Frost Units Begin Bivouac Training At Hazel Dell Lake
CAMP McCOY Wisconsin Special Task Force Frost moves into the Hazel Dell Lake area for bivouac training to learn shelter building and cold weather field skills. Units include B Battery 82nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion B Company Seventh Engineer Regiment C Company Second Infantry Regiment and B Company Sixth Tank Battalion plus attached armored infantry and cavalry.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Task Force Frost
Hazel Dell Lake
Rudolph W. Breedlow
82Nd Afa
Seventh Engineer Regiment
Second Infantry
Kenneth Lindner
Hazel Dell
Biavouac
Col. Lindner
Col Lindner
Tomah To Sell 28900 Bond Revenue For School
Tomah Wisconsin plans to issue general obligation bonds totaling 28 900 dollars to fund necessary equipment for the high school. Purchases include 650 lockers 40 typewriters shop machinery and replacements for items destroyed in the 1943 fire. The budget also adds a fourth school bus to the transportation system.
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Tomah
Wis
Board of Education
Rmiems
Equipmet
Two Navy Seamen Discharged from Whitehall Navy Center
Leslie W. Sather of Blair and B. G. Beardsley of Trempealeau were discharged from the Navy on July 21 as Seaman First Class and Seaman Second Class respectively, in a Whitehall special release.
Editorial stance on Gerald Smith tainting Viroqua centennial
In a spirited editorial, editors condemn Gerald L. K. Smith's planned appearance at Viroqua's centennial. They argue the event should honor the town's 100 years of community spirit, not be co opted by fascist rhetoric and racial hatred. The piece urges leaders to exclude Smith and preserve the centennial's wholesome purpose.
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Gerald L. K. Smith
Viroqua
Vernon County
Smith
Gerald Smith
Celebrates 91st Birthday in Wisconsin Community
Mrs. Karen Moilien of Coon Valley Wisconsin marked her 91st birthday born in Vestre Gaustad Gudbrandsdal Norway in 1855 she emigrated to the United States in 1870 married John Moilien in 1873 who died in 1920 their children Inga Tillie Halmrast Tilmar Palmer Joseph and Oscar live in Coon Valley with five grandchildren and four great grandchildren she remains in fairly good health doing most of her own housework.
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Coon Valley
Wis
Karen Moilien
Manda
Vestre Gausdal
Gudbrandsdalen
Norway
United States
John Moilien
Moilien
Inga
Tillie) Halmrast
Tilmar
Palmer
Joseph
Oscar
Reuben Magnuson Named New Whitehall Depot Agent
Reuben Magnuson named station agent at Green Bay and Western depot in Whitehall succeeding A. B. Erickson who left after 20 years. Sherman Erickson temporarily runs the depot as Magnuson comes from Casco where he was a GBW agent. his father works as a section crew foreman in Whitehall.
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Whitehall
Wis
Reuben Magnuson
William Magnuson
Green Bay
Auction For Ettrick Scouts Brings $100
Ettrick Wis Special The sum of $100.50 was realized at the auction held Saturday for the benefit of the Ettrick Girl Scout troop. Lloyd Hougstad North Bend who recently graduated from the Reishh American school of auctioneering at Mason City Ia donated his services as auctioneer. Donna Stone Jacqueline Olsen Shirley Nelsestuen Nellie Mae Corcoran Jean Folkedahl and Lucile Christianson members of the Ettrick troop will attend the Girl Scout camp at Camp Decorah the week of Aug 18 to Aug 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Lloyd Hougstad
North Bend
Reishh American School of Auctioneering
Mason City
Donna Stone
Jacqueline Olsen
Shirley Nelsestuen
Nellie Mae Corcoran
Jean Folkedahl
Lucile Christianson
Camp Decorah
Lions Club Of Rushford Spurs Municipal Pool Drive
Rushford Minnesota Lions Club after a heated meeting pushes for a municipal swimming pool.Petitions to urge a special August council vote and fund raising events including a $204 VFW start and an August 5 circus. Volunteers sought. site yet to be chosen by the city engineer.
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Lions Club of
Rushford
Minn
Lions Club
Lions
Elvin Humble
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No
VFW
American Legion
Vernon County Dairy Fame Highlighted in Centennial
Vernon County prepares for Aug 17 and 18 centennial events in Viroqua with showcases of its famed dairy products. The region churns out 333 million pounds of milk yearly, enough to illustrate dairy scale with imaginative comparisons and the Viroqua Cooperative creamery once listed as the world’s largest.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Spokane
Wash
Dallas
Tex
Miami
Fla
Boston
Mass
Dubuque
Winona
Minn
Decorah
New Orleans
United States
Band Furnishes Music at Veterans Memorial Park
The Midway Brice Prairie 4H club provided musical numbers Sunday at Veterans Memorial Park in New Amsterdam Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Smith Coulee Homemakers the county band includes Gertrude DeBoer Joyce De Boer Arlene Stone Carol Jean Price Gladys Van Loon Robbie Price Dean Hanson and Harley Meyer The County band will perform Wednesday night at Memorial Veterans Park.
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New Amsterdam
Wis
Veterans Memorial Park
Smith Coulee Homemakers
Gertrude DeBoer
Joyce de Boer
Arlene Stone
Carol Jean Price
Gladys van Loon
Robbie Price
Dean Hanson
Harley Meyer
Memorial Veterans Park
Monroe County Draft Call Scrapped for July
Sparta Wisconsin March report says Monroe county July draft call was canceled. The June call exhausted eligible men with none left for July and no inductions occurred.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Monroe County Mishaps Are Checked By Police
Police investigated two accidents in Sparta area on Monday afternoon. A car driven by 2nd Lieut E E Elliot from Camp McCoy struck a tree on state trunk highway 71 near the Snow farm, with passenger Miss Alsmo Zimmerman, 18, of Kendall. The car was badly wrecked and towed to La Crosse. On the Brieske bridge near Ontario a Ford truck driven by Audrey Willgrubs, Norwalk, collided with a car driven by 1st Lieut Ira Kritz on leave in Ontario, with Willgrubs’ mother present. A minor rear end collision on North Water street involved Henry Zebell and a Fleetline cab driven by John Gorslein.
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Sparta
Wis
H. R. Riegel
E. E. Elliot
Camp McCoy
Snow Farm
Elliot
Alsmo Zimmerman
Kendall
la Crosse
Brieske Bridge
Ontario
Audrey Willgrubs
Norwalk
Ira Kritz
Kritz
Henry Zebell
John Gorstein
Gorslein
Vacationing Judge Neprud Timeshift Closes Vernon Court
Judge Lincoln Neprud of Viroqua and Mrs. Neprud are spending two weeks at a northern Wisconsin resort. During this period his Vernon county court will be closed and cases normally heard by him will be disposed of in justice courts.
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Viroqua
Wis
Lincoln Neprud
Vernon County
Neprud
Wisconsin
Moon Drives Twice The Tides Power Versus Sun
The article states that the moon’s gravity governs tides more than twice as strongly as the sun, shaping ocean levels on Earth. It notes the moon’s influence exceeds that of the sun in producing tides.
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Earth
Two Entered In DA Race In Jackson County Wisconsin
Two candidates for district attorney on the Republican ticket in Jackson County are Lester R. Johnson the incumbent and Larry Gilbertson. Johnson cites relief experience and past court results while Gilbertson a Black River Falls native is a 1942 UW graduate and army officer now practicing law in Black River Falls with an office in Melrose.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Lester R. Johnson
Larry Gilbertson
Johnson
Justice Court
Supreme Court
Gilbertson
Ludwig Gilbertson
University of Minnesota
University of Wisconsin
St. Lo
Normandy
Mortain
le Mans
Chateaudun
Montargis
Moselle
Nancy
Black River
Melrose
Tomah School Buildings Undergo Summer Repairs
Tomah Wisconsin reports extensive summer repairs across the district. The high school auditorium and gym floor are being sanded and refinished while surrounding roadways are widened. Miller elementary sees refinishing and landscaping. new backstops, fencing, and grounds work are underway. George Holm named Miller custodian, previously with Sparta supply barracks.
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Tomah
Wis
Miller
George Holm
Board of Education
Holm
Sparta
Typewriters Delivered for Tomah Schools
Four new typewriters have been delivered to the board of education to be on hand by the fall term. They will replace rental machines used in the commercial department since the high school fire destroyed facilities in 1943.
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Tomah
Wis
Board of Education
Hokah Ice Cream Fest Draws Kids And Adults
In Hokah Minnesota a spontaneous ice cream fest formed after a La Crosse delivery truck spilled cherries and pints near St Peters church. The event drew many local youths and adults in an impromptu community celebration.
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Hokah, Minn
la Crosse
St. Peter’s Church
Greyhound Seeks Wisconsin Route Amendment to Viroqua
Madison Wis The Northland Greyhound Lines Inc of Minneapolis has applied to the public service commission for an amendment of its franchise to run service between Richland Center and Viroqua via Wisconsin highway 56 with service to all intermediate points Hearing set for August 2 in Madison
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Madison
Wis
Northland Greyhound Lines, Inc
Minneapolis
Public Service Commission
Richland Center
Viroqua
French Creek 4-H Club Plans Meeting
ETTRICK Wis Special French Creek Husky Helpers 4-H club will meet Tuesday afternoon Aug 6 at the Milton Thompson home. Tim Maine Trempealeau county agent will instruct the members in leading calves for show purposes. Games arranged by Charles Anderson and Glenn Tidquist. Roger Tranberg and Clarence Hertzfeldt in charge of the program.
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Ettrick
Wis
French Creek Husky Helpers
Milton Thompson
Tim Maine
Trempealeau County
Charles Anderson
Glenn Tidquist
Roger Tranberg
Clarence Hertzfeldt
Assemblyman Heath Heads to Madison for Special Session
Osseo lawmaker C. E. Heath departed Sunday afternoon for Madison to attend the state legislature special session convening at 10 a m Monday. He left a day early to keep an earlier Monday morning meeting.
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Whitehall
Wis
C. E. Heath
Osseo
Madison
Heath
Larson Chevrolet Wins Contract for Tomah Bus
Larson Chevrolet company awarded the contract to supply a fourth school bus for Tomah public schools. The bus will enter service September 2 and will serve two new areas adjacent to the city.
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Tomah. Wis
Larson Chevrolet Company
Tomah Public
Durand Plans First Air Show at Schloesser Field
Durand Wisconsin will host its first air show on August 4 at Schloesser field four miles northwest on highway 25. Gliders single engine and twin engine planes are booked with formation flying by army and navy aircraft. A parachute jump upside down flying acrobatics and comedy acts are planned along with rides and the Durand high school band. Refreshments will be offered by the American Legion and Clarence Schloesser owns five planes including a new purchase. He served as army civilian flight instructor after the war.
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Durand
Wis
Leid
Schloesser Field
Highway 25
Army
Navy
American Legion
Clarence Schloesser
Fifteen Sparta Lutherans Return From Chetek Camp
Fifteen members of Trinity Lutheran church from Sparta returned this week after attending a Bible camp session at Luther Park in Chetek. Led by Rev and Mrs C W Solberg, travelers included De lores McMullin La Vonne Meiss ner Jerry Simonson Idonis Mc Mullin Le Roy Simonson Robert Simonson Harold Peterson Theresa Homstad Marjorie Muenzenberger Doris Erickson Le Roy Spencer Shirley Steinhoff Corrine Lind Doris Larson and Marilyn McWain of New York.
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Sparta
Wis
Trinity Lutheran Church
Luther Park
Chetek
C. W. Solberg
Delores McMullin
la Vonne Meissner
Jerry Simonson
Idonis McMullin
le Roy Simonson
Robert Simonson
Harold Peterson
Theresa Homstad
Marjorie Muenzenberger
Doris Erickson
le Roy Spencer
Shirley Steinhoff
Monroe County Judge Grants 38th Divorce of Year
In Sparta Wisconsin Judge O W Sprecher granted the 38th divorce in his county court this year. Mary M Guire of Tomah was divorced from Homer Mce Guire for desertion. Her maiden name Mary Miller was resumed. Last known address of the defendant was Phoenix Arizona. They married June 2 1945 and lived together four days. No children and no alimony were ordered.
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Sparta
Wis
O. W. Sprecher
Mary M-Guire
Tomah
Homer Mce Guire
Mary Miller
Phoenix
Ariz
McGuire
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Crawford
Lyle Yttin
E. W. Dyer
Charles Steiner
Ernest Herchenroeder
John Phalin
James Napier
Meyer and Mendelsohn, Inc
New York
Robert Burkum
Adolph Burkum
Hilmer Thompson
Napier
Herman Sime
Charles Sanborn
Vacolite
E. L. Kriel
Stoddard
Hokah
Greyhound Lines
French Creek
Sparta Lutherans
Monroe
Claudette Colbert
Orson Welles
Vernon
Veronica Lake
Sonny Tufts
Miss Susie Slagles
Mcgee
Pearl Street
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