Officials Announce Admission Policy Change For Sparta Center
Juvenile judges and officials met in Sparta to address delinquency among children at the Sparta Child Center. The group led by Franklin R. King outlined a policy to bar admission of youths with histories of serious delinquency or mental handicap, directing them to other institutions. The inquiry stemmed from breakins, car thefts, and a foster home murder linked to a center youth.
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Sparta
Wis
Franklin R. King
John Tranberg
Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare
William Lenz
Albert Twelme
Trempealeau County
Lincoln Neprud
Vernon
Byron Conway
Wood
Lambert Hanson
Monroe
Wisconsin
Albert Twesme
Crawford 4 H Leaders Plan Six Week Club Activities
Senior Crawford county 4 H leaders met at the Marietta club house to map six weeks of county events with 4 H judging set for June 24 at Kickapoo Valley farm judged by UW home economics and agriculture specialists. Winners advance to the August state fair. Flags include soil conservation camp at La Crosse June 29 with five reps, Lake Geneva 4 H camp July 5 to 8 with $12 75 per member, and a county 4 H picnic planned for July 9 or 23.
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Crawford County
Marietta Club
Dan O’shaughnesy
University of Wisconsin
Kickapoo Valley
Soil Conservation
la Crosse
Lake Geneva
St. Pat's
Seneca
Ronald Ritchie
Bernard Bartholomew
Almon Evigne
Chaseburg Soldier Home On 30 Day Furlough
Pfc. John F. Novak 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Novak of Chaseburg, is back on a 30 day furlough visiting friends and relatives. He joined the army on November 30, 1948, trained at Camp Breckridge Kentucky with the 101st Airborne, served 15 months in Okinawa, then with the 22nd anti aircraft artillery group and the 116th military police service company. After his leave he will report to Camp Custer Michigan for further duty.
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Chaseburg
Wis
John F. Novak
John A. Novak
Novak
Army
Camp Breckenridge
101St Airborne Division
Okinawa
States
22Nd
116Th Military Police Service Company
Pfc
Camp Custer, Mich
Rushford Club Plans Outdoor Rites and Picnic
Rushford Minn special the annual outdoor service and picnic by the Rushford Lutheran church men's club will be Sunday June 25 at the arches near Lewiston the service starts 10 30 a m followed by dinner Rudolph Paulson handles coffee and lemonade Alton Morken in charge of transportation Carrol Julsrud oversees the afternoon entertainment
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Rushford, Minn
Rushford Lutheran Church
Arches
Lewiston
Rudolph Paulson
Alton Morken
Carrol Julsrud
Lions Bring Circus To Black River Falls
Black River Falls Wisconsin Rotary official Kermit Hanson announces the Davies three ring wild animal circus at the fairgrounds on Wednesday June 21. The event features a 20 act program with two performances at 2 PM and 8 PM under Rotary sponsorship.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Kermit Hanson
Rotary Club
Davies
Fairgrounds
Rotary
Nine Men Donate Day’s Work For Knapp Church
Nine members of St. Luke’s Lutheran church at Knapp painted the exterior and built new cupboards in the vestibule on Saturday. The church will have a new look for the annual mission festival next Sunday June 25 with services at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. a town hall noon dinner.
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Warrens
Wis
St. Luke’s Lutheran
Knapp
Melrose Receives First Woman Pastor in West Wisconsin
The Rev. Marion Kline from Arkansas Wis was ordained Sunday at Reedsburg becoming the first woman raised to local elder rank in the West Wisconsin conference of the Methodist church She will become pastor of the Melrose Methodist church The Rev Howard White current Melrose pastor is transferring to Wisconsin site
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Kendall, Wis
Marion Kline
Arkansaw
Wis
Reedsburg
West Wisconsin
Methodist Church
Miss Kline
Federated Church
Kendall
Friends
Melrose
Onalaska Naval Reserve Recruit Progresses In Training
Robert A. Marcus seaman recruit USNR son of Mr and Mrs Harold Marcus Onalaska is among 2000 naval reserve recruits in a two week basic training at the Great Lakes center His group of 60 learns military training first aid physical training small arms ordnance and gunnery seamanship and firefighting He enjoys access to recreation and can visit Chicago or Milwaukee on a 12 hour liberty Next year he may qualify for a two week cruise on a naval reserve vessel.
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Onalaska
Wis
Robert A. Marcus
USNR
Harold Marcus
Naval Reserve
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Chicago
Milwaukee
Bible School Closes in Ontario with 55 Pupils
Ontario Community Baptist church completes a two week Bible school from June 5 to 16 with 55 pupils enrolled. A picnic on June 16, an evening program, and a Bible school exhibit followed. Teachers included Mrs. Winnie Rich Mrs. John Hentz Velma Joseph Jeannette Woodard Shirley Hentz Maxine Dickau and Carlene Cox.
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Ontario
Wis
Ontario Community Baptist Church
Winnie Rich
John Hentz
Velma Joseph
Jeanette Woodard
Shirley Hentz
Maxine Dickau
Carlene Cox
Monroe RC chapter names Rev. A. R. Klein chair
The Rev. A. R. Klein, a retired Methodist pastor with over 40 years in the ministry, is named chair man of Monroe county chapter of the American Red Cross succeeding George Seidel. Mrs. Harvey B. Schell becomes office secretary. Klein, resident of Sparta, has served in Par tages across Wisconsin and aided war bonds and rationing boards.
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Sparta
Wis
A. R. Klein
Monroe County
The
American Red Cross
George Seidel
Harvey B. Schell
Klein
Albert,college
Bellville
Ontario
Canada
Victoria University
Toronto
Portage
Menomonie
Alma Center
Dodgeville
New Lisbon
Rushford Girl Attends Camp Rushford
Ione Higham daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Higham selected to represent Rushford at Girls State in St Paul June 15 to 22. She is a top student and junior class president active in band chorus dramatics declamation GAA and school paper. member of church choir and publicity secretary of the LDR.
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Rushford
Minn
Ione Higham
Arthur Higham
St. Paul
American Legion Auxiliary
Miss Higham
GAA
LDR
Demonstration Set Near Ontario On June 26
A demonstration of the proper plant food balance for oats and legumes will be held Monday June 26 on the Olson and Path farm four miles north of Ontario in Cook Creek at 1 p.m. C M Hutchens vocational agricultural instructor at Ontario High School will conduct the meeting and urges all area farmers to attend.
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Olson and Path
Ontario
Cook Creek
M. Hutchens
BRF Restaurateur Ends Long Business
Chris Olson, who has run a cafe since 1912 in Black River Falls for 25 years, sold the restaurant to Adolph Larvik, ending a long local dining era.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Chris Olson
Adolph Larvik
Nine Jackson 4-Hers to Receive Purebred Pig Certificates
Nine Jackson county 4-H pig club members will receive redeemable certificates for registered purebred pigs at a county barn dance show. The gifts are funded by Jake Eskin, with pig purchases by Walter Bean. Walter Wedin will present the certificates along with the 4-H youths from clubs including Happy Hearts and Franklin Live Wires.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Jake Eskin
Walter Bean
Ronald Nelson
Tindah
Happy Hearts
Berkshire
James Falder
Northfield Hot Shots
Merlin Siegel
Whispering Hills
Yorkshire
Bernhart Gilbertson
Irving
Area Summer School Classes Come To Close
MILLSTON Wis Special The St Joseph Summer school classes for parish and missions ended Saturday and 20 children made their first communion Sunday morning at Black River Falls list of communicants and at St Malakys Roaring Creek names noted.
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Millston
Wis
St. Joseph
Black River Falls
Lawrence Boehnen
Duane Fedderly
David Haug
Joseph Hunter
David Ibinger
Robert Zeller
Jeannette O’brien
Robert Kostohryz
Marnay Carlson
Sharon O’brien
James Leicht
Sharon Carson
Shielah Sullivan
Airman Furloughs At Rushford Home
Airman first name Robert Colbenson is spending a five week furlough at his parents home in Rushford. He just returned from duty in Honolulu and is accompanied by his wife whom he married in Hawaii.
Parish House Plan Revised At Decorah
The First Lutheran church of Decorah accepts a revised parish house plan. The new design is smaller than the original two story plan and adds a basement.
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Decorah
First Lutheran Church of
South Ridge Church Marks Mission Sunday
Immanuel Lutheran members will observe Mission Sunday on June 25 with sermons by Dr. Paul Spade of St. Paul at 10 am and 2 pm. A noon dinner will be served.
Olson and Johnson Families Battle in Viroqua Directory
In Viroqua Wisconsin the Olsons trail the Johnsons in the 1950 telephone directory counts. The Olsons total near 31 while the Johnsons show 30, with other common surnames like Browns four and Smiths six appearing in the listings. The piece muses on annual changes and rising names in future editions.
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Viroqua
Wis
Thompson
Hanson
Larson
Anderson
Nelson
Browns
Smiths
Jonses
Jones
Whitehall Weighs Fed Loan for Sewage Plant Plans
Whitehall Wisconsin city council prepares to consider a 7200 federal loan for engineering costs to plan a 173470 sewage disposal plant and extensions. If plans are accepted and construction proceeds the loan is repayable. if not, repayment is avoided. S. P. Hall Engineering of Eau Claire filed the application with the federal agency.
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Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall City
Housing and Home Agency
S. P. Hall Engineering Co
Eau Claire
BRF Church Attends National Lutheran Convention
Black River Falls Evangelical Lutheran Church will send Art Overlien Ver non F Hanson and Rev Raymond Huss to the national convention at Central Lutheran in Minneapolis June 21 to 27. Local Women’s Missionary Federation delegates June 21 to 23 include Merlin Hors Will, Herman Weckworth, Harold Hansen and Raymond Huss. A major proposal is the merger of the American Lutheran Church United Evangelical Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Art Overlien
Vernon F. Hanson
Raymond Huss
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Central Lutheran Church
Minneapolis
Women’s Missionary Federation
Minneapolis Armory
Mmes
Merlin Horswill
Herman Weckworth
Harold Hansen
American Lutheran Church
United Evangelical Church
The
Auto Crash Victim Recovers At Kendall
Calvin Bell recuperates at his mother Alice Bell’s home after an automobile crash near Wonewoc last week. He has a fractured vertebrae of the neck and wears a neck brace.
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Kendall
Kendall, Wis
Calvin Bell
Alice Bell
Wonewoc
Bell
Rushford Leads Fillmore County Drive to 10th in State
Mrs. D. S. Prinzing announces Fillmore County has surpassed its $1,700 goal with $2,740 raised, placing 10th statewide and yielding 161 percent of goal. Rushford again tops the county drive under Mrs. E. J. Engel, with total contributions of $268.15.
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Rushford
Minn
D. S. Prinzing
Fillmore County
E. J. Engel
Ettrick hears Branann plan views for farmers union
H S Halvorson of Chippewa Falls spoke at Ettrick community hall on the Brannan plan. He said rural income declines, farmers would gain with a national standard and safety against middlemen, with soil conservation required and production incentives to boost output and consumption. Caroll Dutton introduced him.
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Ettrick
Wis
H. S. Halvorson
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Ettrick Community Hall
Halvorson
Brannan
Caroll Dutton
Galesville
South Dakotans Visit Caledonia Minn Visit
Mr and Mrs Michael J Schmitt and grandson of Tyndahl SD are in Caledonia Minnesota visiting Schmitts brother and sisters.
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Caledonia
Minn
Michael J. Schmitt
Tyndahl
S. D
Schmitt
BRF Parking Plan Seeks Community Cooperation
Black River Falls street committee asks Chamber of Commerce Rotary and Lions clubs to ease parking by asking uptown workers and residents to avoid Main street. A lot south of Meanses Standard station would hold reserved private spaces, with potential more lots if workable.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and
Lions Service Clubs
Emil Johnson
Maynard Meek
Oswald H. Johnson
Gaylord Mattson
Main Street
Meanses Standard
Fathers and Sons Banquet At Westby Luther Church
Prof. Rolf Haatvedt of Luther College Decorah IA was guest speaker at the father and son banquet at Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran church Thursday evening. Over 200 guests attended with E C Knutson and Rodney Swenson giving father and son toasts. A quartet and musical acts by several local performers provided entertainment.
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Westby
Wis
Rolf Haatvedt
Luther College
Decorah
Westby- Coon Prairie Lutheran Church
Prin. E. C. Knutson
Rodney Swenson
Richard Alvilden
George Narvestad
Grant Turner
Donald Aberg
Hubert Flugstad
Leif
Wayne Appleman
Robert Petrson
John Holt
Thomas Holman
Rolf Flugstad
Einer Unseth
Elmo Gulsvig
Richard Ulvilden
Marilyn Holman
Teacher From Alaska Visits Rushford Family
Dorothy McLeod, a Fort Richardson teacher near Anchorage Alaska, is spending the summer with her mother Mrs Elizabeth McLeod in Rushford. Also visiting are her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Carl Elmblade and their two daughters from Park Rapids Minnesota.
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Rushford
Minn
Dorothy McLeod
Fort Richardson
Anchorage
Alaska
Elizabeth McLeod
McLeod
Carl Elmblade
Park Rapids
Auxiliary At Holmen Plans Annual Outing
Holmen Wisconsin special edition reports the Holmen American Legion auxiliary plans its annual outing in Holmen park on Tuesday June 20 at 2 p.m. The meeting will cover committee reports and unit business with guests from Holmen Girl Scout troops and their leaders.
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Holmen
Wis
Holmen American Legion Auxiliary
Holmen Park
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Rev. Klein
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South Ridge Church
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