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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1947
Page
3
Stephens College prepares for commencement as Dr Wood retires after 5 day events. The senior class participates in the play The Seven Sisters, water carnival, lake horse show, and White Sunday observance. An honorary A A degree will be conferred upon Dr Wood, first in the college history, recognizing his leadership.
Belleville outlines a Memorial Day program with Rev. George F. Shepherd as speaker at 10 AM in the village park. A 9:30 parade from the grade school will feature school children Scouts band Legion auxiliary and WRC members, with a possible fallback to Genins hall if rain.
The program featured grades five and six with selections from Flanders Field and the Gettysburg Address. Donovan Voegeli won first place in the senior high essay while the girls’ chorus performed a tribute to the honored dead of all wars. The event included band, audience, benediction by Rev. Harvey Norenberg, and taps by a firing squad.
A public hearing is set for 8 p.m. June 17 before the Brooklyn village board to discuss a proposed zoning ordinance creating districts and regulations for the village in Dane and Green counties. The proposed ordinance and district map are on file with the village clerk.
Miss Faith M. Trumpy wed Roland G. Johnson in a Racine Evangelical Church ceremony. Bride's family hosted a 165 guest reception, with many out of town relatives attending before the couple will reside in Badger Village after a Minneapolis honeymoon. Kathleen Benkert married LeRoy Morgenthaler in a Madison home ceremony with close family members present. The couple will live in Madison after a northern Wisconsin honeymoon.
Announcement of the marriage between Miss Marilyn Schelp and William Furseth was made in Albany. The ceremony occurred in March in Dubuque. Mrs. Furseth, formerly of Albany, is a 1942 Ft. Atkinson High School and 1946 Milton College graduate.
The fragment mentions a smallpox death toll estimate between fifty and a hundred million people. It also references Mr and Mrs Forseth planning to reside near Stoughton and an earlier teaching year completion.
The Reformed church held Sunday services dedicating five memorial pieces to four members who died in service Jack Roberts Arthur Klassy Marcy Dietzsch and Richard Hanold The ceremony included Holy Communion and a reception for new members.
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