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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1956

Page

3

St Omar Eastern Star Honors Life Membership at 60th Anniversary

Mrs. Moore received a life membership and charter with fifty year members honored at the St Omar chapter, Order of the Eastern Star 60th anniversary in the Masonic Temple. Mr. and Mrs. George Jacobs presided. Miss Ruehlman sang, Ainsworth played, and 125 members and guests attended the event with out of town guests from Madison Albany and New York.

Lewis N. Smoore St. Omar Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple George Jacobs Erwin Trumpt Madison Moore T. R. Holyoke Ruth Ann Benkett Masonic Chorus Bruce M. Blum Beloit Rachmaninoff Chopin Albany New York Mmes Roy Evenson William C. Maske Stanley Howe Effie Wenger Nell Schneider Marie Blum

Mothers and Teachers Hold Grace Lutheran Meeting

The Grace Lutheran church mothers and teachers met in the church parlors for an annual session. A film titled At Home With God was shown and a Sunday school session followed. Mrs Victor L Sorenson directed the program with Mrs Sorenson also serving tea.

Seeeeeeey Emer Ty Er Grace Lutheran Church God Mmes Clarence H. Franklin Clarence C. Warfel Fred Flick Victor L. Sorenson Sorenson

Ladwig Family Catechism Graduation Dinner Held

Mr and Mrs Walter Ladwig entertained 16 guests at Sunday dinner honoring their four children Jerry Ladwig Shirley Jackie and Danny Kloppenstein who completed catechism graduation from Oakley church Intermission party followed with Ralph Frey Wayne Vanderbilt hosting junior class members and escorts plus 11 chaperons at a luncheon during intermission Friday night one event held at Frey home.

Juda Walter Ladwig Oakley Church Jerry Ladwig Shirley Jackie Danny Kloppenstein Ralph Frey Wayne Vanderbilt Frey

Mother and Daughter Tea Held by Clarno WSWS

East Clarno church hosted a mother and daughter tea with slides by Delores Roth on a European bicycle tour. Mrs. Arthur Schroeder as toastmistress. prayers, scripture, recitations, music, and gifts honoring mothers and daughters preceded a council meeting and club programs in Juda and Brodhead.

Clarno Wsws Seae Snuvrand Emmupennes Lca Os Sem Clarno WSWS East Clarno Delores Roth Europe Arthur Schroeder Alfred Baumgartner Phyllis Harry Ammann Albert Reinman Bethany Matzke Diane Vogel Nancy Hartwig Barbara Jensen Beverly Flaherty Clarence Schroeder Kenneth Hartwig G. W. Bechtoldt Truan Selck Wayne Sweetwood Janet Wild Martha Grenzow Irvin Lepien Nellie Matzke Robert Wuetrich Reinman Robert Vogel Sylvia Herbert Hartwig Ella Grenzow John Vogel

Sorority Plans Refresher Courses For Monroe Women

Alpha Zeta Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha meets at Mrs. Leo Share home to plan free refresher courses for Monroe business and professional women. Six weekly sessions begin September with speakers and information. Thelma Gamm and Eileen Pagel named co chairmen. State convention in Madison discussed. installation of officers set for Saturday night.

Monroe Alpha Zeta Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Leo Share Emil Klarer Thelma Gamm Eileen Pagel Ruth Hanson Lois Miller State Council Madison Miss Gamm Miss Pagel Erma Klassy Helen Altman Gertrude Erb Evelyn Drake Gamm Bernice Holsapple Dorothy Johnson Viola von Arx Pauline Patterson Palmer Knobel Walter J. Kubly Miss Miller Miss Hanson Erb and Johnson Kubly

Miss Streiff and Holick to Wed May Twenty Sixth

Miss Eleanor Streiff daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Streiff 2104 14th avenue plans to marry Stanley Holick Milwaukee son of Mr and Mrs Nick Holick Pine Falls Manitoba on May 26 at 130 pm in the Congregational church Milwaukee The wedding will be limited to immediate family members Both are well educated with Streiff a UW graduate and Marquette dental student Holick a Marquette College dentistry senior. Birthday party held for Georgia Mae Fisher at Hillside View with Mrs Elizabeth Severson and brother Dennis present at the school.

Vafped Sandra Olmstead C. R Olmstead Janesville R. C. Broughton Brodhead Madison General School of Nursing Miss Olmstead Janesville High School C. R. Olmstead Bonnie J.C. Olmstead Orfordville First Congregational Church Madison Helgesen Miss Streiff, Holick Eleanor Streiff Ray Streiff 14Th Avenue Stanley Holick Milwaukee Nick Holick Pine Falls Manitoba Miss Streiff University of Wisconsin Prospect Hall Marquette College School of Dentistry Congregational Church Grant Fisher Hillside View Elizabeth Severson Georgia Mae Dennis Fisher Fred Henry Basco St. Williams Church Hall Paoli Henry Clara Genin St. Williams Church Jerome Arlington al Hammerly Sun Prairie Raymond Belleville Hugo Bas

New York Courts Uphold Suspension Of Wes Santee

The New York State Supreme Court Justice Walter A. Lynch upheld the lifetime suspension imposed by the Amateur Athletic Union on Wes Santee the premier American miler. He criticized some amateur officials saying Santee eliminated himself as an amateur athlete but not without an assist from guardians of amateur athletics. Santee’s 4 005 mile last year was the fastest ever by a US athlete.

New York State Supreme Court Walter A. Lynch Amateur Athletic Union Wes Santee Santee United States AAU

VFW Auxiliary Elects Encampment Delegates

Mulligan and Julius Hofer were elected delegates to the VFW Auxiliary department encampment at Monroe auxiliary in Turner hall. Mees Virgil Wilkins Louis Oostdik and Ramona Palmer named alternates for the June 28 29 30 Manitowoc event. Five year pins presented to Mmes Duane Kohl Violet Wilkinson and ten year pins to Mmes Alois T Beer Bernard F Gibbons Hofer Mulligan Barbara Yost Ernest Zumbach Rita Weeks and Kathryn Yost. Donations approved for district past president city cancer drive and Monroe Girl Scout Council. Walter Schild presented a check for Friday night fish fries. Mmes Alice Krebs Clarence Elmer and Kohl served lunch.

Mulligan Julius Hofer VFW Monroe Turner Hall Mees Virgil “Wilkins Louis Oostdik Ramona Palmer Manitowoc Barbara Yost Ernest Zumbach Rita Weeks Kathryn Yost City Cancer Drive

Mrs Achtemeier Leaves Monticello For St Louis Coaching Schools

Mrs A R Achtemeier departs Monticello Sunday evening to supervise several coaching schools sponsored by the National Women's Guild in St Louis. She plans to return to Monticello Saturday.

ST. Louis Monticello A. R. Achtemeier National Women’s Guild

President Cites School Aid Goal

President Eisenhower urged federal help to end public school classroom shortages calling it a major goal of his administration. He thanked Neil McElroy for the White House Conference on Education report and urged enactment of sound legislation to fund new schools. The House Rules Committee shelves aid bill amid a fight over segregated schools.

Washington Eisenhower White House House Rules Committee Rayburn D-Tex

Powell Denies Kickback Claim in Tax Trial

In New York Rep. Adam Clayton Powell testified under oath that he never took salary kickbacks from his congressional secretary Hattie Freeman Dodson. Asked by defense counsel Frederick H. Block, Powell stated unequivocally that he had never received any kickbacks.

New York Adam Clayton Powell D-Ny Powell Hattie Freeman Dodson Frederick H. Block

Dodson Tax Case Ties to Congressional Aid Network

Mrs Dodson faces charges of evading five thousand dollars in taxes and obtaining two thousand dollars in illegal refunds from 1948 to 1952. She allegedly listed non existent dependents while a government witness testified about her claim the congressman "belonged to the congressman." Powell’s political manager Ford testified to his untrustworthy sharp practices. Judge Kaufman also dropped charges against Dodson’s husband Howard T Dodson, once co defendant, for listing dependents on his tax return.

Joseph F. Ford Powell Ford Irving R. Kaufman Howard T. Dodson

Service Record notes Heinzelman new address at Quonset Point

William R Heinzelman son of Mr and Mrs William O Heinzelman Route 2 has sent his new address He is stationed at Quonset Point RI The address is AA 1893 619 VC 12 NAS Quonset Point RI He recently spent weeks with his parents after completing basic training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center Great Lakes IL

William R. Heinzelman William O. ‘Heinzelan Route 2 Quonset Point R.I Nas R. I Great Lakes Naval Training Center Great Lakes

Army review board overturns Gallagher court martial

The three member board voided Sgt. James C. Gallagher’s 195s life sentence for killing two POWs in a Korea prison camp. The ruling, based on lack of jurisdiction and a 1949 Supreme Court decision, could be reviewed by the U S Court of Military Appeals. Gallagher, 24, Brooklyn, is at Fort Leavenworth.

Woosswavesay Army Review Board James C. Gallagher U. S Korea U. S. Court of Military Appeals Gallagher Brooklyn N. Y Ft. Leavenworth Kas John W. Jones Detroit Donald T. Baxter Waukon Iowa Ther Supreme Court

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