Mothers Day Dinner and Wedding Event at Monroe
Social gathering at the Haw thorne home in Monroe honored Mrs. Homer Anderson and Mrs. Claire Mulligan with a Mothers Day dinner and a surprise miscellaneous shower for plans of a June 2 wedding for Zelda Hawthorne and Glenn Liedschlag. Attendees include Andersons Lew isons Mulligans and Nymans among others. A separate double wedding vows occurred with G Nyman and Miss Louise Erb in Juda, followed by a family wedding dinner. Dessert Bridge Party at Monroe Country Club hosted by Mrs. Benkett and Mrs. Lux drew about 40 guests with awards to multiple players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Hawthorne
Monroe
Homer Anderson
Browntown
Claire Mulligan
Mulligan
Julia Rinehart
Zelda Hawthorne
Glenn Liedschlag
Roy Lewis
Harold Boetker
Lester Anderson
Verna Mulligan
Rockford
Edward Keeneman
Evansvalle
Elmer White
Juda
Edward Mulligan
Arthur Meyers
Ralph
Zelda
Marian
Hawthorne
Glenn
Spencer McGinley
Erb Nyman
Louise Erb
Christ Erb
G. Nyman
R. J. Nyman
20Th Ave
St. John’s Evangelic and Reformed Church
Peat
C. Kehle
Gertrude Erb
Stoughton
Laverne Nyman
Pleasant Grove
Jefferson
Co. G
Pacific
General Motors
Janesville
Arthur C. Benkett
E. B. Lux
Monroe Country Club
Robert Heston
Chicago
Homer L. Baker
J. T. Etter Jr. High
William F. Thurber
Rudolph P. Reger
David D. Ruehlman
William E. Amstutz
Myles F. Pember
Doran R. Zwygart
Henry Tschudy
Jerome J. Howe
George J. Mauerman
Leland L. Lamboley
W. Willard Waeffler
Evansville
Frank F. Brown
Edward C., Roth
Mt. Horeb
New Glarus 4 H Club Holds May Meeting
The New Glarus 4 H Club met in the high school agriculture room for a business session followed by a health talk by Violet Duerst. Joyce Zwickey gave a safety speech and Barbara Reardon read. Karen Frick and Ruth Streiff, accompanied by Elaine Frick, offered musical selections. A quiz was held and refreshments served. The next meeting is scheduled for June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Glarus
New Gilerus
Violet Duerst
Joyce Zwickey
Barbara Reardon
Karen Frick
Ruth Streiff
Elaine Frick
Ladies Missionary Society Meets at Union Presbyterian
The Ladies Missionary Society of the Union Presbyterian church will gather at 7:30 p m Tuesday with Miss Mamie Bleiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Missionary Society
Ladies Missionary Society of the
Union Presbyterian Church
Mamie Bleiler
Lord's Prayer Theme At New Glarus Missionary Program
New Glarus Woman's Missionary Society hosted a Zwingli house program led by Misses Dorothy and Ruth Stuckey with the Lord's Prayer as the theme. Youth discussion and hymns followed. refreshments served to 32 members and visitors by Mary Luchsinger, Eugene Strickler, Ralph Luchsinger, and Alice Freitag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society
Zwingli House
Dorothy
Ruth Stuckey
Mary Luchsinger
Eugene Strickler
Ralph Luchsinger
Alice Freitag
Birthday Observances at Monroe Home Mark Family Celebrations
The Carl Streit residence on route 5 Monroe hosted a birthday party for Mr. Streit his son Frank and Leonard Bauman. Four tables of 500 produced honors with Fred Bandi and Bauman top the men and Mrs. Arthur Budde and Mrs. Leland Rufi top the women. A luncheon followed as gifts were given to the honorees. Present were Fred Bandi and daughter Ethel Leonard Bauman and daughter Lois Leland Rufi Arthur Budde and daughter Shirley John Wirth Jr Monticello Carl Streit and son Frank and Mrs Melvin Brooks and sons Kenneth and Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Streit
Route 5
Monroe
Ethel
Leonard Bauman
Lois
Leland Rufi
Arthur Budde
Shirley
John Wirth Jr
Monticello
Frank
Melvin Brooks
Kenneth
Gordon
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Duchow in Rock City
Mrs Frank Duchow of Rock City Illinois was honored at a surprise birthday party at her home on Saturday evening. Guests included Miss Kathryn Johnson Frank Digman Elsie Duchow Monroe and several couples with children. A luncheon was served and cards were played as gifts were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Duchow
Rock City
Ill
Kathryn Johnson
Frank Digman
Elsie Duchow
Monroe
Floyd Stuckey
Andrew Sharer
Forrest Kohl
Rodney Duchow
W. L. Ostrander
Juda
Ralph Duchow
Kiemm Family Attends Milwaukee Wedding
Mr and Mrs Otto E Kiemm and daughter Betty Ann join Mr and Mrs John Stauffacher and daughter Jane in Milwaukee for the weekend wedding of Marian Kimm to Edward Paul Zwicker with both spouses from Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiemm
Otto E. Kiemm
Betty Ann
John Stauffacher
Jane
Monroe
Wilbur Kiemm
Brodhead
Kenneth Kiemm
Browntown
Milwaukee
Marian Kimm
Edward Paul Zwicker
Mother-Daughter Banquet Held by Staver Church Club
The Room-For-You Sunday school class at Staver church hosted a mother-daughter banquet on Saturday evening in the East Clarno church basement. Attendance reached eighty-five members and members of the community. Musical numbers and recitations complemented the event, with Rev. Orlando Hayne of Coloma, Wisconsin, as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Staver Church
East Clarno’ Church
Orlando Hayne
Coloma
Wis
Surprise Birthday Dinner Honoring Mr Russell Werren
Mrs. Russell Werren entertained with a surprise birthday dinner Sunday honoring her husband. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Max Lueck and their son Gene, grandson Billy Bittner, Browntown. Mr and Mrs Avery Yost Gratiot. Elsa Haeni. Ralph Lueck. and Kathleen Ann Werren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Werren
Max Lueck
Gene
Billy Bittner
Browntown
Avery Yost
Gratiot
Elsa Haeni
Ralph Lueck
Werren
Kathleen Ann
Bowles Warns of Severe Meat Shortage Next Winter
Chester Bowles warned of a forthcoming severe meat shortage next winter caused by sharp grain price hikes and missed grain shipment promises. He noted meat would rise now but tighten later, urging government action to raise ceiling prices on grain feeds to balance domestic supply and overseas bread relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester Bowles
Agriculture Department
Bowles
United States
Court rules singing in streets a crime in Paraiba
Rio de Janeiro presses report that a recent court ruling from Araruna in Paraiba brands singing in the streets as a crime while declaring volleyball played in the street legal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Araruna
Paraiba
Holiday for Spring Tri-Hi-Y Musicale Planned
Beta Rho chapter of Tri-Hi-Y presents a spring musicale titled Holiday for Spring a choral concert by 50 girls under Ruth Wenger to benefit the local Red Cross. June Schoonover accompanies with a program ranging Stardust Shortnin Bread Were You There The Lord's Prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Rho
Tri-Hi-Y
Red Cross
Ruth Wenger
Miss Wenger
Westminster Choir College
Princeton
N. J
University of Wisconsin
John Finley Williamson
June Schoonover
Nancy Bishop
Etna Discher
Patricia Anderson
Marian Boll
Audrey Babler
Lois Blum
Sally Ransdell
Connie Johnson
Marian Dieckhoff
Marianne Speich
Betty Timm
Mary Timm
Georgia Pick
Donna Reese
Pauline Patterson
Evelyn We
Monroe High Bulletin Earns National Honor
The Monroe High Bulletin received first class rating from the National Scholastic Press Association for its first semester issues. It praises coverage vitality originality and treatment and notes excellent or very good marks in all departments especially sports coverage. Editors include Lois Blum Ruth Wenger Betty Treloar with staff members and reporters listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe High School
National Scholastic Press Association
Lois Blum
Ruth Wenger
Betty Treloar
Audrey Babler
JoAnne Solomon
Sally Ransdell
Henry Wieman
JoAnne Elmen
Roland Shamburek
Mary Ellen Burkhard
Geraldine Briggs
Nanette Elmer
Charlotte Etter
Gladys Gibbons
Robert Holtshopple
Carol Howe
Barbara Kane
Betty Klemm
Patricia Knaack
Virginia Krauss
JoAnne Moldenhauer
Pat Biffle
Patricia Ryan
Mary Lu Schillinger
Jane Bender
Jane Trumpy
Rose Marie Walters
Dan Courtney
Connie Johnson
Westerns Too Tame For Modern Youths
Newwork New Jersey director of public safety John B. Keenan said at a theater managers meeting that more suitable pictures like Westerns be shown at Saturday matinees. Managers replied that children no longer go for that stuff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newwork
N. J
Director of Public Safety
John B. Keenan
Keenan
Odd Stones and Fossils Gathered by Mrs Haney
Mrs. John Haney of Route 2 collects odd stones, fossils, arrowheads, a peace pipe fragment, a coralline white coral piece from the Dead Sea, a Belgian whetstone mystery, a petrified snail, a carved lead-like sample, and meteorite fragments found on their farm. She notes knives and tools, a dam found at 1000 feet up, and an interest in geological relics seen as historical pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Haney
Pipestone
Minn
Dead Sea
Crystal Caves
Hot Springs
Ark
Haney
Farm Accident Death Toll Worst Since 1942
The National Safety Council reports 1945 farm deaths near 16 000 with 1 500 000 injuries the highest since 1942. Farm home accidents total 6 500 with motor vehicle deaths 4 300. agriculture shows a 53 per 100 000 death rate versus 31 for all industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Livestock Market Chicago USDA Report
Salable hogs 4 500 of 12 000 active steady 14 85 ceiling sows 14 10 complete early clearance. Salable cattle 14 000 total 14 400 calves 500 total red steers yearlings steady steer run largest since April but fewer cattle around market circle. Cattle prices 16 00 17 50 steers 17 75 weighty steers 18 00 best heifers 17 25 cows bulls vealers uneven but steady heavy beef bulls 14 50. Salable sheep 5 500 total 7 000 erratic slaughter lambs shorn lambs 16 50 17 25 six loads 92 98 lb. Wheat pasture lambs 1 00 lower than late last week. Produce Chicago USDA Live poultry firm on fowls unsettled on Chickens receipts 6 trucks. FOB prices fowls 27 8 29 3 leghorn 25 5 fryers 32 4 33 9 old roosters 21. Eggs firm receipts 2 62 681 US extras 1 2 36 1 US standards 1 2 34 3 current receipts 32 5 dirties checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Market Circle
Chicago Grain Market Report With Early Wheat Harvests
May rye fell five cents as oats eased on profit taking under old ceilings while new ceilings open tomorrow. Oklahoma reports winter wheat harvest starting early with full swing by Thursday. Fort Worth notes first car of new wheat. light week movement expected. Receipts show small numbers for wheat corn soybeans. Several major firms led gains while others lagged. bonds narrowed and cotton futures slipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Tex
New York Stocks Mixed as Coal Miners Return Shapes Outlook
Scattered favorites held up in today’s market while many leaders eased. Earnings and dividend prospects boosted some issues and cooled others. The miners’ return to work was seen as constructive though customer caution persisted about labor’s effect on Q2 results. Congressional developments were awaited for market clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England Abolished Ballot System Before 1872
The article notes that England did not adopt the ballot voting method until 1872, indicating a prior use of non-ballot or alternative voting methods. It frames the historical timeline of electoral reforms and the development of secret ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Romans First Used the Ballot System in 139 B.C.
A historical note records that the Romans employed the ballot system beginning in 139 B.C. The summary highlights the early use of a formal voting method by ancient citizens and marks a milestone in democratic procedures.
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B.C
Build It Yourself Ends House Problem
Richmond veteran Maj William E Tucker built a story and a half house with five rooms downstairs and three upstairs while attending the medical college of Virginia. Unable to hire a contractor he drew plans from magazines and joined three GI helpers in constructing the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
William E. Tucker
Transportation Corps
Europe
Medical College of Virginia
Tucker
Browntown Birthday Party Honors Patricia Devoe
A birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Devoe for their daughter Patricia on her 14th birthday. Guests included Robert Rugh, Jimmie Curren, Karen Lewis, Eugene Haeft, Henry Brecklin, Jack Johnson, Juanita Johnson, Grace Schumaker, Martyn Merritt, Doris Svensen, and Carol Devoe. Lunch was served by Mrs. Ewin Devoe and Patricia received many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Crago
Frank Devoe
Patricia
Robert Rugh
Jimmie Curren
Karen Lewis
Eugene Haeft
Henry Brecklin
Jack Johnson
Juanita Johnson
Grace Schumaker
Martyn Merritt
Doris Svensen
Carol Devoe
Ewin Devoe
Crago and Nybroten Visit Emma Bell at St Francis
Mrs C L Crago and Mrs Oscar Nybroten and daughter Dorothea and Mrs John Williams traveled to Freeport to see Emma Bell patient at St Francis hospital Her condition is somewhat improved Fred Mayer and his father were business callers in Brodhead Roger Maaske was a caller here
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Crago
Oscar Nybroten
Dater
Dorothea
John Williams
Freeport
Emma Bell
St. Francis Hospital
Fred Mayer
Brodhead
Roger Maaske
Mt Pleasant 4-H Club Meeting Draws Attendance of 30
About thirty persons attended the Mt Pleasant 4-H club meeting at Babler school last night. Eight new members were initiated including Robert Abcott Gilbert Disch Joan Drafahl Barbara Karlen Burnett Legler Mary Ann Riese Donald Schuler and Allen Zurbuchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Babler School
Robert Abcott
Gilbert Disch
Joan Drafahl
Barbara Karlen
Burnett Legler
Mary Ann Riese
Donald Schuler
Allen Zurbuchen
Miss Marlys Richert
Prairie du Chien
Rose Mary Babler
Dawn
Jennie Elmer
Marianne Elmer
Paul Milz
Gladys Buehl
High School Course Listing Across Chicago Area
Fragmentary item notes a high school course catalog or listing in Chicago with addresses on Dearborn Street and references to an AMERICAN SCHOOL. The readable text suggests course offerings or curriculum notes from a Dearborn Street location in Chicago 8. No clear names or dates emerge.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glarus
Missionary Society
Appolonia Zweifel
Ee Se
Howell
Bohemian Glass Browers
Robert Kubly
Rose Opfermann
Bessie Kubly
Henrietta Opfermann
Hazel Huffmann
William Figg
Monica
Will Zimmerman
Madison
Matt A. Marty
Merle Clift
Horeb
Edwin Stuessy
Henry Stuessy
Palmer Strickler
Norman Disch
Jacob H. Disch
Leon J. Urban
Urben
Monroe High Bulletin
Fordham
Harry S. Truman
Fordham University
L. Cor
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Robert S. Gannon
Truman
William D. Leahy
Juno
Japan
Crandall Disco
Council
Hostis
U. S
Chicago Grain Market
Bethlehem
General Tire
American Water Works
Santa Fe
Commercial Solvents
American Smelting
Anaconda
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
Goodyear
Montgomery Ward
Woolworth
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Boeing
Eastern Airlies
Western Union
North American
N. Y. Central
Baltimore & Ohio
American Can
General Electric
Westinghouse
Allied Chemical
National Distillers
International Harvester
U. S. Gypsum
International Nickel
L. B. West
Olney
Wall Street
Traci
Alvin F. Rote
Hunt's Produce Co
Dixie Shop
Patricia Devoe
America
American School
Dearborn St
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