Trempealeau County Fair Opens September 8 at Galesville
Preparations are underway for the Trempealeau county fair with entry day September 8 in Galesville. 4 H exhibits must be in by noon. judging starts at noon and continues through September 11 with livestock, dairy cattle, fat stock, dress revue, demonstrations, and grandstand events. Poultry exhibits are canceled due to castle disease and exhibitors must sell poultry to market rather than take it home. Dormitory and livestock stall reservations advised with Mrs. Russell Grant.
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Court House
Trempealeau County
Galesville
Ray Shanklin
Bury
Russell Grant
Shank
Cashton to Name Festival Queen
Cashton plans for a Miss Cashton contest as part of the third annual Fall festival hosted by the American Legion post. Nominations may be written by Sept. 8 naming a eligible unmarried Cashton resident aged 16 to 25 with a Cashton address. The three best nominees will be invited Sept. 15 to perform at the festival dance, with the winner chosen by audience applause and crowned after Sept. 18 parade.
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Cashton
Wis
Miss Cashton Committee
American Legion
Fied
Holmen Woman, 83, Honored On Birthday
Holmen Wis Special Celebrating with Mrs Beatha Berg her 83rd birthday Saturday Aug 27 were Mr and Mrs Charles Arnison Mr and Mrs Oscar Berg Mmes Marvin Millner La Crosse A B Halverson Tillman Johnson B O Wail Otto Gilbertson A B Thoreson Frank Stasiak Harold Johnson Jeanette Waldenberger James Young Beverly Wall and Dorionsmith Holmen and Jacobson of Viroqua
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Holmen
Wis
Beatha Berg
Charles Arnison
Oscar Berg
Mmes
Marvin Milnler
la Crosse
A. B. Halverson
Tillman Johnson
B. O. Wail
Otto Gilbertson
A. B. Thoreson
Frank Stasiak
Harold Johnson
Jeanette Waldenberger
James Young
Beverly Wall
Doroinsmith
Jacobson
Viroqua
WSCS Event Hosted By Mrs Panke In La Crescent
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church will gather at the home of Mrs. Robert Panke on Thursday evening September 1 with Mrs. Russel Senn as co host.
Hokah Pioneer Recalls Trials Of Fire Fighting In Old Times
Hokah Minn special recounts how pioneers fought a chimney fire using hand drawn carts water buckets and a cistern while the pump jammed. W J Langen recalls aiding his father during an election day scare as fire equipment struggled to reach the blaze.
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Hokah
Minn
W. J
Willie) Langen
Langen
John Hohl
Charley Weber
Weber
Presbyterian Church
Fred Scheck
Hatz
Decorah District Scouters To Meet
WHITEHALL Wis special report says Gateway Area Boy Scouts district meeting including Trempealeau county will be held at Ettrick Sept 8. The Decorah district camporee is set for Sept 16 and 17 according to the La Crosse office.
Driving Re surfaces Rockland Streets In Wisconsin Village
A portion of Rockland streets is resurfaced with black top to ease driving for residents and Greyhound bus operators, with eight Greyhound buses passing through the village daily.
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Rockland
Wis
Greyhound Buses
Kendall School Announces Sept. 6 Opening With New Teachers
Kendall Wisconsin special report lists two new instructors for the coming term with Verta Lake replacing Eleanor Wiseman as first and second grade teacher. Returning high school staff include Clifford L. O'Beirne principal and teachers Evers, Beirne, Schultz, and Sherrod. Dolores Johnson to teach home economics.
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Kendall
Wis
Verta
Clifford L. O’beirne
Lewis E. Evers
Beulah O’beirne
Eugene Schultz
Betty Sherrod
Ettrick Luther Leagues Plan Community Events
Luther leaguers from Rev George C Strum at South Beaver Creek French Creek and Tamarack hold a weiner roast social at Memorial Park Blair on Thursday Sept 1 An Ettrick Lutheran Church Bible reading service by Luther league Sunday Sept 4 at 10 30 am with prayers led by Clayton B Sime Joyce Brohelden presiding and Mrs Lawrence Jordahl as organist
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Ettrick
Wis
Luther
Luther Leaguer
Clayton B. Sime
Lawrence Jordahl
Seventeen Buffalo 4-H Exhibitors at Wisconsin State Fair
Seventeen Buffalo county 4-H livestock exhibitors attended the Wisconsin state fair August 19 to 23. Entries set a record with 817 cattle and 592 hogs from 38 counties. Awards included Karen Kam in showmanship top 15 of 60, and multiple ribbons for Ayrshire, Holstein, and Chester White classes won by Buffalo county youths and their animals.
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Alma
Wis
Buffalo County
Arachie Brovel
Buffalo County Entres
Karen Kam
Kenneth Ward
Jerry Wald
Loyal Guenther
Lowell Doerier
Russell Scharlau
Delbert Nelson
Glenn Schumann
Donald Scharlau
Hal Stein
Arcadia
FFA
Mr. Pinch
Russell Scharlan
Chester White
Aylor Servais
Poland
Donald Pehler
Vernon county normal opens at Viroqua for nine and a half months
Vernon county normal began a nine and a half month term with V V Goss as new principal replacing the retired J H Schallock. Mrs Halvor Aliness joins the faculty with twenty six new students enrolling the first day and forty in the model school directed by Mrs Dickerson.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County Normal
V. V. Goss
J. H. Schallock
Halvor Aliness
Pearl Blecker
Nordahl Jackson
J. A. Dickerson
Charles Harris
Bessie Dyer
Maxine Grabhorn
Shirley Wee
Charlotte Novecheck
Ruth Holtz
Mary Gulbrandsen
Roger Olson
Olav Navrestad
Gladys Urbsky
Ray Getter
Louise Sanding
Helen Anshus
Margaret Stalberg
Emores Nelson
Rosemary McCoy
Marlene Brieding
Yvonne Aspenson
Betty Primmer
Bonnie Howard
Beverly Bergh
Claudine Cody
Catherine Johnson
Marvalene Urban
Beatrice Burchell
Virginia Harris
Wilette Green
Model School
Mrs. Dickerson
Accidents Reported In Monroe County
Two traffic incidents were logged by Monroe sheriff’s office Tuesday. Charles Pollard and Sanford Inhoff were in a collision 10 miles northwest of Tomah at 9 45 a m. Both cars sustained front end damage. In a separate crash, Roger Kinkel and Clayton Titweller from Tomah were involved. injuries not reported.
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Sparta
Wis
Chris Hendrickson
Monroe
Guests In Caledonia Minn Visit Niagara Cave
Guests at the William Pohlman home include Mr and Mrs Albert Piepenburg and son and daughter in law. Mr and Mrs Carl Piepenburg and daughters Julie and Joy of Combined Locks Wis left for their home after visiting Niagara Cave in Harmony.
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Caledonia
Minn
William Pohlman
Albert Piepenburg
Carl Piepenburg
Julie
Joy
Combind Locks
Wis
Niagara Cave
Harmony
Viroqua Youth Survives Fall
Alvin Halverson of Viroqua was working as a lineman for Northern States Power at Minneapolis when a 45 foot pole toppled. He landed beneath it and was pinned as the pole rolled down an embankment. Doctors say his back was broken in five places and he lost a spleen and kidney functions.
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Viroqua, Wis
Alvin Halverson
Tom Halverson
Viroqua
Northern States Power Women
Minneapolis
Halverson
Osseo Youth Fair Scheduled Sept 2 and 3
Osseo Wisconsin hosts the two day Osseo youth fair with premium prizes for 4-H clubs and youth organizations from Trempealeau Eau Claire and Jackson counties. Home economics handicraft farm crops and conservation exhibits all prize sections. The event opens Friday evening with demonstrations at the community hall and ends with a parade Saturday afternoon.
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Osseo
Wis
Albion
Chimney Rock
Hale
Pigeon
Sumner
Unity
Trempealeau County
Otter, Clear
Bridge Creek
Eau Claire
Garfield
Northfield
Jackson County
School at Rockland Prepares for New Term
Rockland Wis. opens the new year September 6 with Harold Bonsack of Bangor as principal and upper grades teacher and Mrs Alta Hagen teaching the four lower grades. Other Rockland teachers include Mrs Hilda Erickson and Joanne Campbell and Mrs Bessie Everson at nearby schools.
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Rockland
Wis
Harold Bonsack
Bangor
Alta Hagen
Hilda Erickson
Upper Dutch Creek
Joanne Campbell
Sparta
Bessie Everson
Lower Big Creek
Returns From Visit to Mrs Emma Forer
Mrs Emma Forer has returned from a Minneapolis visit with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Fred Zadach. Zadach accompanied her back to visit relatives in the area.
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Hokah, Minn
Emma Forer
Minneapolis
Fred Zadach
Zadach
Readstown School Reopens With Registration Day
Readstown public schools resume on Tuesday September 6 with the day set aside for registration. High school faculty includes Lee Baker Stanley Molter Daniel Boone LaVon Paulson Hallie Green and Elaine Becker. Grade teachers are Inez Hill Fern Brat and Opa Carter. Building renovations include a new paint job and Sam Apsenhain is janitor. Transportation is free for students living two miles or more from the district.
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Readstown
Wis
Readstown Public
Orerin S. Paulson
Lee Baker
Stanley Molter
Daniel Boone
LaVon Paulson
Hallie Green
Elaine Becker
Percival Hanson
Inez Hill
Fern Brat
Opa Carter
Paulson
Sam Aspenheim
Peterson Youth Breaks Arm Falling From Ladder
Paul Hasserud, son of Mr and Mrs A G Hasserud of Peterson Minnesota, fractured his left arm in a fall from a ladder while attempting to exterminate bees. The injury was reported as recent.
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Peterson
Minn
Paul Hasserud
A. G. Hasserud
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