Alaska colonists bemoan lack of reading material
Palmer Alaska residents and 290 government families complain of poor conditions as Eugene Carr relief official visits. They hurry to buy reading matter while libraries are built. Dogs tied or fed due to suspected rabies. Some colonists doubt the hardships and question federal help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Alaska
Eugene Carr
Federal Relief Administration
Carr Waa
Washington
Don Irwin
Mra. Alexander
Camp Four
Funeral rites for Tolley Fortun at Immanuel Lutheran
Local notices report funeral rites held for Tolley Fortun near Viroqua with Rev. D Tt Borgen officiating at Immanuel Lutheran church. Additional obituaries include Leland Dach son of Mr and Mrs Chris Dich at the Methodist church with Rev. David Will presiding. Mrs Franks Teed burial followed at Springville Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Spreial
Tolley Fortun
Immanuel Lutheran Church
D. Tt. Borgen
Leland Dach
Chris Dich
Methodist Church
David Will
Edwin
Franks Teed
Springville Methodist Church
Tharestny
Reed
Lilly Wa
Decker Street
C.F. Dahl
Nicholas Nelson
Boots and Her Buddies Nostalgic Grousing Blues
A spirited, slang filled reminiscence recalls busting through days with pals and plates. The speaker boasts of activity and appetite, chafing at a missed date while hinting at a forgotten romance and a lively, if rough, social scene.
Melrose Considers School Gymnasium
Melrose Wisconsin officials discuss a proposed gymnasium addition to Melrose Union Free High School with a tentative decision set for Monday. The plan would rely on PWA funds if approved. The recent annual meeting reported year receipts of 9470.41, including 1650 tuition, disbursements of 8204.87, and a June 30 1934 balance of 689.26. Frank O'Hearn remains clerk for three years. Auditing committee members are Roy Lut JR C O'Hearn and William Sawyer. Earl Ostrander serves as business chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Wis
Melrose Union Free High School
PWA
Frank O'Hearn
Roy Lut
C. O’hearn
William Sawyer
Earl Ostrander
Five Executions Reported in Three States
Five persons were executed last night in three states for murder and assault. Eva Coo faced the electric chair at Sing Sing after a wife’s murder for life insurance, with relatives in Ontario to confirm burial plans. Also executed were Leonard Scarnici, an upstate gangster who shot a detective, and two Maryland defendants hanged for assault. Bill Young, silent at Evarts, Kentucky, was executed for murder on Christmas Day, a notably grim end observed by the warden.
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Associated Press
Ossining
Eva Coo
Sing Sing Prison
Harry Wright
Cooperstown
Ontario
Leonard Scarnici
Baltimore
Maryland States Penitentiary
William Harold
Alexander Jones
George Poindexter
District of Columbia
Eddyville
Bill Young
Joe Caywood
Evarts
Electrc
Tom Long
Badgers Write Of Matanuska Homesteading News
Mrs. Howard McKendry and family in Palmer Alaska report to Mrs. Ernest Hamilton about homesteading in the Matanuska valley. Camp No. 5 houses 14 families in tents with a coastal commissary. mosquitoes are numerous and food prices high. Also notes marriages, hospital treatments, and a Whitehall tag day for Camp Decorah dining hall.
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Whitehall
Wis
Ernest Hamilton
Howard McKendry
Palmer
Alaska
Matanuska Valley
Vernon County Legion Picnic Set For Sunday
Vernon county plans a large family picnic at the new county park near Esotea Sunday under County Commander Lincoln Neprud. Invited are Legion members and families, county board members, Legion auxiliaries, the Women’s Relief corps, the Viroqua Rifle club, the Vernon County Conservation club, the Soil Erosion service, and community clubs from Viroqua Westby Hillsboro and other towns. Ball games and stunts are planned with casual attire such as overalls and house dresses.
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Viroqua
Wis
Lincoln Neprud
American Legion
New
Esotea
Vernon County
Legion
American Legion Amillary
Women's Relief Coins
Viroqua Rifle Club
Vernon County Conservation Club
Soil Erosion Service
Westby
Hillsboro
Onalaska Notes and Church Schedules
Emil Solberg visits Stevens Point for a few days. Mary Ellen Aiken has been released from a Madison hospital but remains bedridden. Edwin Berg and wife traveled to Akron Ohio to visit relatives. Methodist church summer hours shift to 10 a.m. services with Sunday school on vacation. Rev J T Kneen leads. Norwegian Lutheran church confirms at 10 a.m. and has 3 p.m. communion. Sunday school ends for summer. Rev E O Vile oversees.
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Onalaska
Wis
Emil
Solberg
Stevens
Mary Ellen Aiken
Madison
Edwin Berg
Akron
Methodist Church
J. T. Kneen
Norwegian Lutheran Church
E. 0. Vile
Soviet Pilot Reaches 15900 Meters In Ballon Flight
A Soviet stratosphere balloon named U. S. 8. R. 1 B. 1, 5 landed near Tula after a two hour and 35 minute flight from Moscow. Pilot Kristoff Lille reported reaching 15,900 meters at 6:50 a.m., position given 25 minutes into the flight. Vegetables grow outdoors through winter near Redhill Worcestershire England as a mine fire under old galleries affects the farmers accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U. S
Redhull
Worchestershire
England
Motorcycle Rider Injured In Bridge Approach Accident
George Kletzke of La Crescent sustained scalp and head injuries when his motorcycle tipped while passing an automobile on the west approach to the Mississippi River bridge at 7 40 Friday morning. William Rick reported the crash and transported Kletzke to the hospital where he remained in care Friday. In a separate incident on Third and State streets Mrs W A Cichowski collided with a car driven by A J Ritter who ran a stop light. damage included the bumper and fender of Ritter’s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kletzke
la Crescent
Mississippi River Bridge
William Rick
Pettibone Island
la Crosse
Kletzke
Hiek
Rick
W.A. Cichowski
A. J. Ritter
Third
State Streets
Ritter
Coon Valley Luther League plans annual reception
The Upper Coon Valley Luther League will host its annual reception for the confirmation class on Sunday at 7 p.m. in the church. Confirmants, families, and friends will be guests. The program features an invocation by Rev. H. O. Bach, readings by Helen Bijornstad and Helen Anderson, orchestra, a Madagascar day piece, sermons, Testament presentations, and responses by Norse and English speakers with solo by Lawrence Vaaler.
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Coon Valley
Wis
Luther League
H. O. Bach
Helen Bijornstad
Madagascar
Agnette Haugen
Helen Anderson
Bach
Miss Anderson
Gladys Idle
Marvin Lien
Lawrence Vaaler
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N. 10
Jons P. Virdoht
Viroqua Merchant
William Hutchinson
Readstown
Howard Minedsley
San Maro
Cali
Roy Carver
Stevens Point
A. E. Smith
Clarence Hoch
Avesdia
Priscilla Sands
Milwaukee
Find
John Bracd
Mabel Husetina
Pittsburgh
A.D. Tirlgerserg
Re- Met Corps
William Deaver
Harry Stahlhoefer
Tomahawk
Mines
A. KE. Smith
I. EF. Casperson
R. J. Carver
M. J. Jase Merson
Viola Chapter
Eastern Star
Viola
Thomas Edison
Newark
N. d
Thomas A. Faison
Charles
Theodore
Edison
Boots
NCEA
VorTy
By Martin
Melrose Considers School Gymnasium
Warden
Mrs. Coe
Scarnici
Albany
Matanuska
Denver
Uncle Sam
Brown McDonald
McDonald
Mexico
Canada
Joseph Stuber
North Pearth Strret
Gateway City Transfer Company
Vernon County Legion
N. J. Wilber
Optometrist
Vrosae
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