Sunday School Teachers Adopt Constitution At Conference
Sunday school teachers of the synodical conference adopted a constitution at a Mount Calvary Lutheran Church conference. Speakers urged modern education aids in Bible study and discussed vacation Bible school while a cradle roll proposal aimed to aid parents of preschool children.
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Synodical Conference
Eee
Stellwagon
Ralph Muenkel
la Crosse
Floyd Broker
St. Mathew's
Winona, Minn
Circle Three of
The
Mount Calvary Lutheran Mission Society
Obituaries: Engstler Davis Kastlin Memorial Notices
Mrs Joseph L Engstler 52 of Caledonia Minn dies after lingering illness in a local hospital survived by husband two daughters Mary Rita and Sylvia two sons Arthur and Glenn sister Mrs William Flannery of Hokah Funeral services set for Wednesday 815 am at Dwyer funeral home and 9 am at St r s Catholic church Ho kah burial in Calvary cemetery Hokah Rosary at funeral home Tuesday 8 pm Clara T Davis 72 of State Street dies in local hospital Sunday born Caledonia April 4 1876 survived by sisters Mrs Amelia Rice Mrs E H Hoffman and brother August Steinmann all of La Crosse service Wednesday 2 pm at Sletten McKee south side chapel burial Oak Grove cemetery Rev Ralph Reuther officiating. ton railroad master mechanic formerly La Crosse division Burling ton system longtime Des Moines resident obituary notes date details.
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Joseph L. Engstler
Caledonia
Minn
Joseph
Mary Rita
Sylvia
Arthur
Glenn
William Flannery
Hokah
Dwyer
St. R’s Catholic Church
Paul Hodapp
Calvary Cemetery
Clara T. Davis
State Street
Amelia Rice
E. H. Hoffman
August Steinmann
la Crosse
Sletten-McKee Company
Ralph Reuther
Oak Grove Cemetery
Henry G Kastlin 81 former La Crosse resident dies Des Moines
Henry G. Kastlin an 81 year old former La Crosse resident died in Des Moines. Funeral services were held in Des Moines last Saturday. Kastlin was a retired Burling company employee.
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Henry G. Kastlin
la Crosse
Des Moines
Word
Kastlin
Burling
Farmer Hurt In Fall Near Barre Mills
Marvin Hemker a 30 year old farmer living near Barre Mills received a fractured leg Sunday at 1 p m while engaged in transferring a load. He was brought to a local hospital by county highway police for treatment.
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Marvin Hemker
Barre Mills
Plan Joint Meeting on Chamber Commerce Progress Bids
A joint meeting of the Chamber of Commerce progress bids and aviation board will be held at the Chamber of Commerce at 4 30 p m to discuss the proposed removal of the Brice Prairie weather bureau staff.
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Chamber air Commerce _ progress bids and aviation board
Chamber of Commerce
Brice Prairie Weather Bureau
Scout Leaders Meet Girl Scout Club Opens Tuesday
Girl Scout leaders plan the first meeting Tuesday at 7 45 p m in the Girl Scout office. The group will split into a Brownie round table and an intermediate work section with lunch served after the session.
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Girl Scout Leaders’ Club
Girl Scout
Steal Cops' Car During Noisy Detroit Party
Police investigating a noisy party in Detroit found their car missing upon return. Hoodlums took the vehicle on a joy ride, damaged the front end and let air out of two tires.
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Detroit
Wisconsin Draft Board Urges Volunteers For Short Term Enlistments
Col Bentley Courtenay directs state selective service boards to avoid immediate induction volunteers while quotas are set. Men may volunteer for 21 month enlistments with options to extend, discharge to reserve, or join a longer term to fulfill service. 18 year olds may opt for a one year enlistment with six year reserve follow up. Capt John F Bills notes ROTC can fill reserve requirements.
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Wisconsin Selective Service Boards
Col
Bentley Courtenay
Wisconsin Selective Service
Army
Air Force
John F. Bills
Army and Air Force
Kerosene Stove Blamed For Fatal Navarre Fire
A kerosene stove is blamed for a Navarre area fire that destroyed a two room dwelling and killed seven, including Harry DeVoll 30, Vivian 28, and their children Jimmy six Evelyn five Howard Leroy three Bill two Allen Ray two months, per Fire Chief Clifford Johnson and sheriff's deputies.
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Massillon
Navarre
Harry DeVoll
Vivian
Jimmy
Evelyn
Howard Leroy
Bill
Allen Ray
Clifford Johnson
Peeping Tom Reported At Bantle Home
Police investigated a peeping Tom sighting at 1112 South Seventh Street in the Louie Bantle residence after a Bantle girl saw a man wearing a hat looking into her room. The intruder fled as officers arrived. a storm window had been removed the night before, suggesting the same prowler.
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Louie Bantle
South Seventh Street
Bantle
City Christmas Decorations Drive Urges Local Donations
Everett H. Woehrmann chamber of commerce secretary urged downtown merchants to contribute for Christmas decorations. The setup runs starting Nov 26 with lights on Fifth avenue from State to King, Fourth street from State to Jay, Main Street from Second to Sixth, and Pearl from Third to Fourth.
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Everett H. Woehrmann
Chamber of Commerce
Woehrmann
Fifth Avenue
State
King Streets
Fourth Street
Jay
Main Street
Second
Sixth
Pearl
Third
Fourth
Swing Voices Plea For Change Of Policy In Sunday Lecture
A speaker at the Vocational school auditorium urged action on world crisis policy. He criticized postwar Russia policy, urged UN reform, and called for disarmament limits and a unified free trade area with sovereign powers. He proposed a world federation to replace war with law and justice guiding the American way.
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Ceementator
Sun
Tally
Swing
United Nations
Ussr
Russia
Berlin
Western Union Names Swenson to Lead Midwest District
L A Swenson, superintendent of Western Union in the St. Louis metro area, is promoted to head the Midwest district serving Missouri Kansas Colorado Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana. The move consolidates regional operations under his leadership.
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L. A. Swenson
Western Union
St. Louis
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Loui
Health talk on school health by Miss Dorothy Anderson
Miss Dorothy Anderson, superintendent of age health nurses, will give a health talk on school health and the family Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the basement of St Sohne Catholic church. She will address students of St John's school.
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Dorothy Anderson
St Sohne
Catholic Church
Miss Anderson
St. John's School
Farm Expenses Soar Yet Farm Income Surges Above Prewar Level
Washington reports six major farming areas show operating costs up 80 to 160 percent above 1937–41 levels, but 1947 farm income rose enough that expenses took a smaller share of gross income. Goodsell notes increased output and bigger operations offset higher inputs, with varied machinery and labor costs across regions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wylie D. Goodsell
Bureau of Agricultural
Corn Belt
Middle West
Goodsell
Rob Tank Of Gas Stolen From Market Street Garage
Fifty gallons of oil were stolen from a tank in a garage at the rear of the Anthony Thatro home on Market Street during the week. Local police are investigating the theft and reviewing nearby surveillance.
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Anthony Thatro
Market Street
Harvest Demonstration Draws Crowd at Local Plowing Contest
The event featured methods to improve plowing and tractor performance while showing off the new Corn Bine machine that cuts, picks, husks, and shreds corn in one pass. A field duster and other plows were demonstrated as lunch and coffee were provided by St. Thomas More parish women.
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St. Thomas More
Daily Records Municipal Airport Flight Log Aboard Oct 21
The report lists numerous aircraft and pilots traveling between cities and states including Luscombe Donald A. Smith Le Crem to Su Pentane reuin Cosma to Aberdeen Beechcraft Larngen Moline to Waterloo City Cornell Hartley Minneapolis to Montreal Oct 22 Cub Cruiser Dr Krool River Falls to Madison and other leg trips among St Paul Chicago Omaha and Watertown with several pilots named and aircraft types noted.
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Luscombe
Donald A. Smith
le Crem
Pentane Reuin
Cosma Ee
Aberdeen
Cub Vagabond
D Vaughan
Budapelle
Guiesioun
Branson Geen Irvine
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Stinson
F. Smith
Detroit
Cesena
J. L. Muller
Omaha
Nebr
West Bend
Wis
Chicago
Cornell
G. K. Smith
St. Paul
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Regis Douglas Gaskill
Harold F. Backer
Lucille Langacker
Adrienne Brietzke
Mount Calvary
William Lange
Albert Roesler
C. Shieck
Grace
Margaret Krause
Margaret Schwarz
St. Martin's
Winona
J. C. Bast
St. Matthew's
St. Charles
Arthur Meinecke
Violet Underwood
Isabel Schultze
Burmeister
Eleanor Voelker
Ristow
Leona Drath
Elsie Herzberg
Fred Borkowski
Farmer
Eer
State Draft Board
Stove
St.Joseph Aspirin
Bruce Biossat
Pere
Housewives
Royal Portable
Remington — Smith& Corona
Underwood Portables
Office Equipment Company
Butova
Arvin
Orphan's Christmas Club
Butter-Nut Coffee
Lottee
Milton Homes
BullerNul Ee As
Westinghouse
Clark-Bracken
Fifth Ave
South Quality
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