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Community News Section tribune Coulee Region Features VOLUME XLVIII. NUMBER 324 APRIL 9, 19,33 SECTION TWO Dates For 1953 Opening Of Prairie du Chien's Historical Museum Set PRAIRIE DU CHIEN. Wis. 'Spe- the programs Saturday and Sunday: 22. 23 and 24 have been afternoon some 25 marching bands set for the 1953 opening of the Vil- have pledged to appear in the la Louis, historical museum and parades.

A historical pageant de- once the home of Col. Hercules picting the story of Prairie du Dousman, in Prairie du Chien. Chien will be staged Saturday aft- Thirty-one local organizations ernoon and Sunday night, have more than 300 members serv- Other features of the celebration Ing on various committees for the will be Indian dances Saturday! gala opening. Women wearing au- night and a horsemanship show thentic costumes of the 1840 era Sunday afternoon put on by the will serve at a tea Friday, May 22. Winneshiek Riding Club, as the opening for the The Villa Louis opening was held celebration.

Friday night the tra- annually between 1940 and 1950 and ditional costume ball will be held, is being resumed this year under with a Chicago orchestra supply- the eneral auspices of the Wiscon- ing music. sin Historical Society, owners of Historical parades will highlight the Villa Louis. Viroqua Jaycees Named New Heads VIROQUA. Wis. (Special) James Ruchen is the new president of the Viroqua Junior Chamber of Commerce.

He succeeds Kermit Duehring. Other officers named are Reuben Hanson, first vice president; William Sherburne, second vice president; Victor Navrestad, secretary; and Everett Chapman, treasurer. Loretto High Presents Play Next Sunday Trinity Lutherans To Dedicate New Edifice At Sparta Sunday Ceremonies Dinner Mark Gala Event MARILYN MILLER MARILYN SCOSSER School Series For Assessors Set In Area CASHTON, Wis. (Special) The Monroe County school committee has set April 14 as the date for its hearing on the petition of Arthur Rosenow and parta Vernon Running, who seek de- Gander Fra1k tachment from the Woodard uanaer, supervisor of assessments Hearing On Petition Scheduled April 14 Two Marilyns Gain Scholastic Honors At West Salem High of Miss Brooks, the English teaeh- and Alice Burroughs takes the part of the librarian. Other WEST SALEM.

Wis. participated in many aetivi-rv member characters are Donald Outstanding students of the 1953 ties. She was especially active coach; Wayne Ly- Kpnior piocc nf Wpst Stipm Rich 1he musical field and representedprincipal; Elizabeth class of West Salem High Wps( thp gtatp golf) hart, and JoAnn Corpstein plays the School have been announced byitest for four years. As a Forensic'Part Mrs. Allen.

Prin. Lloyd S. Quality, Marilyn Club member. Marilyn was a Appearing in the presentation as SPARTA. Wis.

(Special) The Trinity Lutheran Congregation will dedicate its new church on North Water Street in Sparta Sunday, April 12. CALEDONIA, Minn. The first service will be held at The senior class of Loretto High'll a.m. with the Rev. James School will present a three-act Amundson of Staples, as comedy, Our Miss Brooks.

the the guest speaker. A dinner will Municipal Auditorium Sunday, he served at noon, and Dr. Martin April 12, at 8:15 p.m. Anderson. Oak Park, 111., president lead role of the Eastern District of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, will dedicate the building in a service at 3 p.m.

District to Cashton. The hearing will be at the Cashton High School at 8 p.m. The committee was to meet for the Sparta district of the Department of Taxation announces a of schools of instructions for JuncaTcounty -Tt will be Harley RoTa'ndTl tec at Cashton Thursday in a joint Wildes, John Baumel and Carleton! Thorstad, deputies in department. All meetings will be held at the! courthouses in the various county session to set a date for a hearing on residents of the Town of Clinton, Juneau County, to the Cashton district. This meeting was postponed from last week.

The committee announces its Miller is valedictorian with a 94.03 three-time winner as an extompo- average and Marilyn Slosser, raneous speaker, salutatorian, with an average of A four year member of the Oriole Club, Miss Slosser held the office Marilyn Miller, daughter of Mr. of advertising manager for two and Mrs. Harry Miller, has been years. She has been active in dra- throughout her high school: matics and is a member of the Na- career. As a four year member ofjtional Thespian Society.

She students are John Mulvenna, Jane Peterson. Lois Meyer. Marlene White, Carol Hcislcr, Alan Huesmann. Patricia Mullen. Margie Dittman, and Joseph Schiltz.

Robert Palem will sing and in a tween acts entertainment and I ,1 lilt: 111 llvv fllJJiUUIlVXO 4 10 decision to grant the petition of residents of the Potter District, deputies will have a part in the opening meeting to be held at Spar-j Town of Scott, for detachment a Monroe County, Friday, from Warrens and attachment nil to the Tomah District. The remainder of the schedule; ---------------------------Is as follows; CI J. Monday. April 20 Turk and Thor- VV0111611 Q(6 stad. La Crosse, La Crosse Coun- TT ty; W'ildes, Prairie du Chien.

Craw- I A A ford County; and Baumel, Friend- LI II Cl I fVl 66 ship, Adams Countv. Claire counTyT wiSi Tremplo Homemakers Darlington, La Fayette County; and Baumel and Thorstad, White- County. WHITEHALL, Wis. (Special) Wednesday, 22. Turk, Me- The Trempealeau County Home- TOmorae Dunn Wildes and makers wiu haw their annua, Thorstad.

DodgeviUe. Iowa Coun-( meeti at the Courl ty; and Baumel, Durand. i Whitehall Tuesday, County- Anril 14 Thursday, April 23, Turk. cdieei. a iour year memoer 01 uonai inespian bhe also the Oriole Club, she served in Library Club, Pep mai nd Hen years as editor of the school news-IClub, FHA, and Chorus.

vl i paper. Marilyn also participated in Miss Slosser has been outstand- IaJVerll Frnstnr a iS tho Clul-i in dtp Vtnlrl lu EmSter, and JCHIl REV. R. G. REFSELL on.

The kitchen has been remodeled and is completely equipped. The beginnings of the congregation are not recorded by the baptismal records begun in 1874. The first services were held in the German Lutheran Church, then located jon East Main Street. The first pastor was the Rev. Mr.

Helgeson, who came from La Crosse at irregular intervals to hold services. Later the Rev. J. B. Frick conducted services, but it was not until 1885 that the congregation was formally organized.

The congregations first church was located on South Water Street and is now being used by the Christian Science Church. It was dedicated in 1886 and had been constructed on land donated by Tom Knudson at a cost of $600. The church was struck by lightning Aug. 21, 1939. and a month later the Kingman House on North Water Street was purchased for $1,800.

This was renovated and used as a church until it was razed AMUNDSON choir will sing at both services under the direction of Mrs. Louise the Forensic Club in which she hold ing in other activities also. former director, who the offices of vice president and served as moderator of the acComDanist comes from Providence, R.I., for social chairman and represented Presbytery for two years 1 Salem at the district as stated clerk of Wisconsin contest at La Crosse in her senior Youth Synod one year. I pi year. Miss Miller acted as secre- Marilyn pans to attend Macalas-' vJOLCl II tarv of the Dramatic Club as a ter College at St.

Paul. to sophomore. She was a four year receive training as a director of remember of the Library and Pep ligious education. Clubs, and also participated in Other graduates who attained an FHA, band and chorus. average of 90 or above are Delores The Rev.

Mr Amundson served the local congre-i gation from 1941 covers the center aisle for the new "edifice, until he went into and chancel. icrvicc as a Navy; The electric organ was also re- Served 32 Years Chaplain in 1941 tained from the former church. A Bcv Vik succeeded the He will preach; new loud-spcakinR system has; Rev Mr in 1887 and con- thc sermon at the been installed, allowing for ampli- tinned to serve for 52 years until morning servicelfying from the main church toithe congregation got, its first resi- dedicating the basement and also from the dent pastor the Rev. S. A.

Ur- congregation. i belfry for special occasions. Ibcrg The church illuminated Added to the property was a new parsonage on Cottage Street, erected in 1948 at a cost of $16,000. A. N.

Olson heads the present board of trustees, and serving with him are Edwin Monick, treasurer- church! Illuminated Illumination is provided by eight Gothic lanterns with dim and bright lighting, and floodlights have been installed to focus on the chancel. Gather At Whitehall Notes Changes LA CRESCENT, Mi She has not made definite plans Jonesr Mary Knutson, John for the future as yet. 'hauser. Elaine Meier, Mary John-! Th'elkcr Former Luther Philosophy Bible Professor Dies At 71 Sixteen stained glass windows the occasion. The junior choir, un- depict four series of symbols of the dcr Miss Nalda direction, doctrines of the church.

Donors of will also furnish special music. windows include the Sunday school, Pastors Take Part donating window in the honor of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Losby, pioneer Reading passages of appropri-jmembers of the church; Mr. and ate scripture and delivering con- Mrs.

Jack Rasmussen; the Mad- organizations The choir gratulatory messages will tie six in mi'mnru nf ihpll' Howard Peterson, secretary; Lawrence Finstad, financial secretary; Alex Strom, Carl Keene, Al Solverson. Edwin Christopherson, Dick Shepard and Ralph Bezner, trustees. The congregation has several S.t County; Wildes Mrs. William Paulson of Osseo, Oscar A. Tingelstad.

71, professor Thorstad, Lancaster, Grant Coun- .1 nf nhilncnnVi XT onH The program will open at 1 p.m. DECORAH, la. (Special) tv and CmplFl Uwnrth Pierce President. followed by the reports of philosophy and Bible ty, and Baumel, Ellsworth, Pierce Mrf. Louis Severson of Luther College, died Wednesday; J' a oa pvi v'ille, secretary, and Mrs.

Albert morning at a Decorah hospital aft- 21 Stscherr of Trempeateau. treasurer, er a lingerinR illness. i n-i, Inn Rudolph Anderson. Blair .1 A memorial service will be held end Thorstad Viroqua wlp gjve the report on the health at the college Friday morning. The County; and Baumel, Alma Buffa-jcom Mrs regular funera: services bc Mnndav' Anril 27 Turk at county vice president, will at the First Lutheran Monday, April 27 Turk at wen coun fair Church Decorah at 2 p.m.

The CC? n' booth. Rev. R. A. Ofstedal will i B'mmel aiS at Black Officers will be elected and mem- Born Sept.

20. 1882, at Hickson. Fall Jackson Countv bers will also discuss a cook book.N.D.. Dr Tingelstad was the son Tuesdav Anril 28 Turk and a project and Upham of Bent and Beret (Livdalen) Ting-, at Npiluvi 11 rhrk Countv 'Woods camp. Mrs.

Paulson and elstad. He spent his childhood davs; and WildP, Man ton Juneau Mrs. Neil Canar will give their re- at Sil verton. Ore. After graduating and Wildes at Mauston, Juneau on Farm and Home Week padfic Lutheran Academy in Program planning for next year 1902, he entered Luther College and will be discussed by the center was graduated with the A.B.

chairmen. who arc Mrs. George gree in 1905. In 1907 he graduated Rogers of Osseo, Mrs. Neil Luther Theological of Centerville.

Mrs. Merton Briggs St. Paul, and was ordained of Whitehall, Mrs. Alphonse Pron- into the holy minstry. Hr served, schinski of Arcadia, Mrs.

John the Zion Lutheran Church in Seattle 1 Docken of Ettrick and Mrs. Ed- from 1907 to 1909. when 1 County. Get-Together Club Meets Friday Night ETTRICK, Wis. Glasgow-Hardies Creek Get-Together Club will meet at the Glasgow- Hardies Creek School Friday eve- ward Gunderson of Blair.

sold tv to Edward Diekrager; George Ibcrg, Hellgrade, Diekrager has purchased the pro- who scrv- perty formerly owned by Georgeied the congrega- Hutchison; Robert Gallagher and tjon as its first family of Ridgeway will occupy sident pastor be- ithe George Diekrager house. tween 1939 and The Heinz property has been and the Rev. transferred to Herbert Mades, who Amundson, will take possession later; and; The Rev. Lloyd the site on which the La Refsell pres- Nursery is located has been sold ent pastor will to Dr. A.

A. Skemp of La Crosse, preside both G. R. Spande, operator of theIservices. The nursery, will move the nursery C.

W. Solto a site on Glenevis farm. Harland Larson, who died mill- lhp Brotherhood, Kermit Pe tary service; terson, president; Lutheran Daugh- V. O. Davidson in the memory of tprs ()f the Reformation, is his wife Bernice; Mrs.

Sue Huff president; son in memory of her parents, Mr Luther League. Miss Nalda Bez- and Mrs. Tom Knudson; the Odin ner president. and Miss Emily URBERG Sparta Band Group Plans Auction Friday SPARTA. Wis.

(Special) 'Z i 1939. and om La Crosse to hold services chestra Parents Association a The Oak Park. 111 who served here from 1945 to will be unable to attend. The memory of the Rev. E.

i Vik. La Crosse, who was pestor the congregation for 52 ye Simonson family; Mr. and Mrs Byron Brandau; Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Olson in memory of Martha Halvorson; Mr.

and Mrs. Kutcher; Mrs. H. Longwell. Mrs.

W. A. Holden and Miss Lettie Jackson in honor of their Mr. and Mrs. O.

J. son; and Mrs. John A. Olson in i memory of her husband. Kitchen Remodeled The basement of the church con- WHITEHALL, Wis.

(Special)-- tains the fellowship room for The Caswell Community Club will meetings of auxiliary organizations meet Friday evening. There will of the church, complete with kitch- be a program and lunch. Streich, adviser; Boy Scouts, Lester Dc Bow, Scoutmaster; Sunday school, Miss Ollie M. Swanson, superintendent, and Lloyd Peterson, assistant; and Altar Guild, Miss Lettie Jackson, president. La Vern Arentz is the head usher for the congregation.

Caswell Club Meets new church was ei will clerk the sale. iLosbv- lhc con New merchandise donated by Sparta merchants, will be offered! for sale. include varied household appliances, electrical equipment and varied items. The! BOPA will serve refreshments. ntng.

A program to be presented will A include a vocal duet by Mrs. Law- ueuucii rence and Mrs. Lester 01- Mppfjnn Scheduled son; reading by David Peterson veering JCfieUUiea he was called as professor to Lu- kher College. Took Graduate Work Intermittently he pursued grad- 19 and as president. 1934-35 Highland School PTA DR.

O. A. TINGELSTAD of the Washington Junior College, To See Slide Show MELROSE, Wis. (Special) The gregation, turned the first shove ful of dirt. The razing of the old church began the day after Eastc in 1932 work on the basement foundation west of the building having been done previously.

The cornerstone was laid June 15, 1952 the Rev. Mr. Urberg participating in the rites. Native Limestone The church is of native limestone Tingelstad was the author and Parent-Teacher Association of the quarricfl from the Peacock Quar ETTRICK Trempealeau in Pacific by their cousin, Johan- He was the editor with nes Brye, of Aal. Hallingdal.

Reprogram. be used. uate work at Chicago piano solo, Mrs. Joseph Rindahl; skit by a group of club members; accordion solo. Miss Elizabeth Cor- Ray Shanklin nell; and a reading, Dennis Peter-lclub leaders son.

The club newspapers will be munity Hall at Ettrick Monday read bv Mrs. Allan Bibbv and Mrs. evening. The subject will be recre- from 1914 to 1927. he was called Alfred Byom.

Stunts will follow thejation. President Shanklin and members of the Lutheran College. Trempealeau County fair board After his resignation as president; ie WB will attend a district fair meeting of the college in 1943. Tingelstad at the Tri-State Breeders office at was an instructor in the U.S. 5 SDrinQ GrOVe Aids Trainee School at Puget Sound Suivivmg is his wife, the former vjiuvc miu Navy Yard.

In 1944 ho was Tvcto of Arlington. Wash. MeetinOS again to his alma mater "hs pro- fessor in philosophy and Bible He Lutheran Women served in this capacity until his 1 j. 11 1 retirement in 1950 hOld Whitehall bale In May, 1952, Pacific Lutheran Kendall Solicitors Net Red Cross $148 Dr. R.

Malmin and Dr. O. M. Nor- corded music will ho Among Pas- public is invited with Dr. J.

C. Westby Tuesday, April 14. BRF Dorcas Circle the Village of Kendall in the re- 1 rent Red Cross membership drive, Mas OOle KENDALL, Wis. (Special) Mrs. Harry C.

Smith, chairman for and Oscar Johnson The Chris Erickson was build ing foreman. Contrasting the stone walls is maroon colored asbestos roof. The weight of the root is carried by heavy laminated arches, which in turn rest upon solid concrete pilas SPRING GROVE. Mihn (Spe- tors oiiUude measurement Spring Grove Ladict Aidiof main building are 75 by 34 will meet at the church Friday, addi darting at 2:30 p.m. Hostesses will for the en and choir has reported receipts of $148.80.

1 BLACK KlVEK alu'j. wis. in iviay, wm, raonc Luinrran WHITEHALL Wis whirh n- Solicitors included, in addition'Special) A circle of the conferred on Tingelstad at Our i The altar nuln.t Kern and to Mrs. Smith, Mmos. Alv.dor.Ri Falls Dorcas Society will I honorary d.Sr.<^.of doctor of at ii' "ntl Aid th.

old church Th. oak watzky. Alvin Liersch. Esther Anderson will conduct the two year junior colleee devei- m. church Wltb ed i'n 1044 Ari'ded orr ID new' aC(CrCdlted T'y" Beaver, Miss Cecelia Gammon ana rumrnage part of the sale lege, with a four-year college of jnj.

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and Mrs. Roskel Shear, is be- nf the Young People's Luther at 3 p.m. in the City Hall. Home- with Mrs. Glen Beach and her ing cared for at the Hillsboro hos- League of the Evangelical Luther- made bread, cakes and cookies will mother, Mrs.

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