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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1963
Page
3
Miss Pamella Lillian Koehner married Larry Roy Wieck at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in First Methodist Church Freeport with Rev. Ray F. Baldwin officiating. The couple, honeymooning in southern states, will reside at 917 West Empire Freeport.
Miss Beverly Pickett and Thayne Martin wed at Darlington Methodist Church on a Saturday afternoon. The bride wore a white taffeta sheath gown with chapel train, lace crown veil, and carried white chrysanthemums. The ceremony included bridesmaids Miss Millie Clark and matron of honor Miss Wilfred Merriam, with flower girl Jennifer Merriam and ring bearer Eric Barth. The groom’s party featured best man Phil Howard and groomsman Mike Martin, with ushers Ray Hocking and Dick Martin. The couple will reside in Mineral Point where he works at Martins Shell. she works at Citizens National Bank in Darlington.
Local residents from Monroe Orangeville Twin Grove and nearby visited the Royal Neighbors home in Davenport and the supreme office at Rock Island using a group bus trip. Participants included Mmes. Dieckhoff Flick Good Maurer Pfund Woodle Stoll Pickett Schadewaldt Schindler Staver Portman Hirsbrunner Yeazel Kramer and Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer as well as Mrs. Robertson and Mrs. Roenneburg.
Four WSCS circles of the Brodhead Methodist church plan meetings this week. Two circles meet tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Rachel Circle hosts Mrs. Oscar Gilbert and Naomi Circle hosts Mrs. Merton Mattison. Friday sessions are Miriam Circle with Mrs. Oscar Baldwin and Ruth Circle with Mrs. Leona Gibson.
Wiota Lutheran Church Women schedule two services on Wednesday at 2 p.m. East church and 8 p.m. West church to focus on charities and social action with program Love's Activities Channels by Miss Gilma Anderson and Mrs. Chris Thompson. Guest speaker is Chaplain Ingvald M. Thredt of Ephphatha Mission.
Mr and Mrs Donald Bunker of Winslow and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Martin of Durand celebrated their 25th wedding anniversaries with a Turner Hall dance Saturday night. Sammy Eggum and his orchestra provided music. Bunker and Martin siblings. Bunker married Aletha Martin October 9 1938 in Winslow. Martin married Elaine Vickers October 1 1938 in Dubuque. Bunker couple have four children and four grandchildren. Martin couple have six children and eight grandchildren.
Miss Janet Luella Leffingwell became the bride of Wayne F Albertson at St Mary of Lourdes in Belleville. The couple will reside on Route 1 Albany after a wedding trip to Tennessee and the South. Mrs Albertson is an X ray technologist and her husband is a farm manager.
Rev. Dwight Busacca of Memorial EUB Church Milwaukee will speak at Bethel EUB church Monroe for the World Service guest day. The Monroe Bethel Women’s Society sponsors the 1 30 p.m. event with Mrs. Roy Roderick in charge and attendees from nearby towns listed.
MONTICELLO Times reports Mr and Mrs Clarence Loveland will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. The couple wed in Monroe on October 9 1923, with Dorothy Smith as a daughter of Lena Juingst Smith and the late Roscoe Smith.
Mrs Henry Loveland and husband farmed in Washington Township until 1956 when they moved to the village. He served on the County Board for years including as chairman. They have two children Mrs Willis Elmer and Merlyn Loveland both of rural Monticello and five grandchildren Mary Kay Elmer Carol Faye Elmer LaVonne Loveland Marilyn Loveland and Bill Loveland.
Mrs Charles Krueger will lead the Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting to be held at 2 pm tomorrow in the home of Mrs Ulrich Brunkow located at 1615 17th Street Delayed start and hostess details indicate a small local gathering with leadership assigned.
The first session of a Methodist church confirmation class will be held at 9 30 a m on Saturday. All boys and girls in the 7th grade or older who are not church members are invited to attend.
Rev Lyle D Stephenson conducted baptism rites yesterday at the Methodist church for his grandson Michael Scott Arney son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Arney Minneapolis.
The Homemakers ABC CLUB chose the name ABC Homemakers and paid dues at a meeting at Mrs. Leo Sebald’s home in Monroe. New members greeted include Mrs. Arnold Koehn, Mrs. Raymond Rupnow, Mrs. Roger Stauffacher, Mrs. Roy Hull, and Mrs. DeWayne Flannery.
Mrs Art Legler and Mrs Joe Gmar led the project Buying Smooth Floor Coverings during the Meadow Valley Homemakers meeting at Mrs E C Soper's home in Monticello. Roll call was plant slips and bulbs. Thursday November 7 at Mrs Leman Disch's home.
The Friendship Homemakers Circle elected officers at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Florence Jordan. New leaders include Mrs. Florence Jordan as president, Mrs. Zoe Grenzow as vice president, Mrs. Irene Carter as secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Lillian Arn as health and safety reporter.
Inez Weaver, reporter and pianist, collaborates with Mrs. Grace Bonspiez as sunshine chairwoman to organize a community gathering. The pair coordinate activities and seek local participation and support.
Wallace Homemakers will meet Thursday at Mrs. James Pierce’s home. Mrs. Jacob H. Disch and Mrs. Ida Voegeli will lead a lesson on buying smooth surfaced floor covering. The first meeting opened the season with Mrs. Millard Peters and set the year’s lesson program and leaders.
The Census Bureau announced a October current population survey to determine how many Americans aged five to 34 are enrolled in school the number employed and unemployed and to measure school attendance by level and grade. The October 1962 inquiries found about three million aged 16 to 21 had not finished high school and were not enrolled.
The Woodford exchange of United Telephone Co will switch to dial operation on Tuesday Oct 15. Demonstrations are scheduled at the Woodford central office in Reinhold Grade residence on Oct 10 11 14 and 15 from 9 am to 4 pm with Miss Margaret Burgi presenting dialing instructions for local and toll calls.
Jack Feldt elected president of the Sam Ball school club during a meeting. George Buol becomes vice president and editor of the school paper with Feldt as assistant. Linda Liedschlag is secretary and Scott Buol treasurer. First grader Cindy Buol attends, and new pupils David and Steven Isely transfer from Argyle. Mrs. Donna Ladwig teaches.
Eleven men were arrested on gambling charges after police raided a Kenosha home where a card game was in progress. The raid occurred Sunday night and authorities confiscated gambling equipment.
The USDA estimated national average milk price used for cheese making in August at $3.15 per unit on a 3.6 test for Swiss cheese, up five cents from July. Italian cheese milk priced at $3.25 on a 3.63 test, also up five cents from July. Overall cheese milk average $3.18 on a 3.72 test, three cents above July.
Two third grade classes from New Glarus traveled by bus to Janesville then by train to Madison. They visited Vilas Park zoo and Truax Field with a surprise Northwest Airlines plane ride. Teachers Mrs Marie Pagel and Mrs Harveda Knobel led, with room mothers Delmar Disch Enos Jeglum Cleo Foster and Isaac Alderman assisting.
A Dodgeville man and six Belleville residents were injured in a three car crash on Highways 18 151 a mile west of Dane County Highway 1. Vehicles driven by Donald L. Markgraf 25 Raymond Francois 19 and Burton J. Butts 39 sustained injuries.参 Markgraf and Francois hospitalizations followed.
Former president of the Wisconsin Milk Dealers Association and Racine civic leader W Alan Gifford died Saturday at age 72. He guided dairy trade efforts and served the Racine community for decades.
Advertises U S Civil Service openings in the area for ages 18 to 52 with starting pay up to 446 a month. Promises security and advancement, notes many positions need little or no education, but requires passing a test, and warns competition is keen with as few as one in five succeeding.
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