Winona’s Only Centenarian Mrs Watkowski Dies
Mrs Angela Ciandma Watkowski of Winona died Thursday at her son Leonard Watkowski’s home after a brief illness. Born in Linsk Poland in 1834, she came to Winona in 1881 and celebrated her 100th birthday in 1934 at a family reunion. Survived by sons Frank and John of Winona and Leonard of Racine, 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was active in St. Stanislaus church societies.
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Winone
Minn
Angela Ciandma
Watkowski
Winona
Leonard J. Watkowski
Linsk
Poland
Frank Wat J Yowski
Chiledren
Martha
Mary
Joseph
Sarmurl
Maly Rosary
Sacred Heart Societies
St. Stanislaus Church
Frank
Racine
Wise
Amd
John
Leonard
Japanese Girls Exchange Letters With Washington Pupils
Washington children will exchange letters with Japanese primary students under sponsorship of the Japanese Women's International Cultural Relation society.
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Nippon Letter Exchange
Washington — (P
Japan
Washington
Injuries Reported After Fall In Violent Wind Storm
Merl Wis Salina Bertrand sustained injuries two weeks earlier when struck by debris during a violent wind storm on a Thursday. The incident, noted by local authorities, involved repeated exposure and a precautionary medical evaluation.
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Merl
Wis
Salina
Bertrand Cedt
Ee Gall
Ag Rervier
Rushford Songsters Sing at Lake City State Contest
Rushford high school mixed glee clubs fifty members travel to Lake City for state music contest with entries from Chatfield Elgin Lake City Lewiston Mabel Pine Island Plainview St Charles Stewartville Zumbrota Spring Grove and Spring Valley. Groups perform As Torrents in Summer Out of the East She Came Listen to the Ambs and Hymn with mixed voices and a boys quintet.
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Rushford
Minn
Rushford High School
Lake City
Chatfield
Elgin
Lewiston
Mabel
Pine Island
Plainview
St. Charles
Stewartville
Zumbrota
Spring Grove
Spring Valley
Rushford High Schol
Gertrude Woxland
Verna James
Abigail Clayton
Sylvia Thompson
Lucile Frisvold
Edna Kjos
Ruth Jaastad
Helen Johnson
Ruth Norgard
Elaine Marker
Barbara Alm
Betty Tverson
Thelma Moran
Esther Bendel
Verna Dragvold
Ardis Peterson
Dorothy Severud
Marjorie Skar- Stad
Dorothy Egeen
Clarice Joln‘sc
Ruth Wnorgard
Belly Iverton
Aito
Marjorie Skarstad
Dorothy Eggen
Orblle
Betty Iverson
Luther Kjos
Robert Otterstad
Norman Mindrum
Palmer Hymn
Boys
Poppy Day Details Planned in Caledonia Minnesota
Caledonia plans for Poppy Day on Saturday May 13 feature a volunteer corps to distribute memorial poppies citywide. Mrs I J Kennedy poppy chairman of John Loveless Post No 191 American Legion auxiliary oversees the arrangement with area leaders appointed to manage distribution.
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Caledonia
Minn
I. J. Kennedy
John Loveless
American Legion Auxiliary
Sarai Eden
La Crosse Laundry Offers Home Pickup Service
In the Saturday Evening Post advertisement the La Crosse Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company promises to relieve hundreds of La Crosse housewives of washing chores by offering pickup service. Call 138 to arrange a bundle pickup by their routeman.
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Saturday Evening Post
la Crosse
Community Notices From Dakota Minnesota
Miss Mary Stewart travels to Rochester for a WCVT U convention. Many locals attend, visit, and travel between Rochester, La Crosse, Plainview, Nadine, and New Hartford for events, funerals, and gatherings. Notables include Mrs. George Staler’s burial at Nadine Lutheran Church with six La Crosse, La Crescent, Nadine, Pickwick, Winona, and Nadine relatives as pallbearers.
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Dakota
Minn
Mary Stewart
Rochester
Frank Strupp
la Crosse
William Strupp
Jack Byrnes
Byrnes
Orris Northrup
Raymond Sconce
Patricia
Houston
Robert Armstrong
Nettle Beach
Irene Stahy Wiill
George Zenke
James Hesselgrave
Mildred Wissalke
E. L. Brown
M. W. Moore
Plainview
Anna Timm
Gien Beach
Jnez
New Hartford
Betts Beach
Carrie Harrington
Wabasha
Edward Strupp
Arnold Voss
Fred Holtze
Dresbach
Fred Schroeder
Gerhart
J. T. Case Company
Minneapolis
E. C. Waldon
William PF. Papenifuss
H. B Morman
Nadine
George Staler
Beth
Lutheran Church
Frank Weist
Paul
William
la Crescent
Arthur
Max
Pickwick
Albert
Winona
First Minnesota farm taken over in government program
Mrs Louise Axtell of Haudette Minnesota becomes the first person in the United States to transfer a submarginal farm to the government and move to a selected better soil site. The move follows President Roosevelt's allocation of 10 million dollars for national rehabilitation efforts.
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Minnesota
Haudette
Minn
Louise] Axtell
Liv
Faunce
Lake of the Woods
United States
Axtell
Roosevelt
Williams
Family greetings span states as relatives gather
George Southern of Hanover arrived Tuesday. One sister Mrs. Leo Moldenhauer of Orlando Fla and a brother Fred of Sleepy Eye Minn were unable to attend. Mrs George Murray went to Winona Thursday to visit her grandson Roger Deltle who celebrated his twelfth birthday.
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George Southern
Hanover
W. D
Leo Moldenhauer
Orlando
Fla
Fred
Sleepy Hye
Minn
George Murray
Winona
Roger Deltle
Local High School Programs and Community News in Houston
Houston reports a schedule of events including an agriculture class program at the opera house featuring Ernest G. Hansen and Jack Frost, a Young People’s Luther League event at St. Peter’s Church with vocalists Ruth Laysan Wilma Lundy Laurine Kroc kow and Gretchen Kraiz, plus a vocal duet by Misses Evelyn Williams and Sigmun Geslason. The Schoulau couple attend a New Orleans editors’ convention, the Women’s Civic League meets Monday, a son born to Rev. Z. O. Paulsrud and wife, another birth at St. Ann’s, a senior birthday club gathering for Mrs. Berd Lilly and Mrs. Obert Erickson, and Mr. and Mrs. John Bouquet returning from California. Matilda Haroldson visits from La Crosse.
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Houston
Milan
Opera House
Ernest G. Hansen
Jack Frost
Young People’s Luther League
St. Peter's Church
Ruth Laysan
Wilma Lundy
Laurine Krockow
Gretchen Kraiz
Evelyn Williams
Sigmun Geslason
G. L. Schoulau
New Orleans
Women’s Civic League
Tooms
Z. O. Paulsrud
Lutheran
Berd Lilly
Obert Erickson
Bates Sister Operates in La Crosse Hospital
Mrs. A. G. Bates underwent an operation in a La Crosse hospital Wednesday. Her husband and sister Miss Trances Henderson accompanied her, while Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Steel of Chetel attended the funeral of Mrs. Steel's uncle, Howard West. A. Tulloch traveled to Chicago.
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Mary Otis
Stanley
Wis
A. Bischof
Vernon
Otis
George Julsrud
Winifred
Wahpeten
N. D
Porter Griswald
Anita
Doris Jean
John
Julsrud
Owen McDermid
Chicago
George Watt
Clinton Vireck
West Salem
Henry Hemker
John Mahoun, Jr
John Jacobson
John Kahoun
Edna Kahoun
Milwaukee
Olga Olson
Minneapolis
Olaf Olson
Amanda Wigness
Winona
Norwals residents host visitors and local plans unfold
Thursday on business. Mrs Betsy Simminson and daughter Mildred of Norwals visited Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Anne Arneson. Arneson will begin La Reliel work here Monday. County reportedly leased a rock quarry on Kenneth Adams farm to supply rocks for side roads. Kenneth Brush convalesces after La Crosse operation on a hand injured at rock and dam site.
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Betsy Simminson
Mildred
Norwals
Anne Arneson
Arneson Ace
la Reliel
Kenneth Adams
Kenneth Brush
la Crosse
Magpies Targeted for Extermination in Logan Utah
In Logan Utah magpies are being offered to exterminate the bird at six cents a dozen. Nearly four thousand magpies were bought last year as interest in control grows.
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Logan
Utah
Texas to vote on statewide prohibition repeal
Austin reports the Texas legislature overwhelmingly approved sending repeal of statewide prohibition to a popular vote. The Senate approved 29 to 1 and the House 116 to 19.
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Texas
Austin
Senate
House
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