Blair Schools Open Sept 3 with Registration in Blair Wis
Blair Wisconsin public schools begin Tuesday September 3 with registration. In service training for Blair district teachers runs August 29 and 30 at 8 30 a m. Trempealeau County teachers train August 28 at 9 15 a m in Blair High School gym with noon dinner. Experimental Norwegian classes resume first six grades. New faculty include Robert Scharlau Gary Olson and Mrs Arthur Stenberg.
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Blair
Wis
Blair District
Trempealeau County
Walter Reich
Robert Scharlau
Arcadia
Gary Ol‘son
de Soto
Arthur Stenberg
Sparta Fall Roundup Rodeo Scheduled Sept 20 22
Sparta Wisconsin hosts the fall roundup at Memorial Park September 20 through 22 with rodeo events including cutting roping steer wrestling and a girls barrel race. About 120 entries expected from across the country. Prize money plus $600 sponsorship. Entries close Sept 15 late entries Sept 17.
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Sparta
Wis
Memorial Park
Chamber of Commerce
Don Azuanis
G. M. Alexander
H. O. Thobaben
C. Kent Weaver
John Hutson
Merlin Whitehead
Wisconsin High School Rodeo Association
Harold Krueger
VA Hospital Unit Earns Group Award
The Tomah Veterans Hospital dental service received a group award for sustained superior service for the year ending June 30 1963. Awardees include Dr. Robert P. Eliason Dr. James T. Licking Elizabeth Comiskey Elizabeth Fels and Robert Bye. Twelve manual arts and industrial therapy staff also earned a group award for completing a major project quickly. Additional awards went to Bernard Ryckman Donald A. Cooper and others for adopted suggestions and certification winners John Davey Wallen J. Copper and Leonard Schmieder.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomah Veterans Hospital
Robert P. Eliason
James T. Licking
Elizabeth Comiskey
Elizabeth Fels
Robert Bye
E. C. Hoernemann
Loyal H. Olson
Carmelo Arcuri
George Hartmann
William T. Hammon
Darryl Urban
Robert Storandt
Marvin Liestman
Cecil Long
Gordon Bradley
Kenneth West
Lloyd Cramer
Bernard Ryckman
Donald A. Cooper
Nursing Service
John Davey
Wallen J. Copper
Leonard Schmieder
Postmaster Job Open In Tomah
Tomah Wisconsin opens examination for postmaster until September 3. Applicants take a written test and final ratings mirror test results and fitness. wage set at 6805 dollars. Lawrence Curry named acting postmaster after Kyle Sowle retirement.
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Tomah
Wis
Lawrence Curry
Kyle Sowle
Lines Busy at Camp McCoy Telegraph Office
Camp McCoy Wisconsin operators handle up to 30,000 calls daily reflecting a busy post communication center. Led by Sgt J C Ernest Bowman, with Maj Ambrose Milhans supervising, the staff includes 26 civilians and enlisted personnel from nearby communities. The system uses 190 main line phones, 11 switchboards, 15 toll lines to Tomah, and connections to Sparta and Tomah.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
J.C. Ernest G. Bowman
la Crosse
Sparta-Tomah
Ambrose J. Milhans
Vi Kemp
Angelo
Exchange
West Wisconsin
Army Reserve
National Guard
Tomah
Sparta
Taylor Woman Galena Rygh Birthday at Farm North of Taylor
Mrs. Galena Rygh of Taylor celebrated her 81st birthday on Sunday August 18 with friends visiting at her farm north of Taylor. Born August 18 1882 in Joice Iowa she married Hans Rygh in Lake Mills and moved to Wisconsin in 1918.
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Taylor
Wis
Galena Rygh
New Lisbon Labor Day Picnic Planned by Legion Post
New Lisbon Wisconsin hosts the seventh annual Labor Day picnic by the American Legion post at Tourist Park on Monday September 2. A meal featuring open pit beef will be served to attendees.
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New Lisbon
Wis
New
Legislative scholarships won in area
Eau Claire State College will enroll 211 students on state scholarships from the Wisconsin Board of Regents. Sixty four freshmen earned A scholarships for high school rank, while 147 freshmen received B scholarships for leadership and need. Recipients include Lawrence Gautsch, Keith Ryan, JoAnne Anderegg, Leif Skogstad, Janet Kopp, Carol Riphenburg, and many others.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Eau Claire State College
State Board of Regents of Wisconsin State Colleges
Eau Claire State
Lawrence Gautsch
Keith Ryan
Arcadia
JoAnne Anderegg
Blair
Leif Skogstad
Black River Falls
Janet Kopp
Gale Ettrick
Carol Riphenburg
Elven Strum
Marian Kopp
Taylor
Gerald Way
Westby
Susan Fischer
Whitehall
Cheyenne Flury
Sandra Solberg
Ruth Bock
Jay Johnson
Valerie Enerson
Alma Center
Darlene Jahr
George Sobotta
Independence
John Gunderson
Mary Tostrud
la Crosse
Jeanne von Haden
Michael Shah
Osseo
Charles Eastman Named Marshal for Western District
Vernon County undersheriff and longtime county traffic officer Charles O. Eastman of Viroqua has been named a U.S. deputy marshal for the Western District of Wisconsin. He ran for sheriff on the Democratic ticket last fall but was defeated by Morris Moon. The Eastman family will relocate to Madison.
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Viroqua
Wis
Charles O. Eastman
Vernon County
U.S
Wisconsin
Morris Moon
Eastman
Madison
New Novels by Smith and O’Hara Highlight Prolific Authors
Betty Smith’s Joy in the Morning follows Annie and Carl from Brooklyn to a Midwestern college, while John O’Hara’s Elizabeth Appleton centers on a wife’s evolving relationship. The piece also notes a Clementine Churchill biography, Zane Grey posthumous works, a Boulder Dam manuscript, and a Broadway adaptation of Cheaper by the Dozen.
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Betty Smith
John O'Hara
Brooklyn
O’hara
Annie
Carl
Francie
Literary Guild
Elizabeth Appleton
Elizabeth
O'Hara
Winston Churchill
Clementine
Jack Fishman
Clementine Hozier
Boulder Dam
Harper’s
Zane Grey
Cyril Ritchard
Father
Police Chief Resigns to Teach in Genoa City
New Lisbon Wisconsin Police Chief James McKegney resigns to take a teaching post in Genoa City. He and his wife, Juneau County College graduates, move before the new school year. James Hubbard and James Wheeler will run the department until a new chief is chosen. applications close September 3.
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New Lisbon
Wis
James McKegney
Genoa City
McKegney
Juneau County College
James Hubbard
James Wheeler
Chos
Mauston Brick Reuse Alters Hickory Street Paving
Mauston officials report bricks from the Hickory Street paving are being repurposed. Public Works Director Chuck Strand notes strong interest as residents collect bricks for patios and driveways. Asphalt paving will replace bricks along two and a half blocks from E State to the Milwaukee Railroad tracks, with curb and gutter added on both sides except where existing curb remains solid. The remaining bricks have been removed and used as fill on Prairie Street between Ernie Schmocker's truck stop and the Hart trucking terminal. The lot will be leveled this week and residents continue to take bricks from Prairie Street locations.
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Mauston
Wis
Hickory Street
Chuck Strand
Public Works
E. State
Milwaukee Railroad
Hickory
la Crosse
State
Strand
Prairie Street
Ernie Schmocker
Hart Trucking
Service Members Reach New Posts and Training Milestones
Alan Jacobson trains on Navy boats at Great Lakes Illinois. Terry Akre earns Air Force Missile Badge after Orlando AFB Florida. Richard Hanson serves with M A advisory group in Viet Nam after serving at Ft Sill Oklahoma. Dan Hastings with 4th Armored Division in Germany took part in a four week training exercise. James Du Charme completes telephone lineman course at Ft Gordon Georgia. Jerome Umberger completes light vehicle drivers course at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri. Spencer Timm to return to Ft Riley Kansas for discharge September first. Myron Roberts family returns to Colorado Springs after fifteenth day in Mindoro.
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Alan Jacobson
Victor Jacobson
Ferryville
Great Lakes
Ill. S
Terry Akre
Walker Akre
Spring Grove
Minn
Orlando Afb
Fla
Richard Hanson
Lester Hanson
Black River Falls
Viet Nam
Army
Ft. Sill
Okla
Dan Hastings
Alvin Hastings
Genoa
4Th Armored Division
Germany
Hastings
Ft. Knox
James du Charme
Frank du Charme
Waureka
Ft. Gordon
Ft. Leonard Wood
du Mo
Jerome Umberger
Raymond Umberger
Stoddard
Spencer Timm
Larry Timm
Mindoro
Ft. Riley
Kan
Myron Roberts
Colorado Springs
Colo
Local airmen and recruits listed for duty and training
Charlie Adams and Roger Adams from Caledonia Minnesota and other area servicemen are stationed or training at Amarillo Lackland Ft Belvoir Fort Gordon and other bases. The roster includes Pvt Gregory Gokey Dorchester and Pvt Roger Byrnes Dorchester with completions in equipment and mechanical courses. Yttri Viroqua and Hagen Viroqua also noted with police and aircraft specialist training plus duties at Jacksonville and Fort Carson. Capt Arvid Iverson Cashton completed active duty training and attends Army Reserve school in Madison.
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Roger Adams
Robert Adams
Caledonia, Minn
Amarillo Afb
Tex
Lackland Afb
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ronald Hagen
Clifford Hagen
Viroqua
Jland Casper
Ledra Casper
Merrillan
Casper
10St Airborne Division
326Th Medical Company
Ft. Campbell
Pvt
Roger Yttri
Clamer Yttri
Ft. Gordon
Ft. Leonard Wood
Larry Johnson
Stanley Johnson
Galesville
Patrol
Jacksonville
Fla
Johnson
Arvid Iverson
Alfred Iverson
Cashton
Ft. Eustis
Iverson
University of Wisconsin
5045Th Army Reserve School
Madison
Salem Boy Pioneers Named Outstanding at Campout
West Salem Lutheran boys earned the outstanding trophy at the Bay Pioneer district campout held Aug. 16-18 on the Butch Garbers farm near West Salem. West Salem Train 128 led in points across fire-building compass course cookouts and campsite tasks. About 80 Lutheran Pioneers from West Salem La Crosse Winona Altura Goodview and La Crescent attended, with West Salem hosting.
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West Salem
Wis
West Salem Lutheran Boys
la Crosse
Winona
Altura
Goodview
la Crescent
Minn
Butch Garbers
Tomah Red Cross Names New Heads
Tomah Wisconsin chapter of the American Red Cross announces new officers Robert Stump as chair man Gervase Shie as vice chair man Shirley Langwill as recording secretary and Eugene Gerke as treasurer The chapter plans the October fund drive and must cover a $500 deficit in its blood program.
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Tomah
Wis
American Red Cross
Robert Stump
Gervase Shie
Shirley Langwill
Eugene Gerke
Trempealeau Welfare Report For July Released
Trempealeau County Public Welfare Department reports for July show 49 recipients on disabled aid totaling 4,841.35 with county share 1,153.60, 12 on blind aid totaling 1,483.34 with county share 493.53, 245 on aid to dependent children totaling 10,694.30 with county share 1,907.17, and 847 on old age assistance totaling 47,141.13 with county share 6,507.18.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Public Welfare Department
De Soto High Band Earns Very Good State Fair Rating
The De Soto High School band directed by Stanley Wierson earned a very good rating in Class B at the State Fair. The group received a trophy and meals for their uniforms. Soloists were John Forde and Sherry Orman.
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DE Soto, Wis
de Soto High School
Stanley Wierson
John Forde
Sherry Orman
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Raymond J. Marten
Camp Douglas
Col. Haviland A. N. Connolly
Marten
McCoy
Mabel Larson
Mines
Maurice Wangen
Lloyd Quammen
Philip Books
Joan Boehmer
Lodi
Gerald Sisle
James R. Davis
Everett Berg
Walter Kling
William Pickering
Robert Matzat
Sherley Eisch
Hans Morken
John Angst
Anthony Fiore
Philip Dahl
Wangen
Clayton Jorgenson
Quammen
Larson
Arnold Hanson
Victor Olson
Raymond Johnson
Roger Selberg
Leslie Larson
Basil Tuff
Donald Ronning
Irvin Mallum
Robert Johnson
Margaret Larson
Sparta Chamber of Commerce
Rita Bartholomew
Don Uzuanis
Equity Livestock Pavilion
Leonard Anderson
Lamont Hanson
Roland Kaiser
Omer Wilhelmsen
Gene Grill
Weaver
Wahne Cable
Einar Solheim
Richard Matzinger
Clarence Habhegger
Gautsch
RAU Distributors
Mark
Ettrick
Julius Nelsestuen
French Creek
Belva Solberg
Nelsestuen
Main Street
New Lisbon States
William Aldrich
Jeanne Anderson
Elroy
Nancy Gatzke
Nancy McCumber
Sheila Overby
Richard Raschick
Janet Roscovius
Jeanette Nuttleman
Sue Thompson
Robert Guse
Charles Eastman
Joseph Butalla
Necedah
William M. Crowe
Dean Pierce
Wilmer Huber Jr
Lawrence Bernamann
Ralph E. Dopp
Rickey
Harpers Ferry
St. George’s High School
Lansing
RFC
la Crosse Cribune
County Library Notebook
Churchills
Sir Winston
Harpers
Grey
Mystery Writers of America
Ellis Peters
la Crosse County
Schumacher Gnetal Tome
Uncle Sam
Charlie
Adams
Ronald Hagen Brudos
Olvey Brudos
Georgia
South Carolina
Ft. Carson
Ver
Yttri
Salem Boy Pioneers
Tomah Red Cross
Tremplo Welfare Report
de Soto Band
RCA Victor
Jack Robinson
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