Mother Daughter Event at Immanuel Church in Janesville
The annual Mother-Daughter reception sponsored by Eva Spreng WSWS will be held Tuesday at 7 30 PM at Immanuel EUB church. Guest speaker Mrs Raymond A Knapp Janesville high school speech teacher and debate coach. Hosts and committee members listed.
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Eva Spreng Wsws
Immanuel Eub Church
Raymond A. Knapp
Janesville High School
Knapp
University of Minnesota
Janesville
Little Theater
First Lutheran Church Choir of
Mmes
Hollis Elmer
Marvin Schwerin
Roy Feldt
Harold Whitehead
Harvey Stauffacher
Bernard Bartel
Edward Arnold
Edna Mackey
Clara Zum- Brunnen
Arnold Albright
Virgil Tertin
Frank Fritsch
Willard Mauermann
Robert Schuler
William A. Miller
Roy J. Heeren
Morgan Erickson
M. H. Staufacher
Virgil Brunkow
Fritz Schild
Women of St John’s Attend Guild Meeting in Belleville
Members of St John’s United Church of Christ joined the biennial spring gathering of the Western Regional Women’s Guild at Belleville’s First Church. Attendees included many named members and Rev Paul H Olm led sessions on Christianity and Freedom with topics That Which Lies Slumbering and The Ramparts We Watch.
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St. John’s
Odegaard and Bauer Wed in Immanuel EUB Ceremony
Mrs. Lucille Odegaard of Monroe married Bernard Ernest Bauer of Rockford at 2 p.m. Saturday in Immanuel EUB church with Rev. Bernard Bartel officiating. Family attended. Mrs. Bauer is daughter of Mrs. Frank Priewe. The couple will reside in Rockford.
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K. Lucille Odegaard
Monroe
Bernard Ernest Bauer
Rockford
Immanuel Eub
Bernard Bartel
Bauer
Frank Priewe
19Th Street
Priewe
Monroe High School
Casmer-Homb Distributing Co
Colleen Ruth Baptized in Madison at Bethel Lutheran
Colleen Ruth daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack McCaughey Madison was baptized Sunday at Bethel Lutheran Church Madison by Rev Harley Swiggum A baptismal dinner followed at the home Attending were paternal grandparents John McCaughey Jene and Terry McCaughey Diane Grey and the Syse family and maternal grandmother Ruth Syse
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Colleen Ruth
Blanchardville
Jack McCaughey
Madison
Bethel Lutheran Church
Harley Swiggum
John McCaughey
Jene
Terry McCaughey
Diane Grey
Roland Syse
Greg
Randy
Ruth Syse
Aid Circle of Zwingli Church Meeting Tuesday
The Aid Circle of the Zwingli church will meet Tuesday at the Parish House. Hostesses are Mrs. Adam Duerst and Mrs. David Brink, with co chairs and Mrs. Henry C. Elmer, Mrs. Fred C. Elmer Sr., Mrs. John Hammerly, and Mrs. D L Zentner assisting.
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Monticello
Zwingli Church
Adam Duerst
David Brink
Henry C. Elmer
Fred C. Elmer
John Hammerly
D. L. Zentner
Banquet Planned May 8 at Union EUB Church
A community banquet will be held May 8 at 7 p.m. in the Union EUB church near Juda. Attendees should bring a dish to share and provide table service as part of the program.
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Union Eub
Juda
Area Teachers Feted At Green County Banquet
The Green County Teachers Association held its annual banquet at Swiss Wheel restaurant with 11 teachers honored for 25 years or more. Presentations were made by Rudolph T. Haskee to twelve veterans including Miss Puth Aebly and Mrs. Lucile Richartz, with stories of NEA convention attendance and a Platteville State College quartet performance. Fortified by officers Cleareda Neuen schwander as president and Ceclia Calder as vice president, the group noted fall election of officers.
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Green County Teachers Association
Rudolph T. Haskee
Puth Aebly
Edna Babler
Marie Grady
Florence Larson
Nellie Lyons
Leila Meyer
Elizabeth Severson
Alice Zimmerli
John W. Zweifel
Louis Bosman
Lucile Richartz
Halterman
Madison
NEA
Cleveland
Platteville State College
County Association
Clareda Neuenschwander
Cecelia Calder
Mabel Hanna
Milford G. Schwitz
Mrs Lindgren Feted At Pink And Blue Shower
Mrs. Larry R. Lindgren was honored at a surprise pink and blue shower hosted by Mrs. Richard Kubly with co host Mrs. Harold J. Kline. Attendees included Mrs. Brandenburg Mrs. Cran dall Mrs. Weissenfluh Mrs. Lausch and Mrs. Marty.
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Lindagren
Larry R. Lindgren
Richard Kubly
Kubly
Harold J. Kline
Mmes
Delvyn Brandenburg
Robert D. Crandall
Werner A. Weissenfluh
A. Wayne Lausch
Nathan Marty
Mrs Thorp Presents Senior Piano and Voice Recital
Mrs. Donald S. Thorp will present her senior piano and voice students in a recital at 8 pm Sunday in the new meeting room of the Methodist church. The program features vocal solos duets and quartets and piano solos with performers Stephen Buehler Judith Johnson Carolyn Kopp Joyce Retzlaff Linda Stubbe Linda Schiesser Carol Jean Rolli Gloria Weckerly Darlene Wesenberg and Mary Jo Tuescher.
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Donald S. Thorp
Methodist Church
Stephen Buehler
Judith Johnson
Carolyn Kopp
Joyce Retzlaff
Linda Stubbe
Linda Schiesser
Carol Jean Rolli
Gloria Weckerly
Darlene Wesenberg
Mary Jo Tuescher
Annual Social Set at St. John's United Church
The annual social will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ in Freeport on May 3 at 7 30 p.m. A dessert and program are planned. Mrs. Henrietta Wurtzel, member of St. John's United Church of Christ, will present a program of religious cloth pictures and magic.
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St. John's
Our Club Meets Brodhead in Mother's Day Meeting
Mrs Grace Hartman hosted the Our Club meeting with 17 members and one guest. Roll call reflected Thoughts for Mother's Day as Mrs Grace Fleck shared a Georgia visit with her daughter Mrs Walter Bowlie and Mrs Emma Muller spoke of a California visit with her daughters Mrs Alan Penny and Mrs William Tudsbury.
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OUR Club
Brodhead
Grace Hartman
Grace Fleck
Walter Bowlie
Georgia
Emma Muller
Alan Penny
William Tudsbury
California
Mrs. Eileen Johnson Honored at Farewell Party
Mrs. Eileen Johnson was honored at a farewell party hosted by Mrs. Nils Nelson at the Nelson home. Johnson, who taught the adult vacation sewing class, will leave Sunday for Brisbane Australia after a year’s visit with her daughter Mrs. Ralph O. Phillips and family.
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Johnson
Eileen Johnson
Nils Nelson
Nelson
Brisbane
Australia
Ralph O. Phillips
Birthday dinner honors 80th birthday in Orangeville
A family birthday dinner was held at Mr and Mrs Delbert Stabenow home for Mrs Mary Tyler who turned 80 on April 29. Attending were Eugene Tyler Paris Ill Mr and Mrs Albert Turner Steven and Ann and Mrs Tyler's brothers Arthur and Roy Gage all of Freeport Mr and Mrs Ed Schmid.
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Orangeville
Delbert Stabenow
Mary Tyler
Eugene Tyler
Paris
Ill
Albert Turner
Steven
Ann
Cub Scout Pack 312 Awards Night At St Johns Church
Cub Scout Pack 312 of East School held a awards night at St Johns Church with 95 in attendance. Doran Zwygart presented bear and wolf awards to named boys and den leaders announced new bobcats den mothers and new assistant Cubmaster Roy Wesenberg. Den 7 9 13 supplied opening and closing acts with films of the February Blue and Gold banquet. A May 28 picnic is planned at the Youth Cabin.
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East School
St. John’s Church
Doran Zwygart
Tom Bacher
Robert Rudhti
Alton Schumacher
Stephen Kirschner
John Schuetze
Bear Gold Arrows
Milke Miller
Bear Silver Arrows
Mike Miller
Jim Preston
Gary Ruch
Gaylen Keegan
Jerry Hagen
Wolf Gold Arrows
Greg Olson
Mark Wells
Junior Cassel
Denner Stripes
Denner
Bill Lane
Bobcats
Larry J. Allen
Jeff Kohl
Stephen Krupke
James L. Krueger
Larry Raosli
Steven A. Rosa
Larry Ruch
William Stuart
Robert P. Wesenberg
Fred Rosa
Kenneth Stuart
Delbert Krupke
Louis Oostdik
Roy W. Wesenberg
Den 7
Oostdik
Den 9
David Bennett
Den 13
Rosa
Paul F. Benkett
Russell J. Myers
Mrs. Wagner Named Green County Court Reporter
Doris Curtis Wagner of Monticello sworn in as Green County court reporter this morning succeeding Linda Ritschards who becomes register in probate. Judge Marshall L. Peterson administered the oaths. Wagner a Monticello high school and Groves Parnhard business school graduate has worked as bookkeeper at Crandall Oil Co. for 60 years.
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Doris Curtis Wagner
Monticello
Green County Court
Paul W. Ritschards
Marshall L. Peterson
Wagner
Ritschards
Fannie Benkett
Groves-Parnhard Business School
Madison
Crandall Oil Co
Longtime Monroe city attorney recalls decades of service
John A. Becker, Herman L. Schindler, Jack Erb, and Adolf Wandfluh remain active as Benkert serves as city attorney. The narrative highlights Benkert’s career from 1940s to 1958, noting landmark cases, salary changes, urban modernization, and key city milestones such as paving projects, new fire trucks, zoning suits, and the evolution of city government.
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John A. Becker
the Water Board
Herman L. Schindler
Jack Erb
Adolf Wandfluh
Benkert
Monroe
Arthur P. Benkert
Monroe High School
University of Wisconsin Law School
W. A. Loveland
Board of Education
Green County Red Cross
Randal J. Elmer
Louis A. Koenig
Benkett
Green County Bar Association
St. John’s Church Board
American Legion
League of Wisconsin Municipalities Legislative Committee
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Will B.neva Gnagi Scholarship Fund
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Monroe Building Corp
State Bar of Wisconsin
Moe
Fire Department
Supreme Court
Stauffacher
Council
Klassy Repeats Top State Forensic Honors
Pat Klassy of New Glarus earns an A rating in the state forensic contest, adding to three consecutive top honors. She is the daughter of Virgil and Mrs. Klassy. Her winning selection was Four Wheels, No Brakes.
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Glarus
Pat Klassy
Virgil Klassy
Monticello Prom Set for May 8 Theme Ebb Tide
The Monticello Junior Prom will be held Friday night May 8 in the school gym with a theme Ebb Tide. Judy Woodruff and Lee Studer will reign as king and queen. Chaperones include Dennis Disch John Wizenreid and Fred Haldiman. The home economics department handles punch.
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Monticello
Judy Woodruff
Lee Studer
Messrs
Mmes
Dennis Disch
John Wizenreid
Fred Haldiman
Punch
Paul Hefty
Larry Flesher
Gwen Broge
Donald Luchsinger
Gary Stovall
Roberta Feller
Susan Disch
Jeff Edmunds
Karen Gempeler
Barbara Gempeler
Leonard Kemprood
Karen Bidlingmaier
Joanne Schneider
Sharon Durtschi
Dennis’ Rinehardt
Garry Stovall
Robert Faith
Lucey seeks TV time for withholding explainers
Madison. Patrick J. Lucey asks television stations to allot at least 30 minutes to discuss the withholding tax proposal. He proposes 15 minutes for Gov Gaylord Nelson to explain the plan and 15 minutes for its opponents to present their arguments.
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Madison
Patrick J. Lucey
Democratic Party
Gaylord Nelson
Range Committee Plans Pistol Tournament in Green County
A Green County Law Enforcement Association range committee organized a pistol shooting tournament to be held at the Clarence Drake farm outdoor range across June July and August. The second Sunday monthly shoots will follow adopted rules with two trophies and six medals. Members include Ray Lavallee Bill Smythe Harold Blumer and Howard Bud Schucht. Lavallee and Schucht are sheriff's deputies.
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Green County Law Enforcement Association
Clarence Drake
Ray Lavallee
Bill Smythe
Brodhead
Harold Blumer
Howard
Bud) Schucht
Monroe
Lavellee
Schucht
Sheriff's Department
First Communion at St Victor's Church
Thirty nine children received first Holy Communion at St Victor's Catholic Church on Sunday with Rev. Donald L. Lins presiding. The class included Suzanne Brennan Lorraine Buetow Jane Buholzer Catherine Bustle and many others.
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St. Victor’s Catholic
Donald L. Lins
Suzanne Brennan
Lorraine Buetow
Jane Buholzer
Catherine Bustle
Thomas Casey
Linda Casmer
William Feikema
Patrick Fencil
Anna Marie Frenzel
Roger Gable
Kenneth Gerondale
Carol Gibbons
Debra Gibbons
Gail Gibbons
Raymond Grode
Scott Homb
Lynn Humbel
Beverly Leonard
Charles Line
Sharon Maurer
Bernard McGuinness Jr
Notable Alumni and Choir Members Mentioned in Ceremony
A list of graduates and several dozen children represented as angels escorted the class to the Communion table. The group includes Brian Miller Laura Mitchell Kathryn Norton Jeffrey Pankau Mark Purcell William Rieder Diane Schindler William Schmitz Stephen Schwoegler Marcia Simmons Scott Stafford Anne Stauffacher Mary Stauffacher Mary Maureen Usher John Weaver Larry Walters Richard Wilcox and Michele Wuetrich plus angel attendants Steven Vincent Michael Feikema Gary Garafalo Randy Schwartz James Line Michael Krauss Elizabeth Ripp Marie Schwartz Jacqueline Mills Sharol Buholzer Beverly Wilkins Barbara Share.
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Brian Miller
Laura Mitchell
Kathryn Norton
Jeffrey Pankau
Mark Purcell
William Rieder
Diane Schindler
William Schmitz
Stephen Schwoegler
Marcia Simmons
Scott Stafford
Anne Stauffacher
Mary Stauffacher
Mary Maureen Usher
John Weaver
Larry Walters
Richard Wilcox
Michele Wuetrich
Steven Vincent
Michael Feikema
Gary Garafaelo
Randy Schwartz
James Line
Michael Krauss
Motor Vehicle Fatalities Trigger 11,000 Insurance Claims in 1957 Q1
U.S. fatalities from motor vehicle accidents in the first quarter of 1957 spurred about 11,000 life insurance death claims totaling 26 million dollars. The figure reflects the high toll and the impact on insurers during early 1957.
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U.S
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