Hike Four Miles First Day Sparta Recon Unit Training
Camp McCoy Wis. 32nd Infantry Division Reconnaissance Company trains 76 men and six officers in four mile hike and field techniques with focus on combat intelligence five S s and defense against infra red threats. Instructors Lt Albert Javorek Lt Walter Riley and Lt John Hutson lead classes for 2 500 troops in modern warfare including land mine and grenade tactics and prisoner handling.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
32Nd Infantry
32Nd Reconnaissance Company
Sparta
Elmer O'Neill
Albert Javorek
Bangor
Walter Riley
John Hutson
Roland Heser
William Miller
Reuben Steussel
LaVern Cole
Robert Fritsch
Don Gilfillan
Harry Guy
Burhl Burkwall
Donald Maurer
Louis Rohn
Kenneth Johnson
Wallace Pohl
James Reisinger
Walter Duerloo
Riley
Henry Heitman
Burhl Burkwalt
Lloyd Pederson
Military personnel reach home and report to new postings
Airman Roger Hanson returns to England after furlough, riding a helicopter to Midway Field and boarding a plane to Maguire AFB. Others, including Robert Haugen, A1C Ralph Meyer, John Dickson, John Proudfoot, and many more, resume duty or begin training at bases across the U S and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Hanson
Clarence Hanson
Whitehall
England
Midway Field
Philadelphia
Maguire Afb
Robert Haugen
Gilbert Haugen
Marquette
Iowa
San Diego
Calif
Japan
Ralph Meyer
Edwin Meyer
New Albia
Scott Afb
John Dickson
Emory Dickson
Dresbach
Minn
Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
John Proudfoot
Ray Proudfoot
Ft. Carson
Waukon
Marine
Quantico
Donald Schwarz
Bamberg
Germany
Norbert Hanson
University of Wisconsin
Lackland Afb
Tex
Hanson
Bangor High School
College of Agriculture
Ensign Richard Schilling
John Schilling
Donald Fredrickson
N. L. Fredrickson
U.S. Naval Center
Robert White
Newport
R.I
Edward Kaiser
Arcadia
Rochester
California
Norwalk
Dick Schreier
P. M. Schreier
Texas
Fritz Weidl
Luther College Honors 121 Students On Second Semester Roll
Luther College in Decorah announces its second semester honor roll under Dean O W Qualley. The list includes 121 students with GPAs of at least 2.25 from a total 1116 enrollment. Residency spans 11 states and features names from La Crosse area such as Karen Julesberg Lois Moe Karlton Skindrud Betty Ann Hoff Betty Burton Robert Beck Walter Verdon and Arlen Solie.
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Decorah
Iowa
Luther College
O. W. Qualley
la Crosse
Karen Julesberg
Lois Moe
Eau Claire Zor Drum Corps Plans Whitehall Parade
The Zor Drum Corps of Eau Claire will parade on Whitehall Main Street at 3 p.m. Saturday June 21 to advertise the Shrine circus set for Eau Claire on Monday June 30 and Tuesday July 1.
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Whitehall
Wis
la Crosse
Zor
Eau Claire
Bible School Opens At Grace Church New Albin
A two week Bible school began Monday at Grace Methodist Church in New Albin Iowa. Classes run daily from 9 to 11 30 a m with Rev Clifford Isaacson in charge.
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New Albin
Iowa
Grace Methodist
Army to Award QSL Cards for Moon Echo Ham Signals
Army calibrates satellite minitrack stations by bouncing 108 megacycle signals off the moon from Ft. Monmouth. Amateur radio operators who receive the moon bounced signals will be sent special acknowledgement cards or QSL cards as the first of their kind.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Outer Space
U. S. Army
Pentagon
United States
U. S. Army Signal Research and Development Laboratory
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
U. S
Department of the Army
American Radio Relay League
West Hartford
Conn
Army Signal Research and Development Laboratory
Auxiliary Poppy Sales Net $87 In Hokah
The American Legion Auxiliary Post met at city hall in Hokah Minnesota. Co chairs reported poppy sales netted 87.83 dollars and prizes went to Rose Reta Tschumper Mary Kay Sheehan and Margaret Lorenz for poppy posters.
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Hokah, Minn
American Legion Auxiliary Post
City Hall
Helen Vogel
Phyllis Ender
John Gstalder
Rose Reta Tschumper
Mary Kay Sheehan
Margaret Lorenz
Joann Debald
Minneapolis
Service Station Holds Grand Opening in Black River Falls
The grand opening of Bue's Phillips 66 Service Station on German Hill in Black River Falls will be held Friday and Saturday.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Bue
Phillips 66
German Hill
Schedule Foster Parent Program At Black River
The second annual foster parent get together will be held Saturday June 21 at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Clubhouse. Mrs. Jack Cain, president, urges all foster parents from the Catholic Welfare Society or those fearing county or state charges to attend. A program will feature a speaker and a State Welfare Department representative. Mrs. Ernest Rush assists. refreshments by Mrs. Herman Olver and Mrs. Pearl Mathews.
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Black River Falls
Wis
American Legion
Jack Cain
Catholic Welfare Society
State Welfare Department
Cain
Ernest Rush
Herman Olver
Pearl Mathews
Rural Church Observes Stewardship Sunday at St. Pauls
Stewardship Sunday will be observed at St Pauls Lutheran Church in German Valley with a 10 30 a m service led by Rev Richard Buege. Members are urged to bring offering envelopes and unused envelopes from earlier in the year to the church June 22. A congregation meeting will follow the worship and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
German Valley
Richard Buege
School Club Ice Cream Social at New Hartford
The New Hartford School Club hosts an ice cream social on Sunday June 22 at the school located 12 miles west of La Crescent on Pine Creek Road. A cake walk rummage table and a softball game for married men against bachelors will start at 1 30 p m on the school playground.
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Dakota, Minn
New Hartford
la Crescent
Pine Creek Road
Blair Faculty To Have Seven New Members This Fall
Blair Wisconsin special report notes Joint School Dist 1 will add seven new teachers in September. Departures include Carol Mahlke Louis Briska Roderic Devoe Christina Luttig Mrs Robert Ball Mrs Orville Evenson and Marjorie Olson. New hires include Anson Calloway Jon Brille Mrs Hans Morken Mrs Dorothy Olson Victoria Hanson Romelle Benning. Wangen and Johnson reassigned within the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair, Wis
Blair
A. A. Buckmiller
Carol Mahlke
Louis Briska
Roderic Devoe
Christina Luttig
Robert Ball
Upper
French Creek
Orville Evenson
Beach
Marjorie Olson
Anson Calloway
Richland Center
Jon Brille
Las Vegas
Nev
Hans Morken
Safford
Ariz
Dorothy Olson
Northfield
Beach School
Victoria Hanson
Pigeon Falls
Brookside
Romelle Benning
Arcadia
Reynolds School
Maurice Wangen
Sidney Johnson
Reynolds
Upper French Creek
Gale Man Re-Elected Trempealeau County Legion Leader
Glen Boullion of Galesville was re-elected commander of Trempealeau County Council American Legion at Eleva. Jim Stellpflug retained as adjutant and became treasurer by motion, uniting offices. Ray Erickson re-elected vice commander. chaplain position unfilled. A new chaplain to be elected at Independence meeting in August. Boullion named delegate to national convention in Chicago with Don Stevenson as alternate. district caucus July 25-27 in La Crosse to elect delegates. Rex Fuller to chair a testimonial dinner honoring Henry Theurer and Martin Wiemer for 25 years in the county child welfare program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleva
Wis
Glen Boullion
Galesville
Trempealeau County
Ray Erickson
Ettrick
Oswald Slette
Blair
Independence
Cmdr
Boullion
National Legion
Chicago
Dept
Don Stevenson
Arcadia
Department
la Crosse
Rex Fuller
Osseo
Club Midway
Henry Theurer
Martin Wiemer
Legion
Area Towns Omitted From U S Survey
Sparta Wisconsin area towns were omitted from a state chamber survey on federal school aid due to military installations. Tomah received 38000 dollars, Sparta 15000, and smaller sums went to Kendall Black River Falls New Lisbon Hillsboro and Manston amid Camp McCoy and Veterans Hospital influence. Juneau County communities include Camp Williams and Volk Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Chambers of Commerce
State Chamber
Fred A. Hauscheer
Madison
House Committee
Washington
Tomah
Camp McCoy
Veterans Hospital
Kendall
Black River Falls
New Lisbon
Hillsboro
Manston
Juneau County
Camp Williams
Volk Field
Picnic Ends Season For West Indies Club
ETTRICK Wis Special The West Indies Community Club will hold its annual picnic Sunday at Veterans Memorial Park West Salem Discontinued meetings for the summer First fall meeting set for Friday September 4
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Ettrick
Wis
The
West Indies Community Club
Veterans Memorial Park
West Salem
Luther League Views Slides On France
Grace Luther League of Pleasantville will meet at the church Sunday at 8 p.m. Henry Schaefer will show pictures of his trip to France and Judy Seherbehn will lead in devotions.
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Whitehall
Wis
Grace Luther League of
Pleasantville
Henry Schaefer
France
Judy Seherbehn
Whitehall To Owen Pool Play Program
William Brennam and Vern Olson are hired as playground directors and lifeguards in Whitehall. The swimming pool opens Sunday June 22 and runs 1 30 to 8 pm daily and 7 to 9 pm Tuesdays for swimmers 16 and older. The playground program starts Monday June 23 at 9 am with supervised play 9 am to noon weekdays for children six and up.
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Whitehall
Wis
William Brennam
Vern Olson
Welcome Theater Reopens After Slow Patch
Welcome Theater in Cashton Wisconsin will reopen Saturday night under manager and owner Joe Bethauser. He shut the venue last September due to declining patronage and will operate shows midweek through Sunday. The reopening feature is The Delicate Delinquent with Jerry Lewis and Martha Hyer showing Saturday and Sunday.
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Cashton
Wis
Welcome Theater
Joe Bethauser
Bethauser
Jerry Lewis
Martha Hyer
Woman Attends 26th Annual Medical Technologists Convention
Helen Hansen of Sparta attends Milwaukee for the 26th annual convention of the American Society of Medical Technologists. She is a member of the Wisconsin Society of Medical Technologists.
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Sparta
Wis
Helen Hansen
American Society of Medical Technologists
Milwaukee
Miss Hansen
Wisconsin Society of Medical Technologists
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Tribune
Javorek
Norman Baker
W. O. Quinian Witzman
J. C. Eldon Dutton
Charles Fanning
Edward Hannum
John Hinds
James Selbrede
Gale Bennett
James Brandau
Thomas DeVries
Eugene Hiles
Lloyd Peterson
Howard Teasdale
Verdell Anderson
Francis Burke
Roderick Davis
David Fritsch
Alvin Gamble
Paul Kuester
Elmer O'Neil
George Sampson
Vernon Sanders
Ronald Schroeder
Raymond Teske
Ernest Thomas
Harold Wissestad
Dennis Antony
John Baumbach
Lowell Crook
Walter Crook
Joseph Ebert
Richard Eddy
Fred Ersman
Wayne Hallingstad
Douglas Isensee
Gerald Laxton
Donald Peters
Lawrence Ruedy
Philip Steele
Chauncey Stetzer
Norman Warthan
George Williams Jr
J.C
Robert Greene
Rodney Gudbaur
Nelson Guy
Frank Hess
Gary Hoogenhouse
Arnold Huettel
Richard Humble
James Kinghammer
Harvey Leis
Ronald
Pfc
Dick Walters
J.C. Don Maurer
C. Lowell Crook
C. Ernest Thomas
C. L. L. Rohn
M. Sgt. Burkwall
Pvt
Alan Wall
Uncle Sam
George Weidl
Virginia
Don Cunitz
Leonard Cunitz
Bill Maack
Paul Mack
Missouri
David Herrmann
Rudolph Herrmann
Ft. Benning
Robert Steffenson
Blanche Steffenson
Melvin Olson
Stoddard
Olson
Duane Kromke
Marine Corps
Twenty Nine Palms
Fred Kromke
Loren Lebakken
Lewis Lebakken
South Seas
Arnold Blechinger
George Afb
Katharine Blechinger
James Troyanek
Herman Troyanek
Camp C.o.n.ac
Ronald Terpening
Seaman
John Terpening
Forrest Sherman
Venezuela
South America
Cuba
Boston
Mass
Dale Fitzpatrick
Far East
Kearsarge
Paul Eugene
Spring Grove
Finance Corps
University of Minnesota
Eau Claire Zor Drum Corps
Pluys Circus
Bible School
ARMY
Hokah
Joe Barta
Spooner
Barta
Daniel
Black River
Gale Man
County Legion
U.S. Survey
Luther League
Owen
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