New Glarus Celebrates 110th Swiss Arrival Anniversary
A Green County village marks the 110th anniversary of the first Swiss colonists arrival in New Glarus linking its dairy heritage and cheese industries to the 1845 pioneer settlement. The event highlights enduring Old World traditions and the area’s evolution into a modern American community.
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Green
New Glarus
Twin Valley
Green County
Canton Glarus
Green County’s Everyday Life. Today, It Can Be Said That New Glarus
Equal Treatment Sheds Light on Swiss Cheese Grinder Support
The article argues government price support for Swiss cheese could help an industry hurt by USDA bias toward American cheese. It notes Swiss is excluded from processing blends under school lunch and veterans programs, hurting prices for Swiss milk, and urges a floor on grinder prices to boost use and equal treatment.
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USDA
Veterans Hospital
Waffle shop changeover noted with longtime owners
Ten years ago Paul Neubauer bought the Waffle shop from Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Lochner who had operated it since 1927. The report also notes deaths of Mrs. Fannie Worley aged 74 and Edward Gempeler aged 58, a longtime Washington Township supervisor, along with Blanchardville’s 96 year old resident Mrs. Oline Loken and Mrs. Henry Aebly Sr. aged 68. The government lifted wartime controls on heavy cream and butterfat in frozen desserts and Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita surrendered to U S forces led by Lt. Rusell Bauman.
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Paul Neubauer
P. J. Lochner
Fannie Worley
Edward Gempeler
Washington Township
Madison
Blanchardville
Oline Loken
Henry Aebly Sr
Switzerland
Monroe
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tiger of
Malaya
32Nd
Red Arrow) Division
Rusell Bauman
Glenbeulah
Wis
German forts fall near Grodno in 1915 push
40 years ago reports say German forces captured outer forts guarding the Polish strongpoint of Grodno on September 2 1915 and expected the city to fall within a day.
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Grodno
Fred T. Odell
Hob Darling
Andrew Heinzelman
Ferdinand Ingold Jr
Ray Streiff
Chicago
Wisconsin
Jacob Aultman
Monroe
Monticello
Borden
Nostalgic Memories Surround the Ludlow Hotel’s End
Former Monroe resident Gretchen Kaufman Barnes reflects on the Ludlow hotel as a beloved city icon. She recalls childhood visits, Swiss relatives, high ceilings, marble fireplaces, and the social aura that made Monroe glitter. Her piece laments the building’s demolition for a modern store.
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Ludlow Hotel
Monroe
Gretchen Kaufman Barnes
Monroe Area
Eau Claire Lakes
Solon Springs
Washington
Green County
Switzerland
America
Cousin Marie
Ludlow
Barnes
Fred Kaufman
Monicello
Kaufman
Grindelwald
Canton Ben
Iowa
John Kaufman
Monroe Cheese and
Christ Bernet
Idle Hour Farm
F. B. Luchsinger
George Booth, Publisher, Dies at 84 in Gloucester
George F. Booth 84 longtime editor publisher of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and president of WTAG radio died at his Bass Rocks summer home in Gloucester. A Hartford native he joined the Eve ning Gazette in Worcester in 1899 and later merged it with the Telegram and Sunday Telegram in 1926 also acquiring WTAG. He served as AP director 1941 to 1950.
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Worcester
Mass
George F. Booth
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
WTAG
Bass Rocks
Gloucester
Associated Press
Hartford
Gazette
Worcester Telegram
Harry G. Stoddard
Gazette the Telegram
Sunday Telegram
Japan Uranium Diggers Reported in Poor Health
Asahi reports uranium miners at Ishikawamachi in northern Honshu show a severe drop in white blood cell counts from 6 000–7 000 to 3 000–4 000. Dr Akira Miyazaki notes miners tired and dirty after 80 days work. Local villagers’ white cell counts are 220–3200 but miners report ill effects.
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Tokyo
Asahi
Japan
Akira Miyazaki
Ishikawamachi
Honshu
Miyazaki
Michener Divorced After Second Marriage Breakup
Philadelphia reports novelist James A. Michener 47 has been divorced by his wife Vange A. Nord on grounds of indignities to the person. This marks his second divorce. Michener won the 1947 Pulitzer for Tales of the South Pacific.
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Michener
Philadelphia
James A. Michener
Vange A. Nord
Tremnesleau County’s oldest resident dies at 100
Osseo Wis Mrs P Mrs Ingborg Tollefson aged 100 died at her home Wednesday She celebrated her 100th birthday on June 14 Born in Beiri Norway she was the county’s oldest resident
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Osseo
Wis
Ingborg Tollefson
Tremnesleau County
Tollefson
Beiri
Norway
State Chamber Refutes Zeidler on Milwaukee Port Harassment
The Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce rejected Milwaukee Mayor Frank Zeidler’s claim that port shipping interests harassed the port over two Kohler Co. clay cargo incidents. The chamber blamed the harbor commission’s autonomy under state statute and noted dockers’ threat to picket when ships docked but did not unload.
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Madison
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Milwaukee
Kohler Co
Harbor Commission
Frank Zeidler
AFL
Zeidler
Milwaukee Harbor Commission
Service Record Sailor Heads Overseas for Europe Assignment
Donald Holcomb Airman 1st Class left for Brooklyn Navy Yard to report for a three year European posting after reenlisting last month. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Holomb. Jerry Stabler, after sea duty, arrived in the United States and leaves September 7 for the Mariana Islands and South Pacific with plans to return later in the fall.
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New York
Monticello
Donald Holcomb
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn
N. Y
Europe
Arthur Holomb
Marvin Stabler
Jerry
United States
Marianne Islands
South Pacific
New Address for Cpl Wenger Pending Japan Duty
The address of Cpl Paul R Wenger 1 376 428 who expects to be sent to Japan for further duty is now at Air F M F Pacific Marine Corps Air Station El Toro California.
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Cpl
Paul R. Wenger
Japan
Air F. M. F. Pacific
Marine Corps
Air Station
el Toro
Calif
Burkhamer Enlists in Army for Three Years
John R. Burkhamer son of Mr and Mrs Vernon N Burkhamer Route 1 has enlisted in the Army for three years. He joined the 11th Airborne Division at Ft Campbell Ky which is slated to move to Europe next year. Burkhamer a 1955 graduate of Brodhead high school.
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Brodhead
John R. Burkhamer
Vernon N. Burkhamer
Route 1
Army
11Th Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell
Europe
Burkhamer
Brodhead High School
Freeport Adopts Half Cent City Sales Tax
Freeport began collecting a half cent city sales tax yesterday, adding to the 2 percent state levy for a total of 3 percent. The state will collect and return funds to Freeport after a six percent collection fee. The council weighs use of about $175,000 to $200,000 yearly. Nearby cities Rockford, Lowes Park, Sterling, Lena and Stockton also enacted taxes.
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Freeport
Illinois
Rockford
Lowes Park
Sterling
Lena
Stockton
Florence Tor me Divorce Suit Against Mel Torme Filed
Florence Ann Torme of Santa Monica sues singer Mel Torme for divorce on cruelty grounds. The couple, both 29, wed in Chicago on February 11, 1949, and have two children.
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Santa Monica
Florence Ann Torme
Mel Torme
Chicago
Church News Roundup for Several Congregations
Menroe St Johns reports no Sunday school or worship service. Women’s Union meets Tuesday at 7 45 p m with Rev Paul C Kehle. New Glarus Swiss holds Sunday school at 9 and worship at 10 15 a m with Women’s Guild meeting at Zwingli House led by Rev Lynn F B Tschudy. Orangeville Grace offers Sunday school 9 30 and worship 10 30 a m with Rev A R Felts. Monticello Zwingli hosts Sunday school 9 15 and worship 10 30 a m and Zwingli Aid Circle meets Tuesday in the parish house. Saturday children’s choir 1 30, junior choir 2 15, and boys choir 3 p m under Rev A R Achtemeier. Washington worship at 9 and Sunday school at 10 a m with Rev Achtemeier.
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Menroe
St. John’s
Women’s Union
Paul C. Kehle
New Glarus
Women’s Guild
Zwingli House
Lynn F. B. Tschudy
Orangeville
Grace
A. R. Felts
Monticello
Zwingli
A. R. Achtemeier
Washington
Lutheran church notices from Monroe area
A consolidated Church bulletin lists services and events for Lutheran locales Monroe Mt Olive Jordan South Wayne Our Savior’s Argyle Adams Wiota East West Yellowstone and surrounding churches. It notes no services at several stations and ordination plans for Velve in Janesville with Rev Flak, plus weekly activities such as Sunday school, choir rehearsals, Lutheran League meetings, and confirmation classes led by pastors including Rev A P Anderson Rev Flak Rev Waldo R Wold and Rev M A Sorenson.
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Monroe
Mt. Olive
R. F. Bittorf
Grace
Women’s Missionary Society
Lester M. Johnson
Clarence C. Warfel
Jordan
Velve
Janesville
Flak
Justin H. Flak
South Wayne
Our Savior
Judith
Kasper Berger Jr
Marvin Anderson
Aid Society
A. P. Anderson
Adams
Mmes
Eugene Moen
Everett Hanson
Andrew Fischer
Anderson
Wiota
East
M. A. Sorenson
Church Services and Events Listed for Area Clergy
Rev Glen H Ridnour leads Orangeville worship at 9 30 a m with Sunday school at 10 30 a m Rev Paul Olson conducts South Wayne service at 9 30 with Sunday school 10 30 a m Rev John Wreford oversees Gratiot Sunday school at 10 worship 10 45 a m Rev Wreford also at Woodford worship 8 30 and Sunday school 9 30 a m WSCS Educational Seminar set for Wednesday at Shulls burg 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m MYF meeting at church 8 p m Rev John Mc Murtrey listed as well.
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Glen H. Ridnour
Orangeville
Paul Olson
South Wayne
John Wreford
Gratiot
Wreford
Woodford
WSCS
Shullsburg
MYF
John McMurtrey
Universalist Monroe Church Schedule and Rev James Neighbours
Sunday school at 9 45 worship at 10 45 a m. Monday choir rehearsal 7 30 p m. Tuesday 7 30 p m Board of Trustees meeting. Wednesday Sunday school teachers meeting 7 30 p m parsonage. Friday Aid Society Quilting Group 10 a m with Aid business 3 p m and Aid program 3 30 p m. Rev James Neighbours.
Monroe Church Schedule From Sunday Bible Classes
Monroe worship at 10 a.m. Sunday school at 11 a.m. No evening service. Midweek service Wednesday at 8 p.m. Rev. R. H. Scharnweber officiates.
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Monroe
R. H. Scharnweber
Presbyterian Monroe Union Service Schedule
Sunday school at 9 30 worship at 10 45 a m. West Westminster Fellowship at 5 30 p m. Thursday choir rehearsal at 7 p m. Rev. John C Purdy presides.
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Presbyterian
Monroe
Union
Westminster Fellowship
John C. Purdy
Assembly of God Monroe Service Schedule
Monroe Assembly of God lists Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 a.m. An evangelistic service follows at 8 p.m. Youth Fellowship meets Tuesday at 8 15 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. Rev. Howard Bailey in charge.
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Assembly OF God
Monroe
Howard Bailey
Religious services and events list with multiple churches
A slate of church schedules across towns including Monroe Bethel Monroe Immanuel Monticello New Glarus Judo Union and Brodhead Immanuel. Services at various times with Sunday schools worship and special events led by pastors Rev Paul J Gibson Rev Bernard Bartel Rev W L King and Rev King. A picnic for Mixed M's class noted in North Side Park at noon.
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Monroe
Bethel
Paul J. Gibson
Immanuel
Gordon Orians
Madison
Europe
Eva Spring
Brotherhood
Philathea
Emma Bleiler
7Th Street
Bernard Bartel
Monticello
Gibson
New Glarus
W. L. King
Union
Church society schedules and meetings across towns
The record lists multiple church events including Women's Society and Aid Society gathering with Mrs Raymond Malcock at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, International Guest Day at Bethlehem Lutheran Thursday at 2 p.m., and choir rehearsal at 8 p.m. Rev. Robert A. Boettcher leads Peace Worship in Brooklyn at 9:30 a.m. and Zion in Orangeville at 9:30 a.m. plus a Mission Band meeting. Freeport officials meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. daylight saving time and the first local conference is set for Thursday 8 p.m. in Afolkey Bethel led by Rev. Milford W. Best.
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Women’s Society of World Service
The
Aid Society
Raymond Malcock
George Robinson
Fred Schwartzlow
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Robert A. Boettcher
Brooklyn
Peace
Boettcher
Orangeville
Zion
Mission Band
Main St
Freeport
Afolkey
Milford W. Best
Bethel
Best
Local Church Notices Albany and Juda Schedule
Baptist Albany First holds Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 a.m. Choir rehearsal is 7 45 p m Thursday night. Rev Burton F Moore leads Juda First with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 8 p m Thursday Rev Harold P Humbert listed.
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Baptist Albany
Burton F. Moore
Juda
Harold P. Humbert
Bartells Named Head of Police Chief Group
MILWAUKEE i Em il F Bartells Shorewood police chief was elected president of the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association at its 48th conference. He succeeds Thomas Kastello of West Allis. New officers include Stanley Haukedahl Kenosha first vice president. George Long La Crosse second vice president. Harry Macklin New London third vice president. Re-elected were Glenn Zimmerman Plymouth treasurer and Rudolph Exner Wisconsin Rapids secretary.
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Milwaukee
Emil F. Bartels
Shorewood
Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association
Thomas Kastello
West Allis
Stanley G. Haukedahl
Kenosha
George C. Long
la Crosse
Harry D. Macklin
New London
Glenn Zimmerman
Plymouth
Rudolph J. Exner
Wisconsin Rapids
Men to work seven hours a week in 100 years
Joseph Prendegast, head of the National Recreational Association of New York, told the California Recreation Commission that in 100 years men will work one seven hour day weekly and receive current 40 hour week pay. The Times classified ads invite readers to check bargains daily.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Prendegast
National Recreational Association of
New York
California Recreation Commission
Winter Schedule Adopts New Meeting Times
The article lists a winter schedule with worship at 9:30 and 10:45 a m and notes ongoing board and circle meetings. The official board meets Tuesday at 7 p m and Nancy Circle gathers Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Robert Crandall's home.
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Monroe
Nancy
Robert Crandall
Amalia Gmur 73 Dies. Rites Set In New Glarus
Mrs Amalia Gmur died of a heart attack at her son’s home in New Glarus. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a m at the Swiss Evangelical and Reformed church with Rev Lynn F B Tschudy officiating. Burial in Swiss cemetery. She came from Canton St Gallen Switzerland to New Glarus in 1904. She is survived by two daughters Mrs Selmer Judd Sr Oregon Wis and Mrs Glen Hunt Beloit two sons John R and Herbert both of New Glarus a sister Mrs Maria Gehrig nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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New Glarus
Amalia Gmur
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lynn F. B. Tschudy
Zentner Funeral Home
Gottlieb Gmur
Swiss
G.U.G.G. Society
Selmer Judd Sr
Oregon
Wis
Glen Hunt
Beloit
John R
Herbert
Maria Gehrig
Norsemen First Sight Greenland Coast in 877 A.D.
Records indicate Norse men first sighted the coast of Greenland in 877 A D. This historical note marks an early Nordic exploration milestone near the Arctic shore. The source highlights the year as a key datum in medieval exploration chronology.
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Greenland
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Emery A. Odell
Inland Daily Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Carter
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Stephenson County
Editorial
Glarus
Evening Times
Upper
Michigan
Helen Sylvia Gibbons
William W. Dunlavey
St. Victor’s Church
Green County Normal
Grace Lutheran Church
E. F. Dettmann
Browntown
Floyd O. Pyle
Soviet Union
Russia
Burton K. Wheeler
Flossie Jones
George Jones
Green County Fair
B. H. Chandler
Sis Hopkins
Platteville Fair
William Blotz
Minneapolis
Alfred Schuh
Fond du Lac
Bauer
Elmhurst College
George Booth
State Chamber
Cage
HEU
Church News
Bartells
Times
Methodist
Swiss Cheese Shop
Chocolate Shop
Monroe Cash Market
11Th Street
Gmur
New Holland
Studer
Monroe, Wis
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
American Dairy Association of Wisconsin
Brooks J. Dunwiddie
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