Vernon County Fair Plans Shaped For 1948 Event
Vernon County Agricultural Society elected officers at the Viroqua courthouse. Jesse Sands was reelected president with Orin Johnson secretary and E S Shipper treasurer. The 1947 fair netted 27694.09 with 5053.11 start balance and 23740. 07 total disbursements. The group approved officer salaries and Milwaukee convention travel, and a February executive board meeting will set the premium list. The 1948 fair date will be announced later.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County Agricultural Society
Vernon County
Jesse Sands
Orin Johnson
E. S. Shipper
H. H. Seiler
Elvin Stevens
Evan Fridell
Alba Groves
Dora Bowman
Rudolph Nustad
Orbee Sherry
Carl Zube
Milwaukee
State Fair Associations
Sands
Fair Association
Viola OES invites nearby chapters to Christmas party
The Viola chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will hold a Christmas party Thursday evening Dec 11 at the Community hall. They have invited the La Farge, Viroqua, Richland Center and Gays Mills chapters as guests. A program will be given and the choir will furnish Christmas goose. Following the program a buffet supper will be served.
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Viola
Wis
The
Order of Eastern Star
la Farge
Viroqua
Richland Center
Gays Mills
St Bridget's Church Being Redecorated in Wisconsin
ETTRICK Wisconsin special report notes interior redecorating at St Bridget's Church Murph and two helpers from Gays Mills are doing the work and church details specify ongoing renovation efforts with local workers involved.
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St. Bridget’s Church
Ettrick
Wis
St. Bridget's
Gays Mills
Tomah Tot Gives Parents Gray Hair
In Tomah Wisconsin seven year old Mary Long did not return from school by six. A large search with over one hundred residents, police, and sirens followed. At eight p m she was found safe at home playing in a neighbor's yard with Carl Shedler recognizing her.
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Tomah
Wis
Mary Long
Ernest Long
Mary
Waukon OES Elects Officers For 1948
Waukon Iowa special report Mrs Floyd Larson elected worthy matron of the Waukon chapter of Eastern Star. Other new officers include John Palmer worthy patron Mrs Howard Martin conductor Mrs Truman Sliter associate matron L L Shurtleff associate patron Mrs John Meierkord associate conductress Mrs John Palmer secretary and Mrs L S Meier treasurer.
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Waukon
Floyd Larson
Eastern Star
John Palmer
Howard Martin
Truman Sliter
L. L. Shurtleff
John Meierkord
L. S. Meier
Methodist Held Last In Series Of Sub-District Conferences
Last in a series of five sub district educational conferences was held at the Viroqua Methodist church. Rev. Paul B. White and Rev. Fred Smith led sessions on reaching more people with Christian teaching and school child outreach. Discussions covered leadership training, cooperative tasks among pastors and teachers, and youth and missionary work with a Women’s Society of Christian Service speaker addressing participants.
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Methodist
Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Methodist Church
Paul B. White
la Crosse
Fred Smith
Madison
Board of Religious Education
White
Fern Scribner
Miss Scribner
Rev. Smith
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Paul Nulton
la Farge
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Waukon Santa to Arrive December Thirteenth
In Waukon Iowa Santa Claus will arrive by jeep at 2 30 p m Saturday December 13 to deliver treats to children and will hand gifts to every shut in in the community as wreaths and colored lights brighten the streets for the holidays.
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Waukon
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Townsendites Hold Christmas Party at Community Hall
The Ettrick Townsend club will hold a Christmas party in the Community hall Tuesday evening December 16. Gifts will be exchanged and lunch will be served. A father son Saint will be held Tuesday evening January 13 in observance of Dr Townsend's birthday. Buy Savings Bonds.
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Ettrick
Wis
Ettrick Townsend Club
Independence Taverns Close Christmas Eve and Day
Independence Wisconsin reports that the city’s common council approved a tavern closing order for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Mayor John A. Markham sent letters to tavern owners detailing that taverns must close from 6 p.m. on December 24 to 8 p.m. on December 26, aligning with church wishes and local beliefs.
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Independence
Wis
John A. Markham
Common Council
All Christians and for the pur pose of showing due respect for Christmas day
The fragment notes a ceremonial or respectful aim tied to Christmas observance, indicating a religious context and the intent to honor the holiday. No clear event, date, or named entity is recoverable beyond the general reference to Christmas and Christian elements.
Monroe Dairy Group Elects Officers in Sparta Meeting
Sparta Wis special Anthony Sousek named Wisconsin’s outstanding Dairy Herd Improvement fieldman for 1947. He reported testing 146 county herds with wife and new assistant Dean Shattuck, noting 96 herds submit milk samples for lab analysis at the Wisconsin Child Center building in Sparta. Weiner and Zeigler joined Weiner and Markham on the board of directors. Edward Hanson presided as president. More than 50 farmers attended the annual Monroe County Dairy Herd Improvement association meeting at Sparta City Hall.
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Sparta
Wis
Anthony Sousek
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Wisconsin
Monroe County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Sparta City Hall
Sousek
Dean Shattuck
Wisconsin Child Center
Lawrence Weiner
Leon
Edward Hanson
Cataract
Harold C. Markham
Nitrogen Guards Reactions In Industrial Use
Nitrogen, an inert gas, serves as a protective guard in many industrial processes to prevent unwanted chemical reactions and spoilage by excluding reactive elements.
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