Servicing Uncle Sam: Local servicemen's commendations and training
Capt Maurice Schamens in Glasgow AFB Mont receives the Air Force Commendation Medal while serving with SAC's 322nd Bomb Squadron. Other locals include Tomah natives completing basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and technical or specialized programs at Lowry AFB Colorado Fort Gordon Southeast Signal School Fort Eustis Fort Leonard Wood Offutt AFB Shaw AFB and other installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Schamens
August Schamens
Tomah
Glasgow Afb
Mont
Schamens
Strategic Air Command
Eugene Hansen
Clayton Hansen
David Dos- Hasensey
Dorothy Dossey
Southeastern Signal School
Ft. Gordon
Army
Ft. Knox
Olga Cosgrove
Hillsboro
Shaw Afb
S.C
Japan
Tactical Air Command
University of Wisconsin
University of Southern California
University of Maryland
Daniel Roberts
Jane Roberts
Kendall
Lackland Afb
Tex
Keesler Afb
Miss
Thomas Schulte
Dorches- Robertster
Iowa
757Th Transportation Battalion
la Crosse
Burnell Roth
Kenneth Roth
Postville
San Diego
Calif
Boxer
Norfolk
Roger Cook
Neville Cook
Holmen
Greenville Afb
Gay Enyart
Navy
Cook
Russell Enyart
Waukon
Naval Air Technical Training
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Black River Falls Pastor Family On Week Vacation
Rev and Mrs Rykken and their four children leave after Sunday services for a three week vacation in Minnesota and North Dakota. Lyle Lutz, intern at the Lutheran Parish, leads services in Rev Rykken’s absence with Rev. Robert Salveson of Little Norway and Squaw Creek available. Lutz recently earned a scholarship and aims to finish his ministry studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
T.or Rykken
Childre
Minnesota
North Dakota
Lyle Lutz
Farm City Day Set by Black River Falls Chamber
Maxwell Street Day on Saturday August 10 marks the fifth year of the event sponsored by the Black River Falls Chamber of Commerce. Merchants committee led by G C Waarvik is handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Black River Falls Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Committee
G. C. Waarvik
Spiny Lobsters Hide by Day Below Rocks and Sponges
Spiny lobsters hide under rocks large sponges and coral by day and emerge at night when predators like sharks and groupers are less active.
Wilton Streets Being Improved in Wisconsin
Wilton Wisconsin street project lays curb and gutter and pavement on Main Street. West approaches resurfaced and parking lines painted to designate parallel parking on both sides of Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Wis
Main Street
State Okays Mauston Food Plant Securities
Wisconsin approves registration of debenture bonds for Ore-Ida Foods Mauston project 5 percent interest 25 year max. Area Development Corp. to solicit within 70 miles. local 10 percent share, ARDA loaned federal funds. stock and bonds impounded until full local payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Okays Mauston Food Plant
Mauston
Wis
Department of State of Wisconsin
Ore-Ida Foods, Inc
Greater
Mauston Area
Ore-Ida
Area Redevelopment Administration
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Ore- Ida
Pastor and Wife to Be Feted in Farewell Service
Rev. Paul Monhardt longtime pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Kendall Wisconsin will be honored in services Sunday August 11 marking 45 years of service and his 50th year in ministry A guest speaker will be his brother Rev Theodore Monhardt of Milwaukee followed by a noon dinner and 2 p.m. program Open to the public former members invited The Monhardts plan to move to Tomah after purchasing a home there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Wis
Paul Monhardt
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
South Ridge
Monhardt
Theodore Monhardt
Milwaukee
Tomah
Melrose Firemen Complete Course
Melrose Wisconsin twenty four members of the Melrose Volunteer Fire Department finished the standard firemanship course of the Wisconsin State Board of Vocational and Adult Education under instructor Frank Kloss of La Crosse. Participants include Wayne Fabian Bert Erickson Forest Kunes Norman Rommel Harry Ginther Lester Sawyer Vilas Ristow Arnold Timm Evans Sawyer Leo Brown Claire Kunes Spencer Lutz Ray Krueger Caroll Spors Chester Nordstrom David Norgaard Louis Bornitz Wayne Lutz Duane Stern Gale Stetzer German Scheppke Curtis Olson and Lloyd Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Wis
Viroqua marksman competes in national pistol championship
Dr. George Piper of Viroqua competes in the national pistol championship at Camp Perry Ohio from August 5 to 9. About 2 000 top shooters are expected to participate in slow fire time fire and rapid fire matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
George Piper
Camp Perry
Ohio
Sparta Girl Seeks National Rodeo Title At Tarkio
Sparta Wis Linda White 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs Merlin Whitehead leads 18 Wisconsin high school rodeo contestants headed to Tarkio Missouri August 7 11 for the national championship events in cutting calf roping and girls breakaway roping She is backed by the Sparta Area Chamber Rotary Kiwanis clubs and the Sparta Saddle Dusters Club Her brother Gary holds Wisconsin all around cowboy title and appears on the rodeo circuit Also noted Ninety six year old Hattie Claybrook celebrated her birthday with family in La Farge Wisconsin and remains independent at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Linda Whitehead
Merlin Whitehead
Tarkio
Wisconsin High School Rodeo Association
John Hutson
Wisconsin
Jack Olson
Steven Puttkammer
Tomah
Rene Dahl
Westby
Steven Peterson
Linda Lee
Eau Claire
Ned Schorr
Madison
Bill Harness
Steve Fairchild
Walworth
David Merck
Stoughton
Ted Graney
Lancaster
Kathy Garner
Cassville
Larry Delsins
Wausau
Bill Becker
Pardeeville
Bruce White
Clinton
Donna
Kathleen Cassebaum
Richland Center
Peggy Smith
Baraboo
Clifford Elliott
Beloit
Linda
Gary
Iowa
Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
Sparta Saddle Dusters Club
Hattie Claybrook
la Farge
Frank McDonald
Joe
Hillsboro
Climbing perch uses air breathing and gill covers as crutches
The strange fish native to Africa and Asia known as the climbing perch can breathe air through special cavities over its gills. It also reportedly uses its gill covers as makeshift crutches to move about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Asia
Wilton School Renovation to Accommodate Enrollment
Wilton Wisconsin plans interior renovations to add space for rising enrollment after four rural schools close. High school students will ride to Royall High at Elroy and faculty will relocate to Elroy. teachers from the closed schools transfer to Wilton attendance center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Wis
Royall High
Elroy
Ferryville Profile Highlighted in La Crosse Tribune
Ferryville, located 23 miles north of Prairie du Chien, will be featured in Coulee Region Profile V in The La Crosse Tribune for Sunday, August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferryville
Prairie du Chien
Coulee Region
Kickapoo Area Schools Board Elects 3 Officers
Readstown Wisconsin Henry Cunningham elected chairman Erland Dregne named treasurer Barbara Smith chosen as clerk Atty John Kramer to prepare and record Lee Griffin's will in the school office Griffin a Chicago publishing firm executive left funds to the district on condition no dispute over the high school site arises
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readstown
Wis
Board of Education of
Kickapoo Area Schools
Henry Cunningham
Erland Dregne
Barbara Smith
Lee Griffin
Atty. John Kramer
Griffin
Chicago
Gale directories available at Gale in Wisconsin towns
Gale City telephone directories for La Crosse Winona Rochester Minneapolis Saint Paul Milwaukee Madison Bangor Holmen Sparta Cashton Ontario Wilton Alma Center Fairfield Hixton Melrose Merrillan Taylor Black River Falls Eau Claire available for reference at the local exchange. Additional volumes will be added as demand warrants says R A Bohling General Telephone Co local manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
la Crosse
Winona
Rochester
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Milwaukee
Madison
Bangor
Holmen
Sparta
Cashton
Ontario
Wilton
Alma Center
Fairchild
Hixton
Melrose
Merrillan
Taylor
Black River Falls
Eau Claire
R. A. Bohling
General Telephone Co
4-H Livestock Entries Highlight Allamakee County Fair
4-H clubs in WAUKON IOWA enter livestock for the Allamakee County Fair set for Aug 9 to 11. Entries include 137 dairy cattle 78 baby beeves 12 beef breeding heifers 24 pens of market pigs three pens of litter pigs 11 pens of market lambs and 40 horses and ponies. Superintendents are Eugene Carroll and Norbert Duffy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee
Eugene Carroll
Norbert Duffy
Trempealeau 4H and FFA Youth Headed to State Fair
Trempealeau County agent Peter Bieri and 4H and FFA leaders escort seven county youths to the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee August 14 to 18. Accompanying officials include Ray Shanklin and Mrs. Eileen Layton along with vocational teachers J O Beadle William Pickering Don Rogness Jim Lakey and Aloysius Halama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Anderson
Ettrick
JoDeen Scharlau
Arcadia
Richard Anderson
Richard Staff
Blair
Charles Finstad
Whitehall
Bruce
Jerome Hanson
Osseo
Linda Olson
Betty Lou Halama
Independence
Diane Adams
Trempealeau
J. O. Beadle
Galesville
William Pickering
Don Rogness
Jim Lakey
Aloysius Halama
Tomah Library Announces Winter Story Hour Series
The Tomah Public Library in Wisconsin will host a winter series of story hours for preschool children each Wednesday at 10 30 a m from September 4 through December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Auxiliary Meets Stoddard Wisconsin August 7
Stoddard American Legion Auxiliary will meet at the Legion Hall on Wednesday August 7 at 8 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs. Alice Kohn Mrs. Viola Groeschel Mrs. Edna Rick Mrs. Bernice Carson and Mrs. Martha Niesen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard, Wis
Stoddard
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Mmes
Alice Kohn
Viola Groeschel
Edna Rick
Bernice Carson
Martha Niesen
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Edgar Schroeder
Onalaska
Guernsey
Donald Brace
Lone Rock
Charles
Tribune
Joyce Vieregge
Norwalk
Harold Leary
Caledonia
Minn
Chester Brown
Bert Brown
Chester
Edyth Swarth
West Salem
Florian Mastey
Nichols, Wis
Ayrshire
Ross
Donald
Terry
Rick
Dennis
Howard
Wayne Lyon
Margaret E. Lyon and Son
Dennis Rand
Uncle Sam
Philip Carroll
William Carroll
Gays Mills
Ft. Eustis
St. Norbert College
de Pere
Ft. Leonard Wood
J.C. Carl Leo
Herman Leo
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Leo
Roger Ellis
Carl Gloeckler
R. J. Holmen
Naval Air Training Unit
Jacksonville
Fla
Pfe
Dan Gilman
Kenneth Gilman
Ft. Slocum
N.Y
Vernon County Teachers College
Gilbert Rannick
Harold Rannick
Black River
Ort
BRF
Melrose Firemen
Viroquan
DR. Rohrer
Rohrer
Maple Grove Country Club
Bangor-West Salem
Reuben Jones
Floyd Jones
Carl Piske
Piske
Lucky Mickey
Wilton School
Kickapoo Area Schools Board
Gale
Tomah Library
Gautsch
Saye
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