Vernon FB Units Meet in Viroqua Round Prairie Session
Jefferson and Viroqua township farm bureaus plan a joint meeting at Round Prairie school on Wednesday at 8 p m. A business session will be followed by performances from Belgium Builders and Pine Knoll homemakers plus a talk by Harry Bolstad. The Viroqua FFA quartet, Luther Peterson, Glen Gardner, Harry Bolstad and Leon Primmer, will sing under Marjorie James's direction.
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Viroqua
Wis
Farm Bureau
Jefferson and
Round Prairie
Belgium
Pine Knoll
Harry Bolstad
Viroqua Ffa
Luther Peterson
Glen Gardner
Leon Primmer
Marjorie James
Brave Girls book read by Ettrick Brownie troop
Ettrick Wisconsin special report notes the purchase and reading of Brave Girls by Harriet C. Philmus. The work profiles Girl Scouts and Girl Guides in foreign lands during World War II and is being read by the Ettrick Brownie troop and leaders Mrs. Henry Solberg and Mrs. Bea Erickson.
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Ettrick, Wis
Harriet C. Philmus
Ettrick Brownie Troop
Henry Solberg
Bea Erickson
Census Taker Starts Norwalk Survey This Week
Dean Noffke will begin taking the census in Norwalk this week. In spring grove Minnesota Mr and Mrs Leone ard Trygsted of Stewartville were visitors at the J J Syling home.
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Norwalk
Wis
Dean Noffke
Spring” Grove
Minn
Leoneard ‘Trygsted
Stewartville
J. J. Syling
Circle C Boys to Highlight La Crosse Exposition
The Circle C Boys, WLS radio entertainers, will appear at the La Crosse Great Home and Food exposition at the VFW hall on Division and Third. Sponsorship by the La Crosse Junior Chamber of Commerce brings guitar, bass, accordion and comedy to entertain city and rural spectators. Martha Logan of the Don McNeil Breakfast Club will perform, with Harris Nelson as master of ceremonies and other acts including Great Boy and Helene the magician mind readers.
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la Crosse
Circle C Boys
WLS
VFW
Third
Division Streets
Don McNeil
Proram
Harris Nelson
Harris
Great Boy
Helene
Fire Forces Gale-Ettrick Rural School Consolidation
Fire destroyed the interior of the Hardies Creek school two weeks ago forcing 19 pupils to study in nearby schools. Mrs. Herman Depp oversees remedial reading as pupils are redirected to Grant, Glasgow, and Alesville schools. Seventh and eighth graders travel to Alesville. The school joins Gale-Ettrick district. no rebuilding decision yet.
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Galesville
Wis
Hardies Creek
Grant
Glasgow
Alesville
Herman Depp
Ettrick
Gale-Ettrick
Ontario Class Presents Play Bolts and Nuts at Hall
Ontario Wis special junior class of Ontario High School will stage its annual class play Bolts and Nuts on Friday March 30 at the community hall. Directed by Mrs Leo Woods the cast includes Lorraine Peterson Janice Nene ga Shirley Hentz Prunelle Figg Darline Mains Gertie Glossop Martha Ruckheim Martha Grubb Rita Resch Lutie Spinks Orion Samuelson Twink Starr Donald Breidenstein Henry Goober Lloyd Frye Wilbur Glossop Earl Brey Jack Gordon Dean Martalock Dr Hippocrates Joy Ralph Clements and Robert Bassett Phineas Plunkett.
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Ontario
Wis
Ontario High School
Community Hall
Bolts and Nuts
Leo Woods
Lorraine Peterson
Benita Bolt
Janice Neneg
Aing
Rebecca Bolt
Shirley Hentz
Prunelle Figg
Darline Mains
Gertie Glossop
Martha Ruck
Decorah High Wins 3 Firsts In District Speech Contest
Decorah High swept the Tama district speech meet with three first places. The debating team won its division, David Woodward led in radio speaking, and the one act play The Old Lady Shows Her Medals earned a first.
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Decorah
Tama
Decorah Pogreres
David Woodward
Kendall Red Cross Drive Totals $129.85 Collected
Mrs. Sylvia Smith chairs Kendall Wisconsin Red Cross drive as solicitors Freida Nowatzky Beryl Sheridan Yvette Collins Elmer Boltz and Leon Potter report a total of 129.85 in donations collected under their direction.
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Kendall
Wis
Sylvia Smith
Red Cross
Freida Nowatzky
Beryl Sheridan
Yvette Collins
Elmer Boltz
Leon Potter
Kite Contest Postponed In La Crescent
The Cub Scout kite flying contest scheduled for Sunday March 26 in La Crescent Minnesota has been postponed to Sunday April 2 due to weather conditions.
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la Crescent
Tribune Correspondent Begins Pilgrimage to Rome
Mauston Wisconsin special report: Maree Hogan La Crosse Tribune correspondent sails from New York aboard the Queen Mary bound for Rome on a Holy Year pilgrimage. She plans a 46 day journey visiting Rome London Paris Isle of Capri Switzerland Belgium Holland tulip season and possibly Ireland.
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Mauston
Wis
Maree Hogan
la Crosse Tribune
New York
Rome
Miss Hogan
States
London
Paris
Isle of Caprienice
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Ireland
Holmen Cancer Drive Launch Plans In Holmen Wisconsin
Special report lists organizers and solicitors for the Holmen cancer drive in Wisconsin with names including Mines and Ebentier. Campaign leaders for the Holmen area are announced by Mrs. E. W Crafty as lieutenant. Homes will be solicited beginning early in April. World kindergarten teachers are to meet in Vienna this spring.
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Holmen
Wis
Mines
E. E. Ebentier
Tillman Johnson
Elmer Michelson
Eugene Rash
Roy Gander
Clare Waldenberger
Knutson
Knut Bertelson
M. Hendrickson
John L. Larson
Glenn Mulder
Forest Bonsack
Harold Mattison
Ed Pfafflin
Warren Selbo
Jesse Olson
C. A. Moe
William Belling
Charles Arntsen
Irvin Romskog
Oscar R. Lee
Earl Register
Esther Johnson
Nellie Coady
G. R. Glasrud
Gene Hauser
E. W Crafty
Vienna
New Ulm Choir Concert Slated at Caledonia
The Dr Martin Lu college choir from New Ulm will give a concert at St John s Lutheran Church in Caledonia on Friday March 31 at 8 pm The 62 voice choir draws from a 325 member mass choir with singers from Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Ohio Nebraska Kansas and the Dakotas Director Prof Emil D Backer leads after 27 years in the post Bach motet Come Jesus Come will be sung in memory of a 200 year deceased figure The program has four parts including director arranged selections
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Caledonia
Sinc
Dr. Martin Lu College
New Ulm
New St. John's Lutheran Church
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Emil D. Backer
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
Milwaukee
Northwestern University
American Conservatory
Chicago
Johann Sebastian Bach
Come
Jesus
De Soto WSCS Hostess Welcomes Members
Mrs. V. C. Sallander acted as hostess to the De Soto WSCS of the Methodist church during a special gathering in De Soto Wisconsin.
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DE Soto, Wis
V. C. Sallander
de Soto
WSCS
Methodist Church
Holmen Plans Variety Show at High School Gym
Holmen Wisconsin plans a Friday March 31 variety show at 8 15 p m in the high school gym. Participants include pupils from the high school graded school and Holmen area schools. Proceeds go to buy new band uniforms.
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Holmen
Wis
Mmes
Lynn Olson
Ansel Bratberg
Frank Sjolander
Norman Grannum
Vernon Youth Chorus Forms In Vernon County
David Simpson, area music specialist, will visit Viroqua on Saturday April 1 at 1 30 PM in the Oak Room of the Role Cafe to help organize a county youth chorus. All 4 H members and other interested youths invited to join for singing and planning. Four leaders invited. Simpson will coordinate with county extension offices for meetings and organizational work.
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David Simpson
Viroqua
Role Cafe
4-H
Simpson
Indiana
University of Wisconsin Extension Service Act
Crosse
Vernon
Onroe
Beckson
Trempealeau
Buffalo
Vernon County
Janeen
Church Buys Visual Aid Gear for Hillsboro Activities
The First Collone church of Hillsboro purchased visual equipment for use in all church activities. The set includes a sound projector slide and film projector screen and microphone. Cost was 446 dollars funded by gifts from the Sunday school Young Couples club Pilgrim fellowship Men’s club and several family donors.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Young Couples Club
Pilgrim Fellowship
Eo Illestead
H. J. Braithwaite
Lyle Hart
Caledonia Marine Receives Discharge
Caledonia Minn. Pfe. John D Cha son of Mr and Mrs R D Gemman has received an honorable discharge from the U S Marines He served three years with one year overseas at Tsingtao China and has arrived home as of this Special report
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Caledonia
Minn
Pfe
John D. Cha
R. D.pman
U. S. Marines
Tsingtao
China
Auxiliary Sponsors La Crescent Sale
La Crescent American Legion Auxiliary will host a bake sale at Bob's Grocery on Saturday April 1 starting at 9 30 a m. Proceeds support Legion and community programs.
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la Crescent Sale
LA Crescent
Minn
American Legion Auxiliary of
Bob's Grocery
Full Company to Come Soon at Camp McCoy
Initial activity for re activation of Camp McCoy for the summer training of 30 000 National Guardsmen Organized Reserves and ROTC began this week as Company C 21st engineer battalion arrived from Camp Carson Colorado Six enlisted men will join later and the full company of five officers and 172 enlisted men will encamp by Saturday The South Dakota Guardsmen join Illinois and Wisconsin troops for training June 11 to 26 Civilian staff reductions shift duties to Company C with 50 hires planned from 150 last year and 25 more skilled workers when troops arrive Col Jacob J Gerhardt says civilian applications are flooding in to fill vacancies To ease congestion convoys and in camp check in and out will have a one period lapse between training blocks
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
21St Engineer Battalion
Camp Carson
Colo
South Dakota National Guard
South Dakota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Company C
2St Engineers
Engineers
Jacob J. Gerhardt
McCoy
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Tribune
Rushford
Eva Stevens
Norman Berg
F.R. Schwalbe & Son General Contractors
Rivoli Bldg
la Crosse, Wis
Vfew Hall
la Crosse Greater
WFW
Decorah High
Kendall RC Drive
Plan Holmen
New Ulm Choir
Prof
Backer
Form Vernon Youth Chorus
Church
Caledonia Marine
Gantert
le Crosse
Pra
Dan Dailey
Corinne Calvet
Crosby — Astaire
Holiday Inn
John Payne
Gail Russell
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