Blair Dedicates New Park To Its Veterans
The Riverside Memorial Park and Field dedication in Blair Wisconsin featured Rev. Andrew J. Roe of Superior as principal speaker, with Hal Goetsch and Mayor William Melby active in the program. Leland Chenoweth accepted the veterans’ bequest, old-time players recalled past baseball days, and Blair split a double with Whitehall in softball after a 3–0 baseball loss. About 2,000 attended the event with the Winona Legion band providing music.
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Blair
Riverside Memorial Park
Abel Knutson
Tavnor
Ed Corcoran
Ettrick
Roy Tanner
Mondovi
Doc” Toranson
Mike Scarseth
Galesville
Gus Apel
Hixton
Frank Mish
Independence
T. J. Langseth
Melrose
James Squire
la Crosse
Clint Im
Wis
Andrew J. Roe
Superior
Hal Goetsch
William Melby
Bud Sather
Blair Commercial Club
Leland Chenoweth
Ers
Goetsch
Oldsters
Doc” Toraason
Whitehall
Winona Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Sparta Officer Is Transferred To Heidelberg Germany
Lieut. Col. O W Schantz of the inspector general's office in Germany has been moved from Frankfurt to Heidelberg. He reports that the Euro recovery program headquarters for Jance England and the United States now operates from Frankfurt, with all administration shifted to Heidelberg. Mrs Schantz and daughter Marjorie will join him in Heidelberg where they will enroll Marjorie in an American high school this fall.
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Sparta
Wis
O. W. Schantz
Germany
Frankfurt
Heidelberg
Schantz
Camp McCoy
Jance
England
United States
United Tes
Marjorie
Colonel Schantz
Bee
Elect New President of La Farge VFW Auxiliary
La Farge Wisconsin special report: The Jones Lawrence post VFW auxiliary elected Mrs Tillie Smith as president in the evening. Mrs Veina Fulton was chosen as junior vice president.
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la Farge
Hold Hundred Year Picnic At Hesper
The Hesper Hundred Year club will hold its annual picnic at Hesper schoolhouse on August 7. All former pupils and teachers who attended before 1928 are eligible to attend.
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Mabel
Minn
Hesper Hundred Year Club
Hesper
City Council Grants Beverage and Utility Licenses
Sparta city council approved licenses at its meeting including beverage operator permits for Charlies C Smith Douglas Finn Kenneth Meyer Wallace Habheggar George Ruetten Jr Norbert Car Stuart McMullin William Mie meter Lloyd Peterson An electrician license went to A A Burrows a jukebox license to David Kramer a no license to Humphrey and class C soft drink permits to Irene Iley Gerald Johnson Herbert Ball Fred Elmer
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Sparta
Wis
Charlies C. Smith
Douglas Finn
Kenneth Meyer
Wallace Habheggar
George Ruetten, Jr
Norbert Car
Stuart McMullin
William Miemeter
Lloyd Peterson
A. A. Burrows
David Kramer
Humphrey
Irene Iley
Gerald Johnson
Herbert Ball
Fred
Enthusiasts Organize Melrose Rifle Club
Melrose Wisconsin hosts a rifle and pistol club meeting with 18 members taking the NRA pledge. Laurence Jones of Black River helped organize the group and spoke on club benefits. Officers elected: Howard White president, Kelner vice president, Warren Printz and Kohnert executive officers.
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Melrose
Wis
NRA
Wag
Laurence Jones
Black River Oe
Ig Organiza
Howard White
Kelner
Arren Printz
Kohnert
Allamakee County Pays July Pensions
WAUKON Ia Special county records show July old age assistance totaling 11 490 30 dollars to 289 residents in Allamakee County.
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Allamakee County
Waukon
Clear Records At Meeting In Necedah Wisconsin
A public meeting at the American Legion hall addressed the Ne cedah village records led by Mr Mathew and G C Baierd of the state department of audit Madison. The audit found no fraud though records were loosely kept with some procedural irregularities noted and explained. Copies of the report are available at the village clerk’s office. audit cost is expected to be about 1750 dollars.
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Necedah
Wis
Necedah Village
American Legion Hall
Mathew
G. C. Baierd
State Department of Audit
Madison
Three Teachers join Chatfield High Staff
Chatfield senior high school announces three new teachers for the next school year. Bernice Eklund of Red Wing will teach English and social studies. C. C. Zotalis, a Mankato State Teachers College graduate, will handle geography social studies and art. Marie V. Kraus of Kellog will teach commercial subjects and holds a College of St. Teresa diploma with prior teaching at Pipestone and Thief River Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatfield
Minn
Chatfield Senior High School
Bernice Eklund
Red Wing
Winona State Teachers College
North Park College
Chicago
C. C. Zotalis
Mankato State Teachers College
Marie V. Kraus
Kellog
Miss Kraus
College of St. Teresa
Pipestone
Thief River Falls
Principal Becomes New Superintendent
W Nelmark former Mabel schools principal has accepted the post of superintendent succeeding A Hagberg who resigned to join the state parole board at Roca Nelmark came to Mabel in 1944 as a music instructor and studied at Duluth Teachers College Minneapolis School of Music and Col orado College in Colorado Springs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel, Minn
W. Nelmark
Mabel
A. Hagberg
State Parole Board
Roca- Nelmark
Duluth Teachers College
Minneapolis
Fillmore County Rural Nursing Training Planned
Marjorie Johnson from the University of Minnesota will begin six weeks of rural field work Aug 9. She will train out of the Fillmore county nurse's office in Preston to gain public health nursing experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston, Minn
Marjorie Johnson
University of Minnesota
Fillmore County
Preston
Governor appoints Fillmore county draft board members
MABEL Minn special report states Gov Luther W Youngdahl named Alvin Haugen Alfred Langum of Preston and Henry A Kummer of Spring Valley to Fillmore county draft board. The appointment was announced as part of a statewide roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Minn
Alvin Haugen
Alfred Langum
Preston
Henry A. Kummer
Spring Valley
Luther W. Youngdahl
Fillmore County
Draft Board
Junior Bridge Club Honors Winners at New Lisbon
The New Lisbon Junior Bridge club met at Mrs. Ruth Fry’s home in NECEDAH Wisconsin. Winners were Mrs. Vila Harris Mrs. Irene Smelter and Mrs. Eleanor Conforti.
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New Lisbon
Necedah
Wis
Ruth Fry
Mmes. Vila Harris
Irene Smelter
Eleanor Conforti
Injured in Crash near Decorah as couple faces weeks in hospital
In Rochester last Wednesday a car rear impact injured Mr. and Mrs. James Headington of Burr Oak. Both sustained pelvis fractures and initially thought minor. They will remain hospitalized for several weeks to recover.
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Decorah
Rochester
James Headington
Burr Oak
Californians Visit Genoa Visitors From Los Angeles
Mrs. Mary Walker Barbara and Rose Marie of Los Angeles Calif. were in Genoa visiting friends and relatives during a notable Wisconsin trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Wis
Mary Walker
Barbara
Rose Marie
Los Angeles
Calif
Galesville Youths to Exhibit at Wisconsin State Fair
Galesville sends FFA boys FHA girls and Homemaker chorus to Milwaukee for state fair events. J O Beadle chairs swine and sheep judging, with James Hovre and Vernon Bell among participants. The Trempealeau county Homemakers chorus performs August 9 and 30 minute concert in Milwaukee with Phyllis Hilton at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Milwaukee
FFA
FHA
J. O. Beadle
Weuw
Eros
Beadle
Vernon Bell
Wisconsin
Chicago
Bell
William Suttie
Lyle Kopp
Stanley Holter
Earl Betz
James Hovre
James Bell
Poland
Arvid Evenson
George Trim
Donald Lambert
Bennet Evenson
Chester
Trempealeau County
James Belleeny
Ronald Zenke
LeRoy Anderson
Martha Halama
Trempealeau County Homemakers Chorus
Oscar Schmidt
Arcadia
Phyllis Hilton
Blair Wis Soap Box Derby Set On Welch Coulee Hill
A soap box race will be held in Blair Sunday August 15 at 2 30 p m on Welch Coulee hill off highway 95 with town consent. Cars must be boy made and sized to fit each entrant and written parental permission is required. Safety inspections will be conducted and prizes awarded for winner runner up and best constructed car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Welch Coulee
Highway 95
Preston
Joins Bugle Corps For Wawbeek Concert
T. O. Rice played with the Zor drum and bugle corps Eau Claire unit during a two hour program for crippled children at Camp Wawbeek near Wisconsin Dells. Rice attended with his wife and children and guests. Camp Wawbeek is run by the Wisconsin Association for the Disabled, Trempealeau county unit involved.
Lion Club Delegates Return From New York
Mr and Mrs Colonel Larson of Whitehall and Mr and Mrs Henry Quartemont of Black River Falls returned Monday from a 10 day trip east. They were delegates from district 27c of Wisconsin to the International Lions club convention in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Colonel Larson
Henry Quartemont
Black River Falls
New York City
Larson
Quartemont
Wisconsin
International Lions Club
Sparta School Expands First Grade Staff and Repairs
The Sparta board of education heard that first grade enrollment requires another teacher and an extra class. Proposals for fire escapes were revised to exits on east and west ends. Doris Nelson resigns as commercial teacher. she will marry Robert Longwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Sparta Board of Education
Central Ward
Carl Schubert
Boyum
Schu
Bert and Sorenson
Schubert
Industrial Commission
Doris Nelson
Paul Austin
Robert Longwell
Viola Visitors Share Weekend in Ripon
Viola Wisconsin residents visit Ripon on Sunday to spend time with Larry Lepley in a local jewelry store. Phyllis Deckert stays with sister June Dahlin in La Crosse. Silas Jones and son Richmond from Chicago visit Mrs. Jessie Crouse. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney host Mrs. Peter Warren and daughter from Tarzana California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola
Wis
Ted Lepley
Irvin Cooley, Jr
Betty Raether
Ripon
Larry
Phyllis Deckert
June
Kenneth Dah
la Crosse
Silas P. Jones
Richmond
Chicago
Jessie Crouse
Sydney
Matthes
Peter Warren
Tarzana
Calif
Two Decorah Churches Undergoing Repairs and Improvements
Two Decorah churches are undergoing repairs and improvements. At the Congregational church the steeple has been removed leaving the gothic tower. A new asbestos shingle roof is installed and the interior will be redecorated. At the Methodist church a new entrance to the auditorium will be built and gatherings of various groups will be facilitated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Congregational Church
Methodist Church
Thy Church
Drive To Nebraska Travel Report from Hillsboro Family
Hillsboro Wisconsin special report notes Mrs Margaret Steadman and her sons Jack and William plan a trip to Nebraska to visit daughters and sons in law Mr and Mrs C T Rothrock in Lincoln and Mr and Mrs A E Matthews in Kearney for an extended family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Wis
Steadman
Margaret
Jack
William
Nebraska
C. T. Rothrock
Lincoln
A. E. Matthews
Kearney
Visits Sister In Genoa
Mrs. Alice De Lage and Mrs Philip Fontaine called on Mrs. Fontaine’s sister in Genoa Wisconsin. Mrs. Thomas Penchi of Genoa was en route home to Crookston Minnesota after a trip to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Wis
Alice de Lage
Philip Fontaine
Vernon Men Enlist in U S Army At Vernon County
Ten Vernon county men enlist through the local recruiter. Leo L. Heidorn of Viroqua leads as M Sergeant. Robert Hayter Lawrence Gethings and Berthal Higgs also from Viroqua join the 2nd Armored Division at Camp Hood Texas. John Elliot Ben Henderson from Gays Mills with engineers. Gordon Beyer of De Soto, veteran signal corps on the Alcan Highway, will return for a similar assignment. Readstown men Marlin McCumber Claron Peck assigned to the 82nd Airborne. Byron Johnson of Viroqua and Donald Bold of La Farge remain unassigned.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
U. S. Army
Leo L. Heidorn
Robert Hayter
Lawrence Gethings
Berthal Higgs
Second Armored
Camp Hood
Tex
John Elliot
Ben Henderson
Gays Mills
Corps of Engineers
Gordon Beyer
de Soto
Signal Corps
Alcan
Alaska
Marlin McCumber
Claron Peck
Readstown
82Nd Airborne Division
Byron Johnson
Donald Bold
la Farge
Army and Air Force Enlistments Highlight Spring Valley Youths
Fillmore County SPRING VALLEY Minnesota reports July enlistments. Air Force recruits include Lawrence Caldwell Harmony Donald Rehorst and Gene Fenstermacher Spring Valley. Army enlistees are James Be and James Warren Spring Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Minn
Richard H. Duenow
Army
Air Force
Spring
Lawrence E. Caldwell
Harmony
Donald Rehorst
Gene Fenstermacher
James Be
James Warren
Ring Valley
Waukon Youth Enlists in Air Corps for Three Years
Waukon youth Dale Bublitz, son of Mr and Mrs William Bublitz, has enlisted in the Air Corps for three years and has gone to Texas for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Dale Bublitz
William Bublitz
Air Corps
Texas
Welfare board meets in Preston Minnesota
The Fillmore county welfare board held its regular meeting Tuesday August 3 at the court house in Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston. Minn
Fillmore County Welfare Board
Court House
Preston
Taxpayers Picnic Scheduled at Whitehall Park
The Trempealeau County Taxpayer's association sponsors a Sunday August 8 event at John O. Melby park Whitehall beginning at noon with a family picnic. The Whitehall band performs at 2 and 5 p m. Speakers include Dr R L MacCornack on Americanism Julius Spearbroker on state taxes Ernest Swift on the State Conservation Program and John Bossard on citizen action. A 6 p m picnic supper and an Arcadia vs Whitehall Millers baseball game close the day rain date in Whitehall Municipal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
John O. Melby Park
R. L. MacCornack
Clarence E. Rinehard
Chippewa Falls
Legion
Julius Spearbroker
Clintonville
Assembly
Wisconsin Legislature Joint Finance Committee
State Emergency Board
Ernest Swift
Madison
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
John Bosshard
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Taxpayer's Association
Whitehall High School
Arcadia
Whitehall Millers
Trempealeau County Taxpayer's Association
Fillmore Receives State Gas Tax Allotment
County Treasurer Moppy Anderson reports a 43 200 state gas tax allotment received this week for the Aug 1 semi annual payment due Fillmore county. The second half, also 43 200, will be due Feb 1 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Minn
Moppy Anderson
Fillmore County
Westby welcomes Honolulu home economics instructor
Dorothy Ramsland arrives in Westby from Honolulu where she taught home economics at the University of Honolulu this past winter. She does not plan to return to Honolulu and will resume life in Westby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Dorothy Ramsland
Honolulu
Miss Ramsland
University of Honolulu
Dakota-Dresbach Auxiliary Plans August Meeting
Dakota-Dresbach auxiliary will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday August 12 at the Sipes with a potluck picnic supper served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota, Minn
Dakota-Dresbach
Sparta Power Rate Hike Hearing Set
The hearing on Northern States Power Company rate increase, filed with its Sparta district office, will be heard at Madison today at 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Northern States Power Company
Madison
Former Ettrick Nurse Earns Private Pilot License
Miss Marjorie Birge, a former Navy nurse Corps lieutenant and Eau Claire registered nurse, flew from Eau Claire to Ettrick in a Piper Cub with instructor George Petit. She completed flight hours toward a private pilot license and is pursuing a commercial license, after visiting her mother Mrs. Ann Birge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Marjorie Birge
Ann Birge
Eau Claire
Fred Fillner
George Petit
Birge
Navy Nurse Corps
Blair High Teacher Resigns to Take Sales Position
John J. Ellis, a Spanish and mathematics teacher at Blair High School last year, has resigned to accept a salesman job. He and his wife and children have moved to Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
John J. Ellis
Blair High School
Vernon County approves highway gear purchase and supervisor change
The Vernon County Board authorized buying a mixing plant for road work at 26500 dollars and a Droft tractor hydraulic controller at 1200 dollars. The tractor will assist terracing contouring and ditch filling on county farms under the conservation department. Claims for damages to vehicles from alleged defective highways were disallowed. Ray Peterson of Sterling was seated as a supervisor to replace Harold Weber, now living in Viroqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County Board of Supervisors
County Highway Department
Vernon County
Conservation Department
Clinton McClurg
Ralph Grindle
Blair Norris
Ray Peterson
Sterling
Harold Weber
Officer Investigates Norwalk Accident
Officer Willis R. Young investigated an accident in Norwalk at 11 a.m. Wednesday involving Arthur Kaehler of Kendall and Norbert C. Koch. Kaehler's northbound car struck Koch's car backing from a curb, causing damage to the Koehler front and Koch rear.
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Sparta
Wis
Willis R. Young
Norwalk
Arthur Kaehler
Kendall
Norbert C. Koch
Koehler
Koch
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