Flood Protection Plans Told Davy Addresses PdC Council
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin heard three flood protection options from engineer Philip Davy of La Crosse aimed at limiting Mississippi River flood damage. Plans range from a $6,000 to $8,000 street raise and local dikes to a citywide flood dike with Milwaukee Road track raises, plus a long term plan involving the Milwaukee Road and Army engineers.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Philip Davy
Davy Engineering Company
la Crosse
Davy
Fourth Ward
Milwaukee Road
Army Engineers
Water Street
Oscar Mayer
National Decorated Metal Company
National Dec
Army
Frenchtown
Council
Tipsy Driving Drops In Northeastern Iowa
The three Northeastern Iowa counties show fewer drunken driving charges and convictions in 1951 than 1950. Allamakee 13 arrests 13 convictions. Clayton 12 arrests 11 convictions. Winneshiek 13 charges 12 convictions. Dubuque reports the district’s lowest per capita drunken driving rate with many cases labeled reckless driving. Maximum reckless driving fine is 100 dollars. first drunken driving conviction carries 300 dollars, and a 60 day license loss.
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Iowa
Allamakee County
Waukon
Clayton County
Eskader
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Dubuque
Class Of 111 To Get Diplomas At Sparta High School
Sparta Wisconsin special report notes 111 students will receive diplomas at Sparta High School commencement on Wednesday May 28 1952. William Barlow will deliver the valedictory and Nancy Teasdale will give the salutatory. Baccalaureate is set for May 25 at 8 p.m. at the Methodist Church hosted by Rev E E Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta High School
Sparta
Wis
William’ Barlow
Nancy Teasdale
Edmund Ruetten
Doris Johnson
Eugene Ziegler
David Hendricks
Methodist Church
E. E. Clarke
Eugene Arenz
William Barlow
June Batteen
Ann Beckler
Linda Beebe
Clarence Greene
Mary Ann Hanson
Nancy Ann Hart
Marlene Heath
Helen Hedrick
Carlyn Heilman
Stanley Herrman
Ronald Heser
Margaret Hoffman
Robert Houston
Polly Huggett
Ronald Hughes
Donald Humphrey
Richard Hutson
LeRoy Jackson
Doris
Norwalk Soldiers Home Furloughs For Local Men
Norwalk Wisconsin reports three soldiers on furlough. Richard Biering, son of Alfred and Mabel Beiring, will spend seven days at home before attending a leadership school at Fort Bragg Kentucky. Willard Pfuhl, son of Christ and Mrs Pfuhl, arrives on a thirteen day furlough from Camp Roberts California. Lloyd Seekamp, son of Mr and Mrs Seekamp, is in the Base Hospital at Camp Pendleton California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Wis
Richard Biering
Alfred Beiring
Ft. Breckenridge
Willard
Christ Pfuhl
Camp Roberts
Calif
Lloyd Seekamp
Seekamp
Camp Pendleton
Ray Anthony to headline Caledonia Auditor ium May 13
Ray Anthony and his Disc Jockeys No 1 Band tour Caledonia Minnesota on May 13 at the city auditorium. The ensemble led by Anthony has sold over 2 million records and topped Billboard polls as America’s No 1 dance band in 1951. The show features vocalists Marcie Miller Tommy Mercer and the Skyliners, with Kenny Trindle on trombone and Buddy Wise on tenor sax.
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Ray Anthony
Caledonia
Caledonia, Minn
Caledonia Auditorium
America
Waxworks
Anthony
Mr. Anthony
Cook
Sally
Billboard
Tommy Mercer
Anthony Orchestra
Marcie Miller
Skyliners
Kenny Trindle
Buddy Wise
State Asks Bids On SG Area Road
Minnesota Department of Highways seeks bids to grade and surface 5.3 miles north of Spring Grove starting at the junction with Highway 44. Bids due May 27. Project requires 138,115 cubic yards of excavation and 6,360 cubic yards of crushed rock base.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Minnesota Department of Highways
Westby Tomah Men Serve On Pittsburgh Cruiser
Donald D. Hess son of Mr and Mrs John H Hess of Tomah and Raymond L Schye son of Mr and Mrs Martin Schye of Westby serve aboard the heavy cruiser USS Pittsburgh a NATO fleet unit in the Mediterranean area maneuvers. The ship will visit Algiers Istanbul Athens and the French Riviera as part of shore bombardments anti submarine warfare drills and fueling at sea.
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Donald D. Hess
USN
John H. Hess
Tomah
Raymond L. Schye
Interior Communications Electrician
Martin Schye
Westby
Pittsburgh
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Mediterranean
Algiers
Istanbul
Athens l
French Riviera
Spring Grove Grades Present Annual May Fete at High School
The Spring Grove Grade School held its annual May fete on Friday May 2 in the High School Auditorium. Patricia Solum was crowned May queen with Lennis Langlie as health king. Students from first through sixth grades performed rhythm skits songs dances and plays ending with The May Pole Dance by fifth grade girls.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Patricia Solum
Lennis Langlie
Joan Buckheim
Patricia
Steven Morken
Joan Rubitsky
Joan Schmidt
Jennifer Krome
Ann Tollefsrud
Roger Lanswerk
D and D Auxiliary to Meet at Noon Thursday
Women of the Dresbach and Dakota Auxiliary will meet Thursday for a 12 30 p m luncheon at the D and D Unity Cabin in Dakota Minn This will be the first gathering at the site since last fall Hostesses include Mrs James Hesselgrave Mrs George Phillips Mrs Otto Mueller Mrs Henry Carson Mrs Ernest Waldow and Mrs Hattie Webster
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Dakota, Minn
Dresbach and Dakota
Mmes
James Hesselgrave
George Phillips
Otto Mueller
Henry Carson
Ernest Waldow
Hattie Webster
Stoddard Family Relocates to Viroqua Oil Station
Stoddard Wisconsin special report notes Burt Larson and family have moved to Viroqua where Larson leases and runs the Texaco Oil Station. Larson formerly served as field supervisor for the Darling Company of Chicago and will be succeeded by Frank Spah of La Crosse.
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Stoddard, Wis
Burt Larson
Stoddard
Viroqua
Larson
Texaco
Darling Company
Chicago
Frank Spah
la Crosse
Future Farmers Hold Party At Galesville
The Future Farmers of America Galesville chapter will host its Parents-Sons party at the school Friday at 8 p.m. Guest speaker is Dr W E Nylin head of agriculture at Platteville State College. A male quartet from Platteville will sing. William Paulson vice-president of the state FFA will speak briefly. John Suttie local chapter president will preside as awards for the year are presented.
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George Amoth
Ettrick
Future Farmers of America
Platteville State College
FFA
Parents-Sons
Galesville
W. E. Nylin
College Agriculture Division
Harold Beals
Benton
Robert Campbell
Lena
Amoth
Lewis White
Columbus
Wis
J. O. Beadle
Agriculture Department
William Paulson
Blair Ladies Aid Marks In Memoriam
Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid of Blair Wisconsin will hold a meeting Thursday with life membership observance and in memoriam month. Members will present the playlet Gift For Grandmother and WMF convention highlights will be reported by Mrs. R. E. Anderson and Mrs. A. J. Sather. Hostesses are Mrs. Alvin Olson, Mrs. George Hennings, Mrs. Stanley Dahl and Mrs. Carl Penno.
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Blair
Wis
Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid of
WMF
R. E. Anderson
A. J. Sather
Mmes
Alvin ‘Olson
George Hennings
Stanley ‘Dahl
Carl Penno
Monroe County Homemakers elect officers at spring meeting
Mrs. Russell Potter of Warrens was elected president of Monroe County Homemakers at a spring council meeting held at the Courthouse. Mrs. Bennie Weiss of Oakdale became vice president, with Mrs. Raymond Kollath and Mrs. James Benrud remaining secretary and treasurer respectively. The group announced plans for 25th annual achievement day June 3 or 4 at Kendall and set allocations for district history displays and county health projects. Delegations to a Green Lake meeting May 20-21 will be chosen. county has 13 delegates.
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Monroe County
Agnes Wehrley
Kendall
Frank Flume
Sparta
Roland Clay
Tomah
Wehrley
Raymond Kollath
Warrens
James Benrud
Cashton
Russell Potter
Wis
Bennie Weiss
Oakdale
Spariia
Portland
Allan Webster
Casheton
Albert Matzat
Carl Kuderer
Wilton
Tom Hobson
Earl Thurston
W. J. Dreier
Norwalk
Nell Persons
Paul Zimmerman
Vere Johnson
Leslie Allingham
Ble
William Doms
Otto Schroeder
Upham Cabin
Kilbourn
Green Lake
Gets District Legion Duties
Norman Seguin of Alma Center was elected second Vice Commander at the Seventh District American Legion conference in New Lisbon. Chuck Evans of La Crosse was named commander, Douglas Davenport of New Lisbon first vice commander, and Rev. Frances Wallace re elected chaplain. Spencer Lutz received a Jackson County trophy for top Wisconsin membership gain in Seguin’s absence.
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Alma Center
Wis
Norman Seguin
Jackson County Legion
American Legion
New Lisbon
Chuck Evans
la Crosse
Douglas Davenport
Frances Wallace
Spencer Lutz
Melrose
Seguin
Jackson County
Wisconsin
Lutz
William Sawyer
Lester Patterson
Oswald H. Johnson
Black River Falls
Miles-Hagen Post
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Hokah
Milwaukee Railroad
Southern Minnesota Division
New Commercial State Bank
Lake Como
Minnesota
Phyllis Pierce
Richard Pollack
Carlyle Randall
James Reisinger
Douglas Richardson
Garnet Rigg
Stanley Riley
Bonnie Ripp
Herbert Rowan
Richard Rowan
Howard Rowan
Allen Rugg
Dean Sanborn
Betty Sass
Donald Sayner
Edward Sexauer
Alice Schaitel
John Schamens
Jolene Schmitz
Joyce Schober
Duane Selbrede
Eugene Severson
Maytag & Home
Syl
Union Hall
Hi NaBor” Ofler
Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate
D and D
Future Farmers
la Crosse Fifth
P. M
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