Cashton Caucus Names Trustees and Village Officer
The Cashton village caucus decided three candidates for trustee positions with Ches ter L Thrune winning the first trustee seat over Hugh Bacon by 12 to 11 votes. Evan L Myers and Edward Ripley were re elected unanimously as trustees. Mrs Edna Hagen faced no opposition for village treasurer and will continue in the role. Carl L Bronson ran unopposed for police justice as the meeting led by M A Schroeder and M L Flickinger concluded quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashton
Wis
A. de
L Berger
Hugh Bacon
Chester L. Thrune
Thrune
Bacon
Evan L. Myers
Edward Ripley
Edna Hagen
Hillsboro Women’s Club Essay Contest Winners Named
The Hillsboro Wisconsin Women’s club held an eighth grade essay contest on roadside beautification with 12 entrants. Ethel De Mar won first prize and Virginia Preslik took second, each receiving cash awards of 1.50 and 1.00 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Wis
Ethel de Mar
Laura de Mar
Virginia Preslik
George Preslik
Women's Club
Sadie Griffith
Melvin Mitchell
Edwin Shear
Jesse Kauffman
W. B. Rundeil
Spring Grove PTA Plans Men’s Night Meeting
Spring Grove Minnesota special report on the Spring Grove Parent Teacher Association meeting set for Tuesday March 16 at 8 p.m. in the high school. Men will lead the program and serve refreshments with an illustrated England talk by the Rev. Oscar Mikkelson as the highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Parent-Teacher Association
England
Oscar Mikkelson
Catholic Ladies Sponsor St Patrick Card Party
TOMAH Wisconsin Catholic ladies will sponsor a public card party on March 17 at St Marys church in Tomah. Proceeds support church activities and fellowship for parishioners and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pat's
Tomah. Wis
St. Mary's Church
Tomah
Allamakee County School Board Names New Members
WAUKON Iowa Special Allamakee County School Board completes with four district directors and one at large member. First district Augusta Rudnick of New Albin defeats Leo Hufschmidt of Lansing. Second district Lester Ellingson of Hanover defeats Fred Ludehofer. Third district Louis L Hill of Postville unopposed. Fourth district Walter Hagen of Paint Creek unopposed. At large David Flage from Ludlow defeats LeRoy Schmidt and Henry Stube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee County
Augusta Rudnick
New Albin
Leo Hufschmidt
Lansing
Iown
Union City
French Creek
Lafayette On Prairie
Lafayette O
Lester Ellingson
Hanover
Township
Fred‘ludehofer
Waterloo
Union Prairie
Makee
Louis L. Hill
Postville
Ludlow
Post
Franklin
Jefferson
Walter Hagen
Paint Creek
Linton
Fairview
Taylor
Center Townships
Prairie
Lafayette
Lafayette Township
David Flage
Ludlow Township
LeRoy Schmidt
Jefferson Township
Henry Stube
De Soto Community Club Plans March Meeting Program
De Soto Wisconsin the De Soto Community club will meet March 18 at the village hall. The program features Armetto and Joan Pennell and Alwyn Jerome singing Paul Bunyan and His Blue Ox by Milo Whitney Irish songs by seventh and eighth graders Long Long Ago a reminiscence in song by Dorothy Edna Cina Sharon Worman Martha Dobson a southern orchestra by fifth and sixth grade boys a film on Viroqua centennial and a cancer drive movie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Soto
Wis
de Soto Community Club
Village Hall
Armetto
Joan Pennel
Alwyn Jerome
Paul Bunyon
Blue Ox
Milo Whitney
Dorothy
Edna Cina
Sharon Worman
Martha Dobson
Viroqua
Mrs. Frank Norden Heads Waukon Club
Mrs. Frank Norden was elected president of the Browning Literary club at the meeting Saturday in Waukon Iowa. Mrs. Clark Rominger was chosen vice president, Mrs. Robert Hager secretary and Mrs. Mayhew Eaton treasurer in the special report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Frank Norden
Browning Literary Club
Clark Rominger
Robert Hager
Mayhew Eaton
De Soto Girls Visit Relatives In Tacoma
De Soto Wisconsin special report notes Naomi and Vada Yttri daughters of Mr and Mrs Arthur Yttri of West Prairie are spending three weeks with relatives in Tacoma Washington during a family visit with relatives in the Pacific Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
Tacoma
Wis
Naoma and
Vada Yttrie
Arthur Yttri
West Prairie
Asn
Church Amalgamation Opposed At Decorah
In Decorah Iowa a church vote on amalgamating the Congregational and Evangelical churches after Sunday services showed 85 opposed and 67 in favor. The result mirrors a regional trend with Iowa towns weighing the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Congregational Church
Evangelical Church
Iowa
Waterloo
Vernon Hospital Okay For Proposed Viroqua Plant
Dr. Carl N. Neupert state health officer informed the Vernon Memorial Hospital association that its federal aid construction application for a proposed hospital in Viroqua has been approved by the state agency. He added the application has been forwarded to the U S surgeon general for final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Carl N. Neupert
Vernon Memorial Hospital Association
United States Surgeon General
Necedah Drive Workers Named for Red Cross Drive
NECEDAH Wis Special Chairman Mrs Louise Mervin leads the Red Cross drive in Necedah with Myrtle Bartling as treasurer and Olivia White as secretary. Appointed solicitors include Alma Frye George Speas Lloyd Coller Marion Johnson Morgan Williams Horace White J Duske Florence Hein Doris Steen and Lois Brenner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necedah
Wis
Red Cross
Louise Mervin
Myrtle Bartling
Olivia White
Alma Frye
George Speas
Lloyd Coller
Marion Johnson
Morgan Williams
Horace White
J. J. Duske
Florence Hein
Doris Steen
Lois Brenner
Lansing Farm Bureau Holds Meet March 19
Lansing la The Lansing Farm Bureau Community club will meet March 19 at city hall. Emmett Gaunitz president announced entertainment by the Center township with a committee led by Adolph Gruber and others. Corner and Ferry schools, Jolly Neighbors 4 H girls club and the Center Livewires 4 H boys club are listed as participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Lansing Farm Bureau Community Club
Emmett Gaunitz
Center Township
Adolph Gruber
Peter J. Conway
Paul
Robert Ferring
Carl Treendle
John Boyd
Thomas Reppe
Eugene Wood
De Soto Family Hosts Canadian Visitor
Arthur Bates of Quill Lake Saskatchewan Canada visited the home of Mr and Mrs Millard Seymour in De Soto Wisconsin during a recent stay Bates traveled from Canada to De Soto to see friends and family in the community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
DE Soto, Wis
Arthur Bates
Quill Lake
Sask
Canada
Millard Seymour
Plan Holmen Service At Holmen Church Lenten Talk
The Rev. Kenneth R. Torvik will discuss The Word of Consummation during mid week Lenten services at Holmen church Wednesday at 8 p m. The Holmen men's chorus directed by Lester Mick will sing Te Deum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Wis
Kenneth R. Torvik
Lester Mick
Coulee Forensic Contest Set at West Salem High School
West Salem Wisconsin hosts the Coulee conference forensic league meet with 71 student contestants from Bangor Melrose Mindoro Trempealeau Onalaska Galesville Holmen and West Salem. Registration starts 8 15 a m with events including original oration declamation extemporaneous reading and speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
Wis
West Salem High School
Bangor
Melrose
Mindoro
Trempealeau
Onalaska
Galesville
Holmen
Lloyd S. Qualley
Phyllis Hetland
Marie Sanders
Shirley Schnng
Marjorie Kile
Helen Sloulin
Meagaret Gaskell
Kathryn Benrud
Margaret Cox
Frances Hansen
la Crosse
Ettrick Tea Benefit Supports Girl Scout Troop
Mrs. Stanley Nelsestuen hosted a tea in Ettrick Wisconsin to aid the local Girl Scout troop. Attending were Mmes W J Albrecht N C Twesme F M Pederson Ernest Folkedahl Henry Solberg Walter Nelsestuen and Lloyd Anderson. Six senior scouts will join Galesville Girl Scouts for the Minneapolis Ice Follies trip in April. The troop displayed a flag in a local store for National Girl Scout Week in memory of Helen M Allen who served on the troop council from 1938 until her death February 2 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick, Wis
Stanley Nelsestuen
Ettrick
Mmes. W. J. Albrecht
N. C. Twesme
F. M. Pederson
Ernest Folkedahl
Henry Solberg
Walter Nelsestuen
Lloyd Anderson
Minneapolis
Galesville
Shirley Nelsestuen
Jacqueline Olsen
Jean Folkedahl
Donna Stone
Doris Tranberg
Lucille Christianson
Helen M. Allen
Whitehall Music Club Holds Annual Business Meeting
Whitehall Wisconsin the Music Study club meets Monday evening March 15 with hostesses Mrs John C Gilbertson and Mary Meier assisting Mrs C B Melby discusses the violin maker Antonio Stradivaria and Mabel Larson speaks on How Many Strads during the annual business meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Music Study Club
Pearl Brennam
John C. Gilbertson
Mary Meier
C. B. Melby
Antonio Stradivaria
Mabel Larson
Hokah Red Cross drive shows encouraging returns
Hokah Minnesota special report says Mrs Alden Ender chairs the Red Cross drive and is visited by Mmes John Gstalder Lewis Gstalder Leonard Ender and Ray Miller. Ender reports encouraging returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokah, Minn
Alden Ender
Red Cross Drive
Mmes
John and
Lewis Gstalder
Leonard Ender
Ray Miller
Crazy training turns sane boy into mock lunatic caution
In Tomah Wisconsin Don Trowbridge a Wyeville youth shadow boxes and trains on a road run a farmer reports him as crazy police detain him then confirm he is an athlete in training he is released and told to train in the gymnasium instead
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Don Trowbridge
Wyeville
Don
Bastille
Trustee Candidates Named At Union Center
The Union Center caucus on Friday evening March 12 nominated Lyle Woodrick and Charles Noonan for village trustee for a two year term. All other village offices were continued for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Center
Wis
Lyle Woodrick
Charles Noonan
Galesville Juniors Stage Here Comes the Prince
Galesville Wisconsin special report says the Galeville high school junior class selected Here Comes the Prince as their three act play. The event will be at the city auditorium on March 23 with a matinee and an evening performance directed by Helen Hill and William Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Galesville High School
City Auditorium
Helen Hill
William Fisher
Approve Bridge Over Beaver Creek Contract
Gov. Rennebohm announced six highway improvement contracts totaling about 866 thousand dollars. The Beaver Creek bridge project in Sparta IL lists H Pertzsch Ona laska as contractor with a price of 62827 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Creek
Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
City of
Sparta
H. Pertzsch
Onalaska
Ettrick School Head Attends Madison Meet
Ettrick Wisconsin Lloyd Anderson principal of Ettrick state graded school attended a schoolmasters convention at Madison recently. Mrs N C Twelme is teaching the ninth and 10th grades in Andersons absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Lloyd Anderson
Ettrick State
Madison
N. C. Twelme
Anderson
Renominate Melvina Officials In Caucus
Melvina Wisconsin village caucus renominated all incumbent officers including C. L. Crawver president Henry Schotten clerk Nora Everson treasurer Dennis Shea supervisor Nyal Mashak assessor LeRoy Nottestad constable Roy Drawver justice of the peace and John Nottestad trustee Nottestad term ends in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvina
Wis
C. L. Crawver
Henry Schotten
Nora Everson
Dennis Shea
Nyal Mashak
LeRoy Nottestad
Roy Drawver
John Nottestad
Nottestad
Waukon Cub Scouts Meet at Pot Luck Supper
In Waukon Iowa a pot luck supper for all Cub Scouts prospective Cubs and parents is announced by Cubmaster William Jordan at the high school gym Judge G B Richter will be guest speaker The committee includes Walter Stone Calvin Kiesau M L Connor R C Bakkum and Clare Dugan Den mothers listed for nine dens with Mrs Hangartner Mrs Kelley Mrs Sliter Mrs Hager Mrs Bigelow Mrs Richter and Mrs Steele noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Waukon High School
William Jordan
G. B. Richter
Willliam Jordan
Judge Richter
Walter Stone
Clavin Kiesau
M. L. Connor
R. C. Bakkum
Clare
GOP Delegates Named At Waukon Session
Ed Thompson chaired the Allamakee county GOP convention in Waukon with Charles Palmer as secretary. Delegates to the April 2 Des Moines state convention include Vida Englehorn Emmett Gaunitz Catherine Feuerhelm Mrs Matilda Brandsmeier M C Deering Leo Chamberlin Leonard Hanson Mrs Eleanor Robey E F Pieper P J Mahoney Ole Moe Ludwig Larson G B Richter A L Peterson C A Palmer Mrs Ella Shafer C H Roeder Jr L A Probert Theodore Pladsen Sherman Hart Alfred Fruechte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Ed Thompson
Charles Palmer
Allamakee County
Des Moines
Vida Englehorn
Emmett Gaunitz
Catherine Feuerhelm
Matilda Brandsmeier
M. C. Deering
Leo Chamberlin
Leonard Hanson
Eleanor Robey
E. F. Pieper
P. J. Mahoney
Ole Moe
Ludwig Larson
G. B. Richter
A. L. Peterson
C. A. Palmer
Ella Shafer
C. H. Roeder, Jr
L. A. Probert
Theodore Pladsen
Sherman Hart
Alfred Fruechte
De Soto Methodist Ladies Aid Meeting Planned
De Soto Wisconsin officials announce Mrs Watson West will host the De Soto Methodist ladies aid gathering on Wednesday March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
DE Soto, Wis
Watson West
de Soto Methodist Ladies Aid
Governor Youngdahl to keynote Tri-County Safety Institute
Gov Luther Youngdahl will speak at Rushford high school in Rushford Minnesota on Thursday March 18 from 10 00 am to 3 30 pm The morning session will cover safety films and group discussions on home traffic livestock farm safety and electrical safety He is scheduled to speak at 1 pm The event is sponsored by the Lions club county extension office commercial clubs Farm Bureaus and 4 H organizations of Houston Fillmore and Winona counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushford
Minn
Luther Youngdahl
Tri-County Safety Institute
Rushford High School
Youngdahl
Lions Club
Houston
Fillmore
Winona
One Train Too Many in Spar ta
Joe Dillenseger waited for a freight train at Walrath Street crossing in Spar ta. After the westbound train passed he started across and an eastbound freight struck his car. He walked away unhurt despite the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Sparta
Wis
Patience
Cranberry
Dillenseger
Walrath Street
Milwaukee Line
Red Cross Head Named for Franklin Campaign
ETTRICK Wisconsin special report Keith Hardie appointed chairman of the Franklin township fund raising drive for the Jackson county chapter of the American Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Keith Hardie
Franklin Township
Jackson County
American Red Cross
La Crescent Commercial Club Seeks School District Plan
La Crescent Minnesota officials schedule a March 17 meeting at Dakota schoolhouse with Winona County districts to discuss junior and senior high school districting. County reps include Darel ing Carson Baerwald Moldenhauer Ves sin. plan aims to group by area features density and facilities and may propose an administrative or attendance unit under a five member board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crescent
Minn
la Crescent Commercial Club
Dakota
Winona County
Houston
Robert Dareling
John Carson
W. Baerwald
Lloyd Moldenhauer
Paul Vessin
Houston County School Survey Committee
William N. Olson
State Advisory Board
State Board of Education
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Houston Survey Committee
Lester Hendrickson
Curtis Hendrickson
Holmen American Legion
Tribene
Lund
Midway
Bob Wes
Doc Larson
Merling Gilbertson
Tribune
Hendricksons
Club At
Spring Grove Pta
de Soto Club
Waukon Club
Corp
Vernon Hospital
Necedah Drive
Lansing Farm Bureau
Plan Holmen Service
Jaynes
P-W
Dr. D. Jayne & Son
W. Salem
Whitehall Music Club
Hokah
Gale Juniors
Ettrick School
Madison Meet
Waukon Cub Scouts
GOP
ARTES
West Salem, Wis
R. O. McKenzie
McKenzie Chevrolet Co
Youngdahl Rushford
Gantert
Red Skelton
Merton
Roy Rogers
Andy Devine
Aneta
Hob Hope and
Bill Bendix
Ronald Reagan
Stallion Road
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