Prairie Du Chien Opens New High School Building
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN Wis When classes start in September a new 669265 building will welcome high school students The first bids in January 1962 were rejected for irregularities and new bids were submitted Successful bidders include general construction T S Wills Janesville electrical V and M Electric Co Menominee Mich laboratory equipment R L Nelson Co Wauwatosa Wis heating and ventilating Constale Plumbing Co Westby Wis The architect engineer firm John J Flad and Associates Madison designed the structure John C Mulrooney new superintendent succeeds retired B A Kennedy Mulrooney expects about 300 students to enroll for 1963 64 in grades 10 11 and 12 two teaching positions remain to be filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
General Construction
T. S. Wills
Janesville
V and M. Electric Co
Menominee
Mich
R. L. Nelson Co
Wauwatosa
Constale Plumbing Co
Westby
Mulrooney
Chicago Children To Be Guests Of Hillsboro Church
Rev. Keith Torney of Bethlehem Mission Church Chicago will bring seven children four girls and three boys to Hillsboro Wisconsin to stay a week with local families including Rev. and Mrs. Schaefer and several couples. The visit marks Hillsboro’s first participation in the Friendly Town program and Chicago’s first outreach to Wisconsin as Mrs. Sterba leads the Women's Fellowship sponsoring the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Wis
Keith Torney
Bethlehem Mission Church
Chicago
First Congregational Church
William Schaefer
Arlan Marshall
Burdell Hallingstad
T. M Boston
Arden Peterson
VA Hospital Chaplain Heads Monroe Polio Chapter
Rev L C Pedersen of Tomah VA Hospital is elected president of the Monroe County Chapter of the National Polio Foundation. Lester Gordon, also of Tomah, is vice chairman. Anita Flint, Mrs Sonny Vater, Mrs William Gleiss, and Dr DeWitt Beebe named as chairmen. The chapter will fund a $500 health scholarship for nursing and physical therapy studies. The patient aid total from Nov 1962 to Apr 1963 is $4,562.27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
L. C. Pedersen
Tomah VA
Monroe County
National Polio Foundation
Lester Gordon
Anita Flint
Wisconsin Child Center
Sparta
Sonny Vater
R. N
William J. Gleiss
DeWitt C. Beebe
Arthur Gerg
Gleiss
New Minnesota Speed Law Requires Adjustments
The Minnesota Legislature enacted a new speed law setting daytime limits at 65 mph and nighttime limits at 55 mph with prima facie unlawfulness above limits. It authorizes highway officials to study and designate zones of maximum or minimum speeds, post signs, and adjust boundaries as needed, applying standards primarily on interstates and freeways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
State Highway Department
Commissioner of Highways
Waukon Man Named To Judicial Group
WAUKON Iowa Thomas Roe auto salesman here has been appointed to the 13th Judicial District nominating commission for a six year term Under the states new system of selecting judges the governor appoints five persons to serve with five attorneys from each judicial district to submit two nominees for judicial vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Thomas Roe
13Th Judicial District Nominating Commission
Stoddard Legion Auxiliary To Meet This Week
Stoddard American Legion Auxiliary will meet Wednesday July 10 at 7 30 p m in the club room. July hostesses are Ruth Johnson chairman assisted by Juna Helgeson Thelma Helgeson Elaine Hayden and Peggy Beier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard
Wis
Stoddard American Legion Auxiliary
Ruth Johnson
Juna Helgeson
Thelma Helgeson
Elaine Hayden
Peggy Beier
Contracts For Cashton School Signed
CASHTON Wis contracts have been signed for a new elementary school building on land bought from Gerald Aspenson. The Cash ton Joint School District 1 board let bids to low bidders: General construction Fred J Piette and Sons Appleton 170369 dollars 245 days completion. Electrical Alaska Hardware and Appliance Co Onalaska 15111 dollars. Plumbing Schaller Plumbing and Heating Tomah 18688 dollars. Heating and ventilation Tim s Sales and Service Stoddard 33900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashton
Wis
Gerald Aspenson
Board of Education of
General Construction
Fred J. Piette and Sons
Appleton
Onalaska
Holmen student earns perfect grades at Luther College
DECORAH Iow a Thirty three students from Wisconsin made the Luther College second semester honor roll as listed by dean Dr O W Qualley Minnesota and Lowan enrollment also noted Thirteen students achieved a perfect 3 0 average including Holmen sophomore James Hill son of Mr and Mrs Leo W Youncke Other named honorees include Helen Hoff Lana Pederson Blair Camp Douglas Emily Homstad Marie Peterson Cashton Glenn Borreson Ettrick Duane Hanson Ferryville Bonnie Curtis Mauston Ronald Olson Rockland Sharon Johnson Jerrold Lerum David Ramsett Maureen Ram sett and Judith Labus West Salem.
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Decorah
Iowa
Wisconsin
Luther College
O. W. Qualley
Minnesota
James Hill
Holmen
Leo W. Youncke
Helen Hoff
Lana Blaske Pederson
Blair
Sonja Pfaff
Camp Douglas
Emily Homstadt
Marie Peterson
Cashton
Glenn Borreson
Ettrick
Duane Hanson
Ferryville
Bonnie Curtis
Mauston
Ronald Olson
Rockland
Sharon Johnson
Jerrold Lerum
David Ramsett
Maureen Rude Ramsett
Viroqua
Judith Labus
West Salem
The Cloister Promises A Quiet Drink At Day’s End
A promotional paragraph exhorts professionals of all roles to show good taste, urging after work conversations over a cocktail or beer in a dignified, comfortable setting. It then touts the Cloister as a refined evening option that grows on patrons.
Tomah Jaycee Plan To Build In Gillett Park
Tomah Wisconsin petitions for and against a Jaycee plan to build a combined Chamber of Commerce office and tourist booth in Gillett Park were to be heard by the Common Council. The park board asked delaying the project until funds reach 10 000 to 12 000 dollars and to assess needs after the interstate highway system arrives. Opponents argue the park be kept for recreation as gifted by R A Gillett. planners had approval from the planning commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Jaycee
Gillett Park
R. A. Garman
Park Board
Jaycees
Common Council
City Planning Commission
R. A. Gillett
Classified Ad Speed Fills Vacancies Quickly
The ad writer can help place a classified ad to fill a vacant room fast by calling 2-8040. This note promotes quick placement of listings through an advertising line.
Military families and honor roll entries from Wisconsin service members
Lt and Mrs Paul Paulson visit Norwalk relatives while relocating from Texas to Tennessee. Maj Sidney R Steele receives the Army Commendation Medal for work with the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group in Thailand. Steele, a West Point graduate of 1950, attends the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk. Various servicemen and veterans from Genoa, Viroqua, Black River Falls, Humbird, Coon Valley, De Soto, Alma Center, and surrounding areas are listed for completed training, re assignments, promotions, and separations at Ft Leonard Wood, Fort Chaffee, McDonnell AFB, Lackland, and other bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Robert Bruce McCoy
A. N. Havilland Connolly
Wisconsin National Guard
Gen. McCoy
Harold
Arlington
Robert
Douglas
Sparta National Guard
Bruce
Tomahawk
Stuart
Sparta Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Gen
McCoy
Paul Paulson
Paulson
Melvin Raiten
Norwalk
Texas
Tennessee
Sidney R. Steele
Sidney Steele
Joint
U.S. Military Advisory Group
Thailand
Steele
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Armed Forces Staff College
Norfolk
Edwin Dugan
Clarence Dugan
Black River Falls
Keesler Afb
Miss
William Duxbury
Dugan
Leland Duxbury
Humbird
Palm Date
Calif
Allan Schmidt
Peter Schmidt
Coon Valley
Ft. Leonard Wood
Schmidt
Thomas Rabbitt
de Soto
Ft. Devens
Mass
Ft. Riley
Kan
Korea
Minneapolis
John Nelson
Alma Center
Russell Wilkinson
Irving Wilkinson
Camp Douglas
Marine Corps
la Crosse
San Diego
Francis Pientok
Frank Pientok
Independence
McDonell Afb
Duane Hanson
FE. N. Hanson
25Th Artillery
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Army
Darwin Tichenor
Austin Tichenor
Prairie du Chien
Lowery Afb
Colo
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Lowery, Tichenor
Tichenor
Gays Mills H S appoints Goodsir as principal
Frederick Goodsir, longtime business education teacher at Gays Mills High School, is named high school principal replacing D C Beardmore who resigns to take a similar post at Waterford Union High School. Two faculty positions remain to be filled per Superintendent E S Gorman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gays Mills
Wis
Board of Education
Frederick Goodsir
Gays Mills High School
Goodsir
D. C. Beardmore
Waterford Union High School
E. S. Gorman
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Sparta High School
Sidney Hotel
Mayme
Carlos) Dumas
Madison
Katherine McGowan
Walter
Laura Heasty
McClurg
Forrest
Edna Stannard
Elma Sholes
Beaver Dam
Lyel Jenkins
Stevens Point
Alice
James) Washburn
Mary (Griffith) Davis
Bangor
Frank
Eunice Williams
Earl Thurston
James
Mae Finger) Dwyer
Mina (Morgan) Herrman
Cecil Horswill
Ethel Mae Jones
Grace (Wright
Emma Walters
Darwin
Emerald
Willard
Blanche Rooker
Stark
Marieta Jacobsen
Judy Herrman
Milwaukee
Carol (Jacobsen
Howard Teasdale
Tibet
Harold Krueger
Dale F. Davis
Otho Payne
Camp McCoy
Ralph Osborne
A. N. Havilland
C. Kent Weaver
Sparta Area
Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce. Harold Thobaben
Ray Easley
Sparta Industrial Foundation
Don Azuanis
Chamber of Commerce
Mary
Skip Frazee
Teedie
PDC
Hillsboro Church
VA Hospital
New Minn
Stoddard Legion Auxiliary
Luther
la Crosse Tribune
Twsey
Tomah Jaycee
Dr. Garman
F. H. Drew
August Gaboner
Earl Koch
Paul Rose
Stanley W. Peterson
Uncle Sam
David Faulke
Lester Fauska
Genoa
Marlene
Ft. Knox
Fauske
Michael Riley
Frank Riley
A. J.C. James Troyanek
Herman Troyanek
la Crescent
Minn
Rosemary Locks
Randolph Afb
Brooks Afb
C. Richard Satrum
W. L. Satrum
Hixton
Rose Parker
Sheppard Afb
Love Stunes
Melvin Stunes
March Afb
Stones
Walker Afb
N.M
Chumacher
E. Seielstad
Elmer
Tom, Dick
Harry
Cass
Rossa Ie
Elmer’s
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