Monroe County Fair Herdsmanship and Horse Winners Named
Final herdsmanship ratings announced at Monroe County Fair Tomah Wis. Awards go to Beaver Creek Hustlers Little Creek Sparta Nor walk Clovers West Beaver Creek Sparta and the Sparta FFA for dairy herdsmanship. Beef winners Doug las Jones Dwight Carlisle Sparta Joyce Vieregge Nor walk top swine herdsman Chris Spolum Tomah top sheep herdsmen Joyce Vieregge Norwalk Dale Woodliff Kendall Norbert Leis Cashton. Fourteen horse pull teams earned cash amid a large crowd. Lightweight winner Dwight Davis Decatur Ill pulled 3425 pounds. Heavyweight winner Oscar Johnson Maiden Rock pulled 3300 pounds. Ed Liddane chaired the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Monroe County
Monroe County Farm Bureau
Beaver Creek Hustlers
Little Creek
Sparta
Norwalk Clovers
West Beaver Creek
Sparta Ffa
Monroe County Farmers Union
Douglas Jones
Dwight Carlisle
Joyce Vieregge
Norwalk
Chris Spolum
James Gerke
Tom Zastoupil
Dale Woodliff
Kendall
Norbert Leis
Cashton
Guernsey Breeders Association
Dwight Davis
Decatur, Ill
Oscar Johnson
Maiden Rock
Davis
Morris Barclay
Seymour
Schaff Brothers
Chetek
Bill Rosenthal
Elmwood
Paul Davis
Decatur, II
Chauncey Sidie
Readstown
Bob Ferris
Ontario
Johnson
Steve Lance
Bloomer
Fort Stelter
Stanley
Audbry Skinner
Readsburg
Russell Larsen
Denmark
Marvin Starks
de Forest
Kenneth Hoffman
Blue River
Ed Liddane
Monroe County Fair
Art Tralmer
New Ameri can Heritage titles at County Library
The latest volume Adventures in the Wilderness by Rutherford Platt highlights America’s wilderness heritage from dinosaurs to today with emphasis on conservation. Other titles include Westward on the Oregon Trail and D-Day, plus biographies Uncas and Ishi. Mary Poppins film news ties in with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Call 40617 to reserve any book.
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American Heritage Junior Library
Rutherford Platt
Southwest
Klondike
Alaska
Hawaii
Oregon Trail
Mississippi
American Heritage
la Crosse County
Theodora Kroeber
Ishi
Reader's Digest
Mary Poppins
Walt Disney
Julie Andrews
Waukon Chamber Official Resigns
Waukon Iowa Truman Slitor secretary of the Waukon Chamber of Commerce for eight years will step down August 4 He will stay on as city clerk Merlin Kruger will succeed Slitor as Chamber of Commerce secretary.
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Waukon
Iowa
Truman Slitor
Waukon Chamber of Commerce
Merlin Kruger
Slitor
Chamber of Commerce
Woman Wins Bake Award At Fair
TOMAH Wis Mrs Glen Ken yon R Sparta won the King Midas award for the best loaf of white yeast bread at the Monroe County fair. Mary Lou Cook of the Clifton Cardinals was chosen to represent Monroe County at the state fair in the demonstration contest topping seven contestants Saturday morning at the fair. Mary Lou demonstrated proper health exercises and good eating habits for health. Chosen as alternates were Arlys Radke and Alicia O Rourke of the Black Valley Club Wilton. Also placing in the club class with a demonstration were Linda Colburn and Judith Wilkinson of the Shennington Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Glen Kenyon
Sparta
King Midas
Monroe County
Mary Lou Cook
Clifton Cardinals
Mary Lou
Arlys Radke
Alicia O’rourke
Black Valley Club
Wilton
Linda, Colburn
Judith Wilkinson
Shennington Club
Lions Dedicate New Building in Tomah Wisconsin
The Tomah Lions Club opens its new Winnebago Park recreation building with a 5:30 p.m. Wednesday bratwurst barbecue open to the public. Proceeds fund a brick fireplace, and Lions Club labor helped erect the structure. The center will serve as a warming house for skaters in winter.
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Tomah
Wis
Home From Germany After Nine Years
Wesley Schini and his family returned to Dresbach after nine years in Dusseldorf. He represented International Harvester Co. there and will begin a new assignment at the Chicago offices of International.
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Dresbach, Minn
Dusseldorf
Germany
Wesley Schini
Frank Schini
Dresbach
Schini
International Harvester Co
Chicago
International
Stoddard’s Oldest Now 88 Years Old
Edward Mundsack, Stoddard’s oldest resident, celebrated his 88th birthday on Sunday July 21 at his home. Born July 21 1875 in Genoa, he moved to Stoddard in 1948 after farming in Genoa 17 years. He has four children, seven grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. His wife Ida also celebrated her 81st birthday on July 14 at their home with family present.
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Stoddard
Wis
Edward Mundsack
Mr. Mundsack
Genoa
Edna Knutson
la Crosse
Grace Schultz
Robbinsdale
Minn
Elmer Mundsack
State Car Wash And Bake Sale at Alma Center Churches
The Merrillan Alma Center and Hixon churches Methodist Youth Fellowship will host a bake sale and car wash on Saturday July 27. Bake sale proceeds will be in the American Legion Hall while the car wash occurs at the high school.
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Alma Center
Wis
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
Merrillan
Hixton
American Legion Hall
Lutherans State Ice Cream Social at Waterloo Church
Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church in Spring Grove Minnesota will host an ice cream social on the church lawn Sunday July 28 starting at 4 PM CST The Waterloo Church is located six miles south of Spring Grove on the church grounds
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Spring Grove
Minn
Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church
Waterloo Church
Mindoro 43 Class Reunion Marks 20th Anniversary
Mindoro Wisconsin Mindoro High School class of 1943 held its 20th anniversary reunion at a La Crosse restaurant. Attendees included numerous couples from Mindoro West Salem Holmen Onalaska Beloit and Bangor. The grads voted to hold a 25th anniversary reunion.
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Mindoro
Wis
la Crosse
Sidney Hetland
Darrel Welda
Lyman i Storandt
Gordon Peterson
Walter Balmer
Beatrice Odesma
Eugene Osgood
Illamae Larson
West Salem
Leland Mulder
Leo Waldemberger
Jeanette Halverson
Holmen
Duane Freng
Edward Lash
Paul Lunde
Marjorie Hegg
Roy Heinrich
Ruth Osgood
Onalaska
LaVerne Minor
Bardella Baker
Beloit
Monastery Holds Annual Field Mass For St Anne
DE SOTO Wis The 12th annual Solemn High Field Mass honoring St Anne will be held on the Monastery lawn at 8 p m DST Saturday July 27 The mass will be followed by the blessing of the sick and a candlelight procession through the Monastery grounds Pilgrims will gather from the Midwest earlier for prayer and meditation.
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DE Soto
Wis
St. Anne
Taylor Area Woman To Be 90 Years Old
Taylor Wisconsin resident Mrs Ole Roseth marks her 90th birthday on Monday July 29 despite a back injury from a past auto accident. She keeps house for sons Oscar and Clarence and reflects on a hard life, noting water hauling and the value of modern conveniences. She helped rear relatives during the 1918 flu era and has 11 children of her own, while quilting gifts to relatives. Coffee with visitors remains a Norwegian tradition at the Roseth home.
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Taylor
Wis
Ole Roseth
R. J. Taylor
Roseth
Oscar
Clarence
Larkin Valley
Blair
Milwaukee
Sportsmen To Serve Turkey Dinner At Hatfield Club
Hatfield Sportsmen's Club to serve public turkey dinner starting 4 30 p m Monday August 5 at the Hatfield clubhouse in Wisconsin.
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Turkey
Hatfield
Wis
Hatfield Sportsmen's Club
Finlander Maria Vuokka to Join Whitehall School Staff
Maria Pykalainen of Paivonkatu Finland will attend Whitehall High on a scholarship from Field Service International Schelter In Whitehall she will live with the Ivers family before the fall term. The 17 year old will study physics algebra geometry and will join a family with several siblings including a forestry leader father and an oldest brother who heads a high school. She will be the first foreign exchange student at Whitehall School and will help foster ties with the community alongside her broad interests in sports and arts.
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Whitehall
Wis
Vuokka
Maria Pykalainen
Paivonkatu
Finland
Whitehall Brothers
James Olson
Field Service International
Whitehall School
Stoddard Bank Names Officers at Annual Meet
STODDARD Wis O A Stellner was elected president of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank at the recent annual meeting of stockholders here. Officers named include R H Tate vice president J A Wall cashier D O Horton assistant cashier and Leonard Beitlich T C Moe Stellner and R H Tate directors.
4-H Demonstration Slated In Preston
Preston Minnesota will host a 4-H oral demonstration day on Thursday at 9 a.m. at Preston Elementary School. Three categories foods home economics and agriculture will be judged. About 50 4-H members compete for nine State Fair trips.
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Preston
Minn
Road Work Slated At Ranger Station
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis The Wisconsin Conservation Commission approves a highway program at Pray Ranger Station to establish drainage and surface two driveways and a parking area with bituminous material at the station at an estimated cost of 1300 dollars.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Pray Ranger Station
Trempealeau County Fair Entries Hit 592 Livestock Total
Trempealeau County 4-H and FFA youths entered 592 head of livestock for the Trempealeau County Fair July 25 to 28.Entries include 394 cattle 141 swine 55 horses and two sheep along with 11 pens of poultry and 17 booths Ray Shanklin reports.
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Galesville
Wis
Trempealeau County
FFA
Ray Shanklin
Monroe Unit Exceeds Cancer Drive Quota in Tomah Area
Monroe County chapter of the American Cancer Society reports 1963 drive totals of 5215.76 dollars, 190 over the quota. Rural towns led by La Grange Byron Grant Lincoln Oakdale and Adrian contributed amounts. Tomah business district added 164.17 dollars. Miss Emma Wegner, treasurer, will receive the funds at Bank of Tomah.
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Tomah, Wis
Monroe County
American Cancer Society
Gordon Stelter
la Grange
Richard Biegel
Byron
Thillard Densmore
Grant
Kenneth Rattle
Lincoln
Gordon Langland
Oakdale
Albert Matzat
Tomah
Claude Lemon
Adrian
Raymond Westphal
Greenfield
Chester Holly
Clifton
Lee Harris
Scott
Russell Potter
Harry Roder
Emma Wegner
Bank of Tomah
Caledonia Class Of 1938 Gathers For Anniversary
Caledonia Minnesota notes the Caledonia High School class of 1938 held its 25th anniversary reunion in Spring Grove with 22 attendees. The report lists many attendees from Minnesota Iowa California and Michigan and mentions plans for a 1968 reunion organized by Bud Richards Ronnie Weber John Trisch and Mrs Milford Manley.
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Caledonia
Minn
Caledonia High School
Spring Grove
Fremont Slaggemeyer
Eitzen
Bud Richards
Henry Frank
Elmer Holter
Riverside
Calif
Aland Arney
Cliff Sherman
Wilma Middendorf
Mound
Ronnie Weber
Bernice Buckholtz
Ralph Schild
Carrine Arneson
Houston
Art Wheaton
Cora Arneson
Aaron Halworth
Brownsville
Milford Manley
Gladiys Weber
St. Paul
Leo Enyart
Kathryn Werthein
Waukon
Iowa
Tom Knight
Irene Driscoll
Birmingham
Mich
John Trisch
la Crosse
Arne Engan
Mabel
Mitchell Yentz
Darlene Deters
Royal Oaks
Robert Anderson
Orpha Myhre
Rochester
Robert Hefti
Elmer Linde
Waterloo
Ralph Muenkel
Milwaukee
Apple Harvest Kickapoo Orchards Begins at GM
Gays Mills Wisconsin reports the apple harvest has started in the Kickapoo orchards with the Dudley variety leading the yield. Orchardists note a yearly influx of buyers and sightseers, many from Iowa, began arriving on Sunday.
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Gays Mills
Wis
Kickapoo
Dudley
Iowa
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