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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1957
Page
4
Monroe area children and youth begin a week long Vacation Bible School Monday across several churches. Rev. Paul H. Olm leads as dean with Monroe Council of Churches sponsoring. Classes run 9:15 to 11:15 for kindergarten and 9:30 to 2:30 for older grades, with lunch break.
Miss LaVonne Hilliard was honored at a pre nuptial shower hosted in the Ollie Hilliard home Albany. Hostesses included Mrs Hilliard Edward Killingstad and Adolph Meinert with numerous Albany residents in attendance.
Judith Ann Field was honored at a pre bridal shower hosted by women co workers at The Monroe Evening Times newsroom yesterday afternoon. Gifts were presented and refreshments served. Attendants included Lena Conrad Rose Altmann Jeanne Molin Lucille Stietz Kathleen Friedrich Helen Zimmerli Victor Willison and Emmett Gempeler. Field plans to wed Jerry Brian Figi at Grace Lutheran Church on June 16 at 1 30 p m.
Mrs. Mary Lengacher hosted the Roxy Club yesterday at Mrs. Emma Leuenberger's home. Honors went to Mrs. Arthur Spoerry, Mrs. Louisa Steffen, and Mrs. Rose Hauser. Mrs. Fred Boesiger won the traveling prize. Mrs. Leuenberger served lunch.
Mrs Emma Babler will celebrate her 94th birthday Sunday at the Krug nursing home in Orangeville. The occasion marks a long life in the community with family and friends expected to visit.
Barbara Jean O'Brien daughter of Ezra Sommers Darlington and George L Nyman son of Lesetta Nyman Juda married Saturday at Holy Rosary Darlington. Rev August Buenzli officiated with Cindy Curry singing vows. The couple will live in Brodhead after a Michigan trip and work at Bahr's Variety and Goldenrod Creamery.
Monroe High School Class of 1942 plans a reunion at the Eugene hotel this Saturday evening with a 6 30 social hour and 7 30 dinner. Mrs Perry J Power will play piano during dinner. Rev Robert Buholzer Madison a class member will give the invocation and Arben R Johnson Janesville will be master of ceremonies. Over 120 reservations received.
Congress completed a conference on the state justice-judiciary appropriations bill giving the United States Information Agency 96.2 million dollars for the coming fiscal year. The agency received six million more than the Senate sought, funded by deep cuts to the State Department. The total falls short of House approval by about 9.98 million and Eisenhower’s request by 47.8 million. Final details remain before final passage by both chambers.
Mrs Glen E Bolender hosts and visitors travel between Madison Beloit and Janesville for weekend visits and medical events. Mrs S M Jensen visits son Richard in Beloit. Mrs Wayne White undergoes emergency appendectomy at Mercy hospital. Edgar Krug and family from De Pere spend the week with son Lester. Eva Daughenbaugh visits Buena Vista. Roy Wagner home hosts Roy Flanagan and Jack, and Elmer Priewe from Rock Island Stockton. Soviet Russia and Finland share railway gauges at five feet.
A farewell dinner for Rev. and Mrs. John Wreford Winnie and Raymond will be held at 6 30 p m Friday in the South Wayne Methodist church dining room. South Wayne Gratiot and Browntown Methodists will participate as Rev Wreford transfers to another charge in June.
Rose Marie Wenger and Gordon L Wahler were married May 19 at 2 p m in West Vieta Lutheran Church. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Wenger Sr, wore Chantilly lace and nylon tulle. the groom is son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Wahler Gratiot. The couple will reside at 2309 11th Street.
Regular Cub Scout Pack 348 meeting at Village Hall awarded badges and pins. Several scouts received Bobcat and Wolf pins, Lion and Arrow awards, and first through third year pins. Webelos work will begin for five scouts.
The Swiss population uses four languages French German Italian and Romansh seen as a dialect. Romansh is noted as a regional linguistic variant within the country.
Arthur G. Mentz will become manager of the new Sentry Market at River Park Shopping Center in Waukesha effective June 15. The promotion was announced by John Godfrey of E. R. Godfrey and Son and Sentry Markets Inc. Mentz has 15 years in groceries and comes from the Waukesha Sentry unit. he previously worked in Sturgeon Bay. He is married with a daughter, Joan. Paul Line will succeed him as general manager here, with David Babler taking over the meat department.
Mrs Merri Milks with her daughter Mrs Ralph Hammerly and sons Rickey and Timmy of rural Monticello traveled to Natchitoches Louisiana for graduation exercises. Margaret Milks joined the graduating nursing class at Northern State College. Mrs Lucille May remains at the Milks home during Mrs Milks' absence.
The Monroe High School band, under Allan F. Barnard, will stage a Memorial Day concert at 9:15 a.m. tomorrow at the veterans monument in Greenwood Cemetery. A brass quartet, Joyce Ludwig as student director, and Thomas Fritz as vocalist will perform pieces including Crusaders Hymn, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Onward Christian Soldiers, and Star Spangled Banner.
Hortonville reports Police Chief Perry Meyer, 52, died Tuesday after a heart attack struck Monday. The longtime officer served over two decades and led the department through local incidents and routine duty.
A county wide weed meeting will be held at 8 p.m. Monday at the stock pavilion of the fair grounds. Weed commissioner Joseph Riedweg announced the session for farmers deputy weed commissioners land owners and county town chair men. Speakers include Don Peterson agronomy specialist at the University of Wisconsin and Dwight Forsyth chief of the weed and seed division Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. County agent Myron E. Jeglum will moderate a panel with Riedweg and others.
Miss Billie Ann Wenger daughter of Mr and Mrs William E Wenger of 1721 15th street will receive a bachelor of arts at Mount Mary commencement exercises Sunday. A voice major with minors in music education and English she has been active in chorus and presented a thesis voice recital. She will marry Michael Charles Kubly on June 18 at noon in St Victor Catholic church.
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