Hokah Native Navy Doctor Reposts at Minneapolis Station
Lt. John R. Healy M D reported for duty in the Navy medical department at the Minneapolis recruiting station and naval officer procurement office. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Russell K Healy of Brownsville. He graduated Jefferson Medical College in 1949 and served at Chelsea Naval Hospital before Mayo Clinic residency. Healy served nine months on Truk and eleven months on Guam before current assignment.
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Hokah
Minn
John R. Healy
Medical Department of the Navy
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Minneapolis
Healy
Russell K. Healy
Brownsville
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Mass
Heary
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Navy
Truk
Guam
Waukon Lutheran Church to Lay Cornerstone Sunday
Waukon Iowa Special reports a cornerstone ceremony at St. John’s Lutheran Church site with an 800 pound stone from Roggensack Monument Works. Members will place Bible hymnals and other items in a time capsule as masons backfill and the building nears enclosure before winter.
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Waukon
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Roggensack
Constitution
Will Peterson
Jeannette Johnson
Hans Bold
W. C. Grangaard
Fund Allows Employing 9 New Workers In Sparta Child Annex
The Wisconsin State Emergency Board allocated 27 000 dollars to the Northern Colony Annex at the Wisconsin Child Center in Sparta enabling nine more workers. The annex now has 29 staff caring for 52 children, with potential enrollment up to 70 as needs require constant 24 hour staffing.
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Sparta
Wis
Wisconsin State Emergency Board
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Franklin R. King
Verimont Children’s Aid Society
Burlington, Va
Church Women Host Strawberry Social in Warrens
The Ladies Aid of Eben-Ezer Lutheran Church will host a strawberry social Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. on the Fred Steele lawn. A free will offering will fund a new church furnace. Mrs. Chris Laursen is president, with Mrs. Fred Steele chairing the event and Edna Legore and Mrs. William Sorenson assisting.
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Warrens, Wis
Ladies Aid
Eben-Ezer
Tobacco Men Elect Viroqua Leaders at 29th Meeting
Ralph Power of Vi roqua Leaf Tobacco Company was re elected president of the Wisconsin Leaf Tobacco Dealers and Growers Association at the 29th annual meeting held at the Viroqua Country Club. Officers John Nichols Victor Davidson Irvin Olson were also re elected. About 125 area dealers and growers attended with guests from Florida Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Myron Goodell spoke for the State Department of Markets and Judge Lincoln Neprud led the evening program. The gathering coincides with a golf tournament.
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Viroqua
Wis
Ralph Power
Viroqua Leaf Tobacco Company
Wisconsin Leaf Tobacco Dealers and Growers Association
Viroqua Country Club
John Nichols
Madison
Victor Davidson
Stoughton
Irvin Olson
Edgerton
Florida
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Myron Goodell
State Department of Markets
Lincoln Neprud
Houlihan sisters return from South Dakota funeral
Misses Ann and Lucy Houlihan returned from South Dakota where they attended funeral services for their aunt Mrs. Catherine Kearin in Ramona. En route they visited their sisters Mrs. Mary Streeter of Lake Preston and Mrs. Wita Stonefield and her son Edward and family at Oldham. Mrs. Kearin, who died June 12, was the only sister of Mrs. Edward n.
Reverend Frederick Delivers Farewell Sermons in Wisconsin
The Rev. A. E. Frederick, long serving Big Creek and Rockland Methodist Churches, retires after 26 years. He will preach at Big Creek at 11 15 a.m. and at Rockland at 8 p.m. on Sunday marking the end of his active ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
A. E. Frederick
Big Creek
Rockland
Frederick
De Soto Free High District Reviews Plans for New School
The De Soto Union Free High School District holds its annual meeting and budget hearing at the Village Hall. The budget covers a 10 classroom school with a gym and equipment. construction is on schedule for September opening. Howard Chinnock of River Falls will teach Smith Hughes agriculture and manual arts, coming from Wilton High School.
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DE Soto. Wis
de Soto Union Free High
de Soto
Howard Chinnock
River Falls
Smith- Hughes
Chinnock
Wilton High School
Spring Grove Class of 47 Holds Reunion
Spring Grove Minnesota hosts the class of 1947 reunion at the Masonic Temple on June 22. Odell Bratland is chair man with Mrs Helmer as corresponding secretary. Attendees include spouses of graduates from Spring Grove and several listed couples from nearby towns and states.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Masonic Temple
Odell Bratland
Helmer
Merle Harkness
Owen Vaaler
Robert Hillman
Alden Sunder
Owen Myrhe
Clarence Johnson
Helmer Ike Odell Bratland
Carl Thorson
Marjorie Esch
Ione Frank
Charles Muller
Roald Selness
William Onstad
John Thorson
Richard Moen
Owen Tommeraasen
Madison
S.C
Donald Flatten
Houston
Allen Stoddard
Boyceville
Wis
Marian Kinneberg
Minneapolis
Leslie Waller
Gays Mills
Merle Johnson
Caledonia
Road Job Set In Allamakee
Holland Brothers Construction Company of Decorah received the contract for grading and construction of a farm to market road from the Postville Creamery north to the Frankville Road, connecting to Waukon. Bid amount was 49 556 29 dollars. F A Moser of Farmerburg won the culvert work bid of 24 634 60 dollars. Completion for Moser contract is Sept 20, with grading due by Nov 15.
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Waukown
Holland Brothers Construction Company
Decorah
Postville Creamery
Frankville
Waukon
F. A. Moser
Farmerburg
Moser
F.A. Moser
Confirmation Services Set At Spring Grove
Confirmation services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove on Sunday at 10 a.m. The Rev Mundfrom will preach the sermon and Rev E Borg Breen will oversee the confirmation rites.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mundfrom
E. Borg Breen
La Crosse Pastor to Speak at Sparta Service
Rev. Frederick Hyslop of La Crosse will address the Sunday night community service on the Courthouse lawn in Sparta at 7 45 p m. The item notes 100000 people are said to be involved in a 50 million dollar per year coal bootlegging operation.
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la Crosse
Sparta
Wis
Frederick Hyslop
First Congregational Church
Tomah Plans $180,000 Bond Sale for City Improvements
The Tomah City Council approved an initial resolution to issue $180,000 general obligation bonds for street upgrades including Lemondie, Peterson and Good additions, sewer extension, ornamental street lighting purchased in 1951, and water main extensions. The Public Service Commission hearing on the water utility application is set for Madison on July 9 at 1 30 p.m.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomah City
Lemondie
Peterson and
Gooda
State Public Service Commission
Madison
Water Commission
Illinois 85th Infantry Arrives at Camp McCoy for Training
Illinois 85th ORC Infantry Division under Col Andrew F Casper will arrive at Camp McCoy Wisconsin Sunday for two weeks of training. Non divisional ORC units from eight states will join, totaling over 1900 men. About 400 reservists will depart after completing intensified training. Brig Gen Eugene L Harrison heads civilian support and the training program.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Illinois
85Th
ORC
Andrew F. Casper
S5th
Chicago
335Th Infantry Regiment
337Th Infantry Regiment
327Th Field Artillery
328Th Field Artillery
725Th Field Artillery Batta
National Guard
31st‘Dixie’ Division
Alabama-Mississippi National Guard
McCoy
Eugene L. Harrison
Warrens Baptist Church elects yearly officers
In Warrens Wisconsin the First Baptist Church elected officers for the coming year led by Rev. Lawrence Janssen. F W Barber is vice moderator and church trustees include Ray Teele and R E Harris. Other roles named include deacons deaconesses superintendent and choir leadership with multiple volunteers assigned to clerical auditing and ushers.
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Harlan Moseley
Minnie Gross
Blanche Mass
Art Oliver
Vera Steel Mission Circle
Betty Barber
Jean Steele
Robert Barber
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Alma Harris
Dycie Wakefield
George Christianson
Orvile Wildes
Sarah Rochester
John Hoag
Harm Janssen
Ted Maas Jr
Ray Steele
Ernest Jay
Caledonia Council Names New Member
Orville Schroeder appointed to the Caledonia Village Council to fill the seat of resigned William Betz. Schroeder is an auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia Council
Caledonia, Minn
Orville Schroeder
William Betz
Schroeder
Caledonia KC Names Grand Knight At Annual Meeting
Cletus Hoffman was named grand knight of Caledonia Council of Knights of Columbus at its recent annual meeting. He will be joined by M. E. Corcoran as deputy grand knight Lloyd Stadtler as chancellor Otto N. Ernster as recorder Joseph Flaherty as treasurer William E. Flynn as advocate Erwin Deters as warden Harry Powell as inside guard Eugene Klug as outside guard Leroy Frank trustee for three years and B A Qualy trustee for one year. The Knights will receive holy communion in a body at St. Mary's Church in Houston on Sunday June 30.
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Caledonia, Minn
Cletus Hoffman
Caledonia
Council of Knights of Columbus
Hoffman
M. E. Corcoran
Lloyd Stadtler
Otto N. Ernster
Joseph Flaherty
William E. Flynn
Erwin ‘Deters
Harry Powell
Eugene Klug
Leroy Frank
B. A. Qualy
Knights
St. Mary’s ‘Church
Houston
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Marianist Novitiate
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Waukon Lutheran Church
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Leroy Schmidt
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William E. Peterson
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Lise Blegen
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