Gays Mills Population Decline and 1950 Local Changes
Gays Mills Wis reports in 1950 a population drop with many youths entering U S service and five long-time residents dying. The census shows 666 residents in spring, 20 births, 14 marriages, and a shift of jobs from the tobacco trade to a county highway shop project. The year also notes a tornado nearby, school events, Legion activities, and local business changes including a drug store sale and new ventures.
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Gays Mills
Wis
United States
Roy Hayes
Bertha Uphouse
Fred Twining
Charles Moon
Sperry George
Tom Welch
Crawford County
Reddick
Steuben
Lyle Dowling
Leo Glassbrener
Maple Ridge
Crawford
Grant
Roy Dale
C. H. Norwood
Prairie
Prairie du Chien
Donald Kasparek
Four Demonstrations On Woodlot Value In Crawford County
Prairie du Chien Wis Special demonstrations will illustrate woodlot value for Crawford county farmers. Four sessions January 3 and 4 feature talks by extension agent Paul Wolke on timber cutting and value estimation, with Fred B. Trenk and R Rodenkirk demonstrating chain saw uses. Plan calls for leaving 25 trees standing to show harvest or cut options.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Crawford County
Paul Wolke
Snell Brothers
Seneca Township
Garvey
Nels Severson
Rising Sun
Millard Weajton
Mt. Zion
Elvin Rider
Dutch Ridge
Fred B. Trenk
Forster
R. Rodenkirk
PSC Hearing Set At Tomah
The public service commission will hold a hearing at the Tomah armory on January 18 to hear Northland Greyhound Lines seek permission to route La Crosse to Tomah buses over highway 21 to serve Camp McCoy. Currently the buses run via highway 16 bypassing the camp.
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Tomah
Wis
Public Service Commission
Northland Greyhound Lines
la Crosse- Tomah
Camp McCoy
Caledonia Visitors Come From Distance
Holiday visitors in Caledonia included Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Pope of Tulsa Oklahoma at the home of Mrs. Anna Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Fionn of Baltimore Maryland and Arthur Fionn from Des Moines Iowa at the home of their relatives, the William Flynn family. Bernadette Graf of Washington DC stayed with her mother Mrs. Alice Graf and sister Mrs. Ralph Eikens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Maynard Pope
Tulsa
Okla
Anna Hoffman
Pierce Fionn
Baltimore
Mad
Arthur Fionn
Des Moines
William Flynns
W. H. Flynn
Bernadette Graf
Washington, DC
Alice Graf
Ralph Eikens
Airman and Priests Spend Christmas in Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry Iowa visitors include Pfc. Francis Meehan stationed at Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls Texas on holiday furlough, son of Mrs. R F Meehan. Two local priests Rev Joseph Cavanaugh Notre Dame South Bend and Rev Lawrence Kelly visited the area and families during Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
Francis
Bud) Meehan
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Tex
R. F Meehan
Hapters Ferry
Joseph Cavanaugh
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
Alberta
Lawrence Kelly
Trempealeau Draft Board Calls 24 Men for Induction
WHITEHALL Wisconsin special report states Trempealeau county selective service board has received a call for 24 men for induction on January 3, according to clerk Miss Phylis Tangen.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Selective Service Board
Phylis Tangen
McClellan Home On 30 Day Korea Wound Convalescence
Clarence McClellan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion McClellan, wounded in Korea in October, is home at Stoddard Wisconsin for 30 days of convalescent recuperation. He will return to Great Lakes naval hospital in Illinois for further treatment.
Flood Damage Funds Okayed for Western Wisconsin Towns
Wisconsin highway commission approved flood damage payments totaling 1,035 to Irwin in Jackson county 3,433 to Coon in Vernon county and 4,868 to Sterling in Vernon county for recent bridge and highway facility losses.
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Madison
Wis
The
Highway Commission
Wisconsin
Irwin
Jackson County
Coon
Vernon County
Sterling
Homemakers Have Party at Chipmunk Coulee
Mrs. Herbert Seer hosted the Chipmunk Coulee homemakers Thursday evening December 21 for a turkey dinner and Christmas party. Guests included husbands of members, with several couples helping in the kitchen dining room and games. Members listed include Armin Bendel John Bendel Kenneth Herold Ralph Herold Lester Manske Bernard Misna Willard Werner. Christmas carols and handmade gifts followed.
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Herbert Seer
Chipmunk Coulee
Elmer Heroki
Oscar Heller
Wilfred Schmitt
Schroeder
John Preidel
Franklin Balzer
Gail Griffith
Floyd McAlear
Frank Lorenz
Holiday Gatherings Brighten Ettrick Homes
Ettrick Wisconsin hosts many holiday visitors. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Melcher of Wheaton Indiana at relatives’ home. Lieut Theodore Enger stationed at Great Lakes with his parents. Millard Mack and parents from Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Allison of Decorah Iowa with their son-in-law and daughter the Rev and Mrs George Strum. Clayton Olsen Ettrick grade principal visiting Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Mack
Melvin Allison
Decorah
George Strum
Clayton Olsen
Ettrick
Chicago
Farm lumber needs and woodlot acreage
The text estimates annual lumber use for a farm at 1,200 to 1,500 board feet not counting fence posts. It notes a wood lot yields about 300 board feet per acre each year, implying a minimum of five acres required.
Monroe County Board Sets Adjourned Meet
Sparta Wisconsin Monroe County board of supervisors will meet in its adjourned annual session Tuesday January 2 at 10 a m per County Clerk Edwin G Monick announcement.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County Board of Supervisors
Edwin G. Monick
Plan Services For Wadleigh Funeral in Galesville Saturday
The Wadleigh family announces funeral services for Lieut. John Wadleigh who died in a tree crash while nearing end of a three year Army enlistment. Services are set for Saturday at 2 p m at the Presbyterian church with Bowles-McBride American Legion honors and burial in Pine Cliff cemetery. Surviving are his wife Leona Scherr, his mother Carrie Wadleigh, grandmother Alice Collins, three half-brothers Gerald St Clair and Lee Wadleigh, two half-sisters Mrs Arthur Sylvester and Mrs Elmer Flood, and their father the late W S Wadleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Wadleigh
John Wadleigh
Ioapan
Presbyterian Church
Bowles-McBride Post American Legion
H. A. Wisner
Pine Cliff Cemetery
Leona Scherr
Carrie Wadleigh
Alice Collins
Gerald Wadleigh
Chicago
St. Claire and Lee
Mmes
Arthur Sylvester
Mt. Horeb
Elmer Flood
Waukesha
W. S. Wadleegh
Change Announced In Time Of Services
A change in plans alters Christmas time services at the Methodist church district. Sunday schedule lists De Soto at 9:15 a.m. Redmond at 10:15 a.m. and Retreat at 11:15 a.m.
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DE Soto
Wis
Redmound
Nelsons Spend Holidays in Evanston Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Anton O. Nelson are visiting their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Christian Strom and family at Evanston Illinois for the holidays.
Dr Eleanor Izquierdo Visits Spring Grove Homes
Rafael Izquierdo of Rochester and his wife Dr Eleanor Roverud Izquierdo of San Juan Puerto Rico visited the Paul and Henry Roverud homes in Spring Grove during the holiday weekend. Dr Izquierdo teaches pathology at the University of Puerto Rico medical school and at the tropical medicine post graduate school in San Juan.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Rafael Izquierdo
Rochester
Eleanor Roverud Izquierdo
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Paul
Henry Roverud
Izquierdo
School of Medicine
University of Puerto Rico
Post Graduate School of Tropical Medicine
Iowa Soldier Missing In War from Waukon
Mr and Mrs Frank Baxter of Waukon report their son Corp Donald Baxter missing in action in Korea. He enlisted in 1949 after graduating St Patrick's high school and served in the 82nd tank division. Parents last heard from him in North Korea early in the Korean War.
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Waukon
Frank Baxter
Corp
Donald Baxter
Korea
Corp. Baxter
St. Patrick’s High School
82Nd Tank Division
Baxter
North Korea
Awards Made For Yale Garth Christmas Decorations
The Lions club announced prizes for 1950 Christmas decorations. First prize went to A. B. Erickson for a miniature church on the front lawn with a walk and congregants. Second honored Willie Johnson with a peace on earth theme. Third went to Fred Gardner with Santa and his reindeer on the roof. Honorable mentions to several residents. Judges were Mrs. Albert Erickson, A. E. Nehring and Frank Sylla. Prizes were 15, 10 and 5 dollars.
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Whitehall
Wis
The
Lions Club
A. B. Erickson
Willie Johnson
Fred Gardner
Santa
S. W. Simonson
Alfred Mattson
S. B. Ivers
George Hegge
S. N. Hegge
Adolph Hanson
Willis Briggs
Albert Erickson
A. E. Nehring
Frank Sylla
Juneau County papers to unite under new ownership
Oliver R. Witte will head a new corporation that buys the Juneau County Chronicle and Mauston Star on January start. The papers will share business and mechanical operations at Mauston while keeping separate editorials. subscribers will receive both papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauston
Wis
Juneau County Chronicle
Mauston Star
Juneau County
County
Juneau County Publishers, Inc
Oliver R. Witte
Elroy Leader Tribune
Kendall Keystone
Witte
la Crosse Street
Willard Temple
Robert J. Temple
The
Chronicle
Turners
Hansens
W. K. Daetwyler
W. B. Duncan
Daetwyler
Duncan
Kendall
L. A. White
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Forest Ridge
Oliver Witte, Jr
Johnsons Attend Illinois Funeral for Harry D Johnson
Mr and Mrs J L Johnson attended funeral services in Freeport Illinois for Harry D Johnson age 62 who died of a heart attack on December 20 in Whitehall Wisconsin Special report indicates the mourners traveled to Illinois for the service.
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Whitehall
Wis
J. L. Johnson
Freeport
Ill
Harry D. Johnson
Ravnum Family Of Gale Keeps Church Duties For 88th Year
GALESVILLE Wisconsin special report notes Earl Ravnum begins his second year as Hardies Creek Lutheran church secretary continuing a family tradition dating to the church’s 1862 organization. Officers include Rev S E Verang pastor Joseph Rindahl president of the cemetery association and Ladies Aid reports reveal carpeting purchased for the chancel and aisles costing 658 dollars.
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Ravnum Family
Gale
Galesville
Wis
Hardies Creek
Hollis Bibby
Harold Conrad
Winfred Byom
Leonard Oines
Joseph Rindahl
Cemetery Association
Gust Byrom
Vilas Baardseth
Prairie du Chien Plans, Bridge Boosts, and Mill Closure
Prairie du Chien reports a revived Chamber of Commerce with Richard Gram as first full time paid secretary. The Prairie du Chien Marquette bridge operation shows a toll cut and receipts rising to 191 661 dollars. The Prairie du Chien Woolen Mill, shut since 1950, faced a 300000 dollar upgrade hurdle and closed with a December machinery sale.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Chamber of Commerce
Prairie du Chien-Marquette
Richard Gram
Até
Usaa Fieet
Area Woman Brings Cheer To O'seasels
WESTBY Wis Special Mrs Gladys Grindler of the army special services section arrives on furlough to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Hans Nottestad She flew from Japan where she served since 1948 with the 24th division and later a mobile unit aiding hospital trains for wounded soldiers in Korea Her World War II Red Cross stint was in Manila Philippines
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Westby
Wis
Gladys Grindler
Army Special Services Section
Hans Nottestad
Grindler
States
Japan
United States
Sasebo
Yokohama
Korea
Westley
Caledonia Couples Plan West Coast and Mexico Trip
Mr and Mrs Ted Erwin and family depart Caledonia for a month long tour of southern California visiting San Diego Los Angeles and other west coast cities. Mr and Mrs Orville Schroeder leave Caledonia for a motor trip to Mexico and the southwestern United States about three weeks.
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Caledonia, Minn
Ted Erwin
California
San Diego
Los Angeles
Orville Schroeder
Mexico
United States
Wrobel Arrives Home on 15 Day Furlough
Stoddard Wisconsin reports Sgt. Robert Wrobel returns home for a 15 day furlough from Norton Air Force Base San Bernardino California to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Albert F Wrobel and relatives on Christmas Day.
Tomah City to Sell Bonds for School Building Costs
Tomah Wisconsin municipal bonds totaling 13000 dollars will be offered to cover architect fees and change orders on the elementary school building. Bonds bear 3 percent interest and are dated March 1 with sale date to be set after January and February council sessions.
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Tomah
Wis
Concentrated Milk Seen Boosting Dairy Industry
A new concentrated milk product tested in eastern cities could boost Wisconsin’s fluid milk sector. University of Wisconsin dairy specialists say it may expand overall milk consumption if quality matches Grade A milk. It reduces water by about three quarters and can be frozen or fluid.
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Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
L. C. Thomson
William C. Winder
University Dairy Specialists
Illinois Families Visit In Holmen
Holmen Wisconsin special report notes holiday guests from Illinois including Mr and Mrs Winston Davidson and daughter of Sterling visiting Mrs Davidson's parents Mr and Mrs Oluf Skoy and Mr and Mrs Sylvan Schonsberg. Rochelle residents Mr and Mrs Palmer Schonsberg also visiting. Anna J Johnson and Sam Hendrickson were entertained as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holemen
Wis
Holmen
Illinois
Winston Davidson
Sterling
Army Bandsman Home For Yale
Ret. Donald F. Aschom arrived from Camp Pickett Virginia for a few days visit with his parents in Lansing Iowa He is a clarinetist in the 43rd Infantry Division band and was among the first drafted from Lansing after starting to teach at Sanborn.
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Lansing
Donald F. Aschom
Camp Pickett
George Aschom
43Rd Infantry Division
Sanborn
Preventing Shipping Fever in Livestock
Guidance emphasizes avoiding drastic changes in feed water and housing and ensuring ample rest after shipping to reduce the risk of shipping fever in animals.
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Menasha
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T. N. Nelson
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Matt Pettera
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Austra Neikelius
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Ma) Ackkerman
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Delbert Dalton
Paul Wolske
PSC
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Tribune
Monroe County
Eleanor
Iowa
Yale
Whitehall Lions
New Juneau Corporation
By Ken Smith
O'seasels
Kenneth Bonney
Eastman
Villa Louis
William D. Carroll
State Historical Society
State Highway Department
Repulicans
Court House
Rodney J. Satter
Thornton Pake
National Red Cross
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Stoddard
Axminster Rugs
Axminsti
Daven
Hollywood
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Philco
Monarch
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Home Furniture CO
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