New $176,200 School Opens In Arkansaw
In Pepin County the consolidated Joint District No. 1 opens a new Arkansaw elementary building costing $176,200. The project consolidates six areas, offers kindergarten to 12, features eight classrooms a gym and modern kitchens, and small-class reorganization aims for efficient transportation and lower costs.
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Arkansaw
Wis
Waterville
Frankfort
Waubeek
Pepin County
Fred Caturia
Melvin Donner
Paul Barber
Arthur Drier
Warren Patnode
LeRoy Kralewski
Ernest Ericson
Department of Public Instruction
Kramschuster
Mondovi
Sievwright
Larson, Playter and Smith
Eau Claire
State Department of Public Instruction
Holmen High Teacher Joins Wisconsin Education Association Panel
H Dean Uhls of Holmen High School was named to the WEA retirement committee. At a Milwaukee meeting of over 100 WEA standing committees, officials outlined salary talks, state and federal funding, and professional standards. The retirement panel will study tax deferred annuities, retirement legislation, and a potential home for retired teachers.
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Holmen
Wis
H. Dean Uhls
Holmen High School
Wisconsin Education Association
WEA
Milwaukee
Council On Education
Commission On Teacher Education and Professional Standards
Uhls
H. C. Weinlick
Weinlick
Enlisted Soldiers From Area Enter Army Training
Local youths and relatives enlist in the Army under buddy and regular programs. La Verne Howe and James Guertler begin basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Pvt David Schmidt completes artillery survey training at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Other area servicemen include William Ingles at Fort Leonard Wood and Pvt Byron Wood who finished an automotive repair course at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland.
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la Verne Howe
Wallace Howe
Ettrick
James Guertler
Leonard Guertler
Galesville
Ft. Leonard Wood
Howe
Guertler
Pvt
David Schmidt
Leo Schmidt
West Salem
Ft. Sill
Okla
Schmidt
Ft. Wood
West Salem High School
Kenneth Christianson
William Ingles
Verda Kronk
New Albia
Iowa
Byron Wood
L. P. Wood
Trempealeau
Army Ordnance Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army
Trempealeau High School
Gene Degenhardt
Leonard Degenhardt
Norwalk
New York
Marine Pfe
Norman Oldenburg
Clarence Oldenburg
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Farnhamville
1St Armored
Ft. Hood
Tex
Ruth Halverson
Black River Falls High School
Adrian Anderson
Beatrice Anderson
Melrose
Germany
Anderson
Ft. Wood, Mo
Melrose High School
Highway Plans Outlined for Allamakee County
The Iowa Highway Commission released a five year program totaling over 380 million dollars. Projects in Allamakee for 1964 include road work on Highways 13 373 and 9 plus relocations of 52 and 9 with associated right of way and paving costs. Also noted are the discharge of William Hancock from the Army at Camp Carson and remarks about M Sergeant Leroy Shogren, son of ...
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Waukon
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Allamakee County
Waterville
Lansing
Wauken
Postville
Calmar
Winneshiek County
William Hancock
Camp Carson
Colo. M
Leroy Shogren
Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern
Blair meeting eyed to air public housing plans
Blair Wisconsin January 7 meeting to discuss possible public housing projects sponsored by Grand View church group. Local citizens outline two housing options nursery care and retirement units plus public housing for low and middle income. planners seek community opinions and a chamber questionnaire.
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Blair
Wis
Grand View Apartments, Inc
la Crosse
Blair Woman Observes 89th Birthday in Blair Wisconsin
Blair Wisconsin Emma Dahl observed her 89th birthday on December 18. Born Emma Hanson on December 18, 1874 in Town of Preston she lived her life in the area. She married Torval Dahl and the couple farmed until retiring about twenty years ago and moving to Blair. Her husband died fifteen years ago. She has four children Clarence Tacoma Washington Edwin La Crosse Palmer Taylor and Mrs Byron Ovstatt Dallas Texas.
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Blair
Wis
Emma Dahl
Emma Hanson
Preston
Torval Dahl
Clarence
Tacoma
Wash
Edwin
la Crosse
Palmer
Taylor
Byron Ovstatt
Dallas Tex
Scholarship Founded For Area Schools
John W. Kress and wife Laura announce a yearly 500 dollar memorial scholarship for Sparta and Tomah high school students in memory of their parents and local residents. A 2500 dollar fund starts the program, administered by Farmers and Merchants Bank of Tomah, with senior high principals and a Kress family member serving as judges.
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Sparta
Wis
John W. Kress
Western Supply Co
Laura
Kress- Rehwehr
Sparta and
Tomah
Adolph Kress
John Rehnehr
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Kress
Blair High Band magazine sale tops quota with gains
Blair Wisconsin Blair High School band members boosted the annual magazine sale proceeds to 470 dollars, 70 over the quota. Top sellers include Faye Lee Kathryn Hamilton Cary Halverson and Anita Tjoflat.
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Blair, Wis
Blair High School
Faye Lee
Kathryn Hamilton
Cary] Halverson
Anita Tjoflat
Melrose Firemen Set Annual Ball
Melrose Wisconsin, the Melrose Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual ball at the Moonlite Pavilion at Catar. The event invites community members and firefighters to celebrate with dancing and donations to the department.
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Melrose Firemen
Melrose, Wis
Melrose Volunteer Fire Department
Moonlite
Catar
Auxiliary to Meet Saturday in Whitehall Wisconsin
The five American Legion Auxiliary department holds a special meeting in the Legion Rooms Whitehall on Saturday December 30 at 8 p.m. Ernie Beck and his orchestra will provide music for the event.
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Ernie Beck
Whitehall
Wis
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Tibbitts retires after 29 years with government service
Jack W. Tibbitts longtime Monroe County Farms Home Administration official and USDA worker since 1934 retired. He was honored at a testimonial dinner and plans woodworking, hunting, fishing, and hobbies in retirement plus visits with family across Wisconsin and New York.$$
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Monroe
Leonard Anderson
Jack W. Tibbitts
Monroe County Farmers Home Administration
Kenneth Gumaz
Tibbitts
Sparta
Wis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Linda
North Bend
Jackson County
Federal Farm Programs
Federal Land Bank
Resettlement Administration
Camp McCoy
Necedah Wild Life Refuge
Jackson
Clark
Juneau
Wood Counties
Monroe County
Galesville High School
University of Wisconsin
Army Training Corps
Vivian Elver Jr
Utica
N.Y
John R
General Electric Co
Florida
Theodore W
Atty. Lewis W
Litton Industries
Canoga Park
Calif
Merrillan Masons Elect New Officers
Merrillan Lodge 279 Free and Accepted Masons has elected officers for the new year. Richard Rousey worshipful master Cecil Bowen senior warden Robert Lindbo junior warden Bert Hanby treasurer Gibson Gile secretary Archie Burnett trustee three years.
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Merrillan
Wis
Merrillan Lodge
Richard Rousey
Cecil Bowen
Robert Lindbo
Bert Hanby
Gibson Gile
Archie Burnett
Hokah Legion Plans New Year's Eve Party
Hokah Minn The Hokah American Legion Post outlined its annual New Year s Eve celebration to raise funds for the retarded children fund with proceeds headed to the cause and a $50 contribution approved. The Legion Auxiliary also voted to suspend meetings in June and July 1964 for vacations.
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Hokah, Minn
Hokah
American Legion Post
the Legion Auxiliary
Jurors Picked For Allamakee District Court
A slate of jurors is chosen for Allamakee County District Court with 1964 grand jurors listed for Waterville Lansing Postville New Albia Harpers Ferry Decorah Monona Waterville Spring Grove and other towns. Judge G B Richter will preside at the January term starting January 2 with jurors not reporting on opening day.
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Waukon
Iowa
G. B Richter
Allamakee
Dean Beisker
John Collins
Holger Dixon
Louis Etteldorf
Helen Gavin
Lois Grotegut
Bernice Hagen
Clinton Kelly
T. E. Kerndt
Andy Koontz
Ileta Kugel
Alaine Meier
Gertrude Norden
Ronald Opfer
Clare Probert
Palma Quandahl
Olive Sivisind
Donald Winters
Arthur Bakewell
Raymond Ferring
Alvina Granlich
Elsie Hess
Cora McKinney
Flora Marti
Lawrence Webber
Alvin A. Wilde
Lansing
John Brainard
Donald Enyart
Wesley Fox
Robert Gruhn
Robert Heckman
Leo Heins
Catherine McNeil
Donna Peck
Lloyd Schultz
Bernice Sebastian
Elaine Shover
Postville
Henry Beneke
Clem Colsch
Gertrude Darling
Ruth Irons
Maxine Kester
Mildred Valesh
Marie Vonderohe
Armin Wuennecke
Herbert Zarwell
New Albia
Robert Cota
Tim Egan
Joe Valley
Harpers Ferry
Arthur Eide
Dorchester
Francis Gayle
Decorah
Ruben Kiester
Gerald Mitchell
Monona
Bernadette Unterberger
Waterville
Muriel Tyribakken
Spring Grove
E. 0
Baalson
Robert Gronna
Elmer Callahan
Honorine Falk
Elsie Jons
Samuel Rask
Lloyd Lamborn
Luana
William Mathis
James Prestemon
Emmett Zoll
Tomah VA Hospital Employees Cited for Awards
Patricia Rice and Marshall Rehberg received superior performance awards at Tomah Veterans Hospital. Bernard Hedrich and Glyn Hyatt were also cited for high quality work. Cash and suggestion awards went to Ruth Byington Elsie Pleuss Carmelo Arcuri Burhl Burkwalt and Gene Haase. The awards committee includes major medical and administrative division representatives chaired by assistant hospital director K. A. Frisbie.
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Tomah
Wis
Patricia Rice
Marshall Rehberg
Tomah Veterans Hospital
Bernard Hedrich
Glyn Hyatt
Ruth Byington
Elsie Pleuss
Carmelo Arcuri
Burhl Burkwalt
Gene Haase
K. A. Frisbie
Spring Grove Woman Maria Kleven Turns 93
Spring Grove Minnesota Mrs Maria Kleven celebrated her 93rd birthday on December 10 at Tweeten Memorial Rest Home in Spring Grove Minnesota.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Maria Kleven
Tweeten Memorial Rest Home
Florida to open state park for ancient Indian village
In Indian village near Crystal River, Florida, about 6 000 years old, researchers dated the site to 4000 B C Tests from mound materials uncovered 40 skeletons plus pottery and tools indicate a substantial prehistoric settlement and museum plans accompany the park project.
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Crystal River
Fla
Florida
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