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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
11
Monroe area year end review highlights McCoy rejuvenation and widespread fire losses. Sparta tops 1949 with 50 rural and urban fires including the Sparta Supermarket blaze. Eight traffic deaths occur across Monroe County and several notable public official changes are noted.
A list of visitors to Stoddard Wisconsin over the holidays includes Olaf Levi and daughter from Riverdale North Dakota at the Umberger home. Kenneth Stenslien from Fort Riley Kansas with his parents. Lester Nicolai from DeForest Chicago. Fred Koonce from Drake University Des Moines. George Koonce from the University of Minnesota. Franklin Skolos from Augsburg College Minneapolis. Robert Wrobel from San Bernardino California. Elizabeth Moe from Mona Iowa. Ralph and Karen of Athens Tennessee. Morrell Peterson of Cedar Rapids. Floyd Munyon and Frank Groth. Raymond Lamprech from Chicago. Lydia Granke wintering with her son-in-law and daughter in La Crosse. Wayne Monske of Madison visiting local agents.
A mass of thanksgiving honoring the patron saint was offered at St. John's Catholic church in Whitehall. The celebrant was Rev. Edward Roskop, with deacon Rev. Joseph Andrzejewski of Arcadia and sub-deacon Rev. Edwin Kalim aszewski from Independence. Additional priests attended and shared in the service, followed by a dinner at the Walgert hotel.
Spring Grove Minn annual meeting of the Ladies Aid will be held Friday Dec 30 at the city hall. Hostesses include Mrs Ed Prolow Adolph Muller Mrs Adolph Solum and Mrs Maria Ros assist with arrangements for the event.
John Schummers of Minneapolis and Margaret Schummers of Winona joined their mother Mrs Catherine Schummers in Caledonia for Christmas. Also visiting were Al Schummer of Cedar Rapids Iowa and Melvin Wiemersinge with his parents Mr and Mrs William H Wie.
Peterson Minnesota special report finds Mrs. Carl Malmin hosting 12 of her 13 children for Christmas. Jeanette Malmin of Baltimore and Sgt Curtis Malmin with family in Weaver South Dakota join the gathering.
Sgt W Dykeman of Dakota, Minnesota, promoted to staff sergeant in Nagoya area assignment with the 20th weather squadron. He serves as rawinsonde operator at Komaki Airdrome, providing upper atmosphere data used by forecasters worldwide. Dykeman enlisted in March 1947, trained in San Antonio, Texas.
Holmen Wisconsin reports a four generation holiday dinner on December 26 hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hendrickson in Stevenstown. Eight children, 14 grandchildren, and Ida Anderson 88 great grandmother joined, with Hendrickson kin from La Crosse and nearby towns.
PIGEON FALLS Wis Special Joint New Year s wake services will be held New Year s Eve at 9 at the United Lutheran church. The Luther league sponsors the program featuring vocal solos by Mrs Harry Hanson and Orrin Nyseth readings by Mrs Arden Skadah and pictures of area scenes and the United Lutheran church building shown by Richard Dresselhaus.
The Rev. Joseph Cavanaugh of the University of Notre Dame is spending a vacation at his mother Mrs. Cavanaughs home in Harpers Ferry. He celebrated Mass at St Anns Church.
VIROQUA Wis Special An epidemic of measles is spreading in Viroqua according to Dr H Vandeveer city health officer A total of 57 cases was reported as of Wednesday afternoon Ages of children with the disease range from two to 10 years and the first case was recorded Dec 17 In addition to measles 13 cases of chickenpox have also been reported Many children spent Christmas in bed surrounded by their gifts.
Norman H. Nelson vice president of Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance in St Paul was chosen to reign as King Boreas Rex XIV at Mabel Minn winter carnival. A Decorah Ia native reared in Mabel he served in law and banking before joining Minnesota Mutual nearly 25 years ago guiding its investments. He holds leadership roles with Boy Scouts St Paul Rotary and mortgage and real estate associations while active in university and club circles.
Mrs. Lyle Anderson suffered a forehead laceration requiring 14 stitches after a head on collision with a milk truck driven by Myron Roberts near Halfway Creek. She was unconscious at La Crosse hospital. the car wrecked. Other family members had minor injuries. Mrs. Anderson returned home that evening.
Four inmates at Monroe county jail including Jose Ramirez received a turkey dinner with all trimmings over the Christmas holiday. Judge Lambert Hansen postponed action until January in a show cause case brought by Mrs. Joseph Travis against her husband for alimony. Hansen refused to jail Travis for delinquency and warned him to send the money. a divorce action is pending.
Dr and Mrs E W Griffith received farewell programs at two Presbyterian churches in the area during Christmas holidays before he accepted a ministerial position. They were honored at Mildoro and North End, with a parting gift for Dr Griffith. They left December 28 for Stanley.
A. M. Monserud Herbert Larson and Melvin Steffenson attended a state fairs convention meeting and signed a contract with the Ground American carnival for entertainment at the Allamakee county fair to be held August 14 to 17 1950.
The village recounts Christmas acts of kindness for polio victims: Robert Hanson of Pigeon Falls gains $340 and support while undergoing treatment. Linda Estenson, six, shows progress after hospitalization. Donald Fremstad, 19 months, dies from bulbar polio in Trempealeau county.
M Sgt Clifford C Johnson recently flew from Paris where he has been stationed to join a Christmas gathering at his mother Mrs Inga Johnson home in Sour Creek community Holmen Wisconsin Other family members present include R J Roth Ray Eggers Melvin Byom Emil Reinholtz and many relatives from Madison Ettrick West Salem La Crosse and Winona Johnson plans to return to Paris soon where he expects to stay indefinitely
Donald L. Palmer, Milwaukee organist and Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church musician, will present an organ concert at St. John's Christ American Lutheran Church in Arcadia on Sunday January 1 at 8 p.m. He is a Lawrence College conservatory graduate and former Arcadia resident. Rev G F Mudeking leads Arcadia Lutheran Church hosting the event.
Caledonia Minnesota reports guests at the home of the Rev and Mrs C L Lee over the holidays were their sons and daughters in law Mr and Mrs R Lee St Paul Mr and Mrs Walter Lee Minneapolis and another son Clarence a student at St Olaf college Clarence R Lee recently passed his bar examinations and will begin active practice in law.
Traffic Officer Chris Hendricksen investigated two Tomah area accidents on U S highway 12 and a county trunk collision near Orlando Sletten’s vehicle. In Sparta area a hit and run damaged a Rite Spot parked car and several minor crashes occurred involving multiple drivers and a Wrecking Co. vehicle.
Caledonia fire department responded to East Main Street where a Bud Mallory owned car ignited and burned completely. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and the vehicle was destroyed.
A small cottage in LaMoille Minnesota stands ready yet unoccupied. Mrs. Gunderson, widow of Axel Gunderson, seeks a companion to share in life and keep the home. Neighbors report Edith Fitch currently assists, enabling visits and a quiet social routine.
William Amundson leads the Whitehall ice carnival queen contest inviting unmarried women aged 16 to 25 from the Whitehall area to enter. A ball January 14 selects a Winona queen candidate who will travel to Winona January 21 and 22, then to the St Paul carnival if chosen, with a coronation planned before February events. Committees and sponsors arranged by Lions Club. list includes Hegge chairing program and multiple subcommittees for rink, skaters, advertising, ice and snow, tickets, and finances.
A fire on Mrs. Lena Darrington’s southwest Mabel farm destroyed the garage a 1935 Ford and the milk house and workshop in the same structure. Firemen from Mabel could not save the buildings. Curtis Wennes spotted the blaze around 11 p.m. and woke Mrs. Darrington and the Barth family.
Preston Minnesota special report says Fillmore county PMA chair Harry O. Wicks announces the final date for filing 1949 performance reports for the agricultural conservation program as December 31, 1949. He urges farmers who have not completed reports to contact township community committeemen and to submit evidence of material purchases to the county office promptly.
Special watch night services will be held December 31 from 9 to 12 midnight at Community Baptist Church announced by Rev. John A. Hentz. Attendees are asked to bring sandwiches or cookies for refreshments with periods for fellowship social hour singspiration and prayer.
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