Eleva Water System Bids Announced
Bids totaling 54008.12 were announced for Eleva Wisconsin water system construction and materials. Contractors include Case Machine, Chicago for iron and tubing, Kago for a 50000 gallon steel water tower, James B Clow Chicago for materials, Rensselaer Valve and Hydrant Chicago for hydrants, Waterous St Paul for valves cocks and boxes, and Fisher Well Drill Durand for a test well. Work to begin in about 30 days with village officials John Bijorkland and TB Harold enor overseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleva
Wis
John Bijorkland
TB Harold —Enor
Vn Board
la Crosse
Case Machine
Chica- 2 Ate and Iron Company
Kago
James B. Clow Company
Chicago
Rensselaer Valve and Hydrant Company
Waterous Company
St. Paul
Fisher Well Drill Company
Durand
Davy Company
Fire Destroys Genoa Barn
Genoa Wisconsin Special report says a fire on the Jack Curti farm three miles from Genoa destroyed several buildings but spared the house and grainery. Most stock and machinery were saved. Curti was away harvesting tobacco when the blaze started and his wife and youngest son were home. Three loud explosions were heard, leading some to suspect spontaneous combustion of hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Wis
Jack Curti
Curti
Congressmen Hull Returns to Home in Wisconsin
Congressman Merlin Hull returned home from Washington on Saturday August 27 accompanied by Jalaha Noble an aide in Hulls office. She will spend her vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs J B Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Cal
Merlin Hull
Washington
Jahala Noble
Hulls
J. B. Noble
Viroqua Man Inspires 4-H Gladiola Project Blaze
George Groves of Viroqua drives a countywide gladiola program starting with 24 bulbs for 10 club members. His effort has grown to 80 gardens across Vernon county with varieties from five countries and involvement of Boy Scouts. Groves promotes planting, storage, and location advice.
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Vernon County
Groves
Viroqua
Wis
George Groves
Grove
Gladiola
Holland
Canada
New Zealand
Austria
North America
Nuzum
Vernon Home Agent Resigns in Wisconsin
Vernon county home demonstration agent Ethyl Morgan resigns to enter the University of Wisconsin for post graduate work this fall. She succeeded Edith Brevig of La Crosse two years ago. her successor has not been named.
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Viroqua
Wis
Ethyl Morgan
Vernon County
University of Wisconsin
Miss Morgan
Edith Brevig
la Crosse
Seven Teachers Added To Westby Staff For Fall
Westby public schools will open Sept. 6 with seven new teachers led by Principal E. C. Knutson. New hires include Bertha Dahl third grade Mrs Luther Lavald fourth grade Mrs Lillian seven vocal music Robert Ostetler mathematics and athletics and Albert Weeks graduate of Platteville Teachers college veteran trainee. Returning teachers list includes Mrs Gordon Shepherd kindergarten Hulda Peterson first grade Ma bel Peterson second grade Mrs Cornelia Sneen fifth grade Mrs Beatrice Small sixth grade John Knutson administrative assistant and eighth grade Mrs Gladys Berthurem commercial Mrs True Serms home economics Naomi Schorille ene Cooper vocational agriculture James Alvilden social science and athletics Milton Spurs band and social science and William Foth veteran trainee. First grade entrants must be six by Dec 1.
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Westby
Wis
E. C. Knutson
Bertha Dahl
Luther Lavald
Lillian
Robert Ostetler
State of
Mabel Peterson
Cornelia Sneen
Beatrice Small
John Knutson
Gladys Berthurem
True Serms
Naomi Schorille
Enene Cooper
James Alvilden
Milton Spurs
William Foth
Remodeling At Peterson Opens With New Staff
Peterson Minnesota reports remodeling and decorating of the school building is complete and the opening date set for September 6. Three new teachers join the staff Eldon Steuvenagel as principal Dorothy Lowmiller and Edna Lynch. Returning faculty include Supt R J Wieths Esther Malcolm James Rippel Geneva Selvig Ruth Black Sylvia Paulson and Mildred Jenks. The band will be directed by Carl Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Minn
R. J. Vieths
Peterson School
Eldon Steuvenagel
Dorothy Lowmiller
Edna Lynch
Supt
R. J. Wieths
Esther Malcolm
James Rippel
Geneva Selvig
Ruth Black
Sylvia Paulson
Mildred Jenks
Carl Johnson
Galveston Nurse Visits Parents
CALEDONIA Minn Special Erma Wheaton nurse in the John Seeley hospital Galveston Texas is spending a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Arden Wheaton. Other guests at the Wheaton home were their son Virgil Chicago Mr and Mrs John Longstreet Windom SD Mark Wheaton of Battleford Sask Earl Wheaton and son Mr and Mrs Robert Wheaton St Paul and Mr and a George Wheaton of Paris Co
Scott Field Sergeant Visits Home At Hokah
Sgt. William Senn on leave from Scott Field Illinois visited his parents Mr and Mrs Edward Senn in Hokah Minnesota. He travelled to Chicago with Richard Reilly for several days and hoped to attend several baseball games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokah, Minn
William Senn
Scott Field
Ill
Edward Senn
Senn
Chicago
Richard Reilly
Waukon Farm Woman Fractures Hip in Fall
WAUKON Ia Special Mrs Charles Hall farm owner south of Waukon fractured her hip Friday after a fall on basement steps of her farmhouse. She was transported to a Rochester hospital for treatment.
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Waukon
Charles Hall
Rochester
Receives New Position as Librarian at Teachers College
Luella Heimerdinger, after years in Flint Michigan and a vacation with her parents near Freeburg, has left for St Cloud to take a job as librarian in the children's library at the Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Luella Heimerdinger
Flint
Mich
George Heimerdinger
Freeburg
St. Cloud
Teachers College
Hokah Shop Window Pierced By Gunshot
Hokah Minnesota special report says at dawn a gunshot pierced the front window of Oscar Bernsdorf’s Hokah Implement and Lumber company, lightly showering Ray Simes with glass as he stood nearby. The source could not locate the bullet or its origin.
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Hokah
Hokah, Minn
Oscar Bernsdorf
Bernsdorf
Hokah Implement and Lumber Company
Ray Simes
Simes
Maxine Hull Crowned Queen at Waukon Carnival
Maxine Hull was named queen at Waukon IA water carnival on August 26 at the Waukon swimming pool. James Bristol presided as master of ceremonies with judges Cora Kopke, Delinda Roggensack and Walter Burkholder. Attendants were Diane Benedict and Jane Beardmore. The program included swimming acts, diving by Robert Pearce of Waterloo, and a crowd-pleasing blind radio repairman dive act, closing the pool’s season.
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Lovely Maxine Hull
Waukon
Miss Hull
Diane Benedict
Jane Beardmore
Maxine Hull
James Bristol
Cora Kopke
Delinda Roggensack
Walter Burkholder
Maxine
Marilyn Ricker
Marjorie Stock
Colleen O'Riley
Louis Hull
Glee Club
Robert Pearce
Waterloo
Lloyd Hillisheim
Waukon Pool
Teacher Honored By Quiz Kids Begins Fifth Year In Ettrick
Mrs. Carl Sjuggerud of Blair returns as lower grades teacher at Hegg rural school Ettrick. She earned a national honor from the Quiz Kids program and Miles laboratories for being named best teacher in the United States by her former pupil Janice Roseland. The certificate honors good teachers as community assets. Signed by Willard Olson, Joe Kelly, and Paul Witty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip S. Moore
University of Notre Dame
Sjuggerud
Hegg
Trempealeau County
Orville Evenson
Blair
la Crosse
Whitehall
Wis
Carl Sjuggerud
Ettrick
Quiz Kids
Miles Laboratories
United States
Janice Roseland
Stuggerud
Willard C. Olson
University of Michigan
Joe Kelly
Paul A. Witty
Northwestern University
Halfway Homemakers Resume Activities in Holmen
Halfway homemakers open a new year of meetings at the George Schaller home in Holmen. New members are welcome. roll call covers shortcuts in house cleaning and Mrs. Melvin W. Knudson will lead entertainment. New officers include Mrs. Leonard Weverstad president Mrs. Lyle Anderson vice president and Mrs. George Urbanek secretary and treasurer.
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Holmen
Wis
George Schaller
Melvin W. Knudson
Leonard Weverstad
Lyle Anderson
George Urbanek
Onalaska Sailor At Naval Center
Wallace R. Hanson an airman recruit in the USN and son of Mr and Mrs Olaf Hanson of Ninth Avenue S Onalaska is undergoing recruit training at Great Lakes Ill the world largest naval training center Upon completion the recruit will be assigned to fleet units or a service school for specialized training
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Onalaska
Wis
Wallace R. Hanson
USN
Olaf Hanson
Ninth Avenue S
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Hokah Centennial Parade Draws 2500 in Hokah Event
More than 2,500 people watched a mile long Hokah centennial parade led by Winnebago Indians in full dress directed by Mr and Mrs Wallace Day. Floats honored local churches organizations and businesses while pioneers rode in autos. The evening program at Brooklyn amphitheater featured tribal dances narrated history and early Hokah life focusing on Edward Thompson.
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Hokah
Minn
Wallace Day
Brooklyn
Nadine Day
Edward Thompson
Houston county fair entries and events schedule
The Houston county fair runs August 31 to September 3 with 4-H members forecasting about 2100 entries across beef dairy cattle horses sheep and hogs. Judging begins September 1 with swine on September 2. Special prizes and a 4-H auction on September 3 are planned with expected sales near $20000. Baseball games and entertainment including the Springtime Frolics Revue and Wolf's Greater shows are also on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Carroll Plager
Austin
Norman Minedrum
Lewiston
Henry A. Darneethal
Wykoff
Milton Mhoberg
Preston
J. A. Schneider
LeRoy
Syella Halderson
Winona
P. W. Steffen
Ruth Williams
Gerard Schonlau
Houston
The
Fair Association
Strand
Almo and
Kinneberg
Robert Burns
Francois M. Brady
Nadine
Spring Grove
Brownsville-Hokah
Eitzen
la Crescent
New Albin
Wolf
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Queen
Colleen O’riley
Eleva Water System
Congressman Hull
David Bradley
Sears
America
Sheller
Sears Great Farm
Galveston
Scott
Waukon Farm
Waukon Carnival
Halfway Homemakers
Naval Center
Johns-Manville
John Schneider Company
Hokah Marks Centennial
Lee Qi Rey Ae
Ingrid Bergman
Cura
Make Believe Ballroom
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
the Barkleys
Broadway
Vernon
Gantert
le Crosse
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