Awards program winners at National Live Stock Exposition
Winners of the 4 H agricultural awards program at the National Live Stock Exposition in Chicago are Lynn Dippold 18 Slater Iowa Jon Klemme 17 Ft Plain N Y Gerry Dusenberry 17 Bozeman Mont Mark Anderson 18 Montfort Wis Mike Stillworth 17 Ft Smith Ark Ben H Warren group vice president for International Harvester Co presented the $600 award Sunday Paul Halphen 19 Port Allen La AP Wirephoto
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Chicago
Lynn Dippold
Slater
Iowa
Jon Klemme
Ft. Plain
N.Y
Gerry Dusenberry
Bozeman
Mont
Mark Anderson
Montfort
Wis
Mike Stillworth
Ft. Smith
Ark
Ben H. Warren
International Harvester Co
Cashton High Students Named Outstanding Teenagers of America
Cashton Wisconsin Cashton High School students Jacqueline Miller Nancy Hutchens and Gerry Hundt have been chosen as Outstanding Teenagers of America for 1970 by the Outstanding Americans Foundation. They will compete for state and national honors including the Governors Trophy and scholarships.
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Cashton
Wis
Outstanding Americans Foundation
Jacqueline Miller
Nancy Hutchens
Gerry Hundt
Cashton High School
America
Library of Congress Shelves 155000 Newspaper Microfilm Reels
The Library of Congress holds about 155,000 reels of newspapers on microfilm for research and preservation. This extensive collection provides access to a wide range of historical periodicals, allowing scholars to trace coverage across eras and regions. Local and national newspapers test diverse topics, from politics to culture, enabling detailed archival study.
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Library of Congress
Prairie du Chien Housing Unit Plans Approved
The Prairie du Chien Housing Commission for the Elderly approved an apartment building design for a four story, 40 unit complex with 32 singleoccupancy and eight doubleoccupancy units. HUD in Chicago must grant final approval. officials have pursued the project for about eight years. Commission members include Gene Lee Elden Ahrens Elmer Wilkins John Pintz and Louis Jensik.
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PRAIRIE DU _ CHIEN
Wis
The
Housing Commission For the
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Chicago
Prairie du Chien
Gene Lee
Elden Ahrens
Elmer Wilkins
John Pintz
Louis Jensik
Catholics Confirm 46 At Ettrick Sunday
Forty six individuals were confirmed at St Bridget's Church Ettrick Sunday evening including twelve from St Ansgars Blair. Twelve priests and Bishop Frederick Freking of La Crosse attended the service and dinner with instructors from St Mary's and St Teresa's colleges in Winona. Rev Francis McCaffrey is the pastor.
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Ettrick
Wis
St. Ansgar’s
Blair
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Frederick Freking
la Crosse
St. Mary’s
St. Teresa’s
Winona
Francis McCaffrey
Couple Buys Farm In Blair Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs David Ryan of McHenry Illinois have purchased the Mrs Nina Johnson farm in Blair Wisconsin and plan to move in the spring Ryan is a Chicago area firefighter who will retire then.
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Blair
Wis
David Ryan
McHenry
Ill
Nina Johnson
Ryan
Chicago
Minnesota lawmaker urges state financing of all public education
Rep Roy Schulz of Mankato told the Minnesota School Boards Association the state should fund basic education entirely, leaving local taxpayers only building costs. He proposed eliminating the current aid formula and making federal taxes non deductible on Minnesota income tax to cover the bill.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota House Education Committee
Minnesota
Roy Schulz
Mankato
Minnesota School Boards Association
Schulz
Leghorn Hen At Home In Melrose
In Melrose Wisconsin villagers discuss a new sign reading Drive With Care Chicken Crossing to caution motorists after a white leghorn hen wandered into the business district and made itself at home observers recall it eluding capture but enjoying its daily comings and goings.
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Melrose
Wis
Columbus Fraktur Autographs and Street Crossing
A fragment notes motorists yielding to a pedestrian who steps into the road to pick up corn and grain while asserting there are 29 authentic Christopher Columbus autographs, all reportedly held by his descendants.
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Christopher Columbus
Luther Grads Pick Wisconsin for Postgraduate Paths
Luther College reports 46 of 1969 graduates remain in Wisconsin after graduation, with others pursuing teaching, graduate study, or service. The class shifts to Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa as major states, plus work across 23 states and seven foreign countries. Occupations span teaching, Peace Corps, business, editorial work, accounting, and more.
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Decorah
Iowa
Wisconsin
Luther College
Peace Corps
Armed Services
Luther
Minnesota
Illinois
Nine Days Queen Lady Jane Grey Remembered
Lady Jane Grey is noted as England's nine days queen due to her brief reign lasting only nine days before succession changed hands and power shifted away from her claim.
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Jane Grey
Queen” of England
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