistols muzzle loading and flintlock guns will be used in the old timers shoot tomorrow at 10 a m in Legion Park Argyle. Vic Rossing and other collectors offer to lend guns to entrants with none. Proceeds go to Legion Park improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Park
Vic Rossing
Union Charges Kohler Company in Unfair Labor Practices
The United Auto Workers Local 833 files 26 unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Kohler Co. in Sheboygan. The union seeks a U.S. district court order to force bargaining and end the three month strike. Gov Kohler meets with both sides to urge resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheboygan
Kohler Co
Harvey Kitzman
Racine
Uaw-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Chicago
Kehler
Kitzman
NLRB
U. S
Lyman Conger
Wisconsin
Kohler
Sheboy
Mother and Children Rescued From Lake Winnebago
A mother Joyce Schuler 34 Kaukauna and her children Scott 8 and Sarah 7 were saved after drifting in a rowboat on Lake Winnebago for over four hours. A police launch found the boat four miles off Lower High Cliff in Calumet County on the north shore. Mrs Schuler swam to tow the vessel when an oar dropped and strong winds pushed them away from shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neenah
Winnebago
Joyce Schuler
Kaukauna
Scott
Sarah
Lower Highcliff
Calumet County
Early Greenland Settlers Raised Cattle as Climate Shifts
Researchers note that over a thousand years ago settlers in Greenland kept cattle and grew crops, but colder periods made farming and stock raising impractical until recent warming allowed renewed activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Submarine Interiors Redecorated in Color To Please Crews
U S Navy submarines adopt free expression interior design with murals in cabin blocks and vivid palettes. Sabalo crew inspired by Mrs. Alec Baird lead to murals of glacial lakes and scenes. 16 subs now feature colorfully themed spaces including beds lamps and curtains. Cmdr William D Hushing notes no limits on tasteful painting while piping remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Waugh
Pearl Harbor
U.S. Navy
Alec Baird
Baird
Chief of Naval Operations
Tiru
Cmdr
William D. Hushing
Two Low Bids Studied For Winnebago Project
The Wisconsin State Department of Public Welfare reviewed two lowest bids for a 3 million dollar Winnebago State Hospital general construction project near Oshkosh. George A. Fuller Co of Chicago bid 1,692,000 and Standard Construction Co of Minneapolis bid 1,719,000. Hughes Hall will be a four wing one floor 200 bed facility named after Dr. Byron Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Department
Hughes Hall
Byron Hughes
Two Wisconsinites Join Women's Club Cabinet
Two Wisconsin women were named to the cabinet of the General Federation of Women's Clubs announced by president Mrs. Theodore S. Chapman. Beloit’s Mrs. Robert Branigan serves as junior chairman of communications and fine arts, while Milwaukee’s Mrs. Norbert J. Klein heads international affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wisconsin
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Theodore S. Chapman
Robert Branigan
Beloit
Norbert J. Klein
Milwaukee
Ground Broken For New Presbyterian Church
Ground breaking ceremonies in For reston Grove Illinois mark the start of a new Presbyterian church replacing the 65 year old building destroyed by fire on August 1 1953. The stone exterior will feature tan and mauve rose tones with a stainless monopiece tower roof and a 22 foot spire. Interior includes a vaulted laminated arch supported ceiling and a glass faced balcony with folding chairs for 490 capacity. Architect Stanley W Howe Monroe and pastor Rev Orin Graff since August 1952 are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forreston Grove
Ill
Stanley W. Howe
Monroe
Orin Graff
Markets Report Chicago Hog and Cattle Prices
USDA salable hogs 300 head with weights 180-400 lb show price ranges from 18.00 to 26.75 for sows and close to 25.25 for butchers. Cattle and stocker listings note steadier heifers and variable cow and bull pricing, with steers and heifers in the mid 13.00 to 26.00 range and calves/stockers around 14.50 to 21.00, reflecting mixed demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Choice
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St. John’s
Shullsburg Legion
U.S. Air Force
Nellis Afb
Las Vegas
Nev
U.S
Monticello
O. D. Curtis
VNR le
FS Simmons Woodcraft Co
19Th Street
Wisconsin Power & Light Company
Common and Preferred
Milwaukee Company
N. Johnson
17Th Avenue
Kohler Company
H. Andrews
Green County Travel Agency
13Th Avenue
T.W.A
United
Northcentral
Piedmont
Mac
P. J. Connors, JR
Monroe, Wisconsin
Westclox
Saturday Evening Post
North Side Pure Oil Station
Aaron Norder
Brome
C. Meo
Wiscons
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