Readstown High Student Drowns In Kickapoo River
Allen Ammerman a Readstown high school sophomore died after wading into a deep hole in the Kickapoo River near Manning Wisconsin Memorial Day events. Rescue attempts by Ole Jackson Bernard Ammerman and medical personnel lasted over an hour before Dr Morrow pronounced the death. Funeral services set for Readstown Christian church Saturday at 2 pm with burial in Manning cemetery.
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William
Leonard Adams
Ammerman
Ole Jackson
Vernon County
Bernard Ammerman
la Crosse County
Morrow
iVola
Manning
Allen Ammerman
Funers
Readstown Christian Church
Manning Cemetery
Tomah High School Class Night Awards Honor 1946
Tomah Wis special class night at the high school auditorium honored the class of 1946. William Nigbor won athletic and extemporaneous awards while Thomas Ninnemann and Virginia Kiefer earned for debating and extemp. Alice Mae Von Halden received a citizenship award and the class gift of 654 dollars was presented for stage lighting equipment.
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John B. Taylor
Glenn Vandervort
Vincent Crane
William Nigbor
Nigbor
Parae
Illiam Nigbor
E. J. McKean
McKean
Bernedine Bucholy
Mane
Virginia Kiefer
John Pongratz
Marian Dohlin
Principal Roland Van Slyke Accepts Soldiers Grove Post
Roland Van Slyke formerly at Ettrick and Coon Valley high schools and more recently principal of the consolidated Goodman school in northern Wisconsin has taken a new post in Soldiers Grove.
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Etrick
Wis
Roland van Slyke
Ettrick and
Coon Valley
Postat
Soldiers Grove
Ancient Egyptians Used Bitumen in Early Embalming
Early Egyptian practices around 3500 B.C. reportedly used bitumen as an aid in embalming, reflecting ancient techniques in preserving bodies and preserving materials for burial rites.
Honor Class of 1895 At 71st Alumni Meet
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis Special The 71st annual meeting of the Black River Falls high school alumni association drew more than 150 members and guests to the auditorium. A Kensington supper preceded the program. Officers elected included Larry Gilbertson president Durwood Rockney first and Dolores Dettingerillff secretary and treasurer. The meeting featured Rufus Dimmick as toast master and songs directed by Warren Richards with Prof. Paul G. Jones as accompanist. The aging Class of 1895 and five members of the original 13 attended the birthday table with decor, corsages, and birthday cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
G. Jones
Robert Pratt
Cen
Associa
Mary Annuiies
Richard Holder
Herman Gebhardt
Graduation at Tomah Is This Friday
Commencement exercises for 112 graduates will be held in the Tomah high school auditorium on May 31. The processional led by the high school band opens a program featuring the Rev. Carl Wohlmuth delivering the invocation and the band playing The Chocolate Soldier. Alice Von Haden Darlene Janssen and Darlene Olson are listed participants with the glee club performing I Love Life. Clemens Lueck Ripona publicity director gives the commencement address, followed by Ours is the World sung by the glee club. Frank Drew, president of the board of education, will diplomas and the Rev. Wih delivers the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Carl Wohlmuth
Wi Ve
Alice von Haden
Darlene Janssen
Darlene Olson
Glee Club
Clemens Lueck
Ripona
Frank Drew
Board of Education
Wih
Gil Stordock Speaks at Black River Falls Memorial Day Service
Gilman H. department adjutant of the American Legion of Wisconsin was guest speaker at the Memorial Day service in Riverside cemetery hosted by Miles Hagen post. A large parade and band accompanied VFW and Legion units, Boy and Girl Scouts, and state guard members. Heat affected four Boy Scouts who needed care.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Gilman H. Department
American Legion of Wisconsin
Riverside Cemetery
Miles- Hagen Post
State Guard
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Relief Corps
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
M. H. Moen
Eugene Greenlee
Large Grove Family Honored At Viroqua
Mr and Mrs Fred Schoville of Soldiers Grove and 15 of their 17 children will visit Viroqua Sunday. The family will appear at the Temple theater at 2 30 and 5 30 PM to view pictures released by Fox Movietone News. Surprises await with entertainment favors and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Fred Schoville
Soldiers Grove
Westby graduation for senior bible class
Westby Wis Special notes that 14 young people will receive diplomas at graduation exercises for the senior bible class of the Westby Coon Prairie church. Listed class members include Justine Holum William Norman Hagen Lee Ho Sherpe Arlen Vold Margaret Appleman George Narvestad Elaine Hoilien and Jeanne Olson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Westby Coon Prairie Church
Justine Holum
William
Norman Hagen
Lee Ho Sherpe
Arlen Vold
Margaret Appleman
George Narvestad
Elaine Hoilien
Jeanne Olson
Ettrick farmer hospitalized after bullhead cleaning injuries
Alfred Onsrud of Ettrick was hospitalized in La Crosse with an infection in his hands arising from wounds suffered while cleaning bullheads.
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Ettrick
Wis
Alfred Onsrud
Ettrick Farmer
la Crosseill
Discharged Army Air Corps Sergeant Biester Returns
M Sgt John L Biester of Ellyn DL was discharged from the army at McCoy Wisconsin after two months service with a petroleum testing laboratory in Okinawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp McCoy
Wis
John L. Biester
Ellyn
Okinawa
Address To Graduates At Onalaska
The Rev. C. O. Pederson will preach the sermon for the Onalaska high school class of 1946 in the gymnasium. Rev. S. J. Lambright will give the invocation, and the freshman girls chorus directed by Miss Ruth Nesser will sing two numbers. Carol Winell will sing Oh Rest In The Lord, and America will be sung during the recessional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onalaska
Wis
C. O. Pederson
Lutheran Church
Beverly
S. J. Lambright
Ruth Nesser
Lambright
Carol Winell
Pederson
America
Paving Prep Begins on Sparta Street Block
Sparta Wisconsin Evans and Naset begin tearing up South Water street block Main to Oak for paving. East side work starts first with sidewalk rebuilding, narrower walks, and white way post installation. City Engineer O O Bergman oversees the project for the city. Thornton Construction moves in on State Trunk highway 7 Leon and Melvina project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Evans and Naset
Water Street
Main
Oak Streets
O. O. Bergman
Thornton Construction Co
Leon and
Melvina
Harold Taylor Named Executive Secretary for Vernon Red Cross
Harold Taylor of Viroqua has been selected as executive secretary for the Vernon county chapter of Red Cross. His office is on the first floor of City Hall. County officers include Otto M. Lund chairman Dr. H. Vandeveer vice chairman Mrs. A. J. Beat secretary and V. R. Schaefer treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Harold Taylor
Vernon County
Red Cross
City Hall
Otto M. Lund
H. V. Vandeveer
A. J. Beat
V. R. Schaefer
Fractures Wrist In Falls At Reads Town
Neil McCumber son of Mr and Mrs Oliver McCumber Reads town fell while playing and broke a bone in his right wrist.
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Readstown
Wis
Neil McCumber
Oliver McCumber
Crane Accepts New Position as Assistant Superintendent
Tomah Wisconsin Vincent Crane longtime science teacher at Tomah High School will become assistant superintendent of schools on June 1. The post created by the board at its March meeting places Crane in charge of grade and high school staff, bus promotion cafeteria operations and a new vocational guidance program for all high school students. Crane a Rivier Falls State Teachers College graduate 1931 has 13 years as a principal including seven as head of Dallas schools and since 1944 has led Tomah youth athletic and educational programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Vincent Crane
Board of Education
Crane
River Falls State Teachers College
Dallas
Club Changes Date Of Scheduled Meet
The New Amsterdam 4-H club moved its meeting to the third Wednesday of every month. At the Tuesday session at the school the group planned a play and named Beverly Knower to lead the music. Twenty two members attended with seven visitors. new members include Delores Liebel Henry Liebel Carl Liebel Jeannette Cook Jack Cook and Jim Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Amsterdam
Wis
Beverly Knower
Delores
Henry
Carl Liebel
Jeannette
Jack
Jim Cook
John McClaren
la Crosse
Paroled Sheriff Receives Six Months For Misappropriated $100
Harry Jerome of Leon was sentenced to six months in county jail by Judge O. W. Sprecher for misappropriating $100 from tractor sale proceeds. He was paroled to Sheriff Bert O. Johnson to restitution Tim Linehan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Harry Jerome
Leon
O. W. Sprecher
Bert O. Johnson
Tim Linehan
Postponed Hegg School Trip to Madison Delayed
ETTRICK Wis Special report pupils from Hegg school postponed a planned educational trip to Madison due to needed repairs on the Hardie school bus. The trip moved from Tuesday to Friday May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Hardie
Hegg
Madison
273 Diplomas Are Presented in Monroe County Rural Schools
Sparta Wis special report lists 273 diplomas issued by Superintendent A S Fenske to graduates from Monroe County rural and state graded schools. The roster names graduates from many villages including Cataract Glen dale Tunnel City Valley Junction Warrens and Wyeville along with state school Sparta.
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Sparta
Wis
A. S. Fenske
Monroe County
Angelo
Roger Dahlby
Robert Hughes
Merlin McIntyre
Clayton Rich
Katherine Schild
Ronald Stone
Kenneth Brown
Ramona Griffin
Chauncey Hemstock
Neil Martin
Pearl Ray
Charlotte Shaw
Glendale
Elaine Rueckheim
Leon Carlton Austin
Norma Baker
Douglas Fox
Billy Harris
Duane June
Calvin Kroener
Melvina
Catherine Bullen
Marlene Hanson
Berniece Hemmersbach
Arnold Hemmersbach
la Vera Henn
Helen Marnach
Paul Wilson
Tunnel City
Charles Bruder
Claude Hackett
Allen Lind
Thomas Earl McCullough
Valley Junction
Ceraldine Anderson
Patricia Baldwin
Janet Churchill
Warrens
John Felton
Dale Mesner
Louise Stanton
Dorothy Steele
Darien
Houston High School Graduation to be Held Friday
The Houston high school class of 1946 will hold its graduation program Friday at 8 p m in the school auditorium. The program includes a pro cessional, invoca tion, girls glee club and sextet performances, a valedictory by Eleanore Krage, and a main address by Rev Melford S Knutson Albert Lea. Class gifts, diplomas, awards, and benediction conclude the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Minn
Houston High School
Dewey Storti
Ernest E. Nelson
Girls Glee Club
Huminck
White Gardens
Klemm
Renault
Eleanore Krage
Melford S. Knutson
Albert Lea
Sherry Lou Kremer
E. M. Eliassen
Board of Education
Lawrence Anderson
S. L. Johnson
American Legion Auxiliary
Sheriff Race Center of Political Attention
The fall primary centers on the sheriff's race with three Republican candidates Hans R. Biegel William Pell and William Goff. Democrat Roland Schell joins the field along with other Democratic nominees for county posts. Incumbents mostly seek renomination on the Republican ticket. deadline for papers was May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Edwin J. Monick
Hans R. Biegel
William Pell
Tomah
William Goff
Roland Schell
Norwalk
Schell
Southwest Pacific
Lawrence S. Clark
Richard Noffke
Register of
Elect New Officers of Tomah Lions Club
New officers of the Tomah Lions club are Dick Keene president William Pongratz first vice president Gerhard Krause second vice president Warren Wildes lion tamer Edwin Kuehl tail twister H F Quandt secretary treasurer Harry Sweet Ray Frings Lloyd Von Gunten directors Arthur Weiner immediate past president
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Tomah Lions Club
Dick Keene
William Pongratz
Gerhard Krause
Warren Wildes
Edwin Kuehl
H. F. Quandt
Harry Sweet
Ray Frings
Lloyd von Gunten
Arthur Weiner
Lowest Bidder Named for Caledonia Project
Caledonia Minnesota reports the lowest bid for a trunk highway 44 grading job between Spring Grove and Caledonia. A. T. Nolan of Minneapolis bid 266545 dollars for nine miles of grading and five concrete box culverts. No contract awarded yet.
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Caledonia
Minn
Spring Grove
A. T. Nolan
Minneapolis
Trempealeau County Births Hit 417 in Year Long
Trempealeau County reports 417 births between May 1, 1945 and May 1, 1946 to state registrar Dr. Carl N. Neupert. Deaths numbered 227, with births led by Dr. R. L. MacCornack of Whitehall at 75 and others from Arcadia and Blair. May 1945 to May 1946 saw 210 marriages, led by Rev. K. M. Arberg of Blair with 18 ceremonies.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Roy H. Matson
Carl N. Neupert
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
K. M. Arberg
Blair
H. A. Wichmann
Eleva
John T. Murphy
Trempealeau
O. C. Anne
Osseo
E. B. Christophersen
Pigeon Falls
Joseph Andrzejewski
Arcadia
H. O. Aasen
Joseph L. Hauck
Oak Ridge Badgers Host 4-H Meeting in May
Oak Ridge 4-H club the Badgers held a May 22 gathering at Oak Ridge School with 37 members and friends. Miss Edith Brevig demonstrated shoe care. Neilus Larson spoke on club work. The program included films, songs, poems, recitations, piano solos, a safety reading, and birthday songs for Irene Runningen and Ray Hunder. The next meeting is set for June 19 at Tilman Moe’s home, led by Mrs. Ray Levendoski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard
Wis
Oak Ridge Badgers
Oak Ridge School
Edith Brevig
Neilus Larson
Rachel Moe
Ronald Levendoski
Helen Olson
Ray Hunder
Irene Runningen
Joyce Wolfe
Janice Stylen
James Halvorson
America
M. Ammerman
Ada Babler
Tilman Moe
Ray Levendoski
New Amsterdam Teachers Plan Children’s Day Program
New Amsterdam Wisconsin teachers plan a children’s day program for June 2 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Sunday school. Organizers include Mrs. John Spann Mrs. John Van Loon Mrs. Carl Engle Mrs. Wesley D. Halsma Ruth Bymers and John Van Loon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Amsterdam
Wis
John Spann
John van Loon
Carl Engle
Wesley D. Chalsma
Ruth Bymers
Tomah Driver Narrowly Escapes Train Collision
Allen Schneller, president of the Tomah cash mercantile company, narrowly escaped death when his 1942 Plymouth stalled on railroad tracks at Glendale Avenue. The westbound Hiawatha struck the car at high speed, tearing the engine from the chassis and hurling it 225 feet. Schneller jumped clear, the vehicle was utterly wrecked, and the train continued to Minneapolis with no reported injuries to crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Allen Schneller
Tomah Cash Mercantile Company
Hiawatha
Glendale Avenue
Schneller
Minneapolis
Vernon County Hires 134 Teachers Amid Shortage
W J Schalock, Vernon county superintendent, reports 134 teachers have been hired for rural state graded schools for the coming year, but there is a shortage of 10 teachers for 144 schools. A few village high schools also lack staff. Almost all of the 1946 normal school seniors have signed contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
W. J. Schallock
Normal Schools
Harbor Project At Lansing Endorsed By Iowa Governor
Gov. Robert D. Blue endorsed Lansing harbor plans for a 600 by 300 foot eight foot deep basin with a $39,700 small boat harbor. The city would provide booms slips and facilities for public use while local interests supply right of way and disposal areas. Army engineers estimate annual maintenance at $100 with community cost pegged at $2,400 if approved by the senate commerce committee and Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Lansing
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Army Engineers
Army
Community program honors Wayside School with soil award
More than 150 attended at Wayside school in ETTRICK Wisconsin for a soil conservation program. Trempealeau county honors the school with a three year traveling plaque and a framed picture. Beatrice Engelsen earns a trees book for third place. seventh and eighth graders receive Save Our Soil pins. County Agent Arnold Woches and Miss Dorris Sander led the event with remarks by J. Jacobsen, T. C. Maine, Miss Ruth Schlicker, and James Robinson. The project is supported by Trempealeau and Jackson county bankers association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Wayside School
Trempealeau County
Beatrice Engelsen
Arnold Woches
Dorris Sander
Hiram Mahlum
J. Jacobsen
Soil Conservation Department
T. C. Maine
Ruth Schlicker
James Robinson
Trempealeau County Board
Trempealeau and
Jackson County Bankers Association
Coon Prairie Church Parsonage Is Painted
The Westby Coon Prairie church parsonage interior and exterior have been painted by Edwin Willand and son Wilbur. The parsonage was bought 18 years ago by church circles who maintain all repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Westby Coon Prairie Church
Edwin Willand and
Wilbur
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