Tomah VA Hospital Workers Honored With Cash and Awards
At Tomah VA Hospital a large number of employees received incentive cash awards and certificates for sustained superior performance under Veterans Administration programs. Recipients span nursing, engineering, fiscal, personnel, pharmacy, housekeeping, dental, registrar, supply, and professional services divisions, with commendations for exceptional work by therapy and nursing staff.
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Tomah, Wis
Tomah VA
Veterans Administration
T. E. Dredge
David Capper
David McGarry
Harold Tracy
Roy Johnson
Clifford Anderson
Gordon Jerdee
Paul Neibaur
Bernard Ryckman
Gertrude Oldenburg
Wilda Rehberg
Donald Bastian
Kenneth Swope
Nina Gerke
Elizabeth Felts
Douglas Bailey
Kenneth Heuer
Loretta Likely
Donald Smith
Evelyn Zellmer
Robert Koch
Arnold Griffin
Myrtle Vandervort
Kenneth Rattle
Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Service
Three Join Church At La Crescent
At the First Presbyterian Church in La Crescent three members joined the congregation after the Communion service. LeRoy Schwake and Mrs. Schwake and Mrs. Jack Welch joined by letter of transfer from Belvidere Illinois and La Crosse respectively. Tamare Jane Fay daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fay was baptized during the service. Allan W Townsend, a McCormick Seminary student, led the 11 am worship for the summer and August. A pastor nominating committee was formed to find a full time minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamare Jane
Hugh Fay
James Bell
Allan W. Townsend
The
la Crescent Presbyterian Church
Townsend
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Rosary Society to Meet at St Stanislaus Church
The Rosary Society of St Stanislaus Catholic Church in Arcadia Wisconsin will hold its monthly meeting Sunday in the church recreation rooms beginning at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
Wis
The
Rosary Society of St
Two Candidates Set to Attend St Philip’s Picnic
Soldiers Grove Wisconsin special report says Judge Roland J. Steinle Republican candidate for U S senator and Gaylord Nelson Democratic candidate for governor will attend the St Philip’s Catholic Church picnic Sunday between 2 and 3 p m Local readers are urged to hear the campaigns in a community gathering
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers Grove
Wis
Roland J. Steinle
U.S
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
St. Philip’s Catholic Church
Indiana Governor to Visit McCoy Army Camp
Gov. Harold W. Handley of Indiana will visit troops of the 38th Division Indiana National Guard at Camp McCoy Wisconsin on Saturday. A press corps from Indiana observed training and included writers editors and newscasters from Indianapolis Jasper Ferdinand Portland Fort Wayne Warsaw South Bend and Evansville. Lt. Gen. William H. Arnold observed reserve and guard training and left Chicago by air. The 74th Division winds up training and will depart Saturday. Brig. Gen. Gilbert Embury will review troops Friday afternoon at 4. The field bivouac included an overnight exercise and the infantry regiments returned to the post after a two day bivouac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Harold W. Handley
Indiana
Indiana National Guard
Indianapolis
Jasper
Ferdinand
Portland
Fort Wayne
Warsaw
South Bend
Evansville
William H. Arnold
5Th United States Army
National Guard
Chicago
74Th
Gilbert Embury
New Allamakee Road Boss Named in WAUKON Iowa
Robert Scarr appointed foreman of Allamakee County road crews by the Iowa State Highway Commission succeeding William Mandersheid after the death of Fred Wiedenmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Robert Scarr
Allamakee
Iowa State Highway Commission
William Manderscheid
Fred Wiedenmann
Japanese pastor and family arrive to lead Elroy Methodist
The Rev Daniel K Shudo Noriko and their two children Etsuki Joy and David arrive in Elroy Wis to take as pastor of the Elroy Methodist Church He is a Tokyo University graduate and former Japanese consulate worker noted as the first Japanese to preach to an all Caucasian congregation in the Methodist Church He succeeds Rev Lester Cleveland who moves to Culver Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy
Wis
Daniel K. Shudo
Noriko
Etsuki Joy
David
Shudo
Methodist Church
Lester Cleveland
Culver
Ind
Powell to Inspect Camp McCoy Training Camp
Lt Gen Herbert B Powell deputy reserve chief for the Continental Army Command arrives Tuesday Aug 5 to inspect National Guard and Reserve training at Camp McCoy. He will review the 38th National Guard and 102nd Reserve Infantry Divisions before flying to Camp Ripley Minn. The 38th Infantry Division Indiana National Guard began two weeks of summer training July 27 under Maj Gen Carl O De Bard. the 8,300 man Cyclone Division will complete training Aug 8 across more than 60 cities in the Fifth U.S. Army area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Herbert B. Powell
Continental Army Command
38Th National Guard
102Nd
Army Command
Ft. Monroe
Willie N. Thomas
Gen
Powell
Col. Curtis
Col
Zebrowitz
Jean
Camp Ripley
Minn
38Th Infantry Division
Indiana National Guard
Carl O. DeBard
United States Army
Indiana NG Units Head For Homes
More than 1,300 vehicles of the 38th Infantry Division Indiana National Guard will move from Camp McCoy to Indiana highways in convoys on Saturday and Sunday ending 15 days of summer field training. Convoys depart starting 6 a.m. with final departures at 2:30 p.m. Saturday on Wisconsin State Routes 21 73 and U.S. Routes 12 14 16 and 51 before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
38Th Infantry Division
Indiana National Guard
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
all-Hoosier Guard
U.S
Cecil Christensen
Sidney Hotel
Sparta
Harold Hoffman
Christensen
la Crosse
Detroit
Mich
Hoffman
Wisconsin to hold sheep field day at Spooner station
Spooner special field day on August 26 will showcase the university of Wisconsin sheep program. Demonstrations cover shearing management breeding and pasture and lamb marketing. Farmers and women visitors will participate in wool grading contest and a Make it Yourself with Wool program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner
Wis
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
University Branch Agricultural Experiment Station
Former Viroqua Woman In England
Esther Wolfgram, formerly of Viroqua, is studying at Oxford summer school in England. A Milwaukee grade school teacher, she plans to visit European countries and the World's Fair before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Esther Wolfgram
Oxford
England
Milwaukee
Sullivan to Seek Kendall Register of Deeds Nomination
Clarence S. Sullivan, 29, Kendall farmer and real estate broker, will be the Democratic candidate for register of deeds in the September primary. He is unopposed for the nomination and will face the Republican nominee, Mrs. Nettie Chapel of Sparta or Max D. Sayner of Sparta, in the general election. Sullivan has roots near Sparta, attended St Lawrence College and Kendall High School, is married to Esther Von Haden, and has three daughters and a young son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall, Wis
Clarence S. Sullivan
Kendall Farmer
Register of Deeds
Nettie Chapel
Max D. Sayner
Sparta
Sullivan
Herseyville
Kendall
St. Lawrence College
Fond du Lac
Sparta High School
Kendall High School
Weaver
Monroe County Finance Co
Esther von Haden
Barbara
Patricia
Sue Ellen
Robert
Rural Church Sets Confirmation Sunday
Zion Lutheran Congregation west of Viroqua Wisconsin will hold its annual confirmation on Sunday August 3 at 9 a.m. The confirmands are Howard Hanson Patricia Kolden Maynard Pederson and Margaret Thompson with Rev Peder Nordslet ten presiding. Catechization Friday at 8 15 p.m. Lunch Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Zion Lutheran Congregation
Highway 56
Howard Hanson
Patricia Kolden
Maynard Pederson
Margaret Thompson
Peder Nordsletten
Zion Church
Houston Youths Inducted In Service
Caledonia resident David J. Konzem and Spring Grove resident Milford Omodt left for Minneapolis to begin induction into the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Caledonia, Minn
David J. Konzem
Caledonia
Milford Omodt
Spring Grove
Minneapolis
BRF Slates Roundup For School Tots
Black River Falls Wisconsin hosts summer roundup for district beginners during the first two weeks of August. Roundup days at Black River Falls Grade School are August 5 6 and 7 with Gebhardt School set for August 13 and 14. Call district nurse Mrs C L McDonald if appointment letters were not received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Gebhardt
C. L. McDonald
Krohn Clinic
Indiana Guard Unit Parade Set Saturday
Indiana's 38th Infantry Division will parade 8 600 troops at Camp McCoy at 10 a.m. Saturday with Gov. Harold W. Handley Maj Gen John W McConnell Maj Gen Carl C DeBard and Brig Gen Wendell C Phillips among reviewers. Miss Anita Hursh e of Goshen Miss Indiana 1958 will attend. Indiana Military Academy will graduate 41 cadets and the Eisenhower Trophy will be awarded to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Indiana National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mccoy
Wis
Indiana
Harold W. Handley
Indiana National Guard
John W. McConnell
Carl C. DeBard
Hoosier
Wendell C. Phillipps
Anita Hurshe
Goshen
Indiana Military Academy
National Guard
Adjutant General's Office
Packing Plant Open House Set Sunday
Open house at Whitehall Packing Co in Whitehall Wisconsin Sunday August 3 at 2 p.m. New York based meat packer owns the plant and will conduct guided tours after renovations for federal inspection. Slaughtering starts Monday August 4 with cattle calf and hog purchases daily through Friday and Saturday until noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall Packing Co
New York Meat Packing House
New Albin Couple Given Surprise Farewell Party
In New Albin Iowa a surprise farewell for Mrs Charles Abbott was held at Tourist Park. The Abbott family will move to Decorah where Mr Abbott has taken a new job. Hosts included Harold Riehm Joseph Coughlin and Fred Marisa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albin
Iowa
Charles Abbott
Decorah
Abbott
Harold Riehm
Joseph Coughlin
Fred Marisa
Photographer Wins Merit Certificate in Portrait Course
Lucile Houser of Sylvan Studio Tomah receives a special certificate of merit from the Wisconsin School of Photography at Wisconsin Lake Indiana for completing an advanced portrait photography course. The program is run by the Professional Photographers of America Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Lucile Houser
Sylvan Studio
Winona School of Photography
Winona Lake
Ind
Professional Photographers of America, Inc
Slides Of Colfax Area To Be Shown
Joel Henderson of Frenchville will show slides of the Colfax tornado at the First Lutheran Luther League meeting in Blair starting at 8 p m. Sharon Hardie will play the piano and Anita Olson Mrs Paul Halvorson and Jacqueline Johnson will provide vocal selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Joel Henderson
Frenchville
Colfax
Lutheran Luther League
Sharon Hardie
Anita Olson
Paul Halvorson
Jacqueline Johnson
Lads on 130 Mile Bicycle Trip
Two Black River Falls boys, Robert Maxim 13 and Harland Melbye 14, biked 130 miles. They left at 6 a.m. and reached Coon Valley by 1 p.m. after seven hours, visiting Maxim relatives. The return trip took five hours with notably downhill riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Robert Maxim
Harland Melbye
Coon Valley
Maxim
Tomah VA Hospital Welcomes New Employees
Open house in the Tomah VA Hospital canteen greeted new staff Dr. George W. Arndt Sr. and Mrs. Roberta J. Burger along with Miss Marilyn K. Krueger Mrs. Elizabeth A. Schmalz and Leslie L. Harnden. Arndt transferred from Topeka after VA psychiatry residency three children married. Burger RN moved to Tomah in 1955. husband runs Family Shoe Store. Krueger Appleton native joins as occupational therapist. Schmalz and Harnden work in dietetic and food service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Tomah VA Hospital
George W. Arndt Sr
M.D
Roberta J. Burger
Marilyn K. Krueger
Elizabeth A. Schmalz
Leslie L. Harnden
Arndt
Topeka
Kan
Professional Services
Burger
Miss Krueger
Appleton
University of Wisconsin
Miss Schmalz
Mrs. Anna Rubina Aims To Return To Birthland After 50 Years
Mrs. Anna Rubina leaves BRF for Chicago on the first leg of a trip to Czechoslovakia her homeland. It has been five decades since she last saw her brothers and sisters there. Her sister Mrs. Mary Filegrance of Chicago accompanies her and they plan to fly from Chicago in August for about two months in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Anna Rubina
Chicago
Czechoslovakia
Mary Filegrance
Europe
Waterloo Ridge Church Holds Ice Cream Social
The Waterloo Ridge Church seven miles south of Spring Grove will host an ice cream social at the parsonage starting at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Waterloo Ridge
McCoy Troops Rally to Give Blood for Heart Surgery
Camp McCoy volunteers rally to donate blood for an 18 year old Tomah girl awaiting heart surgery in Minneapolis. Of 121 men screened, 96 had O positive blood, with 86 samples flown to Minneapolis for compatibility checks. Final donors will be flown to Minneapolis for transfusions as needed, likely 25 to 30 direct transfusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton A. Bird
82Nd Engineers
Camp McCoy
Tomah
Minneapolis
Wis
Clayton Bird
Willie N. Thomas
Bird
Gery
Blair Youth Wins Third In U S Berkshire Contest
Arden Hardie of Blair High School agriculture team earned third place in a national Berkshire swine judging contest at the Dane County Fairgrounds Madison. He scored 180 of 200, winning a trophy and a $25 purchase certificate. the team placed seventh with David Quarne David Severson and adviser Donald Stanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair, Wis
Arden Hardie
Blair High School Agriculture Department
Dane County Fairgrounds
Madison
Hardie
David Quarne
David Severson
Donald Standford
Bank Receives Treasury Seal for Bond Sales
The State Bank of Waukon Iowa received a Treasury Seal plaque mounted on walnut for exceeding the 1957 savings bond sales quota. Fred O Riley county chairman presented the award to bank president C H Megorden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
U.S. Treasury
Fred O'Riley
C. H. Megorden
Waterville Woman to Enter Armed Forces in Des Moines
Merlyn Kolsrud of Waterville will be inducted into the armed forces at Des Moines on August 4, per clerk Thomas Bigelow in To Begin Service WAUKON Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Merlyn Kolsrud
Waterville
Des Moines
Thomas Bigelow
Grab Bags At Trempealeau Valley Church Meet
The Trump Coulee Circle of the Trempealeau Valley church will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ole Storley in Blair Wisconsin. Members are asked to bring grab bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair, Wis
Trump Coulee
Trempealeau Valley
Ole Storley
Blair
Blair OKs Storm Sewer Project in Business District
Blair Wisconsin plans to spend about 13000 for storm sewers in the business district. Eau Claire engineer Floyd Lokken will prepare plans and specs for the sewer work on Gilbert street Broadway and Pearl with curb gutter and sidewalk in similar areas. Plans and specs for bids are expected to be ready soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Blair City
Floyd Lokken
Eau Claire
Gilbert Street
Tappen Coulee Creek
Broadway
Dover
Pearl
Market
Ist
Lokken
Iston Pearl
the Creek
Viroqua Kiwanis Names Trio for Wisconsin Fond du Lac Meet
Henry Hendrickson Arthur Olson and Nelius Larson will represent the Viroqua Kiwanis Club at the Wisconsin Upper Michigan Kiwanis International convention in Fond du Lac August 3 5. They will be accompanied by their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua, Wis
Henry Hendrickson
Arthur Olson
Nelius Larson
Viroqua Kiwanis Club
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Kiwanis International
Fond du Lac
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Fannie Dorner
Louise Hedding
Richard Heenan
Howard Kaas
James Kenyon
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Leo Zillmer
Dietetic Service
St. Philip's Parish
Soldiers Grove, Wis
la Crescent
Rosary
McCoy
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