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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1950
Page
18
The Democrat appeals to landlords in the Sparta Tomah area to ease rents amid a national emergency as servicemen and their families return to support military strength. The piece stresses local duty to accommodate those associated with Camp McCoy's reactivation.
Excerpts from Monroe County Democrat urge action against rising rents as Army families with children seek shelter near Camp McCoy. Writers warn prolonged gouging risks government controls and call for more housing and fair rents to ease displaced soldiers and their wives.
Norwalk Wisconsin reports a 14 year pen pal friendship between Rose Miyamoto of Honolulu and Mrs. Leslie Wallerman. Miyamoto arrives for a 10 day visit guided by the Wallermans, touring area sites including Madison Cave of Mounds. Miyamoto expresses pleasure with America.
Doctors R N Svendsen and R N Dahlquist begin a combined office clinic on Liev Eirikson drive near the bridge over the Upper Iowa river. The A R Coffeen Co prepares the ground, with a building plan of 45 by 75 feet housing three consult rooms X ray and emergency rooms and six examining and treating rooms.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Welch have purchased the Crescent cabin court at the north of La Crescent and will continue operating it as a tourist camp. The former owner was Mr Evier.
The Rev. Bengt Anderson, a Baptist missionary among the Nagas in Assam India, spoke at Ontario Ontario Wisconsin in a meeting of the La Crosse Valley Baptist association. Attendees came from Kendall Mauston Warrens Bangor and La Crosse as the Baptist Women's Missionary Society served meals.
Holy Rosary rites set at St Bridget’s church in Ettrick with Mass every Thursday Friday and Saturday at 7 45 am during October. A holy hour will be held each Thursday at 8 pm Holy Name Sunday Oct 8 features Mass and communion at 8 30 am followed by breakfast. Rev E Elbert of Mary nook Galesville will deliver sermon and speak at the men’s event.
Norwalk relatives gathered to honor Mrs. Margaret Sian on her 84th birthday at the Uschner venue, celebrating a long life and family ties.
The Evangelical United Brethren church state convention in Ontario Wis featured Rev Carl Koch Baraboo EUB pastor as principal speaker Leslie McBain president opened the meeting host pastor Rev L L Outcast led devotions and discussions covered church redecoration remodeling men's mission work Lord's acre sales and related items A male quartet supplied special music and the Married Couples club served supper during intermissions Readers from Richland Center and Ontario participated in duets and songs amid a program centered on Disciple ship.
Taxpayers of the Gale-Ettrick district will hold a re scheduled meeting at Ettrick school on Tuesday Oct 10 at 8 pm The session will decide the right to sell the Whalen school building and to purchase land for current and future school sites in the district.
Calendar entries list events in Trempealeau county including WCTU institutes in Mabel and Sparta, Ladies Aid circles, Knights of Columbus observances, a 1950 homecoming, PTA meetings, an Esther circle in Sparta, and a Rotary club luncheon with Sen. Wiley speaker.
In 1933 a pastor, anxious about his Christmas sermon, found inspiration to reverse the accousticon service. A hurried line to the parsonage and loud speakers in the church auditorium enabled the Christmas program to proceed as planned.
Viroqua Wisconsin delegates named to the Richland Center regional PTA meeting during the high school event. Attendees included Mr and Mrs R E Clausen Mr and Mrs Norman Larson Mmes Arch Thompson Lincoln Neprud and Martin Bentson. Membership reaches 250 across kindergarten to senior class.
Sparta Jaycees voted to sponsor the annual Sparta High football banquet for the 1950 squad with Dr. Burr Nussdorfer named as chairman. The event is planned for December or January, and a members newsletter will keep the group informed.
John Smaby, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smaby of Rushford, Minnesota, has gone to Minneapolis to begin studies at the University of Minnesota under the ROTC program.
Mr and Mrs Norman Dietrich of Dixon Illinois were recent visitors at the Herbert Vieth home in Norwalk Wisconsin during a special visit networking occasion.
Mary Drake a 72 year old Norwalk woman visiting on her daughter’s porch suffered a broken hip with no apparent cause. She stood alone without support when the bone snapped and she fell to the floor in Norwalk Wisconsin.
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