LaValle Girl Writes From Yosemite Trip
Gladys Apker, a Baraboo High School graduate and Red Cross nurse now in Long Beach California, sends a letter home describing a Yosemite and Camp Curry visit. She recalls the hot train ride from Merced to El Portal, views of El Capitan, Bridal Veil and Nevada Falls, campfire programs, and a hike to Mirror Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo High School
Long Beach
California
Red Cross
Cap
Hena
Curry
Gallagher
Mirror Lake
Cianey
Pure Water Plans for Devils Lake Resort
C L Harrington of the Conservation Commission with F R King and Mr Baker inspect Devils Lake facilities and drinking water plans. Concessionaire L D Prader begins drilling a car well and a cement reservoir will supply the pavilion and tent sites, with a new flushing system to be installed after next year. The piece also recounts a travel diary segment describing deer, sunsets, a Sentinel Dome hike, and a Pacific trip ending at Long Beach.
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Harrington
Commission
Prader
Devils Lake
Lynx Mound
Seniors Give Fine Reception to Sophomores
The annual Senior Sophomore reception filled the High school gym with a program of music and sketches. Highlights included a boys quartet, solos by Miss Marjorie Barrager and Miss Hildegarde Guider, a humorous sketch about teachers, and a gypsy finale led by Miss Szero English. Decorations featured black and orange canopies and autumn motifs. Refreshments and a Halloween theme extended to the Kindergarten, with junior student servers and staff helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diehl Snyder
Donald Moore
Harold Mash
William Schaefer
Marjorie Barrager
Harriett Andrews
Richland
Rummell
Szero English
Hildegarde Guider
Ida Ringling North
Play Boys
Portage
T. Jones
Roger Cahoon
W. H. Oole
Hallowe’en
Lillian Foley
Stephanie Schultz
Maysel Evans
Estelle Isenberg
Warren Wright
Douglas Duncan
Roy Isenberg
Donald Hood
Louis Rommeltanger
Portage Road Fatal Crash Claims Two Residents
Mrs. Alois Zienert aged 65 and her husband Alois Zienert 64 of Portage were injured in a late Thursday auto accident eight miles northeast of Portage near the Port Hope bridge. Mrs. Zienert died at the scene, while her husband suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized at St Savior hospital where doctors expect his recovery.
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Alois Zienert
Portage
Port Hope Bridge
Nto
Mr. Zienert
Rag Og
Tak
St. Savior Hospital
Banquet Honors Mrs Minnie Groth National President
A reception for Mrs Minnie Groth newly elected national president of Sons of Veterans auxiliary drew a good crowd at the K P hall last evening. Rev W W Moore national counselor presided with remarks and musical numbers followed by a flower presentation and a response from Mrs Groth recounting the Des Moines encampment.
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K. P. Hall
Minnie Groth
Sons of Veterans
W. W. Moore
Ruth Hazeltine
Irene Kent
Risley
A. R
Nathanial Farnsworth
Fritz Kreisler
Hildegarde Guider
Ida Ringling North
la Crosse
Laura Welch
Groth
Des Moines
Portage School Board Faces Coal Scandal
In Portage the school board admitted that about 15 000 pounds of coal from a 1921 delivery went to board members and outsiders without payment. Investigation by E A Gilman led to a resignation of the school clerk, funds turned over to the city, and a broader probe across several years.
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Warwiona Hotel
Mariposa
Redwoods
Wawona
Wisconsin
Merced
Oakland
Chicago
Board of Education
Portage
E. A. Gilman
Gilman
Moran Family Attends Cousin's Funeral in Elecy
Mr and Mrs T J Moran and Mrs John Troy attended the funeral of a cousin in Elecy today.
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T. J. Moran
John Troy
Elecy
Deer shot on West Bluff found by path near home
A 200 pound doe wounded in the left foreleg was found by Fred Zantow along West Sauk road Friday. Game Warden Dockham had the deer euthanized and it was dressed at Bump and Wickus market. Proceeds from sale go to the conservation commission after expenses.
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Fred Zantow
Sauk Road
Zantow
F. A. Dockham
Bump and Wickus
Dockham
Conservation Commission
Deckham
Cars collide near post office in Baraboo
The Maxwell car owned by W. H. Sherman of Baraboo collided with a Ford owned by William Tritten of Milwaukee near the post office corner this morning about 10:30. The Ford sustained the heaviest damage with a bent fender and radius rod, but neither vehicle occupants were injured.
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Maxwell
W. H. Sherman
Baraboo
William Tritten
Milwaukee
Second Dedication of Wisconsin River Bridge Set for Nov 4
The Sauk City bridge across the Wisconsin river, costing 210000 with a 20000 approach funded by former Gov E L Philipp, will receive a second dedication on Saturday November 4 after final touches on November 1. The first dedication occurred during a homecoming on August 17 to 19, but the bridge was not yet finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin River
Sauk City
E. L. Philipp
Highway Commission
Tinkham Family Weekend Visit Noted
Mrs Ruth Tinkham of Ripon college spent the weekend here with her parents Mr and Mrs H H Tinkham of Fourth street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Tinkham
Ripon College
H. H. Tinkham
Fourth Street
Baraboo Boy Describes Arizona Trip and Harvey Eating System
Baraboo native Frank Koons writes from Winslow Arizona about a 1643 mile train journey through Kansas Colorado and New Mexico. He details Painted Desert scenery Navajo reservations and a 4856 foot desert setting. Koons praises the Harvey system hotels and dining cars along the Santa Fe route and notes Navajo blankets for sale.
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Frank Koons
Benjamin Koons
Broadway
University of Wisconsin
Frederick Stanley
Baraboo
Southwest
White Mountain
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Denver
Pike’s Peak
Graton Pass
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LaValle
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C. L. Harrington
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Tion Commission
F. R. King
State Board
Mr Baker
Madison
Dev
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L. D. Prader
Sentinal Dome
Mills College
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Portage School Board
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