Monticello Social Events Highlight Two Family Reunions
Sunday featured Monticello families at two gatherings. The Schindler reunion met at a state park with many local attendees. The seventh Curtis reunion drew 53 relatives at O. D. Curtis home in Monticello alongside extended family from Madison Freeport Rockford Beloit and Red Oak Iowa.
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Monticello
Schindler
New Glarus Roadside State Park
David Legler
F. W. Voegels
Frederick
Mmes
William Buehl
George Legler
Clarence Itten
Curtis
O. D. Curtis
Messrs
Carey Curtis
Ralph Curtis
Russel Hollister
Hjalmar Johnson
van Carpenter
Floyd Holmquist
Rockford
Joseph Perticoff
Staley
LeRoy Babler
Reba Hopke
Mary Beth
Jane Ellen Hopke
Viola Whitehead
LaVerne Sliker
Freeport
John Roger
Helen Curtis
Joan Disch
Ted Butler
Barbara
Madison
Will Lueck
Howard Lueck
Truman Seelk
Browntown
Robert Wagner
Beloit
Oscar Young
Red Oak
Ijl
Alma Arn
Otto Niebuhrs Feted At Braun Home Event
A Sunday gathering at the Otto Braun home 2107 6th street honored Mrs. Braun’s sister and husband Mr and Mrs Otto Niebuhr of Portland Oregon visiting on their first eastern trip in 22 years. Attendees included Mmes Orville Newcomer Brod head Werner Sulzer and family and numerous Bahe relatives from Oelwein Davis Baraboo Mayville and Davis Illinois. Additional callers included Mmes Gustav R Sommers Fred Gempeler and Etta Bechtolt Monroe.
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Otto Braun
6Th Street
Elmer Bahe
Davis
Ill
Alfred Bahe
Sarah Bahe
Baraboo
Harold Bahe
Bert Fox
Mayville
Mmnes
Gustav R. Sommers
Fred Gempeler
Etta Bechtolt
Monroe
Plan Japan talk at St John’s Aid meeting
Mrs Ross S Martin will lead a talk titled Japan Begins Again at the St John’s Aid meeting tomorrow at 2 30 p m in the church parlors A musical program features soloist Mrs Winnie Kuebli with Mrs Fred B Marty and Glenda Martin and Darlene Johnson in a horn duet Refreshments prepared by Mrs Everett Keel and Mrs Elizabeth Knipschild
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Japan
Ross S. Martin
St. John’s Aid
Winnie Kuebli
Fred B. Marty
Glenda Martin
Darlene Johnson
Everett Keel
Elizabeth Knipschild
Sisterhood Meeting at Grace Reform Church
The Sisterhood of Ruth and Naomi at Grace Reform Church will gather Thursday at the home of Miss Mary Reeser.
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Orangeville
Sisterhood
Ruth and
Naomi
Miss Helen Klassy Engaged to R N Stauffer
Mr and Mrs Henry Klassy of 1308 22nd avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Helen to Robert N Stauffer son of the Jacob Stauffers of Monticello No definite wedding plans have been made Miss Klassy a bookkeeper at First National Bank is Monroe high school graduate Stauffer a Monticello high school graduate and manages the family home farm with his brother John
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Henry Klassy
22Nd Avenue
Helen
Robert N. Stauffer
Jacob Stauffers
Monticello
Miss Klassy
First National Bank
Monroe High School
Mr. Stauffer
Stauffer
John
Milli k ens Honored on 25th Wedding Anniversary Picnic
Mr and Mrs Donald Milliken of McConnell were surprised by 45 relatives and friends at a noon picnic to mark their 25th wedding anniversary. Attendees came from Lena Kent McConnell Winslow Warren Red Oak and Orangeville.
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Millikens
Orangeville
Donald Milliken
McConnell
Lena
Kent
Winslow
Warren
Red Oak
Homemakers Picnic At Recreation Park Draws Fifty Plus
Valley View Homemakers club held a Sunday picnic at Recreation Park with about 75 attendees. Guests included Fred Wald, Will Leopold Jr, Christ Tschanz, Harold Blumer, Earl Bechtolt, Evan Chambers, Clarence Falk, George Stauffacher, Walter Gertsch, Milton Friedrichs, Ernest Scheidegger, Fred Friedrichs and families, and various accompanying spouses and children from Monroe vicinity and Monticello.
Darlington Group Shaken in Accident
Eight teenage passengers were bruised after a car driven by 19 year old Raymond Lang of Darlington lost control on Highway 11 six miles west of Shullsburg at about 4 p m. The car owned by Henry Lang allegedly had a loose steering mechanism. Passengers were treated at Shullsburg hospital. those named include Sheila Fitzgerald Anna Wilson Louaine Lancaster Jeannie Armstrong Margaret Hendrickson Rose Marie Meier Clifford Meier and Joseph Hughes.
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Shulisburg
Raymond Lang
Darlington
Highway 11
Here
LaFayette
Lang
Henry Lang
Shullsbury Hospital
Sheila Fitzgerald
Anna Wilson
Louaine Lancaster
Jeannie Armstrong
Margaret Hendrickson
Rose Marie Meier
Clifford Meier
Joseph Hughes
Markets Livestock Report Chicago USDA Prices
Salable hogs 8 000 with gains 50 75c on most butchers. Sows and heavier weights mix. Cattle 10 000 with slaughter steers steady to 25c higher, yearlings and fed steers up, vealers steady.
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Chicago
USDA
Market report shows livestock and grain prices steady in Chicago
Livestock bids hold above 33 for some loads with steers and heifers in the 25 to 32 range. Chucking diet notes include cows mostly 20 to 24 and hogs not quoted. poultry firm with heavy hens 22 to 25 and fryers 29 to 33. Grain prices list No 1 yellow wheat at 2.21 to 2.34, corn around 1.54 to 1.56, oats 0.97 to 1.01, barley 1.50 to 1.65, soybeans 3.21 per track. Save with a Want Ad.
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Chicago
USDA
F.o.b
U. S
Eisenhower urges support for Korea at Boy Scout jamboree
General Dwight D. Eisenhower addressing 47 000 Boy Scouts at the Valley Forge jamboree called aiding South Korea essential and warned that failure would be a Munich style catastrophe. He noted American freedom comes with costly responsibilities and cited recent national policy.
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Valley Forge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
South Korea
Anc
Eisenhower
Europe
Munich
Columbia University
George
Moment in History Speech Sparks Norman Invasion Rally
A terse speech from an unnamed general during a brutal winter recalls a bold push. The commander ends with the line Let er rip launching a decisive Norman invasion despite dire conditions and heavy resistance.
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Ton
Normandy
Idle Hour Farm Displays Planned
Several Monroe members of the Green County Historical society plan to attend the state historical society workshop in Madison this weekend in anticipation of preparing the museum at Idle Hour farm for August displays. Attending the society buffet supper Friday evening with Mari Sandoz as guest speaker will be Mmes. Ida Lundgren and Nellie W.
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Monroe
Green County Historical Society
State Historical Society
Madison
Idle Hour Farm
Mari Sandoz
Mmes
Ida Lundgren
Nellie W
Green County Historical Society Elects New Officers
J J Figi of New Glarus was elected president of the Green County Historical Society at a directors meeting Sunday at The Stables donated by Mrs May L Luchsinger. Also elected were Mrs Luchsinger vice president Miss Marie Blum treasurer and Miss Anna Blum secretary. All are from Monroe.
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Luchsinger
Marie Blum
Anna Blum
Munroe
Russians Charge U S Plans Bacterial War
Moscow accuses Washington of preparing bacterial warfare and alleges American militarists plot to use biological weapons. The claim follows Russia's prior accusations of U S bombing East Germany with potato bugs as propaganda.
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U.S
London
Russia
United States
East Germany
East German Claims of U S Air Drops Provoking Laughs
The East German communist government made accusations that American planes dropped potato bags on East Germany. Similar complaints by the East German state previously elicited laughter from U S officials as absurd for comment.
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United States
East Germany
U. S
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R.N. Stauffer
News of the Homemakers
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Boy Scouts
Chiropractic Clinic
M. J. Gonstead
NEW Body CO
Dewey Boyd
12Th Street
Burkhard Electric Co
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Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Trucks
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Marty-Ripp Chevrolet
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