This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 40 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1948
Page
3
Nearly 100 congregation members welcomed Rev. Ralph K. Kofoed and family to Monroe with a church parlors reception. The pastoral relations committee oversaw a brief program followed by ice cream cake and coffee.
Peter Dannerbeck son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dannerbeck celebrated his sixth birthday yesterday with a party for 12 children at Recreation Park. Mrs. Elmer Trickel and Miss Sonja Trickel assisted in serving. guests included Hugh Durgin Gary Smith Ronnie Heuer David Morris Sherry Coplien Beth Ambrose Rudolph Reger Margaret Ann Schmeltzer William Kay Bauman Frederick Feutz Jon Lengacher. Jon Dannerbeck and Gary Coplien joined for refreshments.
Miss Nita Mennis of Sioux Falls South Dakota was honored at a birthday gathering Sunday hosted by Mr and Mrs Freeman Larson and their son Roger in Gratiot. Attendees included Harry L Larson and family August and Francis Gratiot Orville Berger and children Carolyn and Ronald South Wayne James Bennett and children Doris and Clinton Argyle Fred Stauffer Monroe and Norman Anderson Sioux Falls South Dakota.
Marilyn Klessinger daughter of Mr and Mrs John Kles singer celebrated her eleventh birthday with a party at home Tuesday afternoon. Games and songs filled the gathering luncheon served. Guests included Gertrude Messmer Rita Bregenzer Kay Wuellrich Ruth Denny and others. Supper guests were Mr and Mrs Harry McGuire Jr and daughter Linda.
Hawaii guests Miss Jeanne Kawamura and Miss Jean Miyashiro spoke before the Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Aid society at Mrs Earl Bechtold’s home. They sang in their native tongue and a picnic lunch followed. Mrs Edward Roth led the business meeting. The next meeting will be at Mrs George Campbell’s home with an elephant sale planned.
Blanchardville Wisconsin announces the engagement of Ruth Jeannette Stoller to John Wegmuller of Blue Mounds. The couple plans to wed at Blanchardville Lutheran Church on August 15.
Alfred Pascoe marked turning 75 with a family gathering at his south Albany farm. Guests included his wife Annie Parkin, their daughter Mrs. Hefty and her daughter Mrs George Gerber, four generations attending, and relatives from Verona Belleville Madison and Albany.
Mrs. Anton Lageson hosted the York Woman’s Christian Temperance Union meeting at Mrs. Martin Johnson’s home. State reports were completed across departments and plans were made to buy health and science film strips for the new projector. Letters of thanks from a Bodo Norway school and a German physician praised the clothing and food shipped to Europe. Packages are sent two to three times monthly.
A miscellaneous shower for the Potters was hosted by the bride’s parents at 1036 17th street. About 50 guests attended including Ralph Burkhalter and family Clarence Meier and daughter Frank Potter and son Nada Hanson Nathan Potter and daughter Roy Thompson Otmar Keller and family Frank May Bert Burkhalter Anna Burkhalter Gera Wells family Leonard nch and family Franklin ells Clayre Coplien and daughter Ford Wells James Potter Charles Phillips and Alvie Phillips.
Hostesses Mrs Harold O Woolever and Mrs Charles H Buehler Jr presided at a pre nuptial shower at the Woolever home for Miss Dina Tasso. Attending guests included Mrs Ida Speich Mrs Kenneth F Creuzer Mrs Louie Hackle and Miss Helen Burkhard as Dina prepares to wed Walter J Speich on August 7.
Miss Irene Olson former supervising teacher of rural and state graded schools was honored at a dinner party and shower at the Pilgrim Kitchen. Covers were for 10. She will marry next month Milo K Swanton Madison secretary of the Wisconsin Council of Agriculture and she received gifts.
Leslie Albright was elected president of the annual Albright reunion at the outing Sunday at Recreation park. Chester Albright was chosen as vice president and Mrs Wayne Gempeler as secretary treasurer. Mrs Manda Albright of Racine and Carl Kuhnke of Monroe, each 80 years old, were the oldest present. LaVerne Albright Jr. was noted as three months old son of Mr and Mrs LaVerne Albright.
Family gathered at the same venue and time as last year for a reunion. Relatives traveled from Racine Freeport McConnell Browntown Monticello Clarno Juda and Monroe to attend.
Mr and Mrs William Legler of Brooklyn hosted a Sunday dinner party in Monticello for Mr Leglers birthday. Attending were Jacob Legler Harland Babler and daughter Monticello John Freitag Nicholas Zentner John Stuessy Gilbert Duerst and daughters New Glarus Herman Legler Sun Prairie J Henry Schmid Dorothy Clara Verona Emil Legler and daughter Paoli Ivan Legler and family Brooklyn and Fred Legler Verona.
Sunnyside Homemakers club wrapped up the year under President Mrs. Herbert Klassy with a Sunday picnic at Blanchardville park. The highlight was Farmers team routing Ridgeway to lead their league before August recess and September reopening with Mrs. James Ula as president and Mrs. Herbert Klassy as vice president.
Monticello Times reports Mr and Mrs Fred Burgy hosted a birthday gathering Monday evening. Attending were Jacob Burgy John Wittenwyler and Mrs Hazel Kundert along with Mr and Mrs John Wittenwyler and Herman their son Bertha Keller and Kenneth Kundert.
Mr and Mrs Fred Kramer announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Karen Allegra to Clyde Moore son of Mrs Louise Moore The wedding is planned for next month and will take place in the area
Mr and Mrs James Peterson reside in Rockford after a brief wedding trip to Chicago. Mrs Peterson the former Marian Laeser daughter of Mrs Frank Laeser Monroe the wedding took place in Rockford on July 21.
Monroe Country Club auxiliary met yesterday for golf and bridge. Honors at the two bridge tables went to Mrs. G. L. Redman, Mrs. Lillian Young and Mrs. C. J. Schwingel. A guest prize was awarded to Mrs. Earl Zweifel of Evanston.
The engagement and upcoming marriage of Miss Edith Heck of Independence to Gilbert W. Hintz of Brodhead is announced for September 12. The couple is to be wed with both families listed as Mr. and Mrs. Waldmer Heck and Mr. and Mrs. William Hintz cited.
Mrs Henry Hoesly hosted a bridge afternoon in New Glarus with honors awarded to Mrs Fred Tschudy Mrs Mollie Frick and Mr Henry Schmid for their top scores in the gathering conducted by the Times Special society column.
The Ruth and Naomi society of Grace Reformed church will meet at the Orangeville location. Mrs Albert Hemphill is listed among the organizers.
The Monroe Knights of Columbus will host one of four regional meetings this fall with the event set for September 26 in Monroe. Other regional gatherings are planned for Chippewa Falls August 29 Rhinelander September 12 and Fond du Lac September 19, per the Associated Press. Rev. Raymond Zeven of St. Joseph's Milwaukee has been named state chaplain by Archbishop Moses E. Kiley.
Green County cancer detection center will be conducted tonight from 7 to 9 at St. Clare hospital. Dr. Benjamin Brunkow of Monroe and Dr. E P Rhode of Argyle will examine attendees free of charge to assess possible cancer presence. Dr. Wayne Fencil named director, succeeding Dr. W G Rence.
Mr and Mrs Roland Aitchison suffered burns to arms and neck when their bottle gas stove ignited after an oven control adjustment. Hair singed. Browntown article notes the incident as a time special.
Kenneth Johnson and John Mason took first in a two man canoe event at Boy Scout camp Apple River Canyon. Junior Lien was elected to the Order of the Arrow. Troop 129 spent last week at camp earning the honor badge with a final rating of 4.9 out of 5.
Blanchardville Times Special reports Dr Knight J Bakke a former local resident opens a dental office in Waunakee His wife is Lilian Cable of Windsor He was discharged from the navy after two years service in Hawaii.
Rev Fred Anderson travels to Los Angeles to visit a brother before reporting for duty with the U S Navy at Port Hueneme California from August 1 to 15 Mrs Anderson and children Mary Carolyn and Francis will stay with her parents Rev and Mrs F J Alcock near Lincoln Nebraska during the period
The annual Sunday school picnic of the Methodist church will be at Putnam North Side park on Thursday Aug. 5 starting at 10 a.m. A potluck dinner will be at noon.
Mr and Mrs Paul Barmore and son William of Whittier California visit Spencer Bowen and relatives spending weeks here. The family spent a weekend in Iowa as William Barmore nears graduation.
Exresidents of Green county, the Barmores, who ran a dairy business in California, plan to relocate after Mr. Barmore sold his herd in 26 years and rented the Green county farm to a new herdsman as their Whittier high school graduate goes to California Tech in Pasadena next year.
The Military Order of Cooties postpones its meeting tonight due to fair week and will reconvene next week with no additional details provided.
Mr and Mrs James Avery announce the birth of a son on July 27 at St Anthony hospital in Rockford. Mrs Avery is the former Jean Wells daughter of Mr and Mrs Rollie Wells of Browntown.
Thomas Keegan sold his 233 acre farm in Mt. Pleasant township to Dey ble Malkow of Albany. Possession is set for March 1, 1949.
A vehicle crashed into a fence and corn field at the Herbert King farm south of Albany. No injuries are noted in the fragment, with minor property damage reported and authorities expected to file a report.
A report to the Green County Highway Department states a car crashed through a fence into a corn field at night but was removed before identification could be made. Local authorities continue to investigate the incident.
J and Mrs Jack Dorneden and children of Dekalb Illinois and Mrs Minnie McAuliffe of Gratiot were Sunday evening guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry L Larson Otto Dorneden is spending the week at the Larson home
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stuckey and family of Davis Illinois visited Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Arnsmeier for Sunday dinner. Mrs. Martha Wolgast joined relatives in Brodhead at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rease and family and others traveled to Dubuque for birthday celebrations of Maxine Miller and Virgil Waelti. F. E. Matzke, a patient.
At St. Clare hospital a weekend visit included son and family Mr and Mrs Harold Matzke and Mr. Pleasant, Ia. Herbert Andereck hosted dinner for Elaine Andereck’s third birthday with guests Dale Kloepping and family of Rock Grove Illinois and Nettie Andereck. Ben Rosa and daughters from Marengo Ia visited with her parents Troy and family for the week.
The notice touts Doan's Pills as a stimulant diuretic to ease backache rheumatic pains leg pains and other signs of kidney or bladder trouble. It claims over fifty years of use and asserts Doan's helps flush poisons from kidney tubes and blood.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.