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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1950
Page
9
A Milwaukee Road goodwill trip by La Crosse Plugs drew mayors and town leaders from 10 Minnesota and Iowa communities on Saturday Aug. 19. The six car train greeted crowds with candy ice cream and toys while mayors and officials shared smiles and thanks.
The University of Wisconsin regents appointed Melvin M. Olson of West Salem as assistant professor of chemistry in the university extension division. Olson earned a PhD in organic chemistry and will be based in Wausau to start the Fall semester. He previously taught at Cumberland and Maquoketa Junior College and served in the Navy Reserve. He is married to Ruth Mulder and has two sons, John and Dick, and plans to move to Wausau with his wife.
VIROQUA Wisconsin Special H Thomas James son of Mr and Mrs Harry James of Viroqua was named state school aids supervisor by George B Watson state superintendent of schools He will begin September 1 after serving as Whitewater superintendent and holds degrees from La Crosse State Teachers College and the University of Wisconsin
Warrens Wisconsin special report Donald Christianson neighborhood commissioner of the Old Abe district of the Chippewa Valley council showed colored slides of the second national Boy Scout jamboree at the Warrens school Wednesday evening He attended the jamboree and photographed Valley Forge Philadelphia and Washington D C and other eastern points of interest.
Mrs. Carl Hutson of Kendall won the Monroe County Parent-Teacher council presidency at Sparta city hall joining a slate of officers. Kathryn Justin was elected vice president and John Marx named treasurer. District president C A Skundberg outlined the Richland Center convention on Oct 7 and health nurse Beata Geiger urged school readiness efforts.
Mrs. Robert Wehrenberg hosted the Union Mills Homemaker club in Holmen Wisconsin with 15 members present. The group met for the first time since May and, led by vice president Mrs Philip Waldenberger in place of absent president Mrs Ansel Drogseth, voted to set up a booth at the Mindoro community fair in September.
In Mabel Minnesota the Scheie Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation group will host the Fall convention of the Fillmore circuit of LDR on September 3. The meeting will take place at Scheie church with main speaker Mrs. E W Sihler of Wrttenberg.
Groundwork laid for the town s first Boy Scout troop. Frank Donner directs the organization at a August 17 meeting in the town hall. Ben Quillin named Scoutmaster for the youth troop with M J Weidner Roy Boardman as committeemen and Mrs Cletus Valley Lois O Brien as den mothers. six Cub Scouts aged eight to eleven signed up. Further meetings planned to organize a senior troop and invite active participation.
Howard Houlihan son of William Houlihan Caledonia Minn was graduated cum laude from Upper Iowa University at the close of the Summer session He earned a bachelor of science degree in biology with minors in mathematics and business
Tomah Wis. E J McKean announces the opening plan for the integrated school system. High school freshmen meet Saturday Sept 2 at 2 pm in the auditorium for an outline. Faculty organizational meeting is Tuesday Sept 5 at 8 30 am. Classes start Sept 6 with buses in operation. Half hour classes run Wednesday and Thursday. A full day and cafeteria begin Friday.
Seven West Salem high school FHA girls, led by home economics teacher Ruth L. Johnson, depart to the Wisconsin state fair. Barbara Rowe and Katherine Nuttieman will work in the kitchen at the activity house while Mary Buol demonstrates "Hot Accessories." The group includes Rita Durkin Joyce Raymer Jeanette Wehrenberg and Bonnie Wilcox and plans to return Thursday, Aug.
VIROQUA Wisconsin Special Helen Volden of Viroqua was named as the second grade teacher in the Viroqua elementary schools to replace Verna Young of West Salem. The vacancies also include Lottie Fryer for English and speech, Virginia Becker of Milwaukee for mathematics in seventh and eighth grades, and Harlan Olson of Westby for chemistry physics and visual aid director.
Rushford Minnesota special report says D. S. Prinzing and son Paul have come back from a business trip in western Saskatchewan Canada.
Fourteen Houston county 4 H members will travel to the Minnesota state fair in St Paul on Sunday Aug 27 to compete with other demonstrators. County agents announce demonstrations will be held Monday Aug 28 to allow return for county fair entry on Aug 30. The pie contest occurs Wednesday at 11 a m. Demonstrations include Helen Horihan silent bread at 10 a m Carol Meiners starting the day with a good breakfast at 10 20 a m Leone Wilhelmson baking powder biscuits at 11 20 a m Dorothy Jetson muffins at 11 40 a m Nancy Meyer angel food cake at 1 20 p m Jeannine Carlson quick coffee cake at 1 40 p m Norris Storlie and Harold Jetson testing the dairy herd at 2 p m Adeline Ernster wrapping meat for the freezer at 2 20 p m Howard Haugstad treating hogs for mange at 2 40 p m Norlin Hein electrical wiring at 3 p m and Kenneth Olson electrical safety at 3 40 p m Leone Wilhelmson will stay for the pie baking contest and Milda Schiltz will attend later for the dress revue.
Reginald Conley of Soldiers Grove Wisconsin, son of Mr and Mrs Dwaine Conley, enlisted in the U S Navy after Army service. He took his physical in Des Moines Iowa and trained in San Diego California. He graduated from Soldiers School in May 1946 then served 18 months in various camps before returning home and entering Platteville Teachers College.
Special services will be held at Hokah Evangelical Reformed church on Sunday August 27 to dedicate a newly purchased electric organ since the May 12 rededication. Rev E J Moritz will preach at 8 pm and Mrs Calvin Thatro of La Crosse Presbyterian church will give an organ recital. Public invited.
Mauston Wisconsin awaits the 85th annual Juneau county fair opening August 24 as the fair board reports record entries including livestock garden products and 4-H exhibits. Harry Rynearson notes over 400 entries and twelve couples over 50 years married compete in the old folks contest for king and queen honors and a prize for the couple with most living descendants.
To observe the 85th birthday of L. H. Ericson a group of 60 friends neighbors and relatives gathered at Ericson's farm home in Liberty township Sunday. Dinner was served on the lawn.
Rev. E. J. Holtrop, Protestant chaplain at Tomah Veterans Administration hospital for over three years, has been transferred to the VA branch at Fort Custer Michigan. The new assignment takes effect September 3.
The Black River Falls joint school district two announces its 1950 51 faculty. The lineup covers Administrative Office High School Junior High and Elementary with principals teachers and specialists named including Superintendent Robert N Halmstad Principal Norman Krenz Mathematics Delores Olson and many others. Rural and state graded Pleasant View staff are listed as well.
In Hokah Minnesota special dispatch reports S Sergeant Merle Holliday son of Mr and Mrs Leward Holliday ordered to report to Scott Field Illinois Sergeant Henry Warneke, previously at Great Lakes, assigned to a California camp and Far East deployment His wife and daughter live with her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Nunemacher Joseph McCauley son of Mrs Ella McCauley is in naval reserves and stationed at Great Lakes
Mrs. Max Harris of Sparta Wisconsin burned severely on her right arm when she slipped in the Harris restaurant kitchen Saturday night spilling a kettle of deep frying fat onto her right side. Her legs remained unburned due to nylon stockings.
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