Burmeisters Mark 59th and 24th Anniversaries at Gratiot
Sunday marks the 59th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Burmeister of Gratiot and the 24th anniversary of their son and daughter in law Roy F. and Mrs. Burmeister. They have three children seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. A family dinner will be held at 12 30 p m at their home.
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Gratiot
Henry W. Burmeister
Roy F. Burmeister
21St Avenue
H. W. Burmeister
Mary E. Preston
J. W. Lamont
Rev. Miller
Christian Union Church
Monroe
Ella Calvert
Tillie Skelrood
Burmeisters
Roy F
Floyd E
E. L. Geach
Warren
Ill
LeRoy
John Geach
Barbara Geach Bale
Mary Burmeister
Forbes
Jerry
William and
Virginia Burmeister
Thomas
Stephen
David Forbes
Richard
Donna
Robert
Mark Geach
Brenda Bale
Gratiot State Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Beth Ambrose Feted By Her Scout Troop
Beth Ambrose daughter of Mr and Mrs Adolph Ambrose celebrated an eight birthday with a surprise party at Brownie troop 19 meeting at Grace church. Games and refreshments followed with friends Karen Bregenzer Sherry Coplien Sharon Baumgartner Sandra Miller Judith Gempeler and others in attendance.
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Beth Ambrose
Adolph Ambrose
Grace Church
Karen Bregenzer
Sherry Coplien
Sharon Baumgartner
Sandra Miller
Judith Gempeler
Shirley Ritchards
Judith Goecks
Beverly Greenberg
Marianne Mahley
Karen Scherer
Lucy Ann Sowl
Joan Wyss
Honored Mrs Jenny Honoratory Dinner in New Glarus
Mr and Mrs David Kundert Jr hosted a Sunday evening event honoring Don Ott and Mrs Barbara Jenny of Zurich Switzerland. Guests included Mr and Mrs Gilbert Ott and Don and Sylvan Kundert.
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Jenny
New Glarus
David Kundert Jr
Don Ott
Barbara Jenny
Zurich
Switzerland
Gilbert Ott
Don
Sylvan Kundert
County Top 4 H Record Book Winners Being Chosen
County leaders and the achievement committee are selecting 4-H top record book winners at the courthouse. A review of 545 home economics books was completed yesterday while agricultural books are under check.Officials named for book judging include Mmes John Rosh eisen Esther Larson and several others from towns such as New Glarus Juda Albion Browntown and Oakley.
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Court House
Mmes
John Rosheisen
Spring Grove
Ernest Zentner
New Glarus
Fred Abbott
Mt. Pleasant
Esther Larson
Juda
John Morgenthaler
Jacob Hoes
New Cub Scouts Sign For Year’s Activities
Twenty seven new members joined Monroe’s cub scout reorganization at KP hall. City membership is expected to top 155 youths aged 8 to 11. A regular pack meeting was held and den mothers and fathers are being assigned to dens for the new year’s activities.
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Monroe
KP Hall
Gratiot Band Club Plans New Programs
The Gratiot Band Club will meet Monday evening in the band room with Mrs Vera Burns as president and Mrs Kathryn Munger as secretary treasurer. The group starts a series of parties and activities to raise funds for band uniforms and has purchased military caps coats and a school banner. The Gratiot band has made two out of town appearances.
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Gratiot
Vera Burns
Kathryn Munger
Band to Perform at Monroe Cheese Day and Warren Homecoming
The band will appear at Monroe Cheese Day and the South Wayne fall festival and are scheduled to play at the Warren homecoming football game. Director is Ludwig Peterson of Barneveld.
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Monroe
South Wayne
Warren
Ludwig Peterson
Barneveld
Monticello Ruth Circle Opens Fall Meetings
Monticello Times Special reports the Ruth Circle met at Zwingli church with 15 members. A R Achtemeier, national secretary of the women's guild of the Evangelical and Reformed churches, spoke on offering boxes and shared guild meeting experiences. Sunshine and thank offering chairs were appointed, with co hosts named for the October 22 parish house meeting.
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Monticello
Ruth Circle
Zwingli Church
A. R. Achtemeier
Women’s Guild
Achtemeier
Women’s Guild of Evangelical and Reformed Churches
Jack Hoskins
Sunshine Committee
John Zimmerman
Joan Wettach
Paul Oppliger
Shower Honors Rebecca Theiler Before Oct 8 Nuptials
Mrs William Bauer and Miss Delores Glaeden hosted a pre nup shower at their home for Rebecca Theiler who will marry Warren Ten Pas Mayville October 8 at 3 pm in Swiss Reformed and Evangelical church. Guests included Mrs Leon Urben Mrs Russel Reuter and several others with games and prizes awarded to Mrs Urben and Barbara Meythaler.
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New Glarus
William Bauer
Delores Glaeden
Rebecca Theiler
Warren Ten Pas
Mayville
Mmes
Leon Urben
Russel Reuter
Arnold Kehrli
William Hustad
Dennis Streiff
Barbara Meythaler
Ruth Hoesly
Ruth Ness
PTA in New Glarus Convenes Monday Evening
The Parent-Teacher Association will hold its first meeting Monday at 8 p m in the high school. Durward McVey principal will speak on Education. Refreshments will be served. Officers are Mrs Walter Taplick president Mrs Irving Wild secretary and Mrs James Schroeder treasurer.
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New Glarus
Parent-Teacher Association
Durward McVey
Walter Taplick
Irving Wild
James Schroeder
East School Brownies Welcome Nine New Members
Brownie troop 18 at East School adds nine new members and one transfer. Three new troop mothers are Mmes Charles A. Long Lawrence K. Wegner and Peter J. Klassy. New members include Beverly Burkhalter Kay Ann Wegner Greta Pitkin Betty Mohns Diane Ferguson Janice Parks Barbara Schindler Marian Ing.
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East School
Mmes
Charles A. Long
Lawrence K. Wegner
Peter J. Klassy
Beverly Burkhalter
Kay Ann Wegner
Greta Pitkin
Betty Mohns
Diane Ferguson
Janice Parks
Barbara Schindler
Marian Ing
Local Scout Troop Led by Ensch and Einbeck
Diane Grossen transferred with Lucy Lowl from North school. Mmes Edward Ensch and Edward C. Einbeck serve as troop leaders guiding the group.
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Diane Grossen
Lucy Lowl
North School
Mmes
Edward Ensch
Edward C. Einbeck
WCTU Delegates Named for County and State Conventions
Orangeville Times Special notes the Stephenson county WCTU convention on October 18 and the state WCTU convention in Mattoon from October 10 to 13. County delegates include Mmes Vera Heck Fred Anderson Walter Hofmeister and Albert Kortemeier with alternates Mmes C W Frautschy John Babler Louise Kuhnke and Frederick Rickleff. Other officers and directors to attend are Mmes James Chilton Alvin Meinert John Gruber Bernard Gehler and Miss Carrie Musser.
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Orangeville
Stephenson County
WCTU
Mattoon
Mmes
Vera Heck
Fred Anderson
Walter Hofmeister
Albert Kortemeier
C. W. Frautschy
John Babler
Louise Kuhnke
Frederick Rickleff
James Chilton
Alvin Meinert
John Gruber
Bernard Gehler
Carrie Musser
Scouts Plan Outing to Canyon Camp Apple River
Local Boy Scouts will attend a special course of scout work at Canyon camp Apple River Illinois this weekend. Attending are Ralph Schuler Jerry Wittenwyler Gordon Rosen John Schmid Donald Karlen Zane Zurbuchen Roger Hoesly Kenny Kundert Ronald Schuett Larry Gessler Dick Hitchcock Eddie Riese Dennis Field.
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Monticello
Canyon Camp
Apple River
Ralph Schuler
Jerry Wittenwyler
Gordon Rosen
John Schmid
Donald Karlen
Zane Zurbuchen
Roger Hoesly
Kenny Kundert
Ronald Schuett
Larry Gessler
Dick Hitchcock
Eddie Riese
Dennis Field
Marksson’s Birthday Party Honors Kim With Friends
Mrs. Millard Tschudy entertained Tuesday afternoon honoring Kim Marksson’s fourth birthday. Attendees included Mrs. Richard Streiff, Mrs. Ricky Blanchardville, Rudy Schneider and Ricky, Edward Willi and Susan, Eugene Stuessey and Craig, Diane and Larry, Walter Wenger and Greg, Gerald Disch and Mitch, Chucky Phillipson and William Hoesly.
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Marksson
Eastern Star Grand Chapter Session Attendees Named
Eastern Star members attending the 60th annual grand chapter session in Milwaukee this week include Mmes. Edward Fuhrmann Frank Schiesser C H Bartle Margaret Mueller Waldo Freitag Al Burgdorff Quinton Ott Alvin Ott Arnold Widmer Palmer Arn Fred Duerst Adolph Strahin Margaret Wild Eugene Strickler Milo Hoesly and Mr and Mrs Casper Thoni.
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OES
New Glarus
Eastern Star
Milwaukee
Mmes
Edward Fuhrmann
Frank Schiesser
C. H. Bartle
Margaret Mueller
Waldo Freitag
al Burgdorff
Quinton Ott
Alvin Ott
Arnold Widmer
Palmer Arn
Fred Duerst
Adolph Strahin
Margaret Wild
Eugene Strickler
Milo Hoesly
Casper Thoni
Youth Dance Sponsored by Council at Armory
The Youth council sponsors a record dance tomorrow night in the armory from 7 30 to 11 p m JoAnn Lundy is decoration chairman William Pick door chairman and Willis Hartwig in charge of music
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Armory
JoAnn Lundy
William Pick
Willis Hartwig
MISS MATZINGER FETED AT BRIDAL SHOWER
Mrs William Palmer hosted a bridal shower for Miss Marie Matzinger at her New Glarus home. The event honored the bride to be Paul Vererli Monroe with the wedding set for October 1. Guests included Mrs Margaret Mueller and others.
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Miss Matzinger
New Glarus
William Palmer
Marie Matzinger
Paul “Verrerli
Monroe
Mmes
Margaret Mueller
Wal
Platteville college elects two Monroe students to LSP office
Gerald Thompson was named president and Robert Kessler was elected secretary treasurer of the LSP club at Platteville State Teachers College. Both students from Monroe were chosen by the student organization for leadership roles.
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Platteville
Monroe
Platteville State Teachers’ College
College
Gerald Thompson
Robert Kessler
Plan Annual Tea at Congregational Church Nov 8
The annual missionary tea is set at the Congregational church on the evening of November 8. Dr Joseph Cleveland of Second Congregational church Rockford will speak after a 530 p.m. potluck supper.
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Congregational Church
Joseph Cleveland
Second Congregational Church
Rockford
Gratiot Officer Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
Leigh Johnson of Gratiot receives promotion to lieutenant colonel in the army. He accepted the rank from a major at the San Francisco port of embarkation where he has served as port fiscal officer and chief of the fiscal division since June 1946. A World War I veteran, he entered the officers reserve corps in 1932 and has been active since 1940 with postings in Chicago Europe and New Orleans before San Francisco.
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Gratiot
Leigh Johnson
Henry M. Johnson
San Francisco Port of Embarkation
Chicago
Europe
New Orleans
San Francisco
Loyola Downtown College
Heinz predicts high defense costs for years
H. J. Heinz II warned at the Foreign Trades Association dinner in Philadelphia that the United States should expect annual defense spending of 30 to 50 billion dollars for an indefinite period. He spoke to the group last night.
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Philadelphia
America
H. J. Heinz
Foreign Trades Association of Philadelphia
Recruit Eugene Schmid stationed at Ft Hood Texas
Eugene Schmid son of Mr and Mrs Merlyn Schmid has joined the army and is now stationed at Fort Hood in Texas with the military unit based there.
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FT. Hood Monticello
Eugene Schmid
Merlyn Schmid
Ft. Hood, Tex
Burlington to Buy 2700 Freight Cars and 55600 Tons Rails
Chicago line the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and its subsidiaries plan to spend over 18 million dollars on 2700 new freight cars and 55600 tons of rails and fittings. Breakdown shows 1000 box cars 400 flat cars 200 hopper cars 250 gondolas and 350 refrigerator cars plus 50100 tons of rails and fittings.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Burlington
Beacon Light to Be Decommissioned in Green County
The civil aeronautics administration plans decommissioning of the eastern Green county beacon light tomorrow. The beacon will be declared surplus and can be used by state county and municipal governments for public airports or other aviation purposes.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Green County
CAA
Two Thousand Priests jailed in Czechoslovakia
Rev. T Hruby, a Czech exile, stated today that 2,000 priests are imprisoned in jails, concentration camps, or labor battalions in Czechoslovakia.
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Rome
Rev. T. Hruby
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Spy Network Suspected in West Germany
Western German officials report that the Soviet Union is expanding a large spy network inside West Germany to funnel intelligence to Moscow.
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Bonn
Soviet
Russia
Western
Germany
Kremlin
Pickup shortages hit county baking soda supply
Stores report widespread baking soda shortages with no run on shelves but many items sold out. Soda plant workers have returned after a strike and officials predict two more weeks before full market supply resumes.
Daughter of Rogers Weds Walter Brooks in Las Vegas
Mary Rogers, 33, daughter of the late Will Rogers, and Walter Brooks III, 36, former stepson of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, wed in a private Las Vegas ceremony last night. Brooks faced a dismissed charge in New York last month over an argument in a parked car. it was not pursued. This is her first marriage and his fourth.
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Las Vegas
Mary Rogers
Will Rogers
Walter Brooks III
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Brooks
New York
Miss Rogers
Mrs Jenny Leaves New Glarus Visit
Mrs Barbara Jenny of Zurich Switzerland, visiting New Glarus, returned Wednesday to Philadelphia where her son teaches veterinary science at the University of Pennsylvania. This marks her second visit.
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Jenny
New Glarus
Barbara Jenny
Zurich
Switzerland
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Visitor From Connecticut At Dave Kundert Jr Home
A visitor from Connecticut stayed at the Dave Kundert Jr residence. She had previously worked for Mrs. Jenny in Switzerland.
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United States
Connecticut
Dave Kundert Jr
France forms UN battalion for Korea service
Paris reports the defense ministry stating France is forming a battalion for service with United Nations forces in Korea. The unit is scheduled to depart next month.
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Paris
Defense Ministry
France
United Nations
Korea
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