Michigan Bride Avery Grant Weds Dr Gunderson in Ann Arbor
Avery Grant of Michigan and Dr. Sigurd Bjar Gunderson Jr. married Saturday at St Andrew's Episcopal Church Ann Arbor with Rev Henry E Lewis officiating. Guests included family from La Crosse and Boston. A reception for 150 followed at the Test home. prenuptial showers and multiple rehearsal dinners were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Ransome Grant
Sigurd Bjarne Gunderson, Jr
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Ann Arbor
Mich
Henry E. Lewis
Frederick H. Test
Daniel MacKinnon
Eleanor Gundersen
Community group schedules fill week with meetings and events
Daughters of Penelope, Miriam circle, St John s Evangelical, St Michael s sewing auxiliary, Webster Homemakers, Eastern Star thimblebee, Children's story hour, Mount Calvary Lutheran, Ruth chapter 23 OES, Our Savior s Lutheran Dorcas, and many more gather across churches, libraries, and civic halls. Friday notes Caledonia WSCS and hospital tea precede a line about South Africa opening its first all black police station in Johannesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Evangelical and Repeate
Miriam Circle
van Auken
West Avenue
St. Michael’s Sewing Auxiliary
Webster Homemakers
Eastern Star Thimblebee
M. C. Casberg
Court House
First Baptist
Lillie
First Presbyterian
Anna Cronon
Cargill
Garden Club
YWCA
St. Francis Auditorium
Bjornson Club
Myrick Park
Wesley Methodist
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Women’s Guild
St. Mary’s Catholic Ladies Aid
Loyal Memorial
Rita Parish
Avon
Our Redeemer Lutheran Ladies Aid
Robert C. Moen
North 24Th
Caledonia Street Methodist Wscs
South Branch
Lutheran Hospital Women’s Guild
ACT Auxiliary
IOOF
South Africa
Johannesburg
Onalaska Bride Lois Jones Gale Weds Earl Ravnum
Lois Ida Jones and Earl Leroy Ravnum were united in a candlelit ceremony at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Onalaska. The bride wore a white nylon marquisette taffeta gown with Chantilly lace and a fingertip veil. The reception followed for 250 guests in the church hall with family and friends from Ettrick Black River Falls La Crosse and Onalaska in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Onalaska
Lois Ida Jones
Earl Leroy Raynum
Emil Toepel
Carl E. Jones
Elm Street
Alfred Ravnum
Ettrick
Lillian Ravnum
Dolores Antony
la Crosse
Carol Jones
Norman Ravnum
Black River Falls
Russell Toppen
Harley Jones
Spencer Toppen
Mrs. Toepel
Palois
Mmes
Martin O’connell
August Pralle
Steve Lambert
Fred Pralle
Lawrence Lenox
Bernard Pralle
Walter Pertzsch
Robert A. Hauser
Harry Krause
Marvin Hohmann
Howard
Rosella Jolivette
Bob Schuttenheim
George Rogers
William Esterle
Lavern Pincsak
Albert Klein, Jr
Margaret Suttie
Alfred Raynum
Toepel
S. E. Verang
Edwin Scars
Wesley Methodists Hosts Formal Nuptials Of Wesley Bride
Marilyn Dragsbak Wesley and Raymond Clair Fellows wed at Wesley Methodist Church in an evening ceremony with Major Christian H. Dragsbak officiating. Attendants included Kathleen Cox and James Baker, with Lindy Wiedema as flower girl and Ricky Olson as ringbearer. They hosted a reception for 75 at 503 Vine Street and plan a home on 1020 South Ninth Street after a Dells trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Florence Dragsbak
Raymond Clair Fellows
Wesley Methodist Church
Christian H. Dragsbak
S. A
Kathleen Cox
Chicago
James’ Baker
Stockton
Frances Ruth Miller
Kenneth Ripple
Audrey Fellows
Lee Jensen
Lindy Wiedema
Holmen
Ricky Olson
Ivadell Gozola
Major
South Sixth Street
Arthur Olson
Ray Sorenson
Tomah
F. Anderson
Roy Faber
R. Downing
Fred Nagle
Couple to reside on Alfred Raynum farm after wedding
George Saley, Gerald Jones and William Conrad highlighted a wedding after a two weeks honeymoon through Indiana, the Blue Ridge mountains, Washington D C, Niagara Falls and Canada. The couple will settle on the Alfred Raynum farm near Ettrick following nuptials. Prenuptial showers honored by National Bank of La Crosse employees and the 1946 class at several homes and workplaces including Hardies Creek Lutheran church and Schilling Electric in Galesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Saley
Gerald Jones
William Conrad
Indiana
Blue Ridge Mountains
Washington, D. C
Niagara Falls
Canada
Alfred Raynum
Ettrick
National Bank of la Crosse
Bob Schuttenheim
Allen Bibby
Casper Toppen
Hardies Creek Lutheran Church
Fred Jones
Dolores Antony
Carol Jones
Birthday Party For Mrs Bertha Stugen At Fer ry Street Home
Mrs Bertha Stugen hosted a Monday night birthday gathering at 723 Ferry Street with guests from William McKinley relief corps including Lulu Hoffmann Etta Loeffler Lena Loeffler Bessie Wadel Hattie Stugen Jennie Rudolph Eva Halverson Eleanor Wilder Fern Larson Jenny Stugen Signa Chamberlain Gloria Jean Larson Honors were awarded to Lulu Hoffmann Bessie Wadel Hattie Stugen and Eva Halverson Jennie Rudolph hosted a gathering for relief corps No 108 at the county courthouse coffee event Wednesday night with attendees Mary Skoglund Jennie Rudolph Etta Loeffler Lenora Wadel Lena Loeffler Bessie Wadel Edith Hegg Adelia Hiliker Nellie Olson Eva Halverson Minnie Campbell Lulu Hoffman Sarah Luther Bertha Stugen and Mary Schmeckpepper. honors in games went to Hegg Hoffmann Olson and Loeffler. A one inch rain dropped a hundred tons of water per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Stugen
Ferry Street
William McKinley Relief Corps
Lulu Hoffmann
Etta Loeffler
Lena Loeffler
Bessie Wadel
Hattie Stugen
Jennie Rudolph
Eva Halverson
Eleanor Wilder
Fern Larson
Jenny Stugen
Signa Chamberlain
Gloria Jean Larson
Jennie Rudoph
William McKinley Relief Corps No. 108
Court House
Mary Skoglund
Lenora Wadel
Edith Hegg
Adelia Hiliker
Nellie Olson
Minnie Campbell
Lulu Hoffman
Sarah Luther
Mary Schmeckpepper
Mines
Hegg
Hoffmann
Olson
Loeffler
Births reported across Wisconsin and Iowa communities
Birth announcements listing newborns in Whitehall Blair St Ann's Onalaska La Crosse Perham New Albin West Salem and Grandview areas with dates June 2 to June 3. Names include Daniel John Therese Ann Susan Annette Ron Howard Kenneth LaVerne Michael and more to various parents.
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Whitehall
Wis
Clifford Hanson
Herman Rebarchek
Spencer Nelson
Blair
St. Ann’s
Daniel John
Gerald G. Moriarity
la Crosse Street
Elizabeth Gray
Perham
Minn
Susan Annette
Donald W. Bloomquist
South 13Th Street
Virginia Jaggers
Therese Ann
Merlin T. Freilinger
New Albin
Phyllis Frozene
Ron Howard
Eldon H. Staplecamn
South 21St Street
Jeanette Torborg
Kenneth LaVerne
LaVerne E. Severson
Adams Street
Marion Stratman
Michael
Wilfred Hurley
South 15Th Street
Mary Sokolik
Paul F. Schmieder
West Salem
Mary Ann Cook
Grandview
Leon Duncan
Onalaska
Jean Larson
June Young and Roland Hanifl wed at First Lutheran Church
June Young wore white organza with pink roses for a Saturday ceremony at First Lutheran Church with four o’clock vows by Rev. Fritz Miller. Roland Hanifl, a tool maker, and guests from Austin and Minneapolis attended a dinner at Hotel Linker and plan a Chicago Milwaukee honeymoon after June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Young
Roland Hanifl
First Lutheran Church
Fritz Miller
William Corell
LaVern Kramer
Lloyd
Howard Hanifl
Hotel Linker
Frank Yanzer
Austin
Minn
Minneapolis
Dorothea M. Yanzer
West Avenue South
Caroline Haniff
Farnam Street
Chicago
Milwaukee
H. A. Yanzer
Harry Lehmann
David Klehm
Walter Schaldach
W. F. Kunert
Class Choice At Iowa State Names Senior Girl Most Likely
Ruth Sorenson of La Crosse was elected Senior Girl Most Likely to Succeed by Iowa State College’s senior class. She was tapped by Mortar Board during Veishea and was active in Home Economics events, Religion in Life Week, and Veishea planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Ruth Sorenson
A. M. Sorenson
Ferry Street
la Crosse
Iowa State College
Miss Sorenson
Mortar Board
Iowa State
Veishea
Religion-in-Life Week
Student Properties Board
Cardinal Guild
Phi Upsilon Omicron
Sorenson
Balboa Park Builds Artificial Cliff for Mountain Goats
Balboa Park in San Diego California features an artificial cliff habitat for its resident mountain goats enhancing exhibit realism and animal welfare as part of the park’s ongoing animal care improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balboa Park
San Diego
Calif
Parrots Generally Form One-Partner Lifelong Bonds
Britannica study notes that most parrot species maintain a single mate for life, while occasional exceptions exist. The finding highlights strong pair bonds and long-term partnerships in native avian behavior across parrot species.
Hutchison Cooper Nuptials At La Crescent Catholic Church
Kathleen Mary Hutchison and George Cooper wed at the Catholic Church of the Crucifixion in La Crescent on Saturday morning. The ceremony included vows at nine o clock, with a nuptial mass officiated by Rev. Richard Speltz. The bridal party featured Ruth Gittens as maid of honor and Harold Myers as best man. The couple plan to reside in La Crescent after a June 12 return from a southern Wisconsin honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Mary Hutchison
George Cooper
la Crescent
Winona
Richard Speltz
Ward Gittens
George Hutchinson
Walter Cooper
East Fourth Street
Ruth Gittens
Japan
Ruth
Cecelia
Wisconsin
Trane Company
Joseph Gittens
Shirley Frey
Hewitt Engagement Announces Joyce Mae to Brookins
The engagement of Joyce Mae Hewitt of Winona to John R. Brookins of Minneapolis is announced by Mr and Mrs Frank B Hewitt of 315 East Fourth Street Winona. The wedding is set for July 1 at Central Methodist Church in Winona. Surgeons report ice as a successful local anesthetic for amputation cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Frank B. Hewitt
East Fourth Street
Winona
Joyce Mae
John R. Brookins
Minneapolis
Ancil T. Brookins
Osage
Central Methodist Church
Hewitt
Arcadia
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Penelope
Archie Garbis
Livingston
French Island
William Gilster
Gillette St
Jessica
Crescent Jewelry
Main St
Dial
Joman
Lois Jones
Gale Man
Nardis
George S. Wright
Loomis
Maude la Fleur
Mr. Wright
St. James Catholic Church
Ambrose Murphy
Cyril J. Wright
West la Crosse
Ray Vick
Marge
St. Paul
Harry
Edward
Marilyn Dragsbak Wesley Bride of
Eugene Machine Oil
Wao Lwxa Beauty
Fifth Ave
State St
Hutchison, Cooper
la Crescent Catholic Church
Stewart
Starts Wallpaper & Paint CO
Avon Street
Mellon and Edwards
Slowane Manufacturing Furriers Successor
Tolutz Fur Coat Cos
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