Whitehall High School awards honor seniors at class night
Whitehall Wis Special senior awards were presented at class night in the high school gym. Allen Thompson as class president gave the welcome. Elaine Jacobson and Marquee Johnson performed music while juniors and seniors sang. Jimmy Garaghan awards went to Mary Louise Johnson and Ardell Linnerud. IOOF citizenship awards were won by Mari Rice and Dayton Lovlien. Ardell Linnerud received the senior vocational ag award, with FFA letters to several students. Mary Louise Johnson received the outstanding science award. Lorraine Dresselhaus and Allen Thompson won dramatics awards. Janet Olson earned home economics and declamatory awards. Janet Olson also got the vocal music award and Mari Rice the instrumental music award.
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Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall High School
Therogram
Allen Thompson
Janet Olson
Elaine Thorson
Mari Rice
Marquise Johnson
Elaine Jacobson
Waters
C. Andrew Kuhn
Jimmy Garaghan
Mary Louise Johnson
Ardell Linnerud
Whitehall High
Kuhn
IOOF
Mar Rice
Dayton Lovlien
Dc. S. Edwards
Princedwards
Glenn C. Olson
Evelyn Suomi
Marjorie Harding
Betty Dunne
Robert DeBow
Caledonia High Names 1949 Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Richard Englund and Arlys Roth are named valedictorian and salutatorian of Caledonia high school class of 1949. Englund, son of L H Englund, holds a 4.0 GPA with national honor society membership and football co captaincy. Roth, daughter of Rona Roth, holds a 3.82 GPA with Girls State representative honors and active choral and dramatic roles.
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Caledonia
Minn
Richard Englund
L. H. Englund
Brownsville
Arlys Roth
Rona Roth
Richard
Sullivan High School
Chicago
National Honor Society
Lions Honor Gale Youth in Galesville
GALESVILLE Wis Special Ronald Kruse named outstanding senior boy at Galesville High School honored by Lions Club at a Monday dinner. He received a medal for dependability leadership cooperation and scholarship and has been co captain of the track team manager of basketball FFA member and co editor of the school annual. He is son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Kruse Centerville. Similar awards have gone to John Hunter and Lewis Tibbitts.
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Galesville
Wis
Ronald Kruse
Galesville Lions
Kruse
FFA
Lloyd Kruse
Centerville
John Hunter
Lewis Tibbitts
Readstown VFW to Sponsor Memorial Day Dance
Readstown Wisconsin special. The Readstown Veterans of Foreign Wars post will sponsor a Memorial day dance on Monday evening May 30 with music by the Twilighters.
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Readstown
Wis
Readstown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Twilighters
Onalaska High Alumni Romp Dance and Banquet Set
Onalaska Wisconsin special report. The Onalaska High alumni dance and banquet is scheduled for May 30 in the high school gym. Dinner at 6 30 p m followed by dancing with Jack Hefti's electrified orchestra. Committees chaired by Mrs. Kenneth Torgerson and others urge alumni to reserve early and invite friends for Memorial day event.
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Onalaska
Wis
Glen Gullickson
Kenneth Torgerson
William Lee
Howard Westerhouse
R. H. Lehmann
Leroy Brudos
Edna Harnisch
Jack Hefti
Election of Lions Club Officers in West Salem
West Salem Wisconsin Lions Club elected officers for the coming year at Harmony cafe. Donald B. Miller was named president with Milton Volenwider as treasurer, William Slosser secretary, Peter Vanderhof first vice president, Clifford Schroeder second vice president, Raymond Knudson third vice president, Bob Anderson lion tamer, Lloyd S. Johnson tail twister, and Filmore Storandt and Bob Baer as two year directors.
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West Salem
Wis
Lions Club
Harmony Cafe
Donald B. Miller
Milton Volenwider
William Slosser
Peter Vanderhof
Clifford Schroeder
Raymond Knudson
Bob Anderson
Lloyd S. Johnson
Filmore Storandt
Bob Baer
Trempealeau Nurse Attends Wisconsin Meetings
Trempealeau county nurse Myrtle Olson will attend the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis association annual meeting in Milwaukee May 23 and 24 and the Governor's Conference on Children and Youth in Madison May 26 and 27. The latter gathering prepares for the President's conference on the same subject held in Washington every ten years.
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Whitehall
Wis
Myrtle Olson
Trempealeau County
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Milwaukee
Madison
Washington
Viroquans Embark For Native Land
Viroqua residents Charles Ostrom and John Brathen plan a three month journey starting May 26 from New York to sail to Norway with stops in Sweden and possibly Denmark. Ostrom and Brathen came to America about 18 years ago around age 18. Ostrom last visited Norway 28 years ago. Brathen returned in 1929. Both have close relatives in Norway.
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Viroqua
Wis
Charles Ostrom
John Brathen
New York
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
America
Ostrom
Brathen
Bangor To Host Area Eighth Grade Commencement
Bangor high school hosts area eighth grade commencement on May 26 at 8 p m in the gymnasium. Class of 36 graduates includes students from Bangor Burns and Washington towns with representatives from Fish Creek Upper Dutch Creek Striped Upper Burns Lincoln Adams Valley Lower Big Creek Lower Dutch Creek Victory Meadow Brook and White. A E Weiner Melrose High supervising principal will give the address. diplomas signed by the La Crosse county superintendent will be presented.
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Bangor
Wis
Rockland
Burns
Washington
Fish Creek
Upper Dutch Creek
Striped
Upper
Lincoln
Adams Valley
Lower Big Creek
Lower Dutch Creek
Victory
Meadow Brook
White
Ronnie Ragsdale
Jeannett Meinking
Norman Huber
Shirley Heim
Nancy Snyder
Upper Burns
Mindoro Graduation Address Promotes American Values
Mindoro high school plans graduation exercises on Thursday May 26 at 8 p m Rev Carl Pederson of Trinity Lutheran La Crosse will give the address titled Lets Keep America American Salutations by Janice Manske and Carole Danielson, diplomas by Principal Coulthard and a benediction by Rev O R Paulson Read graduates listed Phyllis Brhyn Carole Danielson Dean Gunderson Mildred Horstman Janice Johnson Janice Jones Kenneth Kroener Janice Manske Harley Paisley Myron Roberts Dale Usitby class motto Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers class flower white rose colors red and white.
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L. T. Coulthard
Phyllis Brhyn
Merlin Schliefer
Sidney Hetland
Lester Storandt
Herbert Schliefer
O. R. Paulson
Carole Danielson
Dean Gunderson
Mildred Horstman
Decorah Council OKs Snow Equipment Purchase
Decorah city council approves buying a snow and dirt loader valued at 4400 dollars for ditch digging gutter cleaning and other work plus a bulldozer blade for leveling spreading and backfilling.
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Decorah
City of
West Salem High School Class of 1949 Commencement
Commencement exercises for the West Salem high school Class of 1949 will be held Friday at 8 p.m. in the Tilson Memorial auditorium. The program lists processional, salutatory by Robert Lee, vocal selections, address by Rev. J. W. Yivisaker, and presentation of diplomas by Donald Miller. Class members include Robert Lee, Joyce Indahl, Donna Knudson, Joe Wedin, Eugene Wehrenberg and others. class officers are Lee president Hoff vice president Huxsahl secretary and Wehrenberg treasurer.
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West Salem
Wis
West Salem High School
Tilson Memorial Auditorium
W. J. Slosser
Robert Lee
Joyce Indahl
Delores Plenge
Lloyd S. Qualley
Donna Jean Vruwink
Donna Mae Knudson
J. W. Yivisaker
Luther College
Joe Wedin
Donald D. Miller
Board of Education
Kenneth Diekroeger
Rita Ender
Robert Gullickson
Bernhardt Hesse
David Hoff
Janice Huxsahl
Elverda Johnson
Ay Jostad
David Juntti
Donna Knudson
Serena Koopman
Bonnie McEldowney
Jerry Metzger
Willard Olson
Rosemary Raymer
Joyce Rhodes
Dorothy Severson
Robert Strauss
Donna Tournade
Donna Vruwink
Eugene Wehrenberg
Marie B. Sanders
Gale Woman Turns 85 at Open House in Caledonia
Mrs. Amy Lakey longtime Caledonia resident observed her 85th birthday with an open house on May 17. The gathering honored her long life in the area and marked the anniversary of her marriage to the late Joseph Lakey. She heads four generations with son Ray on the home farm, daughter Verna Bull of Madison, 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Galesville
Wis
Amy Lakey
Caledonia
Joseph Lakey
Lakey
Amy Rifenberg
Ray
Benjamin
Verna) Bull
Madison
Officials Move County Service Office In Viroqua
Vernon county officials repurpose the first floor of the county courthouse for Scott Johns county service officer. Johns previously used a second floor room while the highway department relocates to a new shop on North Main street.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County Court House
County Highway Department
Scott John
Johns
Court House
Highway Department
North Main Street
Whitehall Doctor Flies to Boston for Leahy Clinic
Dr. R. L. MacCornack from Whitehall traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, on an invitation to participate in the Leahy clinic there.
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Whitehall
Boston
Wis
R. L. MacCornack
Mass
Leahy Clinic
Nigerian prince visits Gale from Dubuque university
Obinnaya Alozie Alozie VII of the Ibo tribe will speak at the Gale Presbyterian Church on Sunday May 28. The Nigerian student, eldest son of Alozie, tours the United States to study medicine with plans to become a missionary. He studied in London and will share a film Wheels Across Africa as part of the program.
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Galesville
Wis
Obinnaya Alozie
Nigeria
Africa
Dubuque University
Dubuque
Presbyterian Church
H. A. Wisner
Obinnaya Alozie Alozie
America
St. Paul's College
London
Wisner
Unique Church at Gilmanton Bars No Creed Denomination
In Gilmanton Buffalo county a white dignified community church welcomes all faiths. Built over 65 years ago by settlers it funds worship through subscriptions for any congregation. It currently hosts Evangelical United Brethren and Lutheran services with alternating pastors Rev. Harvey Accola and Rev. A. G. Hemer.
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Tribune
Gilmanton
Buffalo County
United States
Hiram Turner
Inlaw
E. F. Turner
Eau Claire
Jason Pratt
Jim Castle
Warren Kenyon
Amidon
Howard
Harvey Accola
Evangelical Church At
A. G. Hemer
Lutheran
Ghost Wanted mystery play staged by Spring Grove seniors
SPRING GROVE Minn Special Ghost Wanted a mystery comedy in three acts will be presented by the Spring Grove high school senior class at the school auditorium Friday May 27 at 8 15 p m The cast features Jerome Ellingson Tilford Ike Louise Fladager Marjorie Casterton Beverly Goldberg Harold Jetson Norma Ellingson Wilfred Bunge Elaine Thorson Helen Clauson Ira May Hijelle Clyde Stavenness Ronald Thompson pantomimist Iris Engberg directs the production.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Spring Grove High School
Jerome Ellingson
Tilford Ike
Louise Fladager
Marjorie Casterton
Beverly Golberg
Harold Jetson
Norma Ellingson
Wilfred Bunge
Elaine Thorson
Helen Clauson
Ira May Hijelle
Clyde Staveness
Ronald Thompson
Iris Engberg
Sponge fishermen warned of approaching hurricanes by planes
Gulf of Mexico sponge harvesters receive advance hurricane alerts from aircraft, enabling early shelter and safety measures for crews and gear.
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Gulf of Mexico
Troops Begin Summer Duty at Camp McCoy Wis
A convoy of 140 Negro troops from the 513 truck company arrived at Camp McCoy Wisconsin on Tuesday evening to spend the summer there. Col. Jacob J. Gerhardt said more units from Fort Sill and Fort Riley will arrive by June 5, expanding the post as new facilities open. ROTC troops begin arriving June 18.
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Camp McCoy
Wis
Comny
Ississippi River
la Crosse
Fort Sill
Okla
Jacob J. Gerehardt
14Th Infantry Regiment
91St Mechanized Cavalry
669Th Transport Truck Company
Fort Riley
Kansas
Fort Sheridan
ROTC
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Lutheran Deaconess Hospital
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Galesville, Wis
Marian Pientek
Stout Institute
Menomonie
Martha Halama Misch
Miss Pientok
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Donald Miller
Salem Lions Club
Mindoro
Decorah Council
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