PSC Ruling on Complaint Dismisses Mauston Case
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission announced the temporary dismissal of Mauston complaints against Commonwealth Telephone Co. over rate reasonableness and service quality. It will consider Mauston’s issues with rates in the general rate case, with hearings set for January.
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Tritone Madison
Madison
Wis
Public Service
Manston
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Commonwealth Company
Wisconsin
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Telephone Company
Viroqua Student Wins Laura Banting Scholarship
Viroqua native Nancy Peterson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Adrian Peterson of Viroqua, a Carroll College student in debate and speech, has been awarded the Laura M Banting scholarship presented by Dr O Banting of Waukesha for Carroll College students in standing.
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Viroqua
Wis
Nancy Peterson
Adrian Peterson
Carroll College
Laura M. Banting
O. Banting
Waukesha
De Soto School Presents Annual Christmas Program
Pupils at De Soto school staged their Christmas program under C A Shern. Highlights included a welcome speech by Lorraine Whitney, seventh grade “Star of the East,” primary “Fantasy a Red and Green,” “Boxes” by third grade boys, dialogue by third and fourth grade girls, Elaine Sallander piano solo, recitations by eighth and ninth grades, Virginia Satterlee piano, and “The Awakening of Ebenezer Scrooge” by intermediate and grammar grades. The school closes for Christmas vacation December 23 and reopens January 3.
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DE Soto
Wis
de Soto School
C. A. Shern
Lorraine Whitney
Elaine Sallander
Virginia Satterlee
Ebenezer Scrooge
Shern
Willard Suttie Recovers From Fall in Galesville
Willard Suttie 84 of Galesville, a veteran Glasgow area teacher and farmer, is home on crutches four weeks after a frost roof fall caused a fractured pelvis. He survived twin brothers. his twin Willis died four years ago.
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Galesville
Wis
Willard Suttie
la Crosse
Chistes
Suttie
Glasgow
Willis
Lodge At Caledonia Elects New Officers
Caledonia Minnesota specialists report Ellsworth Lewis was elected worshipful of M as new officers chosen include Roy Dibley senior warden Herman Arneson junior warden Co E Burtness treasurer Charles A Dorival secretary John W Potter marshall Elmer Theis senior deacon Armond Papone junior deacon Orlin Arneson senior steward James King junior steward Nels Blexrud tyler installation set for January.
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Caledonia
Minn
Ellsworth Lewis
Roy Dibley
Herman Arneson
Co. E. Burtness
Charles A. Dorival
John W. Potter
Marshall
Elmer Theis
Armond Papone
Orlin Arneson
James King
Nels Blexrud
Tyler
Ettrick Area Youth Plan Multiple Holiday Carols
French Creek Luther Leaguers will sing carols Thursday evening Tamarack Luther Leaguers perform Friday evening French Creek Lutheran Ladies Aid holds its annual event at Way Side School in the afternoon
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Ettrick
Wis
French Creek Luther Leaguers
Tamarack Luther Leaguers
French Creek Lutheran Ladies Aid
Wayside
Perils Of Mail Carriers 100 Years Ago Told By Trempealeau History
Trempealeau County history recalls 1840s mail routes from Prairie du Chien to Winona and St. Paul. Antoine Grignon relates the ordeal of James Reed and another carrier stranded two weeks on an ice island, subsisting on rose apples until Sioux rescue.
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Trempealeau
Whitehall
Wis
Upper Midwest
Asia
Trempealeau County
Antoine Grignon
Prairie du Chienne
St. Paul
James Reed
Reed
Grignon
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Wabashah
Winona
Fort Snelling
J Reed
Holmes
Ninneiska
Holmes’ Landing
Nnbody
United States
Pierce
Old Fort Crawford
Amable Grignon
Portage
Archange la Bathe
Francois la Bathe
American Fur Company
Fort Crawford
Col
Zachary Taylor
Antoine
Col. Taylor
Augustin Grignos
Oshkosh
Paul Grignon
Atin
Justine Jourdaine
Blazer Williams
Fox River Valley
Oem
Gee IV of
Rance
Augustine
Paul
Gee Bay
Pierre Grignon
Canada
Turkey River
Mississippi River
Otter
Reed's Landing
John B. Deville
Doville
Brignon
Louis Stram
Assalin
la Terreur
Crignon
Wabasha
A. P. Bailly
Fountain City
Homer
Minn
H. M. Rice
S. B. Lowry
David Olmsted
Sugar Loaf
French Island
la Crosse
Long Prairie
Minnesota
Hudson Bay Company
Nathan Myrick
Open House Planned At Galesville Manse
GALESVILLE Wis Special Open house at the Presbyterian manse on Jan 2 hosted by the pastor and his wife who arrived last February.
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Galesville
Wis
Midnight Mass Slated At St. Bridget's Ettrick
The Rev. Robert Hanson announces midnight service at St. Bridget's Catholic Church Ettrick on New Year’s Eve with a holy hour beforehand. Mass will be celebrated at 8 30 a m on New Year’s Day.
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Ettrick
Wis
St. Bridget's Catholic Church
Robert Hanson
Galesville Church To Install Memorial Chimes
The Presbyterian church in Galesville has received chimes bought from memorial funds and will install them within the week. A tower amplifier will be used with the chimes.
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Galesville Church
Galesville
Wsi
Presbyterian Church
La Crosse Home Agent Reports On Homemaker Work
Edith Brevig, La Crosse county home agent, logged 8049 miles in 1949 while counseling 51 homemaker clubs with 1050 members. She organized center meetings, trained club representatives, and held sessions for over 520 attendees focusing on improved clothing construction and work garments, knife and scissors sharpening, and meat cooking methods.
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la Crosse
Japan
Edith Brevig
la Crosse County
Miss Brevig
Collectors Assigned to Viroqua District
E L Berg announces deputy collectors will be stationed in the Viroqua zone office. Assignments run January 10 to 16 and January 25 to 31 from 8 15 a m to 5 p m Saturdays excepted.
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Viroqua
Wis
E. L. Berg
la Crosse
Federal Income Tax Returns
Loretto High Presents Drama in Caledonia
Loretto high school in Caledonia staged the religious drama Our Lady of the Crossroads in the assembly room last week. The cast included Earl Tessin Jane Gould Donald McConville Jane Peterson Rita Krueger Joann Corpstein Lois Meyer Marlene White Marjorie Dittman John Mulvenna Elaine Reinhart Alan Huesman Wayne Lybeck Gerald Nelson Richard Koenig Henry Manhart Joseph Schlitz Carol Heisler Patricia Mullen La Vera Link Alice Burroughs.
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Caledonia
Minn
Loretto High School
Earl Tessin
Jane Gould
Donald McConville
Jane Peterson
Rita Krueger
Joann Corpstein
Lois Meyer
Marlene White
Marjorie Dittman
John Mulvenna
Elaine Reinhart
Alan Huesman
Wayne Lybeck
Gerald Nelson
Richard Koenig
Henry Manhart
Joseph Schlitz
Carol Heisler
Patricia Mullen
la Vera Link
Alice Burroughs
La Moille Family Plans California and Louisiana Visit
La Moille Minnesota special report says Mr and Mrs Welford Stanton and their children Dick and Jean travel with Stanton's parents for a month in California visiting friends and relatives. On return they will stop in New Orleans and Franklin Louisiana to see the Bakers formerly of Dakota.
Lose Time At Westby In Burglary
Westby Wisconsin experienced its first burglary in two years when Cary Jewelry was entered through a back window Sunday. Robbers took 43 watches and three diamond rings worth about 2000 dollars from the store owned by Mr and Mrs Clyde Cary and their son Darrold. The theft was discovered late Monday night after the family returned from Dell. Cary had no insurance against theft.
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Westby
Wis
Cary Jewelry
Clyde Cary
Darrold
Cary
Dell
Watch Night Service Scheduled At Holmen
Holmen Wisconsin special announce a watch night party on New Year's Eve in the Holmen church parlors sponsored by the Luther league. A new program is prepared with games and entertainment and all are invited. Refreshments will be served by Mies. Fred Burrows William Johnson Stanford Quall Harold Johnson and V S Keppel.
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Holmen
Wis
Luther League
Mies
Fred Burrows
William Johnson
Stanford Quall
Harold Johnson
V. S. Keppel
Steal Winter Wood At Cleveland School
In St. Josephs Ridge Wisconsin the coal strike has increased wood needs and dry winter wood stacked at Cleveland school was stolen by unknown persons.
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Cleveland
ST. Joseph’s Ridge
Wis
Cleveland School
Expanded 4 H Activity Noted
In La Crosse County agricultural extension, adult attendance fell while 4 H attendance rose. Davis cites fewer meetings and the dairy caravan as causes, yet reports more farm visits and miles. The year featured farm institute sessions, weed control work, a two day spray operator school, grasshopper control, corn borer dusting, soil conservation teaching, and August dairy regulations discussions.
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la Crosse County
L. A. Davis
Davis
Farm Institute
College of Agriculture
West Salem Livestock Pavilion
Wisconsin
West Salem
la Crosse
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Bangor High School
Warren Kremen
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