They Serve Servicemen at Camp McCoy Training Field
The 106th Service and Supply Company from Black River Falls and Neillsville, led by Maj. Elmer C. Seimonson, with 163 officers and men, set up in the field at Camp McCoy to support troops in training. Spec. 5 Gale Bauer of New Lisbon and Pfe. Dieter Herman of Melrose are shown filling out a requisition while others repair a canvas for a truck tarpaulin. Nora Magelee Photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Neillsville
Elmer C. Seimonson
Camp McCoy
Gale Bauer
New Lisbon
Pfe
Dieter Herman
Melrose
Lee Hancock
Donald Zlesak
Edwin Wallsted
Nora Magelee
Caledonia Veterans Farm Program Seeks Enrollees
Caledonia High School hosts 8 30 p m Friday July 6 on a state wide GI Bill funded farm management program for veterans. Eligible veterans discharged after February 1955 and now on farms may enroll from Caledonia Houston La Crescent and Brownsville areas. A veterans service officer and agriculture coordinator will attend the meeting to explain the program.
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Caledonia
Minn
Minnesota
Caledonia High School
Houston
la Crescent
Brownsville
Veterans’ Service Officer
Westby Expands Industrial Park On New Land Purchase
Westby Wisconsin expands its industrial park with additional land via the industrial development authority and city council. The park sits between STH 27 and the Milwaukee Road, offering truck and rail access. Mayor Ivan Schue notes growth stems from proximity to Highways 14 27 61 and being 30 minutes from La Crosse, with dairying tobacco growing and wood manufacturing among key local industries. A secondary note: a Black River Falls post office postcard from Rome Georgia, addressed to Hammer Porath, was delivered and logged.
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Westby
Wis
Industrial Development Authority
City Council
Milwaukee Road
Ivan Schue
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Monroe County Court Hears Marijuana Cases In Sparta and Tomah
Monroe County Judge James W. Rice handles multiple marijuana related cases from Sparta and Tomah. Several youths appeared or were scheduled, with Guilty pleas by two Sparta girls and a focus on pre sentence investigations. Other defendants include Patrick Clark Michael La Force and Henry Williams along with a non marijuana related case of dog torture and a family violence incident.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe
James W. Rice
Jeffery Baldwin
Tomah
Greenfield
Gary Michaelson
Baldwin
Delmar Lovelace
la Crosse
Henry K. Williams
Eau Claire
Camp McCoy
Ralph E. Bolton
Rice
Bolton
Christopher H. Keller
Ankeny Pastor Named Wisconsin Evangelist
Roger Smelser of Ankeny Iowa has been named state evangelist of the Wisconsin Christian Missionary Association. He will move to Black River Falls to begin duties immediately and serve Wisconsin congregations through clinics seminars and evangelistic programs. He will also handle public relations fund raising and help establish new congregations.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Roger Smelser
Ankeny
Iowa
Wisconsin Christian Missionary Association
Garth Couey
Church of Christ
Smelser
Wisconsin
Midwest Briefs Highlight Wisconsin Youth and Civic Events
In Ettrick and Arcadia areas, residents plan summer trips to Norway and Mackinac Island with chaperones. Arcadia bands prepare for state fair, while Tomah and Arcadia youths join trips to Baraboo Circus Museum and Philmont Scout Ranch respectively. State Rep Bernard Lewison gains committee roles amid ongoing local church events and community fairs.
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Rome
Herman
Hammer) Porath
Robert
Butch) Carisch
Tri-State News
Monroe County
Sparta Hospital
The
Belles of
Keller
Tunnel City
Charles Wilson
Thomas Shaw
Sharon L. Shaw
Byron Tavern
Church of Christ Names
Iowan
State
Ozark Bible College
Tri-State Briefs
Ettrick
Alex Nelsestuen
French Creek
Norway
France
Denmark
Donald Severson
Paris
Arcadia
Arcadia High School Symphonic
St. Ignace
Mich
Mackinac Island
Gerald Gleason
Wyalusing State Park
Tari Thurston
Shirley Dickman
Terri Clamert
Independence
Cheyenne Kamla
Lewison
Joint Legislative Council
Assembly
Baraboo
Recreation Department
Arcadia Boy Scout Troop
Camp Philmont
Cimarron
N.M
Christian Young of the
Westby-Coon Prairie
Chrysler Corp
Woodland
Viroqua’s
Vernon County Fairgrounds
Tribune
Old Sparta Grads
Sparta High School Alumni Association
Vera (Hemstock) Rice
Bessie Livingston
Alice (Janes) Washburn
Clearwater
Fla
Marie Reinks
James Guy
Florida
Texas
California
Maryland
Alice Beebe
Rolling Hills
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