Johnson family to trek 1300 miles on horseback to Montana
Headed West, Douglas Johnson 44 with sons Perry 16 and Mike 15, four horses and a pack dog begin a 1300 mile round trip to Great Falls Montana on horseback expected to take five to six weeks each way. Johnson raises Appaloosa horses and praises the trip as a personal choice with no stated purpose beyond desire.
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Douglas Johnson
Perry
Mike
Angelo
Great Falls
Mont
Johnsons
Douglas
Jimmy
Topsy
Morgan
Trojan
Blondie
Duke
Johnson
Jackson County Fair to Feature Many Changes in 1973
Jackson County Fair officials announce changes to junior fair classes for 1973. Face to face judging replaces the Danish system for food entries, blue ribbons limited to top foods, and some projects judged before the fair. New categories include salads, crocheting, and expanded open class art prizes. Season tickets and buttons prices rise. new fair superintendents and officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County Fair
Nyla Musser
County Extension Home
Kerr
Carl Austin
Frank Dobbs
Joe Hoad
William McNulty Jr
J. Dokkestul
James Lacy
Ivan Duerkop
Emil Nandory
R. Huber
Basil Holder
Gile Iliff
Jackson County Agricultural Society
Tom Bible
Robert Sandbergen
Lillian Hart
Miss Wisconsin Rural Electrification 1973 welcomes Kochinski
Dawn Kochinski of Wyeville appears on her first public appearance at the Miss Wisconsin Rural Electrification event held during the 1973 annual meeting in Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium. John P. Madgett, Dairyland Power Cooperative general manager, greets her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawn Kochinski
Wyeville
Wisconsin Rural Electrification
John P. Madgett
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Mary E. Sawyer
Miss Kochinski
Tribune
Viroqua Youth Earns Second Prize In Tercentenary Art Contest
In Viroqua Brian Roov tied for second in the boys division of the Wisconsin Marquette Joliet Tercentenary art and essay contest. He will receive a football autographed by the Green Bay Packers. Melanie Tallmadge of Wisconsin Dells won the girls division with a painting and will get a bicycle at the Prairie du Chien ceremony on June 17. Also noted, 1564 UW Oshkosh students made the second semester honor roll including Grace Masters Wilton Lynne Turner Viroqua Linda Merrill and Jane Michela Tomah Patrice Rand and Susan Wilder La Crosse.
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Viroqua
Wis
Brian Roov
Wisconsin Marquette-Joliet Tercentenary Commission
Roov
Green Bay Packers
Melanie Tallmadge
Wisconsin Dells
Prairie du Chien
Oshkosh
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Grace Masters
Wilton
Lynne Turner
Linda Merrill
Jane Michela
Tomah
Patrice Rand
Susan Wilder
la Crosse
Rail Rule Threat To Hamlets
The Minnesota PSC calls a federal court ruling a crippling blow to efforts to block branch line abandonments. The 34 carloads per mile per year benchmark was upheld by the Pennsylvania court, threatening small towns with loss of rail service. A Burlington Northern attorney counters that the rule is a useful standard but not binding in every case and does not decide outcomes.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Public Service Commission
PSC
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce
Burlington Northern
ICC
Olson
Richard Gill
Gill
North Western Railroad
Winthrop-Klossner
Milwaukee Road
Albert Lea
St. Clair
Sanborn-Wanda
North Western
Iowa
Minnesota
Maurice van Nostrand
Iowa Commerce Commission
Agencies Urge Early Certification for Wheat and Feed Grain
Farmers are asked to certify crop acreages as soon as planting ends to avoid payment delays. John J. Stintzi notes the late season and staffing cuts require early certification, but warns accuracy and compliance with base provisions remain essential for proper payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Stintzi
la Crosse County
Stintzi
Auctioneers Hear Cattle Sale Tips From Wisconsin Dairymen
Wisconsin dairymen and auctioneers were urged to improve records and catalogs to fetch top prices. Roger Ripley of Tri-State Breeders Cooperative advised detailed pedigrees, production histories, and breeder awards, plus independent testing ratings, to attract buyers at the Wisconsin Auctioneers Association convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Roger Ripley
Westby
Ripley
Tri- State Breeders Cooperative
Wisconsin Auctioneers Association
Hoffman House
Tomah Council approves airstrip purchase and city projects
The Tomah City Council authorized purchasing the Bloyer airstrip for 21 500 covering 175 acres with a 4 400-foot runway and hangar after three years of rent. It also approved an 18 000 tract on McLean Avenue for the parking authority funded by meters. Actions include city hall facilities funds and a temporary 1.5 million insurance line awaiting state study.
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Tomah
Wis
Bloyer
McLean Avenue
Howard Giesler
Audit
Wayne Johnson
Lakeside
Winnebago
State Insurance Fund
Robert Mubarak
University of Wisconsin Law School
Alderman Johnson
Services set Thursday for Ethel Linnell Brown
Mrs. Ethel Linnell Brown 80 of rural Westport dies after brief illness. Former Madison city council president and former state League of Women Voters head, elected to the council in 1951 and representing the old 10th Ward for 13 years.
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Madison, Wis
Ethel Linnell Brown
State League of Women Voters
Madison City
Brown
Westport
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Tri-State News
Jackson County
Arcadia National Guard
Camp McCoy
Pfc
Allen Pronschinski
Ivan Lemb
Mike Lien
Ed Wilber
128Th Infantry
R. C
Tom) Leverich
Leverich
Merchants Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Council
Superior Avenue
Head of
Women Voters
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