VFEW Leaders Elected in Independence Wisconsin
Fifteen World War II veterans organized a VFW post in Independence with officer elections and a Dec. 20 installation. George Bautch leads as post commander. other officers include Frank Slhuga senior commander Dominic Sura and George Klimek as quartermaster. A Jan 7 dance at city hall with Dale Simons and his Blue Denim Boys is planned.
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Independence
Wis
Veterans of Foreign Ware
VFW
Joseph D. Califf
Eau Claire
George V. Bautch
Frank Slhuga
Dominic Sura
George Klimek
Ralph Klimek
Ray Warner
Clarence Sluga
Truste
Herman Bautch
Clifford Sobotta
Lawrence Sura
Dominic Sluga
Adolph Sonsalla
Joseph Jaszewski
Hosterian
Everett Maciosek
Raymond Sluga
Ladwleaus Matchey
Peter Sura
Dale Simons
Blue Denim
Daggett School Pupils Hold Christmas Party
Whitehall Wisconsin Daggett school pupils will present a program at the annual Christmas party at the school house Monday at 8 p m. The program includes recitations by the lower grades several plays a piano solo by Charles Hagen and singing Gifts will be distributed when Santa arrives. A lunch will be served.
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Whitehall
Wis
Daggett School
Town of Pigeon
Charles Hagen
Santa
Tomah Faculty Member Resigns to Join Husband in California
Mrs. J. Sheehy, a six year Tomah faculty member, has resigned and will leave Friday to join her husband in California.
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Tomah
Wis
J. Sheehy
California
Polio Victim Arrives Home In Sparta For The Holidays
SpartaWis feature notes Ralph Mantzke son of Mr and Mrs E A Mantzke returns home from Madison General hospital to spend Christmas with family after polio treatment. He played center for the Sparta football team and had prior hospital stays in La Crosse. After Christmas he will resume care at the hospital and is reported to be improving. Mantzke received a Sparta Jaycee football award from Roundy Coughlin the noted sports columnist.
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Sparta
Wis
Ralph Mantzke
E. A. Mantzke
Madison General Hospital
Mantzke
la Crosse
Madison
Sparta Jaycee
Roundy Coughlin
Veterans Return To Brighten Christmas In Westby
Westby Wisconsin rallies for Christmas as veterans return home for the first time in four years. The town decorates with arches and lights, churches plan services, and schools staged programs. The American Legion and auxiliary host a Dec 27 party, Kiwanis and business group sponsor a free Dec 21 show with treats for children. Families unite for the holiday season.
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Westby
Wis
Dren
Ego
Ayean
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary
Kiwanis Club
County Jurors Selected for Next Monroe Term
Jurors drawn by Oliver A. Hanson Monroe county clerk for the January term start date the first Monday of January 1947 and run to the first Monday of May 1947 including Martin Anderson Cashton R H Heasty Sparta Arthur Rose Cashton A J Battalia Tomah Charles Prell George Prell Win Kuehl Tomah Frank ny Tomah Mrs Frank Silha Cashton Hebert Steinkie Kendall Burton Lee Cashton Max Neuman Tomah Walter Poss Tunnel City Fred Krueger Wilton L B Bell Tomah Ed Saari Sparta Edward Zirk Kendall Mrs Alva Schultz Tomah Harry Wildes Tomah Chester Burnstead Tomah Rehberg Tomah Clarence Kegger Sparta Calvin Ransopher Sparta Joseph Christman Tomah Mrs Hugh Johnson Tomah Irvin Neibuhr Tomah Alphonse Muelden kamp Norwalk Mrs Verne Eckelberg Tomah Martin Noth Tomah Mrs Harold ee ta E D Harr Sparta Mrs Schroeder Kendall Nelson Sparta Mrs Alvin Berg Norwalk Thomas Paddock Warrens Otto Graewin Wilton
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Sparta
Wis
Oliver A. Hanson
Monroe County
Martin Anderson
Cashton
R. H. Heasty
Arthur Rosenow
A. J. Battalia
Tomah
Charles
George Prell
Win Kuehl
Frank Ny Tomah
Frank Silha
Hebert Steinkie
Kendall
Burton Lee
Max Neuman
Walter Poss
Tunnel City
Fred Krueger
Wilton
L. B. Bell
Ed Saari
Edward Zirk
Alva Schultz
Harry Wildes
Chester Burnstead
Rehberg
Clarence Kegger
Calvin Ransopher
Joseph Christman
Hugh Johnson
Irvin Neibuhr
Alphonse Mueldenkamp
Norwalk
Verne Eckelberg
Martin Noth
Harold Ee Ae
E. D. Harr
Schroeder
Neil —Son
Galesville Schools Close for Holiday Recess
Galesville public schools will close Friday for a two week holiday recess. A Christmas program by all departments is set for Thursday evening at the city auditorium. The Galesville Girl Scouts hold a Christmas party Saturday at 3 pm with gifts and a program.
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Galesville
Wis
Sparta Youth Joins Antarctic Expedition Crews Pine Island
Sparta youth W. K. Hendersin age 25 radioman and son of Walter S. Hendersin joins USS Pine Island as part of Task Force 68 during Operation High Jump. The seaplane tender supports 13 ships for four months exploring the Antarctic with patrol bombers helicopters and a seaplane for aerial photography observation and mapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
W. K. Hendersin
Walter S. Hendersin
Pine Island
U. S. Navy
Antarctic
Trempealeau County Dairy Herd Group Elects Officers
In Whitehall Wisconsin the Trempealeau County Dairy Herd Improvement association re elected all officers including A E Nehring president James Steen secretary treasurer Bernard Wood Emil Skroch Wayne Lyon and Donald Hardie as directors for one year. The group has 38 standard members with 878 cows and 89 owner sampler members with 1498 cows totaling 127 members and 2376 cows. J F E Stallard from the University of Wisconsin spoke and showed a film and slides about central testing laboratories.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Court House
A. E. Nehring
Preston
James Steen
Hale
Bernard Wood
Galesville
Emil Skroch
Independence
Wayne Lyon
Donald Hardie
Blair
J. F E. Stallard
University of Wisconsin
John Martin & Son
Elect OOF Officers In Sparta Meeting
In Sparta Wisconsin Odd Fellows election officers for the ensuing year were chosen. Noble grand Paul Affeldt vice grand David Jenkins recording secretary Phillip Thurston financial secretary Riley Watson treasurer Lyle Heath. Norman Hanson named trustee for a three year term.
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Sparta
Wis
Odd Fellows
Noble Grand
Paul Affeldt
David Jenkins
Phillip Thurston
Riley Watson
Lyle Heath
Norman Hanson
Readstown Woman Moves to North Side Residence
Mrs Louella Gelstrup of Readstown moves from the George Thompson residence on Church street to the Mrs Veatta Anderson residence in the north part of town.
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Readstown
Wis
Louella Gelstrup
George Thompson
Church Street
Veatta Anderson
Sparta Couple Sought For False Check Scheme
Sparta police hunt a man and woman named Leo and Mrs. Berman for passing about 75 dollars in worthless checks at multiple Sparta stores this week. They deposited 20 dollars at Bank of Sparta then wrote 20 dollar checks to J C Penney Western Auto J J Mason Badger Paint and Gamble stores with Badger Paint check for 15 dollars. The suspects, about 45, described as dark heavyset woman and slender man, were poorly dressed. Police urge regional officers to help locate them.
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Sparta
Wis
Leo Berman
Bank of Sparta
J. C. Penney
Western Autoply
J. J. Mason Co
Badger Int
Gamble
Badger Paint
Badger
Christmas Program Presented At Midway School
A Midway Wisconsin Christmas program featured performances by students and local residents. Readings and skits included Aunt Serena as a Christmas Present and A Strike in Santa Claus Land. Performers included Mary McCabe Joanne Nerby Loren Waldenburger and Douglas Stone with accordion solo by Marlene Tschendorf and closing message by Eileen Anderson.
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Midway
Wis
Robert Bergemann
Mary McCabe
Joyce Moe
Joseph McCabe
Loren Waldenburger
Peter Haug
Betty Bergemann
Serena
Douglas Stone
Joanne Nerby
Aldin Moe
Homer Moe
Everett Bergeman
Berdene Anderson
Clayton Moe
David Anderson
Charles Rosendahl
Donna
Dorothy Greene
John Graham
Santa Claus Land
Gloria Stone
Burton Moe
James Waldenburger
Mary van Loon
Ruth Ann Graham
Paul Haug
Ralph Stremcha
Shirley Olsen
Bernard Stremcha
Elaine Poudler
Marlene Tschendorf
Arlene Stone
Carol Graham
Carol Sannes
Janice Haug
John McCabe
Ronnald Sannes
Gerald Betthauser
Robert Haug
Eileen Anderson
Hillsboro Masons Install Officers at Jan. 3 Meeting
Hillsboro Wisconsin special report lists newly elected officers for Hillsboro F and A M Masonic lodge including Lioyes Allers as worshipful master Martin Falk senior warden R L Shebeck junior warden and J H Braithwaite secretary W B Rundell treasurer. Reelected trustees and appointed officers also named. Joint installation set for Friday Jan 3 at 8 pm with a six o'clock dinner and Rainbow girls as waitresses.
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Hillsboro
Wis
F and A. M. Masonic Lodge
Lioyes Allers
Martin Falk
R. L. Shebeck
J. H. Braithwaite
W. B. Rundell
Robert Staley
Austin Kuik
Clarence Snyder
Frank Sanrope
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Girls
Mary Sue
Betty Sue Marvin
Mary Jean Schiller
Erlene Robinson
Barbara Cook
Viola Man John H. Smith Celebrates 84th Birthday
Violan resident John H. Smith marked his 84th birthday on December 14 in Viola Wisconsin. Born in Indiana during the Civil War, he long served as Viola police chief for 20 years and sat on the county board. He is a member of Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges and the Methodist church, and he remains the sole surviving member of an eight-child family.
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Viola
Wis
John H. Smith
Smith
Indiana
Nora Bell Clark
Kansas
Wisconsin
Forest
Methodist Church
Aoe
Harry Clift
Gilman
Venor Peckham
Guy Smith
Richland Center
J. R. Hamilton
Elgin
Ilinois
G. E. Kanable
Dayton
Ohio
Mae Wanless
Roy O. Smith
Miss Dott Smith
Roy
Double Protection Two Shells To An Egg
Mrs. Lloyd Squires of Sparta found an egg with two shells and a smaller brown egg inside the larger white shell. The odd discovery occurred as she prepared breakfast on her farm.
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Sparta
Wis
Lloyd Squires
Diner Scene as Truck Crashes Rainbow Cafe Window
A truck failed to stop and crashed into the Rainbow cafe in Prairie du Chien injuring no one. Diners fled as the front door and two large glass windows were smashed. Owner Ray Gable parked nearby and left his truck nearby before the incident. The Rainbow cafe is operated by Mr and Mrs Orville Ellis and the Mac Cauley sisters.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Rainbow Cafe
Ray Gable
Crawford County Hatchery
Blackhawk Avenue
Orville Ellis
MacCauley Sisters
McCoy Soldiers Learn Weather Warmer Than Alaska Tests
At Camp McCoy Wisconsin soldiers in Task Force Frost compare cold tests with peers elsewhere. Ladd Field Alaska runs 20 degrees below zero, Adak in the Aleutians reports 70 mph winds. Task Force Frigid tests winter gear at Ladd Field while Task Force Williwaw operates in the Aleutians.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Task Force Frost
McCoy
Ladd Field
Fairbanks
Alaska
Adak Islands
Aleutians
Task Force Frigid
Army
Navy
Laddfield
Task Force Williwaw
Hokah Church Announces Christmas Services Dec 29
Hokah Evangelical Reform church in Hokah Wisconsin will hold Christmas services on December 29 at 9 am with Holy Communion replacing the earlier December 22 Sunday morning service. The Rev. E Rodell is pastor.
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Hokah
Wis
Hokah Evangelical Reform Church
E. Rodell
Returns From Coast
Robert Everson returns home to his parents in Whitehall from Alhambra California where he had been employed during the war. He may go back to California later but for now he is recovering from an illness.
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Whitehall
Wis
Robert Everson
E. J. Everson
Alhambra
Calif
California
Coral City School to Present Christmas Program
Coral City school will stage its Christmas program Friday at 8 p.m. The lineup includes a vocal solo The Friend of Beasts by Gordon Ringsten a play Torn Stockings a monologue Assisting the Hostess by Mary Merman and a piano solo Waltrout Vohs.
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Coral City School
Gordon Ringsten
Mary Merman
Waltrout Vohs
Flooded Readstown rink opens as skate space
Readstown school grounds are flooded to provide an amusement place for skaters, offering a makeshift rink for local residents and visitors seeking winter recreation.
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Readstown
Wis
Gift subscription push for The Tribune urged
Santa encourages sending a gift subscription to The Tribune this year with a pleasant greeting card. Readers are advised to contact the Circulation Department for rates, dialing phone number 3680 for details.
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the Tribune
Two Men Sent to Waupun From Local Counties
Sheriff Bert O Johnson increased the inmate total at Waupun by two on Wednesday when he took two men to the institution. Mose Payer of Black River Falls was found guilty of robbing the Otto Whittler residence near Tomah of 200 dollars. Leo Garthwaite, a Cashton farmer, was sentenced on a larceny charge involving theft of 300 to 400 dollars from the Harold Schroeder Produce company in Cashton. Both faces one to two years in Waupun.
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Sparta
Wis
Bert O. Johnson
Waupun
Monroe County
Jackson County
Mose Payer
Black River Falls
Otto Whittler
Tomah
Leo Garthwaite
Cashton
Harold Schroeder Produce Company
Wapun
Holiday decorations brighten Readstown park and streets
A large Christmas tree stands in Readstown park and the business district is adorned with holiday decorations, lighting up the town for the season.
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Readstown
Wis
Tomah Elementary Prepares Christmas Program Series
Tomah Wisconsin special report notes grades from kindergarten to sixth will perform Christmas stories Friday at 2 30 p m. Authors and teachers for each grade include Enid Darnell Emma Erickson T J Sheehy Jane Wiley James Erickson Nina Dano Genevieve Griffin Bonnie McComber Lucille Neve Edna Anderson and Betty Moeyer. Dancing and carols directed by Mrs Robert Carey and La Verne Rockweiler.
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Tomah
Wis
Enid Darnell
Emma Erickson
T. J. Sheehy
Jane Wiley
James Erickson
Betty Moeyer
Holland
Nina Dano
Genevieve Griffin
Mexico
Bonnie McComber
Lucille Neve
Edna Anderson
Robert Carey
la Verne Rockweiler
Sparta Chamber Puts Up Street Decorations
The Sparta Chamber of Commerce installed Christmas lighting and decorations on streets and public buildings at an estimated cost of 400 to 500 dollars. The project is toned down this year due to coal strike restrictions and delays in city street lighting plans.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Chamber of Commerce
Sparta Schools Close For Holiday Vacation
Sparta schools will be closed from Friday December 20 for two weeks during Christmas vacation. Students return to classes Monday January 6.
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Sparta
Wis
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Sparta Youth
Readstowner
Gol Poe Ban Et Re
Hermitage Kentucky
Ld Phillips & Sem Distributing Core
Hillsboro Masons
Violan
Camp Williams
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