Sparta City Council Cancels DDT Air Spraying Contract
La Farge Wisconsin crowds attend Independence Day program with hot weather reducing morning turnout. Key speech by Gardner R. Withrow praised Kickapoo Valley flood control bill planned for 1950 and coverage touched on Russia housing veterans soil and REA. Daylight games and a 9 pm fireworks display closed the celebration.
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LA Farge
Wis
P. Gardner R. Withrow
Withrow
Kickapoo Valley
Congress
Russia
du Pont Corporation
Brothers Each Have Leg Broken In Crash
Hillsboro Wisconsin June accident leaves George and Harold Beiers hospitalized with broken legs. Teens, sons of Bert and Mrs Beiers, were returning to Hillsboro from Rockford Illinois after taking their parents to the city on Thursday, June 30.
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Hillsboro
Wis
George
Harold Beiers
Bert Beiers
Rockford
Illinois City
Elroy RC Delegate Returns From Meet
Elroy Wisconsin resident Mrs Frank Miller returned home after a 10 day trip to Atlantic City New Jersey for the national Red Cross convention. Mrs r and Mrs W M Rhode of Mauston were Juneau county delegates to the convention in Atlantic City.
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Elroy
Wis
Frank Miller
Atlantic City
N. J
W. M. Rhode
Mauston
Juneau County
Red Cross
Moen Family Reunion Held at Rocky Arbor Park
The M. F. Moen family held a picnic and reunion at Rocky Arbor park near Wisconsin Dells. Attending were Mr and Mrs Moen of Waukesha with Susie and six sons and five daughters and their families from Milwaukee Waukesha La Crosse and Iron Mountain Michigan. The Moons are former Westby residents.
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M. F. Moen
Rocky Arbor Park
Wisconsin Dells
Moellering family opens $80 000 Garnavillo Implement store
A. W. Moellering and his sons join with son in law Ted Auer to form Garnavillo Implement and Motor company. The new 132 by 75 foot one story tile store with glass front houses an 30 by 70 foot machine shop in Garnavillo Iowa. The firm includes baby partner A. W. Moellering III.
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Garnawile
Ted Auer
A. W. Moellering
W. Moellering, Jr
Auer
Moellering
A. W. Moellering III
Garnaville
Elroy School District to Hold July Meeting in Elroy
Elroy Wisconsin district No. 6 will hold a regular meeting July 11 at 8 pm in the high school. Four vacancies include clerk and treasurer plus two side members. Voters will decide on remodeling a basement for a bus waiting room and Scout room with new flooring lights and an outside entrance.
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Elroy
Wis
Marie Carr
Gaines Burdin
Washington
McCoy Wallace
Herman Olson
Onalaskan Recruits at Great Lakes Training Center
Gerald P. Olson, seaman recruit from Onalaska Wisconsin, is undergoing recruit training at the Great Lakes naval training center. The article notes recruit training as the major transition from civilian to naval life, where fundamentals of service are learned.
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Onalaska
Wis
Gerald P. Olson
USN
Bennie Olson
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Naval Service
Reception Planned for Elroy Pastor Sherman
Elroy Wisconsin announces a reception for the Rev Harold L Sherman and his wife on Wednesday July 6 at 8 p m in the Methodist church. Sherman recently appointed pastor of Elroy Camp Douglas and Union Center churches comes from Craig Nebraska. Retired minister Rev Leonard A Swisher and his wife reside in Chippewa Falls after five decades in ministry.
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Elroy
Wis
Harold L. Sherman
Sherman
Camp Douglas
Union Center
Craig
Nebr
Leonard A. Swisher
Hillsboro GI's Body En Route for Reburial
Mrs Eva Garrity of Hillsboro learns the War Department will ship the body of her son Pvt William J Garrity Jr to Hillsboro for reburial. He was killed in action in France on Sept 24 1944 and buried in an American cemetery. Six siblings and other relatives survive. Reburial services will be directed by the Harrison Jones American Legion post of Hillsboro pending word from the War Department.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Eva Garrity
Kendall Road
War Department
William J. Garrity
Garrity
France
First Congregational Church
Hillsboro Township
Tripville
Fort Sheridan
Camp Shelby
Miss
Fort Mead
Clifford
Laura) Parrish
Ida Garrity
Gerald
Irene) Koch
Union Center
Be Loit
Sylvester
Willard
John Garrity
Baraboo
Harrison - Jones American Legion
Unclear fragment on sale of items in 200s era
Fragmentary OCR mentions sale of items in the 200s era with unclear nouns and missing names or places. No verifiable entities or date details are present to establish a full news item.
Luther President Speaks At Rally Near Rushford
Luther President speaks at a rally seven miles south of Rushford. He will conduct worship at 10 30 a m and will also speak at the event.
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Luther President
Rushford
Prairie du Chien reassessment to raise city assessments
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin reports an almost eighty percent rise in total assessments after a city reassessment led by J D Semrad. The present tax rate of 43 cents per dollar may drop due to higher assessed values, though Alderman John Schreiner says the tax bill will not be halved and could fall about 30 cents. Semrad notes no property owners objected to the review.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
J. D. Semrad
John Schreiner
Semrad
Dedication Honors Sinnes Family At Our Savior's Church
A stained glass window at Our Savior's church in Westby Wisconsin was dedicated by Rev Jacob Andreasen in memory of John Sinnes and Martha Sinnes and their descendants. Attendees included Sinnes children Trina Lovstad and T C Knudson and several generations of Holman family from Elmhurst Illinois and Bobby Holman. A second window commemorates Lorin and Christine Larson with Mrs Willie Dahl present as contributor.
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Westby
Wis
Jacob Andreasen
Our Savior’s Church
John Sinnes
John
Martha Sinnes
Sinnes
Trina Lovstad
T. C. Knudson
Holmen
Taylor Holman
Elmhurst, Ill
Holman
Bobby Holman
Lorin
Christine Larson
Willie Dahl
Caledonian Man Breaks Leg Painting Farm Home
Henry Koenig, 66, is hospitalized in Caledonia with a broken leg and severe head and body injuries after a ladder slipped while he was painting a residence on the Hundredmark farm two miles west of Caledonia. The accident occurred Sunday.
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Caledonia, Minn
Henry Koenig
Caledonia
Hundredmark Farm
Elroy Doctor Hurt After Office Fall Monday
Dr Stella Burdette of Elroy suffered a four inch head gash after tripping on office stairs. She was taken to Sparta hospital and X rays were performed Tuesday to check for additional injuries.
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Elroy
Wis
Stella Burdette
Sparta Hospital
Caledonia Player Breaks Collarbone in July Baseball Game
Caledonia third baseman Donald Oseth fractured his collarbone Sunday July 3 during a game against Brownsville. The injury occurred while Caledonia played in Caledonia Minnesota.
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Caledonia
Minn
Donald Oseth
Brownsville
Hold Services In New Church At Guttenberg
First services held July 3 in the new 185,000 dollar John’s American church at Guttenberg. The basement chapel serves for now with completion of the main floor and equipment in a few weeks. The 109 by 56 foot building uses stone from the old church. parishioners helped save about 35,000 by labor. The basement will be a parish hall. the main floor auditorium seats 632 with a balcony and a 10,000 dollar organ. Pastor Rev F Domres has led St. John’s for five years.
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Guttenberg
St. John’s American Lutheran Church
Guttenbe
Iowa
St. John’s
F. Domres
Twins Spend Twin Holiday in Jail in Wisconsin
Identical twins Hjalmer and Tennis Hanson of Coon township were found intoxicated on a Vernon County highway on July 4. They slept beside their car as heat sweltered, spent Independence Day in jail, and were fined five dollars plus costs after pleading guilty in court.
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Viroqua
Wis
Hjalmer
Tennis Hanson
Coon
Vernon County
Lincoln Neprud
Vita Recreational Bowl
The
Independence
Doctor Joins Family in Holmen Visit to Sturgeon Bay
Dr. J. W. Walker of Kansas City Missouri arrived in Holmen to join Mrs. Walker and their children John William and Karen Sue who had visited Mrs. Walker’s parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Stolander. The family soon left for Sturgeon Bay to spend a month at a camp. His parents live in Sturgeon Bay.
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Holmen
Wis
J. W. Walker
Kansas City
Stoddard Family Visits Seattle Kin This Week
Visit notes relatives of Mr and Mrs James Wall traveling from Seattle Washington are visiting in Stoddard this week to spend time with family.
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la Ii
Seattle
Wash
James Wall
Stoddard
Seattle Couple Visits Dakota Family for Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Anderson of Seattle arrived in Dakota to visit Mrs. Ella Winter, the Andersons’ mother. Mrs. Winter traveled with them to Plainview to stay with Mrs. Earl Harrington, another daughter of Mrs. Anderson, as a family reunion is planned.
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Dakota
Minn
D. T. Anderson
Seattle
Ella Winter
Vacations at Home for Melvindale Teacher
Borghild Berg, a Melvindale teacher, has returned home for the summer vacation period.
Houston County STH 44 Road Work Planned
Thirteen Minnesota highway projects await contract letting on July 22. In Houston County on STH 44 a grading job over 1.3 miles will need 73,805 cubic yards of earth and one concrete box culvert plus a cattle pass with 37 cubic yards of concrete and 46 feet of precast concrete. Total for all 13 projects about 1.07 million dollars.
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Caledonia
Minn
Minnesota
Houston County
Sailor Spends Leave With Sparta Parents
Sparta Wisconsin special report Rodney Ness of the U S navy is spending a nine day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Ray Ness while en route to Rhode Island to report to the Third fleet coming from Memphis Tennessee
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Sparta
Wis
Rodney Ness
U. S. Navy
Ray Ness
Rhode Island
Third Fleet
Memphis
Tenn
Citizens Submit Complaints To City
Sparta Wisconsin council cancels August and September Aerial spraying by Air Spray Inc. amid damages claims to strawberry patches gardens and cars. Citizens objects include unscheduled Saturday sprayings and short notice. Awaiting claims totaling six hundred dollars and further action.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta City Council
Air Spray, Inc
Waukee
Ph Osborne
Chamber of Commerce
L. P. Kipp
Oscar Olson
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