Olsen Golden Wedding Anniversary Observed in Monroe
Mr and Mrs M H Olsen of 619 21st avenue will mark their golden wedding anniversary tomorrow with a dinner at the Monroe hotel for immediate family and open house at home. Their children have arranged observance of the marriage on May 25 1898 in Woodford where Mrs Olsen was born. Mr Olsen once ran a Woodford hardware business and later worked in Monroe. He is improving after a period of illness. Present will be daughters and sons including Alvin Throne and family of Milwaukee Sue Throne of Milwaukee, William Kiehlman and family, and Jack Johnson of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Olsen
21St Avenue
Monroe Hotel
Olsen
Woodford
Alvin Throne Andter
Sue
Milwaukee
Wilwaukee
A Liam Kiehlman
Jack Johnson
Chicago
Dancing party at Monroe Country club hosted by Neilen and Bill Riffle
Neilen and Bill Riffle hosted a dance for classmates at Monroe Country club last evening. Attendees included Kiel, Doris Ann Techudy, Doris Van Matre, Virginia Karlen, Nancy Pilz, Dora Schindler, Janet Lanz, Nancy Benkert, Ellen Rubi, Judy Kubly, Audrey Holtshopple, Keith Wainwright, Bill Spoerry, Jake Schillinger, James Schilling er, Jack Marvin, Curt Gonstead, Gus Ninneman, Leo Stauffacher and Bill Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Country Club
Neilen
Bill Riffle
Kiel
Doris Ann Techudy
Doris van Matre
Virginia Karlen
Nancy Pilz
Dora Schindler
Janet Lanz
Nancy Benkert
Ellen Rubi
Judy Kubly
Audrey Holtshopple
Keith Wainwright
Bill Spoerry
Jake Schillinger
James Schillinger
Jack Marvin
Curt Gonstead
Gus Ninneman
Leo Stauffacher
Bill Beach
Donna Gustafson Hosts Wiener Roast for 10th Birthday
Donna Gustafson celebrated her tenth birthday with a wiener roast at Recreation Park. Ice cream and cake accompanied the outing as friends Judith Frey Karen Webster Carolyn Benkett Nancy Steuffacher Delores Marty Nancy Kohl Mary Anderson Jean Sacker Charles Chase Fred Teuscher Tom Hartwig Jerry Lindsay Larry Loveland John Hammer and Owen Hefty attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Gustafson
Edwin J. Gustafson
Recreation Park
Judith Frey
Karen Webster
Carolyn Benkett
Nancy Steuffacher
Delores Marty
Nancy Kohl
Mary Anderson
Jean Sacker
Charles Chase
Fred Teuscher
Tom Hartwig
Jerry Lindsay
Larry Loveland
John Hammer
Owen Hefty
Women’s Society meeting at Mrs Guess home
Mrs E R Johnson presided over a Methodist church Women’s Society for Christian Service circle 1 meeting at the Mrs Perle Guess home yesterday afternoon. Mrs Edgar Jacobs led devotions and Mrs T F Ransdell taught the lesson. Eighteen members and guests attended and refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs Louis Schuetze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Johnson
Circle No. 1
The
Methodist Church Women’s Soceity For
Perle Guess
Edgar Jacobs
T. F. Ransdell
Louis Schuetze
Plan Memorial Service By Esther Rebekah Lodge
Esther Rebekah lodge plans a memorial service at their next meeting in the Odd Fellows hall. Hon ors awarded to Mmes. George Feldt and Mrs George Hartwig. Refreshments prepared by Mrs William Nowatzki chairmen and Mrs Max Voelkli Miss Rose Voelkli and Mrs A E Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Mmes
George Feldt
George Hartwig
William Nowatzki
Max Voelkli
Rose Voelkli
A. E. Mitchell
Sunshine Girls Sunday Class Meeting At Svendsens
Browntown Times reports Mrs. C. L. Crago's Sunshine Girls class was entertained at Misses Doris and Alice Svendsens home on Tuesday evening. The group discussed the New Testament and a lunch was served by Mrs. Svendsen at 9 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browntown
Sunshine Girls
C. L. Crago
Doris
Alice Svendsen
Hog Market Reopens At Milwaukee
Hugo Murray of the Milwaukee live stock market said the hog market would reopen today for the first time since Saturday. He noted few hogs yesterday and good to choice butchers in 170,140e sold from 24 to 24.50 dollars, and hogs weighing 250 to 275 pounds sold from 22.50 to 23.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Hugo
Hig) Murray
Milwaukee Livestock Market
Murray
Juda Memorial Service Slated Monday May 31
Annual memorial day services will be held at 10 o clock Monday May 31 at the cemetery with rain backup at Community hall. Rev C J Tingley will give the address Rev Peter Retzlaff will offer the invocation Co K will provide the firing squad. Honor rolls will be mimeographed for distribution at the morning service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Tingley
Peter Retzlaff
Co. K
Swiss youths affirm peace despite faith and tongue barriers
Erica Manz 18 of Zurich Alex Schiess 21 of St Gall and Fred Schiess 20 of St Gall attend the first international world citizenship conference in a Midwest town near Chicago. They say religion and language do not block world peace unless someone desires conflict. They compare Switzerland and the United States as examples and note geopolitical fears about Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Midwestern
Chicago
Erica Manz
Alex
Fred Schiess
Erica
Zurich
Londonbergstrasse
Fred
St. Gall
Schiess
Dufourstrasse
Switzerland
United States
Todd School
America
Switzera
Russia
Lancaster Newspaper Wins Top State Award
The Grant County Herald from Lancaster won the top award for better reporting of public affairs in a Wisconsin Press association contest judged by James McCamy. Other weekly winners included Hartland News second and Montello Tribune third, with Algoma Record-Herald, Clintonville Tribune-Gazette, and Juneau Independent receiving honorable mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Grant County Herald
Wisconsin Press Association
James McCamy
University of Wisconsin
Lancaster
A. L. Sherman
Hartland News
Montello Tribune
Juneau Independent
Algoma Record-Herald
Clintonville Tribune-Gazette
Western Germany May Get Allied Government
Lawrence Wilkinson warned a Senate committee that the United States Britain and France are considering a provisional allied government for western Germany. He spoke during questioning on relief needs, advising lawmakers about occupation policy and potential governance arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Germany
Washington
Germany
Senate
United States
Britain
France
Lawrence Wilkinson
Lucius Clay
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cost of living outpacing medical costs in 1947 study
Dr Frank G Dickinson of the American Medical Association reports a 59 percent increase in overall living costs from 1935-39 to 1947 across 34 cities. In contrast medical care costs rose 32 percent, excluding drugs 35 percent, per the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank G. Dickinson
American Mediaoe Association
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Tal
Ion
Barnard Plans Summer Music Program At High School
Allan F. Barnard outlines a summer music plan for fifth graders and older, with beginner violin viola clarinet and tuba sessions starting next Monday. He lists available instruments, audition times, and avoids conflicts with Bible school and summer programs as the senior band prepares for Wisconsin Statehood Day and Memorial Day events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan F. Barnard
Barnard
Wisconsin
Madison
Monroe
Arte
Marilyn Miller
Jane Ruf
Jenny Lou Ellis
John Burt
Sally Burt
Ruth Johnson
Shirley Gorder
Ronald Elmer
Allan Hixson
Elaine Zoller
Saandra Simpson
Hollean Schilt
Mani widow sells Browntown residence to B E Maddrell
Mrs Hattie Mani widow of David Mani has sold the residence she and her late husband built here to B E Maddrell. Want ads are big producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browntown
Hattie Mani
David Mani
B. E. Maddrell
Boy’s Air Rifle Cited In Injury Near Miss
A mother falls while Sandra or Sandy places an air rifle by a doorway. He apologizes and promises to use the rack. next day the gun again sits by the door and the father scolds him, suspending use for a week. The tale ends with the boy saluting the rule as he carries the rifle upstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
Tarnation
Medical study defends cold waves with ammonium thioglycolate
Three Cincinnati physicians reported to the Journal of the American Medical Association that permanent hair waving with ammonium thioglycolate is safe if directions are followed. They cited 30 million treatments in three years with injury under 0.1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cincinnati
Journal of the American Medical Association
New Members Added to Local Roll in 1947
Three residents joined the local roll with dates noted: John Kenneth Bauman Jr on October 12 1947, Candace Jean Karlen on June 2 1947, and Joyce Elaine Kraus on April 26 1947, all listing routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald John Waehl
Juda
Caroline Page
Brooklyn
Henry Leon Boegeli
Argyle
Eunice Evelyn Smith
Anthony Lee Jones
Salley Elaine Walter
Donald Eugene Meier
South Wayne
Roger Stark
Heidi Mary Schlappi
Winslow
Mable Waltman
Joyce Elaine Kraus
John Kenneth Bauman Jr
Candace Jean Karlen
Monticello
Swiss Alps Talk At Brodhead Fourth Grade
Mrs Cas er Jaggi from Switzerland described the Swiss Alps for Brodhead pupils. Jaggi played Swiss music and showed pictures and handicrafts. Classes ended at Fairview school Mt Pleasant township taught by Margaret Blum who will return next fall. The school picnic was held Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodhead
Alps
Caser Jaggi
Switzerland
Vs. Jaggi
Fairview School
Mt. Pleasant Township
Margaret Blum
Church Receives Gift in Honor of Early Settlers
A pottery flower container and candlestick set were presented to the Methodist church by Harvey Day Tallie Everson and Eugene Clark in memory of the late Mr and Mrs W L Gehr, early settlers in the Brodhead area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
W. L. Gehr
Messrs
Mmes. Harvey Day
Tallie E. Everson
Eugene Clark
No Ointment Cure Claim On Internal Cancer Debunked
Hal Boyle notes that cancer kills more women but early detection and treatment save lives. The American Cancer Society uses a large budget for clinics and information, with 200 detection centers and rising, while warning that no salve or charm cures internal cancer. Surgery X ray and radium remain the only proven treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
American Cancer Society
Society
Russell G. Smith
Vet Quit Tax Post In West Conshohocken
A 26 year old war veteran who lost both legs in World War II resigned as tax collector because he could not press friends for unpaid taxes. He said many behind in payments were his friends. Unpaid taxes in the district totaled 1275 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conshohocken, Pa
Audrey Holland
West Conshohocken
Holland
Defendants Seek Transfer of Garsson War Contract Case
In federal court here yesterday Allen B. Gellman Joseph T Weiss and Harry S Glick officers of Erie Basin Metal Products Co and Chicago area subsidiaries petitioned to move the case against Henry M and Murray W Garsson to Chicago The motion faced opposition from government lawyers and Garsson counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chicago
Garsson Munitions Syndicate
Allen B. Gellman
Joseph T. Weiss
Harry S. Glick
Erie Basin Metal Products Co
Henry M
Murray W. Garsson
Largest anti friction bearing powers battleship turrets
The world’s largest anti friction bearing the size of a night club dance floor powers the four deck four 16 inch gun turrets on big U S battleships used to turn the turrets with smooth precision and speed as part of the ship’s main armament system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. H. Olsens
Mrs. Guess
Lancaster Newspaper
Frank Thayer
University of Wisconsin College of Journalism
Jim
O.K
Monroe Laundry
Wis
Happy
Jerry Lee
Shirley Mae Escher
Monticelo
Loretta Ruth Schmid
Janet V. Farmer
Anita Faye Bisegger
Janis Kay Babler
15Th Avenue
Thomas Dean Olson
Darlington
Carl Edward Halverson
Beloit
Ronald James Nenneman
Albany
Caroline Miller
11Th Avenue
Eugene Wilbert Hefty
David Glenn
Donovan — Gerber
Marian Jean Welz
Natalie Lynn Bruegger
Walter John Kueng
Judy
Judy Ann Rothenbuehler
16Th Avenue
News of the
Swiss Cheese Shop
HIWAY
Heuer Sales CO
City Post
Evening Times Club
Monroe Evening Times
Postoffice
Chiropractic
M. J. Gonstead
Suarnbeasn
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