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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1954
Page
14
Viroqua Wisconsin aims to collect 200 pints at Red Cross blood mobile sessions July 6 and 7. The drives run 11 30 a m to 5 30 p m on Tuesday and 9 a m to 3 a m on Wednesday at the Main Street Lutheran Church basement.
One hundred thirty three horses entered for the Rockland Bangor Riders show at Standard race track Sparta Wisconsin. La Verne Dobbs atop Red wins half mile. Billie Potter on Bandit wins quarter mile. Diamond Sparky takes championship for Lorraine Wright. Multiple classes prize winners listed with riders from Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Illinois.
Cashton Wisconsin special report notes Mrs Walter Brandt chosen as the new president of the Cashton American Legion Auxiliary. Installed Tuesday night were officers including Mrs Conrad Hansen first vice president Mrs F N Petersen second vice president Mrs M L Flickinger chaplain Mrs LaVern Dickman treasurer Mrs Arvid Finer sergeant at arms Mrs Robert C Wais historian and Mrs Owen Bronson secretary with past president Miss Janet Perso.
Lightning struck the residence of Mr and Mrs Clare Anderson three quarters of a mile west of Soldiers Grove Wisconsin Tuesday at 3 25 am bulging the west wall about two inches tearing off siding smashing an antique clock and interrupting lights and telephone service for a time
La Crescent Minnesota Mrs Louise Harris 91 recently in a Spring Grove rest home slipped and broke a hip. She was taken to a La Crosse hospital for treatment and care.
Caledonia Minnesota announces Joseph Rostvold Jr. as the new mail carrier on Rural Route 1, effective July 12. The appointment is news for local postal service and residents in the Caledonia area.
The Rev. William Slosser of West Salem Presbyterian Church will accompany three La Crosse youths Minette Dummer Nancy Byers and Jim Mack to the Westminster Fellowship national assembly at the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana from June 30 to July 6.
In Lansing Iowa on Monday afternoon Alvin Wilde killed a timber rattlesnake in his back yard. The snake had seven rattles. Mrs Wilde found the serpent as she was taking laundry from the line and called her husband who hurried home to destroy it.
Mrs. Melvin Ostern was elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary. Other officers named include Mrs. Thor Krome as first vice president, Mrs. Charles Reverud as second vice president, Mrs. Leonard Deely as treasurer, Mrs. Albert Holm as sergeant at arms, and Mrs. Harold Karli and Mrs. Odell Ganrud as members of the executive board.
The Rev. Peter Zic, longtime pastor of St. John the Baptist Church Wilton, left June 30 for Ellsworth to serve as assistant pastor at St. Francis Church. The Rev. Peter Eiden from Richland Center will become Wilton’s new St. John the Baptist pastor. Parishioners gave Zic a farewell party and a money purse in appreciation.
Mr. and Mrs. Gayle Grim and daughter and Mrs. Grim's mother Mrs. R. H. Tate returned from a motor trip in the east visiting Springfield Ohio Philadelphia and Washington DC with the trip completed.
The Rushford centennial schedule lists Queen's Day opening, Homecoming events, flower show, parades, concerts, vaudeville acts, baseball games between Winona Chiefs and Rochester Royals, pageants, fireworks, and a time capsule ceremony. July 5 features Youth Agricultural Day with contests, a horse show, guest speaker Val Bjornson, square dance, and final performances.
Mr and Mrs John E Wakefield of Nampa Idaho are guests of the Fay families in La Crescent for a week. Nell Donald Wakefield formerly of La Crescent is Georgia Fay’s sister. Dorothy Wakefield of Wayzata Minn accompanies them, joined by Mr and Mrs Tom Ballantyne and daughter Cathy who will return from Ohio after a visit with the elder Ballantynes.
Democratic candidate Edna Bowen announces a series of speaking engagements this week across the 3rd District. She spoke Monday night in Vernon County and is scheduled to appear Wednesday in Highland Iowa County and Friday in Seneca Crawford County, following prior appearances in Manston Juneau County and Richland Center Richland County.
Rushford Minnesota readies for a Centennial celebration on July 8 and 9 featuring street decorations, a queen coronation, a parade of progress along Highway 43, a Rochester Royals versus Winona Chiefs baseball game at Legion Park, the pageant A Valley's Legend, fireworks, a homecoming dance, and a square dance jamboree with master of ceremonies Howard C. Daniels.
In Houston County five candidates now compete for sheriff with Ralph J. Schaeffer of Hokah and Miles Koenig of Caledonia latest to file. Incumbent Beryl Kerrigan seeks reelection joined by W. F. Lemke of La Crescent and Clarence Vetsch of La Crescent, the constable.
Installation of officers for the Bredlow Ewing post of the American Legion Auxiliary was held recently in Ontario Wisconsin. Installed were Mrs Leah Taylor president Mrs Daisy Downing first vice president Mrs Audrey Burch second vice president Mrs Merrie Bolden secretary Mrs Ona Karl treasurer Mrs Mabel Bloor historian Mrs Eleanor Macaulay chaplain and Mrs Louise Noffke sergeant at arms.
The Pine Creek La Cres cent reunion will be Aug 29 at Myrick Park La Crosse. Chair Joe Gittens notes no invitation cards this year. all former residents and friends are invited bring a covered dish sandwiches and table service. Coffee and cream provided dinner starts 12 30 p.m.
The Credit Bureau of Buffalo and Trempealeau counties will open offices on the second floor of the Massacre Building in Arcadia on July 1. Through this office, member business and professional men of the two counties will record paying habits of their customers.
Maj Norman Rudrud of Westby joins a four week Brooks AFB course to orient pilots to the Convair C-131A Samaritan hospital plane. He will return to Scott AFB Ill and fly missions transporting wounded. Rudrud, with Westby roots, has served with the 1706th and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star.
The North Bend Presbyterian Women’s Association held its annual summer picnic at Heineck Park on June 24. Members J. W. Tibbitts Algie Haag and Robert Thaden reported on the national Presbyterian Women quadrennial meeting at Purdue and Mrs Alfred Buttenhoff summarized the Wisconsin Synodical meeting at Carroll College in Waukesha.
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