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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1950

Page

3

Blair Lutheran Ladies Aid Celebrates 50 Years

Blair Wis Special The Blair First Lutheran Ladies Aid marks five decades of service with a Sunday service at 10 45 a m led by Rev S A Arberg of New Lisbon sermon on Christian womanhood a potluck luncheon at noon and an afternoon historical program. The group organized springs 1900 and has funded church renovations missions and charity. current officers are Melvin Solberg president James Syverson vice president Ray Solberg secretary and Alden Elland treasurer.

First Lutheran Ladies Aid S. S. Urberg Henrick Hegg Coulees Aid Ladies Aid Bethany Indian Mission Home and Foreign Missions Christian Education Homes For Mmes. S. S. Arberg T. T Hanson Ivor O. Solberg Arnie Berg Carlot Hanson Melvin Solberg James Syverson Ray Solberg Alden Elland

Burkholder Couple Honored at 10th Wedding Anniversary

MABEL Minn Special. Mr and Mrs Clifford Burkholder celebrated their 10th anniversary with a party at Sportsmen Park on Sunday August 20. Relatives and friends attended and presented a silver purse. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Roy Newell Minneapolis and many local families.

Mabel Minn Clifford Burkholder Sportsmen Park Roy Newell Minneapolis G. A. Bates Harlan Scheevel Merlin Holness Burmeis

Birthday Picnic Honors Mrs John W Sheehan at Beaver State Park

Mrs. John W. Sheehan was guest of honor at a birthday picnic Sunday afternoon at Beaver State Park in Caledonia Minnesota. Her children grandchildren and great grandchildren attended along with Pat Sheehan Paul and John Klinski Donald and E L Sheehan and many others.

Mmes Francis Sheehan Mike Stadtler

Vegetables and fruits cure arthritis

Questions and answers on arthritis from the NEA service. Experts discuss diet claims, knee pain, adrenal glands, spine arthritis, knee cartilage injury, knuckle joint cracking, circulation treatments, shingles relation, and knee surgery options with emphasis on medical evaluation and X rays.

Liver Birds Roll Up With Bacon Bites

A recipe describes rolling beef liver with onion crumb spinach and seasoning, wrapping each roll with bacon, and securing with a toothpick. The rolls are sautéed in hot fat until browned and cooked through.

Ninth Birthday Party Honoring Ann Garavalia

Genoa Wisconsin special report lists guests for Ann Garavalia ninth birthday party Tuesday including Dorothy Malin Kathryn Roller Jean Venner Joan Venner Mary Ann Loef flad Elaine Malin Loretta Kim mel Bonnie Beck Beverly Beck Tommy Garavalia and Jerome Garavalia.

Genoa Wis Ann Garavalia Dorothy Malin Kathryn Roller Jean Venner Joan Venner Mary Ann Loefflad Elaine Malin Loretta Kimmel Bonnie Beck Beverly Beck Tommy Garavalia Jerome Garavalia

Surprise showers honor Caledonia residents at festive party

Lucille Midley received a surprise shower at Masonic Hall Sunday evening with about 30 attendees. Joyce Kuecker was given a parcel shower at the city hall by friends. The event featured games and socializing.

Caledonia Minn Lucille Midley Masonic Hall Joyce Kuecker City Hall

Corrine Hill Weds Glenn Schmidt in Minneapolis

Mr and Mrs Anthony Hill announce the marriage of their daughter Corrine to Glenn Schmidt on Aug 12 in Minneapolis. They will reside in Minneapolis where both are employed.

Caledonia Minn Anthony Hill Corrine Glenn Schmidt Minneapolis Alfred Gilster Onalaska, R. 1 Elaine Rosemary Clifford A. Fossum, Jr Clifford A. Fossum Onalaska Bangor

Viroquans Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

Viroqua Wisconsin special report 125 guests gathered at the Brudos farm to mark fifty years of marriage for Mr. and Mrs. John Brudos Married August 20 1900 at Newman Grove Nebraska they later moved to a Retreat area farm before settling in Viroqua in 1920 Both are charter members of the order of Pythian Sisters Their two children Mrs John Erickson Viroqua and Mrs T G Harris Madison plus four grandsons and three granddaughters attended Out of town relatives included Martin Robert Monson Don Monson and Richard Monson Downers Grove Illinois Mr and Mrs Jesse Wright Howard South Dakota Mrs Paul Roque Redwood Falls Minnesota Mrs Ellen Burbank California Mrs Gertrude Curn Deer Lodge Montana Mrs Robert Horley Deer Hill Montana and Carl J Holnick Howard South Dakota.

Viroqua Wis John Brudos Newman Grove Neb Brudos Viroqua Order of Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias Modern Woodmen Order of Pythian Sisters John Erickson T. G. Harris Madison Messrs Mmes. Martin Robert Monson Don Monson Richard Monson Downers’ Grove Ill Jesse Wright Howard S. D Paul Roque Red Wood Falls Minn Ellen Burbank Calif Gertrude Curn Deer Lodge Mont Robert Horley Deer Hill Carl J. Holnick

Local Ads Offer Home Goods and Services

Felt pase rugs and yard goods offered by Con goleum rugs from John Schneider Co. 415 So. Third. Jerome Wateski advertises floor sanding and finishing. Armstrong Linotile promoted for flooring. Roth's Flor-Mart lists 1217 Weston with dial 2-2175. Charlotte’s hats at 206 Rose open 1 to 9. Lund's Flowers services for events opposite the Cathedral. Dressmaking and alterations at 2610 East Ave So. of 2-1133. Ice cream at 12 gallon 80c.

John Schneider Co Jerome Joe) Wateski Florshop Armstrong Roth Flor-Mart Weston Charlotte Lund Cathedral East Ave

Chicken Spaghetti Dinner From Simple Pantry

A basic skillet chicken and spaghetti dish converts pantry staples into a hearty meal. Ingredients include a whole chicken in pieces olive oil onion garlic tomato paste parsley bay leaf clove salt pepper spaghetti and Parmesan. Simmer chicken in tomato sauce until tender then serve with cooked pasta and cheese. Makes four portions.

Ettrick visitor is feted at coin shower in Ettrick

Mrs Max Dettinger was honored at a coin shower Tuesday evening at Ettrick Community Hall. Seventy five attendees welcomed her and her infant Sandra Lee as they visit grandmother and great grandmother Mrs Arvilla Dettinger and Mrs Agnes Connolly. Dettinger came by plane from San Diego to Milwaukee where QM3 Dettinger is stationed aboard the U S S Philippine Sea and has gone overseas. She will stay with her parents in Milwaukee during his absence.

Ettrick Wis Max Dettinger Ettrick Community Hall Lynn Finch Qm3 Dettinger San Diego U. S. S. Phillipine Sea Milwaukee

Herb Omelet From an Old Kitchen Note

A recipe fragment describes an herb omelet using eight eggs one percent teaspoons silt one teaspoon paprika and water with mixed fresh herbs or red herbs and chives. Butter is melted in a ten inch skillet then the egg mixture is poured and cooked until creamy, folded, and inverted onto a hot platter.

UCT Social Club August Picnic At Myrick Park

The United Commercial Social Club held its August picnic at Myrick Park on Tuesday with hostess Mrs. Hattie Evenson leading a group that included Esther Nelson Jean Jeide Minnie Russel Mary Forss Alice Warner Peggy Johnson Grace Wilson and Myrtle Ahrens. A final picnic is planned for Sept 12 after which luncheons will resume.

United Commercial Social Club Myrick Park Hattie Evenson Mmes Esther Nelson Jean Jeide Minnie Russel Mary Forss Alice Warner Peggy Johnson Grace Wilson Myrtle Ahrens

Warrens Couple Wed at Warrens Baptist Parsonage

Leone Hoag and Harold Gehrke were married at the Warrens Baptist parsonage by Rev. Lawrence Janssen on a Saturday afternoon. Attendants were Patricia Tryggestad and Dale Rowan. The couple will live on a Warrens farm after a northern Wisconsin honeymoon.

Sparta Wis Leone Hoag Harold Gehrke Warrens Lawrence Janssen Patricia Tryggestad Dale Rowan Dan Hoag William Gerke Patricia Wisconsin

Maybelle Brown Honored With Several Showers Before Wedding

Miss Maybelle Brown of Holmen Wisconsin surrounded by relatives and friends at three showers ahead of her August 29 wedding. Attendees included 85 at Lewis Valley church parlors with local and out of town guests from La Crosse Ettrick West Salem and Electric Auto-Lite group. Hosts were Mrs Howard Sacia and others. program featured vocal numbers and readings.

Holmen Wis Maybelle Brown Lewis Valley Mmes Howard Sacia Walter Ofstedahl Donovan Pfaff Kenneth Sacia Adolph Gilbertson Walton Ofstedahl Chris Hoff Palmer Olson Charlotte Ann Gilbertson Kay Bertelson Victoria Johnson Robert Wehrenberg Bert Reichert Paul Brown Francis Brown la Crosse Lyman Halverson Walter Neubauer Anthony Brown Lawrence Brown Lawrence Bagneisski Vincent Peterson Ettrick West Salem Edward McCabe Leo Waldenberger Albert Halverson William McCabe Clare Waldenberger Leo H. Waldenberger Mary McCabe Joyce Waldenberger Miss Brown Halverson Veteran’s Memorial Park Brown

Social Guests At Ettrick Luncheon and Kansas City Visit

Ettrick hosts Mrs. Verna Dance of Kansas City Mo and Mr and Mrs Charles Hewitt for a luncheon. Galesville couple Mr and Mrs Robert A Ashley and their children joined from California. Dinner guests included La Crosse residents Hedwig Rekow Rose Bellevue and Mary Hass along with Mrs E O Runnestrand and Arthur Runnestrand.

Ettrick Wis Charles Hewitt Verna Dance Kansas City Robert A. Ashley Galesville Robert J. Ashley California Charles Hougstad E. J. Johnson Hedwig Rekow Mary Rose Bellevue

Marriage of Beulah Smith and Selmer Sanness in Wisconsin

Beulah Smith and Selmer Sanness wed at the Immanuel Lutheran parsonage in La Crosse Wisconsin at 2 p m on Saturday August 19. The ceremony was performed by Rev Walter E Gutzke with attendants Mrs Clive McBain of Chicago and Arnold Sanness of Spring Grove. After a Wisconsin honeymoon the couple will reside in Spring Grove.

Spring Grove Minn Beulah Smith Selmer Sanness Walter E. Gutzke Immanuel Lutheran Parsonage la Crosse Wis Clive McBain Chicago Arnold Sanness Wisconsin

Sparta Bride Weds Chicagoan in Pink Gladioli Service

Jane Shirley Teasdale and John Gibson Buzzell were married at the Methodist church on Saturday August 19 with Rev A D Willett and Rev E E Clarke officiating. The ceremony featured pink and white gladioli and a bridal party including maid of honor Barbara Drewry and bridesmaids Abby and Nancy Teasdale. After vows the couple received about 150 guests and planned a home in Forrest Park Illinois. The bride, UW Madison graduate, will work as a dietitian at Hines Veterans Hospital. the groom is a UW Madison and University of Chicago alumnus employed as a research chemist with Sherwin Williams in Chicago.

Sparta Wis Jane Shirley Teasdale John Gibson Buzzell A. D. Willett Madison E. E. Clarke August Hering Bruce Willett Howard Teasdale Barbara Drewry Milwaukee Abby Nancy Teasdale Mary Flood Dana Willett Troye Smith Wisconsin Elgin Avenue Forrest Park University of Wisconsin Hines Veterans Hospital Chicago Phi Upsilon Omicron Omicron Nu Phi Kappa Phi Univer August Schumacher Darian N. Mears Delavan Lake Walter Sessions Franklin Park Ill Robert Greenwood Gays Mills Betty Kell Cleveland Harold Nish Lake Geneva Theodore H. Smith Howard Flotou Delavan

Marriage Vows for Phyllis Ryan and Cletus Schulte

Phyllis Ryan and Cletus B. Schulte exchanged marriage vows Thursday morning at St. Marys Catholic church Dorchester officiated by Rev Joseph Krocheski in Rev Thomas Norris absence. The couple from Union City and Waterloo townships plan to reside on the Joe Fahy farm Hanover township.

Waukon St. Mary’s Catholic Church Dorchester Phyllis Ryan Cletus B. Schulte Emmett Ryan Union City John C. Schulte Waterloo Joseph Krocheski Thomas Norris Mary Kathleen Ryan Lloyd Gregory Schulte Fiet’s Waukon Opera House Minnesota Joe Fahey Hanover Township

Onsgard Reunion Held in Wisconsin Lodge

Descendants of Barbara Onsgard held their 40th annual reunion at Pleasure Valley Lodge, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, on August 13. Attendees from Spring Grove included Leonard Brusletten Nellie Hallan Carrie Newhouse Owen Onsgard Robert Dale Julie Burnell Onsgard Blayne and Frederick Onsgard.

Spring Grove Minn Barbara Onsgard Pleasure Valley Lodge Blue Mounds Wis Leonard Brusletten Nellie Hallan Carrie Newhouse Owen Onsgard Robert Dale Julie Burnell Onsgard Blayne Frederick

Silver wedding in Hokah marks 25 years for Morman couple

Sunday, Aug. 20, in Hokah Minnesota celebrated the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs John Morman of Pine Creek. Mrs Morman was the former Bertha Tschumper. Guests included George and John Tschumper Joseph Graf Sophia Bissen Frank and Herman Morman.

Hokah Minn John Morman Pine Creek Morman Bertha Tschumper George John Tschumper Joseph Graf Sophia Bissen Frank Herman Morman

Ohio Visitor Visits Sister in Columbus

Miss Shirley Fruechte has gone to Columbus to visit her sister Mrs Norman Mechtel and infant niece. M Sgt Mechtel has been called overseas and Mrs Mechtel and her baby will accompany her sister back to Caledonia to remain until her husband returns

Caledonia, Minn Shirley Fruechte Columbus Norman Mechtel M.sgt. Mechtel

Lemkes Celebrate 35th Wedding Anniversary in Hokah

Mr and Mrs Herbert Lemke were the honored guests August 20 as about 200 relatives and friends gathered in Hokah Minnesota to mark their 35th anniversary. A picnic and supper followed. The couple have five children Ardell Hegland Edgar Lester William and Donald all nearby and six grandchildren.

Herbert Lemke la Crescent Lester Lemke Gregory Edgar Lemke William Lemke Donald Lemke John Lemke Theresa Veglahn Fred Lemke Hugo Lemke William Goode Paul Veglahn Preston Minn Louis Lemke Lawrence Baldwin Lloyd Luce Martin Lau Lorn Matelski Raymond Lemke Franklin Rimmert Peter Matelski August Goede Alvin Amsrud Franklin Murphy Alvin Fabian Clarence Lau Harry Blair Emma Lau Hazel Luce Cy Dahle la Crosse Roy Matelski Nebraska Wilbert Lemke Edwin Veglahn Arnold Veglahn Ervin Hausman Adolph Beckman Elmer Veglahn Herb Haupt Walter Goede Victor Lemke Ansil Wilson Harley Goede Marlo Anderson Houston Herb Heier Dakota Dunley Scott Melrose Robert Hilton Galesville Amos Peterson Viroqua Orlando Bluske Fred Goede Genoa Rudie Veglahn Ferdinand Goede Hokah, Minn John Ardell) Hegland Edgar Lester William Donald

Milk Temperature For Rennet Custards

The guide advises lukewarm milk for custards and tests heat by placing a few drops on the back of the wrist to ensure it is not hot.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Blair Lutheran Ladies Aid Dia Fifth Ave Edward P. Jordan, M.D NEA F.J.R. A Furriers AVN North Third St Abe Par White Bear South Third Street Viroquans UCT Social Club The la Crosse Sribune Oman Beulah Ratonde Irvin Voltin Delano St. Peter’s Catholic Church Hillsboro George Durkee Elroy Carol Gerald Cleaver John Cleaver Hillsboro, Wis Jack Sanders Juleda Ann Ervin Hamburg Henry Hamburg Wonewoc Gibson - Norge Zenith Bride of Chicagoan Allen Onsgard Reunion Ren Emergow Pellew America Ohio Lemkes Newburg Harry T.hommel Shortie Green Dacia
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