Outstanding GI Visit Highlights Downtown Parking Poll
In Tomah Wisconsin merchants and professionals survey to ease downtown parking congestion. Fire and police insist on two hour limits or meters with patrols. In La Crescent Minnesota Sgt Joseph Whitfield, named Outstanding GI, recalls West Point era and a three day New York trip with notable meetings.
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Tomah
Wis
Merchants Committee
Fire and Police Commission
Board of Public Works
LA Crescent
Minn
Joseph Whitfield
Whitfield
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
New York City
Academy Preparatory
Stewart Air Force Base
New York
Myrtle Behindt
Jeanette
Charles Behrndt
Chapel Hill
N.C
14Th Infantry
Panama
Camp McCoy
la Crosse
Gen
Mark Clark
Mae West
Mauston Hosts 19 High Schools In Music Festival
Mauston Wisconsin hosted 19 district high schools for a music festival featuring bands choruses and solo and ensemble contests. A parade of bands capped the day at 4 p m with spectators from Mauston and nearby communities. Winners advance to the state tournament in Madison May 6.
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Mauston
Wis
Madison
Richland Center
Portage
Baraboo
Wisconsin Dells
Reedsburg
Elroy
Pardeeville
Sauk City
Rio
Prairie du Sac
Poynette
Hillsboro
New Lisbon
Cazenovia
Trempealeau High to Stage Bolts and Nuts Comedy
Trempealeau Wisconsin special. The Trempealeau high school senior class presents Bolts and Nuts a three act comedy Friday May 5 at 8 p m in the high school gym directed by Mrs Joyce Welch with student director Shirley Minkewitz cast includes Mary Jessensky Anne Lehmann James Wason Paul Phillipson Lee Paul Earl Krause Geraldine Seeley Donald Stellpflug and Richard Ryder. Bacteria in the soil help plants absorb nutrients.
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Trempealeau
Wis
Trempealeau High School
Joyce Welch
Shirley Minkewitz
Mary Jessessky
Anne Lehmann
James Wason
Paul Phillipson
Lee Paul
Earl Krause
Geraldine Seeley
Donald Stellpflug
Richard Ryder
Westby Kiwanis hears two Wisconsin senators on state institutions
Westby Wisconsin special report Sen R M Schlabach of La Crosse spoke April 20 on state institutions and ongoing improvements including new gymnasiums at Sparta and the boys industrial school at Waukesha. Sen Foster Porter spoke April 27 on school facilities noting large building programs and more than 43 million dollars allotted for grade and high schools.
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Westby
Wis
Westby Kiwanis Club
R. M. Schlabach
la Crosse
Sparta
Industrial School
Waukesha
Foster Porter
Wisconsin
Area Priest Transfers Within Iowa Parishes
The Rev. Vincent Simon will leave St. Patrick's Waukon to serve as assistant pastor at St. Patrick's Anamosa starting May 3. He began duties in Waukon on July 1, 1949. The Rev. Gerald Schkelton, ordained April 16 at Loras College, will succeed Simon in Waukon. The Rev. Robert L. Ferring, ordained April 16, remains in Waukon as assistant pastor at St. Joseph's Elkader. Announcement released by Archbishop Leo Benz of Dubuque.
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Waukon
Vincent Simon
St. Patrick’s Church
Anamosa
Simon
Gerald Schkelton
Loras College
Father Simon
Robert L. Ferring
St. Joseph’s Church
Elkader
Leo Benz
Dubuque
Milwaukee Road Women Readies Tomah Meeting
The Milwaukee Road Women's club will meet at the Tomah Legion hall on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Robert Caspersen of Tunnel City will entertain with Norwegian songs, and lunch will be served. Mrs. Earl Marquardt handles ticket sales for the annual railroad luncheon in Chicago on May 13.
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Tomah
Wis
Milwaukee Road Women’s Club
Tomah Legion
Robert Caspersen
Tunnel City
Earl Marquardt
Chicago
Three Area Cities Win Traffic Safety Award
Three Coulee Region cities Prairie du Chien Sparta Wisconsin Decorah Iowa earned no traffic fatalities in 1949, placing them on the National Safety Council honor roll. The 504 cities with no fatalities that year rose by 103 from 1948, and Hobart Oklahoma also maintained its perfect record since 1901.
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Chicago
Coulee
Prairie du Chien - Sparta
Wis
Decoraha
National Safety Council
Hobart
Okla
Mabel Junior Play Set for May 12 at High School
MABEL Minn Special The junior class of Mabel high school will present its class play on May 12 in the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. The play A Ready Made Family directed by Leone Nordeng features cast members Rachel Kottke Stanley Peacock Dale Stroud Patricia Johnson Cynthia Sellman Eunice Smith Darlyne Danielson Georgia Kingsbury Ward Melby and Gerald Swenson.
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Mabel, Minn
Mabel High School
Leone Nordeng
Rachel Kottke
Stanley Peacock
Dale Stroud
Patricia Johnson
Cynthia Sellman
Eunice Smith
Darlyne Danielson
Georgia Kingsbury
Ward Melby
Gerald Swenson
Rev George Strum Leads Reserve Chaplains Seminar
ETTRICK Wis Special The Rev George C Strum Lutheran pastor and lieutenant commander is spending two weeks in reserve training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station Illinois He is assigned as an instructor in courses of a seminar for reserve chaplains during the training period.
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Ettrick
Wis
George C. Strum
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
Strum
Waukón Voters Filed for Allamakee County Posts
Nomination papers filed with Allamakee County Auditor Roger Martin for June primaries. Republican candidates include Lloyd R. Kolsrud William Huffman Lillian Meierkord Dr L Pateman Leon Henderson Merlin Krueger Mort C Deering Lester Shogren Lynn W Morrow Martin Nolting and others. Democrat filings show Tom Mullaney Elmer Pieper and William Behrens seeking state and federal posts.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Roger Martin
Martin
Lloyd R. Kolsrud
William Huffman
Lillian Meierkord
Dr. L. Pateman
Leon Henderson
Merlin Krueger
Mort C. Deering
Lester Shogren
Lynn W. Morrow
Martin Nolting
Democrat
Tom Mullaney
U. S
Elmer F. Pieper
William H. Beherns
Postville
North Bend Group Elects New Westminster Leader
Betty Glennie elected president of the Young People’s Westminster fellowship at North Bend Presbyterian church. Gerry Decolan becomes vice president, Juanita Oslie secretary, and Doris Stone treasurer. Lunch by Dale Sims and Allan Buttenhoff. May 25 serving committee members Charles Lisota and Robert Langston. Leaders Mrs Alfred Buttenhoff and Mrs Dona van Hilton say new projects are planned to fund summer camps.
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North Bend
Wis
Betty Glennie
Young People’s Westminster Fellowship
French Creek Co-Workers Plan May Club Meeting
Mrs. Julius Nelsestuen will host the French Creek Co-Workers May meeting in Ettrick Wisconsin. The group was entertained Wednesday at the home of Mrs Ole Mustad. Public domain timber resources in the United States are valued between 50 million and 100 million dollars.
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Ettrick
Wis
Julius Nelsestuen
French Creek
U. S
Crashes Reported Around Viroqua and Nearby Areas
Merlin Bender 26 Viola escaped injury when his car left state highway 14 near Smith school house at 6 am Sunday and struck a telephone pole. He said he fell asleep at the wheel. Henry Miller and William Hayes, both Viola residents, were in an accident on a town road near Foss early Monday as Hayes veered into a ditch. Virgil E. Zitzner 23 Madison damaged a windshield and fender when his car ran off a Jefferson town highway Saturday night.
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Viroqua
Wis
Merlin Bender
Viola
Smith School
Bender
Henry Miller
William Hayes
Foss
Haye
Virgil E. Zitzner
Madison
Jefferson
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