Three Queens Crowned At Dress Revue In Caledonia Minn
In Caledonia Minnesota three queens were crowned at the 1963 Houston County 4H dress revue. Miss Beginner Janice Schulte was named winner along with junior and advanced style queens Sandra Schroeder and Janice Pohlman. State style revue attendees were Jan Lee Pohlman Schroeder and Ruth Sherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Janice Schulte
Sandra Schroeder
Portland Prairie
Janice Pohlman
Crooked Creek Hi-Fliers
Margaret Griffin
Winnebago Valley Venturers
Melanie Fitting
Money Creek Livewires
Peggy Schumacher
South Ridge Hilltoppers
Carol Blegen
Wilmington Gophers
Ruth Sherry
Sheldon Spartans
Barbara Sylling
Caledonia Rockets
Barbara Burmester
Jan Lee Pohlman
Wood Grade Course Slated In Onalaska
A week long hardwood lumber grading course will be held at Erickson Hardwoods sawmill in Onalaska Wisconsin in August 1923. It is run by the Wisconsin Conservation Department the University of Wisconsin Forestry Department and the USDA Forest Products Laboratory with L C Nicely head instructor. Participants include sawmill owners operators sawyers buyers graders and yard foremen. Gordon Cunningham notes that furniture panelling and sports equipment makers rely on grade knowledge for economic health of Wisconsin mills.
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Onalaska
Wis
Wisconsin
Erickson Hardwoods
Wisconsin Conservation Department
University of Wisconsin Department of Forestry
Usda Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Gordon Cunningham
University of Wisconsin Extension Forester
Record 4-H Exhibits Set for Houston County Fair
Increased 4-H enrollment boosts entries at the Houston County Fair August 21 to 24 in Caledonia Minnesota. Readying record totals across hog sheep horse and dairy divisions with 200 hogs 70 sheep 48 horses and 154 head of dairy cattle. Also full capacity in home economics with 187 girls in clothing 305 in food prep 357 in safety and 80 in garden. Horse judging at 2 p.m. August 21 followed by a 4-H Talent Show at 8 p.m. Ruth Sherry dairy princess to be presented along with 4-H health king and queen tractor driving champion and dress revue queens. Grandstand honors to the champion horses from the afternoon judging. The 4-H food stand will operate throughout the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County Fair
Houston County
Francis J. Januschka
Ruth Sherry
Houston County Dairy Princess
Two Area Guernsey Herds Classified In New Hampshire and Minnesota
Petersborough New Hampshire Officials completed classifications of two Coulee area Guernsey herds. Fauver Hill Farm herd near Bernard Pralle Onalaska had 30 animals with one excellent 13 very good 10 desirable and six acceptable. Olaf J. Krome and Sons Valleyland Farm Spring Grove Minnesota had 22 animals with 13 very good and nine desirable.
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Petersborough
N.H
Coulee
Guernsey
L. O. Colebank
Knoxville
Tenn
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Fauver Hill Farm
Bernard Pralle
Onalaska
Olaf J. Krome and Sonsherd
Valleyland Farm
Spring Grove
Minn
La Crosse County DHIA reports July milk records
La Crosse County Herd Improvement Cooperative reports 167 herds with 5 434 cows tested in July. High herds include Bernard Pralle Ona laska 72 Guernseys 1007 pounds milk 46 fat and Robert Skemp Gust Wendorf La Crosse 28 Holsteins 1385 pounds milk 44 fat. High cows include Dell Miller Holstein Farms 2319 pounds milk 107 fat and No 57 owned by La Crosse County Hospital 2713 pounds milk 100 fat.
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West Salem
Wis
la Crosse County
Joe Knutson
Bernard Pralle
Flame
Holstein
Meinking Brothers
Bangor
Howard Ross
Holmen
Jerseys
Harvey Nuttelman
Paul Jostad
Donald
Patrick Pedrette
Francis
Frederick Wege
Louis Klahn
la Crosse
Joy
E. J. Quackenbush
Peg
William Miller
Fifty Guernsey cattle to be sold at Great Northern Classic
West Salem hosts the annual Great Northern Guernsey Classic featuring fifty head of purebred cattle. Breeder groups La Crosse County Guernsey, Tri-State, and Wisconsin Guernsey coordinate the sale with consignors including Virgil Ray Berndt, Louis Brux, Harold Clausen, Mrs Freda Felton Clift, and many others. sale begins 12 30 p m Monday September 9 at the sales pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
Wis
Guernsey
la Crosse County
Guernsey Breeders Association
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders Association
Virgil Ray Berndt
Lancaster
Louis Brux
Manston
Harold Clausen
Bruce
Freda Felton Clift
Viola
Raymond Domaszek
Amherst Junction
C. E. Gordon
Iola
Gale F. Gordon
Nelsonville
Thomas and Ethel Heath
Tony
Roy E. Jacobs
Sparta
Hubert
Fredrick Kipp
North Prairie
Olaf J. Krome
ASC Election Meetings Set In Houston County
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation community committee elections for Houston County will be held at 8 p.m. on Monday Aug. 19. Each township elects a three member ASCS local unit. Meeting places include Black Hammer Town Hall Brownsville Fire Hall Caledonia State Bank Building St Nicholas Parish Hall Money Creek Masonic Hall Mound Prairie Town Hall Sheldon Town Hall Spring Grove Town Hall Union Town Hall Wilmington Town Hall Eitzen Community Center Oak Ridge Schoolhouse.
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Caledonia
Minn
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Community Committee
Houston County
ASCS
Black Hammer
Brownsville
Caledonia Township
Caledonia State Bank
Crooked Creek
St. Nicholas
Freeburg
Hokah Township
Hokah
Houston Township
Houston
Jefferson—Jefferson
la Crescent
la Crescent Village
Mayville
Money Creek
Mound Prairie
Sheldon
Spring Grove Township
Spring Grove
Union — Union
Wilmington—Wilmington
Winnebago Township
Eitzen
Yucatan
Oak Ridge
Blair FFA Members Show At State Fair
Blair Wisconsin residents William Pick erion Blair Future Farmer adviser led four FFA members at Milwaukee State Fair events. The Twelme brothers Thomas and Robert showed dairy cattle and swine, Eugene Kindsley exhibited a Holstein heifer, and Ronald Loken showed purebred Hampshire hogs. All animals earned blue ribbons at Trempealeau County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
William Pickerion
FFA
Milwaukee
Twelme
Thomas
Robert
Eugene Kindsley
Ronald Loken
Hampshire
Trempealeau County
Milk prices in Wisconsin rise in July 1963
Wisconsin farmers received about 3.26 dollars per hundredweight for all milk sold to plants in July 1963, the Wisconsin Crop Reporting Service says. The July price is six cents higher than June and one cent lower than July of the previous year.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Crop Reporting Service
Farmers Urged To Heed Child Labor Rules
Washington report notes the Fair Labor Standards Act sets a 16 year minimum for farm work during school hours. Earl F. Halverson, regional director, says children may work in agriculture outside school hours or on weekends and holidays, including migratory and local children, with limited exceptions.
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Washington, D.C
Earl F. Halverson
U.S. Labor Department
La Crosse 4-H Youths Win State Fair Ribbons
La Crosse County exhibitors in the Wisconsin State Fair junior show won seven blue ribbons and 13 red ribbons. Jersey and Guernsey entries led with blue wins for Sandra Heinze Bangor and Kathy Horman West Salem, among others, while red ribbons went to multiple Jersey Guernsey Holstein exhibitors. The county showed 27 head of purebred cattle and placed in herd competitions.
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Arlan Stern
Melrose
American Jersey Cattle Club
la Crosse County
Harold Huth
Thomas O'Connell
Sandra Heinze
Bangor
Sandra Manke
West Salem
Kathy Horman
Renee Schroeder
Onalaska
Jersey
Keith Heinze
Guernsey
Dorothy Nehls
Diane Nuttel‘man
Linda Jones
Larry Gilbertson
Richard Schomburg
Holstein
Paul Schwier
Guernseys
Walter Knudson
Holmen
James Tauscher
Jean Hoyer
Judy Schilling
Huth
O'Connell
Ayreshire
David McClurg
Gays Mills
Neal
David
Mahlon McClurg
FFA
Haney Harmony
Russell Steiner
Prairie du Chien
Angus Keifer
Steiner
Crawford County
Kathy Pedretti
Russell
Bernard Pedretti
Angus
Local Child Labor Standards Details Ahead of Federal Rules
Halverson notes states set higher child-labor standards than federal law and that those higher standards apply. Information is available from the area office Room 203 at 638 State St Madison for those seeking guidance.
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Halverson
State St
Madison
First Soil Conservation District Celebrates 25 Years
Gays Mills Wisconsin marks the 25th anniversary of the first Soil Conservation district in Crawford County and the state. The Sept 29 event at the Crawford County fairgrounds aligns with the apple festival hosted by the Lions Club. Founders remembered include Jerry Norwood Frank Garvey Alta Marston and state committee man Paul Weis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Garvey
Gays Mills
Garvey
Wisconsin
First Soil Conservation District
Wis
Crawford County
SCS
Lions Club
Jerry Norwood
Frank A. Garvey
Seneca
Civilian Conservation Corps
Twining
Lathrop
Trempealeau ASC To Sell Bin Corn
Allan R. Gilbertson announces Trempealeau County ASCS will sell 5 000 bushels of storable corn from the Arcadia bin. Bids to be sent to the county ASCS office in Whitehall courthouse and opened at 3 p.m. August 20.
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Whitehall
Wis
Allan R. Gilbertson
Arcadia
Trempealeau County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
County Ascs
La Crosse County NFO Unit Sets Monday Meeting
The La Crosse County unit of the National Farmers Organization will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the Bangor Town Hall to discuss cooperative activities and plans.
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la Crosse County
NFO
The
National Farmers Organization
Bangor Town Hall
Holmen 4-H Club Votes for Sign at Inter-State Fair
Holmen Hustlers 4-H members vote at August meeting to pay for a sign above the cattle exhibit at the Inter-State Fair. Officers to be elected next month. Smith Valley 4-H plans a resumed summer camp with fees 50 cents per member. Debra Brown, Mary Henderson and others assigned food and games. Community fair planned for September. Gloria Phillips receives get well cards. Demonstrations on electricity safety and Japanese Weave presented.
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Holmen Hustlers 4H Club
Smith Valley
Debra Brown
Mary Henderson
Jerald Gruntzel
Gary Paulson
Michael Phillips
Dorothy Hall
Randy Werner
Justin Hall
Theresa Hall
Leonard Severson
Sandra Svendby
Clyde ‘Allen
Gloria Phillips
Janet Henderson
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Jeannie Peterson
Marsha Tweeten
Janelle Fitting
Gloria Treangen
Mavis Burmester
Charlene Blexrud
Patricia Hurley
Linda Nerstad
Rita Ernster
Susan Link
Diane Sherry
Violet Gordon
Ruth Ann Wieser
Marjorie Treangen
Lorraine Haugland
Betty Tollefsrud
Linda Thies
Karen Ask
Marlene Thies
Myrna Schauble
Elaine Frank
Suzanne Frank
Elaine Goetzinger
Rosanne Graf
Roberts Dairy Co
Elkhorn
Neb
Dhia
W. Salem
Pearl McKeeth
Galesville
Donald Monick
Camp Douglas
Warren J. Moon
Oshkosh
Edward H. Mueller
Ralph J. Proctor
Livingston
Elvin Paulson
Brandon
Harold van Patter
Glen Flora
Wachholz
ASC
State Fair
DeSoto
Dan Jones
Jon Labus
Darrell Stair
Mindoro
Fred Stark
Ronald Hoyer
Gary Jones
Jack
Hwy
M. E. Ripplinger
Roger Role
Amber Inn
Cities Service
RSP. Bros. Cities
RAU Distributors
Ation
CCC
Frank Chad
Australia
Percy Marston
Jet
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Trempealeau Asc
Holmen Hustlers
Hilton
M.L. S
M. L. 8S
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Gerrard Realty Corp
Dial
A. W. Ginskey Realty Co
Hoeschler Realty Co
la Crosse Realty Co
Lois Nelson Realty Dial
Reliance Real Estate Agency
Sias Real Estate Agency
Tooke Realty Co
Towne & Country Realty
Wavra & Sieneek Realtors
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