Guernsey Cow Tops Ridgeview Sale at $2450
A seven year old purebred Guernsey cow Happy anew Lenore sold for 2450 to George Peterson of Wilson WI, the top price at Ridgeview Farm dispersal on Grandad Bluff. The sale grossed 24001 with 55 head sold, buyers from several states. Auctioneer Bud Seitz and pedigrees reader David Krome led the event.
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Guernsey
Happy
Ridgeview Farm
Grandad Bluff
George Peterson
Wilson
St. Croix County
Happy Hollow Farm
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Peterson
Leslie Peckham
Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders Association
Wisconsin
Ness
Bud Seitz
Mukwonago
David Krome
Tri- State Breeders Cooperative
Happy Hollow Lenore
Robert
Wisconsin Illinois Couples Advance In Dairy Contest
Two Wisconsin and two Illinois couples moved to the finals of the Pure Milk Association contest to name the outstanding young dairy couple in a three state area including Indiana. The top two will compete at the National Milk Producers Federation event in Washington in late November. The winning pairs are Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Fowler Oshkosh Wis Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Svensen Clinton Wis Mr. and Mrs Maxwell H Newport Poplar Grove and Mr. and Mrs Robert Wild Winslow.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Illinois
Pure Milk Association
Indiana
PMA
National Milk Producers Federation
Washington
Paul E. Fowler
Oshkosh
Wis
Kenneth Svensen
Clinton, Wis
Maxwell H
Newport
Poplar Grove
Robert Wild
Winslow
Byrnes Seeks Tax Exemption On Air Travel For GIs
Rep. John W. Byrnes proposes a bill to exempt airplane tickets for servicemen on leave from tax while ground travel isn t taxed. The Wisconsin Republican and Ways and Means Committee member notes air travel remains taxed at five percent and says Congress should show appreciation for military personnel.
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Washington
John W. Byrnes
R - Wis
Byrnes
GOP
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Stores Close for Spring Grove Day at Caledonia Fair
Local stores in Spring Grove Minnesota will shut Friday afternoon and evening in observance of Spring Grove day at the Houston County Fair held in Caledonia.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Caledonia
Minnesota Faces General Teacher Shortage Before Schools Open
Two weeks before most Minnesota schools begin, a broad teacher shortage affects rural districts hardest. Factors include rising enrollment, competition from industry, and Viet Nam era draft impacts, with limited permits used to fill gaps. High school superintendents and principals are in short supply, leading some districts to drop elective courses.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
F. E. Heineman
State Department of Education
Heineman
Twin Cities
Duluth
Rochester
Hokah To Open Two Schools on Sept 6
Hokah Minnesota will start the public elementary and St. Peter's Catholic schools on Tuesday September 6 with half day sessions from 8 45 to 11 30 a m and no lunch program until September 7 when full days begin Public school teachers meet at 1 p m September 6 The public staff includes Mrs Gaustad principal and teachers for grades 1 7 Others at St Peter's include Sisters Mary James Marilyn Mercita Francita and Mrs Doris Norise with Sister Marilyn as principal.
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Hokah, Minn
Hokah
St. Peter’s Catholic
Peter Gaustad
Gaustad
William Keefe
Harley Kuhlman
Gene Gerwitz
Charles Sauer
Anita Lee
Marilyn
St. Peter’s School
Mary James
Mercita
Doris Norise
Francita
Sparta Woman Celebrates 102nd Birthday At Home
Mrs. Lena Koehler of Sparta was guest of honor at a birthday party on Tuesday at her home marking her 102nd birthday. Born in Germany August 23, 1864 she came to the United States in 1865 and has lived in Sparta for 40 years. She is bedridden and blind but cared for by her daughters Esther and Dorothy as neighbors and church friends look on. A La Crosse bakery made an ornate birthday cake for the centenarian.
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Sparta
Wis
Lena Koehler
United States
Cashion
Ontario
Evangelical United Brethren Church
la Crosse
Two Spring Grove Scouts Joined the Order of the Arrow
SPRING GROVE Minn Two members of Spring Grove Boy Scout Troop 55 were inducted into the Order of the Arrow Kurt Onstad and DuWayne Oakes are sons of Mr and Mrs Carleton Onstad and Mr and Mrs Harold Oakes respectively both recognized for their scouting service and achievements in a local ceremony.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Boy Scout
Order of the Arrow
Kurt Onstad
Carleton Onstad
DuWayne Oakes
Harold Oakes
La Crosse Cribune August 24 1966 local brief
Local news brief from La Crosse Cribune dated August 24 1966 notes events delivered on RFC August 25 with concise updates for readers.
Sparta Gears Up For Stampede Two Rodeo Weekends
Sparta Wisconsin readies Stampede Days with two rodeo performances on August 26 and 27 at 2 p.m. R.C.A. Rodeo led by John Snow will provide bulls and horses with events including bull riding and barrel racing. Miss Wisconsin rodeo queen contest and a horse pulling feature headline the events, junto with a Sunday horseback religious service.
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Sparta
Wis
Des Moines
Iowa
Mel Potter
Tucson
Ariz
Jack Brainard
Rochester, Minn
John Snow
R.C.A
Snow
Juanita Beck
Wisconsin
Las Vegas
Nev
Sue Potter
Warrens
Joanne Zeilinger
la Crosse
Barbara Bell
Tomah
Sonya Satter
Prairie du Chien
Sue Stone
Sherry Lynn Dooley
Janesville
Sandra Warning
Clintonville
Manawa
Kathy Olbert
Mondovi
Eau Claire
Memorial Park
Harold Peterson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Welcome party for new St. Ann's pastor in Harpers Ferry
A welcome party was held in St. Ann's Hall for Rev. W. Holzer, new pastor of St. Ann's and St. Joseph's Catholic churches. The former pastor, Rev. J. Peters, has been reassigned to Hopkinton, Iowa.
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Harpers Ferry
Iowa
St. Ann’s Hall
W. Holzer
St. Ann's
St. Joseph's Catholic
J. Peters
Hopkinton
Office Position Open At Holmen
Holmen Wisconsin Bonnie Sauer, Holmen School District office worker, has resigned to further her education. Anyone interested may contact Administrator Harold Ankerson by telephone at 526 3341 for an appointment.
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Holmen
Wis
Bonnie Sauer
Harold Ankerson
Farmer Braskamp Fatally Injured at Implement Yard
Richard Braskamp a 52 year old farmer died after a spring broke loose and flipped levers striking him on the head while repairing his combine in the storage yard of an implement firm Authorities said the injury occurred Tuesday.
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Beaver Dam
Richard Braskamp
Braskamp
Chocolate Mix Seized Over Salmonella Contamination
About 400 cases of hot chocolate mix produced at Farmers Co operative Creamery in Ogilvie were seized by the FDA and distributed by General Foods Corp. The product, found to contain salmonella, prompted closure of the Ogilvie plant run under contract with 14 employees. The FDA traced contamination to another Minnesota business but did not name it.
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Minneapolis
Farmers Co-operative Creamery
Ogilvie
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Horace Allen
General Foods Corp
Newark
Del
Allen
Minnesota
Ralph Walstrom
Ogilvie Creamery
Open House to Mark Hospital Anniversary
Spring Grove Minnesota hosts an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday August 30 to celebrate the third anniversary of Tweeten Memorial Hospital. Sponsored by the Hospital Auxiliary, the event honors several pink ladies with awards in a public ceremony.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Tweeten Memorial Hospital
Hospital
Jackson County Fair hosts first Children's Day
The Black River Falls Jaycees and Jaycettes sponsor a 1 p.m. event in front of the grandstand marking the first children's day at the Jackson County Fair. Contests honor parents with many children and feature age grouped games and coin hunts.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Jaycees
Jaycettes
Whitehall Doctor Attends Scout Ranch Training
Whitehall Wis Dr S A Milavitz leaves Monday for an organization and extension training conference at the Philmont Scout Ranch Cimarron New Mexico. The event lasts a week. Milavitz serves as Buffalo Decorah Scout District extension chairman.
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Morris
Dial
Danny’s
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Margaret Krueger Ahlstrom
Anna McCabe Brown
Stevenstown
Mildred Lacia Nelson
William Stevenson
Jacob Hoffma
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Eleanor McHugh
Charlotte Wallum
California
Julia Hanson
Agnes Olson
Beverly Anderson
Cheryl Luedtke
Diana Lyden
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Patti Poski
Gail Schwarz
State Highway Commission
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