Cast Announced for Operetta in Spring Grove
In Spring Grove Minnesota W D Grim reveals a stage cast for a local operetta centering on Kroggins and a station broadcast caper. The ensemble includes Kasper Kroggins Pierce Brown and Doris Thorson with Mitchell Mitzi and Archibald Throckmorton among many others in a lively comedy of misdirection and small town radio antics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
W. D. Grim
Kinoer Kroggins
Codfish
Jerry Kennedy
Ad Venue
Pesce
Kroggins
Koafish
Joe Brown
Tilly
Milly
Billy
Kasper Kroggins
Pierce Brown
Dale Buxengard
Jack Askelson
Lysander Phipps
Ellsworth Ulven
Mrs. Kroggins
Doris Thorson
Binks
Merle Solie
Mitzi
Audrey Onsgard
Jean Kroggins
Bernice Sivesind
Bob
Rodney Bently
Dynamo Dave
Charles Solberg
Archibald Throckmorton
Sydney Roppe
Mary Casterton
Ethelyn Myrah
Norma Thorson
Grim speaks at Preston on Korea war topics
Preston Minn special George Grim noted columnist radio commentator and lecturer will speak at the high school gym. He is brought by the American Legion auxiliary and will report on his experiences covering the war. This marks his first appearance in Fillmore county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Minn
George Grim
Min
American Legion
Grim
Korea
Fillmore County
Genoa Community Club Plans Movies Halloween Party
The Genoa group discussed monthly films and a Halloween party for children with Frank Laylan leading both projects. A membership drive will be led by Mrs. Dale Bright and Mrs. Herb Latimer. They seek a warming house for winter skating, noting two suitable buildings for sale. Prizes were won by several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Wis
Les Brendel
Frank Laylan
Joseph Jambois
Kenneth Schultz
Joyce McLees
Francis Venner
Oneota Golf Club Dinner Ends Year
In Decorah la an all member dinner was held at the club house near Freeport. Trophies for winners and runners up in the men's annual tournament were presented.
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Decorah
Freeport
House guest Elinor Baldwin visits Hokah guests
Elinor Baldwin of Coloma Michigan visits Hokah Minnesota as a house guest of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Morman during a local social sojurn The visit highlights hospitality and regional social links within Hokah community circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hokah, Minn
Lawrence Morman
Elinor Baldwin
Coloma, Mich
Whitehall Twins Make TV Debut in Milwaukee
Whitehall residents J L Johnson and his wife learn their twin granddaughters Sue and Sally Pray have started a TV career in Milwaukee. The three year olds, discovered by a scout, appeared in a store sponsored program and impressed as natural, spontaneous performers. On the same day, Robert De Bow of Whitehall won a Minneapolis radio talent contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Tots
Robert de Bow
Whitehall
Minneapolis
Waukon High School Announces First Honor Roll
Waukon high school reports first six week honor list with seven students earning straight A s including four freshmen Dorothy Ashbacher Jane Buntrock Jo anne Berry and Shirley Bulman Seniors Martha Cameron Janet Harrison and Marian Fruechte also on high honor list Sophomores miss high honor. Regular honor lists include numerous seniors juniors and freshmen with many named individuals and families listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Waukon High School
Dorothy Ashbacher
Jane Buntrock
Joanne Berry
Shirley Bulman
Martha Cameron
Janet Harrison
Marian Fruechte
Play Groups Vie At Viola
Viola high school will host three one act plays on Tuesday Oct 24 as part of a Kickapoo league contest. Casts include Sutherland Rockwell Spangler Farrell Kinsey Farrell Foreman McCumber Stuhr in Last Laugh Trifles and Braithwaite Buros Johnson Lawton Weber Miller McCumber in Trysting Place with curtain at 8 p m in the community building.
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Viola, Wis
Viola High School
Viola
Jeannine Sutherland
Eva Rockwell
Beverly Spangler
Joan Farrell
Kathryn Kinsey
Jean Farrell
Morris Foreman
John McCumber
Russell Stuhr
Russell Stuhr, Presenting ‘‘Trifles’’; and Martha Braithwaite, Jean Buros
Peggy Johnson
Dick Lawton
Lee Weber
Cecil Miller
Roger McCumber
Genoa Man Enlists in Navy Stationed at Great Lakes
Genoa Wisconsin special report: John Dalsasso, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Dailsasso, has recently enlisted in the navy and is stationed at Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Wis
John Dalsasso
Albert Dailsasso
Navy
Great Lakes
GOP Rally At Viola Introduces Local Candidates
Republicans will hold a rally at the Viola community building on October 23 starting at p.m. Local Richland county candidates will be on hand to introduce themselves to attendees and a light refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Viola
Wis
Richland County
Jaycees Seek To Swell Rolls In Spar ta Wisconsin
Spar ta Jaycees plan an October intensive membership campaign led by Schreier as membership chair. Charles Spink of the Chamber of Commerce urged joint promotional work for the Christmas opening parade and window contests. With limited members, the Jaycees seek chamber aid to recruit employees. Dr Burr Nussdorfer to chair a late November football banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Sparta Jaycees
Schreier
Charles Spink
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Spink
Burr Nussdorfer
Clara Nerison Heads to California for Six Week Visit
Caledonia Minnesota Clara Nerison departs for a six week trip to Los Angeles to visit her sister Mrs Jack Harmed and others seeking news of L J Copp in Long Beach during this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Clara Nerison
Jack Harmed
Los Los Anoe
L. J. Copp
Long
Air Raid Warning System Plans Completed For Houston County
Caledonia Minn special report notes David Harrison Minnesota civil defense official set up seven ground observers in Houston County to monitor for enemy air raids. Plan tests set for November 4 and 5 with local Legion and VFW volunteers. Red Cross to organize refugee care, first aid training, and shelter surveys across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Caledonia
Minn
David Harrison
Minnesota
Harrison
Loretto
Brownsville
John B. . Rohrer
Eitzen
Herbert Fruechte
Freeburg
Herbert
J. Oci
McKay
A. A. Feuerheim
Houston
Paul Iverson
Spring Grove
Edward E. Kahn
U. S
Caledonia American Legion
Houston County Post
VFW
Minneapolis
Houston County Red Cross
Red Cross
Merle Almo
Quits Theater Post to Focus on News and Broadcasting
Black River Falls Wisconsin H J Quartemont manager of Falls and Avalon theaters since 1943 resigns to devote full time to printing publishing and radio broadcasting business. Resignation effective once successor is found. He joined in 1943 and has been active in Lions War Loan Red Cross Chamber of Commerce publicity and local promotions. He founded Town and Country Shopper and hosted Jackson County News thrice weekly. He also publishes Humbird Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
H. J. Quartemont
Falls
Avalon
Eskin Theaters
Quartemont
The
Lions Club
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Town and Country Shopper
Jackson County News
Humbird Enterprise
Mauston Fire Douses Post Office Blaze On Second Floor
Mauston firemen arrived to extinguish a fire on the second floor of the post office building on Wednesday. Damage was kept to a minimum, with a hallway wall torn out to reach the flames. Authorities believe a short circuit sparked the blaze in the office area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauston
Wis
Blair Church Confirms 18 Youths Next Sunday
Blair Wisconsin Zion Lutheran to hold 11 a m confirmation for 18 youths. Pastor L W Halvorson to preach Life's Greatest Goal theme with 8 p m communion. Confirmands include Barbar Boe Bonnie Bradley David Dahl Elmer Everson Arlene Hagen Grace Haug Janice Johnson Roger Johnson Stanley Johnson Charles Knutson Donald Lee Gerald Osgood Norman Osgood Ronald Thompson and Richard Ysteness.
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Blair
Wis
Zion Lutheran Church
L. W. Halvorson
Barbar Boe
Bonnie Bradley
David Dahl
Elmer Everson
Arlene Hagen
Grace Haug
Janice Johnson
Roger Johnson
Stanley Johnson
Charles Knutson
Donald Lee
Gerald Osgood
Norman Osgood
Ronald Thompson
Richard Ysteness
Monroe Agent and Wife Visit Ill Stepson in Syracuse
County Agent M. C. Gilman returned from Syracuse where he spent 10 days with his stepson Everett Mineer 22 critically ill in a hospital. Mineer suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. He is unmarried and employed in the east. Mrs Gilman remained with her son.
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Sparta
Wis
M. C. Gilman
Syracuse
N. Y
Everett Mineer
Dakotans Visit Kohnen Family Home
Mr and Mrs Martin Kohnen and their relatives visit Kohnen’s parents Mr and Mrs Illi Kohnen and his sister and her family Mr and Mrs Arthur during a family gathering in South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia, Minn
Martin Kohns
Seee Ss. D
Kohnenis
Illi Kohnen
Arthur
Bloodmobile Visit Planned for Westby Wisconsin
Westby prepares for a December 12 bloodmobile visit with orientation drawing over 100 volunteers from Westby Coon Valley and La Farge. Rose mary Tuttle led the Red Cross training and volunteers organize committees for recruitment publicity and volunteer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Coon Valley
la Farge
Rosemary Tuttle
Red Cross
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
LaVern Roehl
Kermit Flugstad
Reuben Hagen
Oaf Johnson
Eva Ramsland
Elnor Anderson
Earl Jefson
Henry Erickson
Adolph Koula
Chaseburg
J. R. Richter
Walter Runge
Viola Nimrods Sponsor Shoot at Viola Park
A turkey shoot sponsored by the Viola Rod and Gun club will be held in Viola park on Sunday October 29 with trapshooting from 10 a m to noon rifle shooting in the afternoon and bow and arrow events ongoing all day Prizes include game and domestic poultry Lunch will be served on the grounds Committees include Willie and Evan Buchanan Ken Keach Chuck Kuklinski Dr H J Peters Denver Heal Otto Sikir Fred Baldwin Gay Barclay Harry Lounsbury Byron Deaver Vinson Van Fleet and Fred Winger Van Fleet
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Viola
Wis
Viola Rod and Gun Club
Viola Park
Willie and
Evan Buchanan
Kenneth Keach
Chuck Kuklinski
H.J. Peters
Denver Heal
Otto Sikir
Fred Baldwin
Gay Barclay
Harry Lounsbury
Byron Deaver
Vinson van Fleet
Fred Winger
van Fleet
Fire Prevention Week Observed in Gays Mills
Pupils in first and second grades of the Gays Mills school joined a parade marking Fire Prevention Week. Village and county officials led the procession with the village fire engine driven by Ray Garvey. The second grade rhythm band followed with first graders in costumes and with fire prevention posters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gays Mills
Wis
Ray Garvey
Winneshiek Tax Bill 93 Per Cent Paid
Winneshiek county property owners paid 1 043 749 56 in taxes by Oct 1 1949 93 per cent of the bill. Delinquent notices go out and the December tax sale may cut the unpaid amount materially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Norman K. Lee
Whitehall Family Relocates to St Paul
Isaac Isaacson and his wife left Whitehall for St Paul to establish their home there. Isaacson will be employed by the Northern Cooperage Co. an organization owned by the Illinois Cooperage Manufacturing Co which also owns the Whitehall barrel factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall. Wis.e
Isaac Isaacson
Whitehall
St. Paul
Isaacson
Northern Cooperage Co
Illinois Cooperage Manufacturing Co
Air Raid Warden Named At Viola
Jim Braithweite, operator of a Viola service station, has been named chief air raid warden of the village. Viola is one of 650 such warning stations set up in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VIOLA
Wis
Jim Braithweite
Vernon County Records Eleventh Polio Case
Vernon county reports its eleventh polio case of 1950. Marilyn Hanson, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Hanson near Viroqua, is listed as a mild case according to health nurse Mrs Caryl Wigdahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Marilyn Hanson
Vernon County
Martin Hanson
Near
Miss Hanson
Caryl Wigdahl
Waukon Man Stonecutter For 52 Years
E. J. Roggensack a 76 year old stonecutter has spent 52 years in the monument business. He spent 23 years in Lansing and 29 in Waukon and moved there in 1921. Born December 11 1873 he began his apprenticeship at age 20 and later opened his Lansing shop in 1898 with a Waukon branch office. He built a modern shop in 1943 on the same site. He adopted sand blasting after its perfection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
E. J. Roggensack
Lansing
Lansing Township
la Crosse
Roggensack
Altar Society Serves Chicken Supper in Caledonia
The Holy Family Altar Society of St. John the Baptist Church Caledonia will serve a chicken supper in the city hall on Sunday October 22 starting at 6 p m with entertainment provided as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
The
Holy Family Altar Society of
St. John the Baptist Church
City Hall
Bells Coulee Ladies Aid Bazaar and Dinner set
MINDORO Wisconsin the Bells Coulee Ladies Aid will host an annual chicken dinner bake sale and bazaar on Sunday October 22 at the church parsonage with serving beginning at 11 30 a.m. and continuing until all meals are sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mindoro
Wis
The
Bells Coulee Ladies Aid
Sunnal
Viroqua Plans For Halloween Near Readiness
Viroqua Wisconsin special report notes only details remain to finalize the fourth annual Halloween festival for youth. Hosted by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the event will start with a Main street parade and include age specific entertainments and refreshments. Clayton Buros leads committees with city council support. Jaycees notes and recent visits by La Crosse and Tomah Jaycees show active community leadership. A minimum of Halloween pranks has been reported since the program began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Clayton Buros
Junior Chamber
Viroqua Unit
Jaycees
Jaycees of
la Crosse
Tomah
Viroquans
Rennebohm OKs gravel contract for Hwy 27 maintenance
Gov. Oscar Rennebohm approves a $68,400 contract between the state highway commission and A. T. Riese of Wisconsin Dells for maintenance on Highway 27 in Jackson and Trempealeau counties. The project covers base gravel placement from the Hixton junction to Osseo over 19.5 miles with an estimated total cost of $106,900 funded from state maintenance funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Oscar Rennebohm
State Highway Commission
A. T. Riese
Wisconsin Dells
Jackson
Trempealeau County
Hixton
Jackson County
Genoans Visit Milwaukee And Chicago Relatives
Genoa residents visited Mr and Mrs Joseph Rahrer and relatives in Milwaukee and Chicago recently enjoying a family gathering and social time with the kin.
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Genoa
Wis
Joseph Rahrer
Milwaukee
Chicago
Camp Douglas to Organize Civic Club
On October 19 Camp Douglas residents met at the Community hall to discuss forming a civic club to improve the village. George Barnes chaired the meeting as president, and a committee including Everette E. Roberts Walter E. Chase Donald Buffington Ted Wedell and Mrs Herman Ganther was chosen to draft by laws. The next meeting on November 8 will elect officers and set the club’s mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Douglas
Wis
George Barnes
Everette E. Roberts
Camp Williams
Walter E. Chase
Donald Buffington
Ted Wedell
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Herman Ganther
Gets Sentence Of Year Day for Mortgaged Property Sale
Leonard Pollock was sentenced to a year and one day in Waupun state prison by Judge Bruce F. Beilfuss in Juneau circuit court for selling mortgaged property. No jury was needed for Pollock's case. Catlin vs Wisconsin River Power Co. will require a jury trial when heard, with illness delaying proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maulton
Wis
Leonard Pollock
Waupun State Prison
Juneau
Bruce F. Beilfuss
Pollock
A. G. Catelin
Chicago
Wisconsin River Power Co
Catlin
Peterwell
Castle Rock
German exchange student visits Norwalk hosts
German exchange student Helen Hula joined Norwalk residents as a weekend guest at the Harlan Ruskell home. Other attendees included Mr. and Mrs. George Menn and Mrs. Menn’s mother, Mrs. Herman Hasse, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schell plus Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Met Bug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Wis
Helen Hula
Germany
Harlan Ruskell
George Menn
Menn
Herman Hasse
Frank Schell
Eddy Met
Bug
Oidéed Wiscon
Francis Nickelotti Assigned to Camp Polk Louisiana
Francis Nickelotti son of Mr and Mrs Tony Nickelotti serves in the U S Army and is stationed at Camp Polk Louisiana in a late war era update from Genoa Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Nickelotti
Louisiana
Genoa
Wis
Tony Nickelotti
U. S. Army
Camp Polk
Midway Homemakers Club Plans Textile Painting Demo
Mrs Mary Pandler hosted a Midway homemakers meeting in Holmen Wisconsin with reports on the October La Crosse county community council gathering. Members Joseph Knudson and Thomas Bettsinger were chosen to attend a Textile painting demonstration at Holmen church parlors October 25 and a $5 polio drive donation was approved. The next meeting is set for November 8 at Mrs John Rosendale’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Wis
Mary Pandler
Midway Homemakers Club
Lorena Sannes
Terpstra
la Crosse
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Spring Grove High
Diane Euanmt Cann
Oneota Golf Club
Hokah
Rivoli Pharmacy
Rivoli Theatre
Diel
Prairie du Chien
Rodney J. Satter
Republican Assembly
Satter
Prairie
Shirley Adner
Donna Anderson
Janet Anderson
Delores Bakkum
Jane Beardmore
Ruby Carlson
Leotia Flower
Helen Bran
Wester Goeke
Shirley Hawke
Charlotte Hartley
Brooke Henderson
Ronald Rober
LeRoy Roderick
Milo Beak
Marcella Schutter
Ruby Thiele
Ruth Thiele
Ariene Welper
Ruby Beardmore
Gayle Berg
Robert Bulman
Arlene Carisberg
Evelyn Carisberg
Carol Doeppke
Jean el Jack Paegre
Loisa
Patti Joanne Grotegut
Rose Haas
Shirler Ootherme
Carol Hermeier
Elaine Hesse
Phrilis Hull
James Johnson
Mary Kilpatrick
William Leschensky
Roger Lippe
Kay McCormick
Janice Moe
Kermit Oerlblitz
Arthur Cahalan
Robert Cameron
Angeline Drew
Phyllis Eddy
Yoe Gruber
Edward Hagemeier
Robert Hansmeier
Bernice Henry
Jean Kosbau
Joan Kosbau
Sharol
Jeannette Magner
Lorraine Magner
Lown McCormick
Sara Selberg
Claudette Pettit
Lucille Ralston
Carol Roderick
Richer¢ Landry
Arla Selberg
Marianne Maureen Smith
Carl Thornton
Thorstenson
Judy Vernon
Mary Jo
Yeaa
Tein Action Bits
Vernon
Greed Family
Chas. Starrett
Smiley Bereeth
San Antone
Pies Marie Montes
Aise Shen
California
Alem
West Salem
Sterling Hayden, James
Loretto High
Virequa
Bob Chitwood
Donald Lewison
Richard Halvorson
Tommy Arnold
Mons Langhus
Ken Scott
Danny Olson
Wilbert Barker
Kenneth Allen
Police Department
Viola Nimrods
St.Joseph Aspirin
Altar Society
Oks
Aeeae
Midway Homemakers
City Car CO
MR. Rekow
MR. Motsh
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