Minnesotan duo drives snow scooters 3923 miles to sea
James Angley and Clark Dahlin completed a 3923 mile trip from Vancouver to South Portland Maine on snow scooters with wheel kits lifting skies. They drove mostly on highways with permission despite local bans, traveling up to 55 mph and reporting eight hours daily on the road.
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Portland
Maine
James Angley
Anoka
Clark Dahlin
Cambridge
Vancouver
B. C
American Automobile Association
John H. Reed
Ohe
Langley
Dahlin
Senior Winter Dance Planned in Whitehall
The Senior Winter Dance will be held in the Memorial School auditorium at 8 p.m. on December 29. The event is open to the public and music will be provided by the George Day Trio.
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Whitehall
Wis
Memorial School
George Day Trio
Golden Weddingville Burr Oak Iowa A Golden Anniversary Record
Burr Oak Iowa population 110 has 18 golden wedding couples. Newest members include George Kruse and Howard Rollins in December 1966, Brayton Whitney and Henry Price in September 1966, with earlier joins William Erickson Roy Brown in 1965 and Claude Wicks Dell McMullen in 1963. Merle Smith marked a May 1964 golden anniversary.
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Burr Oak
Iowa
Mabel
Minn
Minnesota
Golden Wedding Club
George Kruse
Howard Rollins
Brayton Whitney
Henry Price
William Erickson
Roy Brown
Claude Wicks
Dell McMullen
Merle Smith
Caledonia Coed Tracks Social Work Practice at Winona
Kathy Schmitz, a Caledonia senior at Winona State College, participates in a work study social work course partnering with local agencies such as welfare departments YMCA YWCA Catholic Charities and Boy Scouts. She spends three hours in class and four to five hours with agencies weekly. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Schmitz.
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Caledonia, Minn
Kathy Schmitz
Caledonia
Winona State College
Winona State
Police Department
Watkins Memorial Home
YMCA
YWCA
Catholic Charities
Boy Scouts
Miss Schmitz
Joseph Schmitz
Retired Soldiers Prepare ROTC Instructors at Local High School
Sparta Wisconsin and Illinois retirees Lt. Col. Verde Bennett and Sgt. Major Merle Woodliff will join Waukegan Township High School in Illinois to teach basic military subjects in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps starting January 3. Bennett previously instructed at the school from 1946 to 1948. The program targets sophomores and juniors in the 2,000-student school.
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Sparta
Wis
Waukegan Township
Illinois
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
Verde Bennett
Clifton
Merle Woodliff
Bennett
Jackson County Home Receives Projector Donation
The Black River Falls Lions Club gave a check to Supt. Verne Brown of the Jackson County Home to buy a movie projector. Additional funds came from a bowling tournament co sponsored by Pine Lanes and Radio WWIS. The projector was installed for Christmas.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Luther College Endows Engebret Nelson Hong Scholarship
Mrs. Anna Hong Rutt of Baton Rouge establishes the Engebret Nelson Hong Scholarship at Luther College to aid Norwegian residents majoring in language and literature education social sciences mathematics or natural sciences. The first Hong Scholar is Dagfin Riddervold of Oslo, a Luther senior who graduated from KrisTel Gymnasium with high honors and has appeared on the dean’s list.
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Corah
Iowa
Luther College
Anna Hong Rutt
Baton Rouge
Engebret Nelson
Sebo) Hong
Rutt
Luther
Norway
Dagfin Riddervold
Oslo
Kristelig Gymnasium
3M To Build Plant At Alexandria Minnesota
3M Company buys 53 acre site in Alexandria to build a 58,000 square foot plant for about 100 workers fabricating and packaging coated abrasive products. Work to begin next spring with completion aimed for early 1968. A temporary facility is leased in Alexandria and about 20 workers start production next month. Plant manager will be Richard G. Faleide, a Buxton North Dakota native, UND 1952 graduate.
Minnesota ballots not ready for computer age says VMC
The Minnesota Voting Machine Commission refused to sanction further use of the Harris IBM Votomatic system citing high spoiled ballots and judges guessing voter intent. IBM may reapply after making changes. officials note cost savings but warn of fraud and error risks with cross party voting in primaries.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Voting Machine Commission
Twin Cities
Bloomington
Coon Rapids
Commission
IBM
Robert Mattson
Frank Vento
St. Paul Electrical Union
Adolph O. Lee
University of Minnesota
Minnesotan Receives Posthumous Carnegie Medal for Heroic Rescue
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awards its bronze medal posthumously to Donald N. Harwood 38 of Pine Bend Minnesota who died in a nitrogen filled manhole while trying to rescue his boss Ernest T. Hilborn 39, the plant's operating superintendent. Harwood's widow in Hastings will receive 60 dollars monthly for up to five years or until remarriage. A second bronze medal and 750 dollars go to Narl Herron 39 of Williston North Dakota for saving a man from a burning garage after a jet fuel blast.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Minnesota
Donald N. Harwood
Pine Bend
Minn
Harwood
Hastings
Ernest T. Hilborn
Hilborn
Hillborn
Carnegie Commission
Herron
Williston
N.D
Boy Scouts Awarded Ranks and Badges in Whitehall
In Whitehall Wisconsin members of Boy Scout Troop 78 sponsored by Our Saviour's Lutheran Church earned ranks and merit badges at a Court of Honor. Advancing to second class were Mike Burkhart Steve Dascher Greg Jurowski Gary Pientek and Mark Shepherd. Tenderfoot badges went to Bruce Larson and Mark Risberg. Merit badges earned included Jim Ritland Andy Johnson Brian Nordhagen David Knudtson John Ritland Don Nelson Wayne Knudson and John Boehm with varied counts. John Boehm John Staats and Andy Johnson earned the one mile swim badge. Scoutmaster is John Brown and Ralph Rasmuson presented awards.
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Whitehall, Wis
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Mike Burkhart
Steve Dascher
Greg Jurowski
Gary Pientek
Mark Shepherd
Bruce Larson
Mark Risberg
Jim Ritland
Andy Johnson
Brian Nordhagen
David Knudtson
John Ritland
Don Nelson
Wayne Knudson
John Boehm
John Staats
John Brown
Ralph Rasmuson
Advancement Committee
Joint Installation Planned By Lodges
Coral Rebecca Lodge will hold a joint installation with Trempealeau Valley Lodge 249 Tuesday January 4. Elected by Coral Lodge were Mrs Inga Jahr noble grand Amy Kins vice grand Mrs Helen Hanson recording secretary Laura Thompson financial secretary Mrs Theodore Duebert treasurer and Mrs H N Larson trustee.
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Whitehall
Wis
Coral Rebecca Lodge
Trempealeau Valley Lodge
Coral Lodge
Inga Jahr
Noble Grand
Amy Kins
Helen Hanson
Laura Thompson
Theodore Duebert
H. N. Larson
Cigarette Sales By Dispenser To Minors Illegal
In St Paul AP report Attorney General Robert W. Mattson ruled that selling cigarettes to anyone under 18 through vending machines is illegal and can lead to prosecution of the business owner. State law stipulates fines up to 50 dollars or 30 days imprisonment for furnishing tobacco to a minor.
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St, Paul
Robert W. Mattson
Mattson
Faribault City
Winson C. Johnson
Johnson
Far East Course Slated In Caledonia
Wino na State College will offer a course titled The Far East in our modern world at Caledonia High School starting Monday January 9. Each class begins at 7 p.m. and is designed for graduate or undergraduate students. Enrollment available at Caledonia High School.
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Caledonia, Minn
Winona State College
Far East
Caledonia High School
Replica Old Church Hangs From Halfway Creek Ceiling
In Holmen Wisconsin a replica of the pioneer Lutheran Church on Halfway Creek is suspended from the basement ceiling of the present Halfway Creek Church. The original 1868 church stood near the Halfway Creek Cemetery on the Oscar Lee farm and was linked to Luther College origins in Decorah Iowa. A marker notes the Lee farm site.
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Halfway Creek
Holmen
Nels Tolvstad
Wis
Pioneer Church
Oscar Lee
Lee
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Halfway Creek Lutheran
Uncas Leads Mohican Nation Split From Pequot
Uncas, a Pequot chief, rebelled and established a new tribe named Mohican or Mohegan, separating from the Pequot people. The account documents his leadership and the formation of a distinct nation.
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Uncas
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