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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1945
Page
3
Social events note the Krauss Bauman wedding with Florence Ruth Krauss of Monroe Route 5 marrying Ben Bauman, cousin of the bride, in a ceremony described with aqua bardine attire and pink roses. Ushers Paul and Paul Matzke attended, with Mrs Roy Tielkem as a guest wearing black accessories and white carnations.
A wedding reception and social gathering are described with attendees including Mollrud Olson and Amos Olson and several Mrs. names. The event followed a marriage ceremony placeholder and a pot luck supper hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Willard R. Schuetze with twenty four guests and card games afterward.
A note describes two or three bread wrapped slices of stale bread folded in cheesecloth.
The vegetables are best cooked in a mixture of half milk and half water. The cooking liquid can be used to make a white sauce.
Mr and Mrs Everett Van Horn hosted a dinner at their home to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary yesterday. Harry Huffman and John provided musical entertainment for guests including Clyde Smith Clarno Oscar Meiner Davis Jr John Donmeyer Monroe John Carter Brodhead.
Fred W. Marty of Kraft Cheese Company receives a safe drivers pin for twelve years of driving without a chargeable accident.
Mrs. Walter Kuebli hosted her card club at two tables of 500 in her home at 902 9th street. Honors were won by Mrs. John Stauffacher, Mrs. Theodore Stauffer, and Mrs. John Holtshopple.
The Wednesday Legenda club postponed its meeting scheduled for this week until June 6. Hostesses named are Mrs. John Ball and Mrs. John Schwalbe.
Livestock markets show salable hogs 5 000 and cattle 12 000 with steady to strong prices. Hogs top at ceiling 140 pounds while sows trade around 14.00. cattle include fed steers 14.75 to 17.00 and top heifers at 17.75. sheep offerings 2 500 with bids mostly steady. Grain markets see May rye and barley limits hit, other grains weak with losses. Butter eggs and live poultry firm with varied prices across grades and deliveries.
The battleship Wisconsin, commissioned April 16, 1944, fought near Iwo Jima and Okinawa and endured a severe typhoon while serving with a carrier task force. Skipper Capt Earl E Stone handed command to Capt John W Roper as Fleet Admiral Nimitz directed operations. The ship previously raided Luzon Formosa and the China coast, with later actions toward Tokyo. The New Mexico, in service since 1918, also saw action in Lingayen Gulf Luzon.
Moderately strong opening gave way as gains faded and leaders faced profit taking. Early bidding drew on earnings and dividends with peace time optimism. Bonds showed spotty activity while commodities advanced unevenly with rye futures strong as the day wore on.
London reports that brides of Canadian servicemen awaiting passage to the Dominion are shown pictures detailing their future homes. The screening offers contrast to wartime separation and practical duties.
The article lists the correct order of military medal precedence for Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard, starting with the Congressional Medal of Honor and ending with the Good Conduct Medal. It notes Navy Cross and Navy and Marine Corps Medal replace DSC and Soldier's Medal in other services. It also reports Anderson’s furlough home from Hawaii after three years, Elmer’s 14 day leave returning to Ft. Sill, and Earleywine stationed at Camp Robinson, Arkansas with companions.
Mr and Mrs Klarer announce their son Cpl Emil Klarer has been transferred from an APO address to a destination in the south Pacific, awaiting further mail and confirmation of location.
Sgt A Dean Yost returns to Italy after furlough at home, reports recovery from malaria, and will attend radio school there. He is the son of Mrs Barbara Yost.
The Lone Star highway stretches 1,190 miles connecting the Great Lakes region with the Gulf of Mexico, serving as a major north south corridor across the southern United States.
Local families from Orangeville to Freeport and Monroe observed Mother’s Day with dinners visits and gatherings. Residents including Mrs. Pauline Obert and Mrs. A A Clarno hosted relatives while others traveled to Monticello and Chicago. Diverse households, weddings, and birthday observances shaped a weekend of family ties.
Maurice Babler family Claren Schultz Monroe Arleigh Frautschy and others meet at Clarno and Freeport areas. R W Moore and granddaughter Sue visit John Moore in Gary Indiana. Kenneth Gross family weekend in Marshalltown Iowa. Kenneth Jr. fractures arm after fall from horse. Elywn Zettle joins armed forces after a Chicago visit.
Paris reports that SHAEF representatives along with American and British army groups are negotiating with the Soviet Union on mutual repatriation of liberated prisoners of war and nationals. The talks progress satisfactorily and will take effect immediately once a working agreement is reached.
In World War I eighteen percent of wounded sent to evacuation hospitals died. In World War II the fatal rate dropped to three percent. Times Want Ads.
Mechelen Netherlands residents aided 1700 escaped prisoners of war and slave laborers during German occupation. Local youths crossed the border in organized groups to shelter and assist fugitives including wounded. A village girl ran an improvised hospital while the doctor posted a quarantine sign to deter German searchers.
Never immerse the heating unit of an electric percolator in water as a safety warning.
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