Social Events at Monroe Country Club for Brodhead Women
The Monroe County Club Auxiliary hosts Brodhead Country Club women with an 8 a.m. breakfast and 1 p.m. buffet. The event features a breakfast committee of Mrs Harvey H Trumpy, Mrs William E Amstutz, Mrs Andrew Knaack, Mrs Vernon E Sturm and Mrs Walter H Reger, a buffet ticket team led by Mrs Kenneth W Stuart and Mrs James L Forbes, and a dining room committee including Mrs Arthur C Benkert, Mrs A P Stauffacher, Mrs Herbert E Lanz and Mrs Archie Myers Jr. Bridge is planned for the afternoon.
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Monroe
A. P. Stauffacher
Herbert E. Lanz
Archie Myers Jr
Trickel Family Reunion Held at Recreation Park
Mr and Mrs Wesly Hasse hosted the Trickel family reunion at Recreation Park on Sunday. Attendees included multiple Trickel relatives from Rockford Footville Evansville Monroe and Browntown with plans for the 1956 reunion on the third Sunday in July to be hosted by the Hasse family in Recreation Park.
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Wesly Hasse
Trickel
Recreation Park
Messrs
Mmes
LaRoy Niffenegger
Glen Niffenegger
August Plantikow
Donald Crain
Willis Niffenegger
Bert
Rockford
Clifford Trickel
Footville
Charles Knudson
Evansvile
Eugene Mellenberger
Browntown
Monroe
William Trickel
Annetta
Albert Wuetrich
Robert Wuetrich
Norman Ritschard
Robert Trickel
Robert Allen Trickel
Hasse
Swiss Club Plans Cheese Day Float Construction
A Swiss Club meeting at Turner hall discussed building a Cheese Day float by club members. Tony Zueger showed Green County press conference slides. New members include Mr and Mrs Casper Myer Mr and Mrs Leo Rutz and Edward Frauchiger. Mrs Sophia Wyss chaired the refreshment committee with listed helpers. Music for dancing was by Stocker's Smokers led by Josef Benkert et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Hall
Tony Zueger
Walnut
Ill
Green County
Casper Myer
Woodford
Leo Rutz
Edward Frauchiger
Monroe
Sophia Wyss
Willie Anderegg
Fred Vogel
Jake Vedermann
Fritz Wuethrich
Hans von Allmen
Stocker
Josef Benkert
Albert Neuenschwander
Gene Cramer
Arthur C. Benkert
Robert Stocker
Gerald von Klein
Mrs William Blum Honored On Birthday
Mrs William Blum was guest of honor at a birthday party at her home last night with Mmes John Boss Ludwig Signer Leo Kundert Victor Marean Albert Wuetrich and William and David Blum in attendance Marean and Mrs Kundert won honors while Mr and Mrs Signer had low scores and the traveling prize went to Signer Mrs Blum received a gift.
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William O. Blum
Messrs
Mmes
John Boss
Ludwig Signer
Leo Kundert
Victor Marean
Albert Wuetrich
William
David Blum
Yass
Marean
Family Dinner Hosted by Leuzinger Family in Monticello
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leuzinger Jr. entertained at a family dinner Sunday in Monticello. Guests included Mrs. Matilda Crooks, Mr. and Mrs. Shirl Albert and Roger, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Crooks, George and Edward, Ruth Ann Leuzinger and Roger Babler. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Halverson and Sharon of Rio, Wisconsin, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gunderson and Donald from Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Leuzinger Jr
Monticello
Matilda Crooks
Shirl Albert
Roger
Sam Crooks
George
Edward
Ruth Ann Leuzinger
Roger Babler
Robert Halverson
Sharron
Rio
Wis
Donald Gunderson
Donald
Betrothal announced for Clarice Emberson and Charles Goepfert
Mr and Mrs Arthur Emberson of Argyle announce the engagement of their daughter Clarice to Charles Goepfert of Monroe son of Mrs James Kubly of Kenosha and Alfonso Goepfert of Monroe. An August wedding is planned.
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Arthur Emberson
Argyle
Clarice
Charles Goepfert
Monroe
James Kubly
Kenosha
Alfonso Goepfert
Will Meet Thursday Orangeville Rebekah Lodge
The Past Noble Grands Club of Orangeville Rebekah lodge will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Lloyd Koehner.
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Orangeville
Noble Grands Club
Rebekah Lodge
Lloyd Koehner
Poradek-Door Wedding Mainly in Gratiot Church
Donald F. Poradek and Ruth Brannan were married June 25 at St. Joseph's church Gratiot with Rev. Gilbert Carlton officiating. A reception for 350 followed. out of town guests came from multiple Wisconsin cities and Illinois towns.
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Forest Street
Oconomowoc
Donald F. Poradek
St. Joseph's Church
Gratiot
Gilbert Carlton
Janesville
Ruth Brannan
John A. Brannan
Frank Poradek
Wausau
Purl Stephens
Milwaukee
Cuba City
Wauwatosa
Shullsburg
Darlington
Stevens Point
LaCrosse
Neilsville
St. Croix Falls
Brillion
Monroe
Oshkosh
Chicago
Cicero
Des Plaines
Warren
Rochester
Minn
Baptismal Rites Held In Juda EUB Church
Eleven children were baptized at the Juda Evangelical United Brethren church Sunday with Rev. W. L. King officiating. Names include Loren Wayne Gempler Debra Jean Pickett Danny Ray Johnson Shari Renee Waelti Gary Lee Rosheisen Lu Ann Becker Margar et Louise Liedschlag Vicki Ann Miller Gregg Donald Keen Luan Cynthia Jordan and James Neil Matzke.
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W. L. King
Loren Wayne Gempler
Wayne Gempler
Debra Jean Pickett
Eugene Pickett
Pickett
Danny Ray Johnson
Donald Johnson
Shari Renee’ Waelti
Virgil Waelti
Gary Lee Rosheisen
Merle Rosheisen
Lu Ann Becker
Robert Becker
Margaret Louise Liedschlag
Myron Liedschilag
Vicki Ann Miller
Merlyn Miller
Gregg Donald Keen
Donald Keen
Luan Cynthia Jordan
Leland Jordan
James Neil Matzke
Herbert Matzke
Cameron Reunion Held in Park Here
One hundred three Cameron family members gathered Sunday at Recreation Park for a reunion. W. H. Cameron presided as officers were elected, naming Milo Griffin as president, Nelson Beck as vice president, and Mrs. L. C. Dietmeier as secretary treasurer. The oldest member was 89 year old Elizabeth Griffin, with the youngest 10 week old Pamela Plougert and Kevin Scherdell. A family tree was begun by Dietmeier. The 1956 meeting will be the third Sunday in July at Recreation Park.
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Cameron
Recreation Park
W. H. Cameron
Milo Griffin
Freeport
Nelson Beck
Rockford
L. C. Dietmeier
Monroe
Elizabeth Griffin
Pamela Plougert
John Plougert
Janesville
Kevin Scherdell
Robert Scherdell
Hagar Family Reunion Held At Recreation Park
Recreation Park hosted a Hagar family reunion Sunday with attendees including Glenn Hagar and family from Gays Mills and Beloit. Val Hager and family from Beloit. Freddie Hale and family from Rockford. Guy Hagar and family from Woodford. Randall Martin and family from Monroe. Guy Hagar and daughter from Argyle. W. F. McGuigan from Blanchardville. and Mrs. Jessie Tiegloan from Argyle.
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Hagar
Messrs
Mmes
Glenn Hagar
Gays Mills
Val Hager
Beloit
Freddie Hale
Rockford
Guy Hagar
Woodford
Randall Martin
Monroe
Argyle
W. F. McGuigan
Blanchardville
Jessie Tiegloan
Guild will meet at Jordan Lutheran church hostesses named
Keith Johnson Walter Meier Freeman Berg and Louis Olson will be hostesses to the WMF Guild of Jordan Lutheran church Thursday at 2 p m.
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Wil Meelames
Keith Johnson
Walter Meier
Freeman Berg
Louis Olson
WMF Guild of
Jordan Lutheran Church
Mrs Laurence Pest Honored with Birthday Dinner
A birthday dinner was held at Mrs. Laurence Pest home on Route 4 Sunday with relatives from Monroe Orangeville Juda Fr Atkinson Belleville and Fr Atkinson. Gifts cards and a white and blue three tier cake honored Mrs Pest and her niece Miss Marion Huber who helped bake the cake.
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Laurence Pest
Route 4
Kieth Wolf
Orangeville
Walter Neuenschwander
Juda
George Hurd
Fr. Atkinson
George Daniels
Kenneth Neuenschwander
Monroe
Pest
Marion Huber
Osterfund Speaks At IOOF Meeting
District officers attended the IOOF lodge meeting with Ernest Osterfund district president and Franz Wagner district secretary among the speakers. Gordon Mann of Hope lodge presided while visitors from Pecatonica and Concordia lodges joined the Madison gathering.
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IOOF
Ernest Osterfund
Madison
Franz Wagner
Gordon Mann
Hope Lodge
Osterfund
Pecatonica Lodge
South Wayne
Concordia Lodge
Monroe
East Viota Mission Society to Meet July 27
The East Viota Mission Society will hold a meeting on July 27 to discuss radio plans and preparations for a bazaar. William Erickson Amos Olson Lewis Clark Henry Shazer Magne Ostby Sanford Peterson Evelyn Hanson Mamie Erickson will serve.
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East Viota
Geyer Home on Leave Visits Monroe Parents
Pvt. Robert Geyer, son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Geyer, is on leave visiting his Monroe parents. Formerly at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri he has been moved to Fort Lee Virginia for the next assignment.
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Geyer
Robert Geyer
Wilbur Geyer
Monroe
Ft. Leonard Wood
Fort Lee
Corporal Promotion for Thomas R. Smith in Germany
Thomas R. Smith son of Mr and Mrs Rennie Smith Winslow serving with headquarters of the 5th Infantry Division in Germany promoted to corporal. Address listed as S P 3 Thomas R Smith Hq Btr 21st F A Bn 5th Inf Div APO 112 New York.
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Thomas R. Smith
Rennie Smith
Winslow
5Th Infantry Division
Germany
S. P
F. A. Bn
5Th Inf. Div
APO
New York
Sidewalk Installed Near Schuetze's Store
A new sidewalk is being installed on the north side of Schuetze's store at the northwest corner of the square, according to local contractors.
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Schuetze’s Store
Oldest practicing doctor Dr John Hullinger at 94
Dr John Hullinger, 94, famed for delivering 3,211 babies and wearing out 23 cars in 63 years of practice, shares his longevity creed on NBC Make the Connection. He avoids tobacco and alcohol, exercises daily, gardens, and believes abortion is murder while placing 68 babies in good homes.
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Hal Boyle
New York
John Hullinger
Hullinger
Clinton
Iowa
American Medical Association
Local Postal Position Lures Few Applicants
Postmaster John J. Burkhard states applications for the substitute clerk carrier job are inadequate. The Seventh U. S. Civil Service Region in Chicago reports insufficient interest to form a usable eligibles list. Otto J. Rupnow, Civil service secretary, oversees local applications.
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John J. Burkhard
Burkhard
U. S. Civil Service Region
Chicago
Otto J. Rupnow
Civil Service Secretary
River strike halts Mississippi shipping second day
About one fourth of river traffic on the Mississippi and its tributaries was idle as a strike against three shipping companies entered its second day. Roughly fifty towboats and about 1,000 barges were tied up at various landings.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Midsummer Festival Draws Record Crowd In Orangeville
Lyle G. Henze reports a record crowd for the 6th annual festival over the weekend. Lena Fire Department water fight team won the Friday finals with J. T. Gowling and L. O. Shadle on the victorious squad. Eighteen decorated bicycles, 12 floats, 15 commercial vehicles, bands from Lena and Orangeville high schools, farm machinery, new cars, 16 horses and colors from the Orangeville American Legion highlighted the parade. Emily Miller won best bicycle decoration. Kermit Barr second, Lynann Mains third. Boy Scouts won best float, 4-H Hustlers second, Energetic Maids third.
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Orangeville
Lyle G. Henze
Lena Fire Department
Winslow
J. T. Gowling
L. O. Shadle
Lena
Orangeville American Legion
Emily Miller
Kermit Barr
Lynann Mains
Orangeville Boy Scouts
Orangeville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Glen E Bolender hosted brief Orangeville visit updates. Dr and Mrs Vernon Best and family spent Sunday with Rev and Mrs Frederick Rickleff and family in Elmhurst. Mr and Mrs Clark Hoot and daughters Karen and Linda of Rock Falls were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Clarence Van Matre. Mr and Mrs Harold Wildemuth Jr and family of Annawan visited Mr and Mrs Glenn Geller. Misses Connie and Beverly Clark of Freeport visited their
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Best
Frederick Rickleff
Elmhurst
Clark
Karen
Linda
Rock Falls
Clarence van Matre
Harold Wildemuth Jr
Annawan
Glenn Geller
Connie
Beverly Clark
Freeport
Weekend Visits and Picnics Around the Area
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schulthess hosted relatives during the Mid-Summer Festival. The Rabe family of Winslow called at the Messinger home. Mrs. Otto Folgate recently visited the Messingers. Glenn Keuler and family spent the weekend with Mrs. Harry Keuler in Helenville. The Lewis Cantrill family held a picnic at Krape Park. Leslie Geiter visited his grandparents, the Geiter couple. Mrs. Gladys Fuhrmark of Chicago spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. Earl Dittmar. John and Carrie Britt visited in Danville, while Harry Zweifel and Myrle Maynard visited Wisconsin Rapids. Zweifel’s mother, Ida Arndt, accompanied them home to Orangeville for a several weeks visit.
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Robert Schulthess
Fred Rabe
Winslow
R. M. Messinger
Otto Folgate
Glenn Keuler
Harry Keuler
Helenville
Wis
Lewis Cantrill
Krape Park
Leslie Ge
Wisconsin Rapids
Manewa to Host 1955 Wisconsin Plowing Matches
Manawa in Waupaca County will host the 1955 state plowing matches September 27 and 28 as part of Wisconsin Farm Progress Days, announced contest chairman Donald Neindorf. Contestants will be drawn from each of Wisconsin’s eight districts.
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Madison
Manawa
Waupaca County
Donald Neindorf
Wisconsin
Contour Plowing Contest Among Youths and Adults
Youths aged 16 to 20 will compete in level and contour plowing on the opening day. Adults take part in level and contour sod busting on the following day, as part of the soil conservation district event.
Two Men Executed For Slaying Cases
In Wethersfield Connecticut John B. Donahue 22 and Robert N. Malm 31 were executed in the electric chair for the murder of state policeman Ernest Morse on Feb 13 1953 and the sex slaying of 11 year old Irene Fiederowicz on Dec 8 1953. Donahue shot Morse after being stopped in a stolen car he had driven toward New York. Malm strangled Irene with her scarf after she threatened to reveal abuse.
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Wethersfield
Conn
John B. Donahue
Robert N. Malm
Connecticut
Donahue
Malm
Arlington
Mass
Ernest B. Morse
Morse
New York
Irene Fiederowicz
Coal use on U S railroads falls from 132 to 20 million tons
In the past decade U S railroads reduced coal consumption from about 132 million tons annually to roughly 20 million tons. The shift reflects changing energy demand, competition from other fuels, and evolving freight patterns affecting coal transportation.
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U. S
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Brodhead
Swiss Club
William Blum
Lustra
Fritz Cleaners
Donald F. Poradeks
Brach
Broxies
Mrs. Laurence Pest
Dr. Hullinger Rugged Soul
Hattie Leeds
Jack and Jill
G Leader Store
Glen E. Bolender
Mercury
Manewa
Lts
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