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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
3
An open house for Browntown's new youth center featured a five student caravan arriving to organize projects and supervise cleaning and sewing. The group planned discussion courses at Zwingli church in Monticello for youths and leaders today and tomorrow.
The Wis Consin Saenger-Bezirk brings ten Wisconsin singing societies to Milwaukee on July 29 for a state song festival at the auditorium. The Milwaukee Liederkranz leads the group founded June 1892 at Sheboygan with member clubs joining to support the event. The United Singers of Milwaukee and Chicago with their youth chorus join as participants. About 1,500 voices sing German and American songs under Dr. Hermann Nott of the Milwaukee Liederkranz.
Rev. E C McCollow spoke on the mass liturgy and priest vestments during St Victor's monthly Congregational Christian doctrine gathering hosted by the Altar Society. Social hour rewarded bridge and 500 winners, and a Luther League meeting was set for Thursday evening at 8 with members on the program.
Juda Times reports the Juda Girl Scouts will be entertained at a supper program this evening at the Ruef cottage in Decatur Park. Hostesses are sister troop members vacationing at the cottage, with prizes awarded for top cookie sales. Chaperones include Mrs. Sam Mohns Jr and assistants Miss Celine Roth and Miss Marian Pinnow.
State Line church and Rock Grove congregation will hold a joint Sunday service at Leona Heights forest preserve. A picnic dinner at noon and an afternoon social will follow. Rev. Henry Neal is on vacation in Indiana. last service was led by several youth members.
This week Brownie troop members attend Day camp at Blanchardville. They participate in an activities program including swimming archery textile painting and basket weaving as part of the camp.
A program conducted for area Girl Scouts last week lists participants making the daily trip from here. The names include Joanne Altman Janice Freitag Roberta Breylinger Geraldine Gilbertson Patsy Klassy Sharon Schneider Delayne Showers Deanne Stues sy Lynette Streiff Linda Wilde Marcia Bentley Eloise Klassy and Sandra Reuter with leaders Mrs Henry Pauli and Mrs Earl Schneider.
Mrs Roy F Zinser of Maxwell Field Ala and Mrs Stewart Hurlbut of Butte Mont were guests at a bridge party hosted by Herbert D Goecks at 1309 10th Street. Card honors went to Mmes William K Bauman Herbert T Johnson Doran R Zwygart and J T Etter Jr. Other guests included Mmes Edwin Rufer nacht Hervey J Hoesly Leo L Hofmeister Edward M Ensch Robert G Rote Cloyd W Pickett and Alvin H Babler. Hurlbut overnight guest. Zinser family to Bremerhaven Germany Aug 30 after visit with Schindler family.
Boys sent to Badger boys state by the local American Legion post will report on their experiences at a post meeting tomorrow night. Other meeting activities will include election of delegates to the department convention in Green Bay and a report on plans for beer stand operations at the fair.
The executive committee will convene at 7 30 before the post call. Members will review agenda items and finalize decisions pending the post call update.
Monroe announces Rose Marie Reusser to Robert Rockow son of the Lester Rockows from route Sl Juda. Rose Marie will be a Monroe high school senior this fall while Rockow works on his father’s farm. No wedding date yet. Rev Bennett to Japan mission duty with wife Kathryn Busjahn a Busjahn daughter.
Beth Ann Gross presented a report of her week at Illinois Girls' State in June 2028 in Jacksonville before members of the American Legion and auxiliary. The meeting followed with a Legion and auxiliary picnic.
An August serving committee was named for a Sunday event at Krapepark Freeport. Members include Elmer Priewe Adam Zweifel Franklin Riemer Marjorie Ritzman Myrtle Runkle Velmer Rakowske and Armin Priewe.
Miss Kathryn Chambers led in Fresh Fields at the Linden theater Cedar Lake over the weekend. Mr and Mrs William Chambers attended during a weekend visit with their daughter.
The Win decker family held its yearly reunion Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gearhart. Attendees included Willard Becker and daughter of Shannon Eli Wilson Nobel Wilson and children, Homer, among others.
Walker and children Jacob Gear hart Orville Obert and daughter Ray Askey Victor Folgate and daughters Earl Barron Otto Folgate of Dakota William Engels and children Mmes Maude Askey Anna Wise of Freeport and Florence Numiller and son of Pearl City.
At Moose hall last evening a lodge meeting set the annual Moose picnic for Sunday August 6 at Bluff View park. Co chairmen are Frank Kubly and Ozora Wickersham.
Mrs Otto Folgate and Mrs Gilbert Abraham attend the WSWS annual convention at Oakdale camp grounds as delegates from the Orangeville Evangelical afternoon and evening auxiliaries.
The United Brethren church marks its 60th anniversary with a planned picnic dinner at the campgrounds today. WSWS societies from Orangeville and Afalkey are organizing the event to celebrate the milestone.
Mrs. Ronspiez and guests shared a Monday evening 500 game party in her honor. Honors were won by Mrs. Ronspiez, Ralph Frey and Russell Carter at two tables.
The afternoon auxiliary of WSWS met last week at the home of Mrs. Stanley Hull with Mrs. Ar.
Mrs. Otto Folgate and Jen Wessels presented a pamphlet titled How the United Nations Came into Being. Mrs. James Chilton conducted devotions.
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