La Farge Lodge Elections Set for 1946 Installations
La Farge Wisconsin lodges elected officers at year end meetings. The Allen McVey Women’s Revere Lieurence and Lauryl Lynn as senior vice president were named, with Hattie Don installation scheduled for January 7, 1946. Knights of Pythias chose Charles Donaldson as chancellor commander, with Leo Clark vice chancellor Leon Hawkinson prelate Marvin Munson master of arms Neal Donaldson a three year trustee Ralph Ze and Ralph Freeze as two year grand representative. Rockton Chapter 163 Eastern Star named Selma Smith worthy matron and a patron at a recent gathering.
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LA Farge
Wis
Allen McVey Women’s Revere
En Laurylynnunior
Hattie Don
The
la Farge Knights of Pythias
Charles Donaldson
Comander
Leo Clark
Leon Hawkinson
Marvin Munson
Neal Donaldson
Ralph Ze
Ralph Freeze
Rockton
Selma Smith
Rockton Lodge 209 F and A M Officers Elected for Year
Rockton lodge 209 F and A M of La Farge elected Vernon Taylor master Jack Caucutt senior warden Mose Marshall junior warden Martin Marshall secretary Neal Donaldson treasurer Appointive officers to be named at the regular meeting between Christmas and New Year with installation planned then.
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Rockton Lodge
A M. of
la Farge
Vernon Taylor
Jack Caucutt
Mose Marshall
Martin Marshall
Neal Donaldson
Westby Youth Breaks Leg Again After Hospital Stay
Arthur Theige, 20, of Westby, previously injured in a September car crash with four broken ribs and fractures, contracted pneumonia during 11 weeks in a La Crosse hospital. After learning to walk, he re-fractured a leg in Viroqua while Christmas shopping and is back in La Crosse hospital.
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Westby
Wis
Arthur Theige
Oscar Theige
Theige
la Crosse
Viroqua
Trempealeau County Fair Dates Set for September
Trempealeau county voters set the 90th fair for September 3 to 6 next year. Clarence Brown remains president with W F Raichle as vice president F M Smith secretary and Leonard Larson treasurer all from Galesville. Directors include John Spittler A C Schultz J O Beadle and J B Hamre. The 1947 show was financially successful with repairs and additions costing over 2700 and may include harness racing and a saddle horse show as opening night event with a stronger overall program.
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Galesville
Wis
Trempealeau County
Clarence Brown
W. F. Raichle
F. M. Smith
Leonard Larson
John Spittler
Trempealeau
A. C. Schultz
Arcadia
J. O. Beadle
J. B. Hamre
Sparta High chorus to present Christmas pageant Wednesday
Sparta Wisconsin special report says the Sparta High School chorus will stage When Christ Was Born of Mary a Christmas pageant at city hall auditorium Wednesday December 17 at 8 pm Janet Jensen directs Letha Cote serves as narrator The program features Isaiah readings and carols including O Come O Come Emmanuel Come All Ye Faithful The First Noel We Three Kings Silent Night Joy to the World and other religious readings and choral numbers by the girls and boys choirs
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Sparta
Wis
Christ
Mary
Sparta . Ch
Janet Jensen
City Hall
Letha Coteill
Isaiah
Emmanuel
Bethlehem
Matthew
Roger Hallingstad
Boys' Glee Club
Mary Jean du
Tony Ruetten
Charlene
Eleanor Everson
Katherine McCoy
Lois Morgan
Galesville Public School Christmas Program Planned
Galesville Wisconsin announces the annual Christmas program at city hall on December 18 at 8 p m directed by Elizabeth Kennedy and William Fisher. Grade school operaetta with upper grade music between acts features vocal solos by Leone Sacia and a girls quartet Diane Larson Gloria Severson Delores Kindzley and Carol Koch. Orchestra and instrumental pieces also planned.
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Galesville
Wis
Galesville Public School
Elizabeth Kennedy
William Fisher
Leone Sacia
Diane Larson
Gloria Severson
Delores Kindsley
Carol Koch
Lewis Valley Ladies Aid Elects Officers
In Holmen Wisconsin Mrs Robert Wehrenberg was chosen to serve as president for the coming year at the holiday meeting of the Lewis Valley Ladies Aid. Other officers elected were Mrs Walter Olson vice president Mrs Ansel Drogseth secretary and Mrs Adolph Gilbertson treasurer. Former officers whose terms expired were Mrs Walter Ofstedahl Mrs Chris Hoff Mrs Odell Evenson and Mrs John Thompson. A new constitution was read and adopted. Christmas carols were sung and an exchange of gifts occurred with hostesses named.
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Holmen
Wis
Robert Wehrenberg
Lewis Valley
John Thompson
Carlton Johnson
Carl Moen
Oscar Amundson
Knute
Farmer From Hardin Takes His Own Life
W. H. Sebastian aged 61, a Hardin Iowa farmer near Waukon, shot himself with a 22 caliber rifle on Monday morning December 15. He left a wife and three children.
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Farmer
Hardin
Waulekon
W. H. Sebastian
Waukon
Candlelight Service At Dakota
Candles will light the Methodist church in Dakota Minnesota for a worship service on Monday December 22 at 8 PM. Members of the congregation and the general public are invited to attend.
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Dakota, Minn
Methodist
Mother and son return from year in Norway
Mrs Ottar Tinglum and her son Sverre returned from a year in Norway visiting relatives. Sverre, a high school senior, will re-enter school for the second semester. They reside on the family farm on highway 27 between Black River Falls and Alma Center.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Ottar Tinglum
Sverre
Norway
Highway 27
Alma Center
Santa Claus Visits Elroy Three Sightings Planned
Elroy Wisconsin hosts Santa three times before Christmas. He appeared first last Saturday and will return Saturday December 20 between 1 30 and 2 p m. He will come again Tuesday December 23 for the Rotary club and Elroy businessmen theater party bringing candy to area children.
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Elroy
Wis
Santa Claus
Santa
Rotary Club
Gale Band Mothers Hold Meeting December Seventeenth
Parents of school musicians will meet at the high school home economics room on Wednesday December 17 at 4 p m. Serving after the business meeting will be Mmes Dewey Baardseth Harry Benter G M Anderson Lawrence Hamilton and Jessie Hale.
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Galesville
Wis
Mmes
Dewey Baardseth
Harry Benter
G. M. Anderson
Lawrence Hamilton
Jessie Hale
Orton Nelsons Take Claudia to Rochester Training Return
Mr and Mrs Orton Nelson took their daughter Claudia to Rochester Minnesota on Wednesday where she will resume nursing duties and training at Kahler Hospital School of Nursing after six months in Chicago and a three week home vacation Arlene Hagrade of Boscobel accompanies Claudia as a classmate visiting Holmen relatives They have entered Edith Mayo home and will practice at Worriel hospital as they enter their senior year of training
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Holmen
Wis
Orton Nelson
Claudia
Rochester
Minn
Kahler Hospital School of Nursing
Chicago
Nelsons
Arlene Hagrade
Boscobel
Edith Mayo
Worriel Hospital
Homecoming Queen Crowned as Gays Mills Celebrates
Reigns Over Gays Mills High School hosts a homecoming event last Friday with a queen from Miss Williams' court and a dance featuring Layton Blaine's band. The basketball team defeated La Farge 36 to 8 as students attend the festivities.
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la Farge
Layton Blaine
Miss Williams
Monica Murphy
Clarence Thompson
Lorraine Lee
Herbert Burkum
Beverly Weeks
Arthur Stetler
LaVon Lathrop
Charter Awarded to Vi roqua Lions Club
Vi roqua Wisconsin hosts a banquet at the Methodist church where the newly organized Lions club received its charter from Harold Hill of Baraboo district governor. Attendees include Lions from La Crosse Tomah Richland Center Wonewoc Hillsboro and Baraboo with their wives. Truman Hill serves as president. the club has 34 charter members and is sponsored by La Crosse Lions. Meetings begin twice monthly on Wednesdays at the Oriole.
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Viroqua
Wis
Lions Club of
Harold Hill
Baraboo
National Association of Lions Clubs
la Crosse
Tomah
Richland Center
Wonewoc
Hillsboro
Truman Hill
la Crosse Group
Oriole
Junior Red Cross Sends Goods To Vets
Dorris Sander receives an appreciation letter from the Madison Veterans Hospital thanking Osseo public school Decorah Prairie and Centerville schools for decorated Christmas and New Year napkins. The napkins will brighten meals for bed patients and dining room use.
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Whitehall
Wis
Dorris Sander
Red Cross
Veterans Hospital
Madison
Osseo Public School
Decorah Prairie School
Centerville
Appointment of Otto to Monroe Veterans Relief Commission
W Sprecher announces the appointment of E C Otto of Tomah to Monroe county Veterans Relief Commission for a three year term. Serving with Otto on the commission are H C Markham of Sparta and Ed Bradley of Kendall. A R Libke of Tomah serves as secretary.
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Wis
W. Sprecher
E. C. Otto
Tomah
Veteran’s Relief
Monroe County
Otto
H. C. Markham
Sparta
Ed Bradley
Kendall
A. R. Libke
Grove Man Named Technician for Tri-State Breeders
Armin Freuchte of Spring Grove Minnesota has been hired by Tri-State Breeders Cooperative as a technician serving members near Spring Grove. He completed an inseminators short course at the Wisconsin College of Agriculture on November 13 and is assisting Sherrin Pratt and Gaylord Goetsch from Caledonia and Rushford units as membership grows.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Armin Freuchte
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Freuchte
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Sherrin Pratt
Gaylord Goetsch
Caledonia
Rushford
Minnesota
Three Viroquans Hospitalized After Truck Crash
In VIROQUA Wisconsin three Viroquans were hospitalized after a collision on county trunks near Round Prairie school. Passengers Tillie Widner and Kermit Dolan were injured along with driver Raymond Lindvig who later struck another vehicle. Lindvig pleaded guilty to reckless driving and leaving the scene. fined $75 plus costs.
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Viroqua
Wis
Lindvig
Long Coulee Homemakers Hold Holiday Meeting in Holmen
The Long Coulee Homemakers club met Wednesday at Mrs. H. R. Halvorson's Holmen home for a covered dish luncheon. They voted donations to the Salvation Army and Sister Elizabeth Kenny foundation and discussed large household equipment. A five minute entertainment followed Christmas carols.
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Holmen
Wis
Long Coulee
Roy Casberg
Mmes
Lloyd Halvorson
Hal Herrick
Ernest Hoff
Tillman Johnson
Albert Berg
James Haug
Raymond Astley
Alden Nelson
Myron Berg
Ernest Sjuggerud
Ansel Bratberg
Arnold Johnson
Adolph Holter
Elroy Schools Present Christmas Program Dec 17
Elroy public school children perform a Christmas program beginning at 8 p m with a matinee for grade children and high school students. The evening concert features three pageants by grade levels, an orchestra opening, a high school radio script, and a final band and chorus Christmas cantata.
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Elroy
Wis
Elroy Public School
Six minor Sparta area crashes report no injuries
A series of six minor accidents around Sparta on December 11 involved vehicles on U S Highway 12 and local streets. No injuries were reported, though multiple cars sustained damage including a parked Price sedan, a Ringstad car, a Wentz truck, and a Jones truck. Local police investigated each incident and noted a hit and run in one event.
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Sparta
Wis
U. S
Frank Redeker
Fred Vandervort
Hendrickson
Virgil Wentz
Tomah
Horace Wyatt
Floyd Jones
Bangor
Jones
Wentz
Robert H. Peterson
Minneapolis
la Grange
Peterson
Rodney Jameson
New Lisbon
Ran
Stelting
Oak Streets
Forrest Hubbard
Onalaska
Norman Hansen
Dewey Hughes
Franklin and
Spring Streets
Milton O. Ranum
Baraboo
Sidney Hotel
18 Graves Crew Climbs Mt Fuji To Recover Wreck Victims
Arlynn H Swenson of Waterville Iowa was part of a 108th Graves Registration team that climbed Mt Fuji in Japan to recover the bodies of two U S army officers who died in a C 47 crash on the mountainside November 30.
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Waulkon
Arlynn H. Swenson
Waterville
Mt. Fuji
Japan
Seek Judgment In Building Code Violation
District Attorney L J Goodman sues L J Burkitt manager of the Sparta theater in Monroe county court for 150 dollars including 50 for three inspection date violations. Alleged breaches cover parapet height cross aisle width boiler room separation rear exit clearance and allowed combustibles in the projection booth.
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Sparta
Wis
L. J. Goodman
Monroe County
Industrial Commission of Wisconsin
L. J. Burkitt
Industrial Commission
Elroy Auxiliary Hosts Christmas Turkey Dinner
The Cleary-Miller post American Legion auxiliary held a Christmas turkey dinner at Zion Lutheran church. Afterward a regular meeting in the Legion hall followed with card games and gift exchanges. Starting January, Legionnaires and the auxiliary plan joint meetings on the first Monday of each month.
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Elroy
Wis
Cleary-Miller Post
American Legion
Zion Lutheran Church
Legion Hall
Legionnaires
Luther Women Hear Christmas Music at Decorah Club Meeting
Luther College Women's club met Tuesday afternoon in Decorah to hear a Christmas program. Paul Borge and Georgianne Johnson of the Luther College Campus players performed with carols arranged by Dr. S Hofland. A string quartet including Mrs. Adrian Docken, Katherin Alvilden, John Dennis, and Dr. Hofland accompanied.
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Decorah
Luther College Women’s Club
Decorah Lutheran Church
Paul Borge
Georgianne Johnson
Luther College
S. Hofland
Adrian Docken
Katherin Alvilden
John Dennis
Hofland
Shows Improvement After Surgery in La Crosse Hospital
Mrs. William Burchell is reported to be improving from a critical illness following surgery at a La Crosse hospital in Dakota Minnesota.
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Dakota, Minn
William Burchell
la Crosse Hospital
Parishwomen Send 2770 Pounds Canned Goods Overseas
St Patrick's Catholic church in WAUKON IA shipped 2770 pounds of canned goods in 78 cases to a war relief service overseas. The donations were provided by the women of the parish.
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Waukon
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
War Relief Service
Farmers Form Rural Fire Service in Lansing Illinois
More than 40 farmers subscribed to the Lansing fire department and elected Clifford Gruber president and Ben Kelleher secretary. Members living within five miles can pay 25 dollars for fire services under a contract protecting both parties and validating state compensation. The city council will meet to finalize a similar contract, and the group plans to buy a portable rural fire pump.
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Lansing
Lansing Fire Department
Clifford Gruber
Ben Kelleher
Ettrick School Presents The First Christmas Pageant
Ettrick Wis December 18 a full school Christmas pageant titled The First Christmas will be staged at Ettrick Community hall. Sixty students perform under Mrs Hiram Mah lum with Mrs N C Twelme assisting. F M Smith directs the chorus and Clayton Olsen plays piano as the public is invited.
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Ettrick
Wis
Ettrick Community Hall
Hiram Mahlum
N. C. Twelme
F. M. Smith
Clayton Olsen
Catholic Foresters Hold Annual Christmas Party
The Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters and junior members will host their annual Christmas party and supper on Tuesday December 16 at 6 30 p m at St Mary’s hall in Tomah Wisconsin.
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Tomah
Wis
Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
St. Mary’s Hall
Charges Dismissed in Sparta Theft Case
Sparta theft charges against Gordon Thompson were dismissed on motion of District Attorney L J Goodman as acted by County Judge O W Sprecher on Monday. The action ends the case in the local court with no further details available.
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Sparta
Wis
L. J. Goodman
O. W. Sprecher
Gordon Thompson
Funds Collected For Sister Kenny Drive In Bostwick Valley
Miss Edith Brevig reports that by Monday noon December 15 the Bostwick Valley Homemaker club led La Crosse county with 76 of 230.40 dollars from 15 reporting groups for the Sister Kenny fund. Canvassers Mrs. August Walters and Mrs. Edward Jandt said they walked door to door to explain the cause, noting local polio cases and a near total recovery thanks to early treatments.
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Tribune
August Walters
Edward Jandt
Bostwick Valley
Sister Kenny
Miss Brevig
Edith Brevig
la Crosse County
Sister Kenny Fund
Bostwick Valley Club
Kenny
Kenney
Bostwick Valley Church Ladies Aid
Lynn Jostad
Maple Shade
Gus Koch
Clifford Hanson
Amsterdam Prairie
Walter Meinking
Adams Valley
Harry Garbers
Bangor
Vernon Jones
Burns Corners
Arthur Pierce
Leo Hoth
Kenneth Dosel
Brice Prairie
Earl Loring
Roosevelt
Dean Labus
Neshonoe-Walker
Jefferson Homemaker Club
John J. Hatz
Prairie
John Horstman
Edgar Schilling
Burnham Valley
Sam Belling
Sand Lake
Bostwick
Mesdames Walters and
Jandt
Peeping and prowler reports rattle Sparta residents
Local residents report window peepers and a prowler activity in Sparta over the weekend. A Jefferson avenue resident described a tall man in dark clothes entering a home at 11 p m Sunday and fleeing when lights were turned on. An Austin street resident reported a window peeper at 3 a m Monday. Police urge prompt reports to improve chances of catching suspects.
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Sparta
Wis
Jefferson Avenue
Austin Street
Orville Peterson Named Galesville Faculty Head Coach
Orville Peterson of Colfax will join Galesville school as a faculty member after the holidays succeeding Howard Roemer who moves to Tomah for a coaching teaching post. Peterson will teach several subjects and serve as head football coach with Norman Larson as assistant while also directing track and assisting in basketball and baseball coaching. He will oversee playground instruction. Peterson is a Navy veteran with a lieutenant’s rating who served in the Pacific. A Colfax high school and River Falls Teachers College graduate, he majored in social science with a science minor and played on the college football and boxing teams. While teaching at Owen his teams went 11 1 1 and captured the conference title last year, placing second the previous season. He has led football coaching and guided his basketball squad to a conference championship. He previously headed Colfax playgrounds for two years, also serving as lifeguard and summer swimming instructor.
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Galesville
Wis
Orville Peterson
Colfax
Howard Roemer
Roemer
Tomah
Peterson
Norman Larson
Larson
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Colfax High School
River Falls Teachers College
Owen
Gays Mills OES Elects New Officers in Crawford Chapter
Crawford chapter 250 of the Order of Eastern Star elected Mrs. William Haggerty as worthy matron and named Hubert Freeman as worthy patron along with other officers. A Christmas party for Masons followed, with games, carols, lunch, and gifts. Installation date to be announced.
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Gays Mills
Wis
Crawford
The
Order of Eastern Star
William Haggerty
Hubert Freeman
H. N. Jurgenson
John Lester
Addie Pomeroy
Frank Howe
Millard Walton
CES
Cubs Have Christmas Party At Whitehall
Whitehall Wisconsin Cub Scouts plan a Christmas party Friday December 19 at 4 pm at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Colonel Larson announces Cub leader Mothers will attend Cubs will trim a tree each den performs a stunt and join in singing The children exchange 10 cent gifts and will be served candy and popcorn balls.
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Whitehall
Wis
Cub Scouts
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Colonel Larson
Ontario man loses finger in Hillsboro accident
Max Boldon of Ontario had his right index finger severed at the second joint in a domestic accident Saturday. He was treated at a Hillsboro hospital and later discharged.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Max Boldon
Ontario
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