Twin Grove farm reports knee high corn on C. W. Chambers June 1
Ten years ago knee high corn was reported on C. W. Chambers farm in Twin Grove on June 1. Leila Golickson and Simon Meyer applied for a marriage license. Mrs. Alexander Brown died at Argyle. Spring Creek school in Clarno township celebrated a centennial. Brick cheese price held at 11 1/2 cents paid by dealers. Arthur Dischers’ twin sons contracted measles.
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C. W. Chambers
Twin Grove
Leila M. Golickson
Simon N. Meyer
Alexander Brown
Argyle
Spring Creek School
Clarno Township
Arthur Dischers
Platform To Test GOP Leaders Skil in Washington
Broad differences among top Republicans in congress on domestic and global issues foretell a major headache for platform writers. The platform committee meets a week before the GOP convention as presidential hopefuls join the fray over foreign policy housing agriculture and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
GOP
Capitol Hill
Philadelphia
Platform Committee
Truman
Senate
House Committee On Education and Labor
Family and travel notes from Monticello and surrounding towns
A long list of local visits and weekend guests in Monticello and nearby towns. Families such as the Brink Legler and Elmer households host gatherings and attend events including a firemen meeting. The piece closes noting Los Angeles population growth from 1940 to 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Monroe hosts first cabin campaign for youth show tickets
The Kiwanis club sponsors a benefit to fund a 24 project housing overnight cabin space for Monroe youth groups. Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the Palo-Lino horse show at the county grounds on June 20. The event aims to attract Wisconsin entries and boost Monroe as a regional youth recreation hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Mecca
Middlewest
Preschool Health Checkups Boost Early Education
Health checkups for children, conducted mainly via Parent-Teacher associations, span the nation. The program flags deficiencies early, enabling corrections that prevent later educational handicaps and improve school life for many youngsters and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Lull in Cold War Not a Quitting Slide Says Expert
An observer notes a temporary quiet on Europe’s front in the cold war as Russia adjusts tactics. The Will to resist and events like Czechoslovakia’s collapse, Finland’s stance, and Italy’s elections shape Western unity. Russia seeks a new path to strike as the cold war risk rises again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenin
Europe
Berlin
Radio Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Masaryk
Finland
Russia
Red Army
Gibraltar
Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenbach Dies Dim Cabinet Loss
President Truman mourns the loss of Lewis B. Schwellenbach secretary of labor and longtime Senate ally. Schwellenbach aided labor policy during a turbulent era and advised the administration amid postwar reform struggles. His death prompts an interim cabinet vacancy likely nonpolitical in an election year.
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Truman
Senate
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Schwellenbach
Hrasces Perkins
Brodhead High Alumni Elects Margaret Earley Ten Eyck
Margaret Caple Earley wine Ten Eyck was elected president of the Brodhead High School Alumni Association at the annual meeting. Joyce Schroeder read the class poem, and Lawrence Heyerdahl composed the slam song sung by classmates. Members from the 1898 class attended, including Elmer Heath and several Brodhead residents.
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Promeas
Carol Amundson
Lanaye Williams
Mable Heath Timm
J Ftlem
Albert Swanton
Emmettsburg
Elmer Heath
Rochelle
Berice Palmer Harper
Janesville
Myrtle Farmer Moffatt
Chicago
Lottie Bowen Pileek
Effie Condon Knudson
Millicent McNair Michell
Clair Richards Miller
Margaret Taylor Ten Eyck
Brodhead
Beginning Band and Orchestra Drills for 38 New Students
Thirty eight beginners join summer music program under Allen F. Barnard in public schools to form starting bands and orchestras. New students include Charles Chase Timothy Baltzer Curtis Wagner Rita Bregenzer violins and many others across viola cello flute clarinet oboe saxophone cornet trombone tuba drums with focus on development and public performances.
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Allen F. Barnard
Barnard
Charles Chase
Timothy Baltzer
Curtis Wagner
Rita Bregenzer
Norma Neuenschwander
Janet Schultz
Ruth Duttwiler
Frances Cotherman
Joann’ Stauffaeher
Heidi Pineffhi
Phoebe Abraham
Mreen Bruni
Glenda Hasse
Shirley Geiger
Rose Cromwell
Daryl Kleckner
Rosemarie Reusser
Shirley Laeser
Bette Rees
Helen Waeichli
Marilyn Plate
Gertrude Messmer
Ruth Dwyer
Arnold Stalder
Robert Olson
Dan Eley
Lester Peter
la von Broge
Donald Martin
John Bruni
Sheboygan Postmaster Elected President of State Group
Sheboygan postmaster Albrecht was elected president of the Wisconsin chapter of the National Association of Postmasters. The three day convention named 300 delegates with Leo Ford of Janesville as first vice president, Margaret McGonigle of Sun Prairie as second, Leona Ginsbach of Elmwood as third, Stella Bloshowich of Beaver Dam as fourth, and Earl Moldenhauer of Clintonville as secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aye Gentya
Iwuis Albrecht
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
National Association of Postmasters
Leo J. Ford
Janesville
Margaret F. McGonigle
Sun Prairie
Leona Ginsbach
Elmwood
Stella Bloshowich
Beaver Dam
Earle Moldenhauer
Clintonville
Polio Victim Honored on 9th Birthday in Spring Grove
Kent Kleepping, polio survivor, recently returned from Deaconess Hospital Freeport where treatment continues. His parents Mr and Mrs Dale Kleepping hosted 75 guests Sunday to mark his ninth birthday anniversary and celebrate his progress.
Building Destroyed in Fire at Oakeale Tavern Station
Fire yesterday leveled a tavern filling station general store in Oakeale operated by Lester Abbs. No damage estimate was available. A truck driver discovered the blaze and alerted the Abb family.
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Oakeale
Lester Abbs
Abb
Browntown Notes From Local Household Guests
Local social items list visitors and gatherings including Browntown and nearby towns. Entries mention Mrs L. Cross Mrs Coryell families in Colo Midwest Wyo and relatives in Adams township. Social visits include Dwaine Phillips Gary Alvin LeRoy Cragos and Oscar Nybroten households with birthdays dinners and church class notes.
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Edgar Coryell
Colo
Lois Coryell
Clarence Coryell
Midwest
Wyo
Denway Jones
Warren
Clifton Balbach
Dwaine Phillips
Gary Alvin
Dousman Boys School
Alva Phillips
LeRoy Cragos
W. F. Bertram
Monroe
Oscar Nybroten
John Williams
Kenneth Stauffachers
Sunshine Girls
Marlyn Merritt
Karen Lewis
Chris
Adams Township
Kenneth Koepeke
Madison
Ida Kubly
Marengo, Jr
Bjarne Rugh
Dousman
Norris Tree
B. W. Binger
Local Callers Report from Four Towns Tuesday Afternoon
Report notes callers in Martintown Winslow Orangeville and Monroe Tuesday afternoon sharing updates on local events and concerns.
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Martintown
Winslow
Orangeville
Monroe
New Glarus Notables Visit Milwaukee Relatives
Mrs. Millard Tierney hosts in New Glarus while Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmid visit Milwaukee relatives for several days. Yass club gathering at Mrs. Fred Tschudy's includes Mrs. Kundert and Mrs. Hefty as prize winners. Joliet-bound daughter returns after a multiday visit. locals, including Clarence Madison, Fred Stuessy, and Walter Freitag, stop by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schmid
Milwaukee
Fred Tschudy
Yass Club
Mmes
William Scheu Harlan Wernle
Fred J. Marty
Oswald Altman
John Kundert
Tom Hefty
Margaret Hetty
Mary Luchsinger
Kundert
Joliet
Lots of work for little shen you buy a Want Ad
A brief note notes the effort required to place a want ad despite limited returns, highlighting the labor involved for the seller and the modest payoff for small-scale listings.
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Chevrolet
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Evening Times
Shantung
Moon Prison
Edna Rust
United States
Farm Bureau
William Olson
Turner Hall
Frieda Hoesly
Edith M. Isley
Dennis West
Haugen
Miss May Klassy
Iron Mountain
Mich
Carl Hirsig
Cheyenne
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Taft
Ohio
Wolcott
House Banking Committee
Monticello
C. D. Curtis
Mfs
Robert Kingdon
Judith
Bobby
Jacob Legler
Walter Brink
Mt. Vernon
Cecil Jordan
Coles L. Hammedseu
Clifford Riese
Mary Ann
John Ohman
Hazelhurst
Harold J. Blum
John G. Blum
Dorothy Pagel
Freeport
William Pagel
Carol Jordan
Vola Jordan
Adam Schule
Beth Ann
Verona Schuler
John Dahpke
Dorothy
Madson
Elizabeth Rolph
Anna Elmer
Louise Karlen
Susanna Elmer
Rose B. Voegels
Louise
Clark Dooley
Pleasant
Clark’ Dooleys
Fred Zurfluh
Hayward
Jacob’ Legler
Nice A
John Wittenwyller
Herman
Dean Aayrd
New Glarus
E. A
Westfield
Theodore Stauffacher
Patty
Fred Escher
Clark Dooley Jr
James ‘Milham
Macomb
Mrs. Earlywine Heads
Brodhead High
Chocolate Shop
Spring Grove
Hotel
Century
Century Service
John B. Holtshopple Jr
10Th Street
Lisally
Mattee
H & H Distributing Co
Ralph Haberman
Potosi
Browntown
Mrs. ©. L. Cross
Mrs. Millard Tierney
Harvey S. Stauffacher
White Block
Richardson Electric Co
18Th Avenue
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