BRF High School Honors Nine Weeks Roll Call
Black River Falls Wisconsin announces honor rolls for senior and junior high with high honors GPA over 3.6 and honors 3.0 to 3.5. Lists include students by grade level across seniors juniors sophomores freshmen with many named individuals.
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BRF High School
Black River Falls
Wis
Norman Krenz
John Brauner
Carla de Boer
Barbara Falk
John Flugstad
Martha Monsos
Alice Olson
Alan Stromberg
Gary Christianson
Janice Doucet
Books on Russia stir concerns in cold war Notebook
Two provocative books scrutinize Soviet aims and U S education. Dr Fred Schwarz argues communists reveal methods and offer a battle plan. Arthur Trace claims U S students lag behind Russians, urging reforms to strengthen the free world.
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Russia
Soviet Union
Ivan
Johnny
Fred Schwarz
Schwarz
Vernon County Fair elects two directors at 106th session
Vernon County Agricultural Society elected two new directors and reappointed two to the executive board at its 106th annual session in Viroqua Wisconsin. Plans include a 4-H cattle barn for the 1962 fair. the 1961 fair posted a deficit but state aid will bring the association to a $3,210.20 surplus. Premiums and purses totaled $11,259.10 with gate receipts of $7,555.40.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County Agricultural Society
Bruce Catton
Directors Elected as Elléfson and Johnson Lead New Slate
Odean Elléfson and Orin Johnson were elected new directors while H H Seiler and Elvin Stevens were re elected to the executive board. Evan Friedell secretary declined re election. Officers will be elected by the ten member executive board.
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Odean Elléfson
Orin Johnson
H. H. Seiler
Elvin Stevens
Evan Friedell
District Attorney Carlyle Skolos Hospitalized in La Crosse
DA Carlyle Skolos entered St Francis Hospital in La Crosse on Sunday after several weeks of illness. He is reported resting and under medical care.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Carlyle Skolos
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse
Area Man Named To Federal Advisory Group
Robert Boland of Arcadia has been named a principal member of the U S Department of Agriculture broiler advisory committee announced by Congressman Lester Johnson. The panel will advise Secretary Orville Freeman on marketing plans for the broiler industry with its first meeting in Washington on Monday December 4. Boland is the lone Wisconsin member.
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Washington, D.C
Robert Boland
Arcadia
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lester Johnson
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Boland
Cong. Johnson
Wisconsin
Waukon Christmas Store Hours Set
Waukon stores will be open for Christmas shoppers from 7 to 9 p.m. each evening except Sundays from Dec. 9 until Dec. 23. Santa Claus will be at the Zam zow building each evening and Dec. 9 through the 16th. He will offer treats for the children. Mail boxes for letters to Santa will be provided.
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Waukon
Iowa
Santa Claus
Zamzow
Santa
Civil Defense Meeting Slated at Blair High School
Blair Wis a Civil Defense meeting will be held at Blair High School Monday Dec 11.
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Blair
Wis
Blair High School
Polio Chapter Sparta Council Holds Annual Get Bank Loan Meet
Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin Crawford County Chapter of the National Foundation New March of Dimes holds its annual meeting at Pladium Bowl. Manfred O Aws state representative will discuss birth defects arthritis and polio. Harold Rasmussen reports on last year and 1962 campaign. The chapter has spent over 46000 on patient aid since founding. The 1962 campaign will run in January throughout the county.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Crawford County
National Foundation
New March of Dimes
B. A. Kennedy
Manfred O. Aws
Harold Rasmussen
March of Dimes
Joseph Rod Jr
Society To Sew Dakota Missionary Block Meeting
Lucinda Missionary Society will meet Thursday December 7 at the home of Mrs Wesley Grant to sew quilt blocks. The group plans to send funds to places in need as part of its year end custom.
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Dakota, Minn
Lucinda Missionary Society
Wesley Grant
Harold Winkler Changes Banking Posts in Wisconsin Move
Harold Winkler of Union Bank will relocate from Blair to Kaukauna for a new banking position. He arrived in Blair from Milwaukee in 1959 and is a former resident of Waupaca. He is married with one child.
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Blair
Wis
Harold Winkler
Union Bank
Kaukauna
Winkler
Milwaukee
Waupaca
Blair Decorates Streets With Colored Light Displays
Blair, Wisconsin, wires up light standards in Blair with colored lights entwined in fir garlands. Large plastic containers hold a light bulb and extend from light pole brackets.
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Blair
Wis
Sparta Council borrows 65000 for sewer and street project
Sparta Wisconsin in a special session borrowed 65000 from the Bank of Sparta at 3.5 percent. Of the loan 17000 funds sewer extension to the Northern States Power Co. building from the sewage disposal plant and 48000 covers the city share for E Montgomery Street improvement a 1962 project with state and federal aid.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Common Council
Bank of Sparta
Northern States Power Co
E. Montgomery Street
Scout Leader Doug Salisbury Tribute in Wilton Meeting
Wilton Wisconsin scoutmaster Doug Salisbury was honored at a high school gym meeting as Pat Ingli praised his leadership of the Wilton Boy Scout Troop. Bud Tillman presented a gift, and Gordon Smith will assist next year. the troop has a 92 percent Camp Decorah attendance and appeared on WKBT TV. In Sparta, Wisconsin Jaycees won the Man-Mile trophy at the mid year convention in Waukesha and Richard D Johnson was named one of five outstanding Wisconsin men for community service.
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Wilton
Wis
Doug Salisbury
Salisbury
Pat Ingli
la Crosse
Gateway Area Council
Bud Tillman
Wilton Businessmen’s Association
Gordon Smith
Barton Hall
Vernal Dunnum
Jerry Neuman
Linus Heintz
Camp Decorah
WKBT
Cou- Sparta
Sparta
Jaycees
Wisconsin Jaycees
Waukesha
Richard D. Johnson
Sparta Chapter
Wisconsin
Tomahawk
Milwaukee
Robert Dengel
Donald Lichtenberg
David Hering
John Lund
Richard Johnson
Warren Isbell
Dwain Jones
Evan Wahl
The
Jaycettes
Scout troop earns Wilton award and 1961 prizes
The troop received an award for the largest membership relative to Wilton’s population. It won first prize with its booth at the 1961 Scoutarama held at Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium and earned a camp award at the Gateway Area Council Camporee last May. Patrols performed skits as entertainment.
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Wilton
Mary E. Sawyer
Gateway Area Council
Girl Scout Adult Session Held in Ettrick Wisconsin
Ettrick Wisconsin hosted an adult training session led by Riverland Girl Scout Council officials Mrs C B Wethe and Mrs Mil an Skundberg both of La Crosse. A Jan 19 training at Blair First Lutheran Church runs 9 am to 3 pm and a Jan 9 7 30 pm meeting for a Whitehall Blair Ettrick neighborhood Scouters group is set at the Lutheran parish house in Whitehall.
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Whitehall
Blair and Ettrick
Whitehall Chamber to Hold Evening Meeting at City Cafe
The Whitehall Chamber of Commerce will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the City Cafe. The nominating committee will present a slate of officers for the coming year.
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Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall Chamber of Commerce
City Cafe
Rev Harv Sherwood Honored by Two Churches
Rev Harvey Sherwood pastor of the First Congregational Church at Gays Mills and the Lynxville Congregational Church was honored Sunday by the La Crosse Association of Congregational Churches and the Wisconsin Conference. He was ordained in 1949 and received full ministerial standing in September. He served as conference moderator for one year and twelve years on the conference board of directors. Attendants included Dr Jesse H Norenberg Rev Russell Baldwin Roy Dale and Mrs Amel Oppriecht Mrs Earl Benedict and Mrs Antwine Caya.
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Gays Mills
Wis
Harvey Sherwood
First Congregational Church
Lynxville
la Crosse Association of Congregational Churches
Wisconsin Conference
Sherwood
Jesse H. Norenberg
Madison
Russell Baldwin
Tomah
Roy Dale
Amel Oppriecht
Earl Benedict
la Crosse
Antwine Caya
Lynsville
Liquor Sales Jump in Iowa Towns Reported
Vernon L. Willey, liquor commissioner, notes higher Iowa liquor sales. Waukon yearly total reached $140,941.81, Postville $53,344.14, and Lansing $44,491.95 in sales.
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Waukon
Iowa
Vernon L. Willey
Liquor Commission Comptroller
Postville
Lansing
Co-Op Meet Draws Record Crowd at Local Event
A record crowd attended the Federation Cooperative annual meeting held Saturday in the high school auditorium. About 840 people were served lunch, with Squaw Creek Ladies Aid and the Altar Society handling meals at locations. Three directors were re-elected for three-year terms: Victor Eggen, Raymond Peterson, and Lloyd Bekkeland. Norman Swanson reported financials, surpassing prior highs, as William Wilcox delivered the welcome. Speakers included John Swanson of Midland Co-Op, County Agent Eugene Savage, Robert Hanson of the FFA, and Lenard Berg of Midland Co-Op. awards were given for expense-paid trips to Minneapolis to four members.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Federation Cooperative
Squaw Creek
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S. A. Holden
Farmers Union Central Exchange
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Ivan and
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Arthur S. Trace
Trace
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Jack
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Tolstoy
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