Rev Dixon's Meditation Published in The Upper Room
Reverend Edward Dixon of La Crosse Wisconsin wrote a devotion to appear July 27 in The Upper Room a widely read devotional book printed in English Spanish Portuguese and Chinese with a Braille edition. The meditation centers on Matthew 5 5 Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth and discusses the importance of gentleness and courtesy in daily life.
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Nashville
Wale
Edward
Anes
Wisconsin
Weshey Methodist Church
la Crosse
Wis
Dixon
Jesus
Obituary: Bert Larson 49 La Crosse Native Dies in Minneapolis
Bert Larson, 49, formerly of La Crosse, died Sunday in a Minneapolis hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday with burial in Fort Snelling cemetery. Surviving relatives in La Crosse include Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Krismer, Mrs. Ray Walker, Mona Muth, and Marlene Schwaegerl.
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Bert Larson
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Ft Snelling
Adolph Krismer
Ray Walker
Mona Muth
Marlene Schwaegerl
Monroe Reports Two Crashes Near Oakdale
In Sparta Wisconsin two crashes on U S highway 12 16 near Oakdale were logged by Traffic Officer Chris Hendricksen and reported to Sheriff H R Biegel. On July 20 Gustave Kirk of Chicago and George Farquahar of Milwaukee collided, damaging left sides. Kirk's passenger Joseph Letang and Farquahar's wife and four year old daughter Judy were present. On July 18 near Tomah a Moorhead Minnesota owned tractor trailer and a car driven by Julius Mentink Jr of Taylor collided with minor damage.
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Sparta
Wis
Oakdale
Chris Hendricksen
H. R. Biegel
Gustave Kirk
Chicago
George Faraquahar
Milwaukee
Kirk
Joseph Letang
Farquahar
Judy
Tomah
Oerated and
Moorhead
Minn
Julius C. Mentink, Jr
Taylor
Mauston Boy Struck By Car Fractures Leg
Mauston Wisconsin at State and Union streets 14 year old Paul Bojevsky son of Mrs Anton Jandrowski was struck by a car driven by Louis Mocarski at 10 30 a m Friday sustaining a broken leg and was taken to Mauston hospital for treatment.
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Mauston
Wis
Paul Bojevsky
Anton Jandrowski
Louis Mocarski
Tay Boy
County Court hear cases in Mauston and surrounding areas
Hawley Seasanee of Mauston paid a 119.50 fine for reckless driving on July 20 in County Court before Judge Robert P. Clark. George Frohock of La Crosse pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and was ordered to pay 10 and costs plus restitution. Allen Menke of Winn Street pleaded guilty to an arterial violation and paid 1 and costs. Arthur Nelson of Elgin hotel admitted amended charges and was ordered to pay 15 costs. Glen Joern of South 15th Street pleaded guilty to assault and battery and to pay 5 and costs. John Schildman of Main Street pleaded guilty to improper firing and to pay 1 and costs. Charles Holland of Louisville, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to larceny of billfolds and faces 30 days in county jail. Sparta sentence for non-support set at 18 months with 50 dollars for support. N A Turner of Illinois forfeited a 10 dollar fee. Traffic Officer Willis Young noted.
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Mauston
Wis
Hawley Seasanee
Robert P. Clark
la Crosse
George Frohock
Island Street
Allen Menke
Winn Street
Arthur Nelson
Elgin Hotel
Nelson
Glen Joern
South 15Th Street
John Schildman
Main
Church notices list services across multiple faiths in city
Local churches report Sabbath and Sunday services at Adventist, Assembly of God, Baptist, Catholic, Church of God, Church of Christ, Christian Science, Congregational, and Episcopal houses. Details include times, pastors, masses, catechism, Bible studies, and special events through summer and midweek.
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St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Weston Streets
Jos. M. Wagner
Desire
Church OF God Church of God
West Avenue North
John Kurtz
Church OF Christ Church of Christ
Eighth
Cass Streets
Howard Wilson
Market Street
Christian Science First Church of Christ, Scientist
West Avenue
King Street
Batavian Bank Building
Church of the Open Bible
Liberty and
Clinton
E. R. Briggs
Winnebago
Ice 4Th
Jay St
Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church
Ameepee Mark
First Congregational Church
Congres Gational
Piost Presbyterian Church
Setsmon
Religious services and churches in La Crosse area
Directory listing multiple denominations with pastors and service times including Moody Memorial Evangelical Free, Evangelical Reform, Bethany Gospel Tabernacle, various Lutheran and Methodist churches, and Presbyterian congregations. Notes Camp Decorah bible camp and special service details.
Vacation Sojourn Invitation At Mine Junction
A fragmented plea invites a friend to join a family vacation at Mine Junction. The energetic message hints at tension and a planned hand in a game or deal, with personal dynamics and threats implied in the tone.
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Buster
Father
Mine Junction
Federation Plans Cancel Sunday Services in La Crosse Park
A tentative plan for union Sunday services in the band shell at the park is dropped due to lack of community musical talent. The Federation of Churches asks nationally known speakers to postpone to 1950 and to rally stronger local support for an inspiring event in La Crosse.
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Shell
Park
Federation of Churches
la Crosse
Drops Dead At His Own Birthday Party
New York reports Edward Rubenstein a middle aged man died suddenly at a Manhattan supper club Versailles after a birthday cake moment. He collapsed while preparing to cut the cake following a dance surrounded by seven friends. The cause appeared to be a heart attack.
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New York
Edward Rubenstein
Manhattan
Rubenstein
Versailles
Wisconsin flag to lead service at Washington Cathedral
The Wisconsin state flag will be borne with the national colors at Washington Cathedral on Wiscon sin Sunday July 31 as the Very Rev. John D. Suter invites Wisconsin residents in the D C area to attend services and pray for their state and its veterans. The memorial chapel in the south transept will enshrine a national roll of honor with stones given in memory of service members, and many donors are supporting the cathedral construction as the project nears completion.
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Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Washington Cathedral
John D. Suter
Greater Washington
United States
National Cathedral Asociation
Friends of Washington Cathedral
Local travelers return from western U S trip
The Rev and Mrs O S Paul returned Tuesday from a tour through Yellowstone Park South Dakota Badlands and the Black Hills. They were joined by their son Carl and his wife who live in Sioux Falls South Dakota.
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O. S. Paulson
Yellowstone Park
South Dakota
Badlands
Black Hills
Carl
Sioux Falls
S. D
Fifth Avenue
Middlewest
A. Cuta
Nam
Rhone
Rose and Gillette
House of Bauer Candy Handy
Lund’s Flowers
Cathedral
Funeral services for Simon Grotegut in Waukon Iowa
Simon Grotegut 80 died Wednesday at his home in Waukon Iowa Funeral services will be held Saturday at the Salem Reformed church Ludlow township with burial in the church cemetery He was born July 6 1869 in Manitowoc Wis moved to Allamakee county at 15 worked on the Henry Hager farm later owned a farm in Ludlow township He married Lydia Roecktemeier two children survive Mrs John Ehde and Arthur of Waukon His second wife Helen Stock daughter Mrs Arthur Flage survives Also surviving are two sisters Mrs Fred Bechtel and Mrs Lydia Thomas of Waukon 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren He married Lydia Becker on Sept 24 1937
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Waukon
Simon Grotegut
Salem Reformed Church
Ludlow Township
Manitowoc
Wis
Grotegut
Allamakee County
Henry Hager
Lydia Roecktemeier
John Ehde
Arthur
Helen Stock
Arthur Flage
Lydia Becker
Fred Bechtel
Lydia Thomas
Albert Warner Birthday Note and Early Warner Bros Firm Founding
Albert Warner born July 23 1884 in Poland emigrated to Canada then the United States. He is treasurer and head of distribution at Warner Bros Pictures Inc and helped launch a nickelodeon in New Castle Pennsylvania with brother Harry in 1903.
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Albert Warner
Poland
Canada
Honest Abe
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc
Youngstown
Ohio
Harry
Moving
Newcastle
Ee Bros
Confession and Mercy in David Psalm 51
The lesson, focusing on Psalm 51, discusses confession to God after David’s sin with Bathsheba, noting God’s mercy and the need for restitution. It links Zacchaeus’ conversion to confession and restitution, and cites enduring consequences despite forgiveness, as well as the value of public confession.
Pope Pius XII not to broadcast Sunday audience
The Pope’s Sunday address to the Congress of Women's Catholic Action in Vatican City will not be broadcast as announced. No reason was given for the change, and the note ends with a mention of Savings Bonds.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Congress of Women’s
Catholic Action
Army Reserve unit drills at Fort Bragg discuss air drop demo
The Army Reserve unit at Fort Bragg conducts early wake up drills and a two week stay featuring an air drop of infantry field artillery engineers and other support units. A 24 hour command post exercise, range firing with 105 mm artillery, and a new standardized map grid system for firing are noted. Lieutenant Colonel Leslie V. Dix returns to Washington with the VA duties. Viola's Lt. Carroll Raether heads to Washington for a flying status exam. Pvt. Ernest F. Retzlaff Jr. handles admin tasks amid heavy mimeograph work.
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James Holmland
Fort Bragg
N. C
Army Reserve
la Crosse
Iroqua
U .S
Leslie V. Dix
la Crosse VA
84Th Airborne Division
Washington
Wisconsin-Michigan-Illinois Reserve
Viola
Carrol E. Raether
Washington, D. C
Ernest F. Retzlaff, Jr
Fire Chiefs Elect Michigan Leader For 1950
The Michigan State Fire Chiefs Association elected Frank Trombley of Sault Ste. Marie as president and selected Menominee as the 1950 convention city.
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Cadillac
Mich
Michigan State Fire Chiefs Association
Frank Trombley
Sault Ste. Marie
Menominee
Prairie to Wisconsin Weather and River Forecast Update
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Sunday with local thundershowers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Rain and storm potential noted in several states, with river readings and forecasts from La Crosse area through Hastings to Guttenberg and dam pools. Sunrise and sunset times listed. cooler nights in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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U. S. Department OF Commerce
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Jowa
Illinois
Yestern
Bismarcka
el Denver
Kansas City
LA Cross
LA Crosse Airport
New Orleans
Dakota
C.P
T.W
Ee Lansing (Cp
Pol
Ee Dam
Prairie du Chien
la Crosse
Houston
Hokah
Hastings
Guttenberg
Iowa
Rockies
Arizona
Plains
Rapid City
Tatoosh Island
Wash
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Beckman
Willis Young
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Rmocy
Adventist Seventh-day Adventist Church
Sixth and
King Streets
South Avenue
J. H. Meier
the Assembly of God
N. Seventh Street
G. P. Brown
Spencer Lake
Baptist Calvary Baptist Church
Logan and
Charles
Ray M. Richardson
Sr. B.Y
South Sixth Street
W. F. Huxford
Fred Lemmert
Seventh Street Baptist Church
Fred R. Lemmert
St. Joseph’s
St. Wenceslaus Church
Ferdinand Cech
Chester B. Maczarny
St. James Catholic Church
Ledonia Street
LB. Keegan
Joseph Marx
St. Mary’s Church
Seventh and
Cameron Avenue
Robert B. Condon
D. D
J. Kelley Cosgrove
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
St. James —_ Avon
Edwin L. Knauf
Alfred E. Hebert
Mother of Perpetual Help
Rosary of Our Lady of Fatima
Russia
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
24Th and
Francis E Wallace
Mark P. Sullivan
Our Lady of Fatima
Holy Cross Church
Ferry Streets
Stanley Andrzejewski
Chester Wrzaszczak
Holy Trinity
13Th and
Park Avenue
Msgr
W. J. Plecity
A. Comiskey
William Nikolai
Seventh Street
Frederick W. Hyslop
First Presbyterian
First Congregational
Mark Andrews
First Presbyterian Church
Piscopal E Christ Episcopal Church
Ninth
Main Streets
Robert D. Winter
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Avon Streets
Paul S. White, Jr
Evangelical Free Church
Moody Memorial Evangelical Frep
Campbell ‘Road
John Ellefson
Camp Decorah
Evangelical & Reformed St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ralph Kuether
Pas
Tor
Gospel Tabernacle
Bethany Gospel Tabernacle
North Street
Onalaska Avenue
O. L. Larsen
Bethany Hour
WLCX
Crown of Life
LAN Bethel Lutheran Church
Paulson
Ny Lutheran Church
16Th and
Harold N. Stoffel
South 20Th Street
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Division Street
Gordon A. Selbo
Our Savior’s Lutheran
Sixth
Division Streets
George Alvilden
Luther League
Isle la Plume
Trinity Lutheran
Sill and
Charles Streets
Carl O. Pederson
First Lutheran
Onalaska
Carl O. Peng
Sill Street
la C
Divine Woothie
Wisconsin Synod First Ev. Lutheran Church
Cameron
Fritz H. Miller
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ward Avenue
South 26Th Street
William Lange
Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church
Avon and
St. Paul Streets
Walter E. Gutzke
Mount Calvary
Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church
South 16Th
Harold F. Backer
Caledonia Street Methodist Church
Geo. R. Bell
Ernest Eastman
Monrovia
Liberia
Africa
Asbury Methodist Church
Redfield
Reuben Frank
Redfield Street
Wesley Methodist Church
J. Pierce Newell
Cass Street
Bruce
Betty Stevens
North Presbyterian
North Presbyterian Church
Logan
H. R. R. Shirley
French Island Presbyterian Church
H. R. Shirley
AFM
Vic Flint
Vic
Jose
Déiat
WKTY
Aou
Wccos
WLEX
WBBM
CBS
ABC
Wha
Wis. U
CIES
KWNO
WIBA
NBC
WIUI
Kewa
Ge Ke
Katy Klub
Katy Klublow
Chicago Theater
Mutual D. Bands
Mutual D
Grif Bancroft
Lenny Herman
Orc
Red Barber
WCCO
Red River Val
Bing
Con
Pin
Ga Gangbusters
Vaughn Monroe
Dick Jergens
T. Dick Jergens
Tales of
Patima
Patimaric Adams
Dance Orchestra
Harry Wismer
Pat Novak
Pam
Nat
Capital Church
International Council of Religious Education
WM. Southern, JR
David
Nathan
Bathesheba
Solomon
Bathsheba
Zacchaeus
Absalom
Selah
Prescription Headquarters
Hoeschlers
Prescription Pharmacy Ltd
Carl B. Noelke CO
Main St
Tel
The
EAT
Caledonia St
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