Eighth Grade Diploma Day Across Districts
The 206 students completing eighth grade will receive diplomas in district commencement programs at multiple sites including Trempealeau High school and Pigeon Falls area events, with ceremonies led by County Superintendent Miss Dorris Sander.
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Pealeau County
Trempealeau
Pigeon Falls
Bettrick Town Hall
Blair Village Hall
S. L. Church
Frieday
Galesville
Dorris Sander
Albion Township
Hamlin
Goodwin Alf
Helen Anderson
Ramone Goss
Lucille Larson
Donna van Pelt
Gibson Norma Plainview
Alvin Heath
Olson
Gladys Sterry
Doris Thompson
Big Creek
Bernice Dahl
Arcadia
Arcadia Township — Cortland, Linus Ziegier
Joan Kokott
Lois Mae Wettlaufer
Norway Valley
Richard Gilberg
Oakdale
Spencer Axness
North Creek
Everest Sobotta
Jeanne Bautch
Edward Kokott
Alfreda Kiusealla
Cornelius Sobotta
Loretta Micek
Ruth Woychik
Holcomb Coulee
Shirley Mahutga
Lewis Valley
Ellen Molitor
Oak Ridge
Aileen Bautch
Burnside—Cripps
Theresa Smeieja
Agnes Marsolek
Joseph Micek
Everett Slage
Wickham Valley
Dorothy Tite
Caledonia—Towner
Thea Towner
Richard Ryder
Caledonia
Donald Stelipfing
Chimney Rock
Veam
Joan Burt
Brick
Kay Stone
Caroline Zimmerman
Aloydis Jacobson
Lola Knutson
Upper Bennett Valley
Arleen Alberg
Gerald Sather
Sherman Austin
Glen Hovey
Russell
Mavis Solfest
Lilien Sather
Hawkenson
Ettrick Township
Wayside
Beatrice Engelsen
Pyrl Helstad
Ronald Helstad
Upper
French Creek
Charles Anderson
Verlyn Boorge
Glenn Jorgenson
Beach
Joseph Hulberg
Julia Filaaten
Douglas Herried
Erland McRae
Donald Elliott
Duane Moen
John Foss
Caledonia High School Class Honors Lead by Schroeders
Caledonia High School honors list highlights Schroeders in leading positions with a long roster of students including Elizabeth Creek, James Solberg, Joyce Hale, Myrtle Berg, Ralph Iverson, George Wagner, Janice Halama, Dolore Strand and many others from multiple district schools. The compilation names numerous local students across Creek, Covetan Valley, Frenchville, Lincoln-Lower Plum Creek, Pigeon-Daggett, Fly Creek, Riverside, Pleasant View, Oak Grove, Trempealeau township, Maplewood, Whitesschool, Centerville, South Prairie, West Prairie, Unity township, Pigeon Falls and surrounding areas.
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Creek
Elizabeth Cornell
Gerald Sluga
Beatrice Zilla
North Branch
Muriel Anderson
Lorraine Katzbahn
Arlene Maug
Maynard Monson
Hensel Fremstad
Eimon Alice Castad
Ernest Wold
Lincoln
Lower Plum Creek
Theresa Jurowski
Irene Bisek
Pigeon—Daggett School
Charlotte Kievgard
James Haugen
Fitch Coulee
Andrew Tollefson
Coral City
Lewis Dissmore
Robert Ek
le Johnson
Myron Halverson
I Larkin
Wayne Ter Luken
Sumner
Golde Valley
Janice Baglien
Shirley Larson
King's Valley
Milan Berg
Orlin Pederson
Helen Nelson
Elaine Herrman
Audrey Sielaff
Tracy Valley
Florence Yarnell
Charlotte Wold
Oak Grove
Roger Kittelson
Trempealeau Township
Maplewood School
Ruth Anne Williams
George Trim
James Bell
Cecil Wier
Whitesschool
Dorothy Bagnewski
Helen Malesytcki
Sylvia Nelson
South Prairie
Donald Lambert
Anne Lehmann
Virginia Sc
Niagara Cave at Harmony Opens May 26
Harmony Minnesota announces the thirteenth season of Niagara Cave starting May 26 with extensive winter renovations. New reinforced ete and steel floor, resurfaced walks, improved lighting, white and red entrance, enhanced picnic grounds, and a crystal wedding chapel. Guides numbered fifteen. cave offers a 60 foot underground waterfall, stalactite rooms, and majestic rock corridors. The Cavemen Al Joe and Leo report strong early attendance.
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Harmony
Minn
Niagara Cave
Joe
Sam
Leo
Hold Confirmation Services At Holmen
Confirmation services will be held at Holmen Lutheran church in Holmen Wisconsin Sunday at 11 am for Pauline Bratberg Charles Paulson Le Roy Johnson Karen Haug Roland Gullickson Marilyn Olson Ronald Hendrickson Wallace Tolvstad Phyllis Quall Robert Olson Katherine Knudson and Harvey Tucker. Alverda Berg and Sylvan Schonsberg will receive certificates for completing the four year Bible course of the Sunday school.
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Holmen
Wis
Holmen Lutheran Church
Pauline Bratberg
Charles Paulson
LeRoy Johnson
Karen Haug
Roland Gullickson
Marilyn Olson
Ronald Hendrickson
Wallace Tolvstad
Phyllis Quall
Robert Olson
Katherine Knudson
Harvey Tucker
Alverda Berg
Sylvan Schonsberg
Auxiliary sponsors poppy sale at Holmen Wisconsin
The Holmen unit of the American Legion auxiliary is sponsoring a poppy sale Saturday in Holmen and vicinity to aid disabled veterans of foreign wars. Girl Scouts will handle village sales while auxiliary members help in rural areas. Mrs. Fred Martin serves as general chairman.
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Holmen
Wis
American Legion Auxiliary
Fred Martin
Everett Guse Files For Whitehall Office
Everett Guse of Whitehall circulated nomination papers this week for the Republican county clerk nomination. A World War II navy veteran, he is the son of Mr and Mrs Gus Guse and currently works at Fortun's drug store.
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Whitehall
Wis
Everett Guse
Guse
Gus Guse
Fortun's Drug Store
Caledonia High Names 1946 Valedictorians and Cast
Caledonia Minnesota announces 1946 graduates led by co valedictorians Geraldine and Flavia Schroeder and salutatorian Werner Schroeder. The cousins earned top grades with four point averages for the pair and 3.750 for Werner. Other graduates listed include Mildred Arney, Leland Dibney, Harold Diersen, and more. Baccalaureate is May 26 at the municipal auditorium with Dr Nels Minne delivering the commencement address May 31.
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Caledonia
Minn
Schroeder
Caledonia High School
John H. Longstreet
Geraldine
Flavia Schroeder
Werner Schroeder
Hugo Schroeder
Paul Schroeder
A. W. Schroeder
Flavia
Werner
News Box
Comet
Mildred Arney
Leland Dibney
Harold Diersen
Leland Grande
Gloria Horn
Helen, Inglett
Lowell Joerg
Joseph Lee
Earl Longueville
Evelyn Meiners
Georgia Metcalf
Lucille Midley
Lois Myhre
Greta Nelson
Marvella Schauble
Dewain Schulze
Donald Rice
Carol Tietz
Marilyn Whitlock
Florence Wisland
Municipal Auditorium
Nels Minne
Winona State Teachers College
Librarian in Sparta Plans Summer Work
Sparta Wisconsin special report shares that Mrs. David McFall, librarian in the children’s basement, launches a free afternoon handcraft program for kids after school with samples on display. The craft project runs 2 to 6 pm daily and uses scrap material to keep costs low. McFall also organizes a reading club offering an Indian hat and a feather for each completed book.
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Sparta
Wis
David McFall
Spartan Library
McFall
Winners Of Caledonia Poppy Poster Contest
The annual Poppy Poster contest sponsored by the American Legion announced winners. In class two for grades seven to nine first place went to Gertrude Rensle and Virginia Schultze, with Dale Schroeder and Dorothy Kruckow and Leona Michelson as runners up. In class three for grades ten to twelve Donald Bennewitz won first and Harold Hendel took second.
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Caledonia
Minn
The
American Legion
Gertrude Rensle
Virginia Schultze
Dale Schroeder
Dorothy Kruckow
Leona Michelson
Donald Bennewitz
Harold Hendel
Diamonds Are Separated By Grease Table Method
A historical account describes obtaining diamonds by washing crushed ore over grease tables to which only the diamonds adhere.
Awards to Be Given at Viola High School VIOLA Wis
Viola high school will award honors Friday at 8 p m in the community building. Baccalaureate Sunday at 8 p m at United Brethren church features senior class history by Lela Grim and reading of the senior class will by Beverly Wheeler. Jean Clift and Marilyn Fruit present senior mementos and prophecy. Kenneth Savacool to give American Legion award. Mrs Savacool and Mr Haugh to present other awards. band and chorus prepare. DAR award from Women’s Relief Corps. The baccalaureate includes two choruses Love Divine Open Now the Gates of Beauty and Beautiful Savior. procession invocation prayer. sermon and benediction to close.
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Viola
Wis
Viola High School
United Brethers Church
Lela Grim
Beverly Wheeler
Jean Clift
Marilyn Fruit
Sanford
Kenneth Savacool
American Legion
Haugh
Savacool
Percy Piddington
Women's Relief Corps
DAR
Creamery Leased To New York Firm In Decorah
Decorah Farmers Ice Cave creamery in northeastern Iowa has been leased to a New York produce house that already handles its eastern shipments for over 20 years and will operate the facility. The lease guarantees continued butter supply for the Decorah area. In recent months the creamery has received widespread orders, with some from as far as New Orleans, all of which were turned down, including a government official who refused to buy locally.
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Decorah
Iowa
New York
New Orleans
Mississippi
Re-Election of Two Trustees in Caledonia District
Independant school district No. 42 in Caledonia re-elects A. W. Schroeder and R. E. Ryan to three year terms at its annual meeting held Tuesday evening. Organization meeting of the board will occur before July 1.
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Caledonia
Minn
Independant School District No
A. W. Schroeder
R. E. Ryan
Alumni Plans Still Uncertain in Trempealeau County
Galesville high school alumni association faces indeterminate plans for a reunion amid food shortages and scarce banquet items. Chairmen report no group or individual willing to manage hundreds of guests, despite canvassing every local organization in Trempealeau county for help. The annual Ladies' Aid revenue source was discontinued during the war year.
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Galesville
Wis
Galesville High School
Ben Gardner
Trempealeau County
Caledonia Schools Name Walworth Educator Superintendent
W. A. Westlund of Walworth Wisconsin was hired as Caledonia schools new superintendent for 1946 and 1947. He replaces John H. Longstreet who leaves for La Crosse Minnesota. Westlund has 19 years in teaching rising from coach to principal and superintendent and will earn a masters from the University of Minnesota this summer. He is married with two children.
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Caledonia
Minn
W. A. Westlund
Walworth
Wis
Board of Education
Westlund
John H. Longstreet
la Sueur
University of Minnesota
Iowa Rebekah Group Schedules Meeting
Decorah Iowa special note says Oneorah Rebekah lodge hosts the Northeast Iowa Rebekah association on Friday May 24. Delegations invited from Harmony Canton Rochester Minn Waukon Rossville Postville Monona Cresco with state president Mae E Berbank of Waterloo and other officers to attend. Meetings at the Elks home followed by a Methodist church dinner. Buy Savings Bonds.
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Decorah
Oneorah Rebekah Lodge
Iowa
Students From Whitehall Go On 12 Day Yellowstone Trip
Twenty three members of the Future Farmers of America from Whitehall high school will leave Saturday for a 2,678 mile, 12 day trip to Yellowstone Park and back. They travel by school bus with driver Abner Thompson and escort Wilbur Foth, likely accompanied by the school superintendent G. C. This educational tour costs seven dollars fifty cents per student and is funded by FFA earnings. The group camps in tents, cooks meals, and organizes through committees led by James Hagen. Itinerary lists stops in Brookings S D Pierre S D Rapid City S D Woodward? actually read as Woodward? Buffalo Wyo Cody Wyo Yellowstone Park Shoshoni Wyo Chadron Neb Le Mars Ia and Whitehall.
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Whitehall
Wis
Future Farmers of America
Whitehall High School
Yellowstone Park
Abner Thompson
Wilbur Foth
G. C
FFA
James Hagen
George Skogstad
Peter Speerstra
Omar Christianson
Charles Dahl
Donald Myren
Gerald Myren
Herbert Dokkestal
Donald
Robert Tomten
Ardell Linnerud
Adolph Sosalla
Merlin Moen
Wallac Herman
la Vern Gunderson
Heinrich Vohs
Newlyn Johnson
Vern Gunem
Jerry Bergerson
George Mlynek
James Ellifson
Valentine Maule
Roger Nereng
Arthur Hanson
Brookings
S. D
Pierre
Flying Tigers Leader Rejected by Air Force in World War I
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, famed head of the Flying Tigers, faced rejection by the United States Air Force during World War I. The setback predated his later fame in aviation.
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Claire Chennault
Flying Tigers
Air Force
Costume Ball Opens Villa Louis Weekend Festivities
Prairie du Chien Wis Special report notes a costume ball at Villa Louis with ladies in bouffant skirts and men in frock coats. Whisker judging in four classes. parade and band concerts mark a weekend schedule with drumming corps, pageants, and dances. The Dousman family honored guests attend a 2:30 p m event.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Villa Louis
Dousman
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