Whitehall boys nurture pigeons as summer hobby
Five Whitehall youths Neilan Johnson and Jimmie Larson plus brothers Jimmy and Jeff Johnson and Ronald Dean raise 55 pigeons between them. They breed new color varieties, keep birds at home, and earn money mowing lawns, running errands, delivering papers, and other odd jobs. Ronald Dean owns 33 birds and has shown some at school hobby day.
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Whitehall
Anton Johnson
Jimmie Larson
Ronald Dean
Jimmie Johnson
Wis
Neilan Johnson
Jimmie
Wallace
Larson
Jimmy Johnson
Burton Johnson
Jeff
Lester Dean
Anton
Beaver Valley Park Names Archie Galeiden New Caretaker
Caledonia Minnesota Beaver Valley State Park west of Caledonia names Archie Galeiden as caretaker succeeding Arthur Collins who led the park for eight years Collins moves to New Ulm where he becomes supervisor of Flandreau State Park Galeiden arrives from Montgomery and holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from the University of Minnesota He previously worked as a Green Giant Co fieldman in Montgomery.
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Caledonia, Minn
Archie Galeiden
Beaver Valley State Park
Caledonia
Galeiden
Denise
Lynn
Park
Arthur Collins
Beaver Valley Park
Collins
New Ulm
Flandreau State Park
Montgomery
The
University of Minnesota
Green Giant Co
Park Service
Bonnie Lynn Bakery Repainted Amid Family Vacation
Blair Wisconsin Bonnie Lynn Bakery interiors are being redecorated while owners Mr and Mrs Peter Karlinsky and daughter Bonnie are away on vacation.
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Blair, Wis
Bonnie Lynn Bakery
Peter Karlinsky
Bonnie
Monroe Zoning Committee Sets Hearings
Monroe County Zoning committee schedules public hearings at the county courthouse annex on Wednesday August 18 at 8 p.m. An 8 p.m. trailer house permit for Little Falls and at 8 30 p.m. a mobile home permit west of Four Corners near Sparta are on the agenda. Also up for review is a Boy Scout camp use on 40 acres of Wareda Park near Warrens.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County Zoning Committee
Norman, Culpitt
Monroe County
Little Falls
Earl Havens
Four Corners
Tomah
Spe
Mabel Board of the
Deficiency of
Board of Education
Kenneth Herzog
Lester Redwing
Norman Gullickson
Everett Hagen
Lyle Wilbur
Roland Torgerson
Hearing set on sawmill and salvage yard near Cashton and Tomah zoning change
Two hearings scheduled for Tuesday at the Courthouse Annex. George Brueggen seeks a Cashton sawmill by Parkview Bowling Lanes while Jack Larkin asks to run a salvage yard near the Veterans Administration Hospital road. Residents oppose both projects. Tomah applies to rezone east of US 16 and I 90 94 interchange from commercial to residential.
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George Brueggen
Parkview
Cashton
Jack Larkin
Veterans Administration Hospital Road
Tomah
Time Of Taylor Parade Changed
Taylor Wisconsin The Taylor Commercial Club moved the Old Fashion Days parade to 1 p.m. Sunday August 22 from the original 11 a.m. start time.
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Taylor
Wis
Taylor Commercial Club
Brookwood High to Open Aug 23 Early Wisconsin Start
Brookwood High School in Ontario Wisconsin will begin the 1965 66 term at 8 40 a m Monday August 23 marking one of the earliest openings in West Wisconsin Administrator Lionel M Strand says the early date allows an Easter vacation and potential winter closings Ifurther training for staff runs August 18 20 with experts from West Salem and La Crosse State College On a large faculty expansion eight new teachers will join the Brookwood Norwalk Ontario district with many resignations from colleges and universities The Norwalk high school will host all eighth graders and transport changes include buses and carryalls for light loads Kindergarten expands district wide with morning sessions at Norwalk and afternoon sessions at Ontario Lunch is not provided for kindergarten students.
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Ontario
Wis
Brookwood
Norwalk
Wisconsin
Lionel M. Strand
Robert Tremain
West Salem
New Cooperative Educational Agency
Vigo Rasmussen
la Crosse State College
Strand
James Augustine
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire State University
Thomas Bjork
Winona State College
Alma
Richard Fossum
Rice Lake
River Falls State University
Agriculture
Paul Keeney
Mt. Hope
Dubuque
Iowa
la Crosse State University
Robert Keller
David Olson
Sparta
Ed Benjamin Talledge
Westby
Prairie du Chien
John
Whitehall Class of 1940 holds 25th reunion with 19 attending
Whitehall Wis 19 of 40 classmates attended the 25th reunion of the Whitehall High School class of 1940. Harland Schaefer welcomed guests, Richard Solboe served as toastmaster, and a moment of silence honored four deceased members. Attendees and absentees are listed with hometowns and relations.
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Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall High School
Harland Schaefer
Richard Solboe
Green Bay
Raymond Larson
Omer Olson
Richard Morden
Russel Fischer
Mabel Legion Post Installs New Officers
MABEL Minn New officers of the Mabel Post of the American Legion were installed recently. Walter Ward Jr commander Odell Lee Jr and Warren Barnes as vice commanders Harold Rollie adjutant and finance officer Lloyd Foltz service officer Harold Karli chaplain Ray Milne historian and Lyle Paulson sergeant at arms. A special meeting of the membership committee is set for Aug 30.
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Mabel, Minn
Mabel
American Legion
Walter Ward Jr
Odell Lee Jr
Warren Barnes
Harold Rollie
Lloyd Foltz
Harold Karli
Ray Milne
Lyle Paulson
Viroqua High ’55 Class Marks 10th Anniversary
The Viroqua High School class of 1955 held its 10th reunion at the VFW Hall. Former teachers honored included Stanley Stevens, E A Peterson, and Emery Nordness. Attendees spanned numerous Wisconsin cities and beyond, listing many couples and names from Viroqua, La Crosse, Chaseburg, Madison, Chicago, and more.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua High School
VFW
Stanley Stevens
E. A. Peterson
Emery Nordness
Ellsworth
Ardith Shisler) Olson
James Larson
Jerome E. Peterson
Roderick Ostrem
James
Janice Tollefson
Soltau
Richard
Ardelle Dregne
Peart
Anthony
Sharon Curtis
Helgeson
James Hornby
Dwain
Alice Bay
Henden
Yvonne Henry
Bolstad
Maynard Wedwick
Ann Dolan
Graham
Paul
Geraldine Olson
Ellefson
William Koenen
George Robson
Jack Deters
Loren
Carol Bluske
Tryggestad
Alan Solverson
Melvin
Swannie Paulsrud
New MP Unit At McCoy Is First Of Kind
CAMP MCCOY Wisconsin The 300th Military Police Prisoner of War Command Army Reserve unit from Dearborn Michigan arrives for two week summer training at Camp McCoy. Commanded by Brig Gen Arthur F Brandstatter the unit is the only one of its kind in the country and would lead about 13 000 MPs if mobilized to handle over 120 000 prisoners of war.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Army
National Guard
300Th Military Police Prisoner of War Command
Army Reserve Unit
Dearborn
Mich
Arthur F. Brandstatter
300Th MP Command
Korea
Army Reserve
300Th
Detroit
Mauston Awaits First Exchange Student
Mauston Wisconsin prepares for its first American Field Service exchange student Peter Axman age 18 from Vechta Germany to live with the family of School Supt. Clifton Fonstad replacing Thailand native Rungsang Arunpakojana who canceled out of the program.
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Mauston
Wis
Peter Axman
Mauston High School
Rungsang Arunpakojana
Thailand
Axman
Vechta
Germany
Clifton Fonstad
Hillsboro Names New Principal and Guidance Counselor
Hillsboro Wisconsin announces Richard Poudreau age 32 as the new Hillsboro High School principal and guidance counselor. He comes from Wisconsin Rapids where he taught English at Lincoln High School the past three years and holds a BA from St Marys College Winona and an MA from Marquette University Milwaukee. He served in the Army 1955 to 1957 and he and his wife have two daughters. He succeeds Claude C Kaczmarek who resigned after 15 years to become a teacher coach and principal at a Milton Junction junior high.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Richard Poudreau
Wisconsin Rapids
Hillsboro High School
Boudreau
Milroy
Minn
Lincoln High School
St. Mary’s College
Winona
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Anne Marie
Theresa Marie
Claude C. Kaczmarek
Milton Junction
Jackson County Fair Plans Highlight August Events
A Jackson County Fair planning meeting outlined the lineup with square dancing on Thursday August 26 and a home talent show Friday August 27. Saturday features a kiddie show parade and tractor pulling, with Sunday hosting a sports car show and a mass high school band concert. Grandstand attractions are free, admission is 1 dollar per day or 2 dollars for a season ticket, with advance season tickets at 1.50. Also noted is polio case history tracking from 1964 and 1952 figures.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County Fair
REA
Melrose-Mindoro
Lincoln High
Taylor
Jackson County Bank
City Clerk’s Office
Jackson Electric Co-op
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