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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1948
Page
2
A brief item records the April 30 1947 board meeting with directors present and actions discussed. Minutes show routine approvals and scheduled agenda items for the organization.
The J B Pierces of Brod head died in yesterday's snocking accident. Mr. Pierce, linked to New England Stock, was a long serving local businessman and former county board of supervisors chair. Mrs. Pierce, valued home maker from Swiss stock, was renowned as a partner to a community leader and lifelong supporter of family and civic life.
Father’s day arrives with light fanfare as a newer custom in the country. The piece notes dads often shrug off sentiment yet deserve recognition for being reliable, supportive, and a steady presence. It urges children to show appreciation through gifts or kind words.
Clarence Zuhike visited Chicago Friday to stay with sister and family Mr and Mrs Gordon Kimmel His daughter Joan will return home from there Mr and Mrs Ira Coates and others returned from a visit with Mr and Mrs Irvin Klingbiel at Postville Pa Arthur Latham called on his aunt Miss Inez Weaver Mrs J D Elmer and Mrs Florence Miller accompanied by family left for Washington DC Donald Miller and relatives attended a shower at Brodhead Country Club for Miss Mary Edwards marriage to Leslie Shelton Madison area wedding notes and church program updates listed among residents and friends.
Nearly every youngster in Green county has a stake in the Middle West Palomino show to be held tomorrow afternoon and evening. The event aims to showcase youth organization and foster a high level of county activities, with a community effort expected to draw a large turnout despite possible bad weather. The program emphasizes long term benefits to Green county’s future champions.
The congress overrode several Truman vetoes in four days highlighting a clash between Republican policy and the New Deal as social security and employment service bills suggest defeat for the president. Rising calls for new leadership indicate voters will decide in fall elections, not by personalities but by policy.
A retrospective of events from June 19 includes 1938 marriages of Miss Clara Marguerite Augsburger to Burrell Brown Bradley in Bellevue and Ralph Crow wed in Milwaukee to Elizabeth Martin. Nearby items note Crystal Amy Lien and Thomas Helmer Brusveen’s York Lutheran church ceremony, a 17 year old injured on a farm fence, and a 1923 tornado and lightning death of a UW instructor. Also mentioned are hospital patients receiving a flower bouquet, blasting near Juda, Legion pallbearers for Levi Ames, Taft and La Follette politicians, transport gifts to Evan South and John Wolcott, bids for cement walks on Racine and Payne, and the sale of Jacob Kundert’s property near the square.
A reader argues that God cannot be confined to worship spaces and critiqued shows. The writer recalls his life around shows and ministers, asserting God exists everywhere including circuses, prisons, towns, and among outcasts, and that faith spans all peoples and beliefs. In 1944 draft statistics and Pacific Northwest farmland figures follow the piece’s reflection.
AML boys of age are girls up to 12 yer fed to Join the Me Foe Evening Thines Boys and Girls club, FIM out this coupon carefully, mail to the Evening Times Club, Monroe Evening Times, Monroe, Wis. Name Street or R F D Date of birth Age last birthday.
Green county 4-H will send junior and adult leaders to a statewide roundup at the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture campus from Monday to Wednesday. About 400 leaders statewide will study 4-H issues with university faculty and utilize campus facilities to improve home and club programs. Adult delegates are Mrs. Marvin Malkow and Mrs. Marvin Stabler. junior leaders are Ruth Foulker Eugene Arn and Paul Marsh, with county club agent Kenneth D. Slocum also attending.
Albany residents and visitors are listed with many relatives visiting in the area from Wisconsin and nearby states. Names include the Albright family from Juda and Monroe, Partridge from Akron, native families from Waukesha, Kenosha, Riverside, and Eau Claire, plus others from Bayard and Fennimore. A later note states government scientists estimate daily retail food availability should reach about 2,200 calories per person to meet a 1,900 to 2,000 calorie per day intake.
A family dispute centers on Sandy’s comic book purchases. His father defends reading choices and raises his weekly allowance to 50 cents, while the mother pushes for bans. The exchange ends with agreement to raise Sandy’s allowance starting immediately. Nearby, a list of names and addresses appears for upcoming local postings.
Mrs C L Crage and others report activity across towns as visitors arrive and depart. Oney Leivy and sons Eugene and Dwaine of Boise Idaho stay with Dave Werren. Morrison relatives travel from Chicago and Colorado to visit. The Coryell family from Midwest Wyoming spend days here then head home. Harry Phillips and son from Sumpter South Carolina visit his father Alva and brothers. Rose Carter of Clarksville Iowa visits her parents Ferdinand Mayer. Mrs Casper Mayer travels to Rockford for son in law’s illness. Wesley Maxfield travels to El ray to see a ill mother.
New members include Maribeth Holz of Monticello born March 4, 1948 and William Ernest Holz of Monticello born November 29, 1946. Also listed are Donna Louise Disch from route 1 New Glarus born July 26, 1947 Donna Kay Durtschi route 2 born July 11, 1947 Nancy Lee Stubbe route 3 born July 20, 1944 Karen Lynn Johnson route 3 born October 6, 1944 Phillip B Knobel Monticello born July 15, 1941 Ronald Gavigan route 2 Monticello born October 12, 1946.
New Glarus marks thirty years of business as the hardware and Ford agency. Albert Schlatter and Fred A. Stuessy bought the hardware business in 1909 from J. M. Schmid, joined later by Joshua Hoesly, and in 1918 took over the Ford agency. Schlatter died in 1933. Hoesly and Stuessy continued the enterprise.
Orangeville social notes list numerous guests and visitors from Juda Freeport Beloit Clinton LaFox Pomona Ames Ames and other towns. The report covers weekend visits family trips to Missouri and Washington and community events including church conferences and writers conference attendance.
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