Vernon County School Board Convention Sets Aug 11
The Vernon county western section board members meet Aug 11 at Viroqua high school auditorium with a full schedule. Speakers include W J Scharluck state music supervisor Liegd Schultz and R S Ihlenfeldt on rural education health and school legislation. The program repeats Aug 12 at Hillsboro high school for eastern section boards.
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Wiroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Viroqua High School
W. J. Scharlock
Liegd Schultz
State Department of Public Instruction
R. S. Ihlenfeldt
Caryl Jaquish
Ihlenfeldt
Schallock
Hillsboro High School
Frances Hansen Puls Accepts World Book Position
SPARTA Wisconsin Mrs Donald Puls formerly Frances Hansen has accepted a position with World Book publishing and will travel to Chicago Illinois for an orientation course on August 22. She will travel within Wisconsin for the firm.
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Sparta
Wis
Donald Puls
Frances Hansen
World Book Publishing
Chicago
Ill
Wisconsin
Mabel Harvest Fest Draws Big Crowds In Ideal Weather
Ideal weather boosted attendance at Mabel Minnesota's two day Harvest Festival. Highlights included a large Monday parade with floats for prizes 15 10 and 5, a drum and bugle corps from inem and the 40 ot 8 train from La Crosse, a costume revue with 10 and 5 prizes, baseball games Rushford vs Mabel and Harmony, roller skating dances, a Spring Grove high school band concert, Smoky Hollow shows headlined by Pop Russell, an address by Minnesota state auditor Stafford Inc, and a Heileman's Brewers of La Crosse vs Mabel all stars softball game.
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Madel
Rtm
Tribune
Johnsrud
Mabel
James Walhus
Spring Grove
Yesteryear
Darrington Feed and Produce Company
American Legion
VFW
la Crosse Legion
Mabel, Minn
Rushford
Harmony
Don Morgan
Les Hart
Rushford Welcomes New Doctor N P Blochowiak
Rushford Minnesota reports Dr. N P Blochowiak opening a medical practice in the former Schmeling home now remodeled for office and residence. He served in the army signal corps and trained at Anchor hospital St Paul. Mrs Blochowiak assists in his work.
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Fitzimmons General Hospital
Denver
Colo
State Teachers College
Milwaukee
State University
Columbia
University of Minnesota
Anchor Hospital
St. Paul
Rushford
Blochowiak
Winona
Kenneth Robert
Fair Board Tomah CC Host Officials Luncheon
Monroe county board members and county officers will be guests of the Tomah Chamber of Commerce and the Monroe County Fair association on Sunday Aug 7. A noon luncheon will be served at the high school cafeteria followed by the fair’s afternoon and evening program.
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Tomah
Wis
Monroe County Board
Spartan Cousin Letter Details China Conflict
Virginia Herbert, a social service missionary in China, writes from Nanking about ongoing Civil War fighting between Communists and Nationalists. She describes bombardments, refugee camps, medical work, and the city’s defense, noting mail delays and a tense outlook as peace talks progress slowly in Peiping.
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Sparta
Wis
Virginia Herbert
Social Service
China
Theodore M. Burleson
Calvary Episcopal Church
New York City
Miss Herbert
Nanking
Herbert
Peiping
Anton University
Kendall Wisconsin Community Center Dedication Planned
The Kendall community hall will be dedicated Friday August five at 8 30 p m with George Addie of Kenosha as toastmaster and L J Goodman of Sparta as guest speaker. Bob s orchestra Cal and his band will provide music and the Kendall high school band will perform. A refreshments committee will offer barbeques hot dogs egg salad and more to raise funds for a piano.
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Kendall
Wis
George Addie
Kenosha
L. J. Goodman
Sparta
Monroe County
Bob
Cal
Kendall High School
Kendall Free X Rays Clinic Set For Thursday
The state board of health sponsored X-ray unit will be in Kendall on Aug. 4 from 1 to 3 30 p m Mrs Louis Haseley leads local arrangements with Mmes Bernard Friskie Melvin Fauska Carl Eberhardt and Vern Finncian assisting Publicity committee includes Otto Schroeder Mrs Margaret Doms and Mrs Louis Haseley Transportation is overseen by Mrs Otto Schroeder.
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Kendall
Wis
State Board of Health
Louis Haseley
Bernard Friskie
Melvin Fauska
Carl Eberhardt
Vern Finncian
Otto Schroeder
Margaret Doms
Minnie Opfer Named Allamakee Junior Welfare Worker
Minnie Opfer of Waukon is named junior welfare worker for Allamakee county and will assume the post August 1 under the supervision of Eila Hatch, director of social welfare in WDAUKON Iowa.
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Wdaukon
Minnie Opfer
Waukon
Allamakee County
Eila Hatch
Local Queen Crowned for Clayton County Dairy Contest
Ila McGregor reports a queen will be chosen Tuesday August 9 from McGregor Marquette and surrounding farms to represent the area in the Clayton county dairy industry queen contest. Eligible single women 17 to 23 may enter with support from the McGregor Farmers creamery Kiwanis fire department and American Legion. The winner receives 15 dollars and coronation marks August 10 at City Hall with Mayor William after crowning. If victorious countywide she advances to the state finals at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo and Iowa butter proceeds from a 1000 pound sale will benefit the Iowa dairy industry queen prize.
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Mcgregor
Ila
Marquette
Clayton County
McGregor Farmers’ Creamery
Kiwanis Club
Fire Department
American Legion
William
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Iowa Dairy Industry
Iowa
Five Enter Decorah Wheelbarrow Race
Five contestants enter the Decorah wheelbarrow race set for Sunday August seven at four p m. The two and a half mile event starts Locust and State road and ends at Wonder Cave with an empty wheelbarrow the first two miles at a walk. Contestants include Decorah huskies Raymond Fadness Bill Reichow Kenneth Rude Fred Weisbronner and Davenport's John Brothus competing for twenty five dollars plus other awards.
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Decorah
Bill Reichow
Kenneth Rude
Fred Weisbrenner
John Brothus
Davenport
Plea For Blood Draws Tomah Donors
Atty Lawrence Clark of Kibbie Bollrud Minneapolis appealed for blood for his mother Mrs Elsie Bollrud. Donor response was tremendous as he plans to contribute blood at the Lutheran hospital blood bank. Mrs Bollrud remains in serious condition and will visit the hospital in the coming days.
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Tomah
Wis
Atty
Lawrence Clark
Kibbie
Missionary Society Meets At Dakota
The Lucinda Missionary society will meet Friday afternoon in the church basement. Mrs. Ralph Brown will be the hostess.
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Missionary Society
Dakota
Dakota, Minn
Lucinda Missionary Society
Ralph Brown
Sparta Okays More Spraying Amid Polio Outbreak
Sparta Wisconsin council approves continued August and September DDT aerial spraying by Air Spray Inc and expanded ground spraying by Tibbitts Brothers to cover more areas including garbage cans and alleys. Merlin Jones to spray the city dump and memorial park as polio cases rise in Sparta and surrounding areas.
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Sparta
Wis
Air Spray, Inc
Milwaukee
H. H. Williams
Arthur Aldrich
Merlin Jones
Tibbitts Brothers of
Melrose
Memorial Park
Jones
Spencer Warner
Big Creek
la Crosse
Lyle Koehler
Monroe County
Rockland
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B. E. la Bansky
Third Ward
Oregon
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