Start County 4-H Fairs Inaugurate 1946 Exhibition
Seventeen members of the Council Prairie Community 4-H club staged their fifth annual public exhibition in the Oak Point pavilion on Monday August 5. Leaders Mrs Clifton Hanson and Mrs Leslie Seidel with Ansel Heram and Doris Moen supervised the program. Exhibits spanned livestock garden canning sewing hobbies and posters judged by Anita Gundlach and Emil Schiesser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Prairie Community
la Crosse County
Oak Point
Clifton Hanson
Leslie Seidel
Ansel Heram
Doris Moen
Anita Gundlach
Emil J. Schiesser
Edith Seidel
Marion Heram
Kenneth Cook
Marlene McWain
Virginia
Jerry Medema
Gile McWain
Junior Knutson
Miss Moen
Miss Heram
Sandra Grokowsky
Carol Jean Koch
Doris Moon
Seidel
Council Prairie Club
Birthday listings for residents in Wisconsin area
Birthday notices mention James William Adams Wee Balem Dennis Marvin Olsen Rennie Weld Atlan Jobe Schell and Rit Affeldt with addresses in Mindoro West Salem Tomah and 1652 Jackson Street 16. The brief item reads like a local social notice without further event details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James William Adams
Wee’ Balem
Wie
Dennis Marvin Olsen
Mindoro, Wis
Atlan Jobe Schell
Superior Ave
Tomah Wis Rit Affeldt
Jackson Street
Vets Certified As Tennessee Officials
In Athens Tennessee constitutional government was restored with five World War II veterans certified as McMinn county officers after a six hour riot tied to the election. Knox Henry was certified as sheriff along with four other former GI county officers. Sheriff Pat Mansfield resigned and is missing. Supporters of the former GI ticket cheered as deputies from the Cantrell faction disputed ballot counting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Tenn
Tennessee
McMinn County
Pat Mansfield
Knox Henry
GI County
Paul Cantrell
Cantrell
Union Leaders Confer on Milwaukee Strike. No State Action Sought
UAW-CIO President Robert Buse and CIO official Mel Heinritz met Gov. Goodland in Madison to discuss the Alis-Chalmers strike. They reported no request for state intervention and described the visit as a general talk and social call about Wisconsin conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Robert Buse
Uaw-Cio
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Milwaukee
Mel Heinritz
State Cio
Goodland
Frank Graass
Buse
Heinrich
Wisconsin
Graass
Veteran Held On Morals Charge In Massachusetts
ONSET Massachusetts A 25 year old naval veteran linked to the Pacific theater is held for questioning in the alleged assault and slaving of Ruth McGurk a Cambridge dime store salesgirl found in a cranberry bag last Thursday District Attorney Edmund R Dewing said a district court complaint will be sought and noted the veteran made statements that contradict themselves suggesting he is not telling the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onset
Mass
Ruth McGurk
Cambridge
Edmund R. Dewing
Zastoupil Family Reunites at Tomah Lake Park Picnic
One of the largest Zastoupil family gatherings occurred Sunday at Lake Tomah park with attendees from La Crosse Randolph Cashton Sparta Camp Douglas and Tomah. Notable members listed include Christina Silha Leslie Silka Schultz and Henry Zastoupil along with many cousins and relatives from Wisconsin and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Wavra
Sparta
Wenzel Wavra
Westby
John Silha
Cashton
Joe Chapiewsky
Wenzel Korn
Raymond Korn
Agnes Korn
Victor Korn
Mary Ann Korn
Mary Blasky
Leo Blasky
Oakdale
Joe Honish
Camp Douglas
Rose L. Rediske
Madison
Joe Roubal
Rice Lake
Ben Herricks
Joseph Herricks
Brill
Hubert Poss
Harold Peterson
Annabelle Silha
Morris Poss
Andrew Derra
Waunakee
George W. Prell
Floyd Prell
Tomah
Henry Zastoupil
Howard Zastoupil
John Gasper
Joe Zastoupil
Grace Zastoupil
C. C. Hill
John Zastoupil
Merle W. Hill
Ella Rehberg
Henry Schultz
Allen Schultz
Leonard Schultz
Carl Schultz
John Rehberg
Don Kastens
Frank Schmidt
Deaths Last Night by the Associated Press
Washington veteran Robert Burns Armstrong 72 former assistant secretary of the treasury and publicity head for the Harding campaign dies. Detroit’s A J Schamehorn 58 longtime GM technical center assistant administrative engineer who joined GM in 1921 passes away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Burns Armstrong
Secretary of the Treasury
Des Moines
Detroit
A. J. Schamehorn
General Motors Technical Center
General Motors Corp
Wright 84 Dies After Illness in Fairmont Minnesota
Letitia Jacobsen and Agnes Thompson report the death of their brother Thomas Wright aged 84 at his Fairmont Minnesota home after a long illness. He was born in Ontario Canada August 7 1862 and was survived by his wife Marie Perrin a daughter Anna Baarts seven grandchildren three sisters and a brother. Funeral services were held in Fairmont with burial there. Wright lived much of his life in Fairmont with stints near Acee and San Diego California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Letitia Jacobsen
Agnes Thompson
Thomas Wright
Fairmont
Minn
Wright
Straffordsville
Ontario
Canada
Joseph
George Anna Douglas Wright
Marie Perrin
Anna Baarts
Mmes. Jacobson and Thompson
Mary Stevens
Delburne
Alta
Maggie Paul
James Wright
Acee
San Diego
Alif
Maule Rites Held for Whitehall Native John A. Maule
John A. Maule 68 died at his Independence area home after a stroke. Funeral services set for Thursday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church Independence with burial in the church cemetery. He was born June 17 1878 and married Julia Walek in 1900. survived by six sons, one daughter, three brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
John A. Maule
Independence
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Msgr
J. L. Kufel
Francis Przybylski
Maule
George Maule
England
Julia Walek
Eli
Arcadia
John
Albert
Walter
Eleanor) Smich
Elk Creek
Edmund
Home Farm
Edward
Milwaukee
Bennie
August
St. Paul
Ignatz
Fred
Helen Breska
Brookfield
Katie Kern
Polly Dembicki
Detroit
Mich
Funeral services for Mrs Clara Rhude in Ettrick Wisconsin
Funeral services for Clara Rhude 70 who died Sunday at a La Crosse hospital will be held Wednesday at 1 p m at Runnestrand funeral home Ettrick and at 1 30 p m at French Creek Lutheran church Rev H O Aasen officiating Burial will be in French Creek cemetery She was born in Norway April 3 1876 married Ole Rhude in 1903 bodies survived by daughter Mrs Norman Sorenson Arcadia son Percival Rhude Tama rack Valley brother John Bakken Tequot Minn and one grandson Warren Lee Rhude She had lived alternately with her son and daughter during recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Clara Rhude
la Crosse
Runnestrand
French Creek Lutheran Church
H. O. Aasen
French Creek
Rhode
Norway
Peter Bakken
Ole Rhude
Norman Sorenson
Arcadia
Percival Rhude
Tamarack Valley
John Bakken
Tequot
Minn
Hiroshima Bombing Anniversary Noted In Atomic Era City
Oak Ridge reports the first anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing passed without fanfare. Scientists aim to shift wartime uranium by products to peaceful uses. Carbon 14, a radioisotope, is used in cancer research. Hiroshima’s population fell from 75,000 at peak to 43,000 with about 32,000 workers remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Hiroshima
Webb pleads innocent in gold smuggling case
FRANKFURT Aug 5 Col Lester A Webb of Macon Georgia told an army court martial he never tried to smuggle gold bullion to the United States and pleaded not guilty to charges of violating army regulations and Swiss customs laws. Prosecutor Maj John J Hynes said customs officers at Les Verrieres Switzerland found six gold bars and 670 old coins in Webb's briefcase as he tried to enter France on May 7 1946 en route home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Lester A. Webb
Macon
United States
John J. Hynes
Cleveland
Ohio
Les Verrieres
Switzerland
Col. Webb
France
Judge criticizes unwed mothers in Michigan courts
Detroit jurist Judge Arthur E. Gordon claims a rise in illegitimacy tied to welfare for illicit children. He links gambling raids to a flow of unmarried mothers through courts and accuses state programs of fostering "free love" while officials caution there is no clear increase in fraud cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Recorder
Arthur E. Gordon
Gordon
Fedell Fauri
Helen Bryant
Increased Sailing Of Soviet Ships Reported
Izvestia reported today greater sailing of Soviet merchant ships between Sakhalin and Vladivostok. Vessels carry coal timber and lumber from Sakhalin to the mainland with Russian settlers on return trips. Three ships were recently moved from the Black Sea to the Vladivostok Sakhalin route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Izvestia
Eee
Newspaper arbitration system decades in the making
Publishers and unions in the newspaper business forged the first nationwide system of industrial arbitration about four decades ago, creating a lasting framework for labor peace in the industry.
Discharged Navy personnel listed at Great Lakes center
Aug 4 dischargees include S2c Harry R. Johnson Black River Falls AS Francis Conely Boscobel PHOM2c Darryl W. McLees Hillsboro F2c Lyle Schultz 948 Redfield St Sir Francis A. Schoen 824 South Sixth St Sir Victor B. Olson 1204 Horton St F2c David Andrew Solie 2322 Cass St S2c E. P. Twite 628 Johnson St Sir Wesley W. Wendlandt 412 Hagar St Sir Jack Malcolm Johnson 2092 State St RM3c William T. Nickerson 2219 La Crosse St Sir Donald E. Monski 1617 Loomis St Fir Albert B. Schroder 1715 Madison St RM3c Jerome J. Papacek 926 Denton St Lieut. Lewis R. Delke Neillsville SR3c Charles E. Welsch Prairie du Chien Fle Douglas E. June Sparta Sie Raymond Sime Jr Viola Sie Richard J. Everson Viroqua WT3c R. H. Selbrede West Salem. Discharged Aug 5 include PHM3c Donald C. Johnson Black River Falls S2c Calvin S. Chatten Gays Mills BUGIc C. A. Wiesen sel 131 South 16th St Sir Ernest L. Sanwick 411 South Sixth St S2c Robert G. Dill man Prairie du Chien Sie Charles W. Bruce Sparta nir James G. Owen Wisconsin Dells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Great Lakes
Harry R. Johnson
Black River Falls
Francis Conely
Boscobel
Darryl W. McLees
Hillsboro
Lyle Schultz
Redfield Street
Francis A. Schoen
South Sixth Street
Victor B. Olson
Horton Street
David Andrew Solie
Cass Street
E. P. Twite
Johnson Street
Wesley W. Wendlandt
Hagar Street
Jack Malcoln Johnson
State Street
William T. Nickerson
la Crosse Street
Donald E. Monski
Loomis Street
Albert B. Schroder
Madison Street
Jerome J. Papacek
Denton Street
Lewis R. Delke
Neillsville
Charles E. Welsch
Prairie du Chien
Douglas E. June
Sparta
Raymond Sime, Jr
Viola
Richard J. Everson
Viroqua
R. H. Selbrede
West Salem
Donald C. Johnson
Calvin S. Chatten
Gays Mills
Bugic C. A
Parallel Forms Boundary State and Canada Border Line
The 49th parallel forms a major portion of the boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada. It has long defined the frontier separating the two nations from the Atlantic to the Pacific, guiding treaties and mapmaking.
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United States
Dominion of Canada
La Crosse Business Men Set 21st Annual Stag Picnic
The La Crosse Business Men's club plans its 21st annual stag picnic at Barre Mills park on Wednesday. Lunch will start at noon with refreshments available all afternoon. Entertainment is arranged by Dr H W Hunt and Gage Staats. Palmer Hanson serves as general chairman with Joseph Dubraks as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Business Men’s Club
Barre Mills Park
H. W. Hunt
Gage Staats
Palmer Hanson
Joseph Dubraks
Reclamation Awards 81 409 Contract to Allis-Chalmers
The reclamation bureau awarded Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co of Milwaukee an 81 409 contract for electrical equipment for the Colorado Big Thompson project. Equipment will be installed at the Sterling and Holyoke substations in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reclamation Bureau
Allis-Chalmer Manufacturing Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Colorado-Big Thompson
Colorado
Sterling
Holyoke
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Rennie Weld
West Salem, Wis
Star
Folger's
TRF Coffee
Advaata
Tribune
Council Prairie
A-C
Zastoupil
The
Associated Press
Dion
Erable
Yrc
Rome
Bellows & Company
Mrs. Wm. Maravelas
North Fourth Street
Tsu
Ed Cretonne
Rayon
Stripes
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