Top Showman Honors In Sheep Competition Go To Spartan
In Monroe County Fair sheep judging at Tomah Wisconsin top showman honors went to John Johnson of Sparta in the open Suffolk and junior divisions, with Kathy Wagner of Tomah winning junior Southdown honors. Various exhibitors from Kendall, Norwalk, Cashton and Tomah earned blue ribbons across breeds including Oxford Montedale and Corriedale, with multiple champions and top ewes lambs noted.
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Spartan
Tomah
Wis
Monroe County
John Johnson
Sparta
Kathy Wagner
Johnson
Lyle Baltz
Kendall
Amy
John
Trude Thurston
Kathy
David Wagner
David
Dennis Wagner
Mark Baltz
Hampshire
Ram
Ewe
Fair Montedale
Jim Downing
Aof Tomah
Kermit Gasper
Martyn Caulum
Cashton
Amy Johnson
Jersey
Danny Jacobs
Guernsey
Kathy Nauman
Norwalk
Steve Carlisle
Steve
West Beaver Creek
Tribune
Nora Magelee
Mindoro Lions To Get Charter Saturday Aug 3
Mindoro Wisconsin charter night ceremonies for the newly organized Mindoro Lions Club will begin at 7 30 p.m. Saturday August 3 at Melrose Mindoro High School Earl Register is chairman and Clarence Sturm former international president is speaker The group was organized by Sharee Mansour Gene Ender and Ron Uber with 23 charter members elected Irv Manske president James Baumer vice president Alvin Eide treasurer and several others as officers directors and tail twister
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Mindoro
Wis
Mindoro Lions Club
Melrose-Mindoro High School
Earl Register
Clarence Sturm
Manawa
Sharee Mansour
Wausau
Gene Ender
Ron Uber
West Salem Lions Club
Irv Manske
James Baumer
Alvin Eide
Chester Olson
Sid Kirchner
Harold Rhyme
Richard Kjos
Alton Olson
Earl Ferguson
Charles Timm
Dale ‘Kirchner
Outreach Worker Sets Office Hours in Sparta
Robert R. Hebard of Sparta announces office hours for the Coulee Region Council of the Office of Economic Opportunity. He welcomes visits at the courthouse from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays and offers home visits for those unable to come in. Referrals go to service agencies, officials, and local groups as part of Head Start and other programs. Also serving Crawford, La Crosse, Vernon counties are Laura George, Jane Jacobs, and Alston Wolgram.
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Sparta
Wis
Robert R. Hebard
Monroe County
Coulee Region
Hebard
Office of Economic Opportunity
Vista
Coulee
Laura George
Crawford County
Jane Jacobs
la Crosse
Alston Wolfgram
Vernon County
Trempleau Posters Win State Awards
WHITEHALL Wisconsin Paul La Liberte of Arcadia took first in Class II and Ter ri Ann Glaunert of Independence won Class I in the state poppy poster contest by the American Legion Auxiliary Their entries advance to national judging in New Orleans with the national convention set for September 6 to 12.
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Whitehall
Wis
Paul la Liberte
Arcadia
Terri Ann Glaunert
Independence
American Legion Auxiliary
New Orleans
American Legion and Auxiliary
Louisiana City
Sign Language Bridges Office Barriers At Army Corps Unit
In Kansas City, 17 engineers at an Army Corps of Engineers office learn sign language to communicate with deaf colleague Johnny Miller. Co workers including Linda Farr advance from notes to signs, turning breaks into quiet exchanges as they grasp hand symbols and simple phrases. Miller notes the surprising, unit wide effort.
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Kansas City
Army Corps of Engineers
Johnny M. Miller
Miller
Missouri School For the Deaf
Fulton
Linda Farr
Linda
Carl Moore
Willie Godfrey
New Facilities Planned at Holiday Farms Oasis
Sid and John Schuster with Charles Spooner announce a permanent mobile home court and overnight camper area at Holiday Farms Oasis in Tomah Wisconsin. The site near Spooner’s property will be surveyed with landscaped grounds and an indoor pool. The restaurant will be enlarged to add a supper club and cocktail lounge. The mobile court will hold about 40 to 50 sites and the camping area 80 to 100 sites.
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Tomah
Wis
Holiday Farms Oasis
Sid
John Schuster
Charles Spooner
Spooner
Holiday Farms
Jackson Students Named to Eau Claire State Dean's List
Several Jackson County students from Black River Falls and nearby towns were named to the dean's honor list for the second semester at Eau Claire State University. The honorees include Linda Swanson Verne Nortman Rolf Skogstad Harold Horn Richard Nicolai Cynthia Merrill Leone Frederickson Karen Holmgreen Lillian Martin with class years ranging from freshman to senior.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Eau Claire State University
Linda Swanson
Verne Nortman
Rolf Skogstad
Harold Horn
Richard Nicolai
Cynthia Merrill
Leone Frederickson
Taylor
Karen Holmgreen
Merrillan
Lillian Martin
Humbird
Steam Engine Days Set for Mabel September 6 7 8
Odell Lee Jr. is general chairman of the ninth annual Hesper Mabel Steam Engine Days to be held Sept. 6 7 and 8. The Mabel Businessmen's Association board serves as the general committee.
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MABEL
Minn
Odell Lee Jr
Hesper-Mabel
The
Mabel Businessmen’s Association
VFW Sponsors Teen Dances in Viroqua Wisconsin
The Viroqua Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor teen dances with the second of three events set for Tuesday August 6 and the second Tuesday August 20. The first dance occurred July 23.
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VFW
Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hughes to Speak in Waukon City Park
Iowa Senatorial candidate Gov. Harold Hughes will address a rally at Waukon City Park at 7 p.m. on Thursday August 1. The event is part of his campaign tour through northwest Iowa.
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Gov. Hughes
Waukon
Iowa
Harold Hughes
U.S. Senate
Waukon City
Tokyo, World’s Largest City Rivals Australia’s Population
A historical note compares Tokyo’s population to the Australian continent, highlighting Tokyo as the world’s largest city and drawing a contrast with continental population totals. The statement emphasizes scale without citing exact numbers.
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Tokyo
Chaseburg Legion Receives National Child Welfare Citation
Chaseburg Wisconsin American Legion Post was honored with a national citation for outstanding service to children and youth. Comdr Wayne Kuester announced the award, presented by Frank Percick the 7th District commander, with signatures from National Cmdr William E Galbraith and Wisconsin child welfare chair Lois Rand.
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Chaseburg
Wis
American Legion
National Organization of the Legion
Comdr
Wayne Kuester
National
William E. Galbraith
Wisconsin Child Welfare
Lois Rand
Frank Percick
7Th District
District Deputies Named By Knights
Columbus Wisconsin state deputy Ed J. Quillin announced district deputies for the Coulee Region. Named are Clement Paulus of Prairie du Chien Anthony Felber of Tomah Joseph Snow of Arcadia and Philip T Quinn of Mauston.
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Columbus
Wis
Ed J. Quillin
Wisconsin Council of Knights of Columbus
Coulee
Clement Paulus
Prairie du Chien
Anthony Felber
Tomah
Joseph Snow
Arcadia
Philip T. Quinn i
Mauston
Stores quit selling violent toys in Twin Cities
Three department stores in the Twin Cities area announce policies to stop selling toys that encourage violence after the Kennedy assassination. They will not reorder toy guns or violence symbols, with Donaldson's removing toy weapons entirely, Dayton's keeping some Western style pistols for Christmas, and Sears halting toy weapon promotion.
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Minneapolis
Twin Cities Area
Dayton’s
Donaldson’s
Sears Roebuck and Co
New’ Company
New York
Robert Kennedy
Donaldson's
Sears
Valley Community Sets Homecoming Picnic
Valley Wisconsin residents and former residents will hold an annual homecoming picnic at Valley School at noon on Sunday August 4. Families should bring picnic baskets and dishes. A musical fun fest is planned and musicians are asked to bring their instruments.
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Valley
Wis
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