Houston County Fair Set For 4-H Day With Governor Thye
Houston County fair opens Aug 30 features Farm Bureau and 4-H day on Saturday marking the last day of the event. A general committee led by Henri Leidel Jens Berkvam and Elmer Veglahn plans the program with speeches by Rev Hoddap Prof J O Christenson and Gov Edward J Thye. County officials and organizers announce an afternoon and evening of activities with circus acts by Gas Sun Agency and Golden West midway attractions.
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Farm Bureau
Houston County
Henri Leidel
Jens Berkvam
Elmer Veglahn
H. S. Blexrud
Jens Verkvam
Edward Zimmerhakl
Hoddap
Hokah
J. O. Christenson
University Farm
Father Hoddap
Edward J. Thye
Minnesota
Ing. J
Vic Sander
Dodge Center
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la Crosse
Vincent
Austin
L. R. Gullivan
Winona
Neil Hall
Caledonia
Edna Harenthal
Wykoff
Gas Sun Agency of
Cincinnati
Golden West
Murphy to Hold Ambassador Rank on Eisenhower Staff
Washington reports that Robert D Saar is slated to be the top diplomat on President Eisenhower's staff in London. He will outrank Samuel Reber, who recently named to succeed William Phillips as diplomatic adviser before Phillips left due to personal state department matters.
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Washington
Robert D
Saar Me Pao
Ry Maitland Wilson
London
Germany
Murphy
Eisenhower
Samuel Reber
William Phillips
Phillips
State Department
Stolen car trio tracked by planes near airport
A car stolen by three boys, spotted from the air near a municipal airport, was pursued and the trio were detained. The vehicle was returned to owner Kenneth and the boys placed in custody.
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Kenneth
Road Worker Killed in Calumet County
Henry A. Scholz 35 of Calumet county highway department was fatally injured while a road repair crew worked on a county trunk route. An electrical contact between a power crane boom and a high tension cable caused the accident. An inquest will be held.
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Chilton
Wis
Henry A. Scholz
Calumet
Envy Barry Scholz
Weather Record: Cool, windy tonight with clearing and warmth Friday
The forecast calls for rain in the north tonight with cooler, strong winds. Iowa shows clearing tonight with fresh winds and a warmer Friday. River predictions: Lake Pepin area rising 0.3 to 0.5 feet in 36 hours, with slight rises downstream. St. Croix and Chippewa rivers also up briefly, others stable.
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Iowa
Hastings
Genoa
Lake Pepin
St. Croix
Chippewa
Plan to Reform Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys
A legislative interim committee criticized the industrial school for boys as unsatisfactory in education and programs. Welfare official A. W. Bayley ordered investigations and outlined reforms including academic and vocational training, better recreation, revised supervision, expanded psychiatric and social services, and supervised corporal punishment with records maintained by the superintendent and physician.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Acro
Bayley
Welfare Department
Welfare Board
Policeman on Leave Killed in Marines
Madison Wisconsin reports Marine Corps Private John R Nee 30 who left the Madison police last year to serve has been killed in action. He was last heard from in Guam with troops deployed.
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Madison
Wis
Marine Corp
John R. Nee
Nee
Guam
First baby born in Truaxfield hospital ward
In Madison, Wis, Jane Schwartz weighing six pounds five ounces is named the first baby born in the new obstetrical ward at Truaxfield hospital. The child, daughter of Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Arthur E. Schwartz, was born yesterday, the public relations office reported.
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Madison
Wis
Jane Schwartz
Truaxfield Hospital
Arthur E. Schwartz
Death of John O Kenyon in Decorah Hotel Rest Room
John Oliver Kenyon aged 52 was found dead in the Commercial hotel rest room in Decorah Iowa after a heart attack. He applied for hospitalization minutes before death and leaves two brothers and two sisters Del Kenyon William Kenyon Mrs Clarence Weinholdt and Mrs Orville Smith. Burial set for Burr Oak Iowa.
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Mabel
Minn
John Oliver Kenyon
Commercial Hotel
Decorah
Decorah Hospital
Winneshiek Relief Office
Kenyon
Herper
Del
William Kenyon
Clarence Weinholdt
Orville Smith
Columbus
Mont
Burr Oak
R Bruce Donaldson of La Farge Dies
R Bruce Donaldson hardware dealer in La Farge Wisconsin died leaving wife Hattie three sons Donald of La Crosse Robert and Charles of Janesville a brother Neil of La Farge and nine grandchildren He was a K P lodge member and Rod and Gun club enthusiast Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p m from the Methodist church with Rev Lee Holmes officiating Burial followed at Chapel Hill cemetery La Farge
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LA Farge
Wis
R. Bruce Donaldson
Donaldson
Hattie
Donald
la Crosse
Robert
Charles
Janesville
Neil
K. P. Lodge
Methodist Church
Lee Holmes
Chapel Hill Cemetery
Death notice for B. C. Bottolfson in 87
Friends report the death of B. C. Bottolfson, 87, on August 21 at a Superior hospital. Born in Norway November 12, 1856, son of Christian and Olea Bottolfson, he lived in Chimney Rock township before moving to Superior fifty years ago.
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Whitehall
Wis
Superior
B. C. Bottolfson
Bottolfson
Norway
Christian
Olea Bottolfson
Chimney Rock Township
Funeral Services for Omer F Immell in Blair
Funeral services for Omer F Immell Blair Wisconsin were held after his death Saturday at 2 30 p m in a Blair church with Rev O S Paulson officiating.
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Blair
Wis
Omer F. Immell
O. S. Paulson
Bangor Man Reported Lost in Action
Second Lieut. Everett D. Lunde of Bangor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lunde, is reported lost in action. The German government through the Red Cross informed his wife of the Aug. 5, 1943 loss at San Angelo Texas. He trained at San Antonio and Ellington Field, married Aug. 12, 1943, and went overseas to England in March 1944 as a bombardier.
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Bangor
Wis
Everett D. Lunde
Herbert Lunde
Harriet Wiedoff
Milwaukee
Red Cross
San Angelo
Tex
Westby High School
la Crosse
Air Corps Reserve
San Antonio
Ellington Field
Lunde
England
Mine Supervisors Strike Closes Five Western Pits
Pittsburgh report says five western Pennsylvania coal mine pits were closed Thursday by supervisory employees seeking recognition of their union branch within United Mine Workers District 50.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Supervisors’ Union
United Mine Workers’ District 50
Winona Livestock Market Prices and Labor Day Closure
The report lists weights and prices for hogs cattle and lambs at Winona and Milwaukee markets. Prices range from 10.00 to 16.50 for steers and yearlings, hogs between 12.50 and 14.65, and calves up to 14.50 with various weight-based bands. The Winona market will be closed all day Labor Day September 4.
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Bologna
Aged Woman Saves 15 Steers As Barn Burns
Lancaster Pennsylvania Mrs. Katie Hostetter a 70 year old farm wife was alone at home when fire swept a barn She drove 15 steers to safety and dragged a heavy wagon from the blaze before the rest of the structure was destroyed
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Lancaster
Katie Hostetter
Roosevelt West Coast Trip Triggers House Debate
Washington. President Roosevelt's Pacific coast journey sparked a brief partisan clash in Congress on Friday. Rep. Knutson of Minnesota accused the clash as mere politics after Democratic Leader McCormack condemned a Republican charge that the president used the navy for campaign purposes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
West Coast
Pacific
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
McCormack
Massachusetts
Dirksen
Reverend Wardie Stafford Dies Former Methodist Leader
London dispatch reports the death of Reverend John T. Wardie Stafford aged 83 at his Middlesex home. He led the Metropolitan church of Toronto from 1923 to 1926 and served as missioner of pastoral evangelism to free churches in the United States and Canada from 1927 to 1929. He earned a Doctor of Divinity from Northwestern University.
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London
John T. Wardie Stafford
British Methodist Conference
Middlesex
Metropolitan Church of
Toronto
Free Churches
United States
Canada
Northwestern University
Ration Guide Lists Indefinite Food Stamp Validities
The guide details stamp book validity for meats fats processed foods sugar and other items. It lists stamp colors ranges and dates, including blue and red stamps, and price ceilings for fruits and vegetables in Winona Minnesota La Crosse Wisconsin and surrounding areas during late summer 1945.
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Winona
Minn
la Crosse
Sports
Wis
California
Chicago Cash Grain and Livestock Prices Report
Wheat and grain prices listed with No. 1 hard at 1.5045 and No. 2 hard at 1.584. Oats showing No. 1 mixed at 71% and No. 2 mixed 72. Barley malting 1.15-1.39, seed 1.10-1.16. Potatoes market firm with Idaho Russet at 3.68 and Chippewas 2.90-3.10. Livestock seen steady to strong with steers 15.75-18 and heifers 15.25-16.50. cows 5.50-14.00. Eggs firm at 365-42, as U. S. extras.
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Chicago
U. S
Idaho
U. S&s
Minnesota
Minnesota Early Ohios, U. S. No. 1, $2.85: Chippewas
Wisconsin
Celebrate Victory For Workers Goodland Proclaims Labor Day
Gov. Goodland Thursday proclaimed Sept. 4 as Labor Day praising the victory of free workers over enslaving forces. He urged national workers to rejoice as military success depends on homefront support and noted industrial cuts and farm food production reflect labor’s faith with fighting fronts. He urged churches in industrial areas to hold services on Sept. 3 for thanks.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
Workers of America
Florida Trio Sentenced to Death by Electric Chair
In Gainesville Florida three Black defendants pleaded guilty in a militia guarded circuit court to abducting and assaulting a 22 year old white woman at gunpoint. The verdict was announced publicly from the street to about 300 spectators, as the court house was ringed by troops.
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Gainesville
Fla
Wisconsin Observes Poland Day Honoring Polish Spirit
Gov. Goodland called Sept 1 a tribute to Poland urging Wisconsinites to join churches and patriotic organizations in paying respects to the dauntless spirit and courage of the Polish people.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
Poland
Wisconsin
Forest Land Area in United States Reaches 615 Million Acres
The United States possesses about 615 million acres of forest, nearly one third of the nation’s total area. This figure highlights the extensive expanse of woods across states and regions, reflecting vast natural resources and landscape diversity.
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United States
Notice of Probate and Creditors for William H. Lynn
R M Schla b ach attorney for plaintiffs announces a September 12 1944 probate hearing in La Crosse Wisconsin for Elmer Ochler seeking the will of William H Lynn deceased and appointment of executor or administrator with will annexed. Creditors must file claims by December 16 1944 and objections will be heard December 19 1944 at 10 a.m. in the La Crosse County Court. Aug 16 1944.
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le Crosse County
Albert N
Alice Damon
Plain
John Roth
Louisa Roth
Johnny Roth
Grace Riley
Louise Wilson
Wisconsin
Metzger and Funk
la Crosse
la Crosse County
William H. Lynn
Elmer Ochler
City of
Court House
R. V. Ahlstrom
Brody, Johns & Attorneys
Te Geoma
Wrosanetat
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