Ten Years Ago in Berne Swiss Singers Concert May 28 1938
Berne Indiana notes recall a Swiss singers concert at Turner Hall on May 28 1938 and Sunday services at Johns church. Poppy day proceeds totaled 341 dollars. Edwin Bingham Copeland Monroe native listed in Philippines Who's Who. Archie Shain quarantined for scarlet fever. Harry Blacy sells shoe repair shop to Nathan Coplien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Ind
Turner Hall
John's Church
Edwin Bingham Copeland
Monroe
Philippines
Archie Shain
Harry Blacy
Nathan Coplien
John L
Whitefield
Cleveland
Monticello
Albany
Anna Blum
Floyd Connery
Rockford
Borden
Congress Unlikely To Act on Pensions
Washington reports that President Truman urged Congress to expand social security benefits for retired workers and dependents, but likely inaction prevails due to other priorities. The piece explains 1935 act basics, current fund size, monthly limits, and who is covered, noting 20 million remain uncovered and costs have risen since 1939. It also mentions a separate Dyer Act case from Milwaukee involving Charles E. Clump Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
Social Security
Turman
The
Red Cross
Milwaukee
Charles E. Clump Jr
Chicago
Clump
U.S
Floyd E. Jenkins
Kenosha
A Safer Holiday in Wisconsin This Weekend
Wisconsin residents begin a late holiday weekend with good weather expected and traffic authorities urging extra caution on highways. The belated appeal stresses common sense and courtesy to reduce accidents during trips and outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Day of Memorial 1948 Memorial Day tribute in Monroe
A 1948 Memorial Day piece honors those who served in Civil War and later conflicts. It calls on Monroe Wisconsin residents to pause and remember all who sacrificed for the nation and the community, noting the evolving meaning of the holiday through wars and peacetime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idiers
Monroe
Wisconsin
United States
Wisconsin Reaches 100 Years as 30th State
In Madison a gala centennial celebration marks Wisconsin becoming the 30th state 100 years after President Polk signed the act of Congress. Pioneers who settled the territory are honored as the new nation offered limited help but allowed opportunity. The parade and music reflect pride in Wisconsin’s achievements and future milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Wisconsin
America
Madison
Markets Closed For Memorial Day Weekend
Markets and security exchanges suspend trading through the holiday weekend with most units closed today and Monday. A few exceptions include the Chicago Board of Trade and grain markets that remain open today and will open on subsequent Saturdays during summer. The note mentions the American mandrake root as a laxative medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
Chicago Board of Trade
America must resist gimmes and defend rugged independence
An American expatriate argues from Africa that the United States is slipping toward dependence on government aid and socialist concepts. He condemns new deal era demagogues, warns of a one world drift, and urges voters to reject welfare promises in favor of self-reliance and constitutional freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin Africa
United States
Frank Tripp
Legion
Russia
Pright TK
General Testuteey
Subversive List Grows With 32 Added Organizations
The loyalty review board announced 32 more groups labeled subversive by Attorney General Clark. The new names follow a November list of about 90 organizations and include the American Council for a Democratic Greece, Friends of the Soviet Union, American-Russian Institute, and the Long list spans fascist, communist, and totalitarian linked groups with continued monitoring and future additions anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conaghington
Eral Clark
Clark
Federal Loyalty Review Board
Truman
Communist Party
Bund
Loyalty Review Board
Seth W. Richardson
American Council For A Democratic Greece
The
Greek-American Council
Greek-American Committee For National Unity
Institut American-Slav Congress
Ausland-organizatin Dernsdap
Nazi Party
Civil Rights Congress
Milwaukee
Congress of American Women
Council For Pan- American Democracy
Friends of the Soviet Union
American Council On Soviet Relations
National Council of American Soviet Friendship
Wisconsin Day at Library of Congress commemorates statehood
A Wisconsin exhibit at the Library of Congress marks the 100th anniversary of Wisconsin’s admission to the union. The display features 230 historical items in 22 cases on the first floor, opening to the public and running until August 23, with Wisconsin’s main statehood celebrations in Madison aligning with the national event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of Congress
Wisconsin
James K. Polk
Congress
Washington
Madison
Two State Candy Firms Charged by Trade Group
Ten candy makers including two from Wisconsin were charged by the federal trade commission with practices to create a monopoly. They allegedly violated the Robinson-Patman act through price discrimination, services, and unlawful payment or brokerage fees. The FTC gave 20 days to answer. Firms named include Melster Candies in Bridge, Sperry Candy Co in Waukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wisconsin
Federal Trade Commission
Melseter Candies
Inbridge
Sperry Candy Co
Waukee
Mil
Swiss Bellringing Cows Herald Spring at Rufner Farm
In Clarno Jefferson township, A Rufner’s Holsteins greet spring with 20 bells on leather collars. Some bells from Switzerland jingle loudly as the herd grazes across an 185 acre farm rented since 1940 from Mrs Emma Bear. The bells help trace roaming cattle and add a musical note to countryside spring fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Jacob Rufner
Clarno
Rufner
Clarno- Jefferson Township
Emma Bear
Green County
Runner
Orangeville Neighbors Share Weekend Visits and Trips
A flurry of social visits and travel fills Orangeville area notes. Families from Freeport Monticello Janesville and Dakota visit relatives in Freeport Ridott Stockton Rockford and Prairie du Chien while others attend weddings and parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Bolender
Freeport
Glen E. Bolender
Minnesota
Myrtle Hoot
Lester Schultz
Monticello
Sarah Clarno
Vera Heck
Carolyn
Somonauk
Emma Margaret White
Tillie Emrick
Will Johnson
Janesville
Albert Schultz
Thomas S. Bowen
Spencer Bowen
Monroe
Prairie du Chien
Louisa Kuhnke
Fred Tornow
South Wayne
Harold Beard
Susan Evans
G. B. Goodhart
Adolph Stalder
Winslow
Thomas Bowen
Jennie Belknap
Ridott
Bishel Belknap
Lenore Lynn Bostian
Robert Bridge
DeKalb
Russell Hendrickson
Virgil Dickinson
C. B. Bridge
J .B. Bostian
Forest Harless
Freeport Hospital
William Albright
Pelmer Albrights
Clark
Dakota
Stanley Hemp
Irene Moyer
Kenneth Moyer
Harold Lafferty
James Boyer
Marold Steffer
Stockton
Fred White
Clarence Witts
Orangeville
Rebekah Lodge
Membership Coupon Evening Times Club Invite
Members of the Monroe Evening Times Club are invited to join via a club membership coupon. The Freeport convention featured Mrs. Earl Dittmar as district president and Mrs. Orville Barker as secretary, with Elsie Pinnow as installing leader. Other notes mention visits and guests across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofize
Monroe
Evening ‘Pimes
Evening Times
Freeport
Earl Dittmar
Dstrict
Orville Barker
Elsie Pinnow
Irene Moyer
Esther Wilhelms
Loreen Luters
Robert Martin
Evarts
Nate Martin
Carl Holscher
Lost Springs
Kas
Clarence Heindel
South Wayne
Leona Lausch
Cedarville
Robert Ritzman
Louise Stocker
Fred Reber
California
Leo Rusk
Gene Rusk
Hampshire
Tll
Johnny Stocker
Northwestern
Dr William G Rence Leaves Monroe Clinic for Radiology
Dr William G Rence today left the Monroe Clinic department of internal medicine to enter radiology. He will require a three year hospital residence and has not chosen a place of residence. Mrs Rence and infant son will accompany Dr Rence to the new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Rence
Monroe Clinic
Wisconsin spent 2 million on snow removal last winter
State maintenance chief William Hoenig reported the cost to keep highways open reached two million dollars, the highest on record, exceeding a normal winter. The note also cites Idaho's Payette National Forest yielding about 75 000 gallons of water per day at South Fork Mineral Springs.
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Madison
Wisconsin
William Hoenig
Hoenig
South Fork
Idaho
Payette National Forest
Ball game night with Dad ends in lesson for Sandy
A young boy Sandy goes to a park ball game with his father while his mother hosts sewing club. Sandy slips away to join other children causing a disruption but returns when called. The game resumes with Sandy learning to sit still and behave amid adults’ supervision. Normal life in an ant colony follows, noting queen and worker roles.
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Sandy
Dad
Mother
Mother 4
Birthday and May Birthdates List by Route Towns
A readable compilation lists numerous individuals with dates and routes, including Judith Elaine Kuhl Browntown and others from Brodhead Juda Monticello and surrounding towns. The entry resembles a community birthday and address directory with names, streets, routes, and dates spanning May 31 to June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Elaine Kuhl
Browntown
Lawrence Louis _Stuessy
Brodhead
Ronald Lettwiler
Warren
Daryl Amans
Donna Lee Kuhly
11Th Street
Gary Lee Brugger
Marlene Martha Egger
Juda
Judith Walden
Argyle
William Escher
New Members and Local Quips From Monticello and Caledonia
New members listed with names and addresses including Larry Allan Schmid Terry Thomas Runkle Patricia Ann Schiedegger Kathryn Lois Scheidegger David Lee Ayen Bethany Rose Matzke Evelyn Marie Wenger Richard Arlyn Leuzinger and others with locations Caledonia and Argyle. A local note mentions W C Wingo solving a night mowing issue by wiring a radio to his mower and joking about missing radio programs.
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Larry Allan Schmid
Monticello
Terry Thomas Runkle
Raymond Carl Scheidegger
Caledonia
Ill
Patricia, Ann Schiedegger
Sharon Rose Scheidegger
Kathryn Lois Scheidegger
David Lee Ayen
Argyle
Bethany Rose Matzke
Evelyn Marie Wenger
Elsa Ann Olson
Richard ‘Arlyn’ Leuzinger
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Daniel A. Stearns
Henry Hoehn
Louise Gnagi
John Malia
Henry Allen Cooper
Charles A Booth
J. H. Palmer
Banks
George Grimm
J. D. Dunwiddie
James G. Monahan
Internal Revenue Service
Republican Journal
Darlington
Green and van Matre
George G. Wright
Wright
German- American Insurance Company
Central Hotel
Ranman and Hilden
Yoder
Gimmes
Congress Library
Washington, D. C
Becker
Bells Herald
Evening Times Club
Nam
RF. D
Happy
Judith Lea Weiss
Mable Lorene Elmer
Jerald Wendlandt
Nancy Lee Norder
Enid Joyce Zimmerli
Roger Lee Gempeler
Fonticello
Richard Arnold Albright
23Rd Avenue
Pasion
June Miller
Candace Jean Karlen
Shirley June Wild
Harvey Allen _Rosenstein
Janice Eileen King
Stanley Elden Kant
Burnett Carl Soddy
Caroline Marie Nafzger
Diane June Zwygart
25Th Avenue
Raymond Carl Sc
Lilly Ann Wild
Heuer Sales CO
Cmempus
Jenn
W. C. Wingo
Wingo
ROTE
Monroe Quick Loan Co
17Th Ave
Monroe, Wis
Blumers Co
1. M. Bayne
Mgr
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