New De Soto Area School To Be Dedicated Dec 4
The Prairie View elementary unit two miles west of Retreat on County Trunk I will be dedicated Sunday December 4 at 2 p.m. State Superintendent George E. Watson will give the dedication address. W. K. Carter says seating for about 500 and a De Soto High School Band concert precedes the ceremony. A flag from the White House will be presented.
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Prairie View
de Soto Area
George E. Watson
Winifred Morris
Myrtle Brewer
Mildred Vangen
John Roon
Beatrice Hillbo
W. K. Carter
Sharon Bolster
DE Soto
Wis
Retreat
de Soto High School
White House
Washington, D.C
Redmound
Brown
Asbury
Partridge
Wakefield
Sunnyside
Bishop
Donald Worman
J. C. Gillespie
Gerald Bishop
Raymond Rust
William E. Thompson
Norma Olson
Joseph McNamara
Waterman and Fuge
Ft. Atkinson
Peter Nelson Construction Co
Caledonia, Minn
Whitehall High to Present Our Town Play in December
Whitehall Wisconsin senior class to stage Our Town directed by William Dahl at 8 p.m. on Saturday December 3 and Monday December 5 in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Bjorn Lund Victor Foss Casey Sylla Marsha Hoff Ruth Osborne Gerald Anderson Betsy Mattson Rolf Garthus Marion Jackson Tom Burt Marko Hanson Barbara Blaha David Lee Joan Rasmuson John Olson and many others with Jon Hagen as stage manager and narrator assisted by David Thompson and James Schorbahn.
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Whitehall
Wis
Our Town
William Dahl
Whitehall High School
Bjorn Lund
Victor Foss
Casey Sylla
Marsha Hoff
Ruth Osborne
Gerald Anderson
Betsy Mattson
Rolf Garthus
Marion Jackson
Tom Burt
Marko Hanson
Barbara Blaha
David Lee
Joan Rasmuson
John Olson
Diane Thompson
James Solsrud
Ardell Fremstad
John Howard
Bangor church bazaar set for Saturday afternoon
Women of the Bangor Presbyterian Church plan an annual bazaar in Davy Memorial Hall starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Lunch will be served after noon.
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Bangor
Wis
Bangor Presbyterian Church
Davy Memorial Hall
Church Holiday Fair planned in Whitehall details
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Whitehall will host a holiday fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the parish recreation room. A Christmas tea will precede a style show featuring apparel from local stores and homemade garments.
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Whitehall
Wis
Our Saviour’s Lutheran
Candlelight Rites Set In Rural Church
In Ettrick Wisconsin the South Beaver Creek Luther League and the junior and senior choirs directed by Mrs H P Walker will conduct a candlelight service at 8 PM Sunday in the rural church as part of a communal observance.
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Ettrick, Wis
South Beaver Creek Luther League
H. P. Walker
75 Year Old Customs Renewed By Viroqua Odd Fellows
The Viroqua Order of Odd Fellows plans its annual dinner and roll call at the IOOF Temple this Saturday evening. Founded 75 years ago by Dr. H. J. Suttle the tradition has continued with a dinner for Odd Fellows Rebekahs and guests and the calling of members’ names. No one alive today attended the first roll call.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Order of Odd Fellows
IOOF
H. J. Suttle
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Caledonia Plans Addition to High School
Caledonia MN Inde pendent School District 299 votes for a $950000 addition to the west side of the current high school. Board and a 30 member citizens committee met with architect Wayne Smith of Winona. Bond issue election planned for January.
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Caledonia
Minn
Board of Education of Independent School District 299
Citizens’ Committee
Wayne Smith
Winona
Committees OK School Unit Breakup in Wisconsin
In TOMAH Wisconsin the Monroe Vernon and Juneau committees approve dissolution and attachment of Randall School to Tomah. Leslie Wallerman seeks land attachment to Tomah with parts in Norwalk Ontario and Elroy Kendall Wilton. A Dec 12 meeting date is set for Ridgeville landowners detach from Norwalk Ontario and attach to Tomah after repeated rejections.
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Tomah
Wis
Monroe
Juneau
Jackson County
Randall
Vernon
Leslie Wallerman
Ridgeville
Norwalk-Ontario
Elroy-Kendall-Wilton
Jackson, Monroe and
Norwalk
Ontario
Sparta Council Adopts Budget with 48 Mill Levy
Sparta Wis budget for 1961 raises property tax rate to 48 mills per thousand valuation, up from 47.72. Total city and school levy 236,810 with 162,220 raised by tax, plus 10,043 in contingency. Police additions include night officer and extra squad car amid district growth. Council authorized land purchase for 4 0 million and debated traffic signals and fleet changes.
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Sparta
Wis
Common Council
Earl Lucas
Police and Fire Commission
Wisconsin Street
Ralph Osborne
Ray Stewart
Margaret Butzler
Sewage and
New Waukon Alley Opens with Grand Event
WAUKON Iowa Edison A Leuth announces a grand opening and open house for the new Holiday Lanes bowling alley. The eight lane facility features automatic pin setting and modern amenities. Construction by Robert H Stilwell began in June with aqua and orange exterior trim.
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Waukon
Iowa
Edison A. Leuth
Holiday Lanes
Robert H. Stilwell
League Meets Blair Lutherans at First Church
Luther League of the First Lutheran Church will meet at 8 p m Sunday in Blair Wisconsin for the church group gathering.
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Blair
Wis
Luther League of the First Lutheran Church
Whitehall Church Admits 54 New Members Thanksgiving
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Whitehall Wisconsin welcomed 54 new members on Thanksgiving Day. Admitted on the recommendation of Rev. O G Birkeland and the deacons included families and individuals such as Verna Anderson and children Kathryn Roberta Michael and Loretta plus the Dahl Deetz Dean Halmgrinson Haugen Hovey Larson Olson Thompson and others and their spouses and children.
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Whitehall
Wis
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
O. G. Birkeland
Verna Anderson
Kathryn
Roberta
Michael
Loretta
Wilmer Dahl
Willis
Aleen
Donna
R. L. Deetz
Jacqueline
Son
Lester Dean
Richard
Robert
Ronald
Sharon
Lyle Finke
Vicki
Janet
Brenda
Wanda J
Jerome
Kenneth Halmgrinson
Pamela
Meleisse
Sarah
John
Emery Haugen
Tom
Steven
Kent
Arnold Hovey
Rosemary
Wallace Larson
Gregory
James
Norman Miller
Alvina Olson
Glen Olson
Ray Thompson
Heidi
Penelope and
Calvin
Westby Area Blood Drive Seeks To Catch Up Quota
The Westby area including Chaseburg and Coon Valley will host a Red Cross Bloodmobile at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. Walk in volunteers are welcome as Vernon County trails its yearly quota by 91 pints. Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua has used 322 pints from January through August. Cookies or doughnuts donations are also appreciated.
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Red Cross
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Vernon County
Vernon Memorial Hospital
Viroqua
Ettrick Lutheran WMF Rummage and Food Sale Planned
A rummage and baked foods sale organized by the Ettrick and Highland Luther Leagues will run from 10 a.m. to all day Saturday at the Mud- Coffee Hardware Store. Mrs. Arthur Ofsdahl leads arrangements with proceeds aiding church activities.
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Ettrick
Wis
French Creek Lutheran Wmf
Ettrick Mutual Insurance
Spring Grove
Minn
Highland Luther League
Arthur Ofsdahl
Winter night parking ban approved in Viroqua streets
The Viroqua Common Council voted to ban nighttime parking on all city streets except Court Street during winter. An industrial committee will meet monthly with the Viroqua Advancement Association to discuss industrial potential. A joint meeting with the Advancement Association and Creamery directors will review sewage disposal plans. The council also approved a low bid for a new city dump truck and ordered monthly financial reports.
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Viroqua
Wis
Common Council
Court Street
Viroqua Advancement Assn
Lutheran Church Has Guest Speaker
The Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church in Spring Grove Minnesota will host guest speaker Rev Orval A Schmidt at 10 am Sunday services He comes from the stewardship office in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church
Orval A. Schmidt
Mr. Schmidt
Stewardship
Minneapolis
Local Women’s Club Auction Friday Planned
The business women's department of the local Women's Club will sponsor an auction of Christmas gifts and baked goods Friday in conjunction with its regular meeting. The committee includes Mmes. D. W. A Holder Harriet Noble Frances Perry and Winifred Ross.
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Black River Falls
Wii
Business Women's Department
Local
Women's Club
Mmes
D. W. A Holder
Harriet Noble
Frances Perry
Winifred Ross
Country Food Sale Set By St Patrick’s Altar Group II
Elroy Wisconsin residents are invited to a country food sale sponsored by Group II of St Patrick’s Altar Society at Zenner Haire Funeral Home. The sale begins Saturday at 1 a.m. and proceeds support parish activities.
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Elroy
Wis
Group II
St. Patrick's Altar Society
Zenner-Haire Funeral Home
Bonds Sold For Hospital At Caledonia
Caledonia Minnesota village council bought 300000 general obligation bonds from J M Dain and Co Inc of Minneapolis at 3.60 percent. Bonds dated Jan 1 1961 payable semi annually, mature 1962 80 with serial allocations. Redeemable from July 1 1977. Construction bids for the hospital to be let in March or April with work starting in April.
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Caledonia, Minn
J. M. Dain and Co., Inc
Minneapolis
Caledonia
Caledonia Village
Dain Co
Country Store and Bake Sale Slated in Wilton
Wilton Wisconsin Wilton Catholic Confraternity to hold bake sale and country store Saturday at the Hanson Building. Baked goods fancy work and needlecraft items for sale. Mrs Carl Kuderer serves as president of the group.
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Wilton
Wis
Wilton Catholic Confraternity
Hanson
Carl Kuderer
Card Party Slated by Pleasant View Club in Wisconsin
The Pleasant View Community Club offers a public card party on Saturday night December 3 at Gebhardt School in Black River Falls Wisconsin. Proceeds support club activities and community projects.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Pleasant View
Gebhardt
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Robert Schroeder
Lynn Harnisch
Delores Amundson
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Claire Hanson
David Neperud
Edward Negosek
Gerald Nordby
Russell Olson
Rosemary Anderson
Phyllis Berg
Gertrude Bergum
Faith Ellison
Carol Holstad
Linda Johnson
Marjorie Rasmussen
Janet Sesvold
Maewin Thompson
Andre Thomte
Betty Dahl
Bonnie Edmundson
Ardyce Evenson
Diane Gardner
Judy Haugen
Louise Jacobson
Janet Johnson
Darlene Marsolek
Suzanne Beck
Ardyce Lemb
Phyllis Dahl
Sharon Bronstad
Barbara Thoma
Judy Wood
Iona Affeldt
Kermit Hanvold
Edward Johnson
Charles Tollefson
Waldera
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James Schorbahn
Moen’s
Sparta Council
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Oak Street
Camp McCoy
State Highway Commission
State Highway Department
la Crosse
Lawrence Sullivan
Wisconsin League of Municipalities
New Waukon Alley
Westinghouse
Wettstein’s
Ove
Wettstein
Losey Bivd
Viroqua Lutheran Church
Clark Johnson
B. A. Lund
O. M. Kleven
Whitehall Church
Westby
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LL Plans Sale
Lutheran Church
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Bud Brendle
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