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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1966
Page
13
Washington AP report says U.S. farmers could have used 30 percent less land to grow crops from 1960 to 1964 with higher fertilizer use. Economists project 450 million acres needed in 1980 at 1960-64 tech levels, vs a 375 million peak in 1932.
Whitehall hosts a reading improvement program with 36 students enrolled. At Sunset School Mrs. Lowell Larson teaches 26 elementary students who also receive library help from Mrs. Richard Lunde. Maurice Ewing runs a high school class for 10 students. Mrs. Roselyn Resler, a commercial teacher, has 18 students enrolled in her typing class.
David Scafe, paralyzed since an April 26 1965 auto accident in Black River Falls, has been transferred from La Crosse hospital to St. Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee. He is the son of Mr and Mrs LaVern Scafe of Black River Falls.
Blair Wisconsin starts six week summer recreation for school children on June 20 led by James Bade. Activities run weekdays 9 to 11 30 a.m. at Riverside Memorial Park with some events in the high school gym and occasional trips to Whitehall for golf and tennis. Norris Nereng and Mary Pat Schneider assist Bade.
VIROQUA Wis Arlene Berg and Maurine Magourik of Westby win $600 Vernon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary nursing scholarships. Berg will study at Swedish Hospital School of Nursing Minneapolis and Magourik at University of Wisconsin School of Nursing Madison. Recipients return for one year at the hospital after graduation.
Fifty six children are enrolled for Kickapoo Area Schools kindergarten for 1966 67. Readstown afternoon class has 17 pupils taught by Mrs Virginia Slosser. West Lima afternoon class has 11 pupils and Viola morning class has 28 pupils. Eligibility requires five by Dec 1 1966 for 66 67 and five by Sept 1 for 67 68.
Joanne Hoffland of Soldiers Grove daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Hoffland was elected parliamentarian at the state Future Homemakers of America convention at Green Lake. She will be a junior at North Crawford High School next year and will represent Wisconsin at local chapters and functions. Plans include district rallies the state convention and attendance at the national convention July 13 to 16 in St Louis as one of 27 delegates.
The Houston County Board dissolved the Snare School District and annexed it to Caledonia Independent District 295 effective July 1. Arlon Abraham, county Civil Defense director, was authorized to attend the state conference at Arden Hills. The board adjourned to its semi annual meeting July 1 and 12.
At Stoddard Village Board meeting electors protested John Novak's plan for a trailer court on residential property. A public hearing was set before action on the petition. The panel also discussed gas franchise talks, school access rights, and amendments to the building ordinance.
About 200 students in the Holmen Area School District join a summer program running from June 13 for grades 3 through 12. Subjects include math language arts and cultural development with a separate summer library for grades 1 to 10. Classes meet at the elementary and high school with bus transport to outlying areas and milk free for participants.
The Merrillan Village Board authorizes buying six mercury vapor streetlights and a 3 hp gasoline engine sump pump with 7000 gph capacity. Harold Butterfield may erect an electric fence in the north village. Officials address illegal truck parking and mobile home parking. a trailer court ordinance is to be drafted.
Three people were injured in a two car collision near Prairie du Chien Mill Coulee at about 5:30 p m on Sunday. Cyril W Johnson 48 was the driver of one car and William V Linzenmeyer 18 with passenger June Cota 15 of Prairie du Chien were treated for cuts and bruises and released. Johnson was charged with operating too fast to avoid a collision.
Court session held on Tuesday June 14 1966 with findings released the next day June 15 addressing local regulatory matter and public docket details.
Rev. Elmer Zehms of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Chaseburg and Hamburg marked 25 years since his 1941 ordination. Born 1914 in Green Bay, he served multiple Wisconsin parishes before joining Chaseburg in 1964. He and Elsie Dufeck have son Matthew, a Northwestern College graduate who will teach music in Columbus, Wisconsin.
Viroqua historian M N Daf finrud plans a meeting to form a Norse society to study and preserve Norse culture in Vernon County. The group will elect officers and focus on early Norwegian settlements as a research priority.
Airman A J C Thomas J Ellis of Black River Falls received a five dollar Air Force award while serving in Formosa for a suggestion to prevent insect damage in lockers.
Albert Coryer 88 of Prairie du Chien retires from Campion Jesuit High School after four decades as kitchen helper and janitor. His long career spans farming mill work construction and service to many students, with memories of Old John a Winnebago friend and a life filled with adventures. He plans to paint his house garden and write stories about Prairie du Chien’s history with his wife Mary. Father Eugene Zimmerman is returning to St Gabriel's Parish where Coryer and he are friends from Campion.
Galesville Wisconsin outlines a summer recreation program with games songs storytelling nature study sports crafts and a community project. Registration is at the city building and activities run Monday to Friday with varied schedules for children ages four to 15 including golf tennis softball and adult recreation plus a pool opening on June 11 and lessons after June 20.
Allen Johnson from Galesville completes Navy basic training in San Diego and heads to Travis AFB for Viet Nam service as a fireman apprentice aboard the USS Ranger. A 3.C. Daniel McDonah of Galesville graduates aircraft mechanics school at Sheppard AFB and joins Forbes AFB. William Rolfe, of Stoddard, is promoted to specialist fifth class with the 140th Transportation Detachment in Viet Nam. Pvt. Gerald Schroeder of Norwalk furloughs home from Camp Gordon before Viet Nam duty. Capt. and Mrs. Slater of Black River Falls plan a Coronado California summer as Capt. Slater serves as amphibious warfare instructor. Chief M. Sgt. Loren Buchan, Tomah, veteran of WWII and Korea, serves in Viet Nam. S. Sgt. Thomas Forster, Camp Douglas, receives the Air Force Commendation Medal at Truax Field for inventory supervision work.
The first Christian Sunday school began in Gloucester England in 1780 marking an early movement in religious education. Aimed at engaging youth with Bible instruction the initiative laid groundwork for organized Sunday schooling across Britain and beyond.
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