Demonstration Winners Listed in Treleau County
Whitehall Wis Special 4H demonstrations were judged by Mary Pientok Independence. Anna Mae Anderson Hale and Hardy club demonstrated cottage pie from leftovers. Richard Bisher H and W Aces in the He community made a bird house for his sanctuary. State fair entry possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Anna Mae Anderson
Hale and Hardy Club
Hale
Richard Bisher
H and W Aces
Ettrick
Mary Pientok
Independence
Treleau County
Anna Mae
Ardis Nelson
Hale and Hardy
Phyllis Schan
Jane Pronschinski
CBM Club
Arcadia Township
James Call
King’s Valley
Osseo
Alva Johnson
Ray Shanklin
Pientok
Care Of Fractures In Rural Wisconsin
Dr. R L MacCornack presents a four page Wisconsin Medical Journal article on hip fracture care and pin setting to speed recovery. The piece, based on Milwaukees 1948 meeting, includes illustrations from his hospital cases and notes his long rural practice in Whitehall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
R. L. MacCornack
MacCornack Clinic
Wisconsin Medical Journal
Wisconsin Medical Society
Milwaukee
MacCornack
House of Delegates
State Medical Society
House
Lansing Citizens Make Travel Plans From Far and Near
Lansing residents and visitors list routes and destinations with trips to Chehalis Washington Boston Massachusetts and destinations in New Mexico Georgia and Colorado. Names include Mrs Wilu Dunn Mrs Gilbert Sanchez Dr John Thornton Mrs Boltz and families plus students and families traveling from Fitzsimmons Denver to Yakima and Grenora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Wilu
Dunn
Cummings
W. H. Kehr
Gilbert Sanchez
Jimmy
Albuquerque
N. M
Nick
Peter Boltz
DeVello
Chehalis
Rushford GI Returns From Germany for Furlough
Corp. Curtis Malmin has returned from Celle Germany and is spending a month with his mother Mrs Carl Malmin in Peterson Minnesota before reporting for further duty at Rapid City South Dakota.
Senate confirms 65 Wisconsin postmasters
Washington The senate post office committee recommended confirmation of 65 Truman nominees for Wisconsin postmaster positions. Names include Cassville and La Crosse replacements Fran cis H Kartman and Rodney O Helbling plus Henry Jacobson Jr in Pigeon Falls and William J Gallagher in Reedsburg. Jerome Morris takes Senaca duties and Gerald Bergerson in Strum succeeds R E Lyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
Truman
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Cassville
Grant County
Francis H. Kartman
Chris Kartman
Jesie
William J. Gallagher
L. H. Schultz
Senaca
Crawford County
Jerome R. Morris
Strum
Trempealeau County
Gerald Bergerson
R. E. Lyon
Hold GI Rites For BAF Vet
Military funeral rites were held July 2 for Sherman Fox of Black River Falls Wisconsin who died July 25 after a heart attack. Fox a World War II veteran was born July 23 1909 Services were at the Masonic temple Back River Falls and burial followed in Osseo Rev Winslow Wilson officiated He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs William Fox and his wife Hazel Fox
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Sherman Fox
Fox
Masonic Temple
Back River Falls
Osseo
Winslow Wilson
William Fox
Hazel
Black River
Area Woman Dead At 93
Mrs. Daardi Olson Nerison 93,died Wednesday at her grandmother's home in Westby Wisconsin. Pioneer resident of Coon Prairie, she helped Westby grow from a log cabin settlement. Survived by two sons Henry and Oscar both of Westby, ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 130 p m Horde home then Vang church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wstby
Wis
Daardi Olson Nerison
Erling Hovde
Nerison
Westby
Vang Ladies Aid
Henry
Oscar
Horde
Vang
H. O. Aasen
Trempealeau Men Attend Wisconsin Recreation Laboratory
Trempealeau county club agent Ray Shanklin and Ed Pientok of Independence 4-H club will join a Wisconsin leaders recreation laboratory at Pigeon Lake near Drummond from July 31 to Aug 6. Shanklin has a professional improvement leave from the university extension division. Two Buffalo county 4-H leaders Pauline Poehler and Rev. James LeCount will attend as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Ray Shanklin
Trempealeau County
Ed Pientok
Independence
Wisconsin Leaders
Pigeon Lake
Drummond
Shanklin
University Extension Division
Buffalo County
Pauline Poehler
James LeCount
Montana Pioneers
School Unit Admits Children in Viroqua District
The Viroqua-Jefferson joint school district No. 7 accepts applications of Kermit Henry and Gordon Bennett to enter the district. State superintendent approval is required to make the move legal. If approved, their children will attend Round Prairie school two miles north of Viroqua on state highway 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua-Jefferson
Kermit Henry
Gordon Bennett
State Superintendent of Schools
Round Praire
Band Mothers Club Holds Taylor Meeting in High School
Taylor Wis Special Members of the Band Mothers organization met at Taylor high school to discuss fall activity plans. Election of officers is set for September 20. The group formed in December 1948 with E Clark serving as band instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Wis
Band Mothers Organization
Taylor High School
E. Clark
Trempealeau County 4-H Picnic Moved to Blair Park
Ray Shanklin county club agent announces Trempealeau 4-H picnic at Riverside Memorial Park Blair on Sunday Aug. 7. The event starts at 10 a m and was postponed from July 24 due to polio concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Ray Shanklin
Trempealeau County
Riverside Memorial Park
Luther College Summer Sessions Draw Area Students
Luther college hosts summer sessions from June 6 to July 16 and July 18 to August 20 with strong turnout from Waukon and Lansing. Waukon attendees include Lydia Carter Marion De Witt Marcella Gender Olga Grangaard and others. Lansing participants are Donald Ascham Helen Plein and Delores Shogren. Other locals from Monona Waterville and McGregor are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Lansing
Waukon
Luther College
Lydia Carter
Marion de Witt
Marcella Gender
Olga Grangaard
Lois Grimm
Helen Gruver
Carol Hanson
Lois Hanson
Althea Harrison
Catherine Irons
Jeanette Kosbau
Florence McDermott
Darleen Niehaus
Ronald Opheim
Clotilda Owen
Cora Palmer
Dorothy Parnell
Matilda Parnell
Roger Pieper
Adeline Sander
Rose-Mary Schellhammer
Ruth Schneider
Rita Piggott
Margie van Horn
Donald Ascham
Helen Plein
Delores Shogren
Marcella Cowell
Monona
Janet Schmidt
Waterville
John Jennerjohn
McGregor
Blair Band Mothers Elect Officers and Approve Uniform Purchase
The Blair Band Mothers organization met at the school and elected officers. They voted to purchase about 40 uniforms for the school band in red with white trimming to be ready for the first public event at the Egg festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Blair Band Mothers Organization
Evelyn Olson
Almon Briggs
Ole Solberg
Albert Toraason
Alaska Woman Visits Mother In Ontario
Mrs. LeRoy Chisholm and daughter Ann arrive in Ontario Wisconsin from Sitka Alaska to visit Mrs. Kathleen Timmerman. Chisholm a lumber firm employee is transferred to Anchorage and his wife will join him when housing is found. Also visiting is Mrs. Arthur Walsh with two daughters. Walsh is taking marine corps reserve training for two weeks in South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Wis
LeRoy Chisholm
Ann
Sitka
Alaska
Chisholm
Kathleen Timmerman
Anchorage
Arthur Walsh
Walsh
Marine Corps Reserve
South Carolina
Ex Station Agent Reunites With Viola Friends
Mr and Mrs Ruben Porter of Minneapolis former Kickapoo Valley and Northern railroad station agents visited Viola renewing old ties Mrs Porter formerly Audrey Danforth of Viola and the meeting recalled decades of service in the rail line community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola
Wis
Ruben Porter
Minneapolis, Minn
Kickapoo Valley and Northern Railroad
Porter
Audrey Danforth
Viroqua Educator Accepts Social Studies Teacher Role
Viroqua Wisconsin Marion Granger long time junior high principal has become a critic teacher of social studies at La Crosse State Teachers college in Wisconsin Special report confirms her new posting in the education field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Marion Granger
la Crosse State Teachers College
Whitehall Modifies Ruling On Meetings
Whitehall Wisconsin health officials ease polio guidelines as no new local cases appear since a two week illness of Earl Estenson. The city health officer R L MacCornack changes policy to require parental responsibility rather than a blanket ban on gatherings for children 18 and under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Earl Estenson
Health Department
R. L. MacCornack
M. D
Anniversary Services Set at Peace Lutheran and Zion Church
Peace Lutheran church in ELROY Wisconsin will hold an anniversary service on Sunday July 31 at 10 45 a m with Rev J Pfohl of Leland as speaker. A concert by the choirs is at 8 p m followed by a noon pot luck dinner to fund the memorial organ. Zion Evangelical Lutheran also observes its annual mission festival July 31 with services at 10 30 a m and 2 30 p m guest speakers Pastor Otto Engel and former pastor G Zunker. A noon pot luck dinner is planned. Our Savior's Lutheran Ladies Aid sponsors a food sale Saturday July 30 at Fresley's store starting 11 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy
Wis
Peace Lutheran Church
J. Pfohl
Leland
Memorial Organ Fund
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congation of
Otto Engel
Stoddard
G. Zunker
Our Savior’s Lutheran Ladies Aid
Fresley’s
Area Farmers Plan To Hear Farm Head
A group of Viroqua farmers will attend a Sunday picnic at Juneau where Charles F. Brannan secretary of agriculture will discuss the Brannan farm plan. The picnic site will be marked by highway signs near Juneau for easy locating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Juneau
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
Vernon County
Hesper Sunday School Holds Annual Picnic
The Hesper Lutheran Sunday school will hold its annual picnic at Mabel Sportsmen's park near Riceford on Sunday July 31. Dinner will be served at 1130 a.m. followed by a short devotional program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel, Minn
Hesper Lutheran Sunday School
Mabel Sportsmen’s Park
Riceford
La Farge Scouts Cup Parade Prize Won
La Farge Boy Scout troop wins first prize for its Fourth of July parade float in Hillsboro and receives a $10 check from Carnation Milk company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Farge, Wis
la Farge Boy Scout
Hillsboro
Carnation Milk Company
Collision near Tunnel City injures Mu Barak car
A car driven by Dr. J S Mu Barak of Tomah collided with a Monroe county highway department truck three miles west of U S Highway 12 near Tunnel City on July 21. The Mu Barak vehicle sustained damage to the left fender grill and bumper according to Traffic Officer Chris Hendrickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
J. S. Mu Barak
Tomah
Monroe County Highway Department
Tunnel City
Chris Hendrickson
MuBarakeer
Williams Set For New Units
Camp Williams receives advance detachments for multiple units to train for two weeks before replacement by state units. Lieutenant Colonel Russell B. Daniels of the 66th fighter wing based in Park Ridge, Illinois, oversees the detachments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Chicago
128Th
228Th Air Service Group
Milwaukee
Detroit
Camp Williams
Russell B. Daniels
66Th Fighter Wing
Orchard Place
Park Ridge
Guest Speakers Named for Viroqua First Methodist
The Rev. George Marshall, assigned to Liberty Pole and Springville churches in June, will speak at First Methodist church in Viroqua Sunday. Rev. Emanuel Harris, formerly at Manston, will fill the pulpit Sunday, Aug. 7. Rev. Ellery J. Beal and his son Philip are on vacation in eastern Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
George Marshall
Liberty Pole
Springville
First Methodist
Ellery J. Beal
Philip
Wisconsin
Emanuel Harris
Manston
McCoy Chaplain to Speak at Sparta Courthouse Lawn
Maj. Thomas J. Singles, post chaplain at Camp McCoy, will speak at the Sunday night program on the courthouse lawn at 7 45 p m. H G Wilkey will lead the platform arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Thomas J. Singles
Camp McCoy
Courthouse Lawn
H. G. Wilkey
Mrs Anna Martin Injured in Fall at Whitehall Home
Mrs Anna Martin sustained a fractured hip after a fall on her lawn Friday evening and was transported to a Whitehall hospital by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair, Wis
Anna Martin
Whitehall
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Highway 96
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Phete
Trempleau County
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Trempealeau
Band Mothers Club
Camp Douglas
Juneau County
176Th Fighter Squadron
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Clifford Bowers
Pierce F. Nolan
Luther
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la Farge Scouts Cup
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Jackie Coogan
Jackie
Vernon
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