Galesville Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Galesville Wisconsin special report covers Mr and Mrs J T Homer marking 50 years of marriage on May 3 with a party hosted by daughter Mrs Leslie Becker attended by 40 relatives. Attendants from 50 years ago Mrs Rose Stiehl Sparta and Edward Buchholz Wilton. The Homers lived in Washington before moving to Galesville 26 years ago to run Homer Hardware with son. the family includes daughters Fern Mabel and Florence, five granddaughters, and many siblings attending from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
J. T. Homer
Leslie Becker
Rose Stehl
Sparta
Edward Buchholz
Wilton
Homer
Louisa Sa
Homers
Washington
Homer Hardware
Fern
Robert
Mabel) McFadden
Tomah
Leslie
Florence) Becker
Henry Homer
Rice Lake
Vernon Homer
Menomonie
Elmer Wen- Gorf
Barbara Homer
Madison
Engevold-Ludwikoski Engagement Planned for May Wedding
Whitehall Wisconsin announces the engagement of Miss Trene Engevold to Paul Ludwikoski son of Mrs Sophia Ludwikoski of Eau Claire. The wedding is set for May 20 at Sacred Heart Church in Eau Claire. Miss Engevold is employed in Eau Claire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Jacob Engevold
Trene
Paul C. Ludwikoski
Sophia Ludwikoski
Eau Claire
Sacred Heart Qvurd
Miss Engevold
May 12 Wedding Planned For Alma Couple In Wisconsin
Joseph Frees of Wabasha Minnesota and Gloria Kauth daughter of Mr and Mrs George Kauth will marry in Alma Wisconsin in mid May. The notice notes meal plans including Withee vegetables and a Selec Sermips mix with carrots onions and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma, Wis
Joseph Frees
Wabasha, Minn
La Crosse Diocesan Council Elects Mrs Billock President
Mrs Frank Billock of 523 West Avenue South was named president of the La Crosse Diocesan Council of Catholic Women at the 1948 Eau Claire convention. Delegates from nine deaneries attended, with other officers and directors elected, including J J Murphy and R W Knapmiller. Authorities spoke on religious civic life and the Mother role in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Council of Catholic Women's
Eau Claire
Susan Conley
C. C. van Helke
Stevens Point
Joseph Gohres
Frank Billock
West Avenue
J. J. Murphy
Cass Street
R. W. Knapmiller
Wood Street
Edward W. Poehling
Denton Street
Leonard Roraff
Frank Keating
Prairie du Chien
Maria Fliynn Mauston
Sparta
Roy Lyga
Independence
Arcadia
Dtiring
Mary McDonald
Black River Falls
DCCW
Diocesan Council
Murphy
Thomas A. Ryan
Cleveland
Charles F. Wolf
Bangor
M. A. McGarty
NCCW
Milwaukee
National Board of Directors
Washington, D.C
Catholic Daughters Elect Officers in Caledonia
Catholic Daughters of America court Caledonia No. 555 elected officers Monday evening with Mrs. L. A. Boerkohl as grand regent and Mrs. George Schmitz as vice regent. Donations of 10 to Maryknoll Sisters and 20 to Sisters of St Dominic were approved for Servants of Relief for Incurable Cancer. Hostess chair Mrs Anthony Hill led the event. members on the losing side of a recent membership contest attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Marnach
August Schulte
Henry Thery
Maryknoll Sisters of
New York
Sisters of St. Dominic
St. Paul
Servants of Relief For
Anthony Hill
New Citizens Rockford and area Births Listed
The notice records multiple births from late April to May in Wisconsin and nearby towns. Entries include sons and daughters to numerous couples, with names and street addresses in Sparta Tomah Whitehall Menomonie New Albin La Crosse and more, dated May 5 to May 6 and April 28 to May 6.
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Rockford
Culliford
Johnson
Mancock Avenue
Douglas Love
Loyal Twarn
Mary Mare McCoer
St. Mary's Heepstel
Sparta
Wis
Herold Moore
Tomah
Robert Stelter
Sparte Whitehall
Lawrence Douglas
Liord Engen
Menomonie
Whitehall St. Anns
Edward D Hamilton
Ward Avenue
Mey
Richard Alan
William A. Schroeder
Ferry Street
Charlotte Meyer
Derrek Dean
Cleon D. Sires
New Albinia
Tris Mittendorf
Richard Allen
Karl H. Gamerdinger
Wee Juneau Avenue
Norma Gilson
Harold Weise
Charlies Street
Elmer Perso
Parnem Street
Ambrose Baumgartner
la Creacent
Minn
Tomorrow's Menu Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Plan
Breakfast lists canned grapefruit juice poached eggs on toast enriched toast butter or fortified margarine grape jelly coffee milk. Luncheon features cream of asparagus soup peanut butter and chopped bacon sandwiches scallions oranges bananas iced tea milk. Dinner serves braised shoulder lamb chops onions baked potatoes buttered shredded cabbage enriched bread butter or fortified margarine raw carrot sticks and prepared horchata coffee milk.
Madison Couple Wed in Wisconsin Parsonage
Earl Walsh son of Mr and Mrs Evelyn Miller and the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Miller Mo nona Ia were married May 1 at St Raphael s parsonage Madison Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Earl Walsh
Evelyn Miller
William Miller
Monona
St. Raphael’s Parsonage
Madison
Wis
Cresco Bride Audrey Nolan Weds James Clark in Cresco
Mr and Mrs James Clark married April 24 at Assumption Catholic Cresco. The bride Audrey Nolan wore a seed pearl crown and white veil and carried an orchid spray. The couple reside in La Crosse after a eastern honeymoon and the bride was employed at St Marys Rochester hospital. The groom is aid at Heileman Brewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clark
Cresco
la Crosse
R. J
Clark
Audrey Nolan
Assumption Catholic Church
E. J. Supple
William Nolan
Avis Nolan
Virginia
Patricia Clark
Juliet
William Clark
John Scanlan
Minneapolis
Bud Nolan
Deerwood Club
Nolan
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Hiram Clark
Avon Street
Heileman Brewing Company
Children’s Clinic Scheduled by La Crosse County Council
The La Crosse County Community Council will hold a children’s clinic Saturday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 at City Hall. A Mothers’ Day breakfast is planned Sunday from 7:30 to 12 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral hall.
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la Crosse County
St. Joseph's Cathedral Hall
Local residents listed in SpartaWis and nearby areas
Dwain Jones of Sparta and Betty Moss holder of La Fayette are named alongside Ira Misna of Jefferson and Marian Haug en, Shelden Benjamin Wertz Jr and Lois Ross of Sparta, Leonard Sefton of Lincoln, and Marguerite Bolton of La Grange in a community notice listing residents and locations.
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Sparta
Wis
Dwain Jones
Betty Mossholder
la Fayette
Ira Misna
Jefferson
Marian Haugen
Shelden
Benjamin Wertz, Jr
Lois Ross
Leonard Sefton
Lincoln
Marguerite Bolton
la Grange
Burdick and Koblitz See Afternoon Methodist Nuptials
Marie Burdick and Clarence Koblitz Jr. wed at Caledonia Street Church with vows read by Rev. S. J. Lambright. Attendants included Leroy Kiesling and Lou Ann Casey. The bride wore a slipper satin gown with beaded tiara. dinner for 40 followed at Trane rooms and a Madison honeymoon.
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S. J. Lambright
Caledonia Street
Marie Margaret Burdick
Clarence Koblitz
George Burdick
French Island
Clarence C. Koblitz
Johnson Street
Betty Mae Olson
Vilet Gold
Miss Casey
William Norgan
Minneapolis
A. Winchel
D. Freemore, Sr
Louis Winchel
L. Steinmetz
Vernie Winchel
Tomah
Fred Young
Rochester
Edward Koblitz
Dakota
Trane
Madison
Levy News Agency
Donamarie Cole
O. Hermanson
G. Hanesworth
Locals Celebrate Mother's Day With Flowers and Treats
Mother's Day items and events fill the page from Yehle's Greenhouse and Land's Flowers to church rummage sales at Caledonia Street Methodist and Norwegian Lutheran in Onalaska. Food stands and dinners appear at A. W. root beer stand, Fritz's Five Mile House, and Band Box with reservations and family style meals Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yehle
George
Mama
House of Bauer
Land's Flowers
W.S.C.S
Caledonia Street Methodist Church
Walt's
Third
Mississippi
Baptist Church
Main
King
Hoeschlers’ Drug Store
Onalaska
Caledonia
Fritz
Five Mile
Mormon Coulee Road
Caledonia Birthday Party Honors Paul Lathrop
Mrs Stuart Lathrop hosted a Monday party at Vary cottage cottage for Paul Lathrop third birthday with mothers and children including Mrs Neal Hall and Bob and Dick Mrs Kenneth Norgard and Karen Mrs Ray Ryan and Angela Kay Mrs Orvin Strand and Paul Mrs Frank Williams and Francis Spring Grove Leroy Kiel and Richard Lathrop. Coconut sprinkled batter featured as a cottage pudding variation.
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Caledonia
Minn
Stuart Lathrop
Paul
Neal Hall
Bob and
Kenneth Norgard
Karen
Ray Ryan
Angela Kay
Orvin Strand
Frank Williams
Francis
Spring Grove
Leroy Kie
Richard Lathrop
Engagements Announced for Muriel Mae Stanek and Ruby Marie Jones
Mr and Mrs Edward Miller of 1512 Avon announce the engagement of their daughter Muriel Mae to Edward E Stanek son of Mr and Mrs Frank Stanek Sr of 2013 South 13th Place their wedding is planned for June 5 at St Johns Catholic Church Mr and Mrs John Hutchins of Ontario Wisconsin announce the engagement of their daughter Ruby Marie to Don Jones son of Wayne Jones of Ontario their wedding is set for June 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Miller
Avon Street
Muriel Mae
Edward E. Stanek
Frank Stanek
South 13Th Place
St John’s Catholic Church
Leo H. Meyers
Kane Street
Marilyn John Grabinski
Frank Hefti
13Th Street
John Hutchins
Ontario
Wis
Teir
Ruby Marie
Don Jones
Wayne Jones
Une
Hillsboro, Wis
Alois Sosinsky
Arlene
Robert Erie
Louise Erie
Congregational Church
Michigan Couple Announces Bride Elect Ruth Durkee and Kenneth Smith
Harry A. Durkee and wife of Flushing Michigan announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth Vivian to Kenneth A. Smith son of G K Smith and wife of Madison Michigan. The couple plans to wed June 26 at Central Methodist church Flint Michigan Ruth Durkee teaches at McKinley Junior High in Flint and has studied at Albion College the Universities of Michigan and Wisconsin Kenneth Smith a Wisconsin graduate in chemical engineering pursues a doctorate and is affiliated with Alpha Chi Sigma Tau Beta Pi and Phi Lambda Upsilon.
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Harry A. Durkee
Flushing
Mich
Ruth Vivian
Kenneth A. Smith
G. K. Smith
Madison
Central Methodist Church
Flint
Miss Durkee
Albion College
Michigan
Wisconsin
McKinley Junior High School
Mr. Smith
Logan High School
University of Wisconsin
Alpha Chi Sigma
Tau Beta Pi
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Local Youth Installed as Pledge Master at Bradley
Delbert F. Redmann of La Crosse and Bradley University was recently installed as pledge master of Tau Kappa Epsilon. A La Crosse Central graduate, he served in the army and attended the University of Wisconsin and La Crosse State College before joining Bradley College of Engineering.
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Peoria
Ill
Delbert F. Redmann
Harry Redmann
South Ninth Street
la Crosse
Bradley University
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Redmann
la Crosse Central
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse State College
Bradley College of Engineering
Viroqua Couples Wed at Methodist Parsonage
Betty Kingslon and Bertrand Weber were married at the Viroqua Methodist parsonage on April 28 in a small ceremony. The couple exchanged vows in the presence of family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Kingslon
Bertrand Weber
Viroqua
Methodist Parsonage
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Norman Sebranek
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Robert Sandman
Evelyn Horn
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Dennis Degner
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Royal Orchestra
Carl B. Vloelke
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le Crosse, Wis
CDA
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Madison Street
Iona
Florshop
Jackson Street
Marie Burdick
C. Koblitz
K. A. Smith
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Wes
Beatrice Land
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
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WM Rogge
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Glynn Cremer
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