Whitehall Council Accepts Land Deeds for Alley and Utilities
Whitehall Wisconsin council approves deeds in Block 11 to create an alley west of the post office on Dodge Street to Scranton. Town of Lincoln offers water sewer easement west of the golf club to connect with the Thomas Hegge home. New Ellis Street lighting eyed to boost parking while Paulson land argued for business use.
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Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall City
Dodge Street
Scranton
Town of
Lincoln
Thomas Hegge
Ellis Street
Berg
Trempealeau
Main Street
Ray Hagen
Area Brownies End Day Camp On Trip Day
Ettrick Wisconsin special report. Fourth Ettrick Brownie day camp closed after three days of activities. A trip day took the Brownies to Fall Hall Glen near Black River Falls with picnics and swimming in Robinson Creek. Leaders and participants from Ettrick and Arcadia included Margaret Truax Vicki Folkedahl Irene Myrland Patsy Patten Patty Severson and many more. The group plans family camping at Camp Nawakwa near Cornel starting August 14 with local Boy Scouts aiding fund drives by selling soft drinks at Ettrick games.
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Ettrick
Wis
Fall Hall Glen
Black River Falls
Robinson Creek
Fall Hall
Wegner Little Glass Church
Melrose
Margaret Truax
Vicki Lynn Folk
St. Croix Valley
Ben Erickson
Erickson
Ericksons
Camp
Nawakwa
Cornel
Campion Priest Transferred to Mankato Minn
The Rev. Thomas A. Finnegan S J former pastor of St Gabriels Church Prairie du Chien Wis and spiritual director of Campion High School Jesuit community is to become assistant pastor at Sts Peter and Paul Church Mankato Minnesota effective August 15 The change was announced by Very Rev Leo J Burns S J Provincial of the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Thomas A. Finnegan
S.J
St. Gabriel's Church
Campion High School
Sts. Peter and Paul Church
Mankato
Minn
Leo J. Burns
Wisconsin
Society of Jesus
Cash Buyers Do Better Than Credit Shoppers
A brief observed trend notes cash paying shoppers stay closer to home and avoid deeper debt compared with those who buy groceries on credit. The remark reflects a common sentiment from urban consumer habits discussed in the Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate.
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Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate
Cranberry Growers to Convene Near Millston Wisconsin
The Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association will meet at Hableman’s cranberry marsh three miles south of Millston. Exhibit opens at 10 a.m. with the meeting at 1 30 p.m. Donald McDowell, director of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, will headline. Other speakers include E. L. Chambers Al Joos Jim George R H Roberts M E Dana and William Schereck.
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Millston
Wis
Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers’ Assn
Hableman’s Cranberry
Donald McDowell
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
E. L. Chambers
al Joos
U.S. Weather Bureau
Jim George
The
Cranberry Frost Warning Service
R. H. Roberts
M. E. Dana
University of Wisconsin
William Schereck
State Historical Society
Ettrick student receives $500 Purina scholarship
John Weston Suttie a senior agriculture student at the University of Wisconsin has been awarded a $500 Ralston Purina scholarship for the coming year. He ranks in the top quarter of his class and is noted for campus leadership moral character and sincerity of purpose in agriculture. Suttie from the Glasgow Hardies Creek area majors in biochemistry.
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Ettrick
Wis
John Weston Suttie
University of Wisconsin
Lions Name Whitehall Man
Peter Bieri of Whitehall, a Whitehall Lions Club member, was appointed chairman of Zone 2 of Wisconsin Lions International. Former club president and current director, Bieri oversees clubs in Whitehall Independence Fountain City and Arcadia. Appointment confirmed by district governor Art Best.
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Whitehall
Wis
Peter Bieri
Lions Club
Wisconsin
Lions International
Bieri
Whitehall Lions Club
Independence
Fountain City
Arcadia
Art Best
Woodville
Prairie Girl Scouts Climax Activities in Devils Lake Trip
Senior Girl Scouts of Troop 4 capped their year with a camping trip to Devils Lake Wisconsin. Attending were Janet Obmascher Mary Ann Dunbar Sharon Shulka Maureen Hoffland Maria Harrelson Mary Jean Koecke Jean White Joanne Graap and Carol Weighner. Registration for next year’s activities will be held this month.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Troop 4
Devils Lake
Janet Obmascher
Mary Ann Dunbar
Sharon Shulka
Maureen Hoff‘land
Maria Harrelson
Mary Jean Koecke
Jean White
Joanne Graap
Carol Weighner
North Ridge Ladies Aid Ice Cream Social in Coon Valley
The North Ridge Ladies Aid holds an ice cream social Thursday evening at the Emil Brye home with ice cream coffee cake and pie available. A program of music numbers and slides starts at 8 15 p m and rain would move the event to the parish hall. the public is invited.
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Coon Valley
Wis
North Ridge
Lunch Friday by WSCS at Methodist Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will serve lunch Friday afternoon at the Methodist Church. A regular WSCS meeting precedes the meal.
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Whitehall
Wis
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
WSCS
Two Juneau County Officials Step Down for New Posts
William Ennis resigns as Juneau County superintendent of schools to become Badger Village School principal near Baraboo. Lt. Col. Riley D. Robinson quits as postmaster and Juneau County service officer to become state maintenance officer for the Wisconsin National Guard.
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Maulton
Wis
William Ennis
Belcome
Badger Village
Baraboo
Riley D. Robinson
Junea
National Guard
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Col. Riley
Pres. Eisenhower
Senate
Juneau
1Col
Robinson
Wisconsin
Adjutant General's Office
Madison
Alma Center Legion To Host State and District Officials
Alma Center Wisconsin announces a meeting of the Alma Center American Legion Post with state department commander Emery Sipple of Menomonie as a guest. Seventh District vice commander Douglas Davenport of New Lisbon and other dignitaries will attend Friday night at the Legion Clubhouse. Members are urged to attend as plans for a dairy queen contestant at the Jackson County Fair on Saturday August 27 are being finalized.
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Alma Center
Wis
Darrell Edwards
American Legion
State Department
Emery Sipple
Menomonie
Jackson County Legion
Legion
7Th District
Douglas Davenport
New Lisbon
Edwards
Jackson County
Rising Sun Church Festival Set Near Prairie du Chien
St James Catholic Parish announces its annual parish picnic at the church on STH 27 midway between Prairie du Chien and La Crosse on Sunday August 14. The event features a country style chicken and ham dinner service from 11 am to 2 pm and luncheon from 4 to 7 pm with discounts for large families. Activities include games of skill amusements pony rides a handiwork booth parcel post sale and a fish pond. Edward Cain serves as general chairman with Mrs Clifford Knutson kitchen chair and Miss Mary Groh waitress supervisor. Reverend Chester Wrzaszczak invites all.
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Rising Sun
WisiSpecials
St. James Catholic
Prairie du Chien
la Crosse
Edward Cain
Clifford Knutson
Mary Groh
Chester Wrzaszczak
Sparta Chamber Sets Quarterly Meeting at Golf Club
The Sparta Chamber of Commerce will hold its quarterly meeting as a picnic at the golf club Thursday night. The new executive secretary to replace Henry Lewis, who resigned to attend UCLA, will be announced. Lou Apple serves as event chairman.
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Sparta Chamber
Sparta
Wis
Sparta Chamber of Commerce
Golf Club
Chamber
Henry Lewis
University of California
Lou Apple
New Albin Picnic Set at St Josephs Church
The WCOF and juvenile members of New Albin IA will host a pot luck picnic supper at St Josephs Catholic Church Thursday evening. A social hour will follow the business meeting.
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New Albin
Iowa
WCOF
St. Joseph's Catholicc Church
10th Anniversary Sad One For Blind Woman Left By Husband
Maude McDonald of Viroqua and Howard Leffingwell of Darling ham ton mark their 10th anniversary in Tomah as Mrs Leffingwell, blind and ill, faces ongoing poverty with her nine year old daughter Janet. A local drive has raised 63 to help her.
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Leffingwell
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Tomah
The
Wood Veterans Hospital
Milwaukee
Monroe County
Kenosha
Janet Leffingwell
Maude Leffingwell
Howard Leffingwell
Veterans Hospital
Arcadia Legion Posts Report at State Convention
Arcadia, Wis special report from Tickfer-Erickson American Legion Post delegates who attended the state convention in Milwaukee. Arcadia now hosts four posts in the Tenth District with officers including Donald Stevenson district commander and Roman Feltes judge advocate. Delegates and alternates chosen for the fall Somerset conference include Edward Kaiser and Henry F. Theurer among others.
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Arcadia
Wis
Tickfer-Erickson American Legion Post
Milwaukee
Donald Stevenson
Roman Feltes
Edward Kaiser
Henry F. Theurer
George Abts
Gail Bohrnstedt
Somerset
Peter P. Galuska
Stanley Thomas
Clifford Suchla
Gail ‘Bohrnstedt
Lorenzo Senneff
Public Schools Open Aug 29 At Waukon
Waukon Iowa announces the 77th year opening for public schools on August 29. The high school faculty includes E P Rehrer as superintendent and R E Taylor as principal with numerous teachers across English Spanish vocational agriculture and physical education. Grade school staff lists include Orville Bunting as principal and a long roster of teachers and aides. art and girls physical education positions remain to be filled.
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Waukon
Iowa
E. P. Rehrer
R. E. Taylor
Patricia. Empting
Merrit Bissell
Chester Boyes
Alan Brown
Donald Cox
Robert Hager
Christine Hinkle
Dorothy Moore
Stanley Jones
Robert Luebben
David Mathews
Norman Paar
Francis McGivern
Mary Mullen
Frances Luther
Walter Rixon
Cora Rueggenmeyer
Robert Taylor
Orville Bunting
Lydia Carter
Janet Root
Stella Williamson
Gilbert Felton
Ruth Liddle
Emma Norgaard
Carol Haberkamp
Carol Deters
Marcella Gender
Ada Palas
Lois Hanson
Charlene Hall
Olga Grangaard
Katherine Grager
Patricia Powell
Jane Reverson
Lorraine Jones
Patricia Hyde
Matilda Ellingson
Methodist Meet Set in New Albin Iowa
Grace Methodist Church Women’s Society to meet in church parlors Thursday afternoon Circle A hosts provide lunch and a social hour after the business session at the New Albin Iowa church event
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New Albin
Iowa
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Grace Methodist Church
Circle A
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Juneau County
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