Cashton Youth Wins State Corn Contest
Cashton junior Danny Clark of Westby High School produced a state leading 269 bushels per acre on Pioneer Variety 371 in the 1963 Pioneer Hi-Bred corn contest among 2 925 vocational agricultural students from 162 high schools. He also yielded 202 bushels on Pioneer 376 and will receive a 100 dollar wrist watch plus 25 dollars in cash.
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Danny Clark
Dale Nestingen
Westby
Alan Hesselberg
Gary Hesselberg
Bangor
Dennis van Ruden
Cashton
la Verne Stucky
Princeton
Ill
Westby High School
Wisconsin
Clark
Vernon 4-H Leaders To Be Honored
Vernon County holds an annual recognition banquet at 7 30 p m Friday Dec 13 in the Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church Westby. About 250 leaders wives and husbands and extension personnel are expected. Achievement pins will be given. Mrs Leonard Klahn and Mrs Guy Primmer receive special 20 year service honors as leaders of Belgium Builders and Route 56 clubs. Robert Fredrick is in charge of the program.
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Vnroqua
Wis
Vernon
Westby-Coon Prairie Lutheran Church
Westby
Vernon County Cooperatives
Leonard Klahn
Guy Primmer
Belgium
Route 56
Robert Fredrick
Vernon County
Monroe Holstein Breeders Meet in Tomah
Monroe County Holstein Breeders announce their annual meeting on Monday evening December 9 at 7 30 p m. The Carlton in Tomah hosts the event with featured speaker George Werner Extension Dairyman at the College of Agriculture who will speak on marketing of milk.
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Tomah
Wis
Monroe County
Carlton
George Werner
The
College of Agriculture
First US Woman Ambassador Abroad Ruth Bryan Owen to Denmark
Ruth Bryan Owen served as minister to Denmark, becoming the first American woman to hold a diplomatic post abroad under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, marking a milestone in U.S. foreign service.
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Ruth Bryan Owen
Denmark
Franklin Roosevelt
Adult Leader Yule Party Set Monday in La Crosse County
The Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce rural affairs committee plans a county adult 4-H leaders Christmas party for Tuesday at 7 45 p m in the Northern States Power Co building La Crosse. The group discusses a possible materials handling equipment show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater la Crosse Chamber of Commerce
Northern States Power Co
Eau Claire
Lee Schwebs
la Crosse Pig Club
Pig Club
Thomas O'Connell
Minnesota Wisconsin Fruit Growers To Meet In La Crosse
Commercial fruit growers from Minnesota and western Wisconsin will hold their 17th annual meeting at the Holiday Inn Motel in La Crosse December 9 and 10. Speakers include H B Tukey Dwight Powell and university staffers.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Holiday Inn
la Crosse
Wis
J. D. Winter
Minnesota Fruit Growers’ Association
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society
University of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota
H. B. Tukey
Michigan State University
Dwight Powell
University of Illinois
O. B. Combs
D. H. Williams
Agricultural Extension Service
South America
Beil
J. L. Libby
E. K. Wade
A. C. Hodson
Department of Entomology, Fisheries and Wildlife
D. W. Wilkinson
Don Konsoer
Marlon Schwier
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Theodore Thomson
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Junior 4 H Leaders To Meet In Tomah
NORWALK Wis The Monroe County Dairy Herd Improvement Association will hold its annual meeting Wednesday Dec 11 at the Norwalk School at 1 15 p m Clarence Olson extension dairyman will discuss methods of using records In addition to this there will be a financial report fieldmans report and election of directors The meeting is open to DHIA members and interested dairy men.
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Norwalk
Wis
Monroe County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Clarence Olson
Extension Dairyman
Fieldman
DHIA
Anderson
Monroe County Holstein Breeders
Carlton
Tomah
Guernsey Breeders Cooperative
Guernsey
Robert Menn
Jersey
Calvin Morgan
Sparta
Brown
Kenneth Carlisle
Holstein Breeders Plan Annual County Meet Banquet
The La Crosse County Holstein Breeders Association will hold its annual banquet and meeting on Thursday December 12 at 7 30 p m at the Fireside on Highway 16 east of La Crosse. Harold Huth coordinates with directors. James Martin state president will speak. youth awards and committee reports planned. reservations due by December 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Huth
Hokah Girl Wins National 4-H College Scholarship
Barbara Holihan, 18, Hokah, Minnesota, a Winona State College freshman, wins a Successful Farming Magazine national 4-H scholarship of 800 dollars. It’s one of two Edwin T. Meredith Foundation awards tied to the National Merit program, part of Minnesota 4-H’s 1963 total of 3,000 in scholarships.
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Chicago
Winona State College
Barbara Horihan
Hokah
Successful Farming
Minnesota
Houston County
Wisconsin Premium Cheese gifts from Solie firm in La Crosse
Wisconsin dairy industry praised as the cheese capital with Wisconsin Premium Cheese Inc led by T. D. Solie of La Crosse. The gift cheese program offers twelve assortments including Swiss cheddar gouda and edam from a cured aging operation at 3rd and Division Streets with nationwide shipping and parcel post prices from 2.85 to 6.95. Descriptive literature available by dialing 47148.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Premium Cheese, Inc
T. D. Solie
la Crosse
Peerless Brewing Co
3Rd
Division Streets
Tri-State Breeders Annual Meeting Highlights Monroe County
Monroe County dairy leaders gathered at Holiday Lodge as Tri-State Breeders reported 1963 cows bred rising to 42 000 in county totals while member count dipped from 1395 to 1297. Nelson Larson noted 1963 profits and a new artificial insemination plan for swine.
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Tri-State
Armin Fruechte
Vernon County Farmers Union Plans Parley
The Vernon County Farmers Union will hold its annual convention Thursday Dec 12 at 7 45 p m in the REA building Westby Wis with Julian Helen president as host. Gilbert Rhode will speak. Election of three board members and various reports are on the agenda. The Monroe County Tri State delegates and alternates were announced for the meeting at Westby High School Jan 11 with tours and lunch.
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Westby
Wis
Vernon County Farmers Union
REA
Julian Helen
Gilbert Rhode
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Clinton
Union
Howard Haldeman
Norwalk
Monroe County
Westby High School
Tri-State
William Rasmussen
Adrian
Ken Carlisle
Angelo
Alvin Skogen
Byron
Alvin Cook
Clifton
Harvey Wieland
Glendale
Russell Griffin
Grant
Gaye Hall
Greenfield
Milton Degenhardt
Clarence Leis
Jefferson
Kenneth Vieth
la Fayette
Howard Falkner
la Grange
Howard Slayton
Leon
Robert Pearson
Lincoln
Warren Johnson
Little Falls
Louis Anderson
New Lyme
Joe Blaskey
Oakdale
Stanley Calhoun
Don Peterson
Portland
Pershing Young
Ridgeville
Raymond Vieth
Sheldon
Louis Schl
Four Hundred Attend Houston County 4 H Achievement Night
Four hundred Houston County 4 H members parents leaders and others attended the annual achievement night where 125 awards were handed to individuals and clubs. Key Award recipients included Gary Buxengard and a large list of 4 H members. Caledonia Rockets 4 H won the outstanding club trophy for the third year in a row.
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Houston County
Naomi Radman
Caledonia Rockets
John Beneke
Leonard Wiegrefe
Keith Beneke
Caledonia
Minn
Kay Forschler
Brownsville
Busy Bees
Gary Buxengard
Richard Storlie
Carol Halverson
Larry Ernst
Thomas Jaeb
Caledonia State Bank
Harold Meyer
Houston County Farm Bureau
Wheatland State Liners
Houston County 4-H
Ers
Carol Thillen
Larry Ernster
Darlene Newgaard
Shirley Bratland
Bonnie Anderson
Glen Bakken
Dolyn Haugstad
Houston County Farmers Union
Sig Bergrud
William L. Murphy
Warren Sylling
Warren
Minnesota
Chicago
Shelby
Mich
Land O'Lakes
Dennis Paulson
Cushion Peak Echoes
Caledonia Champion
Racers
Archer-Daniels Midland Co
Production Credit Association
Caledonia Branch
Houston County Farm Bureau Women’s Group
Jane Beneke
Mound Prairie
Wilmington Mutual Insurance Companies
Jacquelyn Stemper
Chicago Trip
Mary Ellen Klug
Burl Haar
Kathleen Welscher
Richard Forschler
Bradley Beneke
David Ernster
Geraldine Welscher
Violet Gordon
Thomas Tollefsrud
Cassandra Schleich
Wilmington and
Mound Prairie Insurance Companies
Eitzen-Be-Square
Walter Haar
Newhouse Norsemen
Ferndale Ramblers
Wilmington Gophers
VFW
Neil Feuerhelm
Portland Prairie
Neil Diersen
Crooked Creek HiFliers
Harold Leary
N. E. Iowa Angus Association
Dean Myhre
Linda Leary
Mayville
Dayton’s
Barbara Burmester
Market Cards For Tobacco Mailed Out
VIROQUA Wisconsin tobacco marketing cards for the 1963 crop were mailed to Vernon County farms by the ASCS office. One card per farm must be shown to buyers at delivery. failure to return after marketing may cut the farm’s allotment. Cards may be returned if the crop is destroyed or for pool members.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
ASCS
Monroe County DHIA Plans Annual Meeting
Monroe County DHIA will hold its annual meeting at the Town Hall room Bank of To mah Tuesday December 10 at 8 p m The event includes a panel discussion on financial planning for teenagers led by County Junior 4-H Club Leaders Association The Kirby Husky Helpers and Shennington Beaver Creek Club provide recreation and refreshments
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Alan
Bangor High School
Marathon
Jackson
Trempealeau
Buffalo
Monroe
Monroe Holstein Breeders
Lergest
Yule Party
F. A. Gilbert
G. C. King
Holstein
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Orald Hall
Neilus Larson
Loc: So
Solie
United States
Leonard Anderson
4-H
Delmer Ideker
Kathleen Albee
Ivan Diersen
Richard Leary
Donald Sylling
Roy Loken
Paul Ask
Sandra Corey
Thomas Johnson
Gwen
Steam Irons
Tri-County Rea
Suzanne Frank
Karen Sather
O'Flaherty Hardware
Thomas Tweeten
Daniel Griffin
James Lehman
Sprague State Bank
Caledonia Implement, Caledonia
Houston
Gerald Myhre
Gail Albee
Dennis Holty
Hans
Buddy
Tweeten
Elmer Kohnen
Larry Wagner
Karen Morey
Jeffrey Olson
Janette Wilhelm
Houston County Safety Council
Arlyn Pohlman
Jan Lee Pohlman
John Ernster
Rita Ernster
Diane Sherry
Georgina Welscher
James Welscher
Caledonia Commercial Club
LA Crosse Tribune
Stanley W. Peterson Business Men’s Assurance
Linker
Dial
Lynne
Roger Role
Roger
Coulee
Harum
RIP. Bros
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