Albany Class Night Awards Highlight Senior Honors
Students at Albany High School receive numerous awards led by valedictorian Barbara Barbara, with Lyle Trow earning DeKalb agricultural prize, Roy Mauerman named good citizen, Donna Smith editor and artist, and Jean Zwicky starting a new spoon tradition for top junior girl. Kenneth Sisson hosts as Dorothy Jacobson conducts band selections and retiring principal J R Shesser presents prizes.
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Jean Zwicky
Kenneth Sisson
Th Albany High School
Dorothy Jacobson
Otto Weller
Monticello
Gloria Zwickey
William Fiedler
Ralph Sellow
Kathryn Kaak
James Price
Eunice Zweifel
Lyle ‘Trow
Roy Maverman
J. R. Shesser
Reelect Lamboley Advocate at Wisconsin Knights Convention
State Knights of Columbus reelected Harold J. Lamboley as advocate during the Wisconsin annual convention at Sauk Point. Rev. F. L. McDonnell Point named chaplain and guest delegate to the national convention. Later today ten regular delegates to the national parley were to be chosen. Mineral Boston hosts over 200 universities colleges and schools.
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Lamboley
Harold J. Lamboley
Knights of Columbus
Wisconsin
Sau
F. L. McDonnell
Albany High School To Graduate 14 Thursday Evening
Albany High School will hold commencement exercises at 8 tomorrow evening with Rev. Paul Croke as speaker. Honor addresses will be given by Barbara Price, valedictorian, and others on the honor roll. The program includes processional Pomp and Circumstances, music by the girls glee club, diplomas presented by J. R. Schessel, and benediction by Rev. Wil are Members of the graduating class are Delores Dunphy Barbara Price Kenneth Sisson Donna Smith Gerry Gelbach Joan Horan Marilyn McCreedy Roy Mauerman Betty Peterson Donna Thurman Lyle Trow David Zanni Eunice Zweifel and Gloria Zwickey. Their motto is Today Decides tomorrow blue and silver are the class colors and pink rose is the class flower.
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St. Rose
Sears Fenny
Barbara Price
Oap St. Ss and Ly
O. R. Weller
Jack One
Methodist Vocal Music
Girls Glee Club
J. R. Schessel
Delores Dunphy
Kenneth Sisson
Donna Smith
Gerry Gelbach
Joan Horan
Marilyn McCreedy
Roy Mauerman
Betty Peterson
Donna Thurman
Lyle Trow
Elsa Untersee Graduates From Orangeville Nursing School
Miss Elsa Untersee daughter of Mr and Mrs John Untersee graduates from Orangeville High School class of 1944 and completes nursing studies at St Francis Hospital She will remain at the hospital at least until September Attending the services were relatives and friends from Orangeville Winslow and nearby towns Including Mrs Anna Brandle Lena and Margaret Mann at St Josephs church
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Untersee
John Untersee
St. Ital Sci
Nuralage
St. Joseph's Church
Miss Untersee
Orangeville High School
St. Francis Hospital
Clara
Rosemary
Normnan
Orangeville
Anna Brandle
Lena
Frank Zahner
Winslow
Oliver Zettle
Verla
Virginia
Margaret Mann
Russia abolishes death sentence amid security mood
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet banned capital punishment in peacetime and Russia’s press hailed the move as a sign of security. Pravda notes the international situation was considered, while offenders will receive 250 years at hard labor for crimes against national security.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Communist Party
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London
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Few Men of GAR Remain to Observe Memorial Day 1947
The Grand Army of the Republic plans a small Memorial Day observance on May 30 as only 97 Civil War veterans remain on the Veterans Administration pension rolls as of May 7, 1947, 58 fewer than last year and 143 fewer than the year before. An estimated under 80 Confederate veterans survive, with pensions ranging from 75 to 100 dollars monthly.
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Wrastengen
Veterans Pension List Details From Rochester Sun Ancestry
Eldest veteran Albert Hard of Rochester turns 105 on July 15. Daniel A. Wedge of Aurora Illinois born October 26 1842 closely follows. Albert Ray Hinton of Okio born December 18 1842 also listed. Several other veterans born 1843 and 1844 noted on pension list.
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Albert Hard
Rochester
Daniel A. Wedge
Aurora
Ill
Albert Ray Hinton
Okio
Spring Sown Grain Prospects Decline Because of Weather
Wisconsin crop service reports spring sowing lagged due to cool wet weather. Only 43 percent of planned acreage sown by May 1 versus 92 percent normal, with early planting plans likely altered. Wet fields may shift some spring grain area into corn and other crops, extent uncertain but widespread in some areas. April milk production reached 1.504 billion pounds, up 2 percent from last year. In Alhambra, a motor was stolen from a washing machine and later recovered when two men offered it for sale. they vanished. Belleville selects Donov an Voegeli as Badger Boys State representative with James Adams first alternate and others as alternates.
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Manison
Wisconsin
Somoza Promises New Nicaraguan Presidential Election
Gen Anastasio Somoza heads a pledge to hold a fresh election to replace the ousted President Leonardo Arguelio, following a bloodless coup that toppled him after 26 days in office. Arguelio seeks asylum in the Mexican embassy as Congress names Benjamin Lucio Sacasa acting president.
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Anastasio Somoza
Ple
Leonardo Arguelio
Somoza
Jefe
National Guard
Arguello
Is Congress
Benjamin Lucyo Sacasa
Juda By Mrs. F. Miller Juda By Mrs. F. Miller
Mrs. Theodore Miller reports the death of her aunt Mrs. J. A. Shotwell who died Tuesday. She had visited relatives nearby about two years ago. Mrs. William Jordan left for Wichita to visit daughters Mrs. Clara Wuertz and Mr. Oscar Schmidt. She plans to continue to Denver to see Mrs. Pearl Winn. A large crowd attended the Juda grade school picnic on Friday held on the school grounds. The high...
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Theodore Miller
J. A. Shotwell
Pearl Winn
Memorial Day services set for May 30 at community hall
Local residents attended visits across Evansville Monroe Janesville Beloit Rock Grove and Freeport over the weekend. Memorial Day services are scheduled for 10 am Friday May 30 at the community hall with Rev. Peter Retzlaff delivering the address.
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Clarence Paul
John Heimann
Monroe
Leland Skattum
Warren
Buford Whitson
Freeport
G. B. Lahr
Janesville
Community Hall
Peter Retzlaff
Carol Kloepping
Rock Grove
Andrey Siedel
Walter Worley
John Worley Jr
John Worley
Glenn Dunwiddie
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