West Salem announces class start and Aug 31 registration
West Salem public schools will begin classes on Tuesday September 3 with student registration on Saturday August 31. Eighth graders register 9 am to 12 noon and upperclassmen 1 pm to 4 pm. Principal Lloyd Qualley urges those registered Aug 31 to notify him for inclusion in division plans.
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West Salem
Wis
West Salem Public Schools
Lloyd S. Qualley
Qual
Shirley Anderson
Rochester
Minn
Kathryn Benrud
Ettrick
Helen Sloulin
la Crosse
Evelyn Zietlow
Coon Valley
Calvin Hagen
Mondovi
N. N. Rowe
Two Highway Bids Received for U S 10 Bridge Work
Whitehall Wisconsin special report says two bids were received August 27 for grading draining and the substructure of a bridge on 3294 miles of U S 10 from Fieva west to the Buffalo county line. Bonness Milwaukee bid 113453.76 S J Groves Sons Minneapolis bid 119783.80. Work will be on the sub structure west of Eleva.
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Whitehall
Wis
Jens Kravestad
Trempealeau
State Highway Commission
Fieva
Buffalo County
Joseph D. Bonness
Minneapolis
Eleva
Kliavestad
Sgt Corrine Webster Transfers To Europe
WAUKON Ia Special Sgt Corrine Webster granddaughter of Mrs William Huff man this city a Wac in the army engineer corps who served more than two years in the Manhattan project in New York City has been selected with several others from the New York office to go to Europe
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Waukon
Corrine Webster
William Huffman
Army Engineer Corps
New York City
New York
Europe
Winter Traffic Accidents Surge in Northern States
Historical data show winter collisions in northern states rose 24 to 53 percent above summer levels over the last three wartime years, indicating seasonal risk during cold months and harsher travel conditions.
Caledonia Woman Fractures Arm After Bull Bump
Mrs. George Manhart of Caledonia sustained a fracture of her right arm between the elbow and wrist. She was tying a bull in the barn when it bumped her against a beam Thursday morning.
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Caledonia
Minn
George Manhart
Coon Prairie Church Plans 95th Anniversary Festival
Westby Wisconsin Special report says the Coon Prairie church opens its 95th anniversary festival with a morning service at 10 45 featuring Rev Nils Halverson son of a former pastor. Other services follow at 2 pm and 8 pm with speakers Rev Geo Ulvilden and Rev Kenneth Torvik. Lunch served by ladies aids. Charities home and missions offerings collected.
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Westby
Wis
Coon Prairie
Coon Prairie Church
Nils Halverson
Osseo
H. Halverson
Nils O. Brandt
Neprud
Geo. Ulvilden
la Crosse
Kenneth Torvik
Holman
Arrange Youth Rallies In City Of Viroqua
WESTBY Wis Special First of a series of Youth Rallies will be held Saturday Sept 14 at 8 p m at the Viroqua high school under the auspices of the Lutheran congregations in the area Dr George Aus of the Lutheran seminary at St Paul will be the guest speaker and Jimmy Erickson youth worker and music director of St Pauls church Minneapolis Minn will direct gospel singing by the audience Accompanist will be Harold Hulbrandsen and the Viroqua high school band has been invited to furnish music The rallies are open to the public and a good response is anticipated in the new movement.
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Westby
Wis
Viroqua High School
George Aus
Luther Seminary
St. Paul
Jimmy Erickson
St. Paul's Church
Minneapolis
Minn
Harold Hulbrandsen
Monroe County contestants win at state fair
Three Monroe County youths earned awards at the state fair in Sparta Wisconsin Doris Haldeman from Tomah took first in food preservation judging Kenneth Williams and George Olson from Sparta FFA placed first and second in dairy cattle judging respectively The awards highlight strong showings in state competition.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Doris Haldeman
Tomah
Kenneth Williams
George Olson
Sparta Ffa
Vet Builds Home in Readstown Wisconsin
Carl Chroninger a discharged veteran from Readstown completed his new home and moved with his mother and brother from the Seeley residence. Alva Drake sold his stock of drugs and groceries to Roy Glass as the building was sold to Mrs. Hazel Carter who will open a new business there soon. Carter formerly ran the Carter grocery store.
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Readstown
Wis
Carl Chroninger
Seeley
Alva Drake
Roy Glass
Hazel Carter
Trempealeau County Fair Opens Air Circus Plans
Sparta Wisconsin hosts Flying Tigers air circus Labor Day with a P 38 and C 47 providing passenger rides and stunt flights. Army officials arrange rides from Minneapolis and Chanute Field while local pilots offer additional flights. pants relay contest and free parking accompany lunch service at the airfield.
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Sparta
Wis
Ray Doane
Flying Tigers Air Circus
Sparta-Angelo
Jaycees
J. E. Leverich
Robert Swennes
Sparta Flying Service
Doane
Circus
Paul Rasmussen
Omer Wilhelmson
Aeronca
Air Field
Nicolet Hotel
Franklin and
North Water Streets
Chamber of Commerce
Jacettes
Ettrick School Opens Sept 3
Ettrick State Graded school will open Sept 3 with Lloyd Anderson as principal. Faculty includes Clayton Olsen in grammar, Miss Dagna Eimon in intermediate, Mrs. Hiram Mahlum in primary. Frank Smith will teach band. A 30 passenger bus will transport rural pupils. New seats, desks and a sound projector were bought for the primary room. Ground was added to the athletic field for baseball and basketball.
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Ettrick
Wis
Ettrick State
Lloyd Anderson
Clayton Olsen
Dagna Eimon
Osseo
Hiram Mahlum
Frank Smith
Galesville
Albert Severson
Butterfly Exhibition At Holmen Club Meeting
The Maple Shade Nature Study club stages a butterfly and moth exhibit at the Alfred Bringe home in Holmen on Saturday afternoon. County librarian Edna Schaller will judge. the top display will stay at the La Crosse County superintendent's office. Members include Alice Romskog Conrad Steen Aldred Shefelbine Duant Olson Richard Granum Ronald Loveng Allen Bringe Richard Sylvia and Leif Marking. The club organized last spring by Mrs. James Sterling. A 2 p.m. program and refreshments will follow.
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Alice Romskog
Conrad Steen
Aldred Shefelbine
Duant Olson
Richard Granum
Ronald Loveng
Allen Bringe
Richard Sylvia
Leif Marking
James Sterling
Eau Claire
Caledonia and Houston County at Minnesota GOP Convention
A group from Caledonia and Houston County attended the state Republican convention in Rochester on Saturday. The list includes Mrs. Olaf A. Myhre, Carl S. Burtness, Melvin Thorson, W. A. Deters, O. E. Burtness, Mrs. Georgia Fay, N. N. Kinneberg, C. S. Johnson, H. E. Wheaton, A. W. Schroeder, Burnell Onsgard, Robert Milne, N. C. Koel, Samuel Kuster, Ralph Wheaton and H. S. Blexrud.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Rochester
Olaf A. Myhre
Carl S. Burtness
Melvin Thorson
W. A. Deters
O. E. Burtness
Georgia Fay
N. N. Kinneberg
C. S. Johnson
H. E. Wheaton
A. W. Schroeder
Burnell Onsgard
Robert Milne
N. C. Koel
Samuel Kuster
Ralph Wheaton
H. S. Blexrud
Flying Wife Marguerite Herbeck Shows Airfield Home Life
Hillsboro Wisconsin special report profiles Marguerite “Butch” Herbeck a versatile farmer’s wife who teaches school flies a Piper Club 40 and serves as secretary treasurer of the Wisconsin Flying Farmers association With more than 300 air hours she trains her husband and plans for future upgrades on their hillside farm runway family members including Elgin Albin and Charles share flying experience and the elder Herbeck expresses desire to fly.
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Tribune
Elgin Herbeck
Route 3
Hillsboro
Wis
Marguerite
Butch
Wisconsin Flying Farmers’ Association
Tomah
CAA
Herbecks
Elgin
Fred Herbeck
Herbeck
Albin
Charles
Crash Near Centerville Injures Woman in Wisconsin
Mrs William Blum of Fountain City was taken to a Galesville hospital after a collision with a Ford driven by Frank Hormley of St Paul on highway 35 near Centerville Wisconsin. The Blum car had stopped to decide a driveway when the Ford hit its side. damage was about 200 to the Abbott car and 150 to the Chevrolet.
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Whitehall
Wis
William Blum
Fountain City
Galesville
Ford
Frank Hormley
St. Paul
H. F. Theurer
Hormley
Harry C. Abbot
Centerville
Leo Spittler
Blum
Abott
Chevrolet
Authority Granted To Contract Carriers In Wisconsin
Madison special report lists individuals granted new or additional authority to operate as contract motor carriers. Names include Leslie and Joseph C. Hestekin of Whitehall William Glaus of Dur and Delbert Martens of Platteville and Richard Cole of Warrens in Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Leslie
Joseph C. Hestekin
Whitehall
William Glaus
Durand
Delbert Martens
Platteville
Richard Cole
Warrens
Chinese Draftee Returns Stateside After 40 Months Service
Chung T. Keung a native of Canton China completed 40 months in the U S Army and is convalescing at Camp McCoy Wisconsin awaiting separation. He had served in Fiji New Caledonia and Korea and held roles as general clerk surgical technician and chief translator in the Chinese affairs section. A cousin Frank Yong lives in Chicago.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Chung T. Keung
Kwangtung
Province
Canton
China
United States
Pacific
Chung Keung
Suva
Figi
South Pacific
U. S. Army
18Th General Hospital
Tiist Station
New Caledonia
Okinawa
Keung
Foreign Affairs
Seoul
Korea
Hong Kong
Frank Yong
47Th St
Chicago
Ill
Yong
No Trains Connect Rural America
More than 54 000 villages and towns in the United States are served only by highway and motor car. Norway has placed all uranium deposits under government control.
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United States
Norway
Arrest Made in Iowa for Worthless Checks Totaling 54 Dollars
Leland McGinnis was arrested in Elkader Indiana and handed over to Sheriff George W. Kelly of Houston County. He allegedly passed two worthless checks in Caledonia totaling 54 dollars and is linked to service in the Waupon state prison in Wisconsin per La Crosse police.
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Caledonia
Minn
Leland McGinnis
Ago
Elkader
George W. Kelly
Houston County
McGinnis
la Crosse
Waupon
Wis
Trempealeau County Fair Opens With Merriment and Show
The 88th Trempealeau county fair in Galesville Wisconsin opens Friday with judging already under way in the education department. The Dodson United Shows arrive as last minute carnival substitute and will offer seven rides 25 concessions and a 75 person staff. Highlights include saddle horse show 70 entries Saturday Sun Valley barn dance on air via KSTP the Ettrick Trempealeau baseball game 2 16 pace races youth parade a Star Spangled revue and a Veterans Day Monday admission free for servicemen and veterans plus a public dance by Denny’s orchestra. The Galesville concert band performs all three days under J A Herberg.
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Galesville
Wis
Dodson's United
Wausau
Dodson
Sun Valley
KSTP
Ettrick and
Trempealeau
Denny’s Orchestra
J. A. Herberg
Pupils Enroll For Fall Term At Pigeon Falls School
Pigeon Falls Wisconsin announces fall term opening Monday September 2 for enrollment and classroom assignments. Mrs Theron Paulson will teach the primary room while Everett Guse leads the upper grades after being elected to replace Mrs Archie Low who resigned. Bernard Olson named full time janitor and bus driver. Thorson and Sunshine district pupils will ride buses as before. Olson takes over tasks previously done by Newland Berge Mrs Nine Hagen and Ray Hagen.
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Pigeon Falls
Wis
Albert Eid
Theron Paulson
Everett Guse
Guse
Archie Low
Benard Olson
Thorson
Sunshine
Pigeon
Olson
Newland Berge
Nine Hagen
Ray Hagen
Viroqua Royal Neighbors To Host Bazaar And Rummage Sale
Rummage sale Dutch market and bazaar organized by Viroqua Royal Neighbors in the basement of city hall. Sale begins at 9 a m on Saturday with Mrs Roy Adams as general chairman.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Royal Neighbors
Roy Adams Oracle
Royal Neighbors Camp
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