Monroe High School Class of 1941 Plans 25 Year Reunion
The Monroe class held a 20 year reunion at the Monroe Country Club with 67 members and 54 spouses. A memorial service for two deceased members was led by Robert Mahlsberg. A 25 year reunion was tentatively planned with Ed Goecks as chairman and Anna Huber as secretary.
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Monroe High School
Monroe Country Club
Tom Keel
Spokane
Wash
Ray Streiff
Wauwatosa
Robert Mahlsberg
Lombard, Sr
James Howe
Betty Saunders
Dudley Etter
Bernard Lee
Ruth Losey Gessler
Herman Wyssman
Delbert
Deb) Share
Ralph Beck
Verle Pyle
Deb West
Leroy Schultz
Alvin Kundert
Ed Goecks
Chaiirman
Anna Huber
Bernard Gibbons
Evelyn Nondahl
Wuetrich Family Reunion Elects New Officers
Mrs. LeRoy Wuethrich of Monroe was elected president and Mrs. Robert Schwarzenberger of Milwaukee became secretary treasurer at the Schwarzenberger Winigar 15th annual reunion held yesterday in Lincoln Park. Fifty-eight relatives from Shullsburg Mt Horeb Beloit Judo New Glarus Rockford Milwaukee and Prairie du Lac attended. The next reunion will be on the third Sunday in July at Lincoln Park.
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LeRoy Wuethrich
Monroe
Robert Schwarzenberger
Milwaukee
Schwarzenberger- Winigar
Lincoln Park
Pauline Schwarzenberger
Merlyn Babler
Shullsburg
Mt. Horeb
Beloit
Judo
New Glarus
Rockford
Prairie du Lac
Sanctuary Doors Presented to Church in Pfisterer Memorial
At Brodhead Methodist Church a memorial of sanctuary doors was given in memory of Carl T. Pfisterer. Mrs. Glenn Pfisterer and children David Lynda William Rebecca and Robin presented the doors. David made the presentation and Frank W. Dedrick Accepted the gift. Rev. Floyd Fahlgren offered the dedicatory prayer and words of dedication.
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Brodhead
Carl T. Pfisterer
Glenn Pfisterer
David
Lynda
William
Rebecca
Robin
Frank W. Dedrick
Floyd Fahlgren
Friendship Aid Program At South Wayne Lutheran Church
The South Wayne American Lutheran Church Women plan a Friendship Aid meeting Wednesday at 2 p.m. The local group will present the program.
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Friendship Meeting
South Wayne
Descendants Honor Geisbergers at Picnic
Seventy two descendants of Charles and Caroline Geisberger gathered for a picnic and social afternoon on the lawns of neighboring land owned by the Speich, Wartenweiler and Pickett families. Attendees included Ida Geisberger Gable of Cincinnati and many relatives from Illinois Indiana California and Ohio. Henry Geisberger unable to attend due to living with his sister in California.
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Charles
Caroline Geisberger
Rey Speich
William Wartenweiler
Franklin Pickett
Geisbergers
William
Ida Geisberger
Paul Barmore
Roscoe
Ill
Ed Twitchell
Chicago
Walter Kammer
Muncie
Ind
Edwin Benkert
West Allis
Henry Geisberger
Sam Thickpenny
California
Royal Neighbor Group Picnic Dinner at Krueger Home
Royal Neighbor Lodge members gathered Thursday for a picnic dinner at Mrs. Henry Krueger home in Monticello. Seventeen attendees included Mmes Bessie Youngreen Etta Babler Lena Babler Emery Silver Nellie Zweifel Matt Wittenwyler Elva Dooley Hulda Hancock Kathryn Staedter Waldo Zimmerman Fred Escher Joe Blumer Ted Zurbuchen Ed Schmid Henry Krueger and Misses Louise Karlen Ruth Abley.
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Monticello
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Henry Krueger
Mmes
Bessie Youngreen
Etta Babler
Lena Babler
Emery Silver
Nellie Zweifel
Matt Wittenwyler
Elva Dooley
Hulda Hancock
Kathryn Staedter
Waldo Zimmerman
Fred Escher
Joe Blumer
Ted Zurbuchen
Ed. Schmid
Louise Karlen
Ruth Abley
Patricia Ann Crouch to Wed Clarence Pluss September 17
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Crouch of 718 11th Street announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Patricia Ann to Clarence Herman Pluss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Pluss of Route 1 Albany. Patricia is employed at Winkies Cafe and Clarence farms. The wedding will be held for the immediate family at St. John's United Church of Christ on September 17.
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Nathan Crouch
11Th Street
Patricia Ann
Clarence Herman Pluss
Herman Pluss
Route 1
Albany
Miss Crouch
Winkies Cafe
Mr. Pluss
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Rev and Mrs Hebb Plan Open House for Silver Anniversary
Rev and Mrs Webster R Hebb celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with open house at the Lena Illinois Methodist church where he serves as pastor. They will greet friends and relatives from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. in the church fellowship hall.
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Hebb
Lena, Ill
Webster R. Hebb
Lori Jane Baptized at Zwingli United Church of Christ
Lori Jane Segner infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Elton Segner was baptized by Rev J Allan Mittler during Sunday services at Zwingli United Church of Christ Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Herman Durtschi.
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Lori Jane
Monticello
Lori Jane Segner
Elton Segner
J. Allan Mittler
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Herman Durtschi
Picasso finishes course in a day at age 14
Picasso was admitted to Barcelona's School of Fine Arts at fourteen and was given a month to complete one course. He finished it with honors in a single day.
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Pablo Picasso
School of Fine Arts
Barcelona
Our Sol and Our Strength From The Soil Conservation Service
Congressman James Whitten of Mississippi stresses the need for stronger soil and water conservation as the 1962 USDA appropriation bill is debated. He cites 120 million acres at risk, only about a third safeguarded, and ongoing erosion losses threatening crops and water resources.
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United States
James Whitten
Mississippi
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Panama Canal
Mr. Whitten
Kennedy
Congressional Committee
Soil Conservation Service
Scout Camp Day Camp Opens For Brodhead Girl Scouts
A week of Day Camp began today at the Scout Camp in Decatur Parks for Brodhead Girl Scouts. Mrs Rex Roenneburg is the camp director. The girls meet at North Side Park at 9 30 a m to leave for camp. Mr and Mrs D I Pierce presented a new 50 star American Flag to the Girl Scouts for their sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Decatur Parks
Rex Roenneburg
North Side Park
D. I. Pierce
Leamington Hotel Finds $1000 Bill Behind Picture
A cleaning maid, Esther Rischmiller, found a $1,000 bill hidden behind a guest room picture at the Leamington hotel in Minneapolis. The bill may belong to a guest if unclaimed within a year.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Leamington Hotel
Esther Rischmiller
Lost Act Highlighting Illogical Absence Stirs Debate
A concise note discusses the odd appeal of a missing play or act and the surprise it creates when something vital cannot be found. The item’s absence prompts reflection on what constitutes value and logic in performance.
Sauerkraut Day Festival Cancelled Over Costs
Forreston Illinois special report notes the Sauerkraut Day event is canceled this year as the American Legion posts face growing expenses from free meals and large crowds. Organizers may revive the festival in three to five years, a tradition since 1913 with wartime gaps.
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Forreston
Forreston American Legion
Legion
Legionnaires
The
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