Controversy Over Salem Main Street Name Change
West Salem Journal reports the village board set aside the April referendum approving renaming Main Street 117 to 83 in favor of Garland Street. Rotary sponsorship, board tensions, and claims of democracy undermined follow as residents question authority and turnout.
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Age Board
Main
Garland Street
Tilson Street
Washington Street
Rotary Club
Rotary
B. A. May
Main Street
Salem
Leonard Street
Standard Oil
Board of Trustees
Hamlin Garland
Garland
West Salem Journal
Sparta Woman Observes 90th Birthday at Family Gathering
Sparta Wisconsin observes Elizabeth Kammalade turning 90 with a family gathering at grandson Raymond Grokowysky’s Holmen home. She cooks for a border, gardens, berry-picks, and kept canaries before giving up the birds. Born Elizabeth Tepner near Cataract, she married John A. Kammalade in 1918 and has a son Elmer J. Harman, a daughter Elizabeth Grokowsky, five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
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Sparta
Wis
Elizabeth Kammalade
Raymond Grokowsky
Holmen
Kammalade
William Sherwin
Mrs. Kammalade
Elizabeth Tepner
Little Falls
Cataract
BRF Starts Summer Recreation Program With New Director
Black River Falls announces Sam Young as athletic director for a city wide summer recreation effort. The program, funded by the Chamber of Commerce with community Chest support, opens Monday at 9 30 a m at the swimming pool park for fourth grade and up with inline plans for junior Legion and merchants baseball, girls softball and adult events.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Sam Young
Black River Falls High School
Chamber of Commerce
Community Chest
American Legion
Merchants
Young
Unkle Hank Warns on Drowning Dangers and Inflation
The writer laments hard times and rising prices, urges careful supervision around water, especially for children, and notes inflation already visible in beef and eggs. The piece blends warnings about safety with reflections on economic strain and daily hardships.
Auto kills man on Tow er street in Superior
William Otten, 54, was struck and killed by a car on Tow er street Friday. Lawrence Karsky, 20, tavern owner Del ford Peterson, 54, faced fines in municipal court for careless driving beer to a minor and operating with no license respectively.
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Superior
Wis
William Otten
Tower Street
Lawrence Karsky
Delford Peterson
Karsky
Children Picnic Planned At Perry Creek Marsh Home
The annual picnic for Wednesday June at Perry Creek marsh and the home of E rd president of the brotherhood is organized for fathers and children.
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Wis
Tipo
Perry Creek
E. Rd
Brotherh
Planning Unit Sets Election for Village Officers
The June meeting of the village hall plans to elect officers for the ensuing year including a chairman vice-chairman secretary-treasurer and a five-man advisory board. The council, guided by the Minnesota department of business research and development, serves as a forum for village improvement and reports actions to the village board.
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Villag Hall
Thurs
Elainetres
Minnesota Department of Business Research and Development
West Salem Band Mothers Meet For Important Association
West Salem Wis. June 26 meeting of the West Salem Band Mothers Association will discuss important business. All members urged to attend at 8 p m. The notice calls for prompt participation by members in the gathering.
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Salem Band Mothers
West Salem
Wis
West Salem Band Mother’s Association
Community Calendar Highlights From Sparta Westby and Beyond
Calendar entries list events in Sparta Westby and nearby towns on Thursday June 28. Activities include mobile X-ray units at Sparta Theater 8:30 a m to noon 1 15 4 p m Westby Theater 9 11 30 a m 1 3 30 p m and a church basement WSCA meeting in Lansing Ia Dakota Minn and WSCS at Caledonia Minn. OPS rep to discuss regulations in Sparta and surprise package sale by Catholic Altar Society in Norwalk.
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Sparta
Westby
Lansing
CES
Dakota
Minn
WSCA
Caledonia
WSCS
OPS
Norwalk
Catholic Altar Society
Community Society Events Announced Across Towns
Cemetery society meets with Mrs Harry Sacia this afternoon in Sparta at the Congregational federation picnic at Veterans park in West Salem. On Saturday June 30 Sparta Central ward school PTA hosts an ice cream social at the court house lawn at 7 pm. Sunday July 1 Ettrick women of St Bridget's Catholic church serve luncheon starting at noon. Manston hosts a hors contest at Memorial park at 1 30 pm while Tomah hosts Bush Prairie home makers picnic.
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Cemetery Society
Harry Sacia
Sparta
Congregational Federation
Eterans Park
West Salem
Central Ward School
PTA
Courthouse Lawn
Ettrick
Women of
Return of Injured Worker Edwin Stark From Hospital
Edwin Stark of German Coulee returns from a La Crosse hospital where he received treatment after losing two finger ends and injuring another in a planing machine accident at his home.
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Ettrick
Wis
Edwin Stark
Coulee
Endas
la Crosse
Rushford Corporal Wounded In Korea
Mrs Lynda Noyes in Rushford announces her son Corporal Robert Noyes has chest shrapnel wounds in Korea and is expected to be returned to the United States for care.
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Rushford, Minn
Lynda Noyes
War Department
Cpl
Robert Noyes
United States
Monroe Soil Tour Slated in Wisconsin
Monroe county soil conservation supervisors plan a Wednesday tour of several county farms to inspect soil conservation practices achieved in the past year and select the Rubber Co. annual award winner. Supervisors on the trip are Frank Mitchell Wilton chairman Frank Von Haden Clifton Eber Lamb Tomah and Charles Wood Sparta. Accompanying them are R W Staaffacher district conservationist F J OConnell county conservationist and county Agent Howard L Kuhn.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Cnte Landing
Rubber Co
Frank Mitchell
Wilton
Frank von Haden
Clifton
Eber Lamb
Tomah
Charles Wood
R. W. Staaffacher
F. J. O’connell
Howard L. Kuhn
Dennison Sisters Visit Palen and Lovett Family
Mrs. Marcella Dennison and her daughter Kathleen from Jefferson, South Dakota, spent a few days visiting her brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Victor Palen in Caledonia Minnesota, and also called on Mrs. William Lovett and family.
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Caledonia
Minn
Marcella Dennison
Kathleen
Jefferson, S. D
Dennison
Victor Palen
William Lovett
Tremiplo AL Auxiliary Elects District State Officers
At the annual gron auxiliaries meeting Mrs Walter Petrick of Osseo presented a report on the progress of the association. Miss Howard Quinn of Galesville was introduced as co treasurer and appointed a 10th district assistant. Quinn addressed the group on new child welfare legislation and veterans benefits. Eleva led with 47 percent membership representation, Ettrick followed with 40 percent. Meeting adjourned until spring conference.
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Walter Petrick
Osseo
Hall
Howard Quinn
Galesville
O Ecene
Quinn
Eleva
Ettrick
Ettrick Wil
Wilton Residents Nurture Shifts in Jobs and Homes
Wilton Wisconsin sees a wave of changes as Leonard Fick leaves the Mobile Oil station for Tillman feed elevator, Irvin H. Loff relocates from Kendall to Russell Harrison residence, and families swap houses or move to Tomah and Sioux City.
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Wilton
Wis
Leonard Fick
Mobile
Tillman
Lynus Heintz
Robert Fauska
Charles Hodulick
Irvin H. Loff
Wilton High School
Russel Harrison
Kendall
John. Schroe
Hubert Cady
Christine Gnewikow
Tony Bartz
Adolph Paeth
Paeth
James Welch
Tomah
Donald
Dynamite Charge Injures Two Wisconsin Road Workers
In Wisconsin Rapids two highway construction workers Ernest Wegner and Herman Geweanski were severely injured when a dynamite charge was set off by an air hammer during rock blasting northwest of the city. The blast occurred in an old hole where 75 pounds of explosive had been placed, with an unexploded charge reportedly remaining.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Ernest Wegner
Vesper
Herman Geweanski
Pittsville
Here
Mindoro Homemakers Host Fireside Dinner Recap
The Mindoro homemakers club held a dinner for contest winners at the Fireside Tuesday evening then attended a theater party. Attending were Mrs. Helen Hanson Irene Miller of La Crosse and Mmes Walter Stor bert and Lloyd Fisher. The article notes only a small portion of castor oil is used as medicine.
Taylor Women Attend Norse American Meet
Delegates from this area attend the 28th national convention of the Scandinavian American fraternity at Madison on June 18 and 19. Named are Mrs. Helen Heineck Black River Falls Mrs. Hannah Schansberg Blair Mrs. Ole Hallingstad Whitehall Mrs. A Esther Waller Taylor and Mrs. Mabel Jacobson Osseo. Argentine police reported arresting two atom spies.
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Salts City
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Salt Lake City
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Palmer
Dale Odegard
Grand Forks
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Archie McKnight
Wadena
Jefferson
Dawson
Mecca Shriners Women’s
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Lutheran Brotherhood Parish
E. M. Engebretson
Cape County Conservation Ut
Green Mound
Meeniee
la Crov
Rushford
Korea
Monroe
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Mindoro
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