Whitehall Dairy Days Queen and Prairie Du Chien opens
Miss Cathy Rice named queen of Whitehall Beef Dairy Days 1963. Court includes Eugenia Harnisch and Louise Olson. Prairie du Chien Area Schools announce 1963-64 term start dates August 30 for public schools with kindergarten Sept 3 and 8:30 a.m. start for K-6, 8:16 a.m. for grades 7-12. New senior high school staff listed with John McCoy as principal and Carlies as junior high principal.
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Whitehall
Cathy Rice
Tracy Rice
Eugenia Harnisch
Louise Olson
Osseo
Chamber of Commerce
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Eastman
Kathleen Ackerlund
Violet Dohse
Juanita First
Ona Grelle
Marjorie Hubert
John Kotek
John C. Mulrooney
Bessie Archerry
Margaret Garrity
Jean Hutchins
Bert Krohn
Fred LaPointe
Lila Morton
Guy Ralph
Julia Schmidt
Cecil Smith
Eric Temte
David Todd
Gerald Gilbertson
Vanita Hagman
Harry Keel
Charles Statz
Maryadelle Tornowske
Merrillan Masons Lay Cornerstone
The cornerstone of the new Temple of the Merrillan Masonic Lodge in Merrillan Wisconsin was laid last week. Belmont Scholesstein of Cochrane master of The Grand Lodge of Wisconsin conducted the ceremony. Seguin Lumber Co. of Alma Center is the contractor for the one story 28 by 60 foot building built of waysite block with split rock facing.
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Merrillan
Wis
Merrillan Masonic Lodge
Belmont Scholesstein
Cochrane
Grand Lodge of Wisconsin
The
Seguin Lumber Co
Alma, Center
Royall High adds facilities to open new term
Elroy Wisconsin reports a $175000 Royall High School addition rushing to finish for the 1963 64 school year start on Thursday August 29. Wilton Kendall and Elroy centers will host elementary grades and high school with 1550 students across four centers. The staff includes 73 teachers with many Wilton staff moving to Royall and a range of principals, coordinators, and cooks.
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Royall High Addition
Elroy
Wis
Royall High School
Wilton
Kendall
Royall
Wilton High School
Royall High
Allen Schraufnagel
James Schriver
Gail Bartol
W. C. Clare
Lewis Ewers
Mabel Ferdon
Robert Grossman
Daniel Harms
Eldrid Herman
Beverly Hubmer
Elaine Hunter
John Kueppers
Jurors Named For Trempealeau County Circuit Court Term
Whitehall Wisconsin jurors for Trempealeau County fall term begin Sept 3 with panel members drawn by county commissioners A F Kindsley A A Sobot ta and Mrs Kathleen Knudtson before clerk Basil Erickson. A large list of prospective jurors and reserve panel members are named from Arcadia Whitehall Galesville Eleva Independence Blair Dodge Unity Ettrick Trempealeau Caledonia and other towns.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
A. F. Kindsley
Galesville
A. A. Sobotta
Arcadia
Kathleen Knudtson
Basil Erickson
Raymond Klonecki
Dominic Slaby
Ernest Sonsalla
Joe P. Kokott
Edward Anderson
Joe Bagniewski Jr
Joe Konkel
Town of Arcadia
Leonard Ellison
Alton Berg
Rolf Rude
Lester Back
Preston
Roy Skroch
Emil Graul
Lion Bautch
Lawrence Hoff
Burnside
Leslie Klevgard
Chimney Rock
Mike Filkowski
Clarence Olson
Armen Fischer
Arnold Hanson
Hale
Joe Jaszewski
Joe Marsolek
Independence
Milton Thompson
Walter Stenberg
Ettrick
John Docken
Gale
Minor Wold
Abner Knutson
Albion
James Berg
Blair
Claude Jackson
Lincoln
Kenneth Caret
Claus Mulder
Caledonia
Percy Babcock
Eleva
Clarence Berge
Pigeon
Max Lilla
Trempealeau
Theodore Gilbertson Jr
Unity
John Pehler
Dodge
Alex Blaha
Roy Dahlby
Elena
Robert Young
Irvin Ottestad
Osseo
Hiram Hegge
Fred Gardner
Ronald Bautch
Myron Olson
Robert Skroch
Bennie Ressell
David Bautch
Chester Heath
Joseph J. Kulas Jr
Leonard Bender
Don Gilmeister
Eugene Brownlee
Marshall Nehring
Lawrence Thompson
Houston County Fair Swine Champ Winners Named
Caledonia Minnesota reports Dean Myhre of Caledonia showed the champion barrow at the Houston County Fair with nine year old Hans Buddie Tweeten Reserve champion who also showed the previous day’s champion gilt Myhre also held the champion steer title from Thursday In the junior livestock show list Dean Myhre Garnett Beneke Le Roy Wiegrefe Lonny Tweeten Dorothy Anderson Tom Tweeten and Roger Lewis were selected as barrow handlers Buddie Tweeten sold his 235 pound barrow for 50 cents a pound Myhre sold his 825 pound steer for 40 cents a pound and Carol Thillen’s champion lamb brought 128 Warren Sylling was the overall champion showman Oak Ridge Pioneers 4 H Club had the champion booth.
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Caledonia
Minn
Dean Myhre
Houston County Fair
Hans
Buddie)Tweeten
Dean
Garnett Beneke
LeRoy Wiegrefe
Lonny Tweeten
Dorothy Anderson
Tom Tweeten
Roger Lewis
Buddie Tweeten
Myhre
Carol Thillen
Warren Sylling
Oak Ridge Pioneers 4-H Club
Booth
Deadline Extended for 1963 Miss Jackson County Contest
Black River Falls Wisconsin announces extended entry deadline for the 1963 Miss Jackson County contest to August 31. Entries may be submitted in person or by mail to the county agent's office or the Banner Journal office with entry blanks available at both locations.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Banner-Journal
Four Attend Rural Youth Convention in Peace Garden
Spring Grove Minnesota youths Frederick Thompson Leslie Storlie Arland Brown and James Wilhelmeson traveled to Peace Garden North Dakota on Saturday to join the Rural Youth U S A national convention running from August 24 to 28.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Frederick Thompson
Leslie Storlie
Arland Brown
James Wilhelmson
Peace Garden
N.D
of the Rural Youth
U.S.A
Knights of Columbus Labor Day Rodeo Set in Prairie du Chien
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin hosts the 3rd annual Knights of Columbus Rodeo on August 31 to September 2. The RCA approved show features calf roping saddle bronc riding steer wrestling bull riding and girl’s barrel racing with a 1900 prize purse and a Rodeo Queen to be chosen Saturday evening. A Labor Day parade will precede the 2:30 p.m. Monday performance on Sept 2 on Blackhawk Avenue.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Tri-State
Knights of Columbus
R.C.A
Historic
Villa Louis
Mauston Sees Enrollment Rise for 1963 64 Term
Mauston High School anticipates 423 students this year up from 377 last year under new superintendent Clifton Fonstad. Senior class 90, juniors 112, sophomores 104, freshmen 117. Public grade schools expect about 1 000 pupils with 987 already registered before classes begin August 29. Madonna High School and St. Patrick's Grade School will also open with 150 and 350 enrollments respectively.
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Mauston
Wis
Mauston High School
Clifton Fonstad
Greenwood
West Side School
Lyndon Station
Oak School
Rock Valley
Lindina
Madonna High School
St. Patrick’s
Norwalk Class of 1928 Plans 35th Reunion
Norwalk Wis The Norwalk High School class of 1928 will hold a 35th anniversary reunion on Sunday September 1 beginning with a noon dinner at a local restaurant The class includes six boys and six girls Hazel Zietlow Irma Dreier Edith Zeremba Marie Berndes Helen Gerand Frieda Schell Ervin Vieth Otto Bergman Edd Dreier Leo Sell Clarence Kortbein and Otto Synner.
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Norwalk
Wis
Norwalk High School
Hazel Zietlow
Irma ‘Dreier
Edith Zeremba
Marie Berndes
Helen Gerand
Frieda Schell
Ervin Vieth
Otto Bergman
Edd Dreier
Leo Sell
Clarence Kortbein
Otto Synner
Ettrick Farm Home Bought At Auction
Mrs Millie Ashbown of Florida purchased the Helmer Emilson farm home and 60 acres at a recent auction. She and her husband plan to make the place their summer home as the Emilsons move to Ettrick.
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Ettrick
Wis
Millie Ashbown
Florida
Helmer Emilson
Viroqua Area Schools Open September 3
Viroqua Wis 1963 64 staff totals 98 teachers with seven new hires starting September 3 for pre school in service work. Regular classes begin September 9. Total enrollment projected 1955 across K to 12 and ungraded, with two small schools closing and students transfer to other district schools.
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Viroqua
Wis
Sheldon Ellinger
Barbara Harris
Theodore Harris
Louise Ailbert
Beatrice Hillbo
Beverly Klingsheim
Janet Welch
Asbury
South Ridge
Viroqua Area
Black River Falls High School Dedication Attends 1000
About 1,000 visitors attended the Black River Falls senior high school dedication in Wisconsin. The new facility costs totaled 1,063,720 dollars for the building plus 21,070 dollars for site work and 64,253 dollars for equipment. The structure spans 84,100 square feet with 22 teacher stations and capacity for up to 600 students.
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Black River Falls
Wis
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