Horses Take Center Stage In County Library Notebook
Walter Farley offers Man o' War tale blending fiction with real life racing history. Marguerite Henry presents Gaudenzia Pride of the Palio set at Siena race pageantry. The Red Pony returns in pocket hardcover. Show Ring Rogue pairs a crippled girl and abused horse finding trust. Call La Crosse County Library to reserve any title.
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Walter Farley
Big Red
Farley
Chincoteaugue
Henry
Siena
Italy
John Steinbeck
Charley
Patsey Gray
Sheila
Rouge
la Crosse County
No Entries For Miss Jackson County Contest
Black River Falls Wisconsin reports no entries for the Miss Jackson County pageant. If no entrants register by Thursday August 15, the contest and banquet will be canceled per fair association secretary Eugene Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Eugene Savage
Fair Association
Garden Of Eden Club Meets In Gale
The Garden of Eden Club meets at the Bank of Galesville in Gale Wisconsin on Tuesday August 13 at 8 p m County extension agent Ed Ausderau of Whitehall will speak on Chemical Week Control Hosts are John Williamson Sr and John Spittler This is the last meeting before the flower show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Garden of Eden Club
Bank of Galesville
Ed Ausderau
Whitehall
John Williamson Sr
John Spittler
No bids received for old hospital in Spring Grove
Spring Grove Minnesota officials report no bids were received for the old hospital building and lot to be vacated this month. The property may be opened for private sale as Rev. Rolf Hanson, secretary of the board, notes a new 20 bed hospital and 31 bed nursing home will be occupied this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Rolf G. Hanson
Rangers Guerrilla Unit Trains Two Weeks At McCoy
Camp McCoy Wisconsin hosts the 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne) on two weeks of active duty training. Lt Col Herbert C Boyer commands with members from Indiana Illinois Missouri Kansas Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin. The unit traces its history to World War II and has earned four unit citations the Croix de Guerre and sixteen campaign streamers.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
U.S. Army Special ‘Forces
12Th Special Forces Group
Airborne
Herbert C. Boyer
Dweight, Ill
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
2Nd Ranger Battalion
Regiment
1St Special Service Force
Algeria-French Morocco
Naples-Foggia
Rome-Arno
Normandy
France
Aleutian Islands
New Guinea
Luzon
Leyte
Ft. Bragg
Ft. Carlson
Colo
302Nd
Maurice G. Gantzert
Col. Gantzert
Unconventional Warfare School
Tthe Airborne
Ft. Benning
Chicago
Gordon Ripley
1St Special Forces Group
Okinawa
Army Reserve Forces
Congress
Department of the Army
Memberships Open In Prairie Flying Club
The Mississippi Valley Flying Club begins at Prairie du Chien Airport with 10 member shares limited to owners of the club plane. Dr. D. J. Strutt is temporary secretary treasurer and four openings remain. Interested parties may contact Strutt or Eugene Trudo at the Prairie Spy office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Mississippi Valley Flying Club
D. J. Strutt
McGregor
Eugene Trudo
Buck Day
Prairie Spy Office
Houston 4-H Members Win Trip to Minnesota State Fair
Thirteen Houston County 4-H club members earned trips to the Minnesota State Fair for achievement day demonstrations in Caledonia on July 31. The fair runs August 24 to September 2 at the St. Paul Fairgrounds.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
St. Paul Fairgrounds
Waukon Youth Wins Jersey Show Awards
Roger Schutter of rural Waukon won three honors at the Parish No. 1 Jersey show including junior champion bull junior 4 H champion and 4 H showmanship title Lyle Steffenson of Waukon also won the junior showmanship contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Jersey Show
Iowa
Roger Schutter
Lyle Steffenson
Trempealeau Children Attend Camp Wawbeek
Four Trempealeau County youths will spend August 11 to 24 at Camp Wawbeek near Wisconsin Dells. Sylvia Peterson, Mavis Johnson Blair James Brian Strum and Jeffrey Johnson Galesville participate, sponsored by the Trempealeau County Chapter of the Easter Seal Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Sylvia Peterson
Mavis Johnson
Blair
James Brian
Strum
Jeffrey Johnson
Galesville
Amp Wawbeek
Wisconsin Dells
Trempealeau County
The
Easter Seal Society
Houston Man Visits In Oslo
HOUSTON Minn Theodoro Thorson of Houston has traveled to Oslo Norway to visit relatives during a European trip expected to last several weeks.
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Houston
Oslo
Houston, Minn
Theodore Thorson
Norway
Waukon Factory Adds Night Shift
WAUKON Iowa a night shift has been added at the Gurian and Co plant here. Ten or more persons will be employed on the 4 30 pm to 1 am shift says Alvin E Shugarman manager of all Gurian plants. The new shift will build sub assemblies and component parts for all Gurian kits. A battery charger division has been added to the speaker assembly line. Frank Hoening of Chicago will become plant manager and engineer in the Waukon factory Aug 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Gurian and Co
Alvin E. Shugarman
Speaker
Frank Hoening
Chicago
Stoddard Church Sets Yearly Ice Cream Social
Stoddard Methodist WSCS hosts its annual ice cream social from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday August 14 at the church. Chairwoman is Mrs Merle Hannum with committee members Olga Monske Clara Fischer Lois Fleming Lillian Veglahn and Amy Butterfield. Mildred Wall is publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard
Wis
Stoddard Methodist Church
WSCS
Merle Hannum
Mmes
Olga Monske
Clara Fischer
Lois Fleming
Lillian Veglahn
Amy Butterfield
Mildred Wall
Longest Address Reaches Black River Falls Carrier
Black River Falls Wis a mail carrier delivered a letter bearing an unusually long address The note to the Farm Which Has Airplane Propeller on Toolshed Wall East Side of Highway 12 Midway Between Black River Falls and Merrillan Black River Falls Wis was traced to a James Reichenbach display of antique cars on the farm yard The letter reached its destination without trouble by Lee Eggen the carrier on the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Falls
Wis
Highway 12
Black River Falls
Merrillan
James Reichenbach
Lee Eggen
Minnesota Rural Highways See 4.6 Percent Traffic Rise
The Minnesota Highway Department reports a 4.6 percent increase in traffic on rural trunk highways in the first six months of 1963, with February up 11.6 percent and March up 7.6 percent from the prior year. Counts from 31 automatic recorders and portable units form a comprehensive statewide picture guiding highway needs.
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Minnesota
Minnesota Highway Department
Highway Department
Monick Named New Head of Monroe County Infirmary
Edwin G. Monick 47 longtime Monroe County clerk becomes superintendent of the Monroe County Infirmary and Hospital succeeding Norman J. Hansen who retires. Mrs. Monick Virginia Visgar becomes matron as Hansen and wife move into a new home in Sparta near Water and Montgomery Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Edwin G. Monick
Monroe County
Jefferson County Home and Hospital
Monroe County Infirmary and Hospital
Monick Monick
Norman J. Hansen
Monick
Duane
Bonnie
Linda Lee
Sparta Kiwanis Club
Hansen
Association of Wisconsin County Hospitals
District 7
J. E. Leverich
Dahlen and Engen inducted into Order of the Arrow at Camp Hok-si-La
MABEL Minn Erick Dahlen and Jeff Engen were inducted into the Boy Scout Order of the Arrow at Camp Hok-si-La near Lake City. They are sons of the Dahlen and Engen families and belong to Troop 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel, Minn
Erick Dahlen
Jeff Engen
Boy Scout Order of the Arrow
Camp Hok-si- la
Lake City
Minn
Martyn Dahlen
Arne Engen
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Juneau County
Mauston
Francis Pfaff
Ronald Pfaff
Manston
Sam Bell
Ronald
Blackhawk
Sam
Camp Douglas
Joe Donovan
Lyndon Station
FFA
Cathleen Eberhardt
Marion Country Cousins
Gene Zirk
Zirk
Royall High School
Kendall
Edward Matzke Jr
Hustling Hustlers Club
David Barnharst
Edward
Barnharst
County Library Notebook
Marguerite Henry
RED Pony
Toilaflex
Gale
Old Hospital
Sny Drug Counter
South Third St
Rangers
McCoy
N.C
Unconventional Warfare
Regular Army
Prairie Flying Club
Fair
James Horn
Thomas Sletten
Charles. Hanson
Sletten-McKee
Seventh and King Streets
la Crosse
Ollie Swanson
Mary Olson
Barbara Ottum
la Crosse State College
Ottum
Manitowoc
Olsen
Frank Olson
Miss Swanson
Scholarship Board
Supt. of
W. Earle Zepplin
Clara Lathrop
Ethyl Hubbard
Myrtle Peterson
Dorothy Fuenger
Faye Homstad
Delores Burke
Salem
Maple Grove Country Club
West Salem
C. B. Wiemann
Aeronca
Maple Grove
Tribune
Tremplo
Wawbeek
Waukon Factory
Len Midtlien
SS aId
Len’s Cities Service
State Sts
RAU Distributors
Stoddard Church
Melty
Medab
Mabel Scouts
Arrow Order
New York
N. Y
Culligan
Qulgan
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