Mabel Fire Claims James Selness at Farm Home
James Selness about 40 dies from third degree burns after a Tuesday night house fire at his farm east of Mabel Minnesota. He escaped through a window causing injuries, neighbor Muriel Olson fought the blaze until the Mabel fire department arrived. Survivors include parents and three brothers. funeral planned at Highland Lutheran Church with military rites.
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Mabel
Minn
James Selness
Selness
Edwin Paulson
Mabel Fire Department
Muriel Olson
J. C. Lannin
Spring Grove
U.S
Europe
Gustav Selness
Clifford
Gerhard
Grant
Anna
Highland Lutheran Church
W. T. Hexom
Allamakee County 4-H Girls Rally Day Held
About 300 people attended the Allamakee county 4-H girls rally day at the agricultural grounds. After a basket dinner a miscellaneous program featured club presentations. Warren Kerndt was made an honorary member. Officers elected: Deloras Gilbertson president, Darlene Kelley vice president, Ruth Cook secretary treasurer, Bernice Sander historian.
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Waukon
Allamakee County
Surfacing Completed on Mabel to County Line Road
Arthur Stegner, county engineer, reports Reverud Construction of Spring Grove completed the federal aid secondary surfacing contract on the road from Mabel south to the county line. The unit laid the second coat of crushed rock. the first coat was applied last winter.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Arthur Stegner
Reverud Construction Company
Mabel
Preston
Greenleafton
Cooker Clinic At Ettrick June 16
Whitehall Wis special notice announces a cooker clinic at Ettrick Town Hall on Wednesday June 16. Between 10:30 a m to noon and 1 to 4 30 p m housewives may bring pressure cooker canners for gauge checks parts inspection and instructions on safe use and cleaning.
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Whitehall
Wis
Yvonne Olson
Ettrick
Tomah Pool to Open Saturday with New Lifeguard Team
The Tomah municipal pool will open this Saturday with Margaret Gill as head lifeguard assisted by Donna Rawhauser and Robert Aller. The season features swimming classes for all ages with diving instruction for advanced swimmers and a water festival to close the season in early September.
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Tomah
Wis
Surday
Margaret Gill
Donna Rawhauser
Robert Aller
Guernsey Breeders Plan Trempealeau County Show
Three Guernsey breeders from Bernard Wood Frenchville Ced ric Suttie Galesville and Philip Dahl Blair intend to enter animals in Trempealeau county first annual show set for West Salem Tuesday June 15. A. E. Nehring Whitehall president says prizes in eight classes offer entry to state fair and Dairy Cattle congress at Waterloo later. The event aims to boost Guernsey interest and type production with ribbons only. A junior judging contest for 4-H and FFA members begins at 10 am plus male and female class judging and a showmanship contest to end the day. Picnic dinners at noon. La Crosse Guernsey breeders association supplies milk and coffee.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Bernard Wood
Frenchville
Cedric Suttie
Galesville
Philip Dahl
Blair
West Salem
A. E. Nehring
Roe
Vernon
Waterloo
Guernsey
FFA
la Crosse Guernsey Breeders Association
Lutherans to hear Dr Walter A Maier at Eau Claire service
In Whitehall Wisconsin special report Rev H W Neubauer announces Dr Walter A Maier will speak at an outdoor Carson Park Eau Claire service on Sunday June 13 at 2 pm A 10 30 am morning service will feature Rev A F Ziehlsdorf now pastor at Otonagan Mich The events are by the Lutheran Laymen's League of Eau Claire and the district Missouri Synod include a mass chorus directed by Rev J Bittner of Fall Creek Refreshments will be available on the picnic grounds
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Whitehall
Wis
H. W. Neubauer
St. Paul’s
Foster
Ronald Goetsch
Otonagan
Mich
Lutheran
Tomah Girl to Receive Marquette Degree Saturday
Mary B. Scheurich daughter of Dr and Mrs L G Scheurich will receive a bachelor of science degree at Marquette University graduation exercises to be held Saturday. She completes her study in the college of liberal arts.
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Tomah, Wis
Mary B. Scheurich
L. G. Scheurich
Marquette University
Miss Scheurich
College of Liberal Arts
BRF Educator Lands Summer Teaching Appointment
Robert N. Halmstad, superintendent of Black River Falls city schools, has been hired to teach secondary education principles guidance and counseling at the summer session of the State Teachers College Eau Claire.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Robert N. Halmstad
State Teachers College
Eau Claire
Retired Doctor Builds Arizona Room in Wisconsin Home
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin resident Dr. Henry H Kleinpell who spent years in Chicago and Europe created an Arizona room in his home. The 12 by 16 foot addition features desert colors Navajo rugs and Apache designs and aims to evoke the Southwest while Wisconsin remains his home.
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Tribune
Henry H. Kleinpell
Prairie du Chien
Arizona
Wis
Wisconsin
Kleinpell
Mississippi
West
United States
Chicago
Europe
Plan Early For Greater Cashton Fest
Clarence Tourville of the Gunwald Overgard American Legion in Cashton names Palmer E. Nelson as general chairman for the second annual two day fall festival to be held in Cashton on a weekend in September. Team roles include H Strand finance Mel Flickinger concessions Ed Olson grain show James Homstad automobile Wilbert Schroeder refreshments Art Dettmen parade Doctor N Moen publicity E L Bessey Rev Urban Baer and Arnold with additional Legion members and Cashton auxiliary support.
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Cashton
Wis
Clarence Tourville
Gunwald Overgard
American Legion of
James Homstad
Wilbert Schroeder
Art Dettmen
Doctor N. Moen
E. L. Bessey
Urban Baer
Arnold
La Crescent Play Plan Progresses
La Crescent Minnesota special report on the summer playground program says the plan is working satisfactorily. Morning sessions are reserved for children and twenty five or more eligible youths report each day.
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LA Crescent, Minn
Grob
la Crescent
Festival Plans Promise Bigger Cashton Celebration
Schroeder and John Schroeder lead committees already functioning to stage a two day Cashton festival. Highlights include three blocks of concessions, a mammoth parade likely the largest in the region, a prominent speaker, free acts, a nationally known show, baseball games, and a Saturday night dance with a well known orchestra.
Fillmore Officials Attend Winona Welfare Meeting
Mrs. E. R. Sears executive secretary and Gordon Potter accountant from Fillmore County welfare office attended the district meeting for secretaries and accountants at Winona city hall on Tuesday June 8. They discussed general accounting factors and the final draft budgets for county welfare agencies for the coming year.
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Preston
Minn
E. R. Sears
Gordon Potter
Fillmore County
Winona
Air Force Veteran Receives Reserve Call to Randoph Field
WAUKON Iowa special report says Fred O Riley Jr discharged two years ago from the army air corps with rank of has been called to Randolph field Texas for a physical examination for entry into the reserve corps.
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Waukon, Ia
Fred O'Riley, Jr
Army Air Corps
Randolph Field
Tex
Reserve Corps
Tomah Receives New Tribune Carrier Manager
Clarence L. Holtze gains Tomah La Crosse Tribune carrier manager duties effective this week. He will handle all local carrier issues and can be reached at 374-M. Holtze also runs Tomah and Erwin theaters, a role held since 1931, while continuing theater work as his main occupation.
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Tomah
Wis
Clarence L. Holtze
Woodard Street
the Tribune
la Crosse
Holtze
Clarence
Bud” Holtze
la Crosse Tribune
Erwin
Trempealeau County School Hearings Postponed
Trempealeau County school committee postpones two hearings to allow Jackson County officials to appear. One hearing in Pigeon Falls on June 15 concerns forming an elementary district covering Pigeon township and parts of Eimon and Huskelhus in Hale township, with overlap into Jackson County. A second hearing in Ettrick faces similar overlap as districts extend into Jackson County.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County School Committee
Jackson County Committee
Pigeon Falls
Pigeon Township
Eimon
Huskelhus
Hale Township
Jackson County
Ettrick
Fifty Children Attend Joint Bible School
Fifty children ages four to 14 attend a two week vacation Bible school at the Baptist church. The Methodist and Baptist churches cooperate with classes led by Rev. Jacob F. Waechter and Rev. Virgil W. Nulton. A closing picnic is planned at Melby park Friday noon and a demonstration program Sunday evening June 13 at 8 pm in the Baptist church. Public invited.
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Whitehall
Wis
Baptist Church
Jacob F. Waechter
Virgil W. Nulton
Methodist Church
Mary Wood
Trempealeau Bond Purchases Increase
As of May 29 Trempealeau County purchases of E F and G bonds in the April to July Security Loan drive reached 110020 toward a 400000 quota. Buffalo County total purchases 47980 toward 250000 and Jackson County 37291 toward 180000.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Buffalo County
Jackson County
Viroqua Plant Ends Sorting
VIROQUA Wis Special The Viroqua Leaf Tobacco warehouse completed sorting on Thursday forenoon ending a four and a half month run. Ninety workers months total, including 90 men and women, handled one million pounds of tobacco in preparation for shipment. Foreman John Wee announced continued employment next season. Mr and Mrs Wee received gifts from the employer amid a noon luncheon for all employees. The Smith and Son warehouse, managed by Isaac Lavold, will close soon.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Leaf
John Wee
Wee
Youth Rescues Decorah Girl From River Undertow
Sally Sharp sixteen, daughter of Clyde and Sally Sharp, slipped from West Main dam into the Upper Iowa river and was swept by an undertow. Jerald Brown sixteen swam to her aid and pulled her out by the hair as she went under a second time. Mary Ann Forde tried to reach her first but failed.
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Decorah
Sally Sharp
Clyde Sharp
West Main Street
Iowa River
Jerald Brown
Mary Ann Forde
Sharp
Viroqua Couple To Visit Norway
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Veum of Viroqua Wis sail from New York on the Stavangerfjord June 26 for a three month visit to Norway. They will see the Ringebu area visit the church of Mrs Veum's mother and attend services. Oslo hosts include Mr. and Mrs. H. Dokken and the Vatness home.
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Viroqua
Wis
L. C. Veum
New York
Stavangerfjord
Norway
Oslo
H. Dokken
Ringebu
Dokken
Isaak Vatness
Co-Ops Plan Convention At Oakdale Wisconsin
Rural electrification workers from a wide area attend the Wisconsin REA convention at Oakdale on June 15. Otis Berger presides with Lloyd McCaskey hosting. Reports on training and safety programs, group meetings, elections, and a banquet with remarks by John E TePoortan and E S Baird are planned. apprentice diplomas will be awarded.
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Oakdale
Wis
Wisconsin Rea
Oakdale Rural Electrification
Otis Berger
Lloyd McCaskey
Potthast
E. Ehlers
Ben Revnena
N. F. Leifer
A. J. Green
John E. TePoortan
E. S. Baird
Sermon by Nuremberg Trial Chaplain in Sparta
Chaplain Henry Gerecke, Milwaukee, former chief chaplain at Nuremberg, will speak at Sparta city hall Sunday evening during the second community service of the season. He will discuss his observances and duties during the Nazi war crimes trials. Roy O. Abrahamson will lead the platform with the Evangelical Lutheran Church choir of Black River Falls providing music.
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Sparta
Wis
Henry Gerecke
Milwaukee
Nuremberg
Gerecke
Roy O. Abrahamson
Thevangelical Luthe Church
Black River Falls
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