Winners Named in Roosevelt Boys Essay Contest
The Roosevelt school produced the two first place winners taught by Mrs Thelma Bilackbourn Monroe with three dollars and two dollars awarded for second and third places respectively. The Kiwanis club will host a dinner July 26 to award prizes. Judges included J C Baker Dodgeville Rev Alvin C Rab eh Monroe Gladys Waterman New Glarus and Mrs Thomas Cunningham Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt School
Thelma Bilackbourn
Monroe
Kiwanis Club
J. C. Baker
Dodgeville
Alvin C. Rabeh
Gladys Waterman
New Glarus
Thomas Cunningham
Weekend Guests and Family Visits across Illinois and Wisconsin
Readers report a string of social visits including Twin Grove residents Mrs J H Beightol and family in Madison with Mrs Steckler and others, plus Rockford and Freeport gatherings for the Beightol, Emrick, Timm, Matzke, Raymer, and Grabow households. A note mentions Minnie Miss by Earlywine in Monroe and a Solar Gift piece about Lightning’s soil-building claim and thunderbolt nitrogen rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Yaun
Richard
J. H. Beightol
Madison
O. W. Steckler
E. C. K’ Ena Se Mebet Duches
Alvin Timm
Freeport
Paul Matzke
Minnie Raymer
W. A. Beightol
Jane Randall
Rockford
J. H. Emrick
Wise
Calora Grabow
Kenneth
Oscar Walters
Minnie Miss By Earlywine
Ywonroe
Mer
Monroe
Ray Hanson
Sheldon
Sylvanus Strommen
Viola Strommen
Stanley Jorenby
Oscar Steiner
Russell
Oes
Clinton
Cpl
Lyle Steiner
Schick General Hospital
Maria Runden
Black Earth
Myron Wilcox
Oscar Hanson
Thomas Kurth
H. J. Erickson
E. O. Venden
James McCue
Argyle
W. E. Gould
Rock Island
Melvin Wallom
Richland Center
William Leopold
Ludwig Zoller
Ray Lyngaas
Axel Reioon
Chicago
Millard Lee
E Barber
W. Arshall
Dan Oise
J. Jo and
Maybelle
Ernie Mann
Winslow
Community Shower Honors Newlyweds at Gant Home
Blanchardville residents recount a mixed gathering for Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Disrud with gifts and money received. The evening included lunch and numerous attendees from local families and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gant
Malcolm Disrud
Gant
George Johnson
John Gilbertson
Jeanette
Orvin Phillipson
Audrey
H. Erickson
Earl Barber
Susan
Peter Paulson
Viola Strommen
H. A. Disrud
Lois
Laura Eidsmore
William Mullen
N. A. Nelson
H. V. Hendrickson
Alvin Blanchard
Lever Benson
Carol
Carl Bailey
Henry Benson
Esther
Sophia Benson
Horeb
Alfred Gerber
Thompson
F. L. Kingster
Karen
Billy Kingster
North Quincy
Mass
O. R. Olson
William Kutzke
Hines
Inl
Hospital
V. J. Olson
Evanston
Milwaukee
Harold
Cecil Jorenby
Carlton
Milford Retrum
Platteville Summer Session Registration Dates Announced
Platteville Teachers college opens second term on July 16 with classes through August 17. Five week session offers six to seven credits, two workshops, and several courses not offered in the first term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platteville
Platteville Teachers College
Boom or Low Mood After Victory Over Japan
Washington report details two possible postwar paths after Japan falls. War Mobilizer Vinson warns of a sharp drop in munition production and wages as workers shift to civilian plants, risking reduced spending and possible retail unemployment. He also outlines a potential boom if prices rise and advocates increased production and selective controls to prevent deflation or inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Japan
Vinson
Memorial Service for SIC Glen Rice Held Sunday
Memorial services for SIC Glen Rice, killed in action May 21 1945 in the South Pacific, will be at 2 30 p m Sunday at Juda Baptist Church with Rev C J Tingley officiating. Rice son of Mr and Mrs Troy Rice Juda had served briefly before going overseas and was buried at U S Armed Forces Cemetery Doroba Morotai Netherlands East Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rice
South Pacific
Judo Baptist
C. J. Tingley
Rice
Troy Rice
Juda
United States Armed Forces
Doroeba 1
Morotai
Netherlands East Indies
Community Notices From Spring Grove and Nearby Towns
Local social notes list residents visiting relatives and friends in Janesville Beloit Monroe Greendale Lafayette Moline and Lafayette La. Entries mention hospital surgery for Robert Deal army discharge for Ernest Ochsner and multiple family and dinner visits across Spring Grove Cor. and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Carroll
Dayton
Gerald Ross
Roger
Wayne Hurd
Barbara Jean
Janesville
Logan Freek
Beloit
Donald Derr
Bobby
Snyder Pokerny
Jane
Mary McMahon
Joan
Russell Rosheisen
Emmerson Kessler
Robert Deal
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Baltz Hefty
Llewellyn
Howard Newcomer
Elmer Stahlecker
Clar2 Clark
Ellsworth Rosheisen
Donna Belle
Phyllis Monroe
Otto Becker
Monroe
Elorde Comeaut
First Telephone Stall In The White House In 1880
The first telephone was installed in the White House in 1880 during Rutherford B. Hayes presidency. The brief note places this historic tech moment in the late 19th century executive residence context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Ite House
Rutherford B. Hayes
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San Marcos
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Saether
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Margaret Sateran
Wilmar
Boag
E. S. Hanson
Harold Saetherne
Donald Reger
Badger
Frank Meades
C. M. Paulson
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James Far
Einbeck
Sic Glen Rice
Java
Sumatra
Spring Grove
Herbert Mohns
Glen Hartman
Fred Aeschlimann
Charles Hauser
Moline
Donald
John Robertson
Delores Badertscher
Kathryn
Lettie
Margaret Yaun
Perry Deal
Elienrose
Anna Deal
Albert Badertscher
Werner Badertscher
Fred Aeschumann
Karl Pfisterer
Alvin Schwartzlow
John Schwartzlow
Robertson
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Sing. Supplies Limited
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