Holmen Village Elects First Officers in Incorporation
Tuesday evening the Holmen village elected its first officers after incorporation. Oscar Stolander was named president by 71 of 72 votes. Arnold Casberg as clerk. Eddie Anderson as treasurer. and others chosen for assessor, supervisor, constable, justice of the peace and trustees. A fire call interrupted the meeting briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Oscar Stolander
Holmen
Arnold Casberg
Eddie Anderson
Manley Libakken
R. P. Guilickson
Palmer Schonsberg
Donald Skoy
Harold Johnson
Lincoln Alverson
Palmer Holter
Harry Sween
A. F. Anderson
M. P. Hendrickson
E. F. Gansen
la Crosse
Eddie Anders
L. A. Kennedy
M. S. McHugh
R. P. Guillickson
Unit Arrives In Gays Mills
Gays Mills Wisconsin reports the arrival of four prefabricated apartments after weeks of waiting. Workers assemble the units now and expect occupancy by about 30 days for several men’s families. The plans include redecorating and modern plumbing, with a request for another prefab building to address housing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gays Mills
Wis
Luther Engineer Turns First Spade Of Earth For New Plant
Ole Korsrud longtime Luther College chief engineer broke ground Tuesday for a 125000 heating plant at Decorah. The project includes a women’s dormitory and an administration building replacing Old Main lost to fire in 1942. The plant will be named Ole Korsrud Heating Plant to honor his 45 years of service. Bids were let to Rye and Henkel Mason City as general contractor with Grudem Bros St Paul handling tunnels and M S Larson Decorah supplying equipment and installation M W Kelley Co New York handling chimney work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Gen Commercial Club
Casberg
Eddie Anderson
Holland
Gullickson
Orah
Ole Korsrud
Luther College
Decorah Institution
Lut
O. J. H. Preus
Korsrud
Luther
Rye and Henkel
Mason City
A. R. Coffeen
Decorah
Grudem Bros
St. Paul
M. S. Larson
M. W. Kelley Co
New York
Tomah to Name Police Chief Next Monday
Tomah Wisconsin special news notes eight applicants for chief of police. Candidates include August F. Mueller current chief Chris Hendrickson county traffic officer R W Henry deputy sheriff Roland Shell Camp McCoy veteran William Schultz on force Wallace Brown veteran and two outsiders Oscar C Lamb Waukesha and Ray Grucza Sparta. The appointed chief will choose officers subject to commission confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
August F.ueller
Chris Hendrickson
R. W. Henry
Roland Shell
Camp McCoy
William Schultz
Wallace Brown
Oscar C. Lamb
Waukesha
Ray Grucza
Sparta
Navy Veteran Spent 13 Months Overseas
Gays Mills Wisconsin special report notes RM3/cA John Struka was discharged April 27 and returned home Sunday. He enlisted November 3, 1943, trained at Farragut Idaho and San Bruno California, served thirteen months overseas in the Admiralty Islands Philippines Borneo New Guinea Australia and Japan occupation at Yokosuka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gays Mills
Wis
John Struka
Navy
Farragut
Idaho
San Bruno
Calif
Admiralty Islands
Philippines
Borneo
New Guinea
Australia
Japan
Yoko
Free Chest X Ray Clinic Attracts 178 Attendees
Whitehall Wisconsin special report notes a free chest x ray clinic run by WATA held Saturday and Monday. By Monday afternoon 178 people had attended. County nurse Miss Lila Johnson led the clinic with help from the Black River Falls Woman's club and school groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
WATA
Seal Sale Committee
Black River Falls Woman's Club
Lila Johnson
GI to Receive Massive Army Pay Upon Return
At Walter Reed Hospital Pfc Kyle F Arnell may receive a $10,000 pay envelope for back salary and allotments. The sum would mark one of the largest checks ever drawn by an army enlisted man. Arnell spent 32 months in a Japanese internment camp with his wife and eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Kyle F. Arnell
Walter Reed Hospital
Arnell
Rowland Brothers Sell Their Houston Store
A T Rowland and S M Rowland who ran the Rowland Brothers furniture and hardware store since 1914 have sold stock to Myles Summers who moved from Money Creek. Lloyd Skifton bought the building. Richard Hill will take over the Rowland mortuary and operate as Hill Funeral Service in the Rowland Block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Minn
A. T. Rowland
S. M. Rowland
Rowland Brothers
Thomas Rowland
Myles Summers
Money Creek
Lloyd Skifton
Rowland
Richard Hill
College of Embalming
University of Minnesota
Stillwater
The
Hill Funeral Service
Rowland Block
Maj Murphy and Wife Visit in Caledonia Minnesota
Maj Clarence Murphy and his wife visited his parents in Caledonia Minnesota after he entered terminal leave from the Army Air Forces at Camp Beale California. He served over six years since December 27 1940 and completed 748 combat flight hours as bombardier and electronics officer earning an Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Clarence Murphy
William L. Murphy
World Action Month Named for Lutheran Effort
Ettrick Wisconsin special report announces May as Lutheran World Action Month under the National Lutheran Council with a two year goal of 10 million dollars. The La Crosse circuit aims to raise 52000 for church rehabilitation Europe missions refugee aid and related programs. A $1,000,000 Norway and Finland designated gift is noted. A sound film The Good Fight tours La Crosse circuit churches May 8 to 19 with no admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
la Crosse
H. O. Aasen
French Creek
Ettrick Township
National Lutheran Council
Lutheran World Action
National Council
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Whitehall
Blair
Taylor
Galesville
Holmen
West Salem
Our Saviour’s Lutheran
Gays Mills Barn Burns in Sunday Fire
A barn at the rear of the Ancel Oppriecht residence burned to the ground Monday noon destroying a cow hay and stored possessions. Neighbors and firemen saved the house but the back porch and kitchen suffered partial damage. Estimated loss eight hundred dollars. Cause is undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gays Mills
Wis
Monroe County Hires Second Service Officer
Welfare committee led by F. C. Mitchell hires a second service officer for Monroe County. Charles Ambelang of Kenosha opens an arm of the veterans service in Evans building Oak Street Sparta. A. R. Libke of Tomah remains available at the Tomah armory weekdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
F. C. Mitchell
Monroe County
Charles Ambelang
Kenosha
A. R. Libke
Tomah
Ambelang
Evans Building
Oak Street
Libke
Meyer Student Visits Amsterdam Home
Charles E. Meyer of the University of Wisconsin Madison spent the weekend at his parents Mr and Mrs C H Meyer and sons home in New Amsterdam Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Amsterdam
Wis
Charles E. Meyer
University of Wisconsin, Madison
C. H. Meyer and Sons
Prolonged coal strike may curb Sparta area operations
Sparta Wisconsin faces potential disruption as a coal strike lengthens. Key users show limited stocks and likely curtailment of rail and service activities, including power for the State School and Monroe asylum, with reductions in railroad runs and plant heating affected.
Whitehall High Plans Orientation Day for Seventh and Eighth Graders
Whitehall High School schedules an all-day orientation next Friday for area seventh and eighth graders. The program includes a 9 am movie, tours of the school, crop and weed judging for boys and home economics demonstrations for girls, free lunch, games, and a 1:30 pm track and field meet with events such as sprints jumps and throwing. A traveling trophy will be awarded along with gym prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall High School
Travel Talk by Fenske Before Joint PTA Meeting
County Superintendent A. S. Fenske will present a travel talk with colored slides at the joint West Primary and Ward School PTA meeting on Thursday May 9 at 8 p.m. in room 12 at the high school. The slides cover his foreign duty as a naval officer. This is the final 1945 46 meeting with a short business session to close the year. The Ward School PTA arranged the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
A. S. Fenske
West
Fenske
PTA
Chickens Die In Two Fires Near Stoddard
A chicken coop two miles southeast of Stoddard burned early Sunday destroying 300 seven week old chicks and 35 one year old hens with 30 hens escaping. A second fire at the Dick Hull farm two miles southeast of Stoddard destroyed a wood shed and 50 six week old chickens. no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard
Wis
Stod
Oswald Wrobel
Bakkens
Dick Hull
Two Caledonians Come Home From Service
Caledonia Minnesota reports two veterans returning home from military service. Slee James Hjelming was discharged from the navy at Great Lakes after enlisting February 1 1945 and serving on the U S Warhawk. Bob Hill arrived home from Camp McCoy with a discharge. he entered March 22 1944 at Fort Snelling and served overseas in 1945 in Hokkaido Japan with the American military government. Both are sons of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
James Hjelming
Navy
Great Lakes
U. S. Warhawk
Herman Becker Timber Company
Hugo Hijelming
Bob Hill
Camp McCoy
Fort Snelling
Hill
Hokkaido
Japan
St. Mary's College
Winona
M. O. Hill
Seniors Present Three Act Royalty Play The Daffy Dills
READSTOWN Wisconsin special: Readstown high school senior class will stage a three act Royalty play Wednesday evening in the school hall. Cast includes Donald Larson Anna Marie Drake Arland Tollefson Pat Crook Norman Seeley Bonnie Sloniker Betty Lou Hartley Eleanor Krogan Eileen Turner Gilford Dobbs Gladys Emery and Fern Buroker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readstown
Wis
Readstown High School
Daffy Dills
Donald Larson
Anna Marie Drake
Arland Tollefson
Pat Crook
Norman Seeley
Bonnie Sloniker
Betty Lou Hartley
Eleanor Krogan
Eileen Turner
Gilford Dobbs
Gladys Emery
Fern Buroker
Interior Department job for Hagestad and barber post for Murray
Kenneth Hagestad a discharged ETO veteran will work for the interior department in Schenectady New York after earning an electrical engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin. His wife Galena Erickson will stay with her mother in French Creek until he finds a living place. John Murray a 23 year old discharged Pacific theatre veteran has taken a barber position at N C Twelme shop and will live at the S J Johnson home in Farmington Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Kenneth Hagestad
ETO
Schenectady
N. Y
Department of the Interior
Hagestad
A. C. Hagestad
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Galena Erickson
Dora Erickson
French Creek
John Murray
Pacific Area
N. C. Twelme
Murray
Farmington, Minn
S. J. Johnson
End Survey Of Sparta Business And Industry
Superintendent W. R. Bruce reports the Sparta survey of the industrial and business district is nearing completion. Results will be submitted to the State Board of Vocational Education and may determine the need for a Sparta vocational arts school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
W. R. Bruce
Propor
State Board of Vocational Education
Air Route Shorter From San Francisco to Tokyo
The air route from San Francisco to Tokyo via the Aleutians is about 1,700 miles shorter than the Hawaiian route. This shortening affects flight planning and fuel usage for transpacific air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Tokyo
Aleutians
Hawaiian Islands
Date palm pollination as ancient human cultivation practice
The date palm stands as mankind's oldest cultivated tree crop and has been pollinated by hand for thousands of years, showcasing early agricultural ingenuity and long standing cultivation methods.
MacMullin Plans Return to Dedicate Camp McCoy Arena
Col. George M. MacMullin will return May 12 to Camp McCoy for the dedication of MacMullin Field the post sports arena. He is visiting his son Capt. Robert J. MacMullin at Cushing General Hospital Massachusetts after the younger MacMullin’s fatal crash near Alexandria Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
George M. MacMullin
MacMullin Field
McCoy
Cursbing General Hospital
Mass
Robert J. MacMullin
Alexandria
MacMullin
West Point
15Th. Air Force
Italy
Joe Klonecki Reelected Head Of Trempealeau Tavern League
Joe Klonecki of Arcadia was re elected president of the Trempealeau County Tavern League at the annual Arcadia hotel meeting. L. J. Wood of Whitehall became secretary and treasurer, with Melvin Skogstad new director to replace Symbek. Guest speakers included Frank Deichsel, LaVern G. Kostner, H. F. Theurer, and Herman Sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Karn
Trempealeau
Melvin Skogstad
Eleva
Symbek
Independence
Frank Deichsel
Wausau
Wisconsin Tavern League
LaVern G. Kostner
H. F. Theurer
Herman Sense
Discharged After 13 Months Overseas From Army
Corp. Ralph Beirne of Crystal Valley returns home to GALESVILLE Wisconsin after 13 months overseas with a medical unit. He earned the Purple Heart and ETO ribbon for a leg wound and served in a military police company. His brother Willard served in the Navy with a medical discharge. Buy Savings Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Army
Corp
Ralph Beirne
Lester Beirne
Crystal Valley
Beirner
Willard
Navy
Wisconsin awards bids for 12 highway projects in western district
The Wisconsin highway commission opened bids Tuesday on 12 grade and surfacing projects totaling about 47 miles with two bridges. Low bids total 2 242 819 dollars and require federal aid and state approval before work begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Highway Commission
United States
Goodland
Wisconsin
Sparta
Black River Falls
Jackson County
N. M. Isabella
Cazenovia-La Valle- Mauston
Junesu County
Raemish Company
Reedsburg
Sauk County
Ed Kramer and Sons
Plain
I. H. Pertzsch Company
Onalaska
Union Center
New Lisbon Road
Juneau County
Gotham-Richland Center
U. S. Highway 14
P. W. Ryan Company
Janesville
Madison-Baraboo
Dane County
Burch Construction Company
Evansville-Edgerton
Rock County
Stiles Junction
U. S. 141
Marinette County
Vacco Construction Company
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Holland Hall
Syjolander
Proas
Orville N. Hanson
Fire Department
Tribune
Ernie Gershon
Sidney
Gershon
Tribune Carrier Softball League
Competiton
Dale Bennett
Jack Ness
George Burke, Jr
Teddy Wilcox
Herman Ripp, Jr
Harold Bachim
Donald Brower
Donald Matzke
Robert Page
Jim Brandau
Floyd Betts, Jr
Carroll Sonday
Bill Barnidge
Duane
Spike) Jones
Drug Department
Maj. Murphy
Amsterdam
Soa Ee Est
Elief
Bartle
Kentucky
Asylum
Sparta Creamery
E. H. Kressin
Northwestern Railroad
E. F. Andrews
Ron W. R. Peterson
Milwaukee Railroad
Chaseburg
Viroqua
Peterson
Hoeschlers
Fifth Avenue
PN Ad
Bepele
Pitzner
Department of Interior
Joe Klonecki
Kast A
County, Company
Prentice-Park Falls
Ashland County
Madison-Milwaukee Road
Jefferson County
James Cape Construction
Racine
Lake Geneva
Kenosha County
White Consolidated, Inc
Jeris
Bernard Pralse
Onalaska, Wisconsin
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