Church Women and Society Groups Plan July Meetings
In Wisconsin and Minnesota several church and women’s groups schedule July meetings and social events. Zion Lutheran in Blair hosts Ruth Circle at 8 p.m. July 2 with specific hostesses and receptionists listed. WSCW in Trempealeau gathers at 2 p.m. July 2 with named hostesses, followed by strawberry and ice cream social July 5 at 8 p.m.
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Blair
Wis
Zion Lutheran’ Church
Ruth Circle
Oscar Haugen
Elmer Everson Sr
Helmer Strand
Harris Hanson
Milton Severson
Vacation Bible School and church circle notices in Wisconsin
Merrillan announces a non denominational vacation Bible school at Merrillan Church of Christ from July 6 to 10 7 to 9 pm for ages 2 to adult ETTRICK circles of the French Creek Lutheran Church Women plan meetings Esther Martha Elizabeth circles meet July 2 1 30 pm 8 pm at various homes Church out of town July 1–15 Hardies Creek LCW meets July 9 8 pm hostesses named South Beaver Creek Lu- text continues with more notice items.
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Merrillan
Wis
Merrillan Church of Christ
Ettrick
French Creek Lutheran Church
Esther
Carlie Johnson
Hannah
Joseph Lebakken
Martha
James Foss
Elizabeth
Elmer Borreson
Church
Ronning
Ladies Aid to Hold Family Night Picnic Meeting
Chaseburg Wisconsin. The Ladies Aid of St. Peter's Lutheran Church Hamburg will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday July 8. It will be family night and members will entertain their families with a picnic.
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Chaseburg
Wis
Ladies Aid of
St. Peter's Lutheran Church of
Hamburg
Calvary Free Church Sets July Quarterly Meeting
Spring Grove Minnesota Calvary Free Church will hold its quarterly meeting at the church at 8 p.m. Thursday July 9.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Calvary Free Church
Church Guild and St. Josephs Court Meetings Set in New Albin
NEW ALBIN IOWA St Peters United Church of Christ Women’s Guild will meet in the church hall at 2 p.m. Tuesday July 7 with a luncheon after the business session. St Josephs Court of Foresters will meet at the church Thursday July 9 for its annual picnic with a potluck supper at 6 30 p.m. followed by the business session.
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New Albin
Iowa
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Women's Guild
St. Joseph’s Court of Foresters
Westby Scouts Prepare for National Jamboree
Westby Wis members of the Boy Scouts and adult leaders trained at Camp Decorah before traveling to the National Jamboree at Valley Forge Pa. Scouts include Terry Sloane Billy Sveum and Larry Homstad. Vic Bakke heads equipment and will be cooking officer for Section 4. Others include Wilmer Homstad and Merlin Bakke on staff.
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Westby
Wis
Valley Forge
Camp Decorah
Terry Sloane
Billy Sveum
Larry Homstad
Vic Bakke
Council
Wilmer Homstad
Merlin Bakke
Century Town profile notes Camp Douglas centennial celebration
The July 5 Coulee Region Profile No. 51 in the Sunday La Crosse Tribune highlights Camp Douglas observance of its centennial with a four day anniversary event from July 9 to 12.
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Camp Douglas
Coulee
Clarence Hanson
Harvey Madison
David Madison
Harness Racing Highlight Of Tomah Fest In Wisconsin
Harness races main feature of a two day Tomah celebration sponsored by the American Legion set for July 4 and 5. Sixteen horses entered across three divisions with six heats on Sunday. Maggie and Scotty Productions stage show includes Jack Rand and the Bradleys with more acts. Fireworks, rides, and concessions accompany afternoon and evening performances. Martin Mogansen leads the event.
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Tomah
Wis
The
American Legion
Paul Rose
Tomah Saddle Club
Maggie
Scotty
Chippewa Falls
Jack Rand
Bradleys
Tony Smaha
George Day
Veldarb
Meverden Amusement Co
Martin Mogansen
Kay Jameson Leaves Wisconsin for GE Sponsored Trip
Kay Jameson 18, 1963 64 Miss Wisconsin Rural Electrification, leaves Wyeville with her mother for a four day expense paid trip to New York City funded by General Electric. The trip follows her first runner up finish in the national Rural Electrification contest in Dallas. They tour the World’s Fair Progressland exhibit attend a Waldorf Astoria breakfast network TV program and a Lexington Hotel dinner before returning Saturday night.
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Wyeville
Wis
Kay Jameson
New York City
General Electric Co
Charles Jameson
Miss Jameson
Dallas
Tex
Consumer Owned Electric Cooperatives of Wisconsin
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Lexington
Jameson
Milwaukee
Wisconsin 4-H Meat Judging Contest Set for July 2
The Wisconsin 4-H meat animal judging event will be July 2 at 9 a.m. on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison. About 80 club members from across the state will compete in beef, sheep or swine categories. The winning team earns a trip to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago next fall to face other 4-H teams. Runners-up will compete at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Madison
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Quin Kolb
Chicago
United States
Kansas City
Elderly resident home after hip fracture
Norah Twesme, 81, returned home to Ettrick after fracturing her hip in a fall. She is cared for by daughter Mrs. Jack Mittlestadt, a nurse, while husband Lt. Col. Mittlestadt is stationed at West Point, New York.
Town and City Clash Over Viroqua Sanitary Dump
In Viroqua Wisconsin town and city forces clash over a new sanitary landfill at the airport area. A temporary compromise calls for a July 9 meeting to explore alternate sites and a city ordinance sets dumping hours.
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Viroqua
Wis
Nagle Harte
Chassie
Fred Walby
Tomah considers airport survey with state aid proposal
Wisconsin officials propose a state led survey of Tomah airport needs to qualify for grants. The public works board weighs Bloyer land offers 68 acres at 225 dollars per acre and 35 acres at 200 dollars per acre while a 3,500 foot runway may suit larger planes. The council will decide after the survey plan.
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Tomah
Wis
Fritz Wolf
Wisconsin Aeronautics Commission
Tomah Board of Public Works
Wolf
State Aeronautics Commission
Peter Favre
Board of Public Works
Common Council
Victor Bloyer
Gordon Stelter
Greater Tomah Area
Legion To Sponsor Soldiers Grove Fest
The American Legion Post plans a July Fourth weekend in Soldiers Grove Wisconsin with fireworks at the village baseball park a Saturday night dance chaired by John Young a Sunday tractor pulling contest led by Wendell Showen from Petersburg and a barbecued chicken meal starting at 11 30 a m with prize money totaling 195 dollars Registration begins at the Nuzum Yards around 9 30 a m
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Soldiers Grove
Wis
American Legion Post
John Young
Nuzum Yards
Wendell Showen
Petersburg
Brook Wood Band Boosters Serve BBQ Chicken in Ontario
The Brook wood Band Boosters Club will serve barbecue chicken in a large tent on the public square during the July 4 and 5 celebration in Ontario. Proceeds support band activities.
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Ontario
Wis
Brookwood Band Boosters Club
Black River Falls Sets 24 Hour Water Use Record
The municipal plant in Black River Falls Wisconsin pumped 621000 gallons in 24 hours on Monday June 29 a new record amid 90 degree heat. The earlier peak was surpassed as residents used more water during the heat wave.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Luther College honors area students for perfect and high grades
Luther College announces 16 students achieved perfect 4.0 in the second semester including Ronald Olson and James Hill from Wisconsin. Honor roll lists 3.25 GPA or better with 12 hours minimum, featuring students from Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa regions and multiple towns.
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Decorah
Lowa
Luther College
Wisconsin
Ronald Olson
Robert Olson
Rockland
James Hill
Leo W. Yorncek
Holmen
Minnesota
Thomas Henzler
Spring Grove
Dwight Backman
V.hoff
Avis Elstad
Lanesboro
Robert Sanden
Mabel
Ruth Ann Johnson
Bangor
Helen Hoff
Donald Nanstad
Blair
Arlene Jothen
Marie Peterson
Cashton
Glenn Borreson
Ettrick
Marianne Christianson
Earl Jensen
la Crosse
Bonnie Curtis
Mauston
Marcus Saegrove
Spring Grove Area Pastor Accepts Call
Rev. Edmund Beaver resigns as pastor of Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church to accept a call to a rural parish near Fergus Falls Minnesota. The Beaver family will relocate to Fergus Falls around mid August.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Edmund Beaver
Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church
Fergus Falls
Spring Grove Youth Heads Frat Council
Michael Schmidt a junior majoring in electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota has been elected vice president of the Interfraternity Council. He is a delegate to the IFC national conference and recently attended the Big Ten panel conference at Northwestern University.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Michael Schmidt
University of Minnesota
Interfraternity Council
Schmidt
IFC
Northwestern University
Five Area Youths Take Science Work At UW
Five area youths are among 45 outstanding high school juniors who have begun a six week science training program at the University of Wisconsin. The students include John A. McAuliffe Blair High School Mary E Dosch Hillsboro High School Gary E Dummer La Crosse Luther High School Margaret M Garrity and Dorothea L Wagner St Mary's Academy Prairie du Chien.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
John A. McAuliffe
Blair High School
Mary E. Dosch
Hillsboro
Gary E. Dummer
la Crosse
Luther High School
Onaslaska
Margaret M. Garrity
Dorothea L. Wagner
St. Mary’s Academy
Prairie du Chien
Luther Leaguers Host Car Wash in Ettrick
ETTRICK Wis Ettrick Luther Leaguers hold a car wash Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the church with pickup and delivery service for cars.
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Ettrick
Wis
Ettrick Luther Leaguers
Fillmore Bar Unit Endorses George Murray for District Judge
The Fillmore County Bar Association unanimously endorsed George O. Murray of Preston for district judge to succeed Leo F. Murphy. Murray, probate judge since 1954, is active in the bar and local community and holds degrees from Minnesota and Michigan.
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Fillmore Bar Unit
George Murray
Preston, Minn
Fillmore County Bar Association
George O. Murray
Preston
Leo F. Murphy
Winona
Murphy
Murray
Fillmore County
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota Law School
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Northern Pacific Railroad
Atty. F. J. O’brien
Rochester
District Bar Association
Minnesota Bar Associations
Preston Lions Club
Board of Education
Boy Scouts of America
Savings Bond Sales Reported Across Area Counties
In Sparta Wisconsin area counties progress toward savings bond goals is summarized. Leslie Riley of Monroe County reports May sales of 29943 dollars, yearly total 272723 dollars, achieving 43.2 percent. Other chairmen report varying May and year totals and percentages.
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Sparta
Wis
Leslie Riley
Monroe County
J. R. Linrud
Buffalo
Leary Peterson
Crawford
Philip B. Mills
Jackson
Charles Macomber
Juneau
George M. Hetherington
la Crosse
Robert H. Gilgillan
Trempealeau
W. R. Schaefer
Vernon
Clerk Seeks Election To Jackson Post
BLACK RIVER FALLS Mrs Virginia A Emerson incumbent Jackson County clerk announced her candidacy on the Democratic ticket She has served as deputy clerk 11 years since the previous clerk died last December and was appointed to finish the term which ends January 1 1965 Emerson a Jackson County native graduated Black River Falls High School and earlier worked nine years at Camp McCoy She has handled the county addressograph system and worked with 30 precinct clerks and assessors She is widow of Selmer B Emerson and has one daughter Sue Ann entering high school next fall
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Black River Falls
Virginia A. Emerson
Jackson County
Emerson
Alpha Larvick
Medical Supply and Chemical Warfare Department
Camp McCoy
Royal Roberts
James Ristow
George J. Johnson
Larvick
Selmer B. Emerson
Sue Ann
Black River Falls High School
Women of the Baptists plan Ontario social July 3
Ontario Wis. Women of the Baptists Church will host a pie cake and ice cream social at the Ontario Community Hall Friday evening July 3.
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Ontario
Wis
Women of the Baptists Church
Ontario Community Hall
Jobs for High School Graduates 25 Career Paths Chart
Reader's Digest July issue features a chart listing 25 specific jobs with required qualifications expected pay and advancement outlook. The article notes a diploma provides a two to one edge over dropouts and promotes purchasing the July issue on sale.
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397Th Engineer Battalion
Cam McCoy
Richard Ames
Laska
Gordon Lenser
R. 1
West Salem
WSCW
Federated Church
Mewhorter
Alton Becker
Martha Malles
Ther League
Robert Johnson
Robert Affeldt
Dakota, Minn
Lucinda Missionary Society
George Zenke
Dakota Valley
Women's Society of World Service
WSWS
EUB
Mmes
Nathan Woods
P. J. Karl
Rarin
Dean
Avery SN
Dean’s
Westby Boy Scouts
RC Center
Linda Hall
Barton Hall
Diane Brownell
Charles Brownell
Red Cross
Camp Robinhood
Green Lake
Sparta Red Cross
Miss Hall
Joanne Bloom
Kent Bloom
University of Indiana
By Robert Gehl
Highway 14
Peter Lavold
Otto Lewison
Leif Rusdal
Lavold
Don Arneson
Arneson
League of Municipalities
John Chassie
Legion
State
U.S
Bloyer
U.S. Highway 12
Gary Meyer
van Pak Co
Robert Rezin
Rezin
Public Works Committee
Luther
Spring Grove Area
NOBLE
Spring Grove Youth Heads Frat Council
Jackson Post
Mrs. Emerson
Henker
Reader’s Digest
Rapa
Lalrosses
Seniice
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