Woman Buys Waukon Hotel Built In 1890
WAUKON Iowa The Alla makee Hotel on Allamakee Street and First Avenue has been sold to Teresa Rooney who runs a nearby coffee shop. She bought from the daughters of the late Mr and Mrs Frank Garrow who owned the property since 1921. The site has housed a hotel since 1859 with a three story brick building erected in 1890 by Richard Slitor. The Garrow family expanded the hotel and ran it until ill health led to sale in 1948.
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Waukon
Iowa
Teresa Rooney
Allamakee
Allamakee Street
First Avenue
Frank Garrow
Richard Slitor
Truman Slitor
Mason
Sliter
Garrows
Prairie du Chien
W. Main Street
Garrow
Friendship Drive at Blair nets $214 50
Blair Wisconsin volunteers raised two hundred fourteen dollars and fifty cents for the Retarded Children's Friendship campaign with funds collected by co chairmen Mrs Lawrence Clipper and Mrs Carl Lokker and their committees.
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Blair
Wis
Lawrence Clipper
Carl L. Lokker
Uncles Serve in Army and Navy Men from Wisconsin in Training and Abroad
Three Ho kah youths Roger Bernsdorf Robert Tschumper and Stanley McCaulson are in basic training at Camp Polk Louisiana. W O L C David Zeman left Newport Rhode Island for a Mediterranean cruise aboard the USS Cascade and plans to return to Portsmouth in April. Other locals include Chief M Sgt Milton Franck T Sgt Wesley Waller A JC Robert Foss and 1st Lt Dennis Moe as members of the Air Defense Command's 30th Air Division which earned the Smith trophy as top air defense ground unit.
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Hokah, Minn
Camp Polk, la
Roger Bernsdorf
Wilbur Bernsdorf
Robert Tschumper
Fred Tschumper
Stanley McCaulson
Leonard McCaulson
David Zeman
Thomas Zeman
Black River Falls
Newport
R.I
Mediterranean
Cascade
Portsmouth
Milton Franck
Alice Holly
Postville
Iowa
Wesley Waller
Carmen Elliot
Gays Mills
Jackson County 4-H Leaders Plan Meeting
Jackson County 4-H Leaders Association sets its December meeting for 8 p.m. Monday at the Jackson County Bank community room in Black River Falls. Agenda includes selecting a third area for 1967 club work emphasis, music and demonstrations, plan to attend the citizenship short course in Washington DC, junior leaders trip, and reports on the 1966 trips by attending junior leaders.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
4-H Leaders Association
Jackson County Bank
Washington
D.C
Farm Labor Clinic to Explore Hired Dairy Labor
In Whitehall Wisconsin a pilot clinic on hired labor on dairy farms will be held at the Trempealeau Electric Cooperative in Arcadia at 1 30 p m Tuesday County Agent Peter Bieri will lead and report on his thesis A Study of Hired Labor on Trempealeau County Dairy Farms Ex tension economist Bill Laupe UW College of Agriculture will share statewide information The session aims to gauge current hired labor conditions and influence future program direction with attendee input valued.
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Whitehall
Wis
Wisconsin
Trempealeau Electric Cooperative
Arcadia
Peter Bieri
Bieri
Trempealeau County
Bill Laupe
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Shopping Hours Set In Whitehall
Whitehall Wisconsin stores will stay open the evenings of December 16 17 and every evening December 19 23 to suit Christmas shoppers. Chamber of Commerce members help Santa on December 16 and 23 while he greets children and distributes treats at a free movie on December 17. A Beef and Dairy Day plan is discussed for January 3 with the secretary authorized to contact the Highway Commission about hazards on Highway 53 at the north entrance. The city’s curve on approach has seen many accidents.
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Whitehall
Wis
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Highway Commission
la Crosse
Black River Falls Hospital adopts new admissions policy
Black River Memorial Hospital in Black River Falls Wisconsin announces a new admissions and discharge policy to improve bill clarity and cash flow. An admissions office on the second floor of the Old Gebhardt Building will handle all patients, with itemized bills at discharge and payment arrangements including installments and wage or milk check assignments.
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River Falls
Wis
Black River Memorial Hospital
Richards M. Manuel
Gebhardt
Hardies Creek Church Holds Annual Meet
Ettrick Wisconsin details the Hardies Creek Lutheran Congregation annual meeting. Richard S. Bibby re-elected secretary with William Suttie as vice president, Merlin Westlie treasurer and Hollis Bibby financial secretary. New trustees named, officers listed, and a two unit oil furnace installed.
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Hardies Creek
Ettrick
Wis
Richard S. Bibby
William Suttie
Arnold Smikrud
Lloyd Ekern
Stanley Holter
Merlin Westlie
Hollis Bibby
Gerald Byom
Stewardship
Lutheran Welfare
H. P. Walker
Walker
Wanda Byom
Alfred Byom
Donald Sacia
Cemetery Association
Goodwin Waller
Lloyd Scarseth
Gust Byom
Blair Firemen Report 21 Alarms in 1966
Blair Volunteer Fire Department logs 21 runs through the year including seven chimney fires and two building fires. The Hensel Johnson farm garage fire on January 27 caused 6 000 to 7 000 in losses. Officers were reelected and members approved donations and equipment purchases. Sixteen firefighters earned diplomas from the state vocational fire training school.
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Blair
Wis
Owners Urged to Contact La Crosse Police Department
Property owners are instructed to reach the La Crosse Police Department and provide identification of the monetary amount involved and the container. The notice emphasizes verification and proper reporting procedures.
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LA Crosse
Heffling Elected President of Sparta Area Chamber
Fred P. Heffling editor and publisher of Monroe County Democrat and manager of Monroe County Publishers has been elected president of the Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce in Sparta Wisconsin. He succeeds Wayne Cable. New officers include John Krembs vice president Warren Isbell recording secretary John Hutson treasurer and Thomas O Hearn executive secretary. New members seated are Heffling Isbell Robert Miller and Ray Winscher. A 1967 budget of 10 490 was approved with 8 350 from fair share memberships and the rest from other sources. The annual meeting is set for Saturday night January 21.
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Sparta
Wis
Fred P. Heffling
Monroe County Democrat
Monroe County Publishers
Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce
Heffling
Wayne Cable
John Krembs
Warren Isbell
John Hutson
Thomas O’hearn
Isbell
Robert Miller
Ray Winscher
Hutson
Cable
Krembs
Ulysses Savor
Roger Strom
Jerry Laxton
William Koehler
Curtis Starkey
Don Alexander
Arthur
Jason Jones
Bangor Auto Agency Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Bangor
About 100 people attended Wegner Sales and Service open house marking 50 years in autos in Bangor Wisconsin. Paul L Wegner and sons Henry and Paul W received a Ford 50-year plaque from Milwaukee representatives Richard Unger and James Moe. The firm started in 1916, expanded in 1951, and shifted from farm implements to auto sales and service in 1959.
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Bangor
Wis
Wegner Sales and Service
Paul
Francis Wegner
Ford Motor Co
Richard Unger
James Moe
Milwaukee
Wegner
Henry Wehrenkamp
Burns
Paul W. Wegner
Wegners
Sparta Chamber Receives Revised Interstate Interchange Plans
The Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce receives updated plans for interchanges east of Sparta. A full diamond interchange replaces a proposed access to US 1671 east of the city near the drive-in theater, while studies on the southern interchange at STH 27 remain incomplete. The chamber seeks four lanes to Sparta and better traffic flow toward the city from the south. The planned interchange sits near the turkey farm south of the railroad overpass about 1½ miles south of Sparta.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Area
Turkey Farm
Hearing Planned On Sausage Ruling
A public hearing in Madison will weigh amending Wisconsin meat product rules to permit soy protein in sausage. The session, held by the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday at 1 30 p m in Hill Farms offices, seeks testimony from consumers soy industry and meat processors. The advisory committee backed the change and federal rules allow up to 3 5 percent soy protein in interstate sausage sales.
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Madison
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Hill Farms
Department
WSDA
Food Standards Advisory Committee
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Meat Inspection Division
Fruit Growers Of 2 States Plan Parley
A joint meeting of the Minnesota Fruit Growers Association and the Wisconsin Apple and Horticultural Council will be held December 12 and 13 at the Kahler Hotel in Rochester Minnesota. Dr L P Batter and Curt Eckert are among speakers along with University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin representatives. An apple variety exhibit will be arranged.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Minnesota Fruit Growers Association
Wisconsin Apple and Horticultural Council
Wisconsin Fruit Growers Association
Kahler Hotel
Rochester
L. P
Jack) Batter
Wenatchee
Wash
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Curt Eckert
Belleville
Ill
National Apple Institute
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Departments of Agriculture
Royal Coach Room
Batter
W. H. Alderman
University of Minnesota
Gift Problems Check Miscellaneous in Classified Ads
A brief classified note directs readers to the Miscellaneous section of today’s ads for gift problem solutions. The item highlights a shopping hint and points to a general topic rather than a specific product or event. It reflects routine newspaper classification language.
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Gamble Store
Northwestern Mutual
Ronald Ping
James R. Burns
L. Peter Groves
Leslie Erickson
Dale Harkness
Richard Erickson
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
211 Exchange
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Sacramento
Calif
Moses
Basset
Uncle Sam
Santa
Douglas Waller
Russell Toppen
Merlin Rindahl
Bethany Home For
Edwin Engen
Albert Engen
Hensel Johnson
Agnus Olson
James Pederson
James Frederixon
Stanley Marthaler
Otis Berg
Duane Johnson
Jerome Mattison
Black Pearl Street
Memorial Field
Fred Heffling
Gaveleer
James Heinlen
Winona
State Capitol
St. Paul
Bangor Auto Agency
the Wegners
Paul L
Henry and
Paul W
Commercial Street
L. J. Roberts
Fossum Funeral Home
Henry Wegner
P. L. Wegner
Commercial
Sparta Chamber
By Richard Nelson
Babe of Bethlehem
Nelson Funeral Home
Caledonia St
Metropolitan
Paul Richling
Robert Anderson
William Baum Lloyd Caspersen
Merlin Eggen
Ara Fish
Anthony Gartner
William Clark
James Sokolik
SE Metropolitan
Jack Ray
Stuart Sletten
Lloyd Tryggestad
Virgil Wohlwend
Ralph Zielke
William Hilbert
Morris Lattimore
Robert Sieber
Goodwin Wells
M.I.C
John Perlich
SO. 7Th ST
LA Crosse, Wis
DIAL
Metropolitan Life Urance
New York
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