De Soto district votes against dissolving union high school
Voters in the De Soto Union Free High School District reject dissolving the district 485 to 225 amid 712 ballots cast. The board plans no immediate action but hopes to eventually build a high school serving Ferryville De Soto and parts of Freeman Wheatland Sterling and Genoa Townships with a June levy vote likely resembling the 1947 $11 000 building fund.
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DE Soto
Wis
de Soto Union Free High School
Ferryville
Freeman
Wheatland
Sterling
Genoa
A. E. Kuehn
Viroqua Board of Education
Viroqua
Iti School
Soto
A. R. Oe
State Department of Public Instruction
County Day Program Highlights Rural School Winners
At the 27th annual rural school County Day in Preston the top current events quiz team was Dale Wordelman of district 132 Broomfield with Geraldine Overland of district 56 Chatfield finishing second. They will go to the state fair contest with teachers Erna Warren and Susan Finterson accompanying, funded by the Teachers' league. Alternates tied for third were David Drury district 74 Fountain and Maurice Helgeson district 117 Spring Valley. Lucille Burmeister and Oliver Bickness were their teachers. A Charlies Davis medal was awarded by County Superintendent Irene Warren. A ratings were given in the speaking contest to La Venne Rabhbon Roger Tangen Hen Haack Lilah Hilde Amherst Patricia sted Corrine Eide. Physical education demonstrations were led by Maxine Nolan and George Kromp with judges Mrs. Mary Hill and Mrs. Horace Olson.
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Preston
Minn
Preston High School
Dale Wordelman
Broomfield
Geraldine Overland
Chatfield
Fillmore County
Erna Warren
Spring Valley
Susan Finterson
Teachers’ League
David Drury
Fountain
Maurice Helgeson
Lucille Burmeister
Oliver Bickness
Charlies Davis
Irene Warren
la Venne Rabhbon
Pilot Mound
Roger Tangen
Bloomfield
Accidents Reported Across Sparta District This Week
Three people were injured in accidents this week in the Sparta district. Victor Leland of Norwalk was treated after his car veered off course on May 3 east of Norwalk. A head on collision on May 2 near Portland injured Hubert Brueggeman and Nichols Hastings. Minor injuries reported for Brueggeman. A cyclist, Tomah resident Edward E. Miers, caused no injuries in a bicycle collision on May 5 near Tomah with damage to the bicycle. A separate rock driving charge was filed against Lford Mesner. A May 5 crash near Wells involved Tony Dickinson and Carl Seekamp. Traffic Officer Willis R. Young investigated.
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Sparta
Wis
H. R. Biegel
Victor Leland
Norwalk
Hubert Brueggeman
Cashton
Henning R. Lee
Coon Valley
Portland
Brueggeman
Nichols Hastings
Lford Mesner
Tomah
Edward E. Miers
Special meeting of Fillmore County survey committee
Preston Minnesota special meeting of the Fillmore County school survey committee will be held this Thursday at the courthouse in Preston.
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Preston, Minn
Fillmore County School Survey Committee
Court House
Preston
Whitehall Musicians Attend Tomah Fest
Seventeen members of the MacDowell Junior Music club Whitehall attended the Tomah junior music festival at Tomah high school as guests of the Tomah Music club. Anne Holton Rita Jackson Kay Iverson and Carolyn Matt won top piano spots in multiple classes among twelve events.
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Whitehall
Wis
MacDowell Junior Music Club
Tomah
Baraboo
Wausau
John A. Jacobsen
Mmes
O. G. Birkeland
Palmer Lee
Anne Holton
Changes In Faculties At Tomah Public Schools
Seven members of the present faculty will not return for 1948 49. Gloria Lancaster resigns to become critic teacher at La Crosse State Teachers College. Several marriages planned for Shirley Thompson Ish and Cecelia Roland. Mrs A Cloyd resigns to Tunnel City school system. Returning in September: McKean Crane Roemer Dickinson Ness Dittmer Mewaldt Neilson Krueger Schettler Campbell Gill Nelson Schuelke Gatzka Rayment Reiser Gorens McAdams principal. Elementary and junior high staff listed with reassignment.
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Tomah
Wis
Board of Education
Gloria Lancaster
la Crosse
Aioe Oae Moe
Margaret Gill
Anna Costello
E. J. McKean
Vincent Crane
Howard Roemer
L. F. Dickinson
James Ness
Dora Mae Dittmer
David Mewaldt
Harvey Neilson
Dena Krueger
L. J. Schettler
Norman Campbell
Beth Milliren
Arnold Nelson
Theda Schuelke
Early Gatzka
Clifford Rayment
Elizabeth Reiser
Shirley Gorens
Mary McAdams
Enid Darnell
Joan Brown
Delores Ultieg
Jane Wiley
Gertrude Gerents
Betty Moyer
Nina Dano
Edna Anderson
Thelma Grovesteen
Lucille Neve
Clarence Lund
Nona Hanson
Gloria Schroeder
Berneice Olson
Theft at Central Ward School Grounds in Sparta
Miss Winona Haney, principal, reports many bicycle reflectors and licenses stolen from bikes on school grounds in Sparta Wisconsin. A watch was also stolen as police investigate the incident.
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Sparta
Wis
Winona Haney
Central Ward
Salem Music Club Elects West Salem Officers
West Salem Wisconsin special the final meeting of the year elected new officers for the Music Parents club including Mrs Clarence Eckert vice president Mrs A E Wedin secretary and Mrs Floyd Buol treasurer Retiring officers are Mr H J Vruwink president Mrs Leo Betthauser secretary and Mrs Alfred Wehrs treasurer Wehrs reported a 541 23 balance to be used to buy instruments The 75 club members praised Director Beers and supporters for a successful year for the school's music department.
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West Salem
Wis
Music Parents Club of
Clarence Eckert
A. E. Wedin
Floyd Buol
Raymond Knutson
H. J. Vruwink
Leo Betthauser
Alfred Wehrs
Detour Improvement Approved For Arcadia Township Route
Governor Rennebohm approved a $6,700 contract between the state highway commission and Trempealeau county for detour work in Arcadia township. The project outfits 8.648 miles of county trunk highway G with bituminous surfacing as a detour during construction of state trunk highway 93, funded from the state fund with an estimated cost of $14,860.
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Arcadia
Wis
Oscar Rennebohm
State Highway Commission
Trempealeau County
Arcadia Township
Trempealeau County veterans to meet at Beadle home
Trempealeau County on the job farm trainers and their wives join county extension staff for a monthly gathering at the Leonard Beadle home tonight. Supper is scheduled for 6 30.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Leonard Beadle
European Arrives For Lansing Visit
Julia Schaack arrives from Luxembourg to visit her uncle Nick Schaack in Lansing Indiana. She stays with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hurley and will learn conversational English while speaking French German and Luxembourgish. Schaack financed the trip as he could not travel.
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Lansing
Julia Schaack
Nick Schaack
Luxembourg
Ben Hurley
Schaack
States
Black River Falls Seeks Electric Rate Increase
The Black River Falls city council approved a utility commission action to seek higher electricity rates, filed with the Public Service Commission on April 29 as local rates remain among the state's lowest. In the same session, sewer petitions were tabled and several liquor licenses granted.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Utility Commission
Public Service Commission
Drowning Tragedy at Altoona Dam Basin
Edgar Galdrude 13 of Eau Claire drowned after slipping from a steep bank into the spill basin below the Altoona dam. Jerry Larson tried to help as water surged through the spillway while sheriff deputies searched. Edgar’s body was recovered six hours later. He leaves parents a brother and two sisters and a grandfather. funeral services were held with burial at Forest Hill.
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Whitehall
Wis
Edgar Galdrude
Edgar M. Galdrude
Eau Claire
Altoona Dam
Galdrude
Arthur Conolly
Edgar
Jerry Larson
Sheriff's Department
Robert
Newell Gunderson
Beverly Jean
Forest Hill Cemetery
Iowa Rustlers Take Eight Hereford Calves Near Waukon
Local officers investigate the theft of eight Hereford calves from Patrick De Vitt's farm northeast of Waukon Iowa where he pastures several car loads of cattle.
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Waukon
Patrick Devitt
Finale at Caledonia Band and Chorus Concert May 7
The Caledonia band and chorus present their final concert May 7 in the auditorium. Solo performances include Carol Spreckles on marimba and Gertrude Rensle on trombone, with solos by Walter Wheaton and others. The program features marches, overtures, songs, and ends with Stars and Stripes Forever.
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Caledonia
Minn
Carol Spreckles
Walter Wheaton
Gertrude Rensle
Suppe
Gillette
Bendix
Payenne
Gould
Girls’ Glee Club
Williams
Rheinberger
Bell
Riegger
Amparito Ro ¢A
Texidor
Stolen Car Recovered After North Carolina Sighting
The car belonging to Nick Maxim, stolen April 4, was recovered in North Carolina when four young men who had stolen it waved pistols and drew attention. Maxim traveled from Wisconsin to Milwaukee Sunday to recover his vehicle.
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Coon Valley
Wis
Nick Maxim
North Carolina
Maxim
Milwaukee
Plan To Buy Resuscitators For Monroe County
The Monroe County Junior Chamber of Commerce auxiliary voted to purchase two resuscitators for county use. One will go in Sheriff Biegel's car and the other at the Tomah police station for eastern county coverage.
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Sparta
Wis
Jaycettes
Wendell Steele
Armand Cimaroli
Marshall Sayner
Goordon Bushnell
Paul Martin
Harold Lawler
Lloyd Kreuger
Hugh Richards
Europe
Minneapolis Students Visit Caledonia Home
Norman Horn, a Gale Institute railroad telegraphy student from Minneapolis, spent the weekend at the Charles Benson home in Caledonia. He was accompanied by Tim my Paulson of Red Wing and Venance and Daniel Eden of Minneapolis.
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Caledonia, Minn
Norman Horn
Gale Institute
Minneapolis
Charles Benson
Tommy Paulson
Red Wing and
Venance
Daniel Eden
Petitioners Seek Referendum on Tomah School Bond Vote
Tomah Wisconsin city council delays action on a 150000 elementary school bond referendum after 257 citizens sign petitions. The council will June meeting discuss the proposal with the board of education and may delay to the November election. Local debate splits supporters between immediate approval and waiting for lower costs. The fire department advances a new pumper truck purchase, and two additional voting booths are to be installed after complaints about access. Granting licenses for residents on West Juneau noted.
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Tomah
Wis
Tor
Board of Education
Herbert Schweppe
Fire and Police Commission
Third Ward
West Juneau
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Tribune
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Jimmy Bjorkman
Burns Corner
William Mallette
Fauver
Brookside
Janice Meyer
St. John's Lutheran
Leroy Pralle
Barre
Richard Mikkelson
Neshonoe
Dick Michaels
Fauver Hill
Charlotte Achterkirch
Walker School
David Miller
Pioy
Meeropolites Heatre
Wat Cingemge
Pam Sas
Ineapolis
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Francis Lederer
Roma
Dale
Salem Music Club
Salzer
Seed CO
7Th and Adams
Beas Wine Co
Fresno
California
BRF
Iowa
SALEM
UU Es
Margaret O’brien
Cyd Charisse
Avalon
Lana Turner
van Heflin
Margaret O'Brien
New Vernon
Jack Holt
Rocky” Lane
Black Jack
Via
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