Sparta Chamber Honors Longtime Members At Annual Meeting
The Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce awarded life memberships to Lorin R. Smith and Walt Marshall at the recent annual meeting. Smith, a founder and former president of the chamber, retired from Northern States Power Co. in 1965, while Marshall owned Sparta Bottling Co. until retiring in 1966. Thomas O Hearn presented the honors, with only Mrs. Mary Bomber previously holding a life membership.
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Sparta
Sparta Chamber of Commerce
Fred P. Heffling
Lorin R. Smith
Rob
Wis
Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce
Sparta District of Northern States Power Co
Walt Marshall
Sparta Bottling Co
Thomas O'Hearn
Chamber
Mary Bomber
Smith
Sparta Chamber
Veterans of Sparta area honor service members in Vietnam era
A local page notes numerous Sparta area families with sons serving in Vietnam and others receiving commendations. Capt. John Barber and Spec. 4 Adam Birner completed degrees. Pvt. Larry Homewood trained at Fort Knox. Marines, air force, and navy personnel are cited for assignments, awards, and duties in Vietnam and Germany. Broad summary of personnel, units, and recognitions.
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John Barber
Uni
William
Howstone
Saigon
Barber
Reserve Officers Training Corps
University of Wisconsin
Birner
Larry Homewood
Clifford Homewood
Dorchester
Iowa
Ft. Knox
Alan Sparks
Paul Sparks
Rockland
Camp Books
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Lawrence Rogers
Edward Rogers
Prairie du Chien
Dong Tam
9Th Infantry
504Th
Binh Thuy AB
John Nichols
Joseph Nichols
Sparta
1St Signal Brigade
Long Binh
Nichols
William Puent
Raymond Puent
Brownsville
Minn
4Th Armored Division
Hohenfels
Germany
Robert Terpening
John Terpening
Ettrick
Pfe
Duane Bergerson
Gordon Bergerson
Hixton
Duc Pho
Raymond Geinzer
Andrew Geinzer
Lansing
Truax Air Force Station
Madison
Sioux City AB
Senior Citizens Offered Help In Filing Tax Forms
Western Dairyland Economic Council outreach workers will assist older residents with homestead tax relief forms starting the week of Feb 6. Help sessions run 1 to 4 p.m. at Whitehall Alma Augusta Merrillan Blair Cochrane Galesville Melrose Strum Arcadia Fairchild Black River Falls Mondovi Fountain City Osseo village halls or city offices on designated weekdays.
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Whitehall
Wis
Western Dairyland Economic Council
Alma
Augusta
Merrillan
Blair
Cochrane
Galesville
Melrose
Strum
Arcadia
Fairchild
Black River Falls
Mondovi
Fountain City
Osseo
Trempealeau Students on A Honor Roll Listed
Seven Trempealeau High School students earned the A honor roll for the second nine weeks of 1967 68. Seniors Bob Howell Steve Johnson and Peggy Wood lead the list, joined by Janis Nehring Debbie Anderson Connie Jessesky and Darlene Kriesel among others.
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Trempealeau
Wis
Trempealeau High School
Bob Howell
Steve Johnson
Peggy Wood
Janis Nehring
Debbie Anderson
Connie Jessessky
Darlene Kriesel
Hokah Town to Elect Two Officials in March Meeting
Hokah Minn The Town of Hokah will elect one supervisor and a new clerk at its annual meeting on Tuesday March 12 Clark Martin Horihan is not seeking re election Candidates may file for the two posts from Tuesday January 30 until 5 p.m Tuesday February 13
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Hokah
Minn
Clark Martin Horihan
Dairy Group Plans Parley At Madison
Wisconsin Dairy Manufacturers Conference examines new dairy processing develop ments at the University of Wisconsin campus January 31 and February 1. Key talks cover milk pricing, water pollution laws, federal butter definitions, state dairy promotion, and dairy processing advances.
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Madison
Wisconsin Dairy Manufacturers
University of Wisconsin
Babcock
D. M. Reed
National Milk Producers Federation
Washington, D.C
D. N. McDowell
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
Westby Wisconsin plans 1968 school and community upgrades
Westby Wisconsin outlines 1968 improvements including four new classrooms at Westby Grade School two additions at Coon Valley and Chaseburg elementary buildings bids due February 15 for a 190000 project 17 acre land adjacent to schools to be graded seeded used as elementary playground and athletic practice field central office move for Tri State Breeders Co Op to near Baraboo and computer handling of records remodeling at Westby Coon Valley Bank new Rod and Gun Club quarters and Anderson Furniture Store mortuary sale to David Vosseteig
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Westby
Wis
Coon Valley
Chaseburg
Tri- State Breeders Co-Op
Baraboo
Westby Coon Valley State Bank
Westby Rod and Gun Club
New Quarters
Main Street
N. O. Nelson
Dinty’s
Anderson Furniture Store
O. P. Anderson
David Vosseteig
Farm Bureau Plans Fete At Caledonia
Houston County Farm Bureau to host annual banquet in St Marys Auditorium Caledonia with regional insurance manager Paul A Siedenburg of Des Moines Iowa as speaker. P D Hempstead Minnesota Farm Bureau president will MC. Rev Adrian Sundberg to give invocation. Tickets available countywide with advance discounts.
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Caledonia
Minn
Paul A. Siedenburg
Des Moines
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Houston County Farm Bureau
St. Mary’s
Siedenburg
Savanna
Ill
Huntington College
Indiana
University of Kansas
Air Force
Air Force Reserve
United States Air Force Academy
P. D. Hempstead
Houston
Minnesota Farm Bureau
Adrian Sundberg
Houston Baptist Church
Martin Deters
Joseph Lee
Growth Shown At Trinity Lutheran Annual Meeting
Growth at Trinity Lutheran Congregation in Sparta Wisconsin was detailed in the annual meeting reports. Attendance rose from 475 in 1966 to 501 in 1967, with 1 074 baptized and 769 confirmed members. 425 children attend Sunday school taught by 56 teachers. 25 members serve in the armed forces and 41 are in higher education. New officers elected include Mrs. Ted Anderson secretary Vernon Rood treasurer Tom Keal and Stanley Hays directors and Francis Bolin Roger Kramer deacons. Holdovers include Ralph Osborne Jr president Robert Dengel vice president Victor Peterson Lyle Matson Ernest Stetzer M L Hulsether trustees Willard Kreibich Harlan Helgeson Bruce Hanson Gordon Gilbertson deacons Mrs. Ernest Woods Leland Appleyard Mrs Gene Kunes and Evan Vieregge parish education committee.
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Sparta
Wis
Trinity Lutheran
Harold Peterson
Karen Christensen
New Parish
Harlan Helgeson
Board of Deacons
Ted Anderson
Vernon Rood
Tom Keal
Stanley ‘Hays
Francis Bolin
Roger Kramer
Ralph Osborne Jr
Robert Dengel
Victor Peterson
Lyle Matson
Ernest Stetzer
M. L. Hulsether
Willard Kreibich
Bruce Hanson
Gordon Gilbertson
Ernest Woods
Leland Appleyard
Gene Kunes
Evan Vieregge
Auxiliary To Sponsor Gale Essay Contest
Galesville Legion Auxiliary members vote to sponsor a rights versus responsibilities essay contest for local junior and senior high students. Local judging will occur with the winning entry due at state headquarters by March 31. The group also votes to sponsor a high school junior to attend Badger Girls State at the University of Wisconsin in June.
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Galesville
Wis
Galesville Legion Auxiliary
Badger
University of Wisconsin
Monitoring Course Set At Oakdale
A 16 hour radiological monitoring course offered by Monroe County Civil Defense begins 7 30 p m Thursday February 1 at Oakdale Rural Electric Co Op Instructors Kenneth Steen of Tomah with specialized training will cover the why how and what of radiation The class includes use of instrument monitoring a live cobalt source All graduates receive a certificate and become eligible radiological monitors in the Monroe County program Open to junior and senior high students and adult men and women For more information contact Gordon Stelter or Steen.
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Oakdale
Wis
Monroe County Civil Defense Organization
Oakdale Rural Electric Co-Op
Kenneth Steen
Tomah
Monroe County Civil Defense Program
Gordon Stelter
Monroe County Civil Defense
Steen
Dakota Catholics Plan Card Parties at Holy Cross Church
Mrs. David Romine serves as general chair of a card party series at Holy Cross Church in Dakota starting Sunday February 11. Games of 500 every Sunday at 8 p.m. award winners nightly with a grand prize at the series end. four parties are planned. Also note Bishop St. Nick history of St Nicholas in Myra Turkey.
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Dakota, Minn
David Romine
Holy Cross Church
Hillsboro Phone Co May Extend Lines
Hillsboro Telephone Co seeks PSC approval to extend service at an estimated cost of 85661 dollars. The project includes additional extended-area trunk facilities and rural line divisions and new lines into the Town of Hillsboro.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Hillsboro Telephone Co., Inc
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Viola Village Bans Parking To Aid Snow Removal
Viola Wisconsin village council asks residents to park on driveways or off streets at night when snow is forecast to help crews clear the streets. The rule is in effect until April.
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Viola
Wis
Elroy Law Firm Expands with New Oxford Office
Elroy Wisconsin attorneys Wallace A. Brady and Tommy G. Thompson announced an additional office in Oxford. The MacKenzie building will host the office, open Tuesdays and Thursdays. Brady joined Elroy in 1947 and Thompson has been with him since November 1966.
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Elroy Law Firm
Elroy
Wis
Wallace A. Brady
Tommy G. Thompson
Oxford
Brady
Thompson
Duxbury To Speak at St Mary's College Winona
Lloyd L. Duxbury of Caledonia speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives will address political science classes at St. Mary's College in Winona at 11 a.m. He is Harvard Law School graduate and a member of the American, Minnesota and 3rd District Bar associations. Duxbury has served in the Minnesota House since 1951 and became speaker in 1963 with re elections in 1965 and 1967.
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Winona
Minn
Lloyd L. Duxbury
Caledonia
Minnesota
House of Representatives
St. Mary's College
St. Mary's Hall
Harvard University Law School
3Rd District
Minnesota House
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Ert Miller
Thomas O’hearn
Community Chest
Spartan Industrial Foundation
The
Uncle Sam
Thomas Scanlan
Mike Scanlan
Spangdahlen AB
Air Force Communications Service
Scanlan
Luke Afb
Ariz. T
Keith Schroeder
Clara Schroeder
Lloyd Schroeder
Postville
Doebraberg Air Station
Schroeder
Camp New Amsterdam AB
Netherlands
Jacqueline Lane
Waukon
Roger Travnick
Leland Travnick
Naval Air Station
Lemoore
Calif
Grant Beaston
Neva
Ft. Polk
Eugene Young
Nina Young
Navy
Charles Sperry
Chippewa Falls
Richard Hansen
Norwalk
Naval Hospital
Great Lakes
Pfc
Curtis Vickerman
Irvin Vickerman
Spring Grove
1St Infantry Division
di An
Arlen Christenson
Austin Christenson
Soldiers Grove
Eielson Afb
Alaska
Fairbanks
Northern States Power Co
Viroqua
Marshall
Santa Claus
Robert Miller
Fred Heffling
Curtis Starkey
Warren Isbell
John Hutson
Heffling
Charlence Hughes
William Kellar
William Thurston
Robert Page
Howard Peck
Don Alexander
Arthur Henningson
Wayne Cable
Jason Jones
Ray Winscher
Ray Marshall
Tremple
Stanley W
Peterson
Business Men's Assurance
BMA
DIAL
Linker Hotel
Lynne Tower
LA Crosse ST
Roger
Titcomb
Dairy Group
Gale
Schumacher
Ray J. Schumacher
Roy Tichenor
Don Kish, JR
ST. Nick
St. Nicholas
Mya
Turkey
Hillsboro Phone Co
Jim Holberg
Holberg’s
CITGO
8Th and
Jackson Sts
RAU Oil, Inc
Cha Cha
Renee Sobczak
Oak Creek
Myron Sobczak
Renee
UPI
MacKenzie
Duxbury
House
Alvin Nienast
Jack Roy
Arnold Knutson
la Crosse
Robert Anders
William Baum
David du Mex
Merlin Eggen
Anthony Goarth
Harley Gullick
Ervin Baudhuin
Mont Horswill
Loren Johnson
William Leisgang
Richard Meir
A. Robert Peterson Jack Ray
Paul Richling
Robert Sieber
Lloyd Tryggestad
Virgil Wohlwend
David Veiter
Ralph Zielke
William Clark
William Hilbert
Morris Lattimore
Daniel Wagner
C.L.A
Goodwin Wells
M.I.C
John Perlich
SO. 7Th ST
LA Crosse, Wis
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