Drama of Necedah crowd in Mary apparition event
Editorial notes the Necedah pilgrimage where 100000 people gathered for the Marian vision led by Mrs Mary Anne Van Hoof. Officials praised orderly driving and crowd conduct, with traffic officers and volunteers handling car parking under a broiling sun as observers called the scene a crowd driven drama rather than a mere apparition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necedah
Mary Anne van Hoof
Preston McEvoy
Wisconsin State Highway Patrol
van Hoof
McEvoy
Miles Clark
Juneau County
Fountain City Telephone Co Hearing On Higher Rates
The Fountain City Telephone Co proposes standard toll rates between Fountain City Cochrane and Winona and would end unlimited exchange service. A public hearing is set for September 6 at the La Crosse county courthouse, La Crosse, announced by the Public Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Fountain City Telephone Co
Fountain City
Cochrane
Winona
Public Service Commission
la Crosse County Court House
la Crosse
Chaplain Paul Roche Serves in Korea Resting in Japan
Elroy Wisconsin chaplain Rev Paul Roche called his mother to say he serves with the 24th division in Korea and is in Japan for rest. His nephew Corporal Charles Roche is with the Marines in the same area. Roche also served in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy
Wis
Dan Roche
Paul Roche
Japan
Father Roche
24Th Division
Korea
Corp. Charles Roche
Harmony Minnesota to Open Schools September Fifth
Harmony public schools will officially open on September 5 with student registration for grades nine to twelve on August 23 starting at 9 a.m. Returning staff include Principal Raymond Kenny and teachers Norman Brakken John Carlson Ronald Schenck Judith Schenck Lorraine McKinney Paul Thompson Mildred Carlson Arnold Veglahn Mabel Garst and Charlotte Holness New hires are Elaine Sanden Delores Lund Marilyn Holman Lila Fingerson Marjorie Way and Corinne Kratz the new office secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony
Minn
Harmony Public Schools
Raymond Kenny
Norman Brakken
John Carlson
Ronald Schenck
Judith Schenck
Lorraine McKinney
Paul Thompson
Mildred Carlson
Arnold Veglahn
Mabel Garst
Charlotte Holness
Elaine Sanden
Winona
Winona State Teachers College
Delores Lund
Luverne
Luther College
Marilyn Holman
Westby
Lila Fingerson
Fountain
Marjorie Way
Clermont
Mankato State Teachers College
Corinne Kratz
Iowans Keep Old Plates in 1951 System
Winneshiek county motorists will not receive new plates in 1951. Iowa motor vehicle officials issue small silvered tabs marked 51 in red to attach to 1950 plates. New registrations for new state entrants require both 1950 and 1951 clips. trucks and trailers get full 1951 plates. Registration may be mailed to the county treasurer who will send certificates and tags.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Motor Vehicle Department of
Iowa
Monroe county civilian defense unit to be formed
A Monroe county civilian defense organization will be organized at the county court house in Sparta Wisconsin on Wednesday August 23 at 8 p m. Frank Mitchell of Wilton has issued a call for representations from various parts of the county. Veterans organizations will advise the effort. A county wide civilian defense committee and chairman are expected to be named. Mitchell says combat veterans will aid in advising the defense preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Court House
Monroe County
Frank Mitchell
Wilton
Committee
Mitchell
Baptist Tot Workers Convene At Bangor
La Crosse Valley Baptist association holds a children's workers conference in Bangor on August 27 from 3 to 5 p m. Sunday school teachers and youth leaders are urged to attend with representation expected from Whitehall Ontario Kendall Lone Rock Bethel Mauston Warrens and La Crosse.
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Bangor
Wis
Viroqua
Vernon County
Mabel
Minn
Big Canoe
Highland Prairie Lutheran
Children’s Workers’ Conference
la Crosse Valley Baptist Association
Farm Bureau Picnic Set For Sunday at Wyalusing State Park
Crawford county Farm Bureau will hold its annual picnic on Sunday August 20 at WyAlusing state park. Guest speaker William Kas Kailas legislative representative of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau will review current agriculture legislation. President Irvin Oswald plans special entertainment and a softball game pits Hess company team of Prairie du Chien against an all county Farm Bureau team in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Crawford County Farm Bureau
Wyalusing State Park
William Kasa- Kailas
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Irvin Oswald
Hess Company
Farm Bureau
Prairie student elected UW programs chairman
Prairie du Chien student La Verne Boucher was chosen programs chairman of the Society for Advancement of Management at the University of Wisconsin. The university conducts annual campus elections for student groups and dormitory organizations to select officers and leaders.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Calendar of regional events and hearings
Calendar notes hiring in building 2117 Waumandee school hearing in Zeller hall at 8 p m on Tuesday August 22 includes Hesper 100-year club picnic and Waukon water carnival at municipal pool. Other entries cover August 23 24 25 and August 27 with schools fairs meetings and church reunions across Whitehall Viola Monroe Sparta Caledonia Mabel Bangor and more.
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Waumandee
Zeller Hall
Hesper
Waukon
Whitehall Sees Population Rise with Surge in Homes
Whitehall Wisconsin reports fifteen new residences this season the strongest growth in Trempealeau county over a decade. The 1940 census counted 1 035 residents and 1950 reached 1 372 as construction expands including first Catholic church by St John the Apostle and several business improvements.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
St. John the Apostle
Edward Roskos
Iverson-Larson Lumber Co
Frederickson
A. B. Peterson
East Side
Lyle Bollinger
L. D. Anderson
Ray Beck
Abrams Street
Alma van Sickle
West Whitehall
Bred Gutow
Elm Street
Clarence H. Johnson
Dewey Street
Rudolph Hagens
James Fitzpatricks
Olaf Mickelsons
Alvin Windjues
Hancock Street
Hartvig Iverson
Waumandee Waumandee Arca dia Hearing On District Attachments
Arcadia Wisconsin Special report: Town boards and city council members from Montana Waumandee Glencoe and Burnside attend a Zeller hall hearing in Waumandee on Monday August 21 at 8 pm. Petitions seek attaching seven districts to Arcadia district with four districts in Montana and three in Waumandee. Rules include possible state superintendent review and court appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
Wis
Montana
Waumandee
Glencoe
Burnside
Zeller Hall
Herman Wolfe
Atty
John Quinn
Myron Schaefer
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
W. B. Gautsch
Arcadia High School
Ralph Leahy
Cochrane High School
O. J. Lohrweide
Buffalo County
Chiropractors from Monroe and La Crosse Attend Sparta Meeting
Chiropractors from Monroe and La Crosse counties met at the Sidney hotel in Sparta for dinner and a session attended by wives at Dr H L Buies home. E J Wollschlaeger of La Crosse reported on trips to Washington DC for national chiropractic meetings. The group discussed a Colorado Supreme Court ruling on Spears Chiropractic Hospital and opposed a proposed education bill for failing to include chiropractic colleges. Dr M J Anderson presided. officers and attendees from La Crosse and Sparta listed.
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E. J. Taylor
Tomah
Monroe and la Crosse County
Chapter of Chiropractors
Sidney Hotel
Sparta
M. J
Wis
Monroe
la Crosse
Sidney
H. L. Buie
E. J. Wollschlaeger
Wisconsin State Board of Examiners
Washington, D. C
National Council of Chiropractic Examining Boards
National Chiropractic Association
Supreme Court
Spears Chiropractic Hospital
Denver
Colo
State Board of Health of Colorado
Andrew Biemiller
M. J. Anderson
Spokane Woman Visits Minnesota Family Plans Iowa Trip
Anna Stanley of Spokane Washington has been visiting her brother the Rev George Stanley and his wife in Rushford Minnesota. Before returning home she will visit other relatives in Minnesota and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushford, Minn
Anna Stanley
Spokane
Wash
George Stanley
Washington
Miss Stanley
Minnesota
Iowa
Night curfew enforced in Warrens for under 18s
Warrens Wisconsin town board members H. B. Gross Hans Pedersen and R. C. Keeler announce a 10 p m curfew in Lincoln restricting anyone under 18 from being on Warrens streets after 10 unless with parents guardians on an errand or with written permission.
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Warrens
Wis
Lincoln
H. B. Gross
Hans Pedersen
R. C. Keeler
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