Infant Stephen Sweno Dies Following Surgery
Stephen Sweno infant son of Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Sweno of rural Blair Wisconsin died Tuesday May 14 after surgery in a Rochester hospital. Services set for 2 p m Friday at Faith Lutheran Church with Rev L H Jacobson. Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p m Thursday at Frederixon Jack Funeral Home Blair. Born April 10 1968 in Eau Claire. Survived by parents one sister Sarah grandparents Glen Swene and Donald Hardie and great grandparents Ray Swanger.
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Blair
Wis
Stephen
Ellsworth Sweno
Rochester
Faith Lutheran Church
L. H. Jacobson
Church
Frederixon- Jack
Eau Claire
Sarah
Glen Swene
Donald Hardie
Ray Swanger
Sparta
George Mayer
Cass St
Charles
Theresa
Wohlhoefer
Katherine Robut
la Crosse
Joseph Gagermeier
Louis Gagermeier
South Side
Blaschke
West Ave. S
St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
Msgr
John Paul
Catholic Cemetery
William King
Norway
Robert Wilson
Minn
Dickinson Jackson Street
Stefan Guttormsson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Carl H. Meyer
Holmen
Carl Meyer
Madison
George
la Crescent
Edward
Mars
Duane
Waukesha
Harley
West Salem
Donald
Katherine) Werve
Kenosha
Norman
Gweneth) Basthemer
Mt. Horeb
New Amsterdam Presbyterian Church
Leonard Beenken
Green Mound
Fossum Funeral Home
Onalaska
Death notices shared for Mayer, King, Meyer, and Love
Obituaries list four local deaths with ages and addresses. George Mayer, 73, of 804 Cass St., died May 21 after illness. Mrs. William King, 92, born June 28, 1875 in Norway, died May 21. Carl H. Meyer, 81 of Holmen, died May 19. Albert W. Love, 61, of 1920 Farnam St., died May 21. Funeral details and survivors are provided for each.
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Albert W
Bert) Love
Farnam St
Prairie du Chien
Sletten-McKee Funeral Home
Walter H Helsaple 80 Dies in Prairie du Chien Wis
Walter H Helsaple 80 died Monday May 20 in a Prairie du Chien hospital. Services set for 2 p m Thursday at United Methodist Church with Rev Billy Bross officiating burial in Prairie du Chien Cemetery. Calling hours after 2 p m Wednesday at Ottoson Garrity Funeral Home. Born October 15 1887 in Cadotte Wis he came to area as a boy. He married Cleora Garrow August 2 1927 a World War I veteran a member of the American Legion and VFW and longtime Crawford County veterans service officer. Surviving is his widow.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Walter H. Helsaple
United Methodist Church
Billy Bross
Ottoson- Garrity
Cadotte
Cleora Garrow
American Legion
VFW
Crawford County
Veterans’ Service
Spring Grove Elects New School Director
Spring Grove School District electors re elected one director and named another. Incumbent Mrs Alfred Sylling won 125 votes to continue as director while Arnold Onstad received 99 votes for the new seat. Wayne Bunge, absent candidate, earned 82 write in votes and two others had single write ins.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Alfred Sylling
Arnold Onstad
Wayne Bunge
Leland ‘Morken
Rodney Bentley
Five Injured In Crash In Postville Area
WAUKON Iowa five persons were injured at 10 30 a m Monday in a two car collision on a county road three miles northeast of Postville. The cars were driven by Virgil Whittle 42 Harpers Ferry and Mrs Cora Williamson of Postville according to Sheriff Theodore Rumph. Mrs Williamson was taken to the Postville hospital. Whittle suffered leg and chest injuries, his wife pelvic injuries and their sons Gary and Allen received lacerations.
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Waukon
Iowa
Postville
Virgil Whittle
Harpers Ferry
Cora Williamson
Theodore Rumph
Williamson
Whittle
Gary
Allen
Hokah Re Elects 3 To School Board
Hokah Minnesota voters re elected three incumbent school board members Tuesday. Art Series received 236 votes, Henry Warnecke 252, and another incumbent also carried a plurality.
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Hokah
Hokah, Minn
Henry Warnecke
Tribune News Correspondent Awarded Carpenter Memorial
John W. Wyngaard, Madison Capitol press corps dean, received the first Ted Carpenter Memorial Award from Milwaukee Sigma Delta Chi. He has 31 years in state government coverage and writes the Wisconsin Report column carried in 15 papers. The $200 prize honors Edmund S. Carpenter, and Wyngaard won amid votes from Merwin Ganrude, Bernard Feldmeier, Marcella Corn, and Mary Forer.
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Milwaukee
John W. Wyngaard
Madison
Capitol Press Corps
Ted Carpenter
Sigma Delta Chi
Professional Journalisticsociety
Wyngaard
Wisconsin
la Crosse Tribune
Green Bay, Press-Gazette
Appleton, Post-Crescent
Wisconsin Report
Edmund S. Carpenter
Marquette University
Tom Barber
The
Milwaukee Journal
Milwaukee Press Club
Loretta Husmann
Merwin Ganrude
Bernard Feldmeier
Marcella Corn
Mary Forer
La Crosse County Court List Quick Hit Driving Notices
Speeding fines range from 15 to 57 dollars for multiple defendants including John R. Hegge Arthur Thompson and Dennis Truax. Driving after revocation and other violations listed with fines and jail terms. Courts also handle divorces and civil judgments against various individuals and entities. May 21 activities included police ambulance call and a fire department lockout incident.
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Speeding
John R. Hegge
Houston
Minn
Ernest S. Suchla
Independence
Arthur W. Thompson
Galesville
Brian P. Trainor
Winona
Rita M. Greene
Ettrick
Bruce ‘E. Sullivan
Racine
Max W. Seelig
Sharon St. Speeding
Robin R. Hanson
Onalaska
Richard A. Schmit
Trempéaleau
Robert T. Micolichek
Vine St
Terry J. Viner
George St
Gary P. Alexander
Miller St
John S. Tudahl
Caroline St
Dennis L. Clark
S. 8Th St
Barry R. Snider
3Rd St
Alan C. Emerson
Ferryville
Anthony C. Christnovich
S. 14Th St
Dale A. Berger
Taylor
Berger
Charles E Johnson
S. 3Rd Ave
John S. Culp
Orville L. Stumlin
Holmen
Gregory J. Murphy
E. Garland St
West Salem
Verginia L. McLain
Mindoro
Wayne W. Wilson Jr
Hoeschler Drive
Convenient Jewelers Inc
Main St
Lorraine Schulz
N. 7Th St
Jo Ellen Corbett
Prospect St
Farmers Insurance Group
Jackson St
John R. Thompson
Loomis
Edward J. Anderson
Island St
James J. Aylsworth
Caledonia St
David Kocsinski
David Kociinski
Avon St
Glenn L. Medema
Wilfred Schmidt
Wilfred Schmitt
Bangor
Douglas Schlump
S. 3Rd St
la Crosse Cooler Employes Credit Union
Richard Patterson
Rebert M. Hanson
S. 4Th Ave
Thomas Monsoor
Britannica First Edition Describes California as West Country
In its 1768 first edition the Encyclopaedia Britannica called California a large country of the West In dies and questioned whether it was land or a peninsula. The notes reflect early geographic ambiguity and classification.
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California
West Indies
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jefferson PTA Draws Large Turnout For Year End Meeting
A standing room crowd of over 400 attended the Jefferson School PTA meeting. The event featured music by sixth graders and a fifth sixth grade choir directed by Mrs. Larson with Hilman Amundson. Mrs. Winifred Carlin’s class received a 100 percent attendance trophy as the PTA reported 470 members. Gifts were given to Elsie Thompson and retiring teacher Mrs. Carlin who will join Birch Street School. New officers were elected including Co-Presidents Mr. and Mrs. William Mosher and other posts. An art exhibit and a science fair were also presented in the lunch room.
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Tissot
Paris
Rome
London
Geneva
PTA
Jefferson School
Alice. Larson
Hilman Amundson
Winifred Carlin
Elsie Thompson
William Mosher
Richard Stuhr
Arnold Christenson
Elizabeth Mittelsteadt
Sam Nichols
Dean Blegen
Four Thousand Eight Casualties in Spanish American War
Four thousand one hundred eight casualties were recorded in the Spanish American War with American units sustaining losses across multiple theaters. The figure reflects deaths and non fatal injuries reported in official wartime tallies.
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Stephen Sweno
Walter Helsaple
Postville Area
UPI
Tribune
Tribune News
County Court
Circuit Court
Janice M. Trapp
Johnson St
Donald E. Trapp
Wau‘kon
Diane (McCrae) Wallin
S. 6Th St
Dale M. Wallin
Production Credit Association of Sparta
Wilfred and
Leona Schmidt
Trane Co
Ward Avenue
Losey Blvd
Rueben Mickschl
Lutheran Hospital
Fire Department
Walter Storandt
S. 17Th St
Lacrosse
Tissot Agency
Cass
Swift’s
Miami
SMALE
Swift
Fearne Rae
Capital Brand
Gruyere
Purina Fed
Gov't
Richelieu
Reese
S&w
Florida Juice
Jefferson
Uune
Wednesany
Jamaica
Grants
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