Women Unite for Milwaukee Biennial Assembly Call
The United Council of Church Women urges Protestants to attend the fourth national biennial assembly in Milwaukee. It will address postwar employment housing health race and population issues and host workshops on mass communication world missions and leadership training. Officials note ministers should preach Thy Kingdom Come on November Sundays and registration is at 156 Fifth Avenue New York.
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New York City
Causa
United Nations Organization
United Council of Church Women
Assembly
Milwaukee
Council
Fifth Avenue
New York
Women Voters Deliberate On Candidates At October Luncheon
The League of Women Voters of La Crosse held an October luncheon at the YWCA to assess candidates and discuss legislation. Mrs. Howard Dahl outlined veterans bonus referendum limits while members reviewed past state actions and proposed bills on state licensing nursery centers housing and education standards. Two voting procedure films were shown.
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League of Women Voters of
la Crosse
YWCA
League
Howard Dahl
League of Women Voters
Dah
French bootmaker faces rent hike at century-old chateau home
M. Paul Roudy, bootmaker of Angouleme, France, asks his landlord for a rent rise on a four-room house with a 200 square yard garden near a chateau, paying 25 cents monthly. The landlord, who hosts him for a 25 cent drink at a cafe when rent is paid, has refused the increase. The Roudy family has resided there for over a century, and fox hunting ranks among the oldest field sports next to falconry.
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M. Paul Roudy
Angouleme
France
Roudy
M. Roudy
VFW Auxiliary Plans Social Meeting and Initiation
The VFW Auxiliary invites members and new applicants to a social meeting and initiation on Wednesday night October 20 at 7 30 at the club rooms.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Rushford Couple Ties Knot in Local Lutheran Service
Mrs. Phyllis Larson becomes Mrs. Hubert Prudoehl after their wedding on Oct. 8 at Rushford Lutheran parsonage. The bride's mother is Mrs. Cora Larson of Rushford. groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Bert Prudoehl of St. The service followed by a dinner at the bride's mother's home. Attendants included Mrs. H. J. Kulstad and Arthur Higham. The couple will reside in Rushford.
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Rushford
Minn
Hubert Prudoehl
Phyllis Larson
Cora Larson
Bert Prudoehl
Rushford Lutheran Parsonage
H. J. Kulstad
St. Paul
Arthur Higham
Prudoch
Reverud Brothers Construction Company
Margaret Kelley Weds Charles Hahn In Elroy Wisconsin
Margaret Kelley and Charles Hahn married at St Patrick's Church Elroy on October 8 with a white satin gown and seed pearl tiara. The ceremony was followed by a family breakfast at the River Bend dining room and a honeymoon to Canada.
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ELROY
Wis
Margaret Kelley
St. Patrick's Church
Charles Hahn
Union Center
Robert King
Margaret Crowley
Myles Clark
Peter Leketas
Terrance P. Kelley
Manston
Arthur Hahn
River Bend
Canada
Marie Spagl and John Heller vow in St. Joseph Cathedral
Marie Elizabeth Spagl and John Frank Heller wed October 14 at 10:30 a.m. before Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Pape with a satin lace gown and aqua green bridesmaids. The ceremony, reception for 75, and dance followed at family homes and VFW quarters, with plans to live on a Coon Valley farm.
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Marie Elizabeth Spagl
John Frank Heller
Peter Pape
St. Joseph Cathedral
Helen
Rose Mary Potaracke
Delores Breidel
Robert Heller
Ervin Abraham
Mary Spagl
North 22Nd Street
Oscar Heller
R. Co
Area Bride Laura Loeffler Married in New Ulm
Laura Loeffler formerly a California high school teacher and resident of New Ulm Minnesota wed in her hometown on October 9 with neighbors and local church members in attendance.
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Laura Loeffler
New Ulm, Minn
Caledonia High
Country Club Women Close Golf Season
La Crosse Country Club women played in cold wind on Oct 16 for the season finale. Awards went to Mrs. Thomas M. Clark and Mrs. E. J. Wollschlaeger in classes A and B, with ties in class C and honors for bridge. Pancake breakfast invites will be mailed for Oct 23 at 12 30 with hostesses named. Edna Schilling set a Maple Grove course record with 39, beating the previous 41.
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la Crosse
Edna Schilling
Mmes
Louis Davis
Earl Schulze
R. B. Horschak
J. J. Murphy
M. W. Miller
Engagement announced for Pyllis Jean Krueger to James Miller
Bride elect Pyllis Jean Krueger of Whitehall Wisconsin is engaged to Trempealeau student James Monroe Miller both involved with Carroll College. Miller studies there and Pyllis is a member of Alpha Delta sorority.
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Whitehall
Wis
B. V. Krueger
Watertown
Pyllis Jean
James Monroe Miller
Trempealeau
Carroll College
Alpha Delta Sorority
Italian man claims world record after 1227 blood donations
A man in Italy says he has set a world record by donating 1227 blood donations. He is seeking recognition from authorities and hopes to inspire donations across the country.
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Italy
CDA Members Regents Guests At Reception
Catholic Daughters of America members and former grand regents attended an informal reception at the Knights of Columbus club. Officers Mmes Amelia Noelke Matt McGarty Leonard Roraft A E Blaschke C D Koch and L W Ender hosted. Members Mmes W J Garrity Ray Kerrigan Hazel Kimball J H Malles Agnes Breene Mary Downs Eva Weigel organized activities in the council room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Daughters of America
Mmes
Amelia Noelke
Matt McGarty
Leonard Roraft
A. E. Blaschke
C. D. Koch
L. W. Ender
Knights of Columbus Club
W. J. Garrity
Ray Kerrigan
Hazel Kimball
J. H. Malles
Agnes Breene
Mary Downs
Eva Weigel
CDA
William Hoeschier
T. R. Weisbecker
Adam Bauer
W. Poehling
J. M McDonald
Lillian Rathburn
Yuba Couple Announces Daughter's Engagement
Hillsboro Wisconsin Mr and Mrs Robert A Dvorak announce the engagement of their daughter Alice to Donald Stowell son of Elgin Stowell of Yuba The couple plans to wed October 20 at St Stenceslaus Catholic church Yuba Wisconsin.
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Hillsboro
Robert A. Dvorak
Yuba
Wis
Alice
Donald Stowell
Elgin Stowell
Strenceslaus Catholic Church
Madison A Cappella Choir to Sing With UW Again
Ruth Kienholz of La Crosse will sing with the University of Wisconsin a cappella choir in Madison. The 50 member unaccompanied chorus offers a three credit course with tryouts each semester. A state wide tour is planned in the second semester and centennial programs will be arranged. William Kugel of Carroll College started the choir four years ago.
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Madison
Wis
Ruth Kienholz
South 11Th Street
la Crosse
University of Wisconsin
Paul G. Jones
William Kugel
Carroll College
Waukesha
Jones
University
New Citizens List births across several Wisconsin towns
Oct. dates mark many births with multiple families in Houston Minnesota Sparta Rashford Holmen La Crosse Le Crescent and other locales. Names include Rodney James Corey Bryan Jane Schantz Kathleen Ann Barbara Jean Kenneth Louis Linda Marie Eleanor Lewis Edward John Mona Prieur and more with parents listed.
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Rodney James
Ervin H. Pacer
Houston
Minn
Irene Prondzinski
Perieyv E. Eneath
Kane Street
Phyllis Gertrude
Clair H. Henderson
Onalaska
Wis
Gertrude Cain
Som Corey Bryan
Herman M. Forsyth
Bernice Corey
St. Mary's
Albert C. Ender
South 17Th Street
Robert Wayne
Wayne W Clott
Ferry Street
Patricia Catherine Mulrine
Barbara Jean
LaVern H. Peterson
Holmen Wis
Plorence Overson
Kathleen Ann
Walter G. Rose
Helen Meyer
Lee Ann
Edward L. Joanis
la Crosser
Mid
Eleanor Lewis
Kenneth Louis
Carl W. Pehrman
Shore Acres
le Crescent
Bess Mann
Linda Mariene
George Muetze
Coral Jerome
Edward John. Jr
Edward J. Priebe
Travis Street
Mona Prieur
Michigan Home Of Local Bridal Pair
Local society notes reveal the wedding of Jane Shannon and Gordon Gott Jene at an area ceremony officiated by Rev H N Stottel. Attendants included Mrs Robert R Schmit and Mrs John K Shannon with John Cremer as best man. Out of town guests numbered 200 from Milwaukee Dubuque St Paul and other cities.
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Jane Shannon
Gordon Gott& Jene
Tee Spetain
Mich
Ian
Chemist
Ford Motor Company
H. N. Stottel
Robert R. Schmit
Kenosha
John K. Shannon
John Cremer
Carl Mitchell
Susan Schmit
A. Saunders
Robert Schultz
Frank Moscher
Iron Mountain
Mrs. Hanson
Ray Rever
Faille
Cargill
H. Zummack
Milwaukee
Cliff Coady
Dubuque
R. Hoke
St. Paul
R. Schultz
H. Devendorf
O. G. Duncan
Racine
J. K. Shannon
Albert Miller
Madison
Beverly Sprain
Phyllis Hammes
William Albertson
Minneapolis
Upton Nordstrom
Historic Meal Plan Fragment For Tomorrow
Tomorrow's menu lists breakfast with prune juice cereal muffins butter jam coffee milk. lunch offers puffy cheese omelet rolls jelly fruit cup tea. dinner includes juice cocktail creamed chicken on toast spiced sweet potatoes beans rolls butter salad apple pie coffee.
Joyce Elsie Schroeder First Bride At St Thomas More's
Joyce Elsie Schroeder married Howard William Marcou at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in a high mass on Oct 12. The ceremony featured ten attendants, a gown of white slipper satin, fall flowers, and an ornate procession. A 35 guest breakfast followed, with 70 at dinner and 500 at an Avalon ballroom reception. The couple honeymooned in Milwaukee and Chicago. Marcou works with Ambrose Marcou at Newburg Dairyland Farms.
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Joyce Elsie Schroeder
St. Thomas More’s
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Howard William Marcou
Joseph Wagner
Shirley Schroeder
Mildred Zimmerman
Phyllis Strasser
Geraldine Schroeder
Audrey
Barbara Jean Schroeder
Donald J. Marcou
Donald Roesler
Dwayne Juen
LeRoy Strasser
Ambrose G. Marcou
Sylvester Strasser
Howard
Harold Erickson
Shirley
Geraldine
Mildred
Phyllis
Norman Schroeder
la Crosse
R. 1
Arthur LeJeune
Fort Wayne
Ind
Father Wagner
Avalon Ballroom
Marcou
Milwaukee
Chicago
Ambrose
Newburg Dairyland Farms
Herbert Schroeder
George Strasser
Edward J. Marcou
Kyrl Women’s Orchestra Delights Sparta Audience
The Kyrl women’s symphony orchestra directed by Bohumir Kryl performed at Sparta high school gym Oct. 15 under the Band and Orchestra Parents Association. Highlights included Glinka’s overture to Russian and Ludmilla and Strauss Emperor Waltz. Soloists Bette Zastrow soprano, Herbert Moulton tenor, Shirley Miller harp, and Vlasta Sedlowska violin joined in selections from Rimsky Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, and more.
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Sparta
Wis
Kryl Women’s Symphony Orchestra
Bohumir Kryl
Glinka
Strauss
Rimsky-Korsakov
Tschaikovsky
Bette Zastrow
MacDowell
Hero
Herbert Moulton
Kathleen
Westendorf
Dougherty McDonald Wed at St Patrick's Church
Jeanne Dougherty and Robert E. McDonald wed Monday morning at St. Patrick's Catholic church with Rev E J McDonald officiating. Anne White sang. flowers were chrysanthemums and marigolds. The bride, a state college Ames graduate, wore aqua with white orchid. she later worked at Mayo Clinic and served in the Waves. The groom served four and a half years in the ordnance division with time in India and Burma. he recently purchased the Model case in Waukon.
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Waukon
Jeanne Dougherty
Robert E. McDonald
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
E. J. McDonald
Anne White
E. F. Dougherty
Ann Taylor
Minneapolis
State College
Ames
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Ordnance Division
Army
India
Burma
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Council of Church Women
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VFW
Nelson Funeral Home
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Beauty and Comfort
Nelsonuneral Home
Caledonia
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Epsie Kinard
Marie Spags
John Heller
Wesley Poe
Wesley Tietze
Misses Rose Mary
Helen Potaracke
Lee Morrison
Inglewood
Calif
Frank Morrison
Liberty Street
Minnesota
Iowa
Otto Spell
King Street
Atlantic City
Bernard J. Quint
State Street
St. Francis Seminary
Wesley Methodist
Susannah Wesley
W. W. Newberry
Losey Blvd
North, Mary and Martha Circle
St. Paul's Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
E. L. Halmrast
Oscar Johnson
Service Star Legion
Thomas Benny
West Avenue
French Island Ladies’ Aid
First Presbyterian
Anna Cronon
French Island Homemakers
George Jolivette
Asbury Methodist
WSCS
Woman's Benefit Association
Maude Penzera
Stree
Wesley Methodist Men’s Club
Blessed Sacrament
Doerflinger’s. Onalaska Oes
Masonic Hall
Our Savior's Church
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Olaf Buxengard
Buxengard
Ole Bjergum
Grant Bjergum
Harold Lietzau
Harold
Oscar Buxengard
Margedo Roble
Lydian Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eitzen
Margaret Wiegrefe
Jack Nelson
Brownsville
St. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Tsabe! Fish
Donald Sheffer
BethellLaitheran Church
Vicks VapoRub
Michigan
Kyrl Women’s Orchestra
Dougherty-McDonald
Carl B. Noelke CO
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LD Inc
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Reddy Kilowatt
Northern States Power Company
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