Viroqua Parents Back Rural School Bus Plan
At a Viroqua meeting, Superintendent R E Clausen and School Board President Dr A E Kuehn outlined a bus transportation plan for rural pupils. Parents supported changes to allow attendance at two football games five basketball games and two boxing matches while buses may be arranged by parents for evening activities.
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Viroqua
Wis
R. E. Clausen
A. E. Kuehn
Kuehn
Clausen
la Crosse
Iowa Rural Schools Receive State Aid
Forty Allamakee county rural schools out of 85 operated last year meet standards and will get state aid. Checks totaling 2230.55 will be mailed, says M H Goode superintendent. There are 26 rural teacher vacancies for the term starting August 29 and 28 of 115 rural schools will stay closed due to too few pupils. A total of 61 teachers have not contracted. Finland agrees to send Britain more timber pulp and newsprint this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee County
M. H. Goode
Gets Superior Army Rating Col Williams Given Commendation
Camp Williams Wisconsin Col Harry G Williams head of Camp Williams and state disbursing officer received a letter from Maj Gen Kenneth F Cramer praising a superior rating from the Fifth Army inspector general. The note calls the office a vital cog in National Guard operation and development in Wisconsin and credits Williams with valuable contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Williams
Wis
Harry G. Williams
U. S
Wisconsin
Kenneth F. Cramer
National Guard Bureau
Washington, D. C
Fifth Army
Prairie Girl Joins WAF in Postwar Air Force
Shirley Reuber 18 of Prairie du Chien becomes the first local resident accepted into the new postwar women’s division of the air force. A 1948 Prairie du Chien High School graduate, she studied at La Crosse State Teachers College in physical education and enlisted last January. She will report to La Crosse August 14 and depart August 15 for a one week training period at Lackland Air Base San Antonio Texas.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Shirley Reuber
William Reuber
Women’s Division
The
Air Force
WAF
Miss Reuber
la Crosse State Teachers College
la Crosse
Lackland Air Base
San Antonio
Tex
North Beaver Creek Luther League to Meet at Blair Church
The North Beaver Creek Luther league will meet at the church Sunday evening August 14 at 8. Lunch will be served by Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bue Casper Underheim Mansfield Johnson and George Knutson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
North Beaver Creek
Luther League
Bessrs
Mmes Kennet Bue
Casper Underheim
Menford Johnson
George Knutson
Houston Woman 90 Celebrates Birthday at Evergreen Home
Mary Frauenhan of Houston marked her 90th birthday on Wednesday August 10 while visiting Evergreen Home in Caledonia. She remains active and in good health.
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Houston
Minn
Mary Frauenhan
Evergreen Home
Caledonia
Quarry Bluffs At Wyalusing Furnish Ballast Rock For Railroads
Burlington railroad blasted a million plus cubic yards of dolo mite limestone from Wyalusing bluffs, creating large open spaces. The rock is processed at McGregor Iowa plants and sent by rail, averaging 25 cars daily for ballast on the Chicago St Paul line and other Burlington routes to Omaha and St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Burlington Railroad
Vista Dome
Chicago
Twin Cities
Wyalusing
Here
Mississippi River Hills
Mississippi
Burlington
Burlington Company
Wisconsin State Park Board
E. C. Schroeder Company
McGregor
Cav
Chicago- St. Paul
Omaha
St. Louis
Rural Allamakee County teachers listed by township
WAUKON Iowa Special report lists the teachers employed to date for rural Allamakee county schools. Center township includes Joyce Area Lansing Mrs Francis Martin Waukon No Harpers Ferry and others. French Creek Hanover Iowa Lafayette Jefferson and more with numerous teacher names and assigned numbers.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Center Township
Joyce Area
Lansing
Francis Martin
Harpers Ferry
Ida Hayden
Monona
Helen Baker
Harpers Perry
Pranktlin
Lillian Stockton
Luana
Curtis Webster
Postville
Lailah McKee
Irene Brainerd
French Creek
Agnes Murphy
Helen Plein
Mae Hammell
Dorchester
Hanover Township
Lester Ellingson
Rose Zoll
Norlin Rober
Iowa Township
Rose Rita Zoll
New Albin
Jefferson
Clarence Gruver
Nora Hansmeier
Mabel Palmer
Vivian Huffman
Margaret Deal
Ruth Rush
Lafayette
Lafayette Center
Mary Mona O'Neill
Russell
Loretta Cassidy
Three Corners
Loretta Mullarkey
Wexford
Catherine Ryan
Viola Ferring
Alma Kosbau
Linton
Marcella Cowell
Jean Monserud
Leona McNeill
Ludlow
June Jacobson
Charlotte Kosbau
Joan Ludeking
Irma Winke
Lorrayne Hansmeier
Iva Reincke
Makee
Elk
Florence McDermott
Hanson
Carol Hanson
Paulk
Otto Sander
Leona Gelo
Paint Creek
Northwest
Lorna Winters
Post
Evergreen
Carol Kiesan
Highland
Alvin Walby
Minert
Kathleen Meyer
West Grove
Kenneth
Union City
Clear Creek
Elizabeth Mauss
English Bench
Delores Weber
Harmony
Donald Meiners
Wheatland
Loretta Curtis
Emmet
Cotilda Owen
Helming
Rita Pigott
Southwest
Joyce Smith
Vernie Berns
Margie van Horn
Waterloo
Upper Dorchester
Mildred Burke
Washington
Lucille Burke
Waterloo Ridge
Evelyn Bakken
Ettrick Suffers Outages From Thunderstorm
Ettrick Wis special report: a transformer burned out during a thunder and lightning storm cutting power for more than an hour Wednesday and again for over an hour in the evening due to transmission trouble near Melrose city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Melrose
Fillmore County Registers Youths at New Sites
After August 16 Fillmore county local draft board at Preston will close and records move to Olmsted county. Registrations of 18 year olds will continue at Preston Veterans Service Office Richter's Drug in Chatfield Lanesboro Spring Valley Rushford Ostrander Mabel Harmony and other listed locations under local official supervision.
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Preston
Minn
Fillmore County
Olmsted County
O. D. Krogan
Veterans Service Officer
Richter
Chatfield
Orval Amdahl
Lanesboro
William McLaughlin
Spring Valley
Harvey Bendel
Rushford
Merton Hadland
Ostrander
Odell Lee
Mabel
T. E. Armstrong
Harmony
Livewire Homemakers Picnic Set at Blair Memorial Park
The Livewire homemakers plan their annual picnic at Blair Memorial Park in Slair Wisconsin on Sunday August 14. Members and families will share a picnic dinner and spend the afternoon at the recreation center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slair
Wis
Livewire
Blair Memorial Park
Berggren Family Returns From Chicago Visit
Mrs. Robert Berggren and her daughter Edith have returned from Chicago after visiting at the home of Mrs. Berggren's John Larson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Holmen
Wis
Robert Berggren
Edith
Berggren
John Larson
Lansing Legion Installs Chiefs
The Lansing American Legion hosts district commander B C Sullivan of Rockford as guest to install officers at City Hall. Ray Sweeney becomes commander with Ben Quillan senior vice commander Paul Schneider junior vice commander James Kerndt adjutant Al Hefte finance officer Levi Sweatt sergeant at arms Albert Kehr historian George Ascham service officer and Grant Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Tomah Council Sprays Dump To Halt Fly Spread
Tomah Wisconsin council authorizes leveling the city dump and spraying the area with DDT to control flies and prevent possible disease spread. The street crew begins application with completion expected at Jackson Spraying.
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Tomah
Wis
Jackson
Pastor Ends Long Service at Zion Church in Alma Wisconsin
The Rev. C. F. Kurtzweg preached his farewell sermon after 18 years guiding Zion Evangelical Lutheran at Cream and earlier churches in Cochrane Buffalo City. Membership rose to 500. a new Buffalo City church opened in 1936. He will later serve Annandale and Silver Creek Minnesota. Rev. J. B. Ehrhart of Oskaloosa Iowa will succeed him, starting September, with interim pulpit duties by Rev. William Limpert of Winona Minnesota and Rev. G. Kionka of Nelson to cover Cream.
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Alma
Wis
C. F. Kurtzweg
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Zion
Cream
Christ
Cochrane
Martin Luther
Buffalo City
Kurtzweg
Annandale
Silver
Houston Man Celebrates 90th Birthday In Houston
G. E. Comstock of Houston reached his 90th birthday on Sunday August 7. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Comstock, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Comstock, Mr. and Mrs. Samaean’s son Arlen, Mr. and Mrs. C. Comstock, and Nellenca.
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Houston
Minn
G. E. Comstock
D. A. Comstock
Samaean
Arlen
C. Comstock
Nellenc
Tomah Water Carnival Honors Local Swimmers and Ballet
Chet Wagner will MC the annual water carnival at the municipal pool on Sunday. The event features swimming and diving contests with medals for individual event winners and a trophy for the top scoring boy and girl. A water ballet will showcase Donna Rahhauser Harriet White Mary Lou Gasper Margaret Dohlin and Deanne Krueger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Chet Wagner
Donna Rawhauser
Harriet White
Mary Lou Gasper
Margaret Dohlin
Deanne Krueger
Trempeleau Appoints 2 Supervisors
WHITEHALL Wis Special The Trempeleau county appoints two supervising teachers Vera Hestekin Osseo and Marion Blatchley Coloma were approved by Bert A Gipple Lelia of Galesville and S E Lee Osseo Hestekin a rural teacher and former principal in Pennsylvania has spent 12 years as supervising teacher in Taylor county Blatchley holds a BE degree and has taught in county training schools and supervised teacher training for 14 years in Rhinelander and nine years in Lincoln Vilas and Oneida counties Both begin work August 15 or 22 and bring strong qualifications for supervisory roles.
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Pennsylvania
Taylor County
River Falls Teachers College
Northwestern University
University of Wisconsin
Miss Blatchley
Rhinelancer
Lincoln
Vilas
Oneida
X Ray Unit Begins Long Sparta Stand
A mobile tuberculosis X ray unit starts a 10 day Monroe county tour in Sparta Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Child center and county home and hospital Aug 10 11. It will stop at the Pet Milk plant Sparta Aug 12 9 to 11 30 am and at the Classic theater 1 to 3 30 pm Beata Geiger Monroe county public health nurse says the unit opens to the public at the Classic theater Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Mobile
Monroe County
Wisconsin Child Center
Pet Milk Company
Beata Geiger
R. N
Ladies Aid Meet at Spring Grove Church Parlor
The St. Peter's Ladies Aid will meet Saturday August 13 in the church parlors with Mrs W M Bergrud and Mrs Alvin Ellingson as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
St. Peter’s Ladies Aid
W. M. Bergrud
Alvin Ellingson
Golberg Family Heads To Canada Vacation
GO TO CANADA SPRING GROVE Minn special Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Golberg and Beverly have left on a vacation trip into Canada.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Mrs. Dewey Golberg
Beverly
Canada
Church Hall Dedicated in Westby Wisconsin
In Westby Wisconsin the Avalanche Coon Prairie Lutheran Ladies Aid will dedicate the former Avalanche cheese factory as a hall on Sunday August 14 at 2 30 pm after turning it into a meeting place with a kitchen ceiling and new paint. The Aid raised 900 for the building and 600 more followed. Officers included Mrs Gerhard Synsteiby president and Mrs Stanley Hoilien vice president. The hall hosts the 65 pupil Sunday school taught by 8 teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Avalanche-Coonairie Ladies Aid
Ladies Aid
Westby-Coon Prairie Lutheran
Gerhard Synsteby
Stanley Hoilien
Ross Grones
Otto Borrison
Excheese
Avalanche
Arthur Bishop
Pete Peterson
Jacob Haugrud
Lutheran Aid Picnic Set At Tomah Recreation Park
The Lutheran Aid group will hold its annual picnic at Tomah Recreation Park on Sunday with games entertainment and prizes. Ralph Mathews serves as secretary of the local unit.
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Tomah
Wis
Lutheran Aid Association
Tomah Recreation Park
Ralph Mathews
Viroqua Methodists Hold Outdoor Services
Viroqua Wisconsin special report says the Viroqua Methodist church will hold regular outdoor services at 11 a.m. at the farm home of Charles Olson near the Three Chimneys. Rev. Ellery Beal returns from vacation to deliver the sermon assisted by Mrs G A Wegner Ellis West and Bert Henry organizing the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Mauston Boy Drowns in Lemonweir River
Mauston Wisconsin nine year old Joseph Hompertz son of Mr and Mrs John Hompertz drowned while wading with companions near the Union Street bridge Witnesses say he went beyond his depth and could not be rescued his body recovered an hour later Donald Bohacci of Ironwood Michigan also a drowning victim in Beatrice Lake near Mercer Wisconsin where the boat he shared with two others capsized
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Mauston
Wis
Joseph Hompertz
John Hompertz
Lemonweir
Union Street
Joseph
Donald Bohacci
Ironwood
Mich
Wisconsin
Bohacci
Beatric Lake
Mercer
Whitehall council approves Briggs Transfer dock addition
Whitehall Wisconsin council grants Briggs Transfer a building permit for a 30 by 40 foot loading platform. The street committee reports a culvert will be installed on U S highway 53 near the Ole Holmen property when crews are available. The building code committee will submit an amended ordinance on lot line separations by Aug. 19. Discussion on abating smoke and fly ash from Land O Lakes stack continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Briggs Transfer Company
County Highway Department
U. S. Highway 53
Ole Holmen
Committee On
Land O’lakes
Sparta Youth Enlists In Leatherneck Corps
Sparta Wisconsin John P Schallert son of Mr and Mrs Schallert of Sparta has enlisted in the U S marine corps for a three year term He was accepted at the La Crosse recruiting station after a physical at Chicago he was sworn in and sent to Parris Island for basic training He will receive a 10 day leave after training before assignment to duty station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
John P. Schallert
Cardinal Homemaker Club Picnic at Fly Creek
The Cardinal Homemaker Club invites members and families to a picnic at the golf club house on Sunday afternoon August 14. A coffee social will follow at the Ernest Fromm home in Fly Creek on the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Cardinal
Golf Club
Ernest Fromm
Fly Creek
Impurities water sulphur and salt found in some crude oils
Water sulphur and salt are impurities encountered in certain crude oils. The presence of these contaminants affects processing and refining performance, requiring treatment steps to meet product specifications.
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Viroquans Plan Transportation
Virogua High School
Viroqua School
Iowa
Finland
Britain
Prescription Pharmacy
Fifth Avenue
Mississippi River
Bluffs
C. S. Graham
Col
H. G. Williams
Prairie Girl
North
Beaver Creek
Midwest
Midwest Bottle Gas Co
North Third Street
Fillmore
Livewire Homemakers
Lansing Legion
Trempeleau
Drewrys Vy Beer
Wa Able AG SA F
Avalanche Parish
Lutheran Aid Group
Viroqua Methodists
Council
Leatherneck Corps
Cardinal Homemaker Club
Theatres
Leo Gorcey
Bowery Boys
Vernon
Allan
Rocky’ Lane
Death Valley
Roland
Board of Health
Eo Ais
South Avenue
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