Will Organize Amvet Group in Sparta Wisconsin
Sparta Wisconsin special report notes a preliminary meeting selecting Edward Pershaw of Tomah as temporary adjutant and a temporary chairman. The group plans to honor all World War II veterans regardless of race or creed while excluding Communists. Monroe county veterans are invited to attend to learn objectives and promote countywide posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Edward Pershaw
Tomah
Wague
Scekastas
Carl Mueller
Monroe County
Bus Overhauling Complete at CAMP McCOY Wis
The 4th Echelon at CAMP McCOY Wisconsin finished a major bus overhauling project in the last three months. About 100 to 200 buses per month were previously repaired during the war and the work faced parts shortages and staff reductions. Officers cited include Lieut. Wil lem B. Davis shop officer, First Lieut. Devise in charge of repairs, Capt. Otto H. Allen ordnance officer supervisor of parts, Elvis Bulkner administrator, and Edward Cunningham shop superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Temania
Willem B. Davis
Devise
Otto H. Allen
Elvis Bulkner
Edward Cunningham
Lieut. Davis
Whitehall Physician Attends State Medical Society Meet
Dr. L. MacCornack of Whitehall attended the Wisconsin State Medical Society House of Delegates in Madison as a Tri County Medical Society representative. Delegates recommended adopting Milwaukee County's prepaid medical and surgical service plan run with Blue Cross to cover hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
BR. L. MacCornack
House of Delegates
State Medical Society
Madison
Tri-County Medical Society
Milwaukee County
Blue Cross
Bible School Ends at Presbyterian Church in Galesville
Daily vacation Bible school at the Presbyterian church in Galesville ended Friday with students Fred Anderson Jessie Hale and Misses Helen Witherbee Barbara Homer Ruth Borrebeck and Mavis Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
The
Presbyterian Church In
Fred Anderson
Jessie Hale
Helen Witherbee
Barbara Homer
Ruth Borrebeck
Mavis Smith
Trempealeau County Girls Vie For Dairy Queen Title
Trempealeau County girls aged 17 to 22 may enter the Dairy Queen contest on Dairy Day August 23 at Milwaukee’s State Fair. Twenty county entrants already, with county finalists July 24 in Whitehall and district judging August 8-9 at Chippewa Falls. Winners advance to state and a trip to Atlantic City with judging on health charm and poise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Milwaukee
T. C. Main
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
State Department
Eee
America
Atlanta
State Fair Park
Aurand Named To Army Research Staff At Camp McCoy
Maj. Gen. Henry S. Aurand joins the Army research and development division as commander in a general staff post. Col. Gervais W. Trichel named acting director as the unit is created to boost military science and efficiency. Aurand, a 1915 West Point graduate, has served in Mexico, World War I, Europe, and China theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp McCoy
Henry S. Aurand
Devel
War Department
General Staff
Gervais W. Trichel
Aurand
Tamaqua
West Point
6Th Service Command
Chicago
Europe
Normandy
Services of
China
United States
Visiting relatives spans Wisconsin Minnesota and Montana
The Rev. Johan Olsen formerly of French Creek Lutheran in Ettrick Wisconsin stays at the De Borreson home in Frenchville. Mrs. Olsen and daughters visit Harmony Minnesota relatives. Mrs. Olsen visits her son Bernard Olsen in Montana while Mr. and Mrs. Sand and their daughter stay with relatives in Ossian Iowa.
Two Local Children Attend Rest Camp in Wisconsin Dells
Go To Rest Camp Claire Fillner and Bonnie Lou Stone, both from Franklin, travel to Wisconsin Dells for a two week rest camp for children recovering from rheumatic fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Claire Fillner
Lynn Fillner
Bonnie Lou Stone
Bernard Stone
Franklin
Wisconsin Dells
Trip West for Watsons to Black Hills
Mr and Mrs Riley Watson journey to the Black Hills with Mrs John Oswald accompanying to Watertown South Dakota where she visits her sister Mrs Julia Ginsbach as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Riley Watson
Black Hills
John Oswald
Watertown
Julia Ginsbach
4-H Play Day Planned at Caledonia Fairgrounds
Houston county 4-H members schedule the annual play day for Saturday June 29 at the fair grounds. A softball tournament games and noon program are planned with mixed and separate boys and girls teams. Guest er Bernard B Baedle state 4-H club agent to speak. program numbers by Jefferson Flyers Mayville Golden Gophers Portland Prairie Sunny South Sunbeams and Spring Grove Hustlers with named leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Fair Grounds
Merlin B. Howden
Bernard B. Baedle
Jefferson Flyers
Oscar Smerud
Mike Schutz
Mayville Golden Gophers
Edward Deters
Portland Prairie
Grant Lapham
Paul Wiegrefe
Sunny South Sunbeams
Joseph Schutz
George Hendel
Leo Stoltz
Spring Grove Hustlers
Officer Candidate Visits Westby Home
Pvt. David Holman son of Mr and Mrs Otis Holman arrived home for a weekend visit after entering service in September. He began in ASTP at Michigan Tech in Houghton then moved to Ft Knox for leadership training and will attend officers school at Ft Sill after more weeks of training following a month at Ft Bragg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Sill
Okla
Hokah Sailor Released Enrolls at University for GI Bill
Hokah Minnesota special Robert Bob Sauer returned home last week after his navy discharge where he served in the radio division. Ray Miller and Robert Kerrigan have enrolled at Minnesota University for the summer sessions under the GI bill of rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokah, Minn
Robert
Bob) Sauer
Navy
Ray Miller
Robert Kerrigan
Minnesota University
Smith brothers purchase Deep Rock station in Cavallo
Joseph and Wesley Smith of Cavallo Missouri bought the Deep Rock oil station on East Avenue from William Stelter. The Smiths are discharged veterans with Wesley still in service at Camp McCoy and Joe discharged after 26 months of service including 24 in the Italian theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Joseph and
Wesley Smith
Cavalou
Deep Rock
East Avenue
William Stelter
Smith Brothers
Wesley
Camp McCoy
Joe
Camp Counselor Pierce Flynn Heads to Lake Hubert
Pierce Flynn spends a brief vacation with Mr and Mrs William E Flynn before leaving Monday to serve as a camp counselor at Lake Hubert for boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Pierce Flynn
William E. Flynn
Lake Hubert
Tibbetts Family Holds Sixty Reunion in Wisconsin
Eighteen members of the Tibbetts family from Menomonie gathered at the James Mulheron home in South Beaver Creek on Sunday. Mrs. Mulheron is the former Genevieve Tibbetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Tibbetts
Menomonie
James Mulheron
South Beaver Creek
Husband and Wife Teach Classes At Bangor School
Arland Helgeson is employed by the Bangor school department to teach English and dramatics. His wife, Mrs Helgeson, is a graduate of La Crosse Teachers College 1943. Their daughter taught three years at Reedsburg while the husband served in the military. Kathryn Fanning of La Crosse, a Mount Mary College graduate, will teach commercial subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Wisa -Arland
Changes In McCoy Bus Schedules For Camp Time
Camp McCoy Wisconsin posts adjust bus runs due to reduced personnel and slower separations. Regular routes to Sparta Tomah and La Crosse switch to hourly schedules with camp time. detailed depart times and hotel stop notes are provided for each leg and weekend additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Sparta
Tomahas
Tomah
Nicolet
Water and
Franklin Streets
la Crosse
J Sts
4Th and King Sts
Crabtrees Move to Trempealeau. Both Join Healy Memorial
Mr and Mrs Russell Crabtree and daughter Jeanne relocate from Beach to Trempealeau where Crabtree becomes principal of Healy Memorial High School and Mrs Crabtree will teach at the same school in the coming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Russell Crabtree
Jeanne
A. J. Brovold
Beach
Trempealeau
Crabtree
Healy Memorial High School
Hanson pair visit after 20 years to Minnesota hometown
Mr and Mrs Haldor Hanson of Pleasant Lake North Dakota spent the week with Olaf and Miss Huldah Hanson in town. It is Hanson's first visit back home in 20 years and Mrs Hanson had never seen Minnesota and Wisconsin before this trip. The Hansons own a 700 acre farm at Pleasant Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Haldor Hanson
Pleasant Lake
N. D
Olaf
Huldah Hanson
Hanson
Who's Got the Button in 1939 Ivory Import
In 1939 the country imported 6425 tons of vegetable ivory from South America to be used in button making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Camp McCoy Dispensary Serves Vast Post Needs
At Camp McCoy Wisconsin the post dispensary under Capt N S Wright provides full medical service for soldiers and civilians. The staff includes two medical officers and several enlisted aides while civilian personnel support pharmacy clerks and drivers. Daily patient load runs 50 to 60 with peak days up to 100 and May totals show 1564 treated plus exams and immunizations. The facility is praised as clean and well equipped by a surgeon general inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip D. Pallister
T. K. Williams
Gregory Galle
Wright
Surgeon General's Office
Washington, D. C
Camp McCoy
Spartan Boy Harold Shlimovitz Receives Master of Music
Harold Shlimovitz of Sparta earned a master of music degree at the 87th annual commencement of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Adlai E. Stevenson delivered the commencement address. Dr. John W. Marden, noted for uranium production work, spoke at the alumni dinner on June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
Harold Shlimovitz
Sparta
Illinois Wesleyan University
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stettinius
United Nations
San Francisco
U. S
London
John W. Marden
Wesleyan
Compton
Viroqua Veteran Released From Hospital Visit Home
Pfc. Jacob White son of Mr and Mrs Sanford White of Viroqua has been released from the Wood hospital and is visiting his parents. He was wounded by a sniper in the South Pacific and returned to the United States a year ago, remaining in army hospitals since.
Nurse Visits Home in Chicago Vacation Notice
Miss Elaine Schiltz a student nurse at St Elizabeth hospital Chicago UL is spending a three week vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs P W Schiltz. She also visited with Miss Corriane and Miss Hill at Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia, Minn
Elaine Schiltz
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Chicago
P. W. Schiltz
Corriane
Alice Hill
Minneapolis
Public Service Group Considers Sparta Water Upgrade
Public Service Commission heard Sparta water utility plans to spend about 110000 on improvements and additions. Engineers and city officials testified to needs, expected rate increases, and financing through revenue bonds over a three year period. Some objections noted rehabilitation options and pump performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Public Service Commission
H. A. Lewis
Paul F. Clarke
L. J. Goodman
E. J. Coyne
The
Water Commission
Fire Department
GI in Revolutionary Period Had Rough Time Making Ends Meet
A CAMP McCOY special notes pay in the American Revolution. In 1778 foot soldiers earned $6.66 monthly, cavalrymen $8.33, while by 1785 privates had $4 and corporals $5 with sergeants at $6, illustrating lean wages and pay declines over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
GI George
Constitutional Congress
Investigate Recent Sparta Accidents
Four accidents in Sparta were investigated by police. At North Water and Franklin streets on June 23 at 8:30 p m the Graham and Kampath cars collided causing right side damage to the Kampath vehicle and right fender damage to the Graham car. A separate collision on West Main near the post office involved Louis Hanson and Rev Joseph Wagner with right fender damage to the Wagner car. Near Badger Paint Store on North Water cars driven by Mary Kenyon and C Jacobs sustained dented fenders. At East Oak near the Produce Exchange E N Hanson and Milo Manuel were in a slight crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
James Graham, Jr
Gilbert Kampath
North Water
Franklin Street
Kampath
Graham
West Main Street
Louis Hanson
Joseph Wagner
la Crosse
Wagner
Badger Paint
North Water Street
Mary Kenyon
C. Jacobs
East Oak Street
Produce Exchange
E. N. Hanson
Milo Manuel
Nurse Janet Swenson Completes Public Health Course
Miss Janet Swenson trempea leau county nurse completes a three month course in public health nursing at the University of Minnesota and expects to resume work July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Janet Swenson
Trempealeau County
University of Minnesota
Major Amunrud on 45 day leave visits Illinois home
Major Amunrud and daughter Natalie return to Anna Illinois from Europe where he spent three years with the army finance department. He plans to resume duty in Paris in August after touring England Luxembourg Belgium Holland Germany Nice Switzerland and other locales. The family previously lived in La Crosse and Galesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
A. A. Amunrud
Natalie
Anna, Ill
Carl F. Dettinger
Amunrud
Army
Paris
England
Luxembourg
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Nice
Mediterranean
Switzerland
Denmark
Italy
Amunruds
la Crosse
Galesville
Vacation School Closes As Children Receive First Communion
In Waukon Ia a two week vacation school at St Marys church Lycurgus ended with six children making their first communion celebrated by Rev Thomas B O Toole. Fifty three children enrolled as Sisters Mary Wilfred and Mary Lawrence of the Presentation convent conducted the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
St. Mary’s Church
Lycurgus
Thomas B. O'Toole
Mary Wilfred
Mary Lawrence
Presentation Convent
Ruth Sime Named Secretary at Schilling Electric
Miss Ruth Sime is engaged as secretary in the office of the Schilling Electric Company at Galesville Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Ruth Sime
Schilling Electric Company
Galesville
Officials Halt Freeburg Work Abandonment Threat
In Caledonia Minnesota urgent efforts unite towns Preston Harmony Canton Mabel Spring Grove and Caledonia to compel restoring the Milwaukee rail line damaged by the Crooked Creek floods. Railroad officials seek to abandon the Caledonia Reno segment citing low traffic while communities push for continued service and a commission review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Milwaukee Railroad
Minnesota
Reno
Preston
Harmony
Canton
Mabel
Spring Grove
Railroad Warehouse Commission
Thye
Railhoad and Warehouse Commission
Caledonia-Reno
Caledonia- Reno
George E. Bisson
Caledonia Commercial Club
Reno- Caledonia
Crooked Creek
Freeburg
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Two Airlines Win Landing Permits in Milwaukee County
The county board granted Billy Mitchell field use to two airlines. North Central Airlines will operate twice daily flights between Stevens Point Milwaukee and Milwaukee Land O Lakes. Slick Airways Inc. received exclusive rights to use the port for air freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Billy Mitchell Field
North Central Airlines
Stevens Point
Land O’ Lakes
Slick Airways, Inc
Jones completes apartment above SPARTA store in former church
Jason Jones finishes a three bedroom apartment atop his store on Wisconsin Street in Sparta. The shop, 24 by 39 feet, now houses used merchandise and was previously the Assembly of God church building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Jason Jones
Wisconsin Street
Assembly of God Church
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Bible School
Viroqua
Theater
Temple
Jene Bowmen
Marguerite Chapman
Berg
Main Street
Oliver Hanson
Wisconsin Clerk of Courts Association
Wausau
Clifton
Elizabeth Crossen
Register of Deeds
Bill Lahm
Westby Home
Hokah Sailor
Purchase Station
McCoy
11Th Street
PX 11
N. S. Wright
Springfield
Ohio
Capt
97Th
Spartan
Public Service Group
Earl F. Benedict
H. R. Jackson
R. R. Bolden
Charles Doeser
S. K. Dickinson
W. S. Hanson
Commission
Hydraulic Engineers
Mead, Ward and Hunt
Sparta Water Utility
C. A. Erickson
Erickson
Examiner Lewis
Clarke
Lewis
Ronald T. Blaken
Melrose
Monroe
Jackson
Buffalo
Eau Claire
Larson's Feed Mill
Holmen, Wis
U.S
Lennox
Cleveland Wrecking CO
Rose Brothers Lumber and Supply Co
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