Lahm Re-elected Monroe County Board Chairman in 14th Term
Russell G. Lahm of Sparta, longtime Monroe County Board chairman since 1930, was re-elected to his 14th term as supervisor from Sparta's fourth ward. The meeting covered courthouse janitor pay, annual financial report, highway inventory, and multiple committee appointments plus requests for courthouse renovations and war-prisoner labor funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell C. Lahm
Monroe County
Sparta
Wis
Russell G.lahm
HB. Ieashen
Get Ot Eeeesin
Highway Department
Charles Wood
Local Petitions and Official Actions in Byron and Ridgeville
Koeniger McMullen and others file petitions on elections. Nestingen Schroeder and Gas per oversee printing. Hopkins Marshall and Herman Fiie handle Byron town affairs with sheriff and constables. William Vieth George Teal Sheldon and John Summerfield address Ridgeville special claims. Buchholz Helgeson and Kissinger organize town. Kissinger Gross and George Johnson address zoning in Little Falls.
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Lyde Richardso Wood
Henry Kissinger
Scott
Fred Noth
Kendall
McMullen
Gerke
Marshall
Lick
Canfield
Finance
Koeniger
Nestingen
Schroeder
Gasper
Hopkins
Herman Fiie
Byron
Shreiff
William Vieth
George Teal
Sheldon
John Summerfield
Ridgeville
Buchholz
Helgeson
Kissinger
Gross
George Johnson
Little Falls
Prairie Kiwanis Hobby Show Delights Prairie Du Chien
Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Club staged a hobby show at the high school gym in observance of National Boy and Girl Week. Prizes of war stamps went to parents. top entries included a wooden jade carving by Rev. Ug, caricature eggs by Mrs. Willon Bittner, and model planes by James Wainright and Gordon Lake. Girls Charlotte Schmidt and Catherine Gillitzer won for dolls and trees scrapbooks respectively.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Kiwanis Club
al Winters
John Pintz
Willon Bittner
Art Frydens
James Wainright
Gordon Lake
Bob Meganck
Gerald Stram
Charlotte Schmidt
Catherine Gillitzer
Use Of Treated Seeds Urged To Avoid Waste
MADISON Wis J C Walker University of Wisconsin plant pathologist urged Wisconsin gardeners to buy treated seeds to prevent waste and boost yields. He said commercial seed processors know how to treat seed with the proper chemicals while individual gardeners may use excess treatment especially when conservation is important.
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Madison
Wis
J. C. Walker
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
15 More Badgers Get Commissions In Navy
Milwaukee report lists 15 Wisconsin men sworn as commissioned officers in the U S naval reserve. New lieutenants include Laverne A. Hoffman Racine Journal Times city editor and George R. Gilkey Merrill assistant secretary of a milk company among others from Madison Wausau Richland Center Cedar Grove Stevens Point Rhinelander and Milwaukee. Commissioned ensigns include Robert E Coller Stevens Point and Robert H Crawford Milwaukee natlization examiner.
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Milwaukee
Naval Officer Procurement Center
Wisconsin
U. S. Naval Reserve
Laverne A. Hoffman
Racine Journal-Times
George R. Gilkey
Merrill
Arlie C. Werth
Wausau
Robert B. Larkin
Madison
Army Food Supplies Department
Johannesburg
South Africa
Douglas H. Creasey
Richland Center
David F. Wallenfang
Niagara
Kimberly-Clark Corp
George J. Willis
Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Cedar Grove
Chaplain Corps
Charles A. Wedemeyer
Irving J. Fischer
Adjuster
Robert E. Coller
Stevens Point
Mnel
H. Ifleman
Philip R. Dickie
Rhinelander
Robert H. Crawford
Frank P. Hanis
Marvin Paulshock
Drive for Funds for FSA and Lunches Opens
Senate supporters of the farm security administration and school lunch programs launched a drive for 177 million dollars to fund next year’s activities. They won legislative authority but no money yet, with further action expected on an omnibus agricultural aid bill. The group seeks 127 million for FSA and 50 million for lunches in the House.
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Washington
Senate
Farm Security Administration
House
Prisoners Mail School Offers Courses at Greeley
Colorado State College of Education in Greeley offers correspondence courses to German prisoners of war. The program aims to provide educational opportunities while inmates are held.
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Greeley
Colo
Colorado State College of Education
Mississippi Flood Recedes Far South. Texas Toll Rises
Flood waters along the Mississippi recede to Cape Girardeau while Midwest and Southwest face rising flood threats. In Texas, eight dead 33 injured and one missing after torrential storms. Neches River runs three miles wide in places. Red Cross reports substantially less flood damage this year due to early evacuations, with 1,670 families needing rehabilitation versus 8,796 last year.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Cape Girardeau
Midwest
Texas
Neches
Trinity
Brazos
Sabine
Missouri
Red Cross
St. Louis
Mississippi
Illinois-Missouri
National Music Week Proclaimed for May 7 to 14
Gov Goodland issued a proclamation designating May 7 through 14 as national music week in Madison Wisconsin. He urged citizens to strengthen and develop organizations and activities that make music a more uplifting factor in daily life.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
Wisconsin
Rites Planned for UW Professor William Leonard
Funeral services are set for Thursday in Madison for Prof. William Ellery Leonard, UW poet and English teacher, who died of heart ailment after a lifelong phobia of locomotives. A 3:30 p.m. service at Fitch Lawrence funeral home precedes burial at Forrest Hill cemetery. oration by Prof. Max C. Otto.
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Madison
Wis
William Ellery Leonard
University of Wisconsin
Forrest Hill Cemetery
West Side
Fitch- Lawrence
Max C. Otto
University
Philosophy
Leonard
Trempealeau Couples Buy Local Homes
Mr and Mrs Adam Sonsolla have purchased the late Ellen Gibbs property from Mrs Edith Grant and expect possession about June 15. Mr and Mrs John Towner recently bought the residence on the north side of Central Park once owned by the Willey family of Reedsburg.
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Trempealeau
Wis
Adam Sonsolla
Ellen Gibbs
Edith Grant
John Towner
Central Park
Willey
Reedsburg
Wanted Hard Of Hearing Men And Women
A public test recruitment ad claims a simple hearing assessment can restore hearing. It promotes Curine Ear Drops sold at Ford Mopkins and drug stores with a money back guarantee if your hearing does not improve.
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Ford Mopkins
Return Of Public Whipping Post Recommended By Illinois Official
Chicago acting Gov Hugh B Cross urged a speedy return to the whipping post as a practical crime deterrent in certain cases. He cited public humiliation as a stronger form of treatment for some offenders including wife beaters and con men. Parole officials from eight states including Wisconsin attended the central states probation and parole conference.
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Illinois
Chicago
Hugh B. Cross
Ilinois
Cross
Central States Probation and Parole Conference
Wisconsin
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Tribune Sparte Bureau
Grant
Ward Williams
City of Sparta
Arnold Vance Adrian
Emil Vieth
la Fayette
Homstad
Mitchell
von Ruden
R. J. Helgeson
Wyeville
Glenn Hopkins
E. G. Ee
RMU Jeweler
Main Street
Tri-State Printing CO
Tony Jansky
Benga Telephon
EGAD
Prairie Kiwanians
Navy
Phillips
Yulitsy
America
Phillips 66
U.S
Ole Man
Michaeleen
Ives Beng
Rexall’s
Lee Tip
Rexall Drug Stores
Main ST
Klenzo Brose Ae
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Gardenia
Gardenia Wie
Mn Petrofol Ae
Lier
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Lot Lal Nee
Ration
Leea
Rexall
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