Vernon County Traffic Deaths Rise to 13 in 1955
Vernon County sheriff Morris Moon released the annual report noting 13 traffic deaths in 1955, 310 vehicle accidents injuring 162 people, 116 drunkenness bookings, 103 speeding violations, 40 drunken driving charges, 19 reckless operation cases, and 14 emergency blood and plasma trips. The county jail housed 298 prisoners, five women, during the period.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Morris Moon
Moon
Stores in Black River Falls Adjusted Evening Hours
Black River Falls stores will stay open until 9 p.m. each evening from December 14 to December 23. They close at 5 p.m. Christmas Eve and remain closed through the weekend, including Monday, December 26. Santa Claus will visit stores with street appearances on Fridays and Saturdays, and in town afternoons and evenings December 14 to 23.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Santa Claus
Grand Master to Attend Viroqua Odd Fellows Roll Call
Otto Hammerly of Lone Rock, grand master of the Wisconsin Order of Odd Fellows, will attend the Viroqua meeting Saturday night. He will present three jewels to members with 25 years of service. Sixteen members with 40 or more years of membership will be recognized.
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Viroqua
Wis
Otto Hammerly
Lone Rock
Wisconsin Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows and Rebekah
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
100 Attend Seminar Held By Chamber
About 100 Viroqua businessmen and employees attended the seminar at the elementary school Tuesday night. The event was sponsored by the Viroqua Chamber of Commerce. Walter Reschlein of La Crosse discussed methods and manners of treating the public with efficiency and courtesy. A coffee followed.
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Viroqua
Wis
Speciab
Viroqua Chamber of Commerce
Walter Reschlein
la Crosse
Father Son Dinner Set In Rural Church
A father son banquet sponsored by the Lutheran Brotherhood of the Black Hammer Church will be held at 6 30 p m Thursday in Spring Grove Minnesota The speaker will be Coach Edsel Schweizer of Luther College.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Lutheran, Brotherhood of the Black Hammer
Edsel Schweizer
Luther College
Hixton Church Serves Dinner
Hixton Wisconsin Hixton Presbyterian Church will host a roast pork and roast beef dinner on Sunday. Serving begins at 11 30 a m and continues until all are served.
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Hixton
Wis
Hixton Presbyterian
Attend Conference Special Erwin Homstad and Ralph Lund
Erwin Homstad and Ralph Lund attend the White House Conference on Education in Washington D C.
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Black River Falls, Wis
Erwin Homstad
Ralph Lund
White House
Washington, D.C
Public Party at VFW Auxiliary Card Night
The VFW Auxiliary hosts a public card party at the VFW Clubhouse on Roosevelt Road this Saturday at 8 p.m. Proceeds support local veteran activities.
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Black River Falls
Wis
VFW
Roosevelt Road
Soldiers tied to Sage Brush exercise listed veterans families
Pvt Eugene Rockweiler of Hillsboro entered service January 1955 and is assigned to the aggressor force in Exercise Sage Brush at Fort Bragg. Numerous Iowa and Wisconsin families report furloughs and duties from Camp Chaffee Arkansas to Fort Polk Louisiana, with transfers to Darmstadt Germany and naval stations in California and Illinois.
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Eugene Rockweiler
Nick Rockweiler
Hillsboro
Ft Bragg
N.C
Robert Bouzek
Edward Bouzek
Prairie du Chien
the Stars and Stripes
Darmstadt
Germany
Bouzek
Courier
Campion Jesuit High School
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Air Force
Lowry Airman
Lowry Afb
Colo
England
Thunderstruck
London School of Journalism
Pvt
Dennis Moe
Tilman Moe
Stoddard
Ft. Carson
Ft. Lee
A. 1.C
Jimmy Richard
Ernest Richard
New Albia
Iowa
McGhee-Tyson
Knoxville
Tenn
Ronald Brown
Waldo Browns
Gays Mills
Marine J
Camp Pendleton
Calif
California
Richard Peterson
Merlin Peterson
Black River Falls
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Ill
Walter Clancy Jr
Lansing
10Th Infantry Division
Howard Helstad
Fred Helstad
French Creek
Ettrick
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Pfe
Roger Novy
Fred Novys
Europe
Ft. MeiClellen
Ala
Noiyys
Vernon County Young Republicans
Ft. Leonard Wood
Thorne Osley
Land
Clarence Osley
Melrose
Ardell Maug
Gilbert Maug
Osseo
Ft. Benning
Iga
Army
Ft. Bliss
Tex
La Crescent Bonds of 90000 Sold to Minneapolis Firm
La Crescent Minnesota sold bonds totaling 90000 to Calman and Co of Minneapolis at a rate of 3 percent plus. The village board accepted applications for sewer connections into the auxiliary sewer project.
U S Employee To Have Yule Time At Home
Miss Helen Simonson returning from thirty years with the U S Information Service in Singapore sails from Hong Kong November 22 and plans Christmas at home in Whitehall after visiting relatives in Oregon and Washington. Previously she served with the State Department in Norway and Germany, and was stationed on the Malayan Peninsula during communist terrorism.
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Whitehall
Wis
Helen Simonson
Singapore
United States Information Service
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Walter
Donald
Portland
Ore
Everette Iverson
Pullman
Wash
Peter Simonson
Fur Sale At Millston Impreses Trappers
Millston Wis trappers are invited to a fur sale at Millston Town Hall on Saturday under Millston Knapp Sportsman Club sponsorship. Fur buyers arrive at 1 p.m. last year’s event drew strong buyer interest and several thousand dollars in furs were sold. Millston Homemaker Club will serve refreshments all afternoon.
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Millston
Wis
Speedah
Millston Town Hall
Millston-Knapp Sportsman Club
jState
Millston Homemaker Club
Sound of the Air to Be Shown in De Soto Tonight
Alice and Harold Allen present Sound of the Air at De Soto High School on Tuesday December 6 at 2 pm. The program explains how everyday radio screen and TV sound effects are produced with sounds and words plus tunes and features Allen’s work as a cartoon imitator and radio artist.
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DE Soto
Wis
Alice
Harold Allen
de Soto High School
Allens
Allen
Prairie Sophomores Sponsor Dance After Basketball Game
Prairie du Chien high school sophomore class plans a dance in the gym after Friday night’s basketball game. The student council announces a twirp week from December 12 to 16 with girls treating boys, culminating in a post game dance.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Prairie du Chien High School
Dorcas Society to Meet at Trinity Lutheran Church
The Dorcas Society will meet in the Trinity Lutheran Church parlors at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Hostesses are Mmes. Vernon Bratiland and A. C. Christensen.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Dorcas Society
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mmes
Vernon Bratiland
A. C. Christensen
County Judge Twelme Attends Wisconsin Convention
Trempealeau County Judge A. L. Twelme traveled to Milwaukee on Wednesday to participate in the Wisconsin county judges convention.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau
A. L. Twelme
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Trempealeau Hospital May Build New Disposal Plant
R F English of Arcadia outlined the Trempealeau County Hospital 56th annual report at the County Board meeting. He noted needed improvements at the county farm, including a rebuilt young stock barn a new machine shed and a hay chopper with lumber from farm land. He suggested forming committees to plan the disposal plant and to visit the institution. The hospital handles 211 to 215 patients with 25 employees, assets at 808 643 75, expenditures 158 260 17 and revenue 194 922 50, yielding a 36 662 33 profit. The per capita weekly cost is 9 37, with farm products valued at 17 022 20. Machinery and livestock inventory totals were listed, and the state regards the therapy department as among the best in the area.
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Whitehall
Wis
R. F. English
Arcadia
Trempealeau County Hospital
English
Trempealeau County
Twenty four named to St Patrick’s honor roll
WAUKON Iowa Twenty four students at St Patrick’s School earned honor roll status for the first nine weeks. Seniors Elizabeth Byrnes Janie Cronin William Eastman Joan Lanigan William Link Nancy Stone Patsy Stortz Sheila Teeling. Sophomores Margaret Lanigan Mary Kay Steinhart Yvonne Welch Catherine Ann Mellick. Freshmen Susan Kurt Patricia Sweeney and Elaine Welch, plus Catherine Ann Mellick met the honor requirements.
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Waukon
Iowa
St. Patrick's School
Thos
Margaret Lanigan
Mary Kay Steinhart
Yvonne Welch
Elizabeth Byrnes
Janie Cronin
William Eastman
Joan Lanigan
William Link
Nancy Stone
Patsy Stortz
Shelia Teeling
Charles Byrnes
Dennis
Bangor High Names New Cheerleaders
In a Bangor High School contest Myrna Labus was elected A team cheerleader joining Shar on Miller and Douglas Knudson, holdovers from last year. The B team elected Carolists Karen Sandman Sylvia Wehrenberg and Mary Evans.
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Bangor
Wis
Bangor High School
Myrna Labus
Sharon Miller
Douglas Knudson
Karen Sandman
Sylvia Wehrenberg
Mary Evans
Reverend Engebretson Returns From Columbus Ohio
The Rev. O. E. Engebretson has returned from Columbus Ohio where he spoke to the Lutheran Assn of Seminarians.
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Spring Grove
Minn
O. E. Engebretson
Columbus
Ohio
Lutheran Assn. of Seminarians
Spring Grove Town Board Set Meeting Time
The Town Board of Spring Grove will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday December 3 in the town hall for an official session.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Christmas Party At St Pauls Lutheran Church
The young people of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in German Valley plan a Christmas party in the church hall at 8 p.m. Monday, with each attendee requested to bring a 50 cent gift. A potluck lunch will be served. The Ladies Aid will hold its annual Christmas party at 2 p.m. Wednesday, with Mrs. Will Schroeder as hostess.
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Whitehall
Wis
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
German Valley J
Ladies Aid
Will Schroeder
American Heritage Meeting Set at Sparta Library
The American Heritage group from Sparta will discuss Our Higher Strength with references to Lilienthal and Johnson at the Sparta Library on Tuesday December 6. Materials for study may be obtained from librarian Mrs Lillian Parmenter prior to the session.
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Sparta
Wis
Lilienthal and Johnson
American Heritage Group
Lillian Parmenter
New Albin School Board to Meet December Sixth
New Albin Consolidated School Board will meet Tuesday evening December 6 at the high school gym.
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New Albin
Iowa
New Albin Consolidated
PTA Organizing Community Choir in Mabel Minnesota
The Mabel PTA plans a community choir directed by Luther Kolstad to present an Easter concert. Practice sessions begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 18 1956.
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Mabel, Minn
Mabel Pta
Luther Kolstad
Viroqua Council Holds Brief Winter Meeting
The Viroqua City Council met for one hour and approved a 10 cent per hour raise for extra snow shovelers. Dog control concerns were raised after a pack of 11 dogs snatched a garment on school grounds. The city will ask police to coordinate with schools on keeping dogs at home. The 110 foot water tank star and Christmas lights will stay lit nightly through January 1.
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Viroqua
Wis
VFW
Tilda Amundson
Don Arneson
Supply Pastor Honored at NA Farewell Party
The Rev. C. J. Manternach, supply pastor at St. Joseph's Parish for three months, was guest of honor at a farewell party. He received an appointment to St. Boniface Catholic Church in New Vienna, Iowa, with a money gift presented by parish members in the church parlor.
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New Albin
Iowa
C. J. Manternach
St. Joseph's Parish
St. Boniface Catholic Church
New Vienna
St. Joseph Parish
Monroe County Fair Shows Balance After 1955 Expenses
Fair secretary Ralph Pingel reports receipts of 17 581.52 with 1 499 70 balance after expenses 1955 improvements total premiums paid to 850 exhibitors 5228 25 and 2980 exhibits. Cattle premiums 1045 sheep 323 swine 445 poultry 29 gardens 62 50 flowers 25 education 167 80 and junior fair 2912 70.
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Tomah
Wis
Ralph Pingel
Monroe County
New Tomah Sparta Knights of Columbus Council Formed
A new Tomah-Sparta Council of the Knights of Columbus has been formed. First degrees were received at St. Marys Parish Hall in Tomah by Dr. R. Ahlstrom, Gerald Alderman, Bernard Barry, Lyle Baumgarten, James Campbell, Edward Dahlin, John Epding, Bernard Felber, Charlie Fosbinder, Daniel Doeden, Gifford Friedl, Robert Hurley, Dr. Cyril John e son, Charles Killian, Peter Ninemen, Thomas Reekie, Charles Pollard, Dean Shattuck, James Schappe, Donald Tralmer, Ronald Tralmer, Louis Versnik, Francis Walters and De Vere Zellmer.
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Charles Polelard
Dean Shattuck
James Schappe
Donald Tralmer
Roneald Tralmer
Louis Versnik
Franscis Walters
de Vere Zellmer
Plan Story Hour For BAF Children
A story hour for preschool through third grade children will be held Saturdays at the city library. Frances Perry, librarian, says readers will be provided by city study clubs, a project they have supported for three years. No session will occur on Saturday December 24.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Frances Perry
Couple returns from three-week Midwest vacation
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Nestingen have returned from a three week vacation staying with Rev. J. A. Nestingen in Jamestown North Dakota and at the home of Rev. Robert Cordes in Parshall North Dakota.
Town Council Set for Regular Monthly Meeting
The New Albin Town Council will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the town hall. The agenda is not listed but attendance is requested for community input and municipal updates.
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New Albin
Iowa
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