Wisconsin Plan Lets GIs Attend Sparta College Center
A University of Wisconsin program to run a Sparta high school college center for the 1946 47 term drew fifty veterans and graduates. W H H Liesch and B W Meyer outlined housing limits and itinerant instructors for centers in Sparta Boscobel Mauston and Hillsboro with classes opening about Sept 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Sparta High School
University of Wisconsin
W. H. H. Liesch
B. W. Meyer
la Crosse
Liesch
United States
Boscobel
Manston
Hillsboro
Gale Girl Scouts Attend State Fair
Twelve Girl Scouts from Galesville will attend the state fair in Milwaukee. They will conduct demonstrations and run an activity booth, showcasing home nursing after completing a course under Mrs. Ray McKeeth at the fair.
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Galesville, Wis
Galesville
Inilwaukee
Ray McKeeth
Henry resigns as Tomb police chief in Tomah Wisconsin
Robert Henry, chief of police since May 16, has resigned effective immediately. Mayor L. J. Griffith appointed patrolman William Schultz to act as chief until a new appointment by the fire and police commission.
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Tomah
Wis
Robert Henry
L. J. Griffith
William Schultz
Fire and Police Commission
We Thank You La Crosse Centennial Letter
A letter from A. E. Smith, Viroqua Centennial Celebration chair, thanks La Crosse and many locals for support. It lauds La Crosse officials, businesses, and volunteers, naming Yahr Lange Drug, Erickson Bakery, Modern Laundry, La Crosse Clean Towel, Noelke Co, Dolly Madison Dairies, and Western Fruit among donors. General Program Committee signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heileman Brewing Company
Eugene Toepel
Reg Neitsch
Sam Fellows
Bert Wethe
la Crosse
Viroqua
Yahr-Lange Drug Company
Erickson Bakery
Modern Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company
la Crosse Clean Towel Service
Carl B. Noelke Company
Dolly Madison Dairies
Western Fruit Company
Trial Judges Drawn For September Court
Trial jurors for the September term opening September 9 were named by Judge G. B. Richter. The list includes residents from Waukon Lansing New Albin Postville Harpers Ferry Dorchester Waterville Monona Luana and other towns with dozens of men and women listed as prospective jurors.
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Hazel Theis
Caroline Straate
Almer Hanson
Earl Stock
Hugh Healey
Oscar Gilbertson
Lansing
Cora McKinney
J. J. Wellerser
Hermann Troendle
Katheryn Roeder
Charles Hartman
Herbert Feuerhelm
William Johnson
Harold Wellendorf
Althea McKee
James McKee
Freeman Bechtel
Gladys Isele
Theodore Kerndt
Evelyn Olson
New Albin
Henry Bisping
Lizzie Meyer
William Heuer
Postville
Gustave Shafer
Ida Belle Hofer
Harold McShane
Clinton Meyer
Peter Meland
M. C. Deering
Grace Anderson
Larry Ewing
Charles Ewing
Matilda Lange
Harpers Ferry
Ruth Livingston
Helen Haehlen
Helen Olson
Dorchester
Art Beardmore
George Shefelbine
Clarence Schulte
George Wright
Waterville
Leo McCormick
Esther Slavtery
Lester Busnes
Monona
Paul Pufahl
Floyd Wilkins
Luana
del Rose
Trempealeau highway bids invited for 3294 mile project
WHITEHALL Wis Special bids will be received by the state highway commission in Madison until 10 a m on Aug 27 for grading draining and surfacing with bituminous material on federal and state highway 10 from Eleva west to the Buffalo county line a 3294 mile stretch Trempealeau county commissioner Jens Klavestad said. The county has another project this year a five mile concrete road from Beaches Corners to Frenchville on highway 53 nearly ready for use.
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Whitehall
Wis
State Highway Commission
Madison
Eleva
Buffalo County
Jens Klavestad
Trempealeau
Beaches Corners
Frenchville
Gale Orator Competes In Advanced Event
Ted Tibbitts who won Wisconsin FFA oratory last spring will compete in an advanced event at Purdue University next week. He will be entered in demonstrations at the state fair this week and depart Milwaukee with his instructor J Beadle to the Interstate event. If he wins there he advances to the national contest. His speech is The Re conversion of the Dairy Industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Ted Tibbitts
Purdue University
Purdue
Ind
Ted
Milwaukee
J. ©. Beadle
Picnic Schedule For Green Mound Cemetery Society
NEW AMSTERDAM Wis Special The Green Mound Cemetery society will hold its annual August picnic at Hunters Bridge picnic grounds on Aug 22. The plan was organized on Aug 28 1930. Attendees are urged to bring table service sandwiches and a covered dish. Coffee will be furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Amsterdam
Wis
Green Mound
Hunters Bridge
Viroqua Centennial Committee Receives Widespread Praise
Members and assistants of the Viroqua centennial committee are flooded with congratulations by letters and messages. Visitors praise the parade horse show and pageant, while locals reflect on hours of planning and the lasting impact as decorations come down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
la Crosse
Sche
Luther Adds Staff Members At Luther College Decorah
Luther College expands faculty to handle near double fall enrollment. New hires include Dr K E Goellner in biology with PhD from Michigan 1943, Paul Graber and Miss Jean Halvorson in German and French, Miss Laura Simonson in English and history, and Frank Barth in economics. Barth is Luther graduate returning to teach and pursue Northwestern master’s this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Luther College
Luther
K. E. Goellner
Paul A. Graber
Jean Halvorson
Laura Simonson
Frank Barth
Goellner
University of Michigan
Army Air Forces
Air Corps
Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Graber
Miss Halvorson
University of Iowa
Miss Simonson
Moorhead State Teachers College
University
Sparta Youths Attend State Fair
Twelve Sparta Future Farmers members will attend the FFA day at Milwaukee's state fair on August 23. Kenneth Williams and George Olson will judge Monroe county dairy cattle, James Wells will show nine Chester White pigs shipped by rail, and Marlon Schwier will be at the fair for the week. Friday trip members include Robert Allen and others. Sparta's master farmer Lee Wells will receive an award at fair ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Sparta Future Farmers Association
FFA
Milwaukee
Kenneth Williams
George Olson
Monroe County
James Wells
Chester
West Salem
Marlon Schwier
Robert Allen
Donald Merow
Marvin Greeno
Francis Ruedy
Eugene Young
Spencer Jenkins
Farrell Sousek
Stewart McCoy
Richard Schauf
la Vera Greeno
August Terpstra
Farmer
Lee Wells
Rev. Sheehan Named Assistant Pastor in Mankato
The Rev. Robert Sheehan son of Mr and Mrs Francis Sheehan of Caledonia has been appointed assistant pastor at St Johns Catholic Church in Mankato by Bishop Leo Binz effective Aug 31 He was recently ordained in Caledonia and will begin his duties this fall
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Caledonia
Minn
Robert Sheehan
Francis Sheehan
Leo Binz
Diocese of
Winona
St. John’s Catholic Church
Mankato
Father Sheehan
Viola Navy Dispatches Local Soldier Home
Raymond Sime Jr returned to Viola Wisconsin after discharge from the navy He entered service April 18 1945 and served in the Philippines and South Pacific aboard LST 742 He graduated from Viola High School in 1945 Sime
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola, Wis
Raymond Sime, Jr
Navy
San Diego
Philippines
Lube Bay
South Pacific
Viola High School
Pederson Completes Navy Service Returns Home
James Pederson, 19, has been discharged from the navy and is staying with his parents in Blair. Inducted July 26, 1945, he trained at Great Lakes and Shoemaker and served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saginaw Bay in the Pacific. A Blair High School graduate, the Pederson family was formerly of Ettrick.
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Ettrick
Wis
James Pederson
Navy
Alfred Pederson
Blair
Pederson
Great Lakes
Shoemaker
Calif
Saginaw Bay
Blair High School
Ped
Sparta Council Approves USO Building Bid
Sparta city council approved sending 27 500 to the regional Federal Works agency for the USO building and negotiations for sale. They opposed the September 7 street dedication festivities due to a polio outbreak but did not pledge to block the Chamber of Commerce plans. Mayor Williams said Sparta had its first polio suspect this week.
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Sparta
Wis
Federal Works Agency
USO
Chamber of Commerce
H. H. Williams
Albert Twesme Heads Galesville Legion For Coming Year
Albert Bud Twesme takes command of the Rowles-McBride American Legion post as 1940s officers are chosen. Norman Gelder adjutant Herman Toppen finance Fred Steupflug sergeant at arms Robert Smith and William Wagner as vice presidents Ben Gardner historian Guy Anderson chaplain and George Oliver service officer named. Post membership stands at 146 with a clubhouse as a major objective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Rowles-McBride American Legion
Albert
Bud) Twesme
Albert Twesme
Twesme
Donald Finch
Legion
Norman Gelder
Herman Toppen
Fred Steupflug
Robert Smith
William Wagner
Ben Gardner
Guy Anderson
George Oliver
Anderson
Toppen
Oliver
Rowles-McBride Post
Viola Men Return from Navy Discharges
Viola residents Rex M. Smith Maynard F. Fink and Robert Leo Bender have been discharged from the Navy and returned home. Smith served 21 months including five at sea aboard the Neureus sub tender with time in Sasibo Nagasaki Manila Pearl Harbor and Honolulu. Fink served 18 months with 11 overseas and spent time on Okinawa then at Tsing Tao and Tangku China. Bender served 13 months at Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola, Wis
Viola
Rex M. Smith
Robert Leo Bender
Navy
Smith
Em3c
Roy Smith
Sasibo
Nagasaki
Philippines
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Fink
Flo
George Fink
Okinawa
Tsing Tao
Tangku
China
Flic
Leo Bender
Portland
Ore
Visit Cut Short By Emergency Call In Sparta
SPARTA Wis Special Andrew Simpson and his cousin Miss Mary Walden of Memphis Tenn visiting O D Simpson were recalled to Memphis on an emergency due to the death of a cousin in an auto accident The 16 year old Simpsons first mainland trip born in the Hawaiian Islands will finish high school at a military academy after war interrupted studies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Andrew Simpson
Mary Walden
Memphis
Tenn
O. D. Simpson
Simpson
Hawaiian Islands
Impressed by Breeding Experiments at DeKalb Trials
HOLMEN Wis Special L T Lee returns from DeKalb Ill where he visited corn breeding on the DeKalb Agricultural Association experimental fields He noted the extensive inbreeding and crossing work and 41000 hand pollinations for next year s hybrids More than 7000 corn strains are on test including varieties from Italy Czechoslovakia Japan and Romania Poultry projects also shown use of inbreeding to improve chicken stock
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Holmen
Wis
L. T. Lee
DeKalb
Ill
DeKalb Agricultural Association
Lee
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Japan
Romania
Association
Poultry Project
Galesville Colonel Arrives in Naples
Col William Sievers, longtime Galesville resident, has arrived in Naples Italy to take a new executive role with the fiscal officer at the Mediterranean theater of operations. He was previously in St Louis organizing an army regional accounting office and rose to his current rank in October 1944 after serving at Fort Douglas Hawaii Atlanta Washington and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
William Sievers
U. S. Army
Naples
Italy
W. H. Sievers
Col. Sievers
St. Louis
Army
Office of Finance
Washington, D. C
West Point
Galesville High School
Fort Douglas
Utah
Hawaii
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Army Regional Accounting Office
4-H Club Group Tours Byron Farms to View Projects
Byron 4-H club members joined County Agent A D Begley on a Sunday tour visiting eight farms to inspect garden plots dairy poultry sheep and swine projects and home economics work Many members displayed cash crop records showing earnings from beans or cucumbers Begley plans similar tours in other areas noting the tours stimulate members to improve relative to neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Byron
A. D. Begley
Begley
Hospitalized Officials Tie Up Sparta Courthouse
In Sparta Wisconsin two courthouse figures are in hospitals. Alfred Johnson chairman of the AAA is recovering from an operation in a Minneapolis hospital. County Treasurer Bill Lahm is in Milwaukee receiving treatment for a leg and wears an artificial limb from a battlefield injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Alfred Johnson
AAA
Minneapolis
Bill Lahm
Milwaukee
Lahm
AAA Group Visits Farms In Monroe County Field Day Tour
More than 60 Monroe county farmers and AAA committee members attended a field day at the La Crosse experimental station on Grandad Bluff Monday. Committeemen will visit every farm in the next ten days to verify compliance with the 19.6 soil conservation program for 1946 payments.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
la Crosse
Grandad Bluff
Triple A
Vern Wing, Baraboo
AAA
William Rasmussen
Tomah
Will Gasper
Portland
August Hering
Alfred Johnson
Minneapolis
A. D. Begley
Erect Tomah Trailer Units
Tomah Wisconsin officials announce 20 trailer units to be erected this month under federal housing authority guidance. Clifford Guest named project representative. J P Cullen and Son of Janesville awarded the contract to erect units walls and utilities with occupancy set for September 5 under city engineer supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Mayer L. J. Griffith
Federal Public Housing Authority
Clifford Guest
J. P. Cullen
New Milk Plant Purposed In Lansing Community Move
A three story building in Lansing Iowa owned by Chicago patron William Blandon has been sold to Albert Oelberg of Waukon. A Charles City company plans to outfit it as a pasteurizing plant to serve local dairy needs previously supplied by Waukon. The structure once housed a movie theater with apartments above and a vacant top floor once used as a lodge hall.
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Lansing
William Blandon
Chicago
Albert Oelberg
Waukon
Charles City
Monroe 4-H and FFA Youth at Milwaukee State Fair
Monroe county 4 H clubs and FFA groups are heavily represented at the Milwaukee State Fair this week. Teachers Ed Peterson Cashton and Sparta judges George Olson and Kenneth William join livestock and dairy judging. Many 4 H youth from Wilton Kendall and Sparta attend with parents as clothing canning and judging participants.
Doctor Knudson Reports for Army Medical Training
Dr. Richard Knudson of Evanston Illinois left Chicago by plane on Monday to Fort Sam Houston San Antonio Texas where he enters medical training as a first lieutenant. He may remain in Texas for several weeks before possible overseas transfer. He is the son of Mr and Mrs M C Knudson and recently visited Holmen with his wife and daughter Martha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Wis
Richard Knudson
Evanston
Ill
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Knudson
M. C. Knudson
Mrs. Knudson
Martha
Johnson qualifies for 1946 Woodmen club honor
Francis O. Johnson of the Woodmen Accident Company in Lincoln Nebraska has again sold enough business to earn membership in the president's production club for 1946. He previously led all Woodmen agents in 1935, and the club, halted during the war, is revived this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Francis O. Johnson
Woodmen Accident Company of
Lincoln Neb
Territory
Johnson
Woodmen
United States
Caledonia and Houston County Fair Cancelled
The Houston County Fair scheduled for Aug 28 in Caledonia is canceled despite no polio cases. W J Daley, president of the fair association, says the decision came from the village and county health boards on Dr A J Chesley's recommendation. The village board voted to use police powers to halt unnecessary gatherings, including dances and public entertainments. Ednas Zimmerhak notes thanks to those who planned and supported the event.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Houston
Ednas Zimmerhak
Fair Association
Fair Board
11 Children Confirmed In Caledonia Ceremony
A class of 11 children was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran church in Caledonia Sunday morning with Rev. Clarence L. Lee conducting. Confirmands listed: Norma Mildred Johnson, Maxine Shirley Ann Olafson, Chery Mary Louise Olson, Gertrude Opal Rensle, Jean Marie Rice, Betty Jane Staine, Donald Leon Ganrude, David Allen Joerg, Vernall Odell Olafson, Donald Leroy Oseth, Newman Laverne Twite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Clarence L. Lee
Norma Mildred Johnson
Maxine Shirley Ann Olafson
Chery Mary Louise Olson
Gertrude Opal Rensle
Jean Marie Rice
Betty Jane Staine
Donald Leon Ganrude
David Allen Joerg
Vernall Odell Olafson
Donald Leroy Oseth
Newman Laverne Twite
Local Lady Feeds Dinner to Pet After TRU-LEX Relief
A Wisconsin woman describes severe stomach gas and constipation that made her ill to eat and feel balloon like. She says after using TRU-LEX she can enjoy meals again and no longer suffers from gas or constipation. The ad claims TRU-LEX uses roots and herbs to cleanse bowels and aid liver and kidneys and urges readers to buy at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trulex
Wisconsin
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Sparta Board of Education
Gale Girl
Henry
Tomb
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Insect
Cenol Company
Main
Gale Orator
Viroqua Centennial Committee
Sheehan
SIME
Sparta Council OK
Galesville Legion
Smith, Fink
Bender
4-H
Joan Leslie
Robert Alda
Cinderella Jones
Vernon
Utopia
Monroe
Ed Peterson
Cashton
Kenneth William
Arnold Peterson
Elmer Schindler
Wilton
Carolyn
Doris Haldeman
Norwalk
Health Board
Nature
Saturn
Conoco
America
Red Triangle
Continental Oil Company
Ery City
Medary
Hwy. 16
Old Salem Rd
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