George H Wolfe 68 Former Brodhead Farmer Dies
George Henry Wolfe 68 a native of Green County and former Brodhead area farmer died at 2 30 a m yesterday in West Allis Memorial hospital after years of ill health. He served in World War I and had been a Milwaukee machinist for 37 years. He married Selinda Kammerer in 1919 and Laura Comer in 1948. Surviving are his widow a son a daughter nine grandchildren two brothers a sister and two stepsons. Services 2 p m Friday at EUB church burial Greenwood cemetery. Friends may call.
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Brodhead
George Henry Wolfe
Green County
West Allis Memorial Hospital
Milwaukee
Fred Wolfe
Monroe
Co. C
Camp Grant
Texas
France
Selinda Kammerer
Beloit
Laura Comer
Donald
George Davenport
Great Lakes
Ill
William Wolfe
Jefferson
Ore
Arthur
Madison
Dewey Jones
Janesville
Albert Michaels
EUB
Paul J. Gibson
Greenwood Cemetery
Everson Funeral Home
Deaths and industry notes across several regions and eras
Geneva Robert E. Wilson 71 former Atomic Energy Commission member and adviser to the U S delegation to the Atoms for Peace conference died after a stroke. Stillwater Mrs Edward J Neil 58 widow of a noted AP foreign correspondent who died in 1938. Cranston Kennedy H Hamblin 65 War Production Board member in World War II. American carmakers produced 4 192 vehicles in 1900 but began trucks in 1994 with 700 units.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Robert E. Wilson
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Wilson
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Stillwater
N.Y
Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Neil
Cranston
R. IL
Kennedy H. Hamblin
War Production Board
Gebhardt Jr. Completes Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood
Pvt. Ernest Gebhardt Jr. finishes basic training at Fort Leonard Wood and, after a two week leave with his parents, is stationed at Fort Belvoir Virginia. He will take Army engineering courses and receives his new address at RA 16-800-668 Class 4 Co. L 2nd USAECB Fort Belvoir 22060.
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Ernest Gebhardt Jr
Fort Leonard Wood
Gebhardts
Fort Belvoir
Co. L
Mrs Streiff and James Depart for Alabama
Mrs Richard Streiff and James left for Montgomery Alabama to join Lt Col Streiff at Maxwell Air Force Base where he attends the War College for a 10 month graduate program with about 280 senior officers and international participants. The Streiffs recently returned from Germany and visited family in Blanchardville.
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NEW Glarus
Times
Richard Streiff
James
Montgomery
Ala
Streiff
War College
Maxwell Afb
Col. Streiff
Washington, D. C
U. S
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Fred P. Streiff
Germany
Rosellini aide cites Goldwater ticket lagging in polls
In Olympia Washington an aide to Gov Albert Rosellini a Democrat says he has proof the Republican national ticket of Barry Goldwater and William Miller is behind in popularity. The aide released a letter from Goldwater Miller headquarters addressed to Gov Arthur Langlie. Langlie previously served as governor from 1941-45 and 1949-57.
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Olympia
Wash
Albert Rosellini
Republican National
Barry Goldwater
William Miller
Calvin Johnson
Goldwater-Miller
Washington, D.C
Arthur B. Langlie
State of
Langlie
Rosellini
Woman Drowns After Car Sinks Into Great Miami River
In Dayton Ohio a 50 year old woman identified as Josephine Johnson drowned after her 1963 model car slid off a 25 foot embankment into the Great Miami River. Bystanders watched as she stood on the car and shouted I cant swim before disappearing beneath the waters despite attempts to rescue her. Authorities recovered her body about two hours later.
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Dayton
Ohio
Miami
Josephine Johnson
S.J. Kavy
Gene Snook
Col Gilbert Strickler Will Return to Saigon
Col Gilbert Strickler visiting his mother Mrs Eugene Strickler and relatives on leave returns to Saigon South Vietnam on Oct 7 after a two year tour. His wife remains in California and will join him in Washington DC.
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New Glarus
Times
Gilbert Strickler
Eugene Strickler
Saigon
South Vietnam
Col. Strickler
California
Washington, D. C
Lost Act Recalled In The Hoard Of Quotes
A witty lament notes the charm of a lost act when something precious vanishes. The writer cites memories and the allure of what vanished, implying a playful reverie about performance and absence.
Oslin who sparked singing telegrams retires after 35 years
George P. Oslin Western Union public relations director retired after 35 years in the firm. He created the singing telegram idea on July 28 1933 when he had an operator sing Happy Birthday to Rudy Vallee then 32. He remains the last surviving founder of Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith. Carroll Baker to star in Jean Harlow biopic produced by Joseph Levine with Gordon Douglas directing.
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New York
George P. Oslin
Western Union Telegraph Co
Wall Street
Merrill Lynch
Pierce
Fenner and Smith
Hollywood
Carroll Baker
Jean Harlow
Joseph Levine
Gordon Douglas
Edward Allen Pierce Enters Investment Business
Whitefield New Hampshire notices state that Edward Allen Pierce has entered the investment business, marking a career move for the local resident and Michigan-educated financier.
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Whitefield, N. H
Edward Allen Pierce
Weekend Travel Notes From Monticello Column
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Kar len and sons Douglas Darcy and Danny returned home Sunday from Mackinace Island and other places of interest Mr and Mrs William Escher Lodi visited Tuesday with her parents Mr and Mrs Leo Gepmler Their son Timmy re-
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Lawrence Karlen
Douglas
Darcy
Danny
Mackinace Island
William Escher
Lodi
Leo Gempeler
Timmy
Visits from distant kin mark social week
The article notes a day spent with grandparents by a child while parents were in Chicago. Several residents share social calls: Miss Sharon Durtschi teaches in Hales Corners, Milwaukee. The Stauffers called in Judo and Brod. Mrs. Louise Gessler of New Glarus and Arthur Gessler of Chicago called on Mrs. Sylvia Curtis. Ida Voegels and Henry Grunder visited art at the Doyle home in Belleville. Stillman Huntley and Lawrence Huntley returned from Neillsville after visiting Herman Huntley in a nursing home and stopped at the Duane Wolff family near Mauston on the way home.
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Chicago
Sharon Durtschi
Milwaukee
Hales Corners
Fred Stauffer
Louise Gessler
New Glarus
Arthur Gessler
Sylvia Curtis
Ida Voegels
Henry
Grunder
Art Doyle
Belleville
Stillman Huntley
Lawrence Huntley
Neillsville
Herman Huntley
Duane Wolff
Monticello
Mauston
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