Westby High Class Holds Fifth Anniversary Reunion
Westby Wisconsin special report notes the class of 1953 at Westby High held a fifth year reunion with a La Crosse dinner and a Davidson Park potluck. Class president Jon Bergen read letters from absent members. many classmates and teachers attended. Committees named for next reunion include Jon Borgen Kenton Evenstad and two Westby area spouses.
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Westby
Wis
Westby High School
la Crosse
Davidson Park
Jon Bergen
Luther Olson
Powell
Wyo
Richard Hanson
Janesville
Ruth Hall
Minneapolis
Shirley Lovans Abrams
Mason City
Iowa
Maren Bekkedal Johnson
Tacoma
Wash
Barbara Moilien
Madison
Trigve Neprud
Mishawaka
Ind
Janet Hagen
Jackie Hanson
Jon Borgen
Dean Anderson
Marilyn Orum Sharping
Gloria Volden Kraabel
Jackie Lawrence Nelson
Evenell Sagmoen Wyman
Joyce Borgen Olson
Esther Engh Erlandson
Ione Steenberg Rude
Ronald Ivergon
Ardyce Midtlen Ostrom
Charles Nordstrom
Roger Nelson
David Easterday
Coon Valley
Carole Wro
Bel Bluske
Randi Hoff
Chaseburg
James Douglas
Louise Rognstad Yant
Wanda Storbakken Westlund
Rachel Lovestad
Hofslien
Rockford
Ill
Harriet Peterson Blexrud
Caledonia
Myra Nelson Hahn
Sally Werner Damrau
Stevens Point
Alverda Holte Bethauser
Walter Johnson
Cashton
Clarence Jeffers
la Farge
Marie Parr Pervenante
Buhl
Minn
Margaret Volden Baker
Spring Green
Charlotte Ballerud Sneyd
Middleton
Kenton Evenstad
Fennimore
Mmes
Douglas Rude
David Stenslen
Harold Nelson
George Wyman
Burton Kraabel
Verdel Sharping
E. C. Knutson
Elmo Gulsvig
Sherman Erlandson
Wesley Bluske
Eitzen Church Plans Annual Mission Festival
Eitzen Minn special reports Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church will host its annual mission festival with a 10 a.m. service featuring Rev. W. Schmidt of Onalaska and Luther High School as speaker. An afternoon sermon by Rev. John Lau of St. Paul’s Onalaska follows at 2:30 p.m. A noon meal will be served in the church parlors.
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Eitzen, Minn
Mission Festival of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of
Time Discloseth All Things
The piece claims a decade of medical progress solving age old killers and foresees near term cures. It credits research chemists physicians and big pharmaceutical funding for rapid drug development and urges immediate availability for public needs.
Waukon Hospital to Add Wing With Federal Aid
Washington has approved a new addition to the Waukon Veterans Memorial Hospital costing about 310 200. The federal share will be 103 000 and work is planned to begin this fall.
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Waukon, Iowa
Washington, D.C
Waukon Veterans Memorial Hospital
McCoy PM Talks Highway Slaughter At Camp McCoy
Maj Thomas F Griffin warned during a safety conference at Camp McCoy that holiday driving poses extreme risks. He cited 644773 war deaths in 183 years and 1182959 road deaths in 40 years to urge careful, prepared driving this Labor Day weekend.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Thomas F. Griffin
Maj. Griffin
Seminary Student To Be Guest Preacher
Andrew Oppedahl a Luther Theological Seminary student in St Paul will be the guest preacher Sunday in the two churches of the Zion Lutheran Parish Blair Wisconsin Special report from Blair Wisconsin
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Blair, Wis
Andrew Oppedahl
Luther Theological Seminary
St. Paul
Zion Lutheran
Melrose District Prepares for School Year Opens Sept 2
Melrose Wisconsin announces the 1958 59 term begins Tuesday September 2 for all district schools. Second through twelfth graders not yet enrolled should register August 27 at 9 a m at their school. First graders will have physical exams August 27 at 9 a m. Dr from Krohn Clinic Black River Falls to perform exams with parents present. New faculty includes Dorothy Viora filling vacancy left by Josephine Larkin.
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Melrose
Wis
Krohn Clinic
Black River Falls
R. L. Cook
Dorothy Viora
Juneau County
Seven floats entered for La Crescent Apple Festival parade
Apple Festival parade committee chairman Dave Benforado reports seven floats definitively secured for the September 21 march. The lineup includes the giant Minnesota Centennial float and entries from Spring Grove Caledonia La Crescent American Legion La Crosse Plugs Dolly Madison and the Oscar Mayer wienermobile. Interested groups should contact parade chairman at 518 2nd St. N. La Crescent.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Dave Benforado
Spring Grove
Caledonia
la Crescent American Legion
la Crosse
Dolly Madison
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
2Nd St. N
Arcadia Club Hosts Two Day Picnic Weekend
Arcadia Sportsmen Club prepares for its two day picnic on August 16 and 17 at City Ball Park. Saturday features softball matchups Arcadia versus Blair and Fountain City versus Independence. Sunday includes a consolation game, championship at 8 p m, a ww Acoon chase, children's games, trap shooting, and fly ers served, with Ray Kujak Emil Dorn and others in charge.
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Arcadia
Wis
Arcadia Sportsmen Club
Blair
Fountain City
Independence
City Ball Park
Ray Kujak
Arcadia Flyers
Emil Dorn
Vernal Solberg
Russell Severson
Arthur Hanson
Henry Hoff
Hjalmer Solberg
Miles Hulberg
Conrad Hulberg
Vilas Walters
Gerald George
Sportsmen Club
Arcadia Lions Club Announces Year of Committees
Arcadia Wisconsin special report: President Gilbert Benusa lists committees for the coming year. A culture boys stock show will be replaced by a $100 donation to the annual school fair and a $75 senior class scholarship. A $1,300 park-improvement gift funds fountains benches a merry go round swings and baseballs for the Junior League. Sept. 16 features a faculty and spouses event at Arcadia Country Club. Committees span welfare health civic education safety sight conservation business relations and more with numerous assistants.
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Arcadia
Wis
Arcadia Lions Club
Gilbert Benusa
Nels Johnson
R. F. English
Willard B. Gautsch
Arcadia High School
Eau Claire
Arcadia Country Club
Lyman Maloney
LaVern Kostner
Lloyd Fernholz
Nic Jensen
A. C. Schultz
Paul Tyrand Sr
Eugene Vogel
Leo Ellis
Arthur Weisenberger
Joseph J. Andrzejewski
Gile Herrick
Robert Gamoke
Allen Runkel
La Crescent Girl Sings in UW Summer Concert
Virginia Gittens of La Crescent performed as a soloist in the University of Wisconsin School of Music summer concert in Madison. A Madison teacher and former La Crosse State College voice student, she previously appeared as a soloist with the Philharmonic Choir of Madison. Her parents traveled from La Crescent to attend.
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LA Crescent, Minn
Virginia Gittens
Joseph M. Gittens
la Crescent
University of Wisconsin School of Music
Madison
Gittens
Philharmonic Choir of
la Crosse State College
Harmer Root
Conservatory
la Crosse
Patient In La Crosse Nears Century Mark
ETTRICK Wis Special Peter Callahan who will be 100 years old in February is a hospital patient at La Crosse He makes his home with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Bishop South Beaver Creek
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Ettrick
Wis
Peter Callahan
la Crosse
William Bishop
South Beaver Creek
Highland Church Hosts Family Night Sunday
The Highland Church in Spring Grove Minnesota will host Luther League family night this Sunday starting at 8 p m Hosts include the Christ Walhus and R Johnson families providing hospitality and activities for families in the community
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Highland Church
Spring Grove
Minn
Christ Walhus
R. Johnson
Methodist Church Holds Outdoor Rites in Whitehall gardens
Friends of the Methodist Church are invited to attend the annual outdoor worship service in the Wiemer gardens at Independence Sunday at 10 30 a.m. Rev. Marshall Kommerud of Whitehall and Independence congregations announces the event. A potluck lunch will follow the worship hour. Families are asked to bring what they need including plates.
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Whitehall
Wis
Friends of the Methodist Church
Wiemer Gardens
Independence
Marshall Kommerud
Camera Club Field Trip Heads to Red Wing
Garnavillo Iowa special report members of the Garnaville Camera Club will travel Sunday to Red Wing Minnesota to join a field trip with camera and art club members from Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin in a regional gathering.
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Garnavillo
Iowa
Garnaville
Camera Club
Red Wing
Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Whitehall Delegates At U S Convention
Mr and Mrs Willie A Johnson attend the National Rural Letter Carriers Assn convention in Des Moines Iowa August 11 16 as delegates from Trempealeau County and Wisconsin chapters.
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Whitehal
Wis
Willie A. Johnson
National Rural Letter Carriers Assn
Des Moines
Iowa
Trempealeau County
Wisconsin
Trempealeau Valley Luther League Meets in August Evening
Trempealeau Valley Luther League meets Sunday evening in Taylor Wisconsin starting at 8 p m. Slides will be shown and a men's quartet will sing during the program.
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Trempealeau Valley
Luther League
Sparta Guard Holds Annual Family Picnic
The 32nd Reconnaissance Company of Sparta National Guard will hold its annual family picnic at Memorial Park on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Sparta Guard
Sparta
Wis
Sparta’ National Guard
Memorial Park
Bike Runs Wild in Sparta Injures Boy
Byron Fanning ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Leland Fanning was slightly injured when his bicycle lost control on Putman Hill west of Sparta Thursday afternoon He was taken to St Mary's Hospital by a passing motorist and treated overnight for severe bruises and abrasions he was to be released Friday
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Sparta
Wis
Byron Fanning
Leland Fanning
Putman Hill
St. Mary's Hospital
Jackson County Legion Council Installs Officers in Northfield
The Jackson County American Legion Council installed officers at Northfield. Installed were Romon Rogstad commander and other post leaders from Alma Center Black River Falls Merrillan and Northfield. The 1959 oratorical contest chair is Robert Olson and Richard Horn heads the school award contest. Next meeting set for Melrose October 7.
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Northfield
Wis
Jackson County American Legion Council
Romon Rogstad
Darrell Edwards
Alma Center
Archie Fisher
Black River Falls
Vincent Miranda
Irvin A. Pederson
Robert J. Olson
Hixton
Oswald H. Johnson
Louis Drecktrah
Edward Gardner
Wesley Berg
Taylor
Melrose
Merrillan
Taylor-Hixton
Cmdr. Rostad
Richard Horn
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