Bertha Larson Rites Saturday
Bertha Larson 85 died after a long illness at her Blanchardville home. Born Feb 18 1869 in Argyle Township she leaves three daughters two sisters a son 31 grandchildren 46 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Services Saturday at Laether funeral home Yellowstone Lutheran church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Blanchardville
Bertha Larson
Argyle Township
John
Julia Nelson
Everson
John Larson
Nelson
Alma Chochard
Elmer Johnson
Lamont Paulson
Horeb
Palmer
Blanchard
Yellowstone Lutheran Church
M. A. Sorenson
Canada Thistle Blooming Triggers New Cutting Law
Weed commissioner Joseph Riedweg warns farmers that Canada thistle is in full bloom in the area and illegal. The new state law requires cutting thistles before they bloom rather than before seeding.
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Canada
Joseph Riedweg
Riedweg
Albany society notes and a church appointment
Albany society updates list visits and travels of local families from De Forest to Brodhead and Milwaukee, mentions Arnold and Linda Flesher, Zula Pryce, and the Grenwaldt family, plus a teaching return by H A Erickson and a family picnic in Evansville. Also notes Archbishop Edwin Vincent O'Hara’s elevation and a camel trivia fact about humps storing food.
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Charles Flesher
Alex Schultz
de Forest
Russell Flesher
Linda
Schultz
Addie Ayres
Arnold
Brodhead
California
H. A. Erickson
First Baptist Church
William Steindorf
Warren Pryce
Greenville
Tex
Zula Pryce
O. D. Grennwaldt Jr
Los Angeles
O. D. Grenawaldt Sr
Marie Loeffel
Evansville
O. D. Grenawaldt
Russell Maynard
Milwaukee
Ankor Hansen
Orvin Happland
Janesville
President Eisenhower Denies Pacifist Parents Claim
President Eisenhower expressed irritation at a question about his parents being pacifists. He said his mother joined Jehovah's Witnesses with pacifist views but never opposed his military career. He described his father as a temperamental Pennsylvania Dutchman and noted his mother urged peace but did not block his path to West Point.
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Washington
Hazel Markel
Eisenhower
Jehovah’s Witnesses
West
Trapped Bandit Shot by Officer in Milwaukee Robbery
A belligerent bandit, about 50, was shot by Patrolman Anthony Stack after entering the People's Savings and Loan Association to rob it. He claimed to be Robert Green, 47, of Los Angeles, but authorities doubt the identity. The officer fired after the bandit waved a gun toward him. the wounded robber was taken to County Emergency Hospital with a gunshot to the abdomen. Milwaukee police had planted officers in savings and loan offices after a rash of stickups totaling 7,500 since March 17. The same report notes a Fourth of July picnic raid by state investigators and Brown County officers uncovering dice, bingo, and related games.
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Milwaukee
Robert Green
Los Angeles
Anthony Stack
People’s Savings and Loan Association
Stack
Milwau
Kee
Savings and Loan
Arthur Fadness
State Beverage Tax Division
Brown County
Pulaski Church Fined for Gambling Devices
St Mary’s Catholic church of Pulaski was fined 100 dollars in Municipal Court for operating gambling devices at a church event. Judge Donald Gleason set the fine and ordered the equipment destroyed, after the parish pleaded no contest. Brown County District Attorney B J Bertrand supported the penalty and noted prior warnings of arrests.
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Pulaski Church
Green Bay
St. Mary’s Catholic Church of
Pulaski
Donald Gleason
Brown County Dist. Atty
B. J. Bertrand
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Albany
Pope Pius XII
Edwin Vincent O'Hara
Kansas City
J. W. Robilette
Optometrist
Benkett Bldg
WEEZ
Montgomery Electric Co
Browntown
Raggedy Ann Ketchup
Raggedy Ann
Rere
Xey
Chicago
Ealer Twine
Binder Twine
Brennan’s
Certified Grocers OF Illinois, Inc
Kroger
U.S. Gov't
Hormel
Ring Bologna
Embassy Strawberry Preserves
Libby
Wisconsin
Kroger - D
Lelicious
Elberta
Hi-C
Latonia Club All Flavors
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