George Turner 97 Pioneer of Vernon County Dies
VIROQUA Wis Special for one week the grand pioneer of Viroqua county George Turner 97 died Sunday night at the home of his daughter in Camp Douglas He and his wife Aunt Jane lived 75 years on a two room log cabin farm six miles east of Viroqua Funeral at Viroqua Methodist Church Burial Brush Hollow cemetery Survivors include daughter Mrs Herbert Orrison Camp Douglas and three sons John Chicago Henry Westby Arthur Viroqua
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua County
George Turner
Camp Douglas
Viroqua Methodist Church
Ellery Beal
Brush Hollow Cemetery
George
Jane
Mar
Arthur
Herbert Orrison
Turners
Turner
Mary Jane
John
Chicago
Henry
Westby
Tribune
Vernon County
Mabel Welcomes Second Doctor to Village
Mabel greets the addition of Dr Rotmen as the second physician in the village. A University of Minnesota graduate, he served three years in the armed forces and received an honorable discharge in May. Since July 1947 he has practiced in Spring Grove above the N A Hanson drug store, in the former Nass office. He is married to Marjorie Heggins of Aberdeen South Dakota, a Kahler School of Nursing graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotmen
University of Minnesota
Spring Grove
N. A. Hanson Drug Store
H. A. Nass
Marjorie Heggins
Aberdeen &. D
Kahler School of Nursing
Rochester
Ettrick Cub Scouts Hold Christmas Party
Ettrick Wisconsin special report notes the Ettrick Cub pack organized a Christmas party at the high school building under den fathers and mothers Mr and Mrs XN C Twelme and Mr and Mrs John Terpening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harold Whalen Mrs Anna Corcoran Bonnie and other local families and teachers from the Ettrick school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Den
XN. C. Twelme
John Terpening
Harold Whalen
Anna Corcoran
Bonnie
Mmes
Willard Mack
Gunnar Christianson
Peter Erickson
Levi Dahlby
Lois
Clayton Oe
Ettrick Ae
E Folkedahl
le Son
Thormas Whalen
James Whalen
Gerald Christianson
Conde Mack
Thomas Stelliflue
Gienn Erickson
Elroy Masonic Group Honors Four Members
The Elroy Masonic Lodge banquet honored four members E. E. Brintnall W. A. Smith James A. Crosby and Ar ter C. Alexander for their service. The event highlighted their dedication within the lodge community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy Masonic Group
E. E. Brintnall
W. A. Smith
James A. Crosby
Arter C. Alexander
Plan To Form Houston County Historical Society
SPRING GROVE Minn Special Organization of a Houston County Historical Society is planned for early next year. A committee met in Caledonia to spark local interest with a state historian outlining the group’s functions. Temporary officers elected include Perk Steffen as chairman and Georgina Lommen as secretary. Others present were Mrs. Dibley Hokah Maurice Fladager Burnell Onsgard Spring Grove and Henry Blexrud Caledonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Houston County Historical Society
Houston County
Caledonia
State Historical Society
Perk Steffen
Georgina Lommen
Dibley
Hokah
Maurice Fladager
Burnell Onsgard
Henry Blexrud
Open Jobs For Veterans At Tomah Hospital
The Veterans Administration Hospital in Tomah announces openings for veterans only through the U S board of civil service examiners. Vacancies include house keeper earning 1822 dollars annually, maid at 1690, and janitor with 1690 to 1822. Salary increases after twelve months of satisfactory service. Rankings based on experience shown on the application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Veterans Administration Hospital
U. S. Board of Civil Service Examiners
Soldier From Rockland Finishes Basic Work
Pvt. Harvey W. Burbach from Rockland Wisconsin completed a 13 week basic training cycle as part of Battery B 67th armored field artillery battalion Combat Command B third armored division at Brooks Field Fort Knox Kentucky on December 12. He entered service August 29 1947 in La Crosse and prior to service was employed at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Harvey W. Burbach
Inga Burbach
Rockland
Wis
67Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Combat Command B
Third Armored Division
Brooks Field
Here
la Crosse
Elroy Farms Get Power Near Elroy Nine Farms Now Electric
Nine farms near Elroy Wisconsin formerly waiting four and a half years for electric service now have power. After Elroy failed to supply energy, Wisconsin Power and Light installed the line last week. Residents on the new line include Kelk Gordon Scoles Ed Kratche John Lumsden William Retzlaff Herman Triebs Matt Beres Steffen brothers Donald Ganser and the Millard's Prairie school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy
Wis
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Kelk
Gordon Scoles
Ed Kratche
John Lumsden
William Retzlaff
Herman Triebs
Matt Beres
Steffen Brothers
Donald Ganser
The
Millard’s Prairie School
Christmas Eve Observation At Hillsboro Church
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Hillsboro plans its annual Christmas program on Christmas Eve at 8 p m The theme Angel Tidings is told by Sunday school children with recitations The mixed choir womens choir and children sing carols and the teachers Prentiss Kennedy Eleanora Fick Arvin Lange Harley Kahler and Arthur Degner train the children The Rev Emer A Mahnke directs the music with Mrs Herbert Kahler as soloist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Wis
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Prentiss Kennedy
Eleanora Fick
Arvin Lange
Harley Kahler
Arthur Degner
Emer A. Mahnke
Herbert Kahler
Theatre Party in La Farge Hosts Santa Claus Matinees
La Farge village council and local businessmen sponsored a free matinee at the La Farge theater this Tuesday afternoon. Santa Claus arrived to distribute treats to children as the first show began at 1 p.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Farge
Wis
la Farge Theater
Santa Claus
Minnesota Starts Regional Driving Tests Across State
The Minnesota highway department announces driver license tests are held in multiple towns under new law. Applicants must pass vision, signs, knowledge of traffic laws, and a road test, with the car checked for compliance. Tests occur on designated days in Albert Lea Caledonia Preston Rochester Winona and other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
E. P. Lee
Minnesota Highway Department
Coulee
Albert Lea
Court House
Caledonia
City Hall
Preston
Rochester
State Highway Building
Winona
Trempealeau Plans Troop Reorganization for Boy Scouts
In Trempealeau Wisconsin a Boy Scout troop is being reorganized by Veterans of Foreign Wars with Field Executive G E Muir guiding the effort. Paul Whitlock previously led Cub Scouts as chairman. The pack appoints Ken Drugan as committee chair and R J Fenton as treasurer. New Cub master is C Maxwell with Den Mothers Mrs M C Maxwell and Mrs Ed James. Den Chiefs are Richard Jassessky Norman Whitlock. Cubs listed include Kent Drugan William Fiedler James Keefe Raymond Bradley Kenneth Maxwell Richard Nichols John James Kenneth James Daniel Jassessky James Church Dale Ebensold Oran Whitlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trempealeau
Wis
Spea
Kenneth James
Daniel Jassessky
James Church
Dale Ebensold
Oran Whillock
Christmas Programs At Tomah Churches
The American Lutheran church Sunday school presented a Christmas program with kindergarten through Bible department pupils aided by junior and senior choirs. First Congregational church offered a Christmas program with Pilgrim Fellowship recreation and luncheon, followed by carols and the story St Francis and the First Christmas. A 7 30 p m Christmas Eve program with processional pageantry and song is planned and an 11 p m service will read the Christmas story with Rev. Clarence Kilde delivering a meditation The Light Shineth in Darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
American Lutheran Church
Bible
First Congregational Church
Clarence Kilde
Pupils of St. Pauls Tomah Plan Christmas Eve Program
Pupils of St Pauls School assisted by the choir will present a Christmas Eve program on December 24 at 7:30 p.m. The opening service includes a procession and readings, with students from various grades reciting and singing throughout the evening ending with The Lord’s Prayer and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
St. Paul’s School
Jackson County Chairman Gilbertson Patient in Rochester
Chairman Emil C. Gilbertson of the Jackson county board of supervisors is hospitalized in Rochester Minnesota after an illness. He is served by the county health department and is listed as a patient in a Rochester hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Emil C. Gilbertson
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Rochester, Minn
Vernon County Conservation Group Elects Officers at Annual Meet
Vernon County Agricultural Conservation committee re elected G Sherry as chairman and Gustav Lund as vice chairman with Wencel Stanek again fourth member. Township committeemen across 21 areas include Bergen Arnold Grimstad John Beitlich Carl Hoff and many others while Sherry argues farmers must administer their own conservation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergen
Arnold Grimstad
John Beitlich
Carl Hoff
Christiana
John Peterson
E. J. Sangstad
Chester Hanson
Clinton
Philip Cary
Conrad von Ruden
Trygve Nyland
Coon
William Struxness
Stanley Brenden
Herman Hofslien
Forest
Doyle Myers
Hugh A. Clark
Milton B. Breidenstein
Franklin
Martin Hanson
Edwin Swenson
William A. Dach
Greenwood
Wencel A. Stanek
Bernard Watson
Emery Setzer
Viroqua
Chester Goode
Lars Torkelson
Thomas Groves
Webster
John Husker
Carl Zube
Floyd Waddell
Wheatland
Ellsworth H. Inman
Kenneth Adams
Raymond Bobst
Whitestown
G. B. Wilson
Clyde Calhoun
Bernard Breidenstein
Sherry
Hospital Bond Issue Defeated in Clayton County
In a special election Saturday Clayton county voters defeated a $200,000 bond issue to build a county hospital at Elkader. The tally was 2,507 yes and 4,678 no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcgregor
Clayton County
Elkader
Luther Draws Grads Children at Luther College
Decorah Iowa special report notes 41 students on campus are grandchildren of Luther alumni. Parents of 114 students also attended Luther. Campus lists 126 students from 559 families. eight families have three children, most have two. Some families include both sons and daughters. twins data unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Luther College
Ted Rugland
Minneapolis
Luther
Ted
Qualley
Maloneys to Visit Cal for Christmas
George Maloney of Independence and his wife will travel with friends from Whitehall to Fond du Lac then to Loma Linda California to spend about a month with their son Calvin Maloney a medical student there. Mrs Maloney works as a field woman for the Wisconsin Farmers Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
George Maloney
Independence
Fond du Lac
Loma Linda
Calif
Los Angeles
Calvin Maloney
Damage at Mount Hope Cemetery Investigated
Damage estimated at 100 dollars to a fence and gate in Mount Hope cemetery was investigated by Sheriff H R Biegel and local police over the weekend. The driver of the car causing the damage is unknown. Roger Buswell reported to Sheriff Biegel that his car struck an unidentified eight year old boy at Angelo Monday but the boy, who ran from the scene, apparently was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Mount Hope
H. R. Biegel
Roger Buswell
Angelo
Kiddies At Tomah Have Big Day Today
The Tomah Chamber of Commerce and Boosters host free cinema at both theaters with Santa Claus distributing several thousand bags of candy. General Chairman Arthur Wagner announced the event aims to delight local children with free entertainment and candy today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Co-Op Hosts Three Day Power Conference in Wisconsin
Oakdale electric cooperative will sponsor a three day power-use conference in Tomah Wisconsin starting December 29. Participants include Carl Nietzke University of Wisconsin agricultural engineer Fred McVey REA power-use specialist and Agnes Wilson REA home economist. More than 30 REA power-use advisors are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Oakdale Electric Cooperative
Carl Nietzke
University of Wisconsin
Fred McVey
REA
Agnes Wilson
REA Home Ecomist
Christmas Program Aids 150 Children At School
About 150 children took part in the annual Christmas program by Our Saviour's Lutheran Sunday school junior division. A Christmas Story for Grandmother was presented by the first four grades. Teachers coordinating the program include Irvin Mahlum Joel Holden Palmer Lee Arnold Olson Otis Larson John Lamberson Orrin Hanson Rudolph Mattson H J Holton Vernon Nehring Sidney Gilbertson O G Birkeland Mildred Kildahl Stella Windjue Mabel Larson. Senior division program planned for Tuesday evening December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. G. Birkeland
Mildred Kildahl
Stella Windjue
Mabel Larson
Sparta man granted divorce after desertion case
Lewis Travis of Sparta was granted a divorce from Alice Travis formerly Kruk of Norwalk by Judge O W Sprecher on Monday. The pair married July 20 1945 and have no children. Travis alleged desertion by his wife who worked at a Milwaukee photo graphic studio and left him December 12 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Lewis Travis
Alice Travis
Alice Kruk
Norwalk
O. W. Sprecher
Milwaukee
Independence Booster club forms in Wis
The Independence Businessmen's Association renames itself the Independence Booster club on the suggestion of president Harvey E. Aben. Ellsworth Schneider serves as secretary with an executive committee including Abend Olson Wiemer Kilpatrick. Committees plan civic projects and a club dance set for January 5, 1948, plus street lighting and entertainment efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Wis
Businessmen’s Association of Independence
Independence Booster Club
Harvey E. Aben
Ellsworth Schneider
Schneider
H. E. Abend
Martin R. Olson
Martin A. Wiemer
G. L. Kilpatrick
Joseph M. Roskos
Hillary Halama
John Jelen
Lloyd Traog
R. C. Warner
M. H
M. H. Olson
Robert Gilfillan
Canadian guest visits Wisconsin kin after 29 years
Mr and Mrs Melvin C Knudson entertain Hawkin Eilertson from Calgary Alberta Canada. An uncle of Mrs Knudson he arrived in La Crosse Friday Dec 19 for the first return to his native state in 29 years. He was born in Chaseburg and will visit Chaseburg and sister Mrs Bert Hazzard in Denver Colorado before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Hazzard
Denver
Colo
Calgary
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Charles Webb
First Baptist Church of
West Salem Presbyterian Church
Webb
Edyth Swarthout
Susan Swarthout
Ezekial C
Sarah Swarthout
Trinity College
London
American Guild of Organists
the Tribune
Mabel
Ettrick Cub
Soldier From
Elroy Farms
Oldsters
Monroe County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycette
Nancy Herrman
Clara Noble
O. W. Schantz
Shirley Williams
Joanne Wendorf
Kathryn Heineck
Carol Scheid
Armand Cimaroli
Schantz
C. W. Scheid
C. E. Bean
St. Paul's, Tomah
Vernon County Conservation Group
Genoa
Frances Venner
A. J. Malin
Victor Pedretti
Hamburg
Elmer Zietlow
Albert Manske
Carl Kokkeby
Harmony
Palmer Skaaland
Mike A. Desmond
Edward Conway
H. J. Bauler
James Slama
Jefferson
Tilman Ramsett
Melvin Thompson
Lars Lothen
Kickapoo
E. N. Smith
Ralph Larson
Albert Sherry
Liberty
John Adams
Hugh Hamilton
Russel Harris
Stark
Hallie Green
Milan Slaybeck
Harold Green
Sterling
Harold Weber
Alvin Jerman
Arthur Flikkie
Union
Frank Shebeck
Mariun Stanek
Rudolph Holak
Lands Committee
California
Marten Roller Rink
West Salem
Virooqua
Fred Flynn and
Ida Lupino
Escape ME
Vernon
James Cagney
George Raft
John Wayne
Gail Russel
Badman
Notre Dame
U.S.C
Co-Op
Lester A. Senty
Robert Gilfilan
Ed Smith
Marcel J. Lyga
J. A. Markham
Thomas R. Bisek
August Smieja
E. J. Kulig
Louis Schoenberger, Sr
Sylvester Smieja
Philip Roskos
Milan Gunderson
Anton Sylla
Dale Simons
Blue Denm Boys
Joe Yale
Renie Riano
Jiggs
Maggie
Preston Poster
Gale Patrick
Louis - Walcott
Hassocks
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!