Westby youths win region Future Farmers awards
Four Westby Wisconsin FFA members received the Wisconsin State Farmer’s Degree at the state convention in Green Lake June 12 13 and 14. Recipients were Larry Larson Richard Lebion Gary Olerud and Robert Berra all noted for dairy herd improvements soil testing conservation and farming programs. Attending were David Rudie Bruce Stefferud and Dale Nestingen.
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Westby
Wis
Future Farmers
Green Lake
Larry Larson
James Larson
Robert Berra
Joe Berra
Gary Olerud
Theo Olerud
Richard Sebion
Claude Sebion
Larson
Olerud
FFA
Wisconsin Junior Dairymen’s Association
Gary
Berra
Hampshire
Robert
Lebion
High producing Holsteins list from Coulee region
Brattleboro Vermont reports Golden Benny Gay a six year old Holstein from Sigurd Gundersen leads with 21090 pounds of milk and 779 pounds of fat in 296 days. Other top cows include Jonesway Skyrader Romance 21410 milk 750 fat in 358 days and Veradelda Ivanhoe Kay 18300 milk 645 fat in 305 days.
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Brattleboro
Golden Benny Gay
Sigurd B. Gundersen
Twillingbek Farm
West Salem
Coulee Region
Jonesway Skyrader Romance
Floyd Jones
Bangor
Veradelda Ivanhoe Kay
Clayton Thompson
Elroy
Lin Lair Gypsy T. Samara
Alvin Cole
Onalaska
Gordon Sherry
Westby
Ke-Lor Colantha Christy
Harson
Duane Comet Destiny Ideal
Kaybud Mhl Nora
Wayne J
Helen T. Hood
la Crosse
Klinkland Piebe Bess Redfield
Earl R. Pralle
Della Ray Apple Fabes
Dr. Edyth C. Swarthout
Bert Brown
Dairy Bill Seeks U.S. Sanitary Rules on Imports
Senator Gaylord Nelson introduced the Foreign Dairy Inspection Action to require foreign dairy farms and plants exporting to the United States to meet U.S. sanitary standards. He argued current domestic costs burden American dairymen and that lacking foreign standards unfairly undercuts domestic producers and consumers.
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Washington, D. C
Gaylord Nelson
U.S. Senate
United States
U.S
Nelson
Safecrackers Fail at Spalding Exhibition Challenge
Police watched as would be thieves queued to crack a new safe at an exhibition in Spalding England. Inside lay a five pound note offered to the finder of the combination but no one solved the puzzle.
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Spalding
England
UPI
Wisconsin Chiropractic Debate Prompts State Study Call
In a June 11 1967 reply to an La Crosse Tribune article the Wisconsin Medical Society chairs a study of Chiropractic in Wisconsin. The letter raises questions about costs scandals and baby malformations while noting chiropractors seek rights under Workmen’s Compensation and claim effectiveness.
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la Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin Medical Society
Wisconsin
Sire Selection Explained At Holstein Meet
MELROSE WIS. Dwayne Kutz of Tri State Breeders Cooperative presented sire selection tips at the Jackson County Holstein Breeders twilight meeting at Russell Stetzer farm near here Zane Atkins national field man spoke on registered cattle Katz served as official judge in judging contests Adult winners in the judging contest were Mrs Bill Pfaff first Kenneth Olson second John Selz third Orrin Wold fourth Clayton Olson fifth and Mrs Francis Heller Jr sixth In the junior division John Wold first Calvin Olson second Ronald Wyss third and Randy Johnson fourth Russell discussed his farm operation and development of his herd of registered cattle.
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Melrose
Wis
Dwayne Kutz
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Jackson County
Russell Stetzer
Here
Zane Atkins
Katz
Bill Pfaff
Kenneth Olson
John Selz
Orrin Wold
Clayton Olson
Francis Heller Jr
John Wold
Calvin Olson
Ronald Wyss
Randy Johnson
Russell
Accounting Caper At Leicester Prison Unfolds
Fraud detectives investigated the so called doctoring of pay books at Leicester Prison where inmates manage the accounting of funds earned from prison chores and spent at the prison store.
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Leicester
England
UPI
Dairymen Earn Awards for Milk Output in Wisconsin
Twelve La Crosse County dairy farmers receive Wisconsin Dairy Herd Improvement certificates for yearling herd averages of 500 pounds of butterfat per cow or more. Bernard Pralle tops with 12,533 pounds of milk and 627 pounds of fat across 71.6 cows. Other 500-pound awardees include Alvin Cole, Sigurd Gundersen, Earle Pralle, Donald Trocinski, Ray Hoyer and Son, E Nuttelman Jr and Neil Jacobs, Meinking Brothers, Robe rt Skemp and Gus Wendorf, Robert Wendorf, La Crosse County Hospital, and Edyth Swarthout and Bert Brown.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Thomas O’connell
Bernard Pralle
Onalaska
Alvin D. Cole
Holmen
Robert Wendorf
la Crosse
la Crosse County Hospital
West Salem
Edyth Swarthout
Bert Brown
Canton Show Champions Are Named
Caledonia Minnesota Brown Swiss Canton I show at Houston County Fair grounds named Murell Jacobson Harmony senior and grand champion female and Loren Bierbaum Eyota junior champion female with Guy Smith Houston junior and grand champion bull. Top class awards went to Smith bull calf senior yearling bull heifer calf cow two years Bierbaum junior and senior yearling heifers Jacobson cow three years old Cletus Schleich Caledonia cow four years old and cow over five. Forty four head exhibited by 13 exhibitors. University of Minnesota judge B Joe Conlin led judges. Event drew 120 attendees. Judging contest winners were Roland Williams Mabel junior winner Leo Stoltz Caledonia top adult judge Judy Schleich Caledonia top girl judge Swiss Bell awards presented.
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Caledonia
Minn
Murrell Jacobson
Harmony
Houston County Fairgrounds
Loren Bierbaum
Eyota
Guy Smith
Houston
Bierbaum
Jacobson
Cletus Schleich
B. Joe Conlin
University of Minnesota
Roland Williams
Mabel
Leo Stoltz
Judy Schleich
Breed Association
Trempealeau 4-H Plans Vesper Service Near Blair
Trempealeau County 4-H members schedule a vesper service Sunday June 18 at 6 15 p m on Louis Klotzbach farm in Turi Coulee near Blair. The sermon Growing Like Jesus Grew will be given by Rev Joseph L Brake Rev L H Jacobson and Rev Harvey L Nelson. Junior leaders will read scripture and offer prayers with music by the Frenchville 4-H Club.
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Blair
Wis
Trempealeau County
Louis Klotzbach
Turi Coulee
Highway 95
Jesus
Joseph L. Brake
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Galesville
L. H. Jacobson
Zion Lutheran Parish
Harvey L. Nelson
Grand View Home
Frenchville
Loggerhead Turtles Lay About 130 Eggs At Once
A sea turtle study notes loggerhead females deposit roughly 130 eggs per nesting event. Researchers tracked nesting sites and clutch sizes across multiple beaches, highlighting consistent egg counts and implications for conservation efforts.
Two Vernon County 4 H members chosen for citizenship course
Sharon Vangen of De Soto and Mark Dregne of Viroqua earned selection to represent Vernon County at the 4 H citizenship short course in Washington D C July 16 22 They join 37 Western Wisconsin delegates with scholarships provided by three local 4 H groups Robert Fredrick 4 H agent coordinates the trip Cheryl Cole is the alternates if needed
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Viroqua
Wis
Sharon Vangen
Morris Vangen
de Soto
Mark Dregne
Reuben Dregne
Vernon County
Washington, D.C
Wisconsin
Vernon County Bankers Association
Robert Fredrick
Washington
Cheryl Cole
Alvin Cole
Today in History highlights key events across years
Highlights on June 16 recall Valentina Tereshkova's orbit in 1963 and Lincoln's 1858 speech in Springfield. Also notes Hayes nomination in 1876, Wilson renomination in 1916, Petain leadership in 1940, U S orders to Germany in 1941, Eisenhower Japan visit cancellation in 1960, plus past labor and UK prime minister remarks.
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Associated Press
Valentina Tereshkova
Russia
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Cincinnati
Rutherford B. Hayes
St. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
Marshal Henri Petain
Germany
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Japan
Two County 4-H Camp Planned At Upham Woods Wisconsin
SPARTA Wisconsin La Crosse and Monroe County 4-H Clubs plan a joint encampment at Upham Woods near Wisconsin Dells in June 1922. Monroe County selects counselors Terry Parrish Mary O Rourke Sue Barrett Shirley Warnke Peggy Gillette and Linda Kastberg.
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Sparta
Wis
Karen Armstrong
Patsy Robertson
Rhonda Burnstad
Nan Livangood
Marcia Guthrie
Rita Kiefer
Kris Leavitt
Karen Leavitt
Cindy Gooden
Ann Cartier
Christine Ziegler
Kathleen Eirschele
Patty Hubert
Barbara Connor
Eileen Connor
Sue Pollard
Janet Jarrett
Kay Snider
Josephine Lobdell
Kathy Johnson
Steven Eirschele
Alice Gorkowski
Lorraine Dechant
Audrey Warn
One Year After Tanker Collision Kills Twenty in New York Harbor
A year has passed since a fiery collision in New York harbor killed twenty people when two tankers crashed, leaving lasting questions about safety and response. The incident remains a defining moment in maritime disaster history.
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New York Harbor
Alley Oop Festival Honors Jraan Creator
In Tiraan Texas the garden club hosts a yearly Miss Oola contest as part of the Alley Oop Festival honoring the creator of the prehistoric comic strip character Alley Oop, noted as being from Jraan.
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Alley Oop
Tiraan, Tex
UPI
Garden Club
Miss Oola
Jraan
4 H Jr Leadership Conference Planned
Malcolm Dooley will speak at the Minnesota State 4 H Junior Leadership Conference June 20 to 23 at the State Fair Grounds and University of Minnesota St Paul Campus. About 800 delegates aged 14 to 19 will attend with programs on pursuit of excellence and personal citizenship.
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Minnesota 4-H
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Sharon Schmidt
Pipestone
Paul Cashman
4-H
Leonard Harkness
Margaret Grindereng
Youthquake
Eleanor Wilson
Federal Extension Service
Roland Abraham
Agricultural Extension Service
Kim Kowal‘ke
Wright County
Ann Steifel
Washington County
Washington, D.C
Radisson
Minneapolis
Crooked Creek Watershed Dams Completed in Two Contracts
Crooked Creek Watershed in Caledonia Minnesota finishes two detention dams along with streambank and channel work under one contract and a large waterway and small earth dam under a second contract. The U S Soil Conservation Service said public access to dams and spillways should wait until vegetation stabilizes.
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Caledonia
Minn
Crooked Creek
Harold Dineen
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Board of Managers
Dineen
Wisconsin Tobacco Co. Sold to Michigan Firm
The Wisconsin Tobacco Co. of Viroqua founded in 1961 by Ralph Power has been sold to the Scotten Dillon Co. of Michigan. Power will join the Detroit office but keep his Viroqua home, with warehouse operations and staff expected to grow. At winter peak the firm employed over 200 people.
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Viroqui
Wis
Wisconsin Tobacco Co
Viroqua
Ralph Power
Scotten-Dillon Co
Michigan
Power
Detroit
Venezuela's Angel Falls Towers Over Empire State Build
Venezuela's Angel Falls rises 3,212 feet, about three times the height of the Empire State Building, marking the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall and a startling natural landmark.
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Venezuela
Angel Falls
Empire State Building
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