Miss JoAnn Graney and John Bolender II Marry in Madison
Miss JoAnn Aud rey Graney and John Willian Bolender II wed in Bashford Methodist church Madison in a 2 pm ceremony. The bride is daughter of Mrs. George Louis Graney and the groom son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bolender with a Boeing engineer husband and UW home economics graduate wife. Postscripts note relatives from Monroe Lancaster Platteville and Kent Wash attend and a reception followed. The couple plan to live at 3628 S 272nd St Kent Wash after Aug 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bashford Methodist Church
Madison
JoAnn Audrey Graney
George Louis Graney
St. Paul Avenue
John Willian Bolender II
Kent Wash
John W. Bolender
S. Tyler Street
Lancaster
Monroe
Fred J. Bolender
21St Avenue
Thomas R. Holyoke Jr
J. Henry Tschudy
J. B. Bolender
Palo Alto
Carlif
Bolenders
Kenneth Whitney
Ted Geeres
Lodi
Wilburn Louis Graney
Barbara Bolender
Esther Reed
Joyce Suttle
S. 272Nd Street
Kent
Wash
Boeing Aircraft Co
University of Wisconsin
Pi Tau Sigma
Tau Beta Pi
Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Masonic Chorus Plans Picnic After Services
The Green County Masonic chorus and families will meet with director William F. Guthrie and family tomorrow noon for a picnic dinner at the Bruce M. Blum residence. In bad weather the group will gather at the Masonic temple after singing at St. John's church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green County
Masonic Chorus
William F. Guthrie
Bruce M. Blum
Masonic Temple
St. John’s Church
Guthrie
Bach
God
Boettchers named registrars at Wisconsin youth camp
Rev and Mrs Robert Boettcher will serve as registrars at the Wisconsin conference annual youth camp held at Lomba Monday through Sunday. Caroline Jones will represent the Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Robert Boettcher
Lomba
Caroline Jones
Key Club Welcomes New Families From Wisconsin Cities
The Monroe Key Club continues its policy of greeting new arrivals from Wisconsin. New residents receive gift certificates from local merchants and a booklet about churches clubs and Monroe activities. Families include the Allens from Berlin and Fort Atkinson now at 1014 18th Ave with two children William and Eddy.
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Monroe
Wisconsin
IGA
18Th Avenue
George W. Allen
C. E. Allen
William
Eddy
Berlin
Fort Atkinson
Belleville
Clifford Kempfer
Sinday
14Th Avenue
Green County Farm Bureau
John Matzke
14Th Street
Rose Marie
Juda
19Th Avenue
Green Bay
Ray E. Muller
8Th Street
West Bend
Gehl Bros
Daniel
Dorne
Jacob Schuetz Jr
Brooklyn
Norma Jean Benkert Honored on Birthday
Norma Jean Benkert celebrated her fifth birthday at home with guests invited by Mrs. Herman Babler and Mrs. Roy Bissig. The child, daughter of the Norman Benkerts, is recovering from rheumatic fever over the past 14 months and enjoyed gifts and a cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Herman Babler
Roy Bissig
Norman Benkert
Norma Jean Benkert
Norman Benkerts
Norma Jean
Linda Elmer
Kay Knobel
Kay Daley
Beth Ann Schuler
Ruth Ann Baebler
Julie Ann Krieg
Gibson family receives old fashioned pound shower at church picnic
Rev and Mrs Paul J Gibson and their two sons were honored at a church picnic in Recreation Park with an old fashioned pound shower. About 70 members joined from Monroe Bethel Monticello Grace and New Glarus Pisgah churches. The Gibsons arrived in June to replace the Browns who went to Brazil. AID TO MEET Cc WIOTA (Special) The Aid society of East Viota Lutheran church will meet Wednesday at 2 pm. Hostesses will be Mrs Joseph Ommodt Mrs Merlin Ommodt Raymond Thoreson and Jane Miller.
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Paul J. Gibson
Recreation Park
Monroe Bethel
Monticello Grace
New Glarus Pisgah Evangelical United Brethren
Gibsons
Monroe
Lawrence A. Brown
Brazil
Cc Wiota
Aid Society of
East Viota Lutheran Church
Mmes
Joseph Ommodt
Merlin Ommodt
Raymond Thoreson
Jane Miller
Argus Hilltoppers 4 H hold July meeting at Blum home
July meeting of the Argus Hilltoppers 4 H club at the William Blum residence included roll call by song pledges led by Ronald Holcomb and talks on wildlife and junior leaders camp. A fair booth was planned and a trombone duet by Jane Ruf and Katherine Blum. The tour began July 6 at the Albert Doppler home with refreshments served. Next meeting set for Aug 21 at the Alois Ruf home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argus Hilltoppers
William Blum
Ronald Holcomb
Delbert Behring
Wild Life
Katherine Blum
Jane Ruf
Albert Doppler
Alois Ruf
Teens confess to Brooklyn rabbinical student slaying
Two teenage boys Donald Ferrick 17 and Edward Baldwin 16 confessed to killing Samuel B. London 23 a Brooklyn rabbinical student after one dared the other to shoot a moving target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Samuel B. London
Donald Ferrick
Edward Baldwin
The
Bronx
Legion Meeting Hears Gov Kohler on ideological struggle
At the Wisconsin American Legion convention banquet 400 delegates heard Gov Kohler and speaker Lewis Gough discuss fighting Communism and safeguarding ideological victory. Gough urged a nationwide campaign while Kohler urged caution on earmarked funds and stressed veterans programs and legislation. He opposed two housing fund related resolutions and favored flexible budgeting for veterans housing and rehabilitation funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wisconsin American Legion
Lewis Gough
Pasadena
Calif
Gough
National Legion
Russia
Kohler
Korea
Europe
Sheboygan Post
State Legion
Badger Boys and Girls
Veterans Rehabilitation Fund
Vets
Wire Damage at Stephenson Fair Grounds Clippers Attack
Between four thousand and five thousand dollars in damage was caused to new electrical wiring at the Stephenson County Fair grounds on Walnut Road. agile climbers armed with wire clippers and bolt cutters are blamed. Investigators await clues as fair officials and sheriff’s deputies probe the incident. The wiring project has relied on donations and many hours of volunteer work, with a longtime fair association electrician responsible for the wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Stephenson County Fair Grounds
Walnut Road
Stephenson County
Browntown Girl Heads to Camp Wawbeek for Two-Week Vacation
Mary Lou Meinert, daughter of Mrs. Blanche Fox of Browntown, travels to Camp Wawbeek in Wisconsin Dells with 90 other handicapped youths from across Wisconsin. Camp director Garfield Zurbuchen says a 30-member staff runs a full program including swimming, overnight hikes, and games adapted to each camper's abilities for a two week outdoor vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Meinert
Blanche Fox
Browntown
Camp
Wawbeek
Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin
Garfield Zurbuchen
Darlington Youth Wins European Farm Tour
Darlington resident Richard Barth will sail August 6 with 29 other Farm Bureau youths from 15 states for a five week tour of seven European countries. Led by Carlysle DeLa Croix of Chicago, the group will visit European farms and stay as guests in farm homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Richard Barth
Farm Bureau
Carlysle DeLa Croix
Chicago
Rural Youth Department
American Farm Bureau Federation
Gypsy Name Etymology Lacks Egyptian Link
The term Gypsy likely derives from misnaming travelers as Egyptians, but there is no solid evidence of a historical or cultural tie to Egypt. Scholars note the origin is a misattribution rather than an actual connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Allis-Chalmers Plans Buy of Cedar Rapids Firm
Milwaukee based Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company disclosed it is negotiating to acquire La Plant-Choate Manufacturing Co. of Cedar Rapids Iowa. The Cedar Rapids plant would augment the tractor division with expanded earth moving equipment capabilities, adding seven buildings on 18 acres and employing 800 to 900 workers. Allis-Chalmers already operates crawler tractors and road grader equipment at its Springfield Illinois plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Iowa
la Plant- Choate Manufacturing Co., Inc
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Company
Allis- Chalmers Tractor Division
la Plant-Choate
Burned Auto Spurs Hunt for Fugitives in New England
In Hopkinton New Hampshire a burned auto linked to Wisconsin ex convict Gerhard Puff and his confederate George Heroux spurs a renewed chase across New England. Puff, 38, Milwaukee, and Heroux, 22, Woonsocket Rhode Island, are on the FBI list of 10 most wanted for a November Prairie Village bank robbery. Puff escaped Wisconsin prison in 1945 and was later arrested in Milwaukee 1951 on armed robbery charges but fled after posting bond. The vehicle traces to Puff who bought it in 1951 under an alias.
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Boston
Hopkinton
N. H
Wisconsin
New England
FBI
D. S. Hostetter
Gerhard Puff
Milwaukee
George Heroux
Woonsocket
R.I
Prairie Village
Kaw
Puff
Fallon
Nev
Heroux
Kansas
Composer Grandstaff seeks jail release in Milwaukee
Frank Grandstaff 50 year old composer known for the Big Springs Cantata seeks habeas corpus to overturn detention for burglary charges in Milwaukee. He argues insufficient evidence to hold him for trial after May arrest and June binding over for Municipal Court. he previously earned a Tennessee pardon in 1950 for life imprisonment as an habitual criminal.
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Milwaukee
Frank Grandstaff
Big Springs
Tennessee
Grandstaff
Harvey Neelen
German Artist Works On St Victor’s Church Panel
German born Milwaukee painter Jos Felix Falkenbach restores the Adoration scene in St Victor’s Church panel replacing four angels with two. He uses blues from Conrad Pickel’s stained glass to harmonize the oil painting with the window. The task slows due to humid weather as renovations continue led by a Madison firm.
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St. Victor’s Catholic
Conrad Pickel
Jos
Felix Falkenbach
Milwaukee
Falkenbach
Pickel
Milwaukeean
Mr. Falkenbach
Germany
Dusseldorf
Munich
America
United States
Kassel
Hessen
Sacred Heart
St. Paul
the LaGrange
Ill
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Fort Smith
Ark
St. Mary’s Convent
Wauwatosa
St. Victor’s
St. Victor’s Church
Madison
Attend Legler Rites in Robinson North Dakota
Mr and Mrs Robert Holcomb Sr Miss Dorothy Marty Monticello Mrs Jacob M Marty and Mrs Mary Zentner New Glarus travel Thursday to Robinson North Dakota to attend the funeral of their nephew Lawrence Legler son of Mr and Mrs Herman Legler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legler
Monticello
Robert Holcomb Sr
Dorothy Marty
Jacob M. Marty
Mary Zentner
New Glarus
Robinson, N. D
Lawrence Legler
Herman Legler
Wolves wag tails to express pleasure and tuck tails when frightened
The article notes that wolves show positive emotion by wagging their tails and display fear by lowering or tucking their tails between their legs, similar to domestic dogs, as part of a discussion on canine body language.
Monticello Social Roundup Passes Through Town
Monticello residents and visitors share a lively midweek schedule with callers from New Glarus Verona and Madison. A music parents club votes to run a food stand at the county fair starting July 30 as others plan visits, vacations, and weekend guests.
Birds Nesting Near Salton Sea Face Egg Cooling Needs
Pelicans and terns roosting by California's Salton Sea must cool their eggs to survive the heat. Researchers warn rising temperatures threaten nesting success as birds rely on shaded or cooler microhabitats to incubate eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Salton Sea
Steel Tieup Threatens Wisconsin Canner Supplies
The Wisconsin Canners Association warns a steel strike may exhaust tinplate cans during September peak for sweet corn and lima beans. If unable to produce, about half of Wisconsin’s corn crop from 10 000 farms could be left unprocessed as 136 million cans are needed for this year’s sweet corn alone. The Farm Bureau urged immediate steel mill conciliation and tin plate release to avert rising canned goods prices and milk can shortages threatening August 1 canning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Canners
a_ state canning
Marvin P. Verhulst
Wisconsin Canners Association
Wisconsin
Verhulst
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Philip Murray
Steelworkers’ Union
Murray
Bureau
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Pondees
Alben Barkley
Key Club
Gibson
Busy Beavers
Leslie Huber
Raymond Montgomery
Jake Senn
Bette Hartwig
Legion Meeting
New Stephenson Fair
Ike
Mamie
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
John
Denver
Chalmers
St. Victor's Church
O. D. Curtis
Anna Kelling
Henry B. Hoesly
J. W. Barlow
W. L. Zweifel
W. P. Barlow
Ralph Keppler
Richard Retrum
Blanchardville
Ed Mills
Music Parents Club
Elliott Sweet
Verona
F. K. Hefty
Henry D. Freitag
Hefty
William Musser
North Carolina
Calvin Stauffer
Ladysmith
Evangelical
United Brethren Missionary and Aid Societies
New Glarus Woods
Wilbert Strahm
Alvin Rindhand
Mt. Pleasant Township
T. J. Rodermacher
Evanston
Jean
Glarus
C. J. Klooster
Dwight Zweifel
Buz
Jimmy Steinmann
Thomas Brusveen
Hans Brusveen
York
George Legler
F. H. Steinmann
Henry C. Elmer
James Dillman
Minneapolis
Fannie G
Frieda Benkert
Dillmans
Grand Island
N. Y
Charles Leach Jr
Michigan City
Ind
Daniel Ringhand
Ira Holcomb
Stella Rindhand
Mothers Club
C. J. Benkendorf
Mary Anne and
Charles Jr
Union Bus Depot
Fisher
Centerpoise Power
Chevrolet
Kohli
Chelet Theatre
Lees
Marty-Ripp Chevrolet
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