Canton Brown Swiss Show Features 46 Cattle and Wins
Forty six Brown Swiss head shown at Canton I Brown Swiss Show in Rushford Caledonia. Guy Smith of Houston claims grand champion cow and top awards for four year old cow heifer and best udder. Murrell and Darrell Jacobson win grand champion bull calf and top two year old bull and junior yearling heifer. Rainer Klug takes best three females and champion get of fire. Houston County’s judging team earns first with 424 points. Winona and Fillmore counties follow. Individuals from area named among top placers in men and women divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Rushford
Guy Smith
Houston
Murrell
Darrell Jacobson
Harmony
Rainer Klug
Paul Beranek
Hokah
Befer
Houston County
George J. Hendel
Jenelle Schultz
Silver Creek Rustlers
Mary Schultz
Dennis Paulson
Cushion Peak Echoes
Ray Johnson
Donald Hill
Ralph Anfinson
Murrell Jacobson
Rebecca Weist
Whitehall FFA Members Win State Awards
Whitehall High School FFA members Richard Guse and Loren Hanson are among 298 Wisconsin farm boys awarded the state FFA degree at the Baptist Assembly near Green Lake. Delegates Richard Foss and Dennis Harnisch attended the state convention and will lead as next year’s president and vice president respectively, accompanied by Glenn C. Olson, local agriculture instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall High School
Richard Guse
Loren Hanson
Wisconsin
American Baptist Assembly
Green Lake
Richard Foss
Dennis Harnisch
FFA
Glenn C. Olson
Junior Leaders To Crown Queen At Bangor Dance
La Crosse County 4-H Leaders will hold their annual queen dance Friday in the Bangor High School Auditorium. Seven candidates vie for the county 4-H queen who will preside at area functions during her year. Tickets cost 75 cents in advance or 1 dollar at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Bangor High School
Rural Areas Development Group Meets in Houston County
Rural Areas Development chairman Larry Belangie led a county committee session in Caledonia to craft a brief constitution and by laws. They reviewed regional economic plans, added new steering committee members, and set future meeting times with appointments to be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Larry Belangie
Houston County
Minnesota
Houston County Rural Areas Development Program
Nels Gulbranson
James Wilhelmson
Arnold Onstad
Vernon Awes
Elling Solum
Boyde Anderson
Robert Hillman
Charles Reverud
Spring Grove
Perk Steffen
Linus Ernster
Herb Noel
Robert Sprague
Victor Rupp
William Glynn
Francis Brady
William von Arx
Gladys Lapham
Victor Leidel
Donald Yolten
Winston Reed
Century-Old Stoddard Area Farm is Sold
Mrs. Clara Halvorson sold her century old Stoddard farm to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Regelein of Chetek Wisconsin. The Halvorson line traces to Norwegian settlers with Julius Halvorson dying in 1956 and Christine noted as the first girl born in the family in over a century. Regelein family includes three sons with schooling plans in La Crosse and nearby districts. Mrs. Regelein will teach at Logan High School in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard
Wis
Clara Halvorson
Harry Regelein
Chetek
Halvord Jorgenson
Tarrand
Norway
Ole
Anna
Julius
Clara
Julius Halvorson
Halvorson
Oscar Willenberg
Carl
Coon Valley
James
John
Carl Halverson
Steven
Christine
James Halvorson
Regelein
Thomas
Raymond
la Crosse State College
de Soto
Logan High School
la Crosse
Dairy Men Plan Twilight Fete at Trempealeau County Farm
The Trempealeau County Guernsey Breeder's Association will host an 8 p.m. twilight meeting at the Peter Speerstra and Son farm south of Whitehall. Contests will judge aged cow two-year-old and junior yearling classes with groups for men women and various youth divisions. Principal speaker is Marlowe Nelson of Tri-State Breeders Cooperative, with George W. Chambers of the American Guernsey Cattle Club also in attendance. Open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Guernsey Breeder's Association
Peter Speerstra and Son
Marlowe Nelson
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Westby
George W. Chambers
American Guernsey Cattle Club
La Crosse 4-H'ers Attend Camp Upham Woods
In Monroe Wisconsin Dells 111 4-H youths from La Crosse and Monroe counties spent four days at Camp Upham Woods. Camp staff led crafts songs safety talks and nature hikes on the 318 acre site with Black Hawk Island. Closing ceremonies featured a campfire and 4 H burnings.
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4-H
Upham Woods
Monroe
la Crosse County
Dorman Olson
Sparta
Linda Pharo
Tomah
Tom O'Connell
Mary Wachter
Mather
Londa Wyttenbach
Kendall
Sandra Meyer
Debbie Heintz
Susan Frederick
la Crosse
Wisconsin Dells
Wis
Monroe County
Camp Upham Woods
Wakelin McNeal
Mac
Vernie Johnson
Onalaska
Paul Affeldt
Jim Anderson
Janice Hoeth
Black Hawk Island
Estelle North
Allamakee 4-H'ers Attend State Camps
WAUKON Iowa Robert Kugle of the Big 4-H Club represents Allamakee County at the State 4-H Health Camp near Madrid He is the son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Kugle of Postville Carole Monroe daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Monroe of Waterville and a Toppers 4-H Club member will represent the county at the State 4-H Conservation Camp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Robert Kugle
Allamakee County
Madrid
Vernon Kugle
Postville
Carole Monroe
Thomas Monroe
Waterville
Holmen FFA members earn state farmer degree at Green Lake
Dennis Knutson and Arlan Anderson of Holmen High School receive the state farmer degree at the Wisconsin FFA convention in Green Lake. Knutson will be president for 1963-64 with dairy swine and crops plans and two Holsteins. Anderson serves as vice-president and owns dairy cows heifers beef steers and swine stake. Albert Becker is the Holmen FFA adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Knutson
Arlan Anderson
Holmen
la Crosse
Albert Becker
Holmen Ffa
Vernon County Plans For 63 Farm Progress Days
Vernon County committees outline plans for Farm Progress Days to be held July 26 and 27 near VNROQUA Wisconsin. Exhibits, parades, university talks, and dairy displays are planned with 284 display spaces sold and 67 more available. Gov John Reynolds and D A Williams will speak. 75 agricultural floats expected. events include a daily style show and flower culture talks.
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Vnroqua
Wis
Gale Wanless
Irvin Ellefson
Explorer Scouts
Art Hall
John Reynolds
D. A
Broken Axle Three Flats Fail To Halt Blair Fishing Trip
Blair High School Future Farmers of America members and six adults return from a senior fishing trip to Quetico Provincial Park Ontario. The party faced three flat tires a broken axle and the disappearance of coach Anthony Fiore. They reported a 38 and 37 inch northern pike and a three pound lake trout among their catch. The group learned of Leo M. Schneider’s accidental death during camp breakout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Blair High School
Future Farmers of America
Quetico
Ontario
Canada
Anthony Fiore
Superior
Ray Nering
Chester Meissner
Rudolph Anderson
Norman Anderson
William
Leo M. Schneider
Allamakee Farm Bureau Women Meet in Waukon Iowa
Allamakee County Farm Bureau women meet at 1 30 p m on Tuesday June 18 at the Farm Bureau building. Bernard Snitker of the Waukon Creamery will speak on dairy promotion. The Waukon Creamery processes 150000 pounds of whole milk and 300000 pounds of skimmed milk daily with drying facilities handling 3000 pounds per hour and 18 regular employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Bernard Snitker
Waukon Creamery
Earl Miller
Lloyd Clark
John Livesind
Youth Conservation Camp Trip for Kopp and Paar
Carl Kopp and Roger Paar left Taylor Wisconsin for a six week Youth Conservation Camp at Delta Wisconsin. Their parents and Marian accompanied them to Eau Claire where they boarded a bus to the camp.
Westby FFA members earn Wisconsin State Degrees at Green Lake
Michael Lium and James Erlandson of the Westby FFA chapter received Wisconsin State Farmer Degrees at the State FFA convention in Green Lake on June 10 11 12. The award goes to two percent of 14000 members for leadership scholarship and agricultural achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Michael Lium
Allen Lium
James Erlandson
Chester Erlandson
FFA
Wisconsin
Green Lake
Michael
Westby Ffa
Wisconsin Junior Dairymens Association
James
Wisconsin Junior Dairy Men’s Association
River Falls State College
Lee Rudie
Kenneth Rudie
Cattle Selected for Southwestern Wisconsin 4 H Judging Contest
Representatives from the University of Wisconsin Dairy Science Department selected cattle for the District 4 H Judging Contest to be held in West Salem on Monday June 24. La Crosse County hosts the event with senior and junior teams from the southwest. Harold Huth notes Allan Bringe leads the program with George Werner and Clarence Olson assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin Dairy Science Department
Wisconsin
West Salem
la Crosse County
Harold Huth
Allan Bringe
George Werner
Clarence Olson
Dairy Science Department
Guernsey
Edgar Schroeder
Nathan Hill
Bert Brown
Rudy Hansen
Bangor
Hansen
Elton Heinze
Jersey
Huth
University of Wisconsin Extension
Holmen
Milk Chosen CROP Fund Commodity in Houston County
The Christian Rural Overseas Program in Houston County selects whole milk as the campaign commodity for 1963. Dairies donate pounds daily from June 15 to July 15, with all Houston milk producers and area churches participating to process or exchange for whole dry milk. Corn is less available locally, prompting the shift.
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Houston County
Carroll to Attend Extension School
WAUKON Iowa Gene Carroll Allamakee County extension director will attend the regional summer school session for extension workers at Colorado State University Fort Collins June 17 through July 6. His family will accompany him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Gene Carroll
Allamakee County
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
4-H Health Camp Attendee from Houston County
Jeffrey Olson of Wilmington Gophers represented Houston County at the Minnesota 4-H Health Camp held June 9 to 13 at Itasca State Park. County Agent Francis J. Janusk a notes he is the son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Olson of Spring Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Jeffrey Olson
Wilmington Gophers
Houston County
University of Minnesota Forestry and Biological Station
Itasca State Park
Francis J. Januschka
Jeffrey
Raymond Olson
Spring Grove
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Pat Gordon
Charles Naidl
Allamakee
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Shelby
Joseph Hammel
Vernon County
Allamakee Farm Bureau Women State Meeting
Stanley W. Peterson
Denverea
RFD
Michael Leum
Dale Nestingen
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Neb
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