Local Servicemen and Families Noted in Vietnam Era Roles
A roundup of service members and relatives from Cashton, Sparta, Ontario, Bangor, Westby, Wonewoc, and surrounding areas. Includes Rump ee family at Cash ton, Denter in California, Gilbertson promoted in Thailand, Degner at Nellis, Schmitz in Vietnam, Rundhagen and Buege basic training, Budde discharged, Rawson home after Korea, Mauss on 14 day furlough, Smikrud meritorious citation aboard USS Ponchatoula, Miene earns Combat Infantryman Badge, and Kellar Bronze Star recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Schmitz
Raymond Schmitz
Cashton
Vietnam
Viki Rundhagen
Julian Rundhagen
Westby
Daniel Buege
Wilford Buege
Waukon
Iowa
Lackland Afb
Tex
Miss Rundhagen
Keesler Afb
Miss
Buege
Chanute Afb
Douglas Budde
Mack Budde
Ontario
David Rawson
Harry Rawson
Blair
Korea
Donald Mauss
Connie Mauss
New Albia
David Miene
Paul Miene
Postville
4Th
Pleiku
Terry Kellar
Lloyd Kellar
la Farge
Sth
Quang Tri
Friendship Drive Nets $46 In Ontario
Ontario Wis. teen volunteers Debbi Downing Jean Cox Joette Palen and Cheryl Hutchison helped raise funds for the Friendship Campaign for the Mentally Retarded chaired by Vickie Sheldon who announced a total of 46.50 dollars collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Wis
Vickie Sheldon
Friendship Campaign For
Debbie Downing
Jean Cox
Joette Palen
Cheryl Hutchison
Stephen Sheldon
Bomb scare recalls 1943 bridge blast in Wisconsin
In Black River Falls residents mistook a Camp McCoy engineers drill for a bombing when Allen Creek Bridge exploded on June 11 1943. The force shook the area, with red and gold flashes, debris left as a blemish on the river country. A 1944 incident injured Margarette Powell in a chemistry lab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Camp McCoy
Allen Creek Bridge
Black River
Merrillan
Margarette Powell
Miss Powell
Tremplo Deputy Named Secretary of Advisory Unit
Trempealeau County Deputy Sheriff Steven G. Hanson was elected secretary of the new law enforcement advisory committee for Vocational Technical and Adult Education District 2 based in La Crosse. The districtwide panel replaces older local groups and will provide advisory services to Western Wisconsin Technical Institute under a collective network of law enforcement officials. Others at the meeting included Joseph Roskos of Independence, Trempealeau County committee chairman, and Gary Redsten of Galesville, police chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Steven G. Hanson
la Crosse
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Joseph Roskos
Independence
Gary Redsten
Galesville
Whitehall Falls Short In Chest Drive 1969
Whitehall Wisconsin failed to meet its 1969 Community Chest goal by 256.94 dollars. The target was 3300 dollars and 3043.36 dollars were raised under drive chairman Mrs. Clarence Kulig. Funds will be distributed among 13 participating agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Clarence Kulig
Tomah High Honor Roll Reported
Tomah Wis. honor roll lists include seniors Barbara Becker Rhonda Behrens Janet Geier Tom Gilbert Gary Herd rich Kristine Senteney Claire Sweet Ann White with four As and no grade below B. Juniors and sophomores also named. Scholastic roll includes 30 seniors 29 juniors and 27 sophomores with students earning two As two Bs and no grade lower than C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Tomah High School
William Graham
Barbara Becker
Rhonda Behrens
Janet Geier
Tom Gilbert
Gary Herdrich
Kristine Senteney
Claire Sweet
Ann White
Whitehall Girl Nominated for Federal Employee Honor
Arlene Geneva Finstad of Whitehall has been named a nominee for outstanding handicapped federal employee of the year. A procurement clerk at Navy Electronics Supply Office Great Lakes she expedites electronic material production contracts and has helped reduce delinquent contracts. Finstad, a poliomyelitis survivor, recovered to study office skills and rise from cler k-typist to procurement clerk while active in handicapped advocacy groups and community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Arlene
Geneva Finstad
Carl Finstad
Miss Finstad
Navy Electronics Supply Office
Great Lakes
Ill
John H. Garrett Jr
Supply Corps
USN
Electronics Supply Office
ESO
Lincoln Hill High School
Osseo
Eau Claire
Sister Kenny Institute
Swedish Hospital
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Crusade, Inc
Christian League For the Handicapped
Kenosha
Perry
Roger
Capt
Garrett
Arlene Finstad
Great Lakes, Ill
Naval Base
Walgreen Store in Tomah Near Readiness
In Tomah Wisconsin a rebuilt Walgreen shop is nearly finished after a January fire. A larger site combines two buildings now modernized with heating, lighting, air conditioning and new displays. The pharmacy operated within 24 hours and the two units are now connected. An official opening will follow early next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Walgreen
Blair Remodels Boost East Blair Offers New Shops
Blair Wis business activity in the east end includes remodeling of the former State Theater into Donald Johnson cocktail lounge with new front, rest rooms, and a 50 by 25 foot bar. The Elbow Room Tavern site becomes Stanley Lee Jewelry and Gift Store with Gamble Store expansion. East Side Cafe receives interior remodel and rest room addition while Larson Plumbing and Stone Dairy Supply gain a new front. Johnson expects to open in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
State Theater
Donald Johnson
Johnson
Elbow Room
LeRoy Dahlby
Elbow Room Tavern
Stanley Lee Jewelry and Gift Store
Gamble
Lee
William Kindsley
East Side Cafe
Clifford Ames
Matt
Stanley Le@Jewelry and Gift Shop
Larson Plumbing
Stone Dairy Supply
Death Of Indian, 78, To Be Investigated In Wisconsin Rapids
Wood County Sheriff Thomas Forsyth is investigating the death of 78 year old William Wilson whose body with a chest stab wound was found in his cabin west of Wisconsin Rapids. The doors were locked from the inside and relatives say Wilson had been despondent recently. Police are exploring suicide as a possibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Rapids
Wood County
Thomas Forsyth
William Wilson
Forsyth
Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tomah Development Corp
Public Service Commission
Milwaukee Road
Jerry Aulwes
St. Joseph Construction Co
Grant Osenbach
Sparta
Knights of Pythias
Wisconsin
John Nicol
Sparta Knights of Pythias
Nicol
Hal J. Davis
Robert McCoy
Ray Graves
John Winters
Billy Baldwin
Uncle Sam
Allan Rumpee
Alfred Rumpee
Hawaii
Linda Arnold
Rumpee
Dennis Denter
Corwin Denter
Travis Afb
Calif
Tuy Hoa AB
Richard Gilbertson
Obert Gilbertson
Bangor
Takhli Royal Thai Afb
Thailand
la Crosse State University
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright- Patterson Afb
Ohio
Eugene Degner
Ernest Degner
Wonewoc
Sheppard Afb, Tex
Nellis Afb
Nev
Redstone Arsenal
Ala
Wisconsin National Guard
Onalaska
Laverne Smikrud
Ponchatoula
Stanley W
Peterson Business Men’s Assurance
Life Health Hospitalization Annuities Group
Friendship Drive
Tremplo
T. C. Esser CO
Causeway Blvd
Bell Discount
Tomah High
William Ahlstrom
Lynn Barry
Byron Bednar
Barbara Gasper
Susan Harding
Susan Hillert
Christine Honish
Bruce Ladron
Claire McCoy
Peggy Potter
Kathleen Schober
Janet Taylor
Janelle Vandervort
Linda Woodliff
Pamela Anderson
Michelle Byrde
Mary Gasper
John La‘Fond
James Michela
Sharon Schendel
Michael White
Navy
Finstad
Marine Corps
Readiness
Ns Ansrud
Radioear
James R. Johnsrud
The
National Hearing Aid Society
P.O
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