Big Spring Trout Farm Plans New Lodge In Iowa
McGregor Iowa Special Big Spring Trout Farm Inc plans a two story native stone lodge with lounges fireplaces and lunch room to serve about 400 members and guests. W A Ames and F P Walker started the venture eight years ago with 39 acres and $50 000 investment. The trout water feeds ponds via a 30 inch pipe and rock dam creating a 700 by 160 foot lake. About 150 000 fish exist in all ponds and the lake ready for anglers amid a private access road declining to members only.
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Mcgregor
Big Spring Trout Farm, Inc
Turkey River
Iowa
W. A. Ames
F. P. Walker
Clear Lake
Big Spring
Mississippi Valley
Ames
Librarian Mrs Hanson Attends Camp Galilee Workshop
Mrs Hulda Hanson of Whitehall public library attends a Wisconsin librarians workshop at Camp Galilee on Lake Galilee near Mellen from August 4 onward. The session targets small library staff and board members with a focus on books and reading.
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Whitehall, Wis
Hulda Hanson
Whitehall’s
Camp Galilee
Lake Galilee
Mellen
Wis
Wisconsin
Hanson
Trempealesu County
Break-In Under Investigation at Sparta Apartment
Sparta police investigated a weekend break-in at the Glen Hopkins apartment near the Western Union office. Entry was gained by crossing the roof of the adjacent bowling alley and removing a window screen. The residence showed ransacking but nothing appeared stolen.
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Sparta
Wis
Glen Hopkins
Western Union
Veteran Applies For Passport To Norway To Join Fiancée
Charles G. Ulberg of Chimney Rock applied for a passport to Norway to sail to Oslo and marry his fiancée Miss Elsie Ordera whom he met while serving with the 99th infantry division in Europe. Ulberg, a World War II veteran, earned battle stars in Normandy, northern France, the Bulge, Rhineland and Central Europe and plans to return with Ordera to the United States after spending about a year in Norway.
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Whitehall
Wis
Charles G. Ulberg
Gilbert Alberg
Chimney Rock
Marjorie Schaefer
Norway
Oslo
Elsie Ordera
Europe
Miss Ordera
Ulberg
United States
Land
Normandy
France
Bulge
Rhineland
Norman Gabriel
Alberg
States
Pfc
Odin
Italy
Selmer
Kansas City
Clayton
Japan
Peter Skulhus
Eleva
Lutheran Youth Rally at Tomah Park Sunday
A southwestern district Lutheran youth rally gathered about 200 members at Tomah park in Norwalk Wisconsin. Rev Karb Gurgel of Caledonia Minnesota led the devotional service. Delegates Robert Menn Warren Woodliff and others attended. a pot luck picnic followed with singing and games. A second delegate meeting is planned for the last Sunday in August at Tomah.
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Norwalk
Wis
Tomah Park
Karb Gurgel
Caledonia
Minn
Robert Menn
Warren Woodliff
St. Jacob's Lutheran Church
Young People’s League of
Marie Ann Menn
Amber Woodliff
Tomah
Sparta Police Probe Two Car Collisions in Town
Sparta authorities investigated two minor crashes. The first occurred Saturday at 4 10 p m at the South Water street and U S highway 16 intersection involving Edgar G Doudna of Madison and Lyle Hayward Garves as Doudna turned left and Garves attempted to pass. The second, on Aug 3 at 3 30 p m at Court and Jefferson streets, involved Adolph Heilman and Howard Sanders with tire and fender damage to Sanders car.
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Sparta
Wis
Spart
South Water Street
U. S. Highway 16
Edgar G. Doudna
Madison
Lyle Hayward Garves
Doudna
Garves
Court and
Jefferson Street
Adolph Heilman
Howard Sanders
Sanders
Nurse From New York Visits In Whitehall
Lieut Rose Kehoe of Glen New York a registered nurse at West Point visited Whitehall with Miss Betty Nichols. They worked together at New General hospital Utica Nichols recently discharged from the WAC after supervising physical therapy at that hospital. The pair also visited Minneapolis.
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Whitehall
Wis
Rose Kehoe
Glen
N. Y
West Point
Betty Nichols
New General Hospital
Utica
Nichols
WAC
Minneapolis
Local Legion and Auxiliary Convention Delegates Attend
Mrs Sween and Mrs Tolvstad represent the Holmen unit at the American Legion and Auxiliary convention in Racine this week. They are accompanied by their son Keni and Mrs Ida Putman of Sparta, mother of Mrs Sween.
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Holmen
Wis
Harry Sween
Harvey Tolvstad
American Legion and Auxiliary
Racine
Sween
Tolvstad
Sweens
Keni
Ida Putman
Sparta
Paul Reynolds Urges Voter Action at Bangor Club
Paul N. Reynolds of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance spoke to Bangor Commercial club members urging higher voter turnout in August and November. He warned inflation stems from federal deficits, noted La Crosse county debt, and urged all-out production to curb shortages and rising local costs.
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Bangor
Wis
America
Paul N. Reynolds
Wisconsin Taypayers Alliance
Bangor Commercial Club
Alliance
Wisconsin
Crosse County
Reynolds
la Crosse County
Color Film Shown At Norwalk Churches
At Norwalk Wisconsin two churches shared a program of color film Friday night. Rev. Charles Whitney secured A Sermon from Science prepared by Dr. Irwin A. Moon. Rev. Eugene A. Roche of the Moody Institute introduced and explained the film to the audience.
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Norwalk
Wis
Evangelical Church
Charles Whitney
Church of God
Irwin A. Moon
Eugene A. Roche
Moody Bible Institute
4-H Club At Osseo Plans Annual Fair
The Osseo 4-H club fair sponsored by the Osseo Shipping Association is set for Friday and Saturday evenings August 23 and 24 in Osseo.
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4-H
Osseo
Whitehall
Wis
Osseo Shipping Association
Ettrick Man Observes 84th Year Sunday
John E. Swenson of Ettrick marked his 84th birthday. Born in 1862 in South Beaver Creek, he married Helen Sagen in 1885 and lived in farming before moving to Ettrick in 1895. He has six daughters, one son, 16 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
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Ettrick
Wis
John E. Swenson
Beaver Creek
Swenson
French Creek Lutheran Church
Galbrand Lunde
Helen Sagen
Mamie Smith
Clayton Mahlum
la Crosse
Mmes
Elias Swenson
South Beaver Creek
Alfred Truax
Mmes Gust Gilbertson
Emil Evenson
Nettie Truax
Bessie Nelson
Lyle
Raymond Truax
Civilian Employee Seriously Injured At Camp McCoy
Rinaldo Watson, a civilian employee at the storage branch, Camp McCoy, was seriously injured Monday when an electric forklift he operated at ordnance warehouse 2124 ran off a five foot ramp and toppled toward the railroad track. He was thrown clear but struck by parts of the machine, suffering possible skull fracture, right shoulder fracture, concussion and mild shock. he is resident on the post and was hospitalized.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Rinaldo Watson
Ordnance Warehouse
Watson
Village elder recalls historic moment and garden pride
The sole remaining inhabitant from that period describes his unique memory of the event and notes his gardening hobby. He tends one of the village’s largest and finest gardens, a point of local pride.
Gale Packing defies wartime role to release pea pack data
Gale Packing in Galesville Wisconsin discloses its pea pack figures finishing for the year. Superintendent L S Montgomery reports 160000 cases canned, up 13000 from last year with about 300 workers aiding. Seventeen viners operated across 13 stations hauling shelled peas to the plant. Five viners were used in Galesville and the plant is downsizing to 25 workers labeling cans and dismantling machinery. Lima bean season starts in September with an estimated 20000 cases.
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Galesville
Wis
Gale Packing Company
L. S. Montgomery
Group pushes for removal of Smith from centennial program
Viroqua Wisconsin centennial organizers face renewed pressure over Gerald L K Smith as a speaker. County Judge Lincoln Neprud opposes the appearance and will allow a revision of the program at tonight’s meeting. Opposition grew after a weekend meeting with Dr A E Kuehn and Mrs H R Vergeront in the courthouse.
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Viroqua
Wis
Gerald L. K. Smith
Smith
Lincoln Neprud
County Court House
Neprud
Wisconsin
A. E. Kuehn
H. R. Vergeront
Court House
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