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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1935
Page
8
Health officials in Le Crouse warn against complacency after a recent scarlet fever death and a decade of findings showing ten fatalities since 1924. A. M. Murphy cites age ranges from under 1 year to 43 plus, non residents, and stresses contagiousness begins before symptoms.
Sparta Group hosts Sunday meeting at Camp La Crossett midway between Tomah and Sparta. Grounds on Flora Creek dam site cover eight acres with a lakeside setting, tabernacle, dormitories, and a two story hall. Oscar Crossett supervised woodwork from local timber, institute will run again this summer with preparations by Sparta Epworth League members.
After a writer in hand comes a report that a sanctuary at Lindsay near here shelters blue herons returning for the season. The birds linger through summer along Lake Erie or Sandusky Bay about ten miles distant. Lindsay’s herons are among the largest in the United States.
Officers On Convention Program La Crosse will be well represented in Baraboo Wis for the Seventh District American Legion and Legion Auxiliary program on Sunday June 2. District officers Leonard Weisensel William Opperman Joe Burns B O Frederickson and Dr H W Hunt will address the morning session with reports of their district work. Auxiliary speaker Mrs Marshall Goff and several district and county officers including Lyn Olson Lincoln Neprud Earl Brinker M D Saynor H P Schulz Arnald Meier Dr C Fhalen Camp Lambert Hanson D B Ayars are also listed.
National Music Week program in Whitehall featured the Music Study club hosted event. G Petterson chaired with Mrs. Long and Miss Mabel Larson assisting. A Gypsy themed playlette and dance, gypsy music by J A Jacobsen and others, and numerous solo numbers highlighted the program. Other groups contributed songs and dramatizations, with Girl Scouts and the Girls club presenting acts and readings. The high school orchestra performed, led by Supt. Parr, and local volunteers aided with scenery and props.
The Northwestern Alumni Club of La Crosse plans a Candle Lighting Ceremony and banquet at the YWCA on Wednesday, with a program of entertainment and cards for players. The event includes the annual ritual at 8:01 p.m. led by the university president, and reservations are urged through Mrs. Leonard Funk or Dr. A T Rasmussen.
Jefferson farmer Warner Heitz won a $100 damages verdict from the Jefferson Farm Co-operative after claiming the bright alfalfa and sweet yellow clover seed he bought sprouted incorrectly. The circuit court jury upheld his claim of deceptive seed sales.
The La Crosse State Teachers College summer session runs June 17 to July 26, with a broad schedule of academic courses and special programs for Western Wisconsin teachers and students. Notable departments include training in rural and secondary education, art, science, and language, plus assembly programs and social activities. Faculty in residence span many names, with Prof. C A Whitney as director and Prof. C Q White coordinating lectures and cultural offerings.
Waukon Iowa special report notes the eighty first anniversary of the Waukon Methodist Church this Sunday with services led by Dr Harvey Travis of Oelwein and a discourse by Bishop Frederick B Leese of Omaha. The event recalls early church growth from pioneer days and details the church’s history from 1854 through 1902 including building costs, expansions, the Mite society, and 37 pastors culminating in Rev H W Singer and organ by Miss Ethel Gilchrist.
The Neil S. Miller family from Blair Wisconsin will depart this weekend for a homesteading venture in the Matanuska valley Alaska. They must be in St Paul Tuesday morning to board a train at 11 am. The family, including children Margaret 13 Priscilla 11 and Janell 9, prepare for a permanent home as agriculture teachers with government support.
Isadore Kellograph alias George Sherman was held on 75000 bond in Milwaukee County for trial on assault and robbery tied to a 1967 bank messengers robbery. Testimony from John Walsh, a former tavern keeper, linked Kellograph and three others to the crime and loot involvement. A separate report notes a fire at a vacant tab in Venlee, California with five fire wagons responding.
Wisconsin state restaurant convention returns to La Crosse May 21 to 23 featuring a contest for Wisconsin's most popular waitress with Miss Pearl Reitan leading La Crosse at 18 250 votes and Miss Ella Trane second at 16 500 votes. The event recruits top restaurant men for talks on profitable serving, with Minnesota operators expected to attend. Sessions at the Avalon ballroom spotlight daily exhibits of equipment and supplies, with evening programs at the Stoddard hotel.
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