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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1964

Page

3

Social Events Area WCTU Elects New Officers At Blanchardville Session

The Lafayette-Green County WCTU held its Blanchardville session at Trinity Lutheran Church with 30 members present. Officers re-elected include Mrs. Mar Siedschlag president and Mrs. Walter Ludwig first vice president. others are Mrs. Coy Brewer second vice president, Mrs. T J Watson recording secretary, Mrs. Iva Zimmerman corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Orville Kiel treasurer. Miss Mabel Bauer led devotions as a quartet sang. Memorial for Miss Mamie Bleiler was conducted by Miss Wilma Johnson. Afternoon program featured Rev. R M Dennis and Mrs. Titus Schrock among performers. Mrs. Harold Humbert spoke on Youth Temperance Council work and a youth camp report. state convention set for Stoughton from Sept 29 to Oct 1.

Lafayette-Green County WCTU Trinity Lutheran Church Blanchardville Mar- Siedschlag Walter Ludwig Coy Brewer T.’J. Watson Iva Zimmerman Orville Kiel Mabel Bauer Juba Union Will Meinert Elmer Matzke Ted Miller Melvin Nickels Wilma Johnson Mamie Bleiler William Schmerse R. M. Dennis Titus Schrock Horeb Harold Humbert Appleton Youth Temperance Council Stoughton

Trumpy Family Plans Sunday Reunion at Recreation Park

The 36th Trumpy family reunion will be held Sunday at Recreation Park with a 12 30 p m picnic. Glenn H. Roderick presides, assisted by Harold J. Trumpy vice president, Lawrence Leuenberger treasurer, Lois Fritsch secretary, and Mrs Frank B Trumpy historian. Planning committee includes Frank B Trumpy chair Gayle Matzke Alvin Priewe Lawrence Sommerfeldt Ralph Lichtenwalner Will F Hartwig park committee. Co chairs include Mmes Ben Miller and Robert Sommerfeldt with Artley Ausmus Roswell Babler Sam Buehler Earl Holcomb Henry J Marty. table committee includes Chester D Frautschy F Henry Trumpy dairy foods committee. Elmer Schwartzlow chairman, Mrs Robert B Trumpy and Mrs Kenneth Waelti awards and recognitions.

Trumpy Glenn H. Roderick Harold J. Trumpy Lawrence Leuenberger Lois Fritsch Frank B. Trumpy Gayle Matzke Alvin Priewe Lawrence Sommerfeld

Vander Drink and Klinger Mated in Freeport

Nancy Vander Drink of Woodford wed Pfc. Robert John Klinger son of Mrs. Esther Schwauber of Freeport on a Wednesday in Freeport. After a short honeymoon he will return to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for training and she will live in Woodford.

Nancy Vander Drink Pfc Klinger Nancy Dianne Vander Drink Woodford Harry Vander Drink Robert John Klinger Esther Schwauber Freeport Fort Leonard Wood Missouri

Round Table Study Club Picnic At President Home

BRODHEAD Times special. The study club hosted a picnic luncheon Tuesday at president Mrs Ruth Schwartzlow’s home. Letters were written to associate members. The planning committee for 1964-65 programs includes Mrs Jacob Rhyner Jr Mrs Grace Hartman Mrs Marie Searles Mrs Ruth Schwartzlow and Miss Grace Marsh.

Brodhead Round Table Study Club Ruth Schwartzlow Jacob Rhyner Jr Grace Hartman Marie Searles Grace Marsh

Mrs Rose Voegeli To Observe Birthday

Mrs Rose B Voegeli will observe her 97th birthday on Friday July 3. She has been a patient at Four Winds Manor Verona the past two years. She is in a wheel chair but very much alert. The 37th Babe Lestison reunion will be held Sunday July 5 in Winslow park with a noon picnic dinner. The 28th Indergand reunion will be Sunday July 5 at the Recreation park shelter house in Monroe.

Rose Voegeli Monticello Rose B. Voegeli Four Winds Manor Verona Winslow Park Recreation Park Monroe

Sales Tax Schedules Available Here Again

The Chamber of Commerce office has restocked five percent sales tax schedules and tables for local merchants to calculate state obligations. Vernon Schillinger, chamber secretary, said a new supply has been obtained and is ready for distribution.

Wisvouom Chamber of Commerce Vernon Schillinger Chamber

Swiggums Observe Silver Anniversary Dinner Slated

Mr and Mrs Gerald Swiggum marked their 25th wedding anniversary on June 24 with no public observance due to Mr Swiggums fathers illness. A family dinner will be held Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Peter Arvedson in Madison. Mrs Swiggum, a former Frieda Stark, and the couple reside in Browntown where he runs an insurance agency and sells for Monroe Sales Co. They have three children: Mrs Peter Arvedson Madison Mrs Harrison Schneider Stillwater Minnesota and James Madison a UW student.

Maxine Hanson Minneapolis Virsil Swiggum South Wayne Browntown Swiggum Swiggum Insurance Agency Monroe Sales Co Peter Arvedson Madison Harrison Schneider Stillwater Minn James University of Wisconsin

Tribute to Mrs Roth at G U G G Charter Draped

Winslow G U G G members hosted an evening meeting in Turner hall with entertainment and lunch. The charter was draped in memory of Mrs Louise Roth and birthday greetings were sent to several members. Prize winners included Mrs Alfred Meier and cards were awarded to several members. The Winslow group listed numerous members and announced the next meeting for July 9.

Roth G.U.G.G Winslow Turner Hall Louise Roth Mmnes Magdelena Stauffacher Carl Pfister Freida Bernet George Bloom Mary Lengacher Roy Feldt Anton Motz

Mrs Miller Named President of Albany Legion Auxiliary

Mrs Nelson Miller has been named president of the McDer mott Steindorf American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs Albert Minder is first vice president and sergeant at arms. Mrs Doris Steindorf is secretary and historian. The secretary treasurer is Mrs F L Atkinson and Mrs Charles Coole is chaplain.

Miller Albany Legion Auxiliary Albany Nelson Miller McDermott-Steindorf American Legion Auxiliary Albert Minder Doris Steindorf F. L. Atkinson Charles Coole

Dorcas Circle Names New Officers at First Baptist

Mrs. Junior Klossner was named president of the Dorcas Circle at the Tuesday night meeting. Mrs. Maurice Ringhand, Mrs. Ralph Sellinow as secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Robert Atkinson as vice president were announced. There will be meetings in July and August.

Klossner Dorcas Circle Albany Junior Klossner The First Baptist Church Maurice Ringhand Ralph Sellinow Robert Atkinson

Mrs Wilma Price Honored With Event In Monroe Notes

Mrs Wilma Olson Price of Chicago and Monroe was honored at a social gathering at the home of Mrs J A Rouch last evening. Eighteen friends attended. She is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Martin Olson and is a houseguest of Dr and Mrs Roub for a few days. Duane Allen baptized at Yellowstone Lutheran church by Rev M A Sorenson with Beatrice Flannery and Dennis Mason as sponsors. Dinner guests at the Flannery home included multiple local names and families from Monroe Janesville Fayette Argyle and Argyle area communities.

Wilma Price Wilma Olson Price Chicago Monroe J. A. Rouch Price Martin Olson Duane Allen Robert Mason Janesville Yellowstone Lutheran Church M. A. Sorenson Beatrice Flannery Dennis Mason Duane Gerald Bredeson John Flannery Jr Leo Andrews Fayette Mason

Green County 4H Dairy Teams Set for Baraboo Contest

Green County prepares two four member dairy cattle judging teams junior and senior with coaches Stauffacher Voegels Ruffin Huffman and Sold Springs farms. Senior team members Vicki Svendsen Jim Salesman Jene Eberle Bob Weiss. Junior team De bra Indergand John Svendsen Don Ruelow Kevin Stoddard. They travel to Baraboo June 29 to face about 15 teams in the Southwestern Wisconsin Dairy Cattle Contest.

Roger Stauffacher Howard Voegels John Ruff Herb Huffman Sold Springs Farms Green County Vicki Svendsen Jim Salesman Jene Eberle Bob Weiss Debra Indergand John Svendsen Don Ruelow Kevin Stoddard Baraboo Wisconsin Tom Klemm University of Wisconsin Dick Ammon Dick Sullivan John Weg- Mueller Darrell Indergand Paul Beach

State 4 H Week highlights and chorus reach

Green County 1964 State Chorus members Lauren Young Melvin Walter and David Beutel along with Jane Huffman in the band. WKOW plans to broadcast the full chorus and band program aired Saturday June 17 from 7 10 to 8 00 p m. The report notes great reception of the group with only three days practice. A native of Monroe Schultz son of Mr and Mrs Harold Schultz married to Lois Hunzeker from Joplin Mo.

Green County Lauren Young Melvin Walter David Beutel Jane Huffman WKOW Your Radio Kenosha Monroe Schultz Harold Schultz Lois Hunzeker Claude Hunzeker Joplin

Thorp Finance Staff Takes Training Duty

Thorp Finance staff begin in training duty as district supervisors. Glenn D. Hammitt, executive vice president, announced. Harland M. Turner, manager of the Prairie du Chien branch, and Richard A. Schultz, manager of the La Crosse area, are named in-training supervisors.

Monroe Thorp Finance Office Glenn D. “Ammitt Thorp Finance Harland M. Tuner Prairie Iu Chien Richard A. Schultz

Terry Fritz Enrolled In Conservation Camp

Terry Fritz son of Mr and Mrs Loren M Fritz of 1602 17th Street is among this summer’s enrollees in Wisconsin Youth Conservation Camp. He was recommended by Monroe High School Principal Walter Babula and is in the first third of applicants accepted at the Statehouse Lake camp at Manitowish Waters.

Terry Fritz Loren M. Fritz 17Th Street Wisconsin Fritz Walter Babula Monroe High School Statehouse Lake Mantowish Waters

Maurer Featured In Editor's Column

John R. Maurer of Monroe heads the San Francisco office of B. C. Ziegler and Co. in a San Francisco Examiner feature. The piece notes Maurer’s expertise in church and hospital financing, his five year financial stability requirement, and Ziegler’s role in northern California church underwriting with offices nationwide.

John R. Maurer E. H. Maurer Monroe San Francisco Examiner Maurer B. C. Ziegler and Co San Francisco West Bend Wis California Calfornia Middle West Ziegler Bondman Maurer

Peace Corps Exam Set For Postoffices July 11

Peace Corps recruitment test to be held at 8 30 a m Saturday July 11 in various post offices. Area residents may take the test at Freeport Rockford Beloit Janesville or Madison post offices. A questionnaire is required before testing and available at any post office. Applicants must be 18 without a college degree.

Peace Corps Freeport Rockford Beloit Janesville Madison

Wisconsin VFW Auxiliary elects Mrs Vester Goff president

Mrs Vester Goff of Milwaukee was elected president of the Wisconsin Department of the VFW Auxiliary at the 39th annual Eau Claire convention. The session highlighted membership awards for units in Monroe Mt Horeb Merrill and Wausau, with total state members at 11 822. The department reported 125 auxiliaries with 100 percent gains or more, 213 units after a May 3 establishment in Monona Grove, and about 12 000 members contributing $100 000 and thousands of volunteer hours annually.

Milwaukee Vester Goff Wisconsin Department of the VFW Eau Claire Monroe Mt. Horeb Merrill Wausau Goff Monona Grove

Farm Field Day At Spooner Site

The 1964 Farm Field Day at the Spooner University of Wisconsin Experimental Farm runs from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. on Wednesday July 15. Morning exhibits cover low moisture silage, straw berry varieties, weed control, fence post treatment, sheep management, livestock insect control, fertilizer and lime, and alfalfa quality. Afternoon tours feature weedkillers, small grain varieties, alfalfa and summer forage crops plots, and soybeans with experts Jim Crowley George Klingbeil Ron Doersch Hazel Shands Dorothy Strong. The farm is one mile east of Spooner on Highway 70.

Spooner University of Wisconsin Experimental Farm Jim Crowley George Klingbeil Ron Doersch Hazel Shands Dorothy Strong Spooner Highway 70

Darlington Rodeo and Dairy Days Weekend

The Darlington festival opens with a rodeo and Dairy Days events through Sunday. A Dairy Day parade begins tomorrow at 7 p.m. with bands floats saddle clubs and the Rodeo Queen. Barnes Rodeo starts at 8 p.m. at Lafayette County Fair grounds. Sunday features a 11 a.m. softball game Stan's Bar All-Star versus Keyes All-Stars and a 2:30 p.m. rodeo followed by a band concert and fireworks sponsored by the American Legion.

Sonight Barnes Rodeo Lafayette County Fairgrounds Stan's Bar Portage Keyes All-Stars Darlington The American Legion

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Mrs. Schwartzlow Study Club Kristine Brugger Christine Humbel Susan Hendrickson Kiwanis Miss Brugger John B. Brugger Christine Samuel F. Humbel Susan Robert H. Hendrickson Times Sheryl Sheryl Smith Kenneth L. Smith Miss Smith Gordon Swiggum’s Beverage Depot 18Th Ave Drapery House Specia American Legion Hall Chrysler Dearth Motors, Inc Monroe, Wis
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