Mabel Kids Ride Freight to Swim at Spring Grove Pool
Seventeen Mabel children ride an orange Milwaukee Road freight train to the new Spring Grove pool nine miles away to beat the heat. They pay 29 cents for the noon trip on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. The ride is a local habit, with trips usually lasting until 5 pm when they return with parents or by bus.
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Paulette Brown
la Crosse Tribune
Mabel
Minn
Spring Grove
Milwaukee Road
Preston
George Post
Foster
William Welch
Cecil B. Davis
The
Caboose
Mary Housker
Christine Rommel
Becky
LeAnn Welch
Kathy Soltow
Cindy Schroeder
Connie Johnson
Tom
Phyllis
Diane
Danny
Tammy
Randy
Orel Tollefson
Maureen Mathison
Lorren Tingesten
Kim Merritt
Karl Seely
Mabel, Minn
Tribune
Harry Larsson
Area Guards to Train at Camp Ripley
The 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron, 105 Cavalry based in Sparta with units in Reedsburg Viroqua Black River Falls will depart by motor convoy Saturday Aug 15 for two weeks of active duty at Camp Ripley Minn Lt Col Harold A Alwin of Reedsburg commands the unit Tanks and heavy equipment will be provided The squadron numbers about 450 men with 100 plus exempt from training Capt Ralph Haines will be executive officer
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Sparta
Wis
Reedsburg
Viroqua
Black River Falls
Harold A. Alwin
Camp Ripley
Minn
Naire Waller
Camp McCoy
Ralph Haines
Trempealeau County Forester 1962 63 Annual Report
Whitehall Wisconsin Trempealeau County forester Henry Anderson reports 120000 acres of woodland 282 landowners assisted 3361 acres involved owner income 30224 from forest practices 554 acres marked for harvest 1895000 board feet volume marked 1296000 board feet propped 1792 acres harvested 244 acres timber stand improvement protected from grazing 1063 acres trees planted 15 wood using industries assisted 25 fires burned 25 acres damage 407.08 The forest management division handles fire protection under Wisconsin fire laws.
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Whitehall
Wis
Henry Anderson
Trempealeau County Forester
Forest Management Division
Wisconsin
4 H Bake Sale Set At Allamakee Fair
WAUKON Iowa a 4H bake sale will be held at 1 30 p m Thursday in front of the 4H building on the fairgrounds Proceeds will be returned to the respective clubs.
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Waukon
Iowa
Corn Ear Rot To Be Given Closer Study
Wisconsin researchers adopt a new USDA led approach to study corn ear rot caused by the fungus cladosporium. Paul E Hoppe inoculated late season ears in field plots and observed infection patterns matching natural cases from 1961 and 1962, suggesting internal husk spread and post harvest damage across many corn crops.
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Madison
Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Paul E. Hoppe
University of Wisconsin
Hoppe
No Changes Expected In Soils Staff
La Crosse County Soil Conservation District will keep the same staff for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Lyle Molstad remains work unit conservationist and Stan ley Tyler remains conservation aid. The announcement comes from John Thomas, district board chairman, citing a letter from R E Lee, area conservationist.
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la Crosse County
Barre Mills
Ernest Craig
Holmen
Earl Zepplin
la Crosse
Individu
Landowners Engage in Dual Watershed Projects
Soil and water conservation work continues in two watershed efforts Coon Creek and Ebners Coulee with technical assistance from SCS personnel. The projects address conservation problems and soil quality under district guidance.
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Coon Creek
State Road
Ebners Coulee
SCS
Farmland Yields Rise Sharply Since 1920
U S farmers produced 65 per cent more crops per acre in 1962 than in 1920 according to U S Department of Agriculture statistics.
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U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Gradual shift to pasture to curb milk off flavors
The text notes three quarters of milk off flavors come from feed and that abrupt switch from winter to pasture causes strong flavor. It urges making the change gradually to avoid strong tasting milk.
Gale Girl Hurt In Bike Mishap
Galesville Wisconsin two girls on a bike headed to the Square to bid farewell to Orrin Elstad before he leaves for Camp Decorah. Kathy Elstad suffered a leg wound after the foot slipped on the rear wheel spoke. About 20 stitches were required and she may use crutches for two weeks.
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Galesville
Wis
Kathy Elstad
John Elstad
Barbara Pervisky
George Pervisky
Kathy
Orrin
Camp Decorah
Community Club to Meet in New Albin
NEW ALBIN Iowa The Community Club will meet and have dinner at 6 30 p m Mon Any crop that can be made into hay can also be made into silage The meeting is at the VFW club rooms on Aug 17.
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New Albin
Iowa
VFW
Luther College Expands Astronomy Resources With Telescopes
Luther College in Decorah Iowa added two large reflecting telescopes to its physics department joining a three inch refractor donated by Dr and Mrs Carl Strom. The Stroms long served as faculty and previously encouraged astronomy through a college hobby started in 1962. The new Goto refractor marks the largest at the college and supports space science classes.
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Luther
Luther College
Stroms
Strom
Seoul
Korea
Cambodia
Bolivia
Club Auction To Fund Dock On Lake Marinuka
GALESVILLE Wis A public auction by the Business Club on the square Friday Aug 21 at 8 30 p m. Leroy Anderson sought donations from downtown merchants Lee Harnisch acts as auctioneer Bank of Galesville will clerk the auction Galesville Republican provides free ads Funds raised will finance boating facilities and a dock on Lake Marinuka when it again becomes a lake
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Galesville
Wis
Business Club
Leroy Anderson
Lee Harnisch
Bank of Galesville
Galesville Republican
Marinuka
Watershed Tour And Meeting In Hokah Minn
Arthur Ren ner, secretary of the Thompson Valley Watershed project, said five Minnesota State Soil Conservation Commission members will tour Hokah on Wednesday August 12. They will be joined by Hokah steering committee members Joseph Wieser La Crescent Houston County commissioner Harley Larson Caledonia extension commissioner Harold Dineen Caledonia soil conservation engineer. A public meeting at 8 p.m. at the city auditorium will include a project report and Q A for landowners and interested residents.
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Hokah
Minn
Arthur Renner
Thompson Valley Watershed Project
Minnesota State Soil Conservation Commission
Joseph Wieser
la Crescent
Houston County
Harley Larson
Caledonia
Harold Dineen
Thompson Valley
City Auditorium
Historymobile II to open Civil War exhibition at Wisconsin Fair
Historymobile II premieres the Civil War themed exhibit as part of Wisconsin State Historical Society's 1964 65 season. The mobile museum will tour about 200 Wisconsin communities with a home front and battlefield focus, featuring a wartime photographer studio a winter army camp hut and Civil War artifacts.
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Madison
Wis
State Historical Society
Mobile Museum
Wisconsin
New Pastor Installed at St. John's Theran Church
Norwalk Wisconsin Rev L Arymobile takes two year tour as new pastor at St John’s Theran Church Ridgeville The Civil War Centennial Commission sponsors the exhibit on school history units and State Historical Society artifacts including uniforms guns and equipment.
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State Historical Society
Histo- Norwalk
Wis
Rev. L. A
Hohenstein
Wisconsin
St. John’s
Ridgeville
Sion
VFW Auxiliary Schedule Meeting for August 18
The VFW Auxiliary will hold its meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday August 18 in the clubrooms.
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