Cashton Boy Placed On Probation
In Sparta Wisconsin Monroe County Judge James W Rice placed a 12 year old Cashton area youth on probation to the State Board of Public Welfare after a theft at Parkview Lanes Cashton. Three Tomah children aged 8 10 and 11 were placed in the care of the Monroe County Public Welfare Department for neglect while remaining with their parents under welfare supervision if improvements occur. The court noted the household head earns 57 60 per week and should cover essential needs with careful spending.
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Sparta
Wis
Cashton
Parkview
State Board of Public Welfare
Monroe County
James W. Rice
Tomah
Monroe County Public Welfare Department
Houston County Board Votes to Buy Two-Way Radio
Houston County Board at a recent meeting voted to purchase the sheriff's department two-way radio it has rented monthly for the past five years. Donald Schlabach of La Crescent was reappointed county agricultural inspector for 1966. Arlon Abraham was authorized as civil defense director. No action on Gene Falton's communication about forming a community action council. Bids for county printing and gas and oil requirements set to open January 4 and January 5.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County Board
Sheriff's Department
Donald Schlabach
la Crescent
Arlon Abraham
Gene Falton
Office of Economic Opportunity At
Mankato
Taylor Scouts To Pick Up Trees
Taylor Wisconsin Boy Scouts will collect used Christmas trees in the village on Wednesday January 8 starting at 1 p.m. Scouts will drive through neighborhoods to remove trees and dispose of them.
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Taylor
Taylor, Wis
Taylor Boy Scouts
Churches Plan Joint Watch Night Service in Alma Center
Merrillan and Alma Center Methodist and Hixton Presbyterian Churches will host a joint watch night service at Alma Center Church at 10 p m on Friday December 31 with a Communion service to follow A Bible study in Merrillan at 7 30 p m precedes the watch service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrillan
Wis
Calvin Carey
Alma Center
Hixton
Spring Grove
Minn
Calvary Free Church
C. Nielson
New Albin
Town Council Set Meeting in New Albin Iowa
The New Albin Town Council will meet at 7 30 p m on Monday January 3 in the town hall for routine municipal business and discussion of local matters.
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New Albin
Iowa
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Wheatland
Women’s Guild of St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
Tomah Farmer Joins Donovan and Breitenfield as Partner
Jimmet Farmer of Tomah joins Donovan and Breitenfield in To mah as a junior partner, expanding the firm’s Midwest practice and client reach.
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Tomah, Wis
Jimmet Farmer
Donovan and Breitenfield
Tomah
Minnesota Floods Top News Story Of 1965
Floods causing $190 million in damage and twelve deaths led AP Minnesota poll as the top 1965 story. Twin.s pennant run and May 6 tornadoes in Minneapolis suburbs ranked high with extensive damage and multiple fatalities.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Associated Press
Minnesota Twins
Tornadoes
Twins
Twin City
Weather Bureau
American Allied Insurance Co
Three area youths broadcast at Madison campus
Kenneth Larvick and Irwin Jennison, both of Black River Falls, and Lane Epstein of Millston, join 113 UW students who go on the air weekly on WLHA in Madison. The station serves Lakeshore Residence halls with 4100 listeners. Each announcer does a two hour weekly show, mostly volunteers, with some pursuing careers in radio and TV.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Kenneth Larvick
Irwin Jennison
Lane Epstein
Millston
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Lakeshore
WLHA
Two Spring Grove Men Honored for Civic Service
Two Spring Grove men received plaques at a Commercial Club meeting for outstanding civic service. Leonard Skaal en, moving to become part owner of the Harmony Bank, and Gordon Goodno, a hardware and appliances sales representative for Midland Co operative, were named and honored.
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Spring Grove, Minn
Spring Grove
Commercial Club
Leonard Skaalen
The
Harmony Bank
Gordon Goodno
Midland Cooperative, Inc
Wisconsin
Sparta firefighter Lester Schlaver retires after 30 years service
Sparta Wisconsin veteran fireman Lester Schlaver, 57, ends a 30 year tenure as a volunteer captain and secretary. Fire Chief Matt Rice seeks applicants to fill a 16 member force as Schlaver recalls major fires from 1940s to 1960s and his near misses with water shortages and a bath tub incident.
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Lester Schlaver
Sparta
Schlaver
Wis
Matt Rice
Perch Lake
Police Warn Cyclists in New Delhi Over Path Shortage
Police warned New Delhi’s 500000 cyclists to use bicycle paths and stay off the streets. Then it was found there are only 15 miles of paths in a city with 1050 miles of streets.
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New Delhi
Spring Grove Town Board to Meet Friday at Town Hall
SPRING GROVE Minn The Spring Grove Town Board will meet at 1 p m Friday Dec 31 in the town hall per Clerk Harold Omodt confirmation.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Ito
Harold Omodt
Two Africans Study Co-Op At Oakdale
Two Tanzanian inspectors from the ministry of commerce and cooperatives visit Oakdale Wisconsin for a two week study of the Oakdale Rural Electric Cooperative. Abdul Musa Tondolo and Anase Elichila Temu arrived Monday December 27 as part of a six month international training seminar in Madison. They will study cooperative history structure and management and visit other co-ops and a Veterans Administration Hospital while exploring rural electrification and credit union promotion.
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Tomah
Wis
Tanzania
Africa
Oakdale
Tondolo
Temu
Ministry of Commerce and Cooperatives
Veterans Administration Hospital
Lloyd McCaskey
Oakdale Rea
Wisconsin
Abdul Musa Tondolo
Anase Elichila Temu
Oakdale Rural Electric Cooperative
REA
Howard Pederson enters Sparta mayor race
Howard Pederson 51 former alderman and comptroller of the Sparta Brush Co announces candidacy for Sparta mayor. Incumbent Ralph Osborne not seeking re election. Pederson served in the Army and held finance and council roles, with two sons and deep Sparta roots. Local aldermen filing for nomination include Brandstetter Meyers and Kenyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Howard Pederson
Sparta Brush Co
Ralph Osborne
Pederson
Westby
Westby High School
Madison Business College
Chicago Athletic Association
3Rd Regiment Infantry
Ft. Benning
OCS
Trinity Lutheran Church
Trygve
University of Wisconsin
David
Sparta High School
Roger Brandstetter
W. T. Meyers
Keith Kenyon
Henry C. Fanning
LaVern Hultsether
Eugene Arnet
Ray Stewart
Winners Named in Spring Grove Lighting Contest
Garden Club sponsored competition names winners in Spring Grove. Non religious category honors go to Gordon Pitel first and Burnell Onsgard second and Grant Ingvalson third. Religious theme winners are Oscar Overhaug first Angus Ekern second and Ernest Ellingson third. Commercial winners are Onsgard Store first Vick's Store second and the lumber yard third.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Garden Club
Gordon Pitel
Burnell Onsgard
Grant Ingvalson
Oscar Overhaug
Angus Ekern
Ernest Ellingson
Onsgard
Vick’s
Clarence Bjorlo
Girl Breaks Leg in Christmas Skating Fall
Susan Jenks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jenks, fractured a leg in a fall while skating Christmas afternoon in Galesville Wisconsin.
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Galesville
Wis
Susan Jenks
Robert Jenks
Boy Provokes Hectic Chase as Probation Follows
A 13 year old Sparta boy on probation after stealing two cars led police on a chase in Madison and was captured near Water and Main streets. He will be transferred to Wales Reception Center for Boys. A 15 year old brother faced probation on check forgery charges. In Merrillan Henry Grasser Sr was re elected president of the Merrillan Community Club with a full slate of officers.
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American Telegraph and Telephone Co
Tomah
Memorial Hospital
Ernest Long
North West Telephone Co
A.T. and
Edwin Robinson
Alex Gunderson
Madison
A.T
Lester M. Gordon
Sparta
Wis
Wales
James W. Rice
Rice
Jones Fairway
Gerald Donovan
David Copperfield
Water
Main Streets
Monroe County
Arden Oss
Merrillan
Henry Grasser Sr
Merrillan Community Club
Grasser
Gibson Gile
Harold Smith
Louis Hayden Jr
Vilas Smith
Sidney Shoemaker
Phil Fitzpatrick
Young Skier Fractures Leg In Wisconsin
Blair Wisconsin Donald Huibregtse seventh year old son fractured a leg while skiing at Bruce Mound near Merrillan. Halvor Knutson eighty five in Nyen Rest Home Blair hospitalized in Eau Claire with a fractured hip from a fall on the ice and will undergo surgery.
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Blair
Wis
Donald Huibregtse
Don Huibregtse
Bruce Mound
Merrillan
Halvor Knutson
Nyen
Eau Claire
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Cashton Boy
Houston Board
Jacques Gervais
Ottawa
Canada
Ettrick
South Beaver Creek Lutheran Church
Stanley Simonson
Marvin Tranberg
Milo Johnson
Mmes
Carlyle Nordstrom
Clifford N. Johnson
Kenneth Witte
LCW
Living Hope Lutheran Church
Elizabeth
Robert Ofsdahl
Ruth
Gary Quammen
Rachel
Harvey Olson
Rebekah Circle
Guy Amoth
Miriam
Lester Anderson
ALCW
Trinity Luttheran Church
Eric Evenson
Germany
Rodney Bentley
Blair, Wis
Fly Creek Ladies Aid
Clarence Risberg
Arnold Olson
Orris Olson
Alden Lyngen
Big Canoe Lutheran Church
First Federal Savings and Loan Association OF
LA Crosse Sixth and State Streets
Bernie Sauer
Hoeschler
Hoeschler Realty Co
N. 4Th St
Minnesota River
North Mankato
St. Paul
Wabasha
Winona
Mississippi
Oslo
Moorhead
East Grand Forks
Red Lake
Crookston
Rochester
Delano
St. Croix
Stillwater
Washington
Los Angeles Dodgers
California
Metropolitan Stadium
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
Democratic - Farmer- Labor Executive Committee
Minne
Sota Resort
Karl Rolvaag
Barbara Iversen
State Capitol Credit Union
Viking
Norm van Brocklin
South St. Paul
Kroger
Otto
N. Water Street
W. C. Schowalter
Bennie
Edward Habhegger
Xan
Champlain
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
SG Board
Jackson Plaza
DIAL
Coultan Ee
Don Harr
American Tobacco Co
Norfolk
Pedersons
Virginia
Joe's
Chase Community Club
Bell Discount
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