Wisconsin water standards approved as basis for Lake Michigan cleanup
Senator Nelson said Interior Secretary Udall approved Wisconsin's new water quality standards under federal law, paving the way for a four state Lake Michigan cleanup conference in Chicago starting January 31. He stressed enforcement will determine progress toward meeting deadlines and reducing pollution. Kathryn Walters will compete in Miss Wisconsin Teen Queen for state honors in Milwaukee starting January 31, with $3,000 in prizes and scholarships at stake.
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Washington
Gaylord Nelson
Udall
Wisconsin
Nelson
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Kathryn Walters
Milwaukee
Freeman Walters
Sparta
Retirement of Eitzen Bank official recalls cream can robbery
Herbert H. Fruechte retires after 44 years at Eitzen State Bank where he rose from assistant cashier to vice president. He recalls the 1936 cream can bank robbery and the 1964 burglary. Fruechte served as mayor, hospital board member, and fair director.
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Eitzen
Minn
Herbert H. Fruechte
Eitzen State Bank
Fruechte
Caledonia Community Hospital
Houston County Agricultural Society (Fair Board
Dog Obedience Class Scheduled in Sparta
An obedience training class for dogs will be taught by Mrs. W. J. Gleiss and Martin Reid for 14 weeks. Registrations take place at the Sparta Town Hall on K Street at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Participants should not bring dogs to the first session.
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Sparta
Wis
W. J. Gleiss
Martin Reid
Sparta Town Hall
K Street
Cataract Native Army Officer Retires After 26 Years
Lt. Col. Laurel H. Schilhabel, 47, native of Cataract and Sparta High School graduate, will retire after 26 years of service. He was discharged January 1968 at Camp McCoy and honored at a Tomah retirement party. He served in World War II and Korea with the Ferrying Command and Air Transport Command, earning the Army Commendation Medal. He and his wife Jane B. Lyle have three children, including son Larry Alan, a naval aviator in training.
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Laurel H. Schilhabel
Camp McCoy
Cataract
Sparta High School
Sparta
Wis
McCoy
Schilhabel
Tomah
R. 4
Sparta Business College
Baltimore
Social Security Administration
Washington
D.C
Army
Army Air Corps
Col. Schilhabel
Ferrying Command
Air Transport Command
Military Air Transport Service
Washington, D.C
Korea
Far East
Alaska
United States
Jane B. Lyle
Ens
Larry Alan
Corpus Christi, Tex
Naval Air Station
Linda
University of Missouri
Laurie
William Schilhabel
Warrens
William
Caledonia to Host Rhodesian Missionary Engineer Talk
Caledonia Minnesota hosts John T. Schevenius a Methodist missionary engineer and educator who spent a decade in Rhodesia. He and his wife five children reside in Minneapolis on a year’s leave, with Schevenius detailing hospital chapel and school construction at Nyadiri and Mrena Missions and prior work for Minnesota Highway Department.
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Caledonia, Minn
John T. Schevenius
Rhodesia
Caledonia Methodist Church
Schevenius
Nyadiri
Caledonia Methodists
Mrena
Minnesota Highway Department
Turtle populations concentrated in North America
About one fourth of all turtles in the world live in North America. The statistic highlights regional distribution of global turtle populations and implies substantial biodiversity in North American habitats.
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North America
Army Readies Data Center Building at Camp McCoy
At Camp McCoy Wisconsin renovation of a building to house data processing equipment from XIV Army Corps Area Minneapolis is scheduled for completion by March 15. Donovan Equipment Co of Chicago holds a 4329 dollar contract to raise the floor for sensitive machinery and ensure support, energy, insulation, fire protection and communication wiring.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
XIV Army Corps Area
Minneapolis
Harold C. Neeham
Donovan Equipment Co
Chicago
Maj
Neeham
5Th Army
McCoy
Howan Returns From Australia
Mr and Mrs R W Dauben dick of Andy Mountain near Harpers Ferry have returned from a business and pleasure trip Mrs Daubendick stayed in Hawaii while her husband advised a lumber firm in Australia on planting a 200 acre tract as a black walnut forest He shipped 20000 black walnut trees to Australia last June to start the project
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Harpers Ferry
Wis
R. W. Daubendick
Andy Mountain
Daubendick
Hawaii
Australia
Fasteeth Denture Powder Promises Firmer Fit
An advertisement touts FASTEETH denture powder to keep plates from slipping Sprinkling on plates is said to hold dentures firmer helping eating comfort and reducing odor The alkaline formula supposedly won t sour and regular dentist visits are encouraged Also notes availability at drug counters ADV
Bank of Sparta Elevates Two Officers in Annual Meeting
SPARTA Wis Two promotions were announced after the Bank of Sparta annual directors meeting. Les Riley was promoted from vice president to senior vice president and Leonard Fick from assistant vice president to vice president. The Wilton office manager now holds a senior position in the bank, one of Western Wisconsin’s oldest institutions at 110 years.
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Eastern Star
Bank of Sparta
Sparta
Wis
Les Riley
Leonard Fick
Wilton
Wisconsin
Blair Coed Wins Graduation Honor
Sharon Rae Schansberg of Blair graduates with honors from Eau Claire State University on January 21. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schansberg of rural Blair.
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Blair Coed
Blair
Wis
Eau Claire State University
Sharon Rae Schansberg
Ralph Schansberg
Eastern Star school of instruc tor in Waukon scheduled
WAUKON Iowa Mrs Loren Walter of Postville associate grand conductress will preside at an Eastern Star school of instruction in Waukon at 12 39 p m Monday Feb 5 A potluck supper is planned at 6 30 p m followed by a special meeting at 8 Mrs Otto Anderegg new worthy matron of the Waukon Chapter will conduct the meeting
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Waukon
Iowa
Loren ‘Walter
Postville
Eastern Star School
Otto Anderegg
Names Omitted From 25 Year Government Service List
In Tomah Wisconsin the workers honored for 25 years of government service had two names excluded Keith Foley and Gordon Bradley both employed at the Tomah Veterans Hospital.
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Tomah
Wis
Keith Foley
R.N
Gordon Bradley
Tomah Veterans Hospital
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