Jaces Plan Gala For Sparta Rural Youth Day
Sparta Wisconsin special report outlines the Jace planned Youth Day on May 18 with free movie, sports events, program and entertainment. Ralph Bezner named general chairman. Don Radde publicity head. Edwards traffic supervisor. Dick Hill movie chair. numerous volunteers organize games, refreshments, parade, and grounds duties.
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Jaces Plan
Sparta Area
Sparta
Wis
Ralph Bezner
R. O. Chapin
Jace
Don Radde
On Edwards
Dick Hill
Jiss Him
E. J. Prior
E Erickson
Miles Luke
Bill de Karl Mohr
Charles Ambelang
Jack Will
Kenneth Richeras
Grant Jackson
Floyd Jenkins
Leland Peterson
Roy Felland
Vern Williams
Evan (Muggs) Evans
Don Puerling
Arthur S. Fenske
C. H. Barlow
Mary Kline
Rushford Music Groups Enter State Contest
Rushford Minnesota groups from the school earned top ratings at the District Music festival in Chatt Saturday and will travel to Austin for the state contest. Rushford won first place in Division C for the second year running with ten entries scoring 58 points. Mabel tied for second with 55 and Harmony and Stewartville tied for third with 52. Director is R. J. Christensen. Accompanists are Edna Hanson and Richard Stoyke. Eligible groups include girls glee club, mixed chorus, boys chorus, band, and brass sextette. Some entries earned B ratings and do not advance to state.
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Rushford, Minn
Rushford
Chatt
Austin
Foo Mabel
Harmony
Stewartville
R. J. Christensen
Edna Hanson
Rochard Stoyke
Laurence Johnson
Herbert Thompson
Lois Sorum
Herbert Higham
Hoffmann Surgical Ad Promotes Rupture Shield Service
An advertisement urges readers to visit Hoffmann Surgical Appliance Co for rupture shield services from 10 A M to 4 P M with early appointments. It boasts experience since 1928 and claims thousands of fittings in the United States along with cautions about neglect and potential symptoms.
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United States
Hoffmann
Students Have A Averages at Houston High School
The graduating class of Houston High School includes Eleanore Krage daughter of William and Mrs Krage of Houston Route 1 and Adeline Van Moos daughter of John and Mrs Van Moos of La Crescent Route 1. Krage earned straight A averages for all four years and participated in music home economics physical education orations costumes and served as a writer on the school paper. She also took part in musical activities and was an officer of the home economics club.
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Houston
Eleanore Krage
Adeline van Moos
la Crescent
Houston High School
William Krage
Route 1
John van Moos
R. 1
Name Officers of 4-H Club in Holmen Wisconsin
HOLMEN Wis Special Miss Joyce Hemma was chosen leader of the Long Coulee 4-H club for another year at the organization meeting. Officers for 1946 are Lois Olson president Maryann Johnson vice president Gladys Hemma secretary and treasurer and junior leader La Vern Sjuggerud reporter.
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Louise Sjuggerud
Pauline
Elva Bratberg
Ronald Johnson
Ansel Bratberg
Winfred Hemma
William Johnson
Gladys Hemma
Presi
Norwegian Addresses Whitehall Lutherans
WHITEHALL Wis Special Mrs Sigurd Folkestad formerly of Hale now living in Norway for 25 years arrived in the states on her first visit since a Nazi speaker at a Hale league meeting Sunday evening May 5 Other program numbers include a vocal duet by Adeline and Helen Lundberg a reading by Mrs Clarence Anderson a musical selection by Avis Gunderson and a choir song
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Whitehall
Wis
Sigurd Folkestad
Hale
Norway
States
League
Adeline
Helen Lundberg
Clarence Anderson
Avis Gunderson
Two Car Mishaps Report From Black River Falls
In Jackson County two separate crashes were reported west of Melrose and outside Prairie City limits. Emil Anderson in a 1935 Ford rolled multiple times after losing control. minor bruises reported. Kenneth Hutchins in a 1939 Chevrolet blew a left side tire, rolled onto its top, traveling about 35 mph. passengers Mrs. Doris Turner and Harry Bailey suffered bruises. Deputy Earl Davis supervised traffic. cars badly damaged but all occupants escaped unharmed.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Paul Cooper
Jackson County
Emil Anderson
Melrose
Anderson
Kenneth Hutchins
Highway 54
Hutchins
Doris Turner
Harry Bailey
Rodgers Farm
Earl Davis
Trempealeau School Students To Present Operetta Tonight
Trempealeau Wis special Trempealeau high school presents In Grand Old Switzerland an operetta in two acts Friday evening May 3 under Mrs Crabtree direction with 35 cast led by Delores Morris Calvin r Martha Raymond Josephine Jessessky and Norman Hunter. British lifeboats saved 537 lives last year.
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Trempealeau
Wis
Grand Old Switzerland
Trempealeau High School
Reception Honors Minister Who Ends 42 Years Service
The Rev. George Stanley marked 42 years as a Presbyterian minister with a reception at First Presbyterian Church in Rushford Tuesday. Grandson George Berg presented a boutonniere, and 86-year-old Miss Georgia McLeod spoke on church history and the bell’s journey. The congregation honored Stanley as pastor emeritus. he previously served Rushford, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rush City, and Duluth.
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Rushford
Minn
George Stanley
Stanley
First Presbyterian Church
George Berg
Georgia McLeod
Boston
James H. Robertson
Carl Byboth
Stanleys
Macalester College
St. Paul
Presbyterian Seminary
Auburn
N. Y
Minneapolis
Rush City
Duluth
Young
Christian Endeavor
Ben
Agnes Forbes Taylor
Prairie Bridge May Be Bought
Madison officers and state officials at a Thursday conference discussed the possible municipal purchase of the Highway 18 toll bridge at Prairie du Chien. The plan envisions city issuing revenue bonds to finance the $650,000 purchase, with toll receipts retiring debt over ten years until the bridge becomes free. Minnesota has shown readiness to assist, while Iowa participation was noted as a slight possibility.
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Tribune
Madison
Wis
Mississippi River
Prairie du Chien
State Highway Commission
A. W. Winter
Frank Antoine
James R. Law
Commission
Don C. McDowell
Crawford County
Wisconsin Assembly
Iowa
Minnesota
Mississippi
St. Croix
Plan for New Bridge in Buffalo County Wisconsin
MADISON Wis A new bridge across Waumandee creek on highway 35 in Buffalo county is among western Wisconsin highway improvements planned for this summer State highway commission has set contract meetings for May 28 and June 18 More than a dozen projects will be let on those dates Other listed jobs include five miles of drainage and grading on highway 10 in Pepin county between Durand and Ellsworth
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Madison
Wis
Waumandee Creek
Buffalo County
Wisconsin
State Highway Commission
Pepin County
Durand
Ellsworth
Rev L D Peck to Speak at Ontario Evangelistic Series
The Rev L D Peck state director of Evangelists for the Wisconsin Baptist state convention will headline a series of evangelistic meetings at Ontario Community Baptist Church Ontario Wis May 5 to May 12 except Saturday. Services begin 8 p m Peck is noted as a strong speaker and violinist. Rev B E Nielson pastor invites the public stressing spiritual priorities and Psalmist verse about hearing God.
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Ontario
Wis
L. D. Peck
Wisconsin Baptist State Convention
Ontario Community Baptist Church
Peck
B. E. Nielson
Lutheran Men Plan Spring Conference
Whitehall Wisconsin Special Lutheran Men plan spring conference sponsored by La Crosse Circuit Lutheran Brotherhood at Black River Falls Evangelical Lutheran church on Sunday May 5. Registration starts 2 30 p m and meeting at 3 p m with an afternoon and evening program followed by a fellowship supper at 5 30. Men of the area invited to attend and bring friends.
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Whitehall
Wis
la Crosse
Lutheran Brotherhood
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Black River Falls
Omer I. Bagley
Shop Manager Takes Thorson As Partner
VIROQUA Wis Special Robert Reed owner and manager Reed Tire and Battery on South Main street has taken a new partner La Mont Thorson manager of Vernon Cooperative Oil company The Reed firm was established here 25 years ago by the late Charles Reed of Eau Claire father of Robert Reed and was operated as Reed and Thornton?
Trempealeau PTA Re Elects Officers
At the last regular meeting of the P T A the following officers were reelected for the coming year President Mrs Paul Lehman secretary and treasurer Mrs William Amond vice president Mrs George Grover elected to take the place of Mrs Ed James Note mentions wine production in France as a separate line from the meeting report
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Trempealeau
Wis
P.T.A
Paul Lehman
William Amond
George Grover
Ed James
Rockland Scout Troop Plants Spruce in Honor of Servicemen
Rockland Wisconsin troop No. 62 planted two Colorado Blue spruce trees on the school ground to honor and remember two local servicemen who died in World War II. Alert Dengel of Luxembourg and Blaine Hesselberg of Iwo Jima are commemorated. Planting was led by Troop 62 members with PTA sponsorship and schoolyard care planned.
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Scout Troop No. 62
Rockland
Albert Dengel
Blaine Hesselberg
Benjamin Scafe
Wayne Jensen
Robert Schlaver
Arthur Jensen
Rockland Scout Troop
Wis
Boy Scouts of
Gateway Area
Alert Dengel
Luxembourg
Co. F
3Rd Marines
Iwo Jima
Dengel
Hesselberg
Carmen Hesselberg
Miles Scafe
Charles Campbell
Campbell
Sparta
Rockland School
Rockland Pta
Floyd Jones
PTA
Harold Irvine
Ralph Young
Gateway Area Council
B. Ingli
Blair School Hosts Youths Event At Blair Wis
Blair Wis special program brings seventh and eighth graders from Pleasant View Riverside Sunnyside Valley View Whispering Pines Hogg Beach Reynolds Coulee Lakes Coulee Brookside Carpenter Larkin Valley Chapultepec to Blair high school for judging contests and activities. Activities include athletic contests lunch with high school intramural teams music rehear sal and visits to agricultural home economics and commercial classes. Senior FFA and FHA members assisted. Alma Center game closes afternoon.
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Blair
Wis
Blair High School
Pleasant View
Riverside
Sunnyside
Valley View
Whispering Pines
Hogg, Beach
Reynolds Coulee
Lakes Coulee
Brookside
Carpenter
Larkin Valley
Chapultepec
Smith
FFA
Iverson
FHA
Clark
Alma Center
Winners Announced in Poppy Poster Contest
Hutchins Stendahl Unit American Legion auxiliary announces winners in the local poster contest. In the 5th and 6th grades Ann Holton won first, Richard Duebbert second. In 7th and 8th grades Ruby Engum first, R Kildahl second. Prizes were 1 and 0.75 dollars. Holtan also placed first in Trempealeau county in her group.
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Whitehall
Wis
Hutchins- Stendahl
American Legion Auxiliary
Ann Holton
Richard Duebbert
Ruby Engum
R Kildahl
Ann Holtan
Trempealeau County
Caledonian Leaves For Clerk Meeting
Caledonia Mrs Flavia Goergen left for St Paul to attend the sixth annual meeting of the Minnesota Probate Clerks association. The gathering will open at 10 30 a m with Dr M C Peterson speaking at the noon luncheon. Committee reports will be given by George Crago Duluth Mrs Flavia E Goergen Caledonia Miss Agnes Ellison Glenwood and Miss Mattie Holloway St James.
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Caledonia, Minn
Flavia Goergen
Caledonia
St. Paul
Minnesota Probate Clerks Association
Lowry Hotel
M. C. Peterson
Rochester State Hospital For the Insane
George Crago
Duluth
Flavia E. Goergen
Agnes Ellison
Glenwood
Mattie Holloway
St. James
Select Representative for Scenic Association Meeting
VIROQUA Wis Special At the Viroqua court house Friday evening a meeting will be held to consider a local member for representative in the newly organized Southwestern Wisconsin Scenic association Plans will outline to advertise Vernon county one of the nine included in the association David Morgan of Mineral Point is president W B Rundell Hillsboro vice president and Ben Davis Richland Center secretary treasurer Organized to promote publicity for Southwestern Wisconsin a publicity campaign is planned for 1946 and a more intensive campaign for 1947.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Court House
Southwestern Wisconsin Scenic Association
Vernon County
David Morgan
Mineral Point
W. B. Rundell
Hillsboro
Ben Davis
Richland Center
Wisconsin
Caledonia Visitors From Oregon Stop in Caledonia
Mrs E L Hoggins and Mrs Nancy Banning of Portland Oregon visited Mrs Jack Hoggins and daughter Jacqueline Margaret at Mrs Kate Schummers home. Hoggins is grandmother and Banning is Jacqueline s great grandmother. 11 year old Viola daughter of Mrs Myrtle Gran was patient at Caledonia hospital.
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Caledonia, Minn
E. L. Hoggins
Nancy Banning
Portland
Ore
Jack Hoggins
Jacqueline Margaret
Kate Schummers
Jacqueline
Viola
Myrtle Gran
Caledonia Hospital
Plan Youth Field Days In Monroe County Wisconsin
Officials from the Monroe County schools Soil Conservation Service and county agents coordinate a three day field plan for 11 rural schools. May 6 8 and 10 feature nature study an identification contest and outdoor games with prizes from local merchants. Picnics at Veteran's Memorial Park and a final tour to Grandad's Bluff La Crosse complete the program.
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Sparta
Wis
A. S. Fenske
A. D. Begley
Howard Hass
Soil Conservation Services
Monroe County
Veteran’s Memorial Park
West Salem
Survey Shows Curtailment in Wisconsin Butter Production
A Tribune survey of western Wisconsin creameries shows sharp butter shortages across La Crosse Vernon Trempealeau and Monroe counties. Counts report declines from 25 to 95 percent with several plants near 80 90 or 100 percent lowered. Officials warn the trend may worsen in coming weeks as wartime demand fades and postwar allocations shift.
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Wisconsin
The
Tribune of Western Wisconsin Creameries
la Crosse County
Trempealeau County
la Crosse
Holmen
Mindoro
West Salem
Barre Mills
Bangor
Vernon County
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