Brother And Sister Win 60 Ribbons At Monroe County Fair
Dale Woodliff and his sister Joanne dominated the Monroe County fair, collecting over 60 ribbons including 12 championships in sheep and dairy events. Dale, 18, farms 360 acres with his father near Kendall, while Joanne, 13, swept Hampshire class honors with 10 firsts.
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Tomah
Wis
Dale Woodliff
Byron Woodliff
Kendall
Elroy
Joanne
Monroe County Fair
Woodriff
Vision day in Minnesota pre preschool screening planned
Spring Grove will host vision day on Monday August 10 with free tests for all pre school age children. The Minnesota Optometrists Association sponsors the program with local optometrists assisting led by Dr. Dale Buxengard. Eligibility includes all children entering school for the first time this fall. tests indicate if a full exam is needed. An early appointment is advised.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Minnesota
Minnesota Optometrists Association
Dale Buxengard
Detachments and Army Moves Highlight Wisconsin District
Local notices feature families visiting service members in Wisconsin towns including Ettrick Norwalk and Readstown. Entries cover training completions promotions and new assignments for air force and army personnel from Fort Leonard Wood Lackland AFB and Ft. Riley with multiple relatives listed.
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Fredrick Larson
Russell Larson
Readstown
Navy
Robert Hanson
Frank Roberts
Tomah
Ft. Leonard, Wood
Glen Smith, Jr
Gwendolyn Hammond
de Soto
U.S. Army
Kansas City
Oregon State University
Corvallis
Ore
Army
Larry Clark
Alvin Clark
Cashton
Ft. Belvoir
Ft. Leonard Wood
Steve Hansen
Helga Hansen
Black River Falls
Tactical Air Command
32Nd
Tactical Fighter Wing
George Afb
Calif
Roger Valley
Harpers
Iowa
Ft. Riley
Kan
Cletus Valley
Pfe
Gaylord Halverson
Gunther Halverson
Houston
Halverson
David Benson
Sparta Couple Face Heart Surgery and Pacemaker Support
Mrs Betty Vieth a Sparta secretary will have September surgery at University Hospital Madison to repair a damaged heart valve and potential aorta damage. Her husband Francis known as Bud, 45, relies on a pacemaker to keep his slow heartbeat beating.
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la Crosse Tribune
Sparta
Wis
Betty Vieth
Monroe County Extension Office
University Hospital
Madison
Francis
Bud
Betty
Sparta High School
Bush Prairie
Sen
William Proxmire
Baltimore
Monroe Fair Swine Field Tops Show In Wisconsin
Jim Gerke 19 and Dan Stiehl 16 led swine exhibits at Monroe County Fair Tomah and Cashton youths won in Chester White Duroc Poland China and Hampshire classes with Gerke and Stiehl claiming multiple champion titles and blue ribbons The Red Cross seeks donors for Betty Vieths surgery at City Hall August 11 with local 4 H members and officials coordinating blood drive efforts
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Jim Gerke
Tomah
Monroe County
Chester
Wis
Harold Gerke
Daniel Stiehl
Lloyd Stiehl
Cashton
Stiehl
Dan
Cashton High School
FFA
Gerke
Robert
Jim
Tomah High School
University of Wisconsin
Robert Gerke
Art Tralmer
James Gerke
Gerald Dunnum
Chester White
Steven Kastberg
Norwalk Ontario
John Johnson
Sparta
Harold Komiskey
James
Durocs
Dan Stiehl
Allen Jandt
Poland
China
Bruce Miller
Hampshire
Wenzel James
Albert Felber
Bruce Wilson
Richard Hansen
Norwalk-Ontario
Yorkshire
Roger Neitzel
Red Cross
Badger Regional Blood Center
City Hall
Jacobs brothers win top showmanship at Monroe County fair
Dan and John Jacobs of Sparta win junior and senior showmanship titles at the Monroe County fair in Tomah Wisconsin. Barbara Nichols and Robert Hubbard earn best fitted calves in junior and senior contests. other winners include JoAnne Woodliff, Mike Betthauser, and more across multiple breed classes.
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Tomah
Wis
Jacobs
Dan
John
Roy Jacobs
Joanne Woodliff
Kendall
Mike Betthauser
Darwin
Anderson
Patty Jenkins
Sparta
Roger Neitzel
Wilton
Betty Wappler
Agnes Nilsestuen
Cashton
Robert Hubbard
Norwalk
Floyd Nichols
Guernsey
Nichols
Glen Dreier
Alvin
Charles Kamroth
Sherwin Giraud
Jersey
Eugene Zirk
Elroy
Arvid
Harold Brandau
Reuben
Kenneth Lenz
Larry Goetz
Bruce
Laren Wilson
Wayne
Steven Wells
David Pierce
Warrens
Ayrshire
Blair Crazy Days Sale Promoted By Blair Commercial Club
Blair Wisconsin hosts the annual Crazy Days sale on Friday August 7 with Ardell Matson urging all merchants and clerks to dress for the event.
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Blair
Wis
Blair Commercial Club
Ardell Matson
Monroe County Fair ends with high heat and strong horse pull
Sunday’s heat crossed 100 degrees at the Monroe County fair in Tomah Wisconsin forcing livestock to stay in barns until 4 p.m. Attendance dipped on Saturday and Sunday but a Saturday night horse pulling contest drew 999 paid admissions. Nine heavyweight teams and 11 lightweight teams competed with top weights totaling 3,450 pounds.
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Tomah
Wis
Sundsay
Monroe County
Marvin Starks
de Forest
Russell Larson
Denmark
Marshall Grass
Blair
Eugene Sopa
Arcadia
Orville Hanson
Galesville
Floyd Stelter
Stanley
Bill Rosenthal
Elmwood
Dwight Davis
Decatur
Chuck Schaaf
Chetek
Eighteen Girls Enter Taylor Princess Contest
Eighteen girls aged 15 to 19 in the Taylor School District entered the 1964 Taylor Old Fashion Days Princess Contest set for August 29 and 30. Finalists include Linda Berg Sharon Klebig Cynthia Knisely Gail Koxlien Mary Lunde Karen Koxlien Vicki Matzelle Susan Mortenson Connie Olson Karen Olson Sherry Olson Marsha Olstad Betty Simonson Marie Simonson Rosemary Simonson Enid Skaar Suzanne Skare and Cheryl Stevens. Deadline to enter is August 14, 1964.
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Taylor
Wis
Linda Berg
Sharon Klebig
Cynthia Knisely
Gail Koxlien
Mary Lunde
Karen Koxlien
Vicki Matzelle
Susan Mortenson
Connie Olson
Karen Olson
Sherry Olson
Marsha Olstad
Betty Simonson
Marie Simonson
Rosemary Simonson
Enid Skaar
Suzanne Skare
Cheryl Stevens
Trempealeau County Federated Republican Women Meeting
WHITEHALL Wis Trempealeau County Federated Republican Women will meet at the courthouse in Whitehall at 8 p m Thursday Aug 6 Mrs Ray Turnbull of Galesville president will preside and report on county fair activities The group invites all Republican women and all candidates to attend the Aug 6 meeting.
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Whitehall
Wis
Tremipealeau County Federated
Ray Turnbull
Galesville
Trempealeau ‘County
Hearings Set On Gas Franchise Petitions in Blair
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission will hear petitions Friday August 14 for authority to serve Blair and nearby municipalities with natural gas. At 9 a.m. the American Gas Co. petition. at 10 a.m. the Midwest Natural Gas Co. Inc. petition, affiliate of Olson's LP Gas of Blair. Blair granted franchises to the American Co. last November and to Olson's LP Gas in July.
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Blair
Wis
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
American Gas Co
Midwest Natural Gas Co., Inc
Olson
LP Gas of
The
American Co
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