Caledonia Scouts Elevate Eight At Court Of Honor
Eight Caledonia Boy Scouts were raised in rank at a Court of Honor in the Municipal Auditorium. David Rupp earned Star Scout with a mentor’s star presented to his mother. Second Class Scouts Tom Boone John Rice Kent Lapham and Gordon Huseby rose to Tenderfoot John Hauser Donald Manhart and Reinart Huesby advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
David Rupp
Tom Boone
John Rice
Kent Lapham
Gordon Huseby
John Hauser
Donald Manhart
Reinart Huesby
William Flynn
George Griffith
Victor Rupp
Ray Ryan
J. C. Evans
Robert Kinkdade
Jan Georgen
Joseph McCarthy
Troop 51
James Block
New Field
Gateway Area Council
Pat Ingli
la Crosse
Gateway Area
Milton Sikaske
Charles Burch
Civil Air Patrol
Sale Swells Cubs Fund in Caledonia Minnesota
In Caledonia Minnesota Cub Scouts report their treasury at a high level thanks to Christmas tree sales led by Cubmasters Dean Dennison and Harold McKenna. Trees were sold at Skelly Oil Station with all proceeds to the Cubs. Church groups aided promotion and a Christmas party and community baskets were organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia, Minn
Cub Scouts
Caledonia
Dean Dennison
Harold McKenna
Skelly
Cubs
Dennison and
McKenna
Hospital Wing Nearly Ready at Vernon Memorial
The new Vernon Memorial Hospital addition in Viroqua is nearing completion and should be ready for occupancy early next month. Plumbing and heating are in use, with only floor work and woodwork painting remaining. The wing adds 17 beds on the main floor and houses a basement laboratory consulting rooms and a small gatherings room. Draperies are being made by the Hospital Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon Memorial Hospital
Christmas Guests Visit In Stoddard
Stoddard Wisconsin holiday gathering includes Mr. and Mrs. William Bey with Barbara and Stephanie of Wausau. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rieck and children of Mondovi. Miss Orman Groetsch a Madison teacher. Alvin and Mrs. Groetsch. they plan visits with Eu gene Bernhardt Mountain View California. Kenneth Groetsch South Gate California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Bernhardt
Mountain View
Calif
Kenneth Groetsch
South Gate
Doors Installed At Lansing High School
During the Christmas holiday in Lansing Indiana the high school building is having new doors installed at all three entrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Holiday Gathering At Gstalder Home
Mr and Mrs Delbert Gstalder and children from Glenville Minnesota visited the former's parents Mr and Mrs Henry Gstalder in Hokah on Christmas Day They hosted dinner for about 30 relatives in a festive family reunion setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokah, Minn
Delbert Gstalder
Glenville
Minn
Henry Gstalder
Tennesseans Visit HOKAH Minn Residents
Mr and Mrs Vernon Martin and daughter from Oak Ridge Tennessee visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Dale Glissendorf in Hoka h Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokah, Minn
Vernon Martin
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Dale Glissendorf
Lucinda Missionary Society Meet in Dakota
The Lucinda Missionary Society of Dakota will meet Friday January 2 at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs Carl Iverson. Members will make quilt blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota, Minn
Lucinda Missionary Society of Dakota
Carl Iverson
Welfare report shows 282 children aided in 1952
SPARTA Wisconsin Special reports a total of 282 children served by the Public Welfare Department child welfare division led by director Francis G. Connelly. The unit, managed by Mrs. Alvin Mickelson until Oct 1, 1952 when John Grogan took over, closed 235 cases and held 47 open. Neglect accounted for 51 cases, foster care nine, illegitimacy eight, adoptions five, behavior one, and two miscellaneous. Studies of adoptive homes were requested by the County Court and workers also supervised others for Juvenile and County Court cases. Members of the county board’s child welfare committee include E A Nestingen Sparta Emil Schroeder Wellington and Fred Schaller Adrian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Public Welfare Department
Francis G. Connelly
Alvin Mickelson
Jane Mengel
John Grogan
County Board
Children’s Welfare
E. A. Nestingen
Emil Schroeder
Wellington
Fred ‘Schaller
Adrian
Viroqua Youth Center Moves to City Hall
Wayne La Borde expands Viroqua youth recreation using City Hall basement as new center. Teens paint walls and floors, a jukebox and ping pong table installed. Club will meet Monday Wednesday Thursday evenings with La Borde present. Other facilities include City Bowl skating rink and ski slide with Jeffer son Street toboggan and Hillcrest slide planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Wayne la Borde
City Hall
la Borde
Armory
City Bowl
Jefferson Street
Rail Coal Shed and Water Tower Demolished in Whitehall
In Whitehall Wisconsin the Green Bay and Western Railroad begins dismantling its 150 ton coal shed and water tank as the line modernizes with diesel locomotives. O P Francis of Pittsville purchases the materials and leads a crew including H W Francis John Rushel and Olaf Nelson to strip the site over about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf Nelson
Green Bay
Western Water Tower
Whitehall
Whitehall Fire Department
Johnson Ambulance
S. W. Simonson
Nelson
Ben Mahle
Joe Wilczek
Green Bay and Western
Wisconsin
O. P. Francis
Pittsville
Wis
Green Bay and Western Railroad
G.B. and W
mid-Wisconsin
Kewaunee
Winona
Minn
Francis
Wisconsin Rapids
Trempealeau Valley
Lake Michigan
H. W. Francis
John Rushel
City Point
Pigeon Falls
Airman Roger Strom Survives Flight Accident Quake
Roger Strom stationed at Larson Air Force Base near Moses Lake Washington arrived home safely on December 21 after being moved to an earlier plane that departed before the ill fated aircraft carrying 86 home bounders. He spent the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Alex Strom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Strom
Larson Air Force Base
Moses Lake
Wash
Roger
Alex Strom
Viroqua Man Receives Army Second Lieutenant Commission
Robert D. Hayter, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Hayter of Viroqua, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Army in ceremonies at Ft Knox Ky last week He returned to the United States six months ago from Germany after serving 33 months At Ft Knox he completed a course qualifying him as a tank platoon leader
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Robert D. Hayter
Clarence Hayter
U.S. Army
Ft. Knox
Hayter
United States
Germany
Lansing Man and Son Travel to Florida
Lansing Iowa special report says Ted Bechtel and his son Thomas have left by car for Florida to visit another son, Jerry, stationed there. They will also visit Ted’s brother Herman in West Palm Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Ted Bechtel
Thomas
Florida
Jerry
Bechtel
Herman
West Palm Beach
Tomah VA Official Named March of Dimes Drive Chairman
Joseph Bradish, personnel officer at Tomah Veterans Administration Hospital, is appointed chairman of the annual March of Dimes drive set for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah VA
March of Dimes
Tomah, Wis
Joseph Bradish
Tomah Veterans Administration Hospital
Madison Family Visits With Stoddard Couple
Madison family from Wisconsin spent Christmas with Arnold Davis and family at the Stoddard home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Marion Davis in Stoddard Wisconsin during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Stoddard
Norwalk Folk Visit Milwaukee And Beloit
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tigwell spent a week in Milwaukee visiting their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Armstrong and son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Don Tigwell. Mrs. Vern Ferries spent a week with her daughter and her husband Mr. and Mrs. Les Meachum in Beloit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Wis
Charles Tigwell
Milwaukee
Jerry Armstrong
Don Tigwell
Vern Ferries
Les Meachum
Beloit
Visiters From Seattle Spend Holidays With Gstalder Family
Come From Seattle and Mrs. Donald Gstalder and daughter Ann, of Seattle, are here for the holiday vacation, visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gstalder, and Mrs. Benjamin Ender, mother of Mrs. Gstalder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokah, Minn
Donald Gstalder
Ann
Seattle
Wash
John Gstalder
Benjamin Ender
Gstalder
Holmen Plans Holiday Ball in High School Gym
Holmen Wisconsin Special New Year's Snow Ball set for Saturday January 3 from 8 to 12 p.m. at Holmen High School gym with the school swing band. Co sponsored by local FFA and FHA. King Sherman Quall and Queen Beverly Belling preside with a court including Allan Bringe Colleen Casberg Leif Marking Kay Bertelson Robert Belling Shirley Cowee Ronald Johnson Mary Van Loon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Wis
Holmen High School
FFA
FHA
Sherman Quall
Beverly Belling
Allan Bringe
Colleen Casberg
Leif Marking
Kay Bertelson
Robert Belling
Shirley Cowee
Ronald Johnson
Mary van Loon
Warning: Cars Must Display Two License Plates
Tomah Wisconsin police chief William Towner warns motorists to attach both license plates or face arrest, citing a state statute. Officers will begin enforcement immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
William Towner
Wisconsin woman heads south for winter in Mobile
Mrs. Eva Babcock leaves Necedah Wisconsin for Mobile Alabama to spend the winter with her daughter Virginia and family. Mrs. Lyda Miller visits Chicago relatives for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necedah
Wis
Eva Babcock
Mobile
Ala
Virginia
Chicago
Lyda Miller
Dvergsten Brothers Visit Spring Grove Family
Hopkins Minnesota resident Peter Dvergsten and Carlin Dvergsten of Bingham Canyon Utah visited Mrs. Gena Dvergsten and other relatives in Spring Grove Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Peter Dvergsten
Hopkins, Minn
Carlin Dvergsten
Bingham Canyon
Utah
Gena Dvergsten
Birds Appreciate Old Norwegian Tradition
In Lansing Iowa Special report says Rev. J H Preus placed a sheaf of oats in a tree as a Norwegian tradition. Sparrows seem to appreciate it most, while other birds such as the winter wren cardinal and bluejay also visit for dinner. A brown squirrel appeared as an uninvited guest the other day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
J. H. Preus
VFW Auxiliary Card Party Set in Black River Falls
The VFW Auxiliary of Black River Falls will sponsor a public card party on Tuesday January 6 starting at 8 p.m. Diane Lovell chairs the event Helen Richenbach will arrange the card games and Dorothy Rutherford will handle the lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
VFW
Diane Lovell
Helen Richenbach
Dorothy Rutherford
Ettrick Lions Club Announces Holiday Home Decor Winners
Ettrick Wisconsin special report lists Walter Nelsestuen as first prize, the Rev Luther B Keay as second, and John Terpening as third in the Ettrick Lions Club holiday decorating contest judged by A T Twes Ime of Galesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick, Wis
Ettrick Lions Club
Walter Nelsestuen
Luther B. Keay
John Terpening
A. T. Twes Ime
Galesville
Antigo Man Named Tomah Store Manager
Morris Venden of Antigo has been named manager of the Tomah A and P Store succeeding Arnold Gilbertson who resigned to enter private business. The Venden family will relocate once living quarters are found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Morris Venden
Antigo
Tomah A and P
Arnold Gilbertson
Venden
Christmas Gatherings In Ettrick Highlight Wisconsin Visits
In Ettrick Wisconsin many Christmas holidays centered on family gatherings. Visitors included Miss Mary Pederson from Milwaukee and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Anderson of Trempealeau among others. Numerous relatives from La Crosse Cambridge and North Beaver Creek joined local residents for Christmas Eve and Day visits at homes across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Mary Pederson
Milwaukee
Lewis Pederson
Roland Johnson
Myron Helgeson
Philip Folkedahl
Emil Onsrud
French Creek
Carl Engelsen
Ray Erickson
Corrine Swenson
Jacqueline Olsen
Donna Stone
la Crosse
Lloyd Anderson
Carol
Trempealeau
Melvin
Arnold Solberg
George Shay
Upper French Creek
Larry Seago
Cambridge
Melvin Solberg
Ronald
Hiram Haugen
Casper Erickson
Selmer Hovre
Archie Johnson
Blair
Omar Moon
Della Smith
South Beaver Creek
Glenn Johnson
Edwin M. Swenson
Lloyd Smith
North Bend
C. A. Brye
C. O. Rogue
Robert
John
Nora Twesme
Harvey and
Virgil
North Beaver Creek
Robert McDougal
Hugh McDougal
Theodore Johnson
Rochester
Minn
Johnsons
Clarence Fillner
Audrey
Terrill
Galesville
Eunice Fillner
Fred Fillner
Ruth Stone
Terrill Fillner
Air Force
Texas
Augusta Mattson
Whitehall
Caledonians Win Prizes in Christmas Decoration Contest
The VFW Christmas decoration contest in Caledonia announced winners across three divisions. Class I and III honored top decorators such as Ellsworth Klug, August N Klug, Mrs B A Qualy, William E Flynn, Edith Kinkade and C F Bennewitz with cash prizes ranging from 2 to 8 dollars. Judges named were Anthony Zimmerhahl Miss Georgia Lommen and Henry Meiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
VFW
Henry Eikens
George Albert
Ellsworth Klug
August N
Klug
B .A. Qualy
William E. Flynn
Edith Kinkade
C. F. Bennewitz
Anthony Zimmerhahl
Georgia Lommen
Henry Meiners
Wilton Couple Hosts Christmas Visitors
Wilton Wisconsin special report notes Mr and Mrs William Budde hosting Christmas visitors at their home. The guests include Richard Budde Nevada California St and Mrs George Budde and Harland, William Pohl Constance Lynn Jacqueline Rae Marjorie Budde La Crosse and Capt and Mrs F D Mullins Dixie Onalee Jan William. Lt Budde has returned from Korea with the Air Force. Capt Mullins and family have returned from Germany after Army service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Wis
William Budde
Richard Budde
Nevada
Calif
George Budde
Harland
William Pohl
Constance Lynn
Jacqueline Rae
Marjorie Budde
la Crosse
F. D. Mullins
Dixie Onalee
Jan William
Budde
Air Force
Korea
Mullins
Buddes
Germany
Army
Methodist Minister Opens House on New Year Day
The Rev Willard Micklenburg and Mrs Micklenburg of the Onalaska Methodist Church host an open house for friends and church members on New Year Day from 2 4 and 7 9 p.m. Official board members will assist as hosts. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska, Wis
Willard Micklenburg
Onalaska Methodist Church
Tomah High School Club Active in Service and Education
The Future Business Leaders of America at Tomah High School, guided by Mrs. Dena Krueger, participates in the United Business Education Association. The club conducts educational meetings lectures movies and field trips and members assist faculty and student publications while aiding polio and Christmas Seal drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Business Leaders of America
Tomah High School
Ronald Lawrence
Lorna Hoag
Patra Holter
Betty Hall
Dale Pierce
Beverly Barry
Rita Niebuhr
Tomah
Wis
Dena Krueger
United Business Education Association
Sparta Power Firm Worker Transferred
Joseph Schreier will become rural sales representative in the La Crosse office of Northern States Power Company effective Jan. 5. He will service La Crosse Viroqua and Sparta areas, succeeding John MacLaren who has been transferred to Eau Claire. Schreier is manager at the Sparta office and is secretary of the Sparta Chamber of Commerce and was the 1952 man of the year selected by the Jaycees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Joseph Schreier
la Crosse
Northern States Power Company
Viroqua
John MacLaren
Eau Claire
Schreier
Sparta Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Ettrick 4th Grader Dale Johnson on Honor Roll
Dale Johnson a 10 year old fourth grader at Ettrick School earned honor roll for a drawing created for the Lets Draw program aired by the Wisconsin School of the Air. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Millard Johnson under teacher Mrs Richard Mattson. The artwork depicted Swingling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick, Wis
Dale Johnson
Ettrick School
Wisconsin School of the Air
Millard Johnson
Richard Mattson
Swingling
Attorney Home Charles Melby Receives Naval Reserve Promotion
Charles Melby, an attorney in the First National Bank of Chicago law department, spent Christmas with his parents in Whitehall. He served in the Navy during World War II and has just been promoted to lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Charles Melby
First National Bank of Chicago
Hys
C. B. Melby
Charles
Naval Reserve
Tomah USO Club to Close January 18 in 1950s Tomah
The Tomah USO club will close Jan. 18 after years of service to servicemen and families. Abraham Friedman opened the club in 1951, with Ben Levenson later as manager and a yearly $17,000 budget. Final closing comes as William H. Cuthbertson and Abe Fietelberg plan the last events, with open house on New Year’s Day and a Rose Bowl telecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Tomah Uso
B. J. Jaffe
Abraham Fietelberg
Jewish Welfare Board
Armed Services Division
Jaffe
William H. Cuthbertson
USO
5Th Army
Knights of Pythias
Abraham Friedman
San Diego
Ben Levenson
E. A. Soderstrom
Soderstrom
W. H. Breitenfield
L. W. Barnes
Harry Roder
Ben Shaw
House
L. W. Kenny
Rupert Rose
Tomah Usc Club
la Crosse
Sparta
Sub Pastor Conducts Gale Lutheran Rites
Zion Lutheran Church in Galesville announces New Year services at 11 a.m. on Thursday to be led by Rev. E. T. Anderson from Holmen as the church lacks a resident pastor. No service Jan 4. By Jan 11, Rev. S. L. Tollackson arrives as temporary pastor, a retired minister who previously served the Ettrick French Creek Congregation. Rev. Norman Benson of Senjbey Mont. has accepted a call to Zion and Hardies Creek Churches and will arrive shortly after Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Zion Lutheran Church
E. T. Anderson
Holmen
S. L. Tollackson
Ettrick-French Creek
Norman Benson
Jbey
Mont
Zion and
Hardies Creek
Newton Farm Home Destroyed By Fire
VIROQUA Wis Special The farm home of Mr and Mrs Ere nest White of Newton near Viroqua burned to the ground on Christmas Day about 4 30 p m The family two daughters aged three and five and White s mother were away at the time They lost all household goods and are staying with Mr and Mrs Charles Erickson until new living quarters can be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Erenest White
Newton
Homes At Necedah Have Yale Guests
NECEDAH Wis Special Mr and Mrs Bob Stalker and baby of Kenosha and Mr and Mrs Rich ard Reiger of Monroe Mich were Christmas guests at the parental home of the two women Mr and Mrs Irvin Hage Christmas guests at the C P Harris home were Mr and Mrs Lyle Stevenson and son Mr and Mrs John Kovel of LaGrange Ill Mr and Mrs Don Harris and sons of Tomah and Mrs and Mrs Henry Wegner and daughters of Necedah
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necedah
Wis
Bob Stalker
Kenosha
Richard Reiger
Monroe
Mich
Irvin Hage
C. P
Henry Wegner
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Alabama
Warren Peterson
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Kamprud
Minneapolis
J. A. Kamprud
Clement Crogan
Ralph Dangerfield
Grafton
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Robert Ristow
Melrose J
Walter M. Wall
Dangerfields
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Tribune
E. Vevang
Vevang
Sparta Power Firm
Attorney Home
Ernie Beck
Country Playboys
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McCoy
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