City Treasurer Finalizes 1951 Sparta Tax Settlement
Sparta Wisconsin special report shows City Treasurer Harold Schendel announcing final settlement with County Treasurer Louis H. Larson for 1951 tax receipts. Totals include 101,533 dollars in taxes and 357.10 dollars dog tax, plus 99,058.77 in real estate and 2,446.81 in state taxes. City Council approves 15,000 dollars transfer to police and fire station building fund and orders sewer and street work, weed control urged, beverage license granted to Scott Lyman. In Viroqua, a farm field day at the University of Wisconsin Electrical Research Farm on August 19 invites Vernon County farmers and homemakers for labor-saving demonstrations with 8:15 a.m. departure and 3:30 p.m. finish.
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Sparta
Wis
Treaster Harold Schendel
Louis H. Larson
North Street
Grace
Thayer Avenue
O. O. Bergman
Lee Court
Rusk Avenue
Harry L. Beckman
State Highway Department
Angelo
Viroqua
Vernon County
University of Wisconsin Electrical Research Farm
Madison
Carl Neitzke
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Pastor Honored After 22 Years Serving Kendall Lutherans
St John s Evangelical Lutheran Church Kendall honored retiring pastor Rev L A Witte and his wife after 22 years serving Kendall and Dorset Ridge congregations. Health, 45 years in ministry, led to retirement. Pastors Schultz and Ziegler participated as Witte prepared to move to Wonewoc Wisconsin.
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Kendall Lutherans
Kendall, Wis
St.John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Kendall
L. A. Witte
W. E. Schultz
Wonewoc
Carl Ziegler
Bangor
Witte
Luther Theological Seminary
Wauwatosa
Wis
Wisconsin Synod of the Lutheran Church
Dagett
Escanaba
Mich
Connell ‘and Kendall
Wisconsin
De Soto Mankered On 77th Birthday Picnic
A special note from De Soto Wisconsin reports Frank Ames Sr. was honored on his 77th birthday with a Sunday picnic at Rush Creek. Friends neighbors and relatives attended the gathering at the Ames farm home in the evening.
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DE Soto
Wis
Frank Ames Sr
Rush Creek
Ames
Schoolhouses Sold At Auction To Local Bidders
Sparta Wisconsin special report states two schoolhouses were sold at public auction on Saturday. Albert Mack bought the Upper Farmers Valley building for 485 dollars and George Hutson purchased the Rock City building for 800 dollars.
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Sparta
Wis
Albert Mack
George Hutson
Mack
Upper
Farmers Valley
Hutson
Rock City
Whitehall Class of 1942 Reunion Dinner Set
Whitehall Wisconsin special report notes the 1942 Whitehall High School graduating class reunion at the Golf Clubhouse Saturday with a 7 p.m. dinner. Fifty one graduates participated in the class.
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Whitehall, Wis
Whitehall High School
Trempealeau County Clerk Candidate Info Campaign Notes
Trempealeau County candidates John C. Quinn and a Tremple figure outline careers from military to law and public service. Voter education events are planned by the Farm Bureau with township meetings at Centerville Arcadia Ettrick Burnside Gale Caledonia and Trempealeau, plus a directors meeting in Ettrick.
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John C. Quinn
Arcadia
Trempealeau County
Delavan
Campion Academy
Prairie du Chien
Marquette University
The
Ball
FBI
Farm Bureau
Centerville Hall
Oliver C. Landers
Ernest Axness
Arcadia Township
Arcadia High School
Ettrick Township
Town of Burnside
Independence High School
Gale
Decora Prairie School
Caledonia
Trempealeau
theCaledonia
Ettrick
Ettrick Girl Scouts Sleep-Out Repeats Next Week
Ettrick Girl Scouts plan a repeat Sleep-Out event led by Mrs. Erickson after a successful previous gathering in the Ben Erickson garage last week. A social with pie cake ice cream and coffee is set for Saturday Aug 16 starting 7 30 p m on the lot between the C A Brye Store and Christianson Harness Shop with indoor venue if weather turns. Proceeds fund a troop flag and an American flag. Brownie meetings led by Mrs Solberg and Mrs Jorgenson are suspended until school resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Erickson
Mrs. Erickson
C. A. Brye
Christianson Harness Shop
Henry Solberg
Ingvald Jorgenson
League raises fund barbeque at Main Street corner
The Luther Leagues of Our Savior's Church host a barbecue on Saturday evening August 16 at the D. A. Bensend corner on Main Street. Proceeds fund furniture for the youth parlor in the new Sunday school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Luther Leagues of Our Saviour’s
D. A. Bensend
Main Street
Crosby Family Returns Home After Milwaukee Visit
Mr and Mrs Robert Crosby and their son of Milwaukee have returned to their home after spending several days with Mrs Crosby s grandparents Mr and Mrs Carner Gantenbein in New Albin Mrs Crosby is the former Virginia Weymiller
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New Albin
Robert Crosby
Milwaukee
Crosby
Carner Gantenbein
Virginia Weymiller
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Mr ——Swee Te
Arthur S. Eyler
Scott Lyman
Poline
909Th Field Artillery
Camp McCoy
84Th Infantry Division
Robert Jessen
Camp Douglas
Pfc
Jack Voysey
Fond du Lac
Ralph Damm
Eugene Schneider
James Maloney
Eau Claire
Damm
Schneider
Tremple
Ettrick Girl Scouts
League
Ata
Daten Ali
Miley
Ert
South Third Street
Ae Hogan
Walnut Finien
Maton
Wansion
Duncan Phyfe
Clayton Chrome
Dineties
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