Norma Arleen Jostad to wed Hugo Gooderum Jr
Announcement of Norma Arleen Jostad of Holmen and Hugo Gooderum Jr. engagement and forthcoming wedding. The notice lists wedding date, location, and related social events at St. John s Catholic cafeteria and nearby venues with community groups aiding the preparations.
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Mandly Jostad
Norma Arleen
Hugo Gooderum
Canby
French Island Ladies’ Aid
Wilson Colwell Relief Corps
Local Auxiliary Hosts Meeting and Banquet At IOOF Hall
The UCT auxiliary held a Saturday gathering with about 30 attending. Members listed include Agnes Guberud Alice Hanson Esther Martinson Esther Nelson Eleanore Kennedy Viorene Johnson Nanny Sherman Gladys Roach Ida Krumme Sherer Rogge Mary Forss Maude Lavold and Helen Booster. A 2 p.m. gathering at IOOF hall preceded a banquet and later a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pell
Mmes
Agnes Guberud
Alice Hanson
Esther Martinson
Esther Nelson
Eleanore Kennedy
Viorene Johnson
Nanny Sherman
Gladys Roach
Ella W Ida Krumme
Sherer Rogge
Mary Forss
Maude Olga Lavold
Helen Booster
TOOF
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Local Shops Promote Christmas Gifts and Specials
Walt's at 3rd and Mississippi, and Sweet Shop at 1113 Caledonia offer holiday treats and hats. Aletta's Hat Shop on 9th and Mississippi lists open hours 1 to 9 pm. Lund's Flowers provides Christmas corsages by phone 233. Rennebohm's at 1732 Market mentions sauer kraut and Jones' farm sausages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt's
Mississippi
Aletta
Lund’s
Rennebohm's
Decorah Couples Wed at Decorah Methodist Church
Three out of state couples married December 9 in the Decorah Methodist parsonage with Rev. Floyd H. Weed officiating. Stanley Lee Emmons and Marcella Ossey exchanged vows with Ralph Emmons and Marie Brekke as attendants. Harold E. Beinborn wed Dorothy Randall, and Earl G. Loux with Ethel Coffee, both of St. Louis, were the third couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Decorah Methodist Church
Floyd H. Weed
Stanley Lee Emmons
D. J. Emmons
Marcella Ossey
Kilmer Osley
Galesville
Wis
Marie Brekke
Ralph Emmons
Harold E. Bei
Crowned Princess Elizabeth to Expectant Heir Shifts Line of Succession
The palace announced Princess Elizabeth will miss public duties due to an expected baby around November. Observers note the news circulated earlier in Britain and America, with Princess Margaret moving to third in line as the heir is born. The secretary will attend the birth to prevent substitution.
Train hostesses hired for Paris linked rail line
A Paris headquarters railroad linking France and Sweden has hired its first train hostesses. Mile. Janine Co. 22, Mile. Constantine Cauvet, and Mile. Jacqueline Nuttgens will assist luxury passengers through five customs aboard ocean ferries at the Grand Belt and the Sund. They also reassure travelers about sea sickness and maintain their own sea legs.
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France
Sweden
Paris
Mile
Janine Co
T School
Constantine Cauvet
Jacqueline Nuttgens
Grand Belt
Denmark
Present coat mining methods leave coal in the ground
A historical note states that present coal mining methods leave 35 to 50 percent of the coal in the ground. This highlights the inefficiency of extraction and the potential remaining resource.
Pint-Size Angels Dream Dresses Spark Fairy Party Couture
Celeste designs capture old fashioned charm in holiday party frocks for young girls. Each dress aims to make a little girl feel like a fairy princess with modern touches.
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Celeste
Baptisms at First Congregational Church in Hillsboro Wis
Four children were baptized on December 12 at First Congregational Church Hillsboro by Rev Paul Tatter. Notable details include twins Robert James and Harold David Eder with witnesses James Branton and the Hollis Cannon group in Madison. Harold David wore a dress sewn from Japanese airplane silk. Edith the two year old sister was also baptized with sponsors Ed Nuttelman and Willis Hoffmeister for Jane Baler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Wis
First Congregational Church
Paul Tatter
Harold Eder
Robert James
Harold David
James Branton
LaValle
Hollis Cannon
Madison
Europe
Edith
Ed Nuttelman
Wonewoe
Willis Hoffmeister
Jane Baler
Ernest Picha
Repairing Sheets by Rejoining Center Wear
When bed sheets wear out in the middle due to heavy use, unzip a center seam and sew the two halves together along the former outer edges. Finish with a simple hem to create a fresh edge and extend the sheet’s life.
Candying potatoes with butter and brown sugar
Four medium sweet potatoes are boiled then halved and sprinkled with about four tablespoons of butter and a half cup of dark brown sugar. For a spiced finish add cinnamon nutmeg or mace.
Celery and Pineapple Equal Parts of Diced Celery
A brief guide notes a mix of celery and pineapple diced equally to create a crisp, refreshing preparation suited for salads or snack dishes. The combination emphasizes bright vegetal crunch with tropical sweetness for versatile use.
Bacitracin Used In Fight Against Infections
A new germ fighting chemical named bacitracin is being used to tackle infections. The note highlights its role as an antibiotic and its application in clinical settings.
Tomorrow's Menu Breakfast to California New Year Buffet
A dated menu lists Tomorrow's Menu items for breakfast and luncheon including juice cereal fried bologna toast and coffee. The California New Year's Eve Buffet features punch tuna casserole meat balls cold cuts breads guacamole celery chives red lemon tarts and fruit with coffee and tea.
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California
Party Luncheon Menu Fragments
Partial OCR shows a luncheon menu with shirred eggs chicken livers scalloped tomatoes tossed green salad hard rolls butter and a dessert. The text cuts mid sentence but indicates a complete menu with beverage.
Mrs Elmer H Koenen New Head of Red Cross Gray Ladies
Red Cross Gray Ladies elect a new leadership with Elmer H Koenen as president and Edwin C Kesting as vice president at the 1949 meeting hosted by Mrs Rudolph Horschak at 1927 Madison Street. New officers include R L Roet tiger secretary and a slate replacing Frances McCarthy Agnes Meary and Charles Shoger.
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Elmer H. Koenen
Red Cross Gray
Rudolph Horschak
Madison Street
Horschak
Edwin C. Kesting
R. L. Roettiger
Mmes
Francis McCarthy
Agnes Meary
Charles Shoger
Gray
Homemaker Club Presidents Hold Christmas Party
Homemaker club presidents meet Thursday morning at the home making apartment of the Vocational school for a Christmas party. A gift exchange will open the program at a.m.
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Homemaker Club
Nurse Bride Elect Janet Swenson Engaged in Whitehall
Mrs. Clara Swenson of Whitehall announces the engagement of her daughter Janet to Albert Pederson of Blair. Janet Swenson, a registered nurse with training from St. Luke's in Chicago, served in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II and has worked as Trempealeau county health nurse the past three years. The wedding is set for January 28 in Whitehall and the couple will settle in Wausau, where Pederson is a salesman for Eau Claire Book and Stationery.
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Whitehall
Wis
Clara Swenson
Janet
Albert Pederson
Albert M. Pederson
Blair
Wausau
Pederson
Eau Claire Book and Stationery Company
St. Luke's Hospital
Milwaukee
New Citizens La Crosse Hospital Births Report
A list from multiple Wisconsin and Minnesota hospitals records December births. Notable entries include Mary Kobtite in La Crosse and Daniels and Weigrete families in New Albia and Duluth, with various daughters and twins born December 7 to December 13 across Tomah Blair Caledonia and Black River Falls areas.
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la Crosse Hospital
Mary Tron
Clarence Kobtite
la Crosse Street
Marie Burdick
St. Mary's Hospital
Wis
Kermit W._ Jensen
la Verne Zelimer
Tomah
Oles
Clark
Roger Hoffman
Curtys Vv. Breckman
Vere
Young
Harold A. Noth
Roland Schetl
Wilton Caledonia
Minn
William McCabe
Eleanor Emeter
Lester H. Weigrete
New Albia
Preston
Glenn Hasserud
Duluth
Hasierud
Peterson
Whitehall
Commnity Hospital
Goodwin Christianson
Blair Hospital
Kewaunee
Joan Marilynn
Ernest Lupie
Maermein Eide
la Crosse
St. Ann's
Nancy Louwise
Harley Brooks
Black River Falls
Hope Friedel
David Wayne
Everett W. Witcraft
Caledonia Street
Lawrence E Gtferd
Mid. R
Bernadine Whisler
Chicago
Jean Mary
Earl
Monitor Street
Jeanette Wright
Marriage Licenses Caledonia Minn Zari O Arneson and Mavis L Bergsrud
The record lists marriages in Caledonia Minnesota with partners Zari O Arneson Decorah Iowa and Mavis L Bergsrud Spring Grove Minnesota. Also noted are Poppe Sheldon township and Frances M Flatin Wilmington. The fragment mentions a cave-dwelling proteus turning black in light.
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Caledonia
Minn
Zari O. Arneson
Decorah
Mavis L. Bergsrud
Spring Grove
Dale BE
Poppe
Sheldon Township
Frances M. Flatin
Wilmington
Pair Marian Meyer and Lorenz Handke wed at Zion Lutheran
Marian Louise Meyer and Lorenz Handke united in marriage at Zion Lutheran Church Castalia with Rev. LaVerne Meinecke officiating. The ceremony honored by a reception at the church and a shower dance in Memorial hall Postville. The bride and groom plan to reside in Garnaville and work locally.
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Castalia
Zion Lutheran Church
Marian Louise Meyer
Carlos Meyer
Lorenz Handke
Minnie Handke
Garnaville
LaVerne R. Meinecke
Eleanor Handke
Eva Mae Droitmeier
Rice Lake
Wis
Virgean Letchford
Frankville
Mer
Christenings at West Salem Presbyterian Church
At the morning service December 12 the West Salem Presbyterian Church performed baptisms for Ervin Nuttleman, Ervin Nuttleman Jr, Robert Sidney Nuttleman, Jerry Oscar Borreson and Carla Rave Borreson. The following new members were received: Mr and Mrs Ervin Nuttleman, Ervin Nuttleman Jr, Mr and Mrs Carlet Miller, Mr and Mrs Oscar Borreson, Mrs Wilbur Hauser and Raymond Knutson.
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West Salem
Wis
Cial
Oscar Borreson
Wilbur Hauser
Raymond Knutson
Country Clubwomen Hold Fireside Luncheon Honors in Bridge
La Crosse clubwomen met at the Fireside on December 13 with Mmes. John Madgett R S Keller and T M Reynolds taking honors at bridge. The meeting planned a January 6 hostesses list including Arnolds John and F W b.
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la Crosse
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Norma Jostad
Holmen
UCT
America
Moppet
Bertha
FUR
U. S
Pitzner
Ah-h
Louise Mears
Lilah Guy
Robert Heiam
Edwin Kesting
Elmer Koenen
Jean I. Rolfe
Joseph Beranek
Paul Muetze
Marshall Goff
Loretta Erickson
J. H. Gotterdam
C. M. Heth
Joseph Jahimiak
Charles J. Lang
Mina Schu Robert Frederick
Ruth Johnson
J. F. Greer
Roy S. Low
R. E. Lucey
John Padesky
Mines
Joseph Callaway
M. W. Miller
A. W. Rice
I. H. Sheldon
Prescription
Hoeschlers
Prescription Pharmacy
5Th Ave
Marian Meyer
Country Clubwomen
Gabe
Colgate
Hes Glassware Genee
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