First Mass at Holy Trinity by Fr Dockendorff
The Rev Father Paul A Dockendorff will celebrate his first solemn high mass at Holy Trinity Catholic church Sunday at WM o clock. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Dockendorff of 407 Madison Court born in La Crosse in March 1913 and educated at Holy Trinity School and the College of St Francis Seminary Milwaukee. He was ordained last Sunday at St Marys in Marathon Wis by Bishop William R Griffin with several fellow priests from La Crosse diocese assisting.
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Paul A. Dockendorff
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Father Dockendorff
Bernard Dockendorff
Madison Court
la Crosse
Holy Trinity
College of St. Francis Seminary
Milwaukee
St. Mary's Seminary
Roland Park
Baltimore
St. Mary's Church
Marathon
Wis
William R. Griffin
Clarence P. Duis
Fond du Lac
Thomas E. Mullen
Wausau
Muscoda
Dockendorff
Monsignor Riesterer
Oscar Cramer
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Keer
St. James
Victor Plecity
Francis Graf
Thurifer
Carl
Philip
Charles Herber
CPP. Si
St. Rose Convent
Caledonia School Posts New Faculty For Year
Caledonia Minnesota board fills vacancies at high school. Stephan Speltz of Altura elected science and music instructor. Angela Walch of Yankton named high school principal and will teach Latin music and history. Local council approves tar composition street surfacing costing about 5000 dollars with 2000 available and 3000 from liquor profits.
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Caledonia
Minn
George H. Speitz
Virginia Witkowsky
Board of Education
Stephan Speltz
Altura
University of
Angela Walch
Yankton
St. Theresa's College of
Winona
Caledonia Census Figures At 2037
Caledonia Minnesota reports a population of 2037 per Assessor Jerry Kenny figures. Women and girls outnumber men and boys by 100, totaling 1048 to 288. Temporary residents push the total beyond 2300, with a CCC camp of 250 boys and officers, erosion service staff, relief officers and spouses included.
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Caledonia
Minn
Jerry Kenny
CCC
Olson's Defense Probes Who Will Pay Trial Costs
In Hennepin county court the defense questioned who funds the Floyd B Olson corruption trial regarding the 29 petitioners. Witnesses faced cross examination as Olson's counsel pressed on payment sources and affiliations with party figures and political allies.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hennepin County
Floyd B. Olson
Farmer-Labor Party
F. W. Murphy
Olson
Monaghan
M. M. Monaghan
United States
Harold Birkeland
Pillsbury Flour Mills Company
Hempstead
Peavey Elevator Company
Clark Hempstead
Fountain City storage warehouse bid awarded
The Standard Construction Company of Minneapolis was the low bidder for a two story concrete brick veneer storage warehouse at the Fountain City government boat yard. The bid totaled 16245 dollars. The project replaces several old structures and sustains the yard as the maintenance center after the nine foot channel is completed.
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St. Paul
Fountain City
Legion Rehabilitation Committee Ends Meet
The two day meeting of 75 American Legion rehabilitation committee members in Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas concluded with discussions on improving services to disabled veterans. Wisconsin is noted as well situated for veterans hospitalization with its one hospital.
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Minneapolis
Minn
American Legion Rehabilitation Committee
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Electric Production Up For Mid-June
Edison Electric Institute reports US power output for the week ended June 15 at 1,742,506,000 kWh, up 1.0 percent from the prior week and 4.6 percent from the same week in 1934. The gain exceeded seasonal expectations by 0.4 percentage point compared with the prior week’s rise over 1924.
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New York
United States
Edison Electric Institute
Preston Teacher Escapes Term In Chain Letter Case
Winona Edward C. Johnson a 25 year old basketball coach at Preston high school escaped a term in federal court on a postal law violation but will be on probation for two years. He faced an indictment for promoting a chain letter scheme using letters bearing his and relatives names. Judge Gunnar Nordbye cited his good record and a belief that lack of intent rather than fraud drove the act. Johnson pled nolo contendere and accepted judgment without admitting the charge.
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Winona
Edward C. Johnson
Preston High School
Johnson
Gunnar Nordbye
Canton School Expands Staff With Agriculture Teachers
Canton consolidated school will add an agricultural teacher next fall per the board of education. Local residents and visitors noted include Marian and Ruth Soland Audrey Soland and Alfa Harling of Choice, plus Mrs G M Johnson and R C Debow’s ill son. Other residents traveled to see relatives in nearby towns and officials visited Granite Falls.
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Canton
Minn
Canton Consolidated School
Board of Education
Marian
Ruth Soland
Audrey Soland
Alfa Harling
G. M. Johnson
Mames
B. W. Patsy
Maynard
C. H. DeBow
Arlington
R. C. DeBow
Carmen Comrade
Utica
Arden Busse
Ines
Cannon Falls
Busse
William Claffy
Herbert Wickett
Minneapolis
A. J. Cole
Granite Falls
Houston Sportsmen To Elect Officers
Houston Minn Special officers for the new fiscal year will be elected by the Houston Red and Gun club at Thursday evening’s meeting in the Community Rooms. The Lutheran aid society will present a program and social Friday afternoon in the church parlors. Hostesses include P S Peterson H Loken Marie Foss Robert Milne Thor Hegland Theodore Larson Clarence Simpson Bert Sweet Joyce Norman Benson Miss Roseland Castella Onstad. Harry Smith has returned from the Veterans hospital at Fort Snelling. Mrs Olena Johnson and Miss Lillian Robinson have returned from Chicago. Miss Goldie Sather and Miss Charlotte Foss attend La Crosse State Teachers College this summer. Donald Peterson of Rapid River Mich. is here for the summer.
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Houston
Minn
Houston Red and Gun Club
Tooms
Lutheran Aid Society
P. S. Peterson
H. Loken
Marie Foss
Robert Milne
Thor Hegland
Theodore Larson
Clarence Simpson
Bert Sweet
Joyce
Norman Benson
Roseland and
Castella
Onstad
Harry Smith
Veterans' Hospital
Fort Snelling
Olena Johnson
Lillian Robinson
Chicago
Goldie Sather
Charlotte Foss
la Crosse State Teachers College
Donald Peterson
Rapid River
Mich
Body Of Shell Shocked Vet Found In Wisconsin Lake
Carl Dausen a 42 year old shell shocked war veteran missing since last Thursday was found Wednesday in Rainbow Lake by E E Smith of Dodge City Kansas Identification was confirmed through relatives in Dale Wisconsin Dausen was last seen fishing from a borrowed rowboat The abandoned rowboat with one oar missing was found Friday and his car was located Sunday at the boat livery where he left it Thursday
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Waupaca
Wis
Carl Dausen
Hainbow Lake
E. E. Smith
Dodge City
Kansas
William A. Holden
Wisconsin Veterans Home
Daufen
Dale
Ethiopians Doff Shoes To Battle Against Italians
Ethiopian troops discard footwear to boost agility for a possible Italian invasion. Western advisers note the move as impractical, while tribesmen adopt khaki wear and embrace a large volunteer force led by elderly men. About 110000 of an estimated 400000 rely on sabres in close combat.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Trul
Western Union Sued On Gambling Charge
The Western Union Telegraph company faces a $3,600,000 suit in a New Jersey supreme court over alleged gambling violations in sending chain telegrams. William F. Zwirner of Merchantville files as a common informer claiming penalties and county share, with up to 200 chain telegrams accepted daily in June. Nearby item notes a Yakima County historical society gathering using wood from a 66 year old apple orchard to craft gavels for the presiding officer.
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Trenton
N. J
Western Union Telegraph Company
Supreme Court
William F. Zwirner
Merchantville
Gwirner
Yakima County
Clearing Bottom Land Above Dams Near Winona
Bids will be sought to clear 6,500 acres of Mississippi river bottom land for two nine foot channel dam projects near Winona Minnesota and Trempealeau Wisconsin. The work will employ 700 workers for six months with local wages and a 131 hour month.
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Winona
Minn
Trempealeau
Wis
Dwight F. Johns
War Department
John A. Latsch
Minnesoata
Wisconsin
Trempealéau Dam
Bidder rush could finish project before winter
The report notes that completion is expected to occur before winter, with concerns that success of bidders may drive a rushed job and affect quality. It highlights the pressure to finish promptly and the potential impact on timelines.
Fort Carolina Records Set With 20 Executions in 1934
Twenty prisoners were executed for capital crimes in Fort Carolina in 1934, the largest number in the state’s history, marking a grim yearly peak in capital punishment.
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Becton
Fort Carolina
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