Smiths celebrate 50 years of marriage with family gathering
The Roscoe C Smiths held a open house for their Golden Wedding Anniversary attended by relatives from Madison Verona Fennimore Green Bay Janesville and more. The couple married in 1899 and their offspring include five children twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren with ties to Monroe Monticello and Washington townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Smith
Jacob Hammond
Sylvester Township
Smith
Henry Juingst
Monticello
Friedolin Blum
W. M. Conkrite
Freeport
Washington Township
Richard
Smiths
Monroe
Lena Juingst
James E. Holcomb
Oscar Losey
Alois T. Beer
Monroe Richard
Ferm
Loveland
History of Buttons Features Rally Here
A colorful history of the Buttons of the Golden Age 1820 36 was presented by Mrs. E. R. Blair of Monroe before members of the Helvetian Button club the Button Box Girls and 45 out of town guests at the State Button society's quarterly meeting yesterday afternoon in the Green room. Several Swiss vocal arrangements were presented by Mrs. John Ross and Misses Lydia and Edith Zuercher of Brodhead. Members at the meeting were from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Blair
Monroe
Helvetian
Growing Old Topic Planned for Meeting
The St. John's Women's Union sets a 7:45 p m meeting at the church with Mmes Arthur F Wagner Robert G Buehler and Edward M Ensch as presenters on Growing Old Successfully. Curtis Wagner and Ellen Rubi will provide musical elements for the program. An engagement announcement follows noting Shirley May Prien to Ralph Weckerly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Women’s Union
Mmes
Arthur F. Wagner
Robert G. Buehler
Edward M. Ensch
Curtis Wagner
Ellen Rubi
Finch
Rose
William Greub
Hannah Salzer
Mary Lanz
Westminster Guild Meeting Planned at Haworth Home
The Westminster Guild of Union Presbyterian Church will gather Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at Harold S. Haworth residence 829 22nd avenue for a planned session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Guild of
Union Presbyterian Church
Harold S. Haworth
22Nd Avenue
Violet McCool and Eugene Mellenberger wed in Browntown
In a candlelight ceremony at Peace Evangelical and Reform church Browntown Miss Violet Gene McCool daughter of Charles and Mrs McCool became the bride of Eugene Werner Mellenberger son of Mr and Mrs Werner Mellenberger. Rev Walther H Waeckerle officiated. The couple will reside on route 1 Winslow and plan a late October trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browntown
Browntown Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Violet Gene McCool
Charles T. McCool
Eugene Werner Mellenberger
Werner Mellenberger
Walter H. Waeckerle
Curran Gage
Stockton
Ill
Rose Naef
Argyle
Shirley Herfel
Verona
Mary McCool
Fred Burri
Tom Binger Jr
Roger Binger
Louis Legler
Robert Klemm Jr
John Burri
Helen Stubbe
Browntown Hall
Florence Fredrick
Mary Ann Balzly
Caroline
Goecks
Monroe
JoAnn Tree
Milton Buschin
Winslow
Clara Maaske
Monroe High School
South Wayne High School
Route 1
Miss Louise Beach to Wed Kenneth Wild
Announcement of the engagement between Miss Louise Beach daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Beach 1729 14th street and Kenneth Wild son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Wild Monticello. no wedding date set. Miss Beach is the old United Telephone Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Beach
Jesse Beach
14Th Street
Kenneth Wild
Jacob Wild
Monticello
Miss Beach
United
Board Faculty Party Plans Readied at Club
Fall flowers will decorate the dining room of the Monroe Country club this evening as about 100 teachers and school board members and their families gather for the board sponsored dinner and evening of entertainment. Herbert T. Johnson, board president, will extend the greeting to the faculty on behalf of the school board. Committee members handling the arrangements are Mmes. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Country Club
Herbert T. Johnson
Mmes. C
Universalists Name Convention Delegates
Miss Harriet Carson and Mrs E N Churchill along with Mrs May L Luchsinger were elected delegates to the state Universalist convention to be held in Mukwonago on October 28 and 29. The election occurred after a brief business meeting following a potluck noon luncheon in the church parlors. Rev Warren Lovejoy of Hutchinson Kas was a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Carson
John A. Becker
E. N. Churchill
May L. Luchsinger
Mukwonago
Warren Lovejoy
Hutchinson
Kas
Five Madison couples attend Nordeen silver anniversary
Five Monroe couples joined Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nordeen of Madison for their silver wedding anniversary at Nakoma Country Club. Attendees included William C. Rieder Jr., Daniel Ault, Ralph Lindsay, Alva Williams and Freda Kohli along with A F Bolgrien and Beldit, plus Madison students Don Williams Robert Rieder and Frederic Kohli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Frank Nordeen
Madison
Nakoma Country Club
Messrs
Mmes
William C. Rieder, Jr
Daniel L. Ault
Ralph A. Lindsay
Alva B. Williams
Freda L. Kohli
A. F. Bolgrien
Beldit
Don B. Williams
Robert Rieder
Frederic Kohli
Miss Lillian Larson Weds George DeNure in Argyle Candlelight
Miss Lillian Larson and George DeNure wed in a candlelight ceremony at East Viota church on Saturday. The couple, residents of a farm near Argyle, were attended by Gladys Noble as matron of honor Ruth Tollackson as bridesmaid Alvin DeNure as best man Kenneth DeNure and ushers Wilfred Mason and Donald Pfister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argyle
George DeNure
Harry DeNure
South Wayne
Lillian Larson
Oscar Larson
East Viota
Gladys Noble
Ruth Tollackson
Alvin Ure
Kenneth DeNure
Wilfred Mason
Mrs Kubly Honored at Birthday Dinner in Brodhead
Mr. and Mrs. John Kubly of 2248 16th Street hosted a dinner to honor Mrs. Bernet Kubly of Brodhead on her birthday. Attending were Royal Wills and family, Elizabeth Ill, Alfred Glanzman, Warren, Bernett Kubly, Ronald and Shirley, with afternoon visitors J L Babler and Mrs Fred Feldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kubly
John Kubly
16Th Street
Bernet Kubly
Brodhead
Messrs
Mmes. Royal Wills and Son
Larry
Elizabeth
Alfred Glanzman
Warren
Bernett Kubly
Ronald
Shirley
J. L. Babler
Fred Feldt
Albany Students Return Home from Out-of-Town Schools
Albany residents who attend schools away from home spent the weekend back home. Names read include Daryl Rhyner Wayne Wahl Stanton P Steuri and Stanton P Steuri of Whitewater State Teachers College Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Daryl Rhyner
Wayne Wahl
Whitewater State Teachers College
Stanton P. Steuri
Milwaukee
High School Graduates Enter Vocational Programs
The record lists Miss June Sisson of Milwaukee Business Institute Miss Betty Wheeler of Madison Business College and Miss Marlene Reinitz a student nurse at Methodist Hospital Madison as graduates of 1949. All are noted as high school alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Sisson
Milwaukee Business Institute
Betty Wheeler
Madison Business College
Marlene Reinitz
Methodist Hospital
Madison
Party Honors James E Holcomb On Birthday
James E Holcomb was honored at a Saturday birthday party hosted by his wife at their home 2210 15th street. Guests played five tables of court whist with honors going to Miss Verda Franke Willis Gruenewald Miss Gloria Beck and Carl Goecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Holcomb
15Th Street
Verda Franke
Willis Gruenewald
Gloria Beck
Carl Goecks
Circle 3 WSCS Meets at Moe Home
WSCS Circle 3 of the Methodist church meets at 8 p m Tuesday at the home of Mrs Harold Moe 1104 22nd street with Mrs Alvin A Elmer as co host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Harold Moe
22Nd Street
Alvin A. Elmer
Miss Kleinmaier Arrives From Stockton For Visit
Miss Frances Kleinmaier arrives from Stockton California to spend several weeks at her mother Mrs Charles Kleinmaier's home at 1616 17th Avenue. She is employed in a government job on the west coast and was met at Janesville by her brother Harold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Frances Kleinmaier
Stockton
Calif
Charles Kleinmaier
17Th Avenue
Kleinmaier
West Coast
Janesville
Harold
Relatives Visit Brind and Young Family Homes
Relatives visiting Mrs. W. L. Brind of Lake Hiawatha New Jersey and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd S. Young of Joplin Missouri are guests at the Louis E. Buri home. The three sisters are Mrs. Brind Mrs. Young and Mrs. Buri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Brind
Lake Hiawatha
N. J
Floyd S. Young
Joplin
Louis E. Buri
Brind
Mrs. Young
Mrs. Buri
Spivak and Wayne King to Perform in Freeport
Charlie Spivak will play at the Freeport Masonic Temple Wednesday evening replacing Freddie Martin. Wayne King is set for 3 and 8:30 p.m. concert appearances in the auditorium there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spivak
Charlie Spivak
Freeport Masonic Temple
Freddy Martin
Wayne King
Grass Fire Stopped Near Route 4 Farms
The city fire department addressed a grass fire at 6 19 p m Saturday along the roadside between the John T Hauser and Mrs John Elmer farms on route 4 tenanted respectively by John Leuenberger and Henry G Leuzinger jr The blaze was contained and extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Hauser
John Elmer
Route 4
John Leuenberger
Henry G. Leuzinger Jr
Grandchild Visits Great Grandparents and Relatives
John Frederick Haxo aged 2 makes his first visit to great grandparents Mr. and Mrs. F J Bolender of 1014 21st Ave. in transit from Palo Alto to Baltimore with his mother Mrs. F T Haxo. The Bolenders and guests traveled to Rockford this afternoon for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Frederick Haxo
F. J. Bolender
21St Ave
Johnny
F. T. Haxo
Baltimore
Palo Alto
Calif
Joseph Bolender
F. J. Ballender
Rockford
Bolenders Travel With Haxo Family Briefly
Two days pass with Mr and Mrs H H Bolender before Mrs Haxo and her son resume their home ward journey in this brief noted interaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Bolender
Miss Mildred Myers Leaves for New Job
Miss Mildred Myers daughter of Mr and Mrs A S Myers 1302 17th avenue left yesterday for Louisville Kentucky to be a travel demonstrator for an ironer manufacturer of Detroit. She was with Wisconsin Power and Light Co for nine years and will have territory through Indiana Kentucky Missouri and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Myers
A. S. Myers
17Th Avenue
Louisville
Detroit
Miss Myers
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Monroe
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Madison engineers map 12.4 kV lines in Monroe district
Harley Gibson distribution engineer along with Charles Kerndt and Oscar Wedel cadet engineers, all of Madison, are conferring with district engineers in the Monroe district of Wisconsin Power and Light Co. this week. They plan the 12.4 kilovolt distribution lines in the city to tie into the new 69,000 volt Monroe Beloit transmission line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Gibson
Charles Kerndt
Oscar Wedel
Madison
Monroe
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Monroe-Beloit
Methodists Convene in Madison for Advance Opening
Methodists from Monroe and nearby areas join central and western Wisconsin congregants in a Madison mass meeting Tuesday to launch Wisconsin's Advance for Christ and His Church. Bishops H Clifford Northcott, Ray Short, and William C Martin address sessions at First University Church and Christ Presbyterian with banquets and evening meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Wisconsin
Madison
Christ
H. Clifford Northcott
Trusdale
First University
Ray Short
Florida
Cuba Area
Christ Presbyterian
William C. Martin
Dallas
Tex
Market snapshot Chicago livestock and grain trades
Slim cattle and hog sales with varied price moves across weight classes as hog margins drift and cattle demand shifts. Grains surge on soybean strength amid wet Midwest weather, fueling corn futures and lifting wheat futures near new seasonal highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Midwest
Chicago market report shows steady live poultry and butter
Oats rye and lard rise while live poultry prices hold steady with receipts of 20 trucks. F.o.b. prices for fowl roasters and fryers listed. ducklings at 34. Butter remains steady with two day receipts totaling 915,981 and various grade prices. Eggs are weak with top grade prices down one cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
F.o.b
U. S
Wall Street Quiet as Stocks Narrowly Mixed Today
In New York trading, stocks showed narrow moves with a slight bias to the downside. Despite nationwide strikes, no broad selling pressure appeared across the list behind higher division names such as Emerson Radio and United Aircraft, with lower grades including U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel. The bond market was sluggish with prices edging down slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emerson Radio
Radio Corp
Homestake Mines
United Aircraft
Commonwealth and Southern
U. S. Steel
Bethelehem Stell
Montgomery Ward
J. I. Case
American Can
American Tobacco
Nickel Plate
Russians Ease Border Rules For West German Travel
Frankfurt reports that Russian eased border restrictions to lure West Germans for Peace Day demonstrations, but most traffic moved east as Eastern zone Germans streamed into the West for visits and shopping sprees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Farm Bureau Social Session Highlights Local Topics
About 125 members attended the Green County Farm Bureau meeting at Odd Fellows hall Saturday evening. Hubert Elliston of the state office spoke on "The Farm Bureau Organization" while Mrs. Milton Bliss discussed health and Myron E. Jeglum spoke on milk houses. Mrs. Sam Waelti reported on the Rural Women’s short course at Green Lake and a film “Beautiful America” was shown. Musical numbers and a pot luck supper closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Organization
Hubert Elliston
State Farm Bureau
Madison
Green County Farm Bureau Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Milton Bliss
Myron E. Jeglum
Green County
Sam Waelti
Green Lake
Romans Enforced Cedar of Lebanon Conservation
The article notes ancient Rome imposed limits on cedar wood cutting from Lebanon to protect the sacred forest. It discusses state policy and the practical impact on timber supply and usage among builders and elites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Omar Breadman Dan Stindl Delivers Doorstep Freshness
Rain or shine Daniel Stindl ensures Omar Bread and Pastry direct from the Omar plant arrives at homes. He calls his customers every other day around the same time and tomorrow will feature Omar Red Raspberry Pie for 65c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Stindl
Omar
Dan
Daniel
Beloit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buttons
Chester Prien
Route 5
Shirley May
Ralph Weckerly
Guy Weckerly
Route 3
Violet McCool
Eugene Mellenberger
J. Schwingel
Leslie G. Kindschi
Rodney O. Kittelsen
E. O. Evans
G. E. Zuercher
Herman A. Stuessy
Universalists
Nordeen
Chiropractic
M. J. Gonstead
Margaret's
Lena
Illinois
Margaret Sprague
F. W. Woolworth Co
Wendell Fuller
Mar
Anes
McCleary Clinic
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Fred Glauser
University Ave
St. Paul 4
Minn
COOP
Wall Street
Farm Bureau
Youngstown
Tschudys
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