Sparta approves pool project contract at $97,920
City Council votes unanimously to accept A C Henningsen Sparta bid for a swimming pool and bath-field house at Memorial Park. Excavation by William Goff will start this week with grade lines set by City Engineer Bergman. Completion targeted by June 1, 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
A. C. Henningsen
Henningsen
William Goff
Memorial Park
O. O. Bergman
Otis Erickson
W. T. Meyer
I. H. Pertzch
Onalaska
Spartans
Receive Bids On Highways In Minnesota
Bids are invited by the Minnesota highway department on August 23 for nine projects including two in Houston and Fillmore counties. The Houston county section covers 12.6 miles of highway 26 with extensive grading and culverts, while Fillmore county covers 9.1 miles of trunk highway 80 with crushed subgrade stabilization and related work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Highway Department
Houston
Fillmore Counties
M. J. Hoffman
Houston County
Brownsville
Fillmore County
Wykoff Corner
Preston
Cast Chosen For One-Act Comedy in Holmen Wisconsin
Union Mills Maple Shade 4-H club selects cast for Ila Richardson play That's What They All Say at August meeting. Participants include Bryden Sko gen Marion Hoff Donald Hendricksen Charlotte Ann Gilstensen Anna Marie Hoff Ambrose Brown Katherine Brown Robert Gramum Jack Wilmington Jeanette Wilmington Ezra a colored man Mrs McSwain Mrs Wells Mr Wells Mrs Plaskitt Mr Plaskitt. Play to be staged later this month at an announced venue. The group also showcases exhibits at the Inter-State fair in La Crosse this week.
Butter Is 58 Cents But At Camp McCoy
Camp McCoy Wisconsin lists July August subsistence price changes from Capt Patrick M Reid sales officer. Butter remains 58 cents per pound. beef carcass 21 to 30 cents. boneless frozen beef 30 to 40. veal carcass 21 to 29. pork loin 25 to 45. pork spare ribs 18 to 32. smoked domestic ham 29 to 45. frankfurters 29 to 36. bologna 24 to 33. eggs 41 to 45 cents per dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Patrick M. Reid
DDT Use Proposed In Sparta District
Dr Curtis Barlow as president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce urged DDT be applied in Sparta Wisconsin business district alleys to curb polio spread. City officials approved with C E Lehman to rent an orchard spray and O O Bergman to form a committee. Authorities also targeted the city dump and fringe of Perch Perch as breeding sites. Henry Hansen to secure materials with Alderman P W Schmitz aiding. Dr H H Williams Jr reported one polio case in Sparta, a girl treated in a La Crosse isolation ward.
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Sparta
Wis
Curtis Barlow
Chamber of Commerce
C. E. Lehman
O. O. Bergman
Henry Hansen
P. W. Schmitz
Camp McCoy
Sanitary Department
H. H. Williams, Jr
la Crosse
Wives Of Officers Invited To Luncheon At Camp McCoy
A 2 p.m. luncheon at the Camp McCoy officers club welcomes the wives of officers on the post. The club is open daily from 1 p.m. Wives from Tomah will meet at the Sherman hotel at 1:15 p.m. for transport to the luncheon, followed by card playing after the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Tomah
Sherman Hotel
Viola Pastor Heads to State Conference in Monroe
The Rev and Mrs George H Mc Ahren left Viola Wisconsin on Wednesday to attend the United Brethren church state conference in Monroe Wisconsin The Rev Mc Ahren serves as state superintendent of the conference and the sessions run from Wednesday evening through Sunday, marking the start of annual meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola
Wis
George H. McAhren
United Brethren Church
Monroe
McAhoren
Prairie du Chien to host Wisconsin Historical Society meet
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, will host the 100th annual meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin on August 23 24 at Campion College. Judge J ONeil will preside at a luncheon welcome messages will come from A W Winter and Father T J Stemper. Dr P L Scanlan will discuss Unhistoric Legends of Prairie du Chien. William J Petersen will address The Upper Mississippi and Prairie du Chien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
State Historical Society of
Wisconsin
Badger State
Father Marquette
Louis Jolliet
Fox-Wisconsin
Green Bay
Mississippi
Plymouth Rock
Judge J. O'Neil
Crawford County Historical Society
A. W. Winter
T. J. Stemper
Campion College
P. L. Scanlan
William J. Petersen
Iowa
Upper Mississippi
String Of Fish Show How It’s Done On Mississippi River
McGREGOR la Special Tony Snyder and Charlie Tipp recently showed a string of wall eyed pike caught in the Mississippi river south of town using night crawlers for bait. They say pike can be caught anywhere now off the dams but you must know how to fish and row.
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Mcgregor
Tony Snyder
Charlie Tipp
Mississippi River
Tipp
Camp McCoy Chapter Hosts Friends Night Meeting
Camp McCoy Chapter No. 202 National Sojourners held a Friends Night during the regular monthly meeting Tuesday in the Officers' club Bed room. The gathering started at 6 p.m. All Masonic Officers were invited to attend and to bring friends.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
National Sojourners
Officers’ Club
Wing Pivot Aircraft Enables Constant Level Flight
A new airplane design uses a wing that pivots to maintain level flight at all times. Climb, landing, and turns are controlled entirely by wing position, providing potential stability advantages.
Same Old Story Ban Smith Talk Fails in Wisconsin
VIROQUA Wis In a last stand effort to gauge opinion about Gerald L K Smith appearing at the centennial program a group of women polled three blocks of Viroqua s downtown. Results show 132 against 39 indifferent 13 in favor Read the petition declaring Smith unacceptable as he preaches hate intolerance and anti Americanism and urging the committee to reconsider the choice.
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Viroqua
Wis
Gerald L. K. Smith
Smith
Wisconsin
Preston Man Named to Fillmore County FSA Advisory Panel
Lawrence L. Tollefson of Preston appointed to a three year term on the Fillmore County Farm Security Administration advisory committee. He replaces Marty Grady, with peers Glenn R. Churchill of Spring Valley and Bennett Rukke of Lanesboro chaired by Rukke. The committee reviews applications and aids the county supervisor, contributing to veteran farming efforts. 72 of 99 county applications were approved last year with several postponed for lack of suitable farms.
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Lanesboro
Minn
Lawrence L. Tollefson
Preston
Fred J. Marshall
FSA
Tollefson
Marty Grady
Fillmore County
Glenn R. Churchill
Spring Valley
Bennett Rukke
G. E. McMillan
Gerald Smith To Stay At Keith Lucas Home
VIROQUA Wisconsin special report Gerald L K Smith and his wife will be hosted by Keith P Lucas and his wife during the Viroqua centennial visit. Smith once preached as a boy preacher at the local Church of Christ and last visited in 1930 amid a health decline.
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Gerald Smith
Keith Lucas
Viroqua
Wis
Gerald L. K. Smith
Keith P. Lucas
Lucas
Smith
Church of Christ
Mildred Henry
Dr. Sorenson
Elkhorn
Mrs. Smith
Vernon County Board Approves Coon Valley Road Re-Location
Vernon county board votes 3 to 1 to relocate a quarter mile of county trunk road in Coon Valley to avoid rebuilding a bridge. Road cost around 5000 dollars versus 15000 for a new bridge. The move aims to improve safety for heavy traffic.
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Vernon County Board
Coon Valley Road
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County Board of Supervisors
Coon Valley
Gilbertson
M. D. Reidt
Kefer
Sparta Births Set City Record in July
Sparta Wisconsin reports a city record with 59 births in July by registrar W P Bamber. June had 55 births and May 36. Deaths totaled 11 in July, down from 14 in June, and marriages reached 11 in July, down from 14 in June.
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Sparta
Wis
W. P. Bamber
Preliminary Hearing Set for O Leary in Fatal July Crash
Jack O Leary of Tomah is slated for a preliminary hearing Friday August 9 on a negligent homicide charge tied to the July 14 wreck that fatally injured Samuel Thompson of Chicago. District Attorney L J Goodman says O Leary pleaded innocent at arraignment before Justice Rex Gondrezick. attorney Charles Curran represents him.
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Sparta
Wis
Jack O'Leary
Tomah
Samuel Thompson
Chicago
L. J. Goodman
O'Leary
Rex Gondrezick
Charles Curran
Mauston
Wisconsin sergeant jailed for cafe incident sentence
Sparta Wisconsin special report says Sgt. Preston Roberts was arrested after slapping a waitress in a local cafe late Monday night. Judge H. J. Fanning gave a 10 day jail term after Roberts could not pay a $35 fine and costs. Roberts is confined in jail.
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Sparta
Wis
Preston Roberts
H. J. Fanning
Roberts
Dr A E Kuehn Opposes Smith At Viroqua Centennial
Dr A E Kuehn spoke as a private citizen to oppose Gerald L K Smith joining the Viroqua centennial speaking program on August 18. He urged unity and rejected any propagation of intolerance, but his plea failed to sway the centennial committee as adjournment followed and several members abandoned discussion.
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Jerry Moriarity
Jack Moser
Tribune
Viroqua
Wis
Gerald L. K. Smith
A E. Kuehn
Kuehn
A. E. Smith
B. W. Wintz
Lincoln Neprud
Smith
America First
Gerald Smith
H. R. Vergeront
Wintz
Dr Kuehn
Keith Lucas
Alban Tollefson
Neprud
Oscar Thureen
Council Prairie 4-H Club Plans October Fall Festival
The Council Prairie 4-H club scheduled a fall festival for October during the August meeting at Council Bay school. The evening will include a one act play, a clothing style revue, vocal and instrumental solos, and a stunt act. Club mothers will provide refreshments as members display prize results from the annual fair and gardening, canning, and sewing contests. A wiener roast at Oak Point park on Sept. 12 will announce the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Wis
Council Prairie 4-H
Council Bay School
Edith Seidel
Carol Jean Koch
Sandra Grokowsky
Marion Heram
Wayne Tabbert
Leatrice Grokowsky
William Dick
Gus Koch
Ansel Heram
Doris Moen
Guernsey
Kenneth Cook
Jersey
Adolph Johnson
Marlene McWain
Gile McWain
Louis Knudson
Arelen Cook
Virginia Mediema
Oak Point Park
Stellflue couple buy granary for Eastside home remodel
Mr and Mrs James Stellflue purchased a granary from Fred Remus of French Creek. They plan to move it to a lot near the Henry Walter property on Eastside and remodel it into a house.
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Ettrick
Wis
James Stellflue
Fred Remus
French Creek
Henry Walter
Eastside
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Wegner
Little Glass
Wegners
City Council of
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Moin
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Viroqua Group
Bernard Potarack
St. James Catholic School
Pitzner
County Highway Committee
la Farge
Ontario
Vernon County
Cowie
la Crosse County
Berlie Moore
Vernon
Trempealeau
Nature
Carter
A. E. Kuehn
V/ROQUA
Ane Theatres
Chinatown
State Fair Review
Red English
Orimes
Prailway
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