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Pag IS THE WINONA DAILY NEWS, WINONA, MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1953 The Daily Record: Rhiel Funeral Horn tonight and Thursday night. Born July 19, 1885, at La Crosse, she was the former Miss Ida La-tew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Latew. She was married to Joseph M.

King June 12, 1907. He is dead. Surviving are: Three sons, Arthur, Ellsworth, and Delbert and Harvey, both of Durand; two daughters, Mrs. Francis (Bernice) Faast, Durand, and Mrs. Robert (Evelyn) Eggenberger, Fort Worth, Tex.

and 14 grandchildren. A son and a daughter died in infancy. Also surviving are four sisters, Flossie Livingston, Long Beach, Lillian Anderson, Fayette, Mrs. W. E.

Johnson, Minneapolis, and Mrs. Godfrey King, Durand, and a brother, Archie Latew, Mah-tomedi, Minn. At Winona General Hospital TUESDAY Admissions Mrs. Ralph Meyers, Fountain City, Wis. Births Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Nathe, 479 W. 4th a daughter. Dr. and Mrs.

A. H. Maze 65 W. Broadway, a daughter. Mr.

and Mrs. Harold Nisbit, Uti-ca, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hanke, Stockton, a daughter.

Discharges Michael Yanke, 307 Mankato Ave. Mrs. Vito Demauro and baby, St. Charles. Whitehall School District Sets Vote On $250,000 Issue WHITEHALL, Wis.

(Special) Joint School District 5 of the city of Whitehall and the towns of Lincoln, Preston and Arcadia met Monday and voted to hold a special election at the Whitehall city hall June 7 on a resolution to. issue $250,000 in negotiable coupon general obligation bonds for an addition and remodeling program at the local school. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Mmes.

O. W. Elstad, Donald Rice, Mervin Engen, William G. Olson, Sidney Gilbertson, Hartvig Iverson and Roderick Everson were selected as election officials. It may not be necessary to raise $250,000, in which case only the amount needed will be raised.

The constitutional debt limits will be observed but the actual value of the district will not be known until July 1. Cars and Truck Damaged in Crash Two cars and a panel truck were damaged in an accident on Main street near West 2nd street at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Involved were a panel truck owned by Sander Sanden, 421 W. King and cars owned by E.

J. Giel, 520 Sioux and Harvey Lang, 619 Grand St. The truck was double parked on Main street when Giel backed up and struck it. The Giel car then went forward, struck a parking meter and, as it backed off the sidewalk struck the Lang automobile. Giel reported $50 damage to his car and damage to the Lang car was estimated at $20.

Cars driven by Orville Denzer, Altura, and Donald Barber, Lew-iston, were damaged in a collision at West Sarnia and Wilson streets at 1:10 a.m. today. Barber estimated his damage at $75 and Denzer reported $65 damage. Mrs. Marilyn Feine, Rushford Rt.

2, reported $400 damage to her car in a collision on East Sarnia street near Carimona street at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. The driver of the other vehicle a milk truck was Joseph Sing- Hiawatha Valley Group to Meet At La Crescent LA CRESCENT, Minn. Delegations from Winona, La Crosse, Wabasha, Lake City, Red Wing, Hastings, Dakota and La Crescent will hear an address by John F. Hendrickson, director of promotion, Minnesota State Department of Business Research, at a meeting of the Hiawatha Valley Association at the Commodore here Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

The dinner and meeting will follow an afternoon committee study of sites on Highways 35, 14 and 61 for erection of another traffic diversion sign, urging tourists to travel on Highway 61 through the Hiawatha Valley to the Twin Cities and northern lake country. Diversion signs now are maintained on U.S. Highway 12 near Camp Douglas, and on U.S. Highways 10 and 52 west of Anoka in an effort to get both north and southbound tourists to use the Hiawatha Valley-Scenic Upper Mississippi River Drive. The association's advert! s-ing promotion campaign already has been launched in Chicago and Indiana newspapers and 10,000 additional Hiawatha Valley brochures have been printed and now are being distributed.

The Chamber of Commerce office at Winona reported that more inquiries have been received this year than in any previous year to this date. Nancy Cribbs Wins 7955 Science Award Bishop Keeler Recovering From 'Heart Strain' OTHER BIRTHS' PLAINVIEW, Minn. (Special-Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Sloan, a son May 18 at St.

Elizabeth's Hospital. Wabasha. Mrs. Sloan is the former Doreen Schulz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs'.

Edwin Schulz here. LANESBORO, Minn. (Special) Born to Mr. and Mrs. David Rand, Rochester, a son May 20.

er. Minnesota City, who estimated his damage at $100. The fire department was called to flush from the street gasoline that spilled from the truck. ROME Lf) The Rt. Rev.

Stephen Keeler, bishop of the Minnesota Episcopal diocese, is "doing well" in his recovery from a heart ailment, his physician reported today. Bishop Keeler, 68, was admitted to Rome's Salvatore Mundi International Hospital May 9 suffering "heart strain" due to overexertion. He was termed seriously ill at the time. Dr. Giorgio Mattoli said today the bishop "had some bad moments but apparently is much better now.

On the whole he is doing well." He said he could not predict how long the bishop would be in the hospital. Bishop Keeler came to Rome May 5 after attending a conference with Episcopal chaplains serving with U.S. forces in Germany. EH AM EDD NEED Sunday, May 29 TREMPEALEAU, WISCONSIN Masonic Temple Dining Room Adults $1.25 Children (under 12) iS Serving 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Sponsored by ORDER OF EASTERN STAR band in the Murphy Insurance Agency for many years. Mrs. Murphy was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and the VFW Auxiliary. Survivors are: Her husband; a son, Clarence, Bismarck, N.D.; one Mrs. Jerry (Alma) Ahlfs, Fort Lauderdale, three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.

Nicholas Haas, La Crosse, and Mrs. Al Hegg, Ontario, and two brothers John, La Crosse, and Lawrence, Brownsville. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church, the Rt.

Rev. A. E. Wermerskirchen officiating at a requiem high Mass assisted by the Rev. Clayton Habberman and the Rev.

John Gengler, Owatonna. The Rosary services will be said Friday night at the Blaschke Funeral Home. Miss Genevieve McLaughlin MINNESOTA CITY, Minn. Funeral services for Miss Genevieve McLaughlin, 67, who died Monday, were held this morning at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Rolling-stone, the Rev. S.

N. Majerus officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Elmer Boiler, a nephew, Arcadia, Robert RolbieckiMinnesota City, Raymond Reps, Bernard Winestorfer, Robert Boiler and Warren Ulberg. Miss Vinnie Cook LA CRESCENT, Minn.

(Special) Funeral services for Miss Vinnie Cook, 77. sister of John S. Harris here, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the La Crescent Presbyterian Church, William A. Lawrence officiating.

She died Tuesday in a La Crosse hospitaL Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Anthony B. Schuler DURAND, Wis. (Special) Funeral services for Anthony B. Schuler, 69, former president of the village board of Elmwood, were held today at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Elmwood, the Rev.

Francis Wallace officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Schuler died Sunday at the Memorial Hospital, Menomonie. He had been in failing health a year. Born at Mound, Schuler was active in business in Durand in 1912 and served on the Elmwood village board for eight years, was a member of the school board for 22 years and the Elmwood fire department for 18 years.

Schuler 6erved on the Pierce County Board of Supervisors four years. He opened an insurance agency in Elmwood in 1918 and operated continuously until his retirement Jan. 1, 1953. He married Miss Mary Fesenmaier June 13, 1913. He attended a business college in Seattle, and was employed by the Northern Pacific Railway before moving to Elmwood.

Surviving are: His wife; two sons, Bernard and Robert, both of Elmwood; two 6isters, Sister Lu-cilla, Cotter High School faculty, Winona, and Mrs. John B. (Mary) Carlisle, Dubuque, Iowa; a brother, George; a sister, Mrs. J. A.

Maas, Mound, and three grandchildren. Mrs. Ida King DURAND, Wis. (Special) A re-q i high Mass for Mrs. Ida King, 69, will be held Friday at 9 a.m.

at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Rev. Father Stephen Anderl will officiate. Burial will be in St.

John's Catholic Cemetery, Plum City. Mrs. King died at St. Benedict's Community Hospital Tuesday morning. She had been a patient at the hospital several weeks.

The Rosary will be said at the WEDNESDAY MAY 25, 1955 Two-State Deaths Jacob. Fritz DURAND, Wis. (Special) Funeral services were held today for Jacob Fritz, 76, Downsville, a former Durand resident who died at St. Benedict's Community Hospital. The Rev.

Arthur N. Brown officiated during the services at the Goodrich Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Forest Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Hugh C.

Smith ETTRICK, Wis. (Special) Mrs. Hugh C. Smith, 65, Mindoro, died Sunday at a La Crosse hospital. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m.

today at the home and at 2 p.m. at Mindoro Lutheran Church. Burial was in Farmington Cemetery. Survivors are: Her husband; four daughters, including Mrs. Arthur Hamilton, Ettrick; a son, Arnold; four sisters, and two brothers, including Harry Amborn, Taylor.

John Ponterio MELROSE, Wis. (Special) John Ponterio, 77, died Tuesday morning at his farm home near Melrose where he had fafmed for 15 years since moving there from Sparta. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Ewald Wagner, Melrose; Elma Ponterio, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Warren Parker, Texas; four sons, Peter, Chicago and Francis, Bernard and Vernard, Melrose; 13 grandchildren and one great- grandchild.

His wife died seven years ago. Services wil lbe held Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Langolis Galston Funeral Home, Black River Falls, and at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Black River Falls, the Rev.

L. A. Koopman officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday afternoon and evening.

Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. Thursday. Jacob C. Tulius DODGE, Wis. Funeral services for Jacob C.

Tulius, 66, who died Saturday night following a heart attack, were held this morning at the Sacred Heart Church, Pine Creek, the Rev. S. A. Krakowiecki officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers were Lambert Tulius, George A. Hoesley, Leonard Seracki, August Bambenek, Nor-bert Sula and Richard Brom. William F. Ratledge PEPIN, Wis. (Special) Funeral services for William F.

Ratledge, 75, a former Pepin resident who died May 6, were held May 10 at Santa Monica, Calif. Surviving are: His wife; nine daughters, Mrs. Hermann Seyffer, Little Plum; Mrs. Ella Larson, Las Vegas, Mrs. Harriet Jenson, Bayport, Mrs.

An-nabelle Ramson, Mason City, Iowa; Mrs. Maude Hemmlar, Santa Monica, Mrs. Eileen Miller, Longview, Mrs. Arlene Rasor, in Illinois; Mrs. Faye Patrow, Wabasha, and Mrs.

Mae Sutherland, LeSueur, and four sons, Thomas, Kansas City, Edward, Bay-port, Raymond, Fresno, and Benjamin, Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. William L. Murphy CALEDONIA, Minn. (Special) Mrs.

William L. Murphy, 62, died at her home here at 2 a.m. today following long illness. Mrs. Murphy was born here April 18, 1893, the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Nicholas Stoltz. She was the former Marguerite Stoltz and was married to William Murphy Oct. 7, 1913. She assisted her hus Winona Deaths Mrs.

Anna Boll Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Anna Boll, 81, 419 E. Broadway, who died Monday after a long illness. The Rev. W.

G. Hoffmann, assistant pastor of St. Martin's Lutheran Church, officiated at the Breitlow Funeral Home. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers were Junior and John Reinhard, Earl and Elmer Seebold, Albert Vollbrecht and Harold O'Brien.

Ludwig Griesel Funeral services for Ludwig (Louie) Griesel, 69, a Winona na-tive who died Friday at Racine, were held Tuesday morning at Racine. Born here July 13, 1885, he had resided in Racine for 36 years and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Eagles marching club, Improved Order of Red Men and Red Men's 24-Hour Club. Members of the Eagles served as pallbearers and conducted graveside rites. Surviving are: Two step-sons, Arthur and Harold Haack, both of Racine; two brothers, Edward and Paul, both of Winona; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Man, Hibbing, and several and nephews.

His wife died Dec. 15, 1954. Alma Firm Low On Nelson Bridge MADISON Work on a series of new bridges over the Mississippi River between Wabasha and Nelson is slated to begin this summer, according to the Wisconsin Highway Commission which opened bids on the project Tuesday. Tri-State Construction Alma, offered the low bid of $136,565 which is subject to the review of the State Highway Commission and Gov. Walter Kohler.

The river slough bridge project is on Wisconsin State Highway 25 connecting the two states. Fourteen highway improvement jobs in 11 counties attracted low bids amounting to $2,709,392. The bids were opened by the commission. Projects, including grading, structural work, concrete and blacktop surfacing on 35 miles of roads, will be started this summer. Winona Man Loses PTA Office Race Harry M.

Reynolds of Winona was defeated for national president of the Congress of Parents and Teachers. He was running against the choice of the nominating committee Mrs. Rollin Brown of Los Angeles, Reynolds was offered in nomination by the Minnesota delegation Monday in a surprise move at the Chicago convention. Voting was Tuesday. Reynolds, the first male president of the state organization, was the first man ever to be nominated for the top national office in the organization's 59-year history.

The national president serves for three years. Nancy Cribbs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O.

Cribbs, 1341 5th is the 1955 winner of the Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dale Peterson, Lanesboro, a son May 23. Both births were at the Johnson Hospital here. ST.

CHARLES. Minn. Born to Mr. and Mrs. William Irons, a daughter May 24 at Winona General Hospital.

Mrs. Irons is the former Dorothy Doty of Winona. WINONA DAM LOCKAGE Monday 10:20 p.m. Winchester and four barges, downstream. Tuesday 1:10 a.m.

Mid-Continent Queen and nine barges, downstream. 7:35 a.m. Nita Dean and three barges, downstream. 8:40 a.m. Harriet Ann and two barges, upstream.

10:05 a.m. Ohio and 13 barges, upstream. 1:45 p.m. Carpaul and three barges, upstream. 7:12 p.m.

Pere Marquette and two barges, downstream. 10:20 p.m. Delta Cities and three barges, upstream. Today 1:50 a.m. Anker L.

Christy and two barges, upstream. Municipal Court George Student, Minneapolis, forfeited a $10 deposit on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with no driver's license. He. was arrested by police at 8:30 p.m. May 14.

Parking deposits of $1 were for Bausch Sc Lomb Honorary Science Award medal for achieving the IF 3 highest scholastic record in science subjects during her high school course, William Zilliox, head of the acience department of Winona Senior High School, announced to day. The choice of the winner is bas ed upon scholastic achievements in senior high school science subjects, biology, chemistry, and physics with incidental considera tion of records in other subjects, Someone In Our Trade Territory Is Going to Be the Winner of This Beautiful HOTPOINT RANGE This Hotpoint Range Is the Third Prize In the Hotpoint Golden Anniversary Contest Now On At Our Store qualities of leadership, and extra curricular activities, explained Mr Zilliox. The Honorary Science Award medal was instituted in 1932. It is presented in thousands of sec ondary' schools throughout the country. This award has been of ficially approved by the National Association of Secondary School feited by National Weeklies, Richard Lewinski.

Carl Kropp, Robert Principals and educators throughout the country. Jt is recognized as significant evidence of scientific aptitude and has proved the A 1951 Push Button Deluxe Mode! For Some Fortunate Person To Havo For A Lifetime! means of encouraging young people to the consideration of scien tific careers. HONORED AT "sHOWER Bailey and Kritchman Gautsch (on five counts), for meter violations; Arnold Kohner, for alley parking, and C. Paul Venab-les, Philip A. Baumann and Douglas Bergman, for overtime parking.

Weather TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE High Low Prec. Duluth ...62 41 Intl Falls 57 43 Mpls-St. Paul 66 47 Abilene 94 72 AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC HOKAH, Minn. (Special) The Evangelical and Reformed Guild and Youth Fellowship entertained a group of friends at a post-nup tial shower for Mrs. Rodney Lolo en Thursday.

She will leave Frl A day to join her husband who is in training at Ft. Leonard Wood, for the weekend. His parents, Chicago ...85 48 1.31 Mr. and Mrs. O.

Loken, Houston, will join them Sunday. BRIDAL SHOWER BE SURE AND CALL AT OUR STORE FOR YOUR ENTRY BLANK! LANESBORO, Minn. (Special) A personal bridal shower was given Sunday afternoon in honor of Miss Vaughn Landsverk, Roches ter, at the home of Miss Corrine Eide, Lanesboro. Miss Muriel Ja- CAPPS SUITS cobson was assistant hostess and 11 guests were present. Miss Landsverk will become the bride of Dale Bearson here June 4.

tailored of Exclusive, Cool, Wrinkle-free fw' Uifr)t -'111 CLERK AT DURAND DURAND. Wis. (Special) Miss Dorothy Weinzirl, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Victor Weinzirl, Eau Galle, is the new deputy county clerk to Mrs. Eve Dickelmann.

She succeeds Miss Irene Anderson See the Hotpoint On Display In Our Store TODAY! who is working in Minneapolis. AT YELLOWSTONE MIRACLE FABRIC ARKANSAW, Wis. (Special) Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Keys are it UHWKVn spending two weeks in Yellowstone National Park.

LADIES AID 45 WOOL Denver 80 53 Des Moines .69 52 Helena 52 42 .09 Kansas City 77 51 Los Angeles 63 54 Miami 81 77 New Orleans 90 75 New York 86 69 Phoenix 95 70 Seattle 65 48 Washington ..89 68 Winnipeg 50 43 DAILY RIVER BULLETIN Flood Stage 24-hr. Stag Today Chg. Red. Wing 14 2.3 .1 Lake City 6.0 Reads Landing 12 3.1 .1 Dam 4, T.W 4.1 -f .1 Dam 5, T.W 2.4 Dam 5-A, T.W 3.3 .1 Winona 13 5.5 Dam 6, Pool 1Q.0 .1 Dam 6, T.W 4.0 .1 Dakota 7.3 Dam 7, Pool 1 9.3 4- .1 Dam 7, T.W 1.6 La Crosse 12 4.6 Tributary Streams Chippewa at Durand ..2.4 -f .4 Zumbro at Theilman 4.7 Trempealeau at Dodge 2.0 -f 1.6 Black at Neillsville ..3.4 .1 Black at Galesville 2.8 .3 La Crosse at W. Salem 1.4 Root at Houston 6.0 Root at Hokah 40.3 .5 RIVER FORECAST (From Hastings to Guttenbtrg) Practically stationary stages will prevail in the Mississippi over Thursday with no important change in the tributaries.

FIRE CALLS The fire department was called to the Virgil Ramm residence, 853Vi E. Broadway, at 8:11 a.m. when an oil burner flared. A bottle of capers on the refrigerator shelf? Add them to a sandwich spread of tuna, salmon, crab-meat or hard-cooked eggs. Gives piquant flavor! 1 1 1 1 I ml A i.

-5- 16- a STOCKHOLM, Wis. (Special) Mrs. Hannah Chalmers and a group from Lutheran Colportage Service of Minneapolis will present the program at the Ladies Aid meeting at the Saby Lund chtlrch at 8 p.m. Thursday. LIAVES AFTER VISIT PEPIN, Wis.

(Special) Lyle Sundquist left last week to return to his duties with Pan American AFT I SINCE 1839 iu I I Airlines at Ft. Lee, N. after Here's a suit that will look just as fresh in the evening as when you put it on in the morning. Besides, it's lightweight, porous, cool, long-wearing. Capps Suits of Darien are styled to the minute, and you have a choice of handsome patterns and shades.

All sizes. Choose yours now! $55 spending several weeks here with HOTPOINT'S Golden Anniversary National Contest Offers the Following Prizes A homo for each of the four sections of the United States. 1st Prize 4 Hotpoint dream homes Completely furnished with Hotpoint Electric Kitchens and Laundries. Decorated and landscaped. Lot of your choice included.

Think of It A 3-bedroom home! 2nd Prize-50, $3,000 Hotpoint Combination Kitchen and Laundry. 3rd Prize-Deluxe Electric Pushbutton Range to Be Awarded Locally. Contest Closes June 25th Get Your Entry Blank Today! his mother, Mrs. Nona Sundquist, and brother Verlyn. HTH BIRTHDAY DURAND, Wis.

(Special) Mrs. Gordon Hubbard entertained at a party Sunday for Mrs. Delia Dreier in celebration of the latter's 96th birthday. Friends and relatives were guests. Mrs.

Dreier came from County Clare, Ireland, when she was 18. Her children are Thomas, St. Petersburg, Edward, Grand Rapids, and Clarris-sa, Toronto Canada, where she is wedding counselor at the T. Eaton Store. A few years ago, Mrs.

Dreier came here from Canada where she had lived with her daughter to live at home for retired women in Durand. The birthday anniversary was again celebrated May 24, her birth date, at Mary-crest. A disc jockey was recently signed to a $100,000 a year contract. This proves we are a nation of music lovers. What was the most that Beethoven ever made in a year.

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