Jaycettes Name Committee Chairs At Get Acquainted Night
Mrs. J. W. Ferries announced Jaycettes committee chairmen at a Get Acquainted meeting in the library Green Room. Leaders named include Wilmer L Wells membership George J Schindler social Bernard D Swiese publicity Frank C Stiles program and Joseph G Urban state director. Program chairmen Purdy Norton and Hennager presented a skit. hostesses were Schindler Gan shert Schneider and Fenton. Next meeting set for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ferries
Jaycettes
Mmes
Wilmer L
George) Wells
George J. Schindler
Bernard D. Swiese
Frank C. Stiles
Joseph G. Urban
John C. Purdy
John L. Norton
C. G. Hennager
Mmes. Schindler
Joseph R. Ganshert
Kenneth R. Schneider
H. L. Fenton
Mrs Ridnour Leads Program for Meeting at Church
Mrs Ridnour led a Methodist WSCS session on Spread of the Gospel in Perilous Times at the Brodhead church. Theme for the year To the Ends of the Earth with mission program on Korea including photos loaned by John Derning Jr. and presented by Mrs Engle Mrs Gibson and Miss Beckwith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen H. Ridnour
Methodist
WSCS
Mmes
Arthur Frautschy
Anson N. Crosby
Roy G. Rottler
Harold I. Moe
Brodhead Brodhead
J. J. Zimmerman
Ellen Bernard
Will Gibson
Gibson
Robert Engle
Helen Beckwith
Korea
Engle
John Derning Jr
Anniversary Observance by South Wayne Methodist Group
WSCS of the Methodist church marks 15th anniversary with a 2 30 p m Wednesday meeting. Speaker will be Mrs W C Snow of Albany who helped organize the society. Hostesses are Mmes Wesley Chapman Harold Chapman and Myme Segner. Program leader is Viola Wood.
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South Wayne
WSCS
Methodist Church
W. C. Snow
Albany
Mmes
Wesley Chapman
Harold Chapman
Myme Segner
Viola Wood
Film A Visit to Biloxi Shown at St John’s Union Meeting
The Women’s Union at St John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church will host a Tuesday evening program featuring the film A Visit to Biloxi. Mrs. Robert Aeschlimann leads devotions, Miss Susan Blumer provides vocal music, and new members will be received. Mrs. Louis E. BurI chairs the surprise committee. A farewell potluck for Rev Justin Flak and wife was held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Monday night with a farewell sermon and a gift from the congregation. Rev Jorgenson of Perry church Mt Horb spoke as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Women’s Union
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Robert Aeschlimann
Susan Blumer
Louis E. Buri
South Wayne
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Justin Flak
Flak
Jorgenson
Perry Church
Mt. Horeb
Meeting Date Set for Brotherhood at Immanuel Church
The Brotherhood of Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren church will hold its first season meeting on Wednesday night with R. W. Barrington of the Wisconsin School for Boys in Waukesha as guest speaker.
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Brotherhood of Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
R. W. Barrington
Wisconsin School For Boys
Waukesha
Woman's Relief Corps to Hold Fall Meeting and Picnic
The first fall meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps will be a picnic supper Tuesday at 6 p m in the First Universalist church parlors. Mrs F B Luch singer will speak on her recent trip to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Relief Corps
Universalist
F. B. Luchsinger
Europe
Bethlehem to host International Guest Day in Brodhead
The Bethlehem Lutheran Aid So will hold International Guest Day at 2 p m Thursday. Various churches of Brodhead will be guests.
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Brodhead
Bethlehem Lutheran Aid Socity
Edwin Barlow Donates Valued Items to Swiss Chalet Museum
Edwin P. Barlow, now back in Switzerland, donated several valued pieces to the Swiss Chalet of the Golden Fleece museum as a memorial to Anna Streiff who died in Switzerland this summer. The collection includes a two foot long Huggler wood sculpture of a cow, heifer calf, and herdsman, among other carvings. The museum already houses two other Huggler pieces, now rare since the sculptor's death.
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Edwin P. Barlow
Switzerland
Anna Streiff
Barlow
Sea Ice Free of Salt When Water Freezes
When seawater freezes the resulting ice contains minimal salt. The desalination happens as ice crystals form excluding most salts, leaving largely fresh ice.
American Legion Auxiliary opens season at Casino hall
Monticello Times Special reports the American Legion Auxiliary held its first meeting of the season Thursday night at Casino hall. Mrs Ed Quade presided over the business meeting and officers for the year were announced including vice presidents Mrs R W Woelffer Sr and Mrs Ray Bowers, secretary Mrs Harold Babler, treasurer Mrs A G Hill, sergeants at arms Mrs Leo Gempeler and Mrs R W Woodruff, and executive committee members Mrs John Hoskins and others. Refreshments were served by hostesses Mrs Leo Gempeler, Mrs Joseph Bloxan, and Mrs Forrest Babler.
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Monticello
American Legion Auxiliary
Casino Hall
Ed Quade
R. W. Woelffer Sr
Ray Bowers
Harold Babler
A. G. Hill
Leo Gempeler
R. W. Woodruff
Don Root
Joe Blumer
Thomas Runkle Sr
Florence Kubly
John Hoskins
Albert Knobel
James Dooley
Sunshine
Donald Knobel
Forrest Babler
Joseph Bloxan
Eva Spreng Group to Meet at Immanuel Church
Members of Eva Spreng WSWS of Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren church will meet Tuesday at 8 p m in the church. Mrs Marvin F Schwerin leads the program Christian What of the Church introducing the year's theme Knowing the Church. Mrs Walter C Kuebli chairs the social committee. Sunday night WSWS aids Youth Fellowship with refreshments after Europe film shown by Gordon Orians Madison. Mrs Alton V Kiel chairs the WSWS group.
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Eva Spreng
WSWS
Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Marvin F. Schwerin
Walter C. Kuebli
Europe
Gordon Orians
Madison
Alton V. Kiel
Reunion Schedule for Preston Family Picnic
The annual Preston family reunion will be held at Recreation Park tomorrow with a picnic dinner at noon. Relatives from Rockford Milwaukee Monticello Albany Argyle Woodford and Monroe vicinity are expected to attend.
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Preston
Recreation Park
Rockford
Milwaukee
Monticello
Albany
Argyle
Woodford
Monroe
Jolly Eight Club Honors Given At Hostess Meeting
Mrs. James Allen hosted the Jolly Eight club Wednesday night. Honors went to Mrs. Leo Scheberle and Mrs. Vilas Swartz for their contributions.
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Brodhead Group
Brodhead
James Allen
Jolly Eight Club
Mmes
Leo Scheberle
Vilas Swartz
Bright School Mothers Club Chooses Officers
Mrs. Frank Leopold Sr. was elected president of the Bright School Mothers Club Friday at the school. New officers include Mrs. Herman Ziltener vice president Emil Goecks secretary treasurer and Bernice Kingdon reporter. A family wiener roast is planned for Sept 16 at the Ziltener farm.
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Frank Leopold Sr
Bright School Mothers Club
Herman Ziltener
Emil Goecks
Bernice Kingdon
Ziltener Farm
Long-serving School Board Members in Green County
Four rural Green County school board members report 30 or more years of service per questionnaires sent to Irene Powers. Henr y Elmer leads with 38 years, followed by Hartwick 35, Dunphy 34, and Silver 30.
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Green County
Irene C. Powers
Henry Elmer
Hillside View
Monroe Township
John A. Hartwick
Allom
Cadiz Township
al Dunphy
Peebles
Albany Township
Ray T. Silver
The
Silver School
Mt. Pleasant
Z. K. Thorp
Spring Creek
Clarno
John J. Cotherman
Melvin E. Blumer
Robert Duerst
Dividing Ridge
Adams
Melvin Pryce
Hart School
Decatur
Israel Nall
Puddledock
Nellie
Jordan Prairie
Kenneth Klemm
Cadiz Center
F. R. Briggs
West Clarno
Grace Wall
Rose Bloom
Blackford
Jordan
Harold Clausen
Rat Hollow
Edward Oliver
Smiley
Albany
Fred Krebs
Franklin
Cadiz
Kenneth Hartwig
East Clarno
R. Brandenburg
Blind workers boom industry with skilled blind labor
HAL BOYLE profiles Chicago toy firm owner Joe Heller who hires almost all blind workers. He cites higher productivity, zero absenteeism and perfect safety, noting trained blind staff excel in touch and precision while fittingly replacing sighted workers in many tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Joe Heller
Heller
Chicago
Self
Skil-Craft Corp
Mare “Handy Andy
Juve Toolso
Easiy
Lengacher Returns From National Student Congress
William Lengacher son of Mrs Wilma S Lengacher has returned from the National Student Congress meeting this week in Minneapolis He is a senior at the University of Wisconsin and treasurer of the university student body He attended the session with other student body officers from colleges and universities nationwide and will enter law school in February
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lengacher
Wilma S. Lengacher
Minneapolis
Lengachner
University of Wisconsin
Stocks Chalk Up Further Advance
NEW YORK The stock market extended its gains despite Labor Day weekend plans as the Associated Press 60 stock average rose to 176.40 and the industrial average to 248.90. After early hesitancy the week finished higher with steady but slow trading and overall volume below two million shares each day. United Aircraft led a rally in aircraft and industrials helped push prices higher.
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New York
Wall Street
Associated Press
Steels
United Aircraft
Spring Grove Social Roundup At Rock City And Nearby
Mrs. Herbert Mohn reports a high school reunion at the Warren Lapp home in Rock City. Local families share birthdays, anniversaries, and visits as relatives travel from Footville Janesville and Boston to Wisconsin.
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Spring Grove
Mrs. Herbert Mohn
Carl Montefelt
Warren Lapp
Rock City
Rodney Becker
Cathy
John Egger
Richard
Marlene
Sharon
Footville
Charlotte Egger
Janesville
Raymond Malcock Jr
Elvin Busjahn
Albert Egger
Debra
Wendell Wunschel
Delbert Rhode
Frank Wunschel
Nelis Wunschel
Rockford
Clara Woodward
Fred Doppeler
Fred Elmer
Chicago
Robert Stuckey
Spencer Fairhead
Waco
Tex
A. A. Ten- Eyck
Carl Hafen
Wisconsin
Willis Stokes
Boston
Ben Deininger
Utah
Amateur Photographers Spend 400 Million on Gear Annually
U.S. amateur photographers allocate about 400 million dollars each year to equipment purchases. The spending reflects growth in cameras lenses and related accessories amid hobbyist markets.
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U.S
English exchange student visits Green County farm club
Miss Hazel Mary Bishop, a 24 year old English farm youth, visits Green County to compare English and American 4 H style work. She lives on a 24 acre farm near Alton Hampshire with 12 Jersey cows 20 pigs and 300 head of poultry and will return in October aboard the Queen Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Farmers Club of England
Hazel Mary Bishop
England
Green County
International Farm Youth Exchange
William H. Blum
Washington County
Miss Bishop
Alton
Hampshire
Bishop
Southhampton
California
Rescue Fails as Fire Claims 5 Youths in California Hills
A brush fire near Sahabra Calif traps 14 forestry camp youths. Fire Captain Glenn Rockey 45 dies heroically while trying to rescue them. Four youths perish and 11 are injured as flames sweep 700 acres. William Storck 17 dies later. Victims connected to U S Forest Service unit from Baldwin Park.
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Sahabra
Calif
County Probation Department
Glenn Rockey
William Storck
Baldwin Park
Murphy Memorial Hospital
Whittier
Rockey
Farm worker harvests acreage over decades
The record shows the average U.S. farm worker harvested 21 acres in 1880, rising to 35 acres in 1940, 47 acres in 1950, and an estimated 56 acres by 1960, indicating a steady expansion of cultivated land per worker.
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U.S
USDA Suspends Penalty on Chicago Milk Sale
The U S Department of Agriculture paused a 70 cent per 100 pounds surcharge on milk moved from the Chicago area. The action, effective Thursday, followed testimony from the Pure Milk Association and local dairy groups at a August 24 hearing in Chicago. The suspension aims to keep more Chicagoland milk bottled locally and may raise farmers' prices.
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Chicago
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Pure Milk Association
PMA
Chicagoland
Chicago Milk Companies
Chicagoland Dairy
Bennetts Remarry in VA Office to Fix Record
Thomas Bennett and his wife May renewed their vows in a veterans administration office in the Macon County Building to clear a 1924 divorce record missing from Bennett’s papers. The 1931 Paris Illinois marriage, and May’s status as widow and heir, could be challenged without the recourse.
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Decatur
Thomas Bennett
Bennett
May
Paris
Bennetts
Justice of the Peace
Wayne Ellis
Veterans Administration Office
Macon County
How to Make More Money Book Lets You Brainstorm
Washington review outlines Marvin Small’s pocket guide to wealth through simple ideas. It cites cases like Gerstenzang and Murray to illustrate leveraging defects and skills. The piece promotes brainstorming as a method to generate profitable opportunities and urges persistent action.
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Washington
Marvin Small
Small
Leo Gerstenzang
Gerstenzang
Arthur Murray
Mama
Murray
Alex Osborn
Cheddar Mart Remains Firm in Wisconsin Markets
Wisconsin dairy markets show steady cheddar prices with only a minor one fourth cent rise at the lower end of the daily range. Demand remains fair and offerings of state brand longhorns vary from barely adequate to adequate while terminal point markets stay steady and evaporated milk sales hold steady as fluid production rises on better pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
California Egg Output Reaches Record 4 577 Million In 1954
California farmers produced a record 4 577 million eggs in 1954, surpassing previous totals as the industry shows strong statewide gains. The year marks a high point for production with egg prices and demand remaining robust across the state.
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California
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Odd Fellows
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Ray R. Finch
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Auxiliary
Legion
Eva Spreng Group
Lenk
John A. Franz
Monroe Clinic
Internal Medicine
Frantz
23Rd Avenue
Lengacher
Hazel Bishop
USDA
Bartlett Pears
T Brennan
Certified Grocers OF Illinois, Inc
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Deoderant
Redwood
Cheddar Mart
Dearth Motors
KODAK
Duaflex
Tures
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Walgreen Ay
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