Cemetery Near Ettrick Gets Brush Cleared by 4-H Club
ETTRICK Wis A small cemetery on the Lloyd Greene farm east of town was cleared of brush and its fence repainted by the Franklin Livewires 4-H Club as a community project. Three graves are visible Carl Sonnenberg 1836 1925 Wilhelmine 1845 1886 and infant August 1875.
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Ettrick
Wis
Lloyd Greene
German Coulee
Franklin Livewires 4-H Club
Carl Sonnenberg
Wilhelmine
August
Sonnenbergs
Germany
Hoeft
Greene Farm
Melrose Four On Honor Roll In 1963 64
Melrose Wisconsin high school lists four students with all A averages for the 1963 64 year Darlene Lietz Kip Lubcke Kitty Meacham and Rita Ristow lead the all A group. The page also names many others on the high honor roll including Bette Jo Grinde Georgia Schlegel Cheryl Cassel Brenda Johnson Sharon Hansa and more.
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Melrose
Wis
Darlene Lietz
Kip Lubcke
Kitty Meacham
Rita Ristow
Bette Jo Grinde
Georgia Schlegel
Cheryl Cassel
Brenda Johnson
Sharon Hansa
Margaret Johnson
Faith Ann Lutz
John Oliver
Connie Risberg
Mary Sacia
Marilyn Stetzer
Anne Grinde
Mary Kyser
Cornerstone Laid for Cashton Grade School
Cashton Wisconsin marks the cornerstone ceremony for the new elementary school. The receptacle includes blueprints a Cashton area bond brochure a Cashton high school annual and copies of the La Crosse Tribune and Cashton Record with stories on the project.
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Cashton
Wis
la Crosse Tribune
Cashton Record
Retired Professor of Pathology Dies
ST PAUL AP Services will be held Wednesday for Dr Jonas J Christensen 71 retired professor of plant pathology at the University of Minnesota internationally known for his research achievements He died Saturday at the home of a son Dr Philip in Green Bay Wisconsin while visiting after a four month lecture series in Copenhagen Denmark Death attributed to a heart attack He headed the university plant pathology and botany departments from 1953 to 1961 and was a faculty member there 41 years after retirement he held the title professor emeritus
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The
University
Emerius
Big Discount Store Burns At Duluth
A large fire at Goldfine's by the Bridge discount store in Duluth Minnesota sent customers and employees to safety. Firefighters fought the blaze for about four hours. A deputy fire warden estimated losses in the several hundred thousand dollar range, comparing the blaze to the Rudolph Furniture fire of 1946 which caused over a million in damage.
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Duluth, Minn
Goldfine’s
Bridge Discount
Dinner Roast Beef at St. Peter’s Hall
Hokah Minnesota St. Peter's Altar Society serves a roast beef dinner from 4 to 8 p m on Thursday June 25 at St Peter's Hall in Hokah Minn.
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Hokah, Minn
St. Peter’s
Serving Uncle Sam Airmen and sailors named in service notes
Gerald Laufenberg promoted to air man second class at James Connally AFB Texas joins other local servicemen and women stationed nationwide. The batch includes airmen first class Glen Gile in Germany and many others with assignments at Hahn AB Tachikawa AB Hickam AFB and Fort Bliss.
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Gerald Laufenberg
Ben Laufenberg
Tomah
James Connally Afb
Tex
Glen Gile
Rudy Gile
Dakota
Roy Ekern
Ettrick
David Harms
William Harms
Waukon
Iowa
Goodfellow
Afb
Chicksands
England
Hixton Legion Elects Officers
Guy E. Hagen elected commander of American Legion Post 368 Taylor and Hixton in Wisconsin. He will lead with Lester Stensven and Vernie Preston as vice commanders, Wesley Berg as finance officer, William P. Olson as chaplain, A. S. Waller as service officer, Curtis Stevens as historian, and Clayton Mahlum as sergeant-at-arms. The post plans the Northwest Championship Rodeo on August 15 and 16, dropping the July 4th celebration.
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Hixton
Wis
Guy E. Hagen
American Legion
Taylor and
Lester Stensven
Vernie Preston
Wesley Berg
William P. Olson
A. S. Waller
Curtis Stevens
Clayton Mahlum
Sparta Lions Install Officers At West Salem Picnic
Sparta Lions Club will install Richard Took as president and new officers on Sunday April 28 during the Zone 4 picnic at Memorial Park West Salem. Other officers include Harvey Overturf Leo Lisney Ervin Edwards H Lloyd Chenoweth Daniel Becker George Uting Rev H Raymond Voss Gene Miller Stephen Canfield Walter Marshall Harold Englinton. The club is collecting old eye glasses and jewelry for the needy and has ordered a tandem bicycle for the Lions Camp at Rosholt to aid visually handicapped guests.
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Sparta
Wis
Richard Took
Lions Club
Memorial Park
West Salem
Harvey Overturf
Leo Lisney
Ervin Edwards
H. Lloyd Chenoweth
Daniel Becker
George Uting
H. Raymond Voss
Gene Miller
Stephen Canfield
Walter Marshall
Harold Englinton
Rosholt
Lions, Clubs of
Wisconsin
Youths attend River Falls Co op seminar in Wisconsin
Four area youths participate in a three day Youth Seminar on Cooperatives and Community Development at River Falls College sponsored by Vernon Electric Cooperative. Lecturers include John Baker Norman Clapp Jerry Voorhis Lowell Endahl. Scholarships from Electric Cooperatives of Wisconsin offer $100 to $300 for top essays due July 18.
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River Falls
Wis
River Falls College
Tommy Wakefield
R. J
Victory
de Soto
David Larson
Westby
Westby High School
John Fortney
Viroqua
Joel von Ruden
Cashton
Vernon Electric Cooperative
College
Cooperative and Agriculture
John A. Baker
Norman M. Clapp
Rural Electrification Administration
Jerry Voorhis
Cooperative League
Chicago
Lowell Endahl
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Washington B.S
United States
Harvey Schermerhorn
Wisconsin Electric Cooperative of Madison
Schermerhorn
Electric Cooperatives of Wisconsin
Norwalk-Ontario District Hires Administrator
Ontario Wis Lionel M Strand 44 to lead Norwalk Ontario Area Schools replacing Douglas Hendrickson now at Colby Strand has 50 years Air Force service taught in Barneveld Nelson and Hixton He holds a BS from Eau Claire State College and a masters in education from Superior State College Married with one daughter will live in Ontario.
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Ontario
Wis
Lionel M. ‘Strand
New Auburn
Norwalk-Ontario
Douglas Hendrickson
Colby
Strand
Barneveld
Nelson
Hixton
Air Force
Eau Claire State College
Superior State College
University of Wisconsin
Fourteen Children Receive First Communion at St Josephs Iowa
In New Albin Iowa fourteen children completed a week of religious school at St Josephs Catholic Church and received first communion from Rev Edgar Kolfenbach The communicants were David Donovan Steven Darling Marlene Ham mell Colleen Moe Craig Wiem erslage Dean Smerud Gregory Moe Sally Ann Smerud Donald Weymiller May Ann Imhoff William Schulte Jerry Burke Daniel Hartley and Patricia Zie met.
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New Albin
Iowa
St. Joseph’s ‘Catholic Church
Edgar Kolfenbach
David Donovan
Steven Darling
Marlene Hammell
Colleen Moe
Craig Wiemerslage
Dean Smerud
Gregory Moe
Sally Ann Smerud
Donald Weymiller
May Ann Imhoff
William Schulte
Jerry Burke
Daniel Hartley
Patricia Ziemet
Area Boy Suffers Brain Concussion in Auto Crash
Sparta Wisconsin Donald A. Biever 15 of Cashton sustained a brain concussion and was taken to St Mary's Hospital after a car driven by Larry Kinserdahl of Sparta skidded out of control and rolled over on State Highway 33 between Cashton and Ontario Saturday night.
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Sparta
Wis
Donald A. Biever
Andrew Biever
Cashton
St. Mary’s Hospital
Biever
Larry Kinserdahl
Ontario
Five Injured In Accident Near Tomah
Five persons were taken to Memorial Hospital after a three car crash at 9 40 p m on U S Highway 12 16 east of Tomah Wisconsin Willie A Wescott of Monroe headed west Violet Phillips Camp Douglas headed east collided head on Phillips car then struck a west bound car driven by Peter K Yonan of Chicago All cars badly damaged Wescott suffered head cuts Violet Phillips facial cuts and bruises Alice Phillips fractured jaw Yonan facial cuts Barbara Yonan Also injured none critically hurt some were released after treatment
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Tomah
Wis
Memorial Hospital
Here
Willie A. Wescott
Monroe
Violet Phillips
Camp Douglas
Phillips
Peter K. Yonan
Chicago
Wescott
Alice Phillips
Yonan
Barbara Yonan
Summer Recreation Program Opens in Elroy
Elroy Wisconsin launches its summer recreation program led by Richard Zillman of Royall High School as director. Activities include archery golf and baseball for all ages while the pool operates with lifeguard Monte Anhold and bath house attendant Shirley Granley. The library summer reading program is directed by Mrs Gardis Hoercher.
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Elroy
Wis
Richard Zillman
Royall High School
Monte Anhold
Shirley Granley
Gardis Hoercher
Homecoming for Celia Schaefer After Porch Fall
Celia Schaefer of Dresbach Minnesota has returned home from a hospital stay after suffering a back injury when she fell from her porch when a railing gave way.
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Dresbach, Minn
Celia Schaefer
Western Saddle Club Horse Show at Cashton
Cashton Wis Western Saddle Club to stage its annual horse show at the ball park on Sunday June 28 with 23 classes across afternoon and evening sessions.
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Cashton
Wis
Western Saddle Club
Ball Park
Public Welfare Director Attends Wisconsin Conference
Edward Chess of Jackson County public welfare participates in the 1964 Wisconsin Public Welfare Association meeting at Eagle River.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Edward Chess
Jackson County Public Welfare d Department
Wisconsin Public Welfare Association
Eagle River
New Hospital Annex Open House Set in Caledonia
Caledonia Community Hospital announces a 32 bed annex for the aged nursing care. The annex is ready for occupancy after an open house on Sunday June 28 hosted by the hospital auxiliary. Remodel cost was 40000 dollars with 14 single rooms and remaining capacity in doubles. visitors invited 2 to 5 p.m.
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Caledonia
Minn
Caledonia Community Hospital
Cashton Summer Program Opens With Youth Leagues
Cashton Wisconsin launches its summer recreation program directed by Fred Peterson. Boys 11 to 13 enter Little League and 8 to 10 join Midget League with games slated for Tuesdays and Thursdays starting this week.
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Cashton
Wis
Fred Peterson
Sparta Class Of 1924 To Meet Saturday
Sparta Wisconsin the class of 1924 joins the all school reunion at the senior high cafeteria Saturday June 27 at 7 p m. they will tour the new building with a chamber of commerce city tour and host special guests former teachers and fellow alums. attendees include 60 graduates with 10 dead and 22 reservations for the banquet.
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John TePoorten
Wisconsin
Janice Clawson
Wisconsin Rural Electrification
Sparta
Wis
Chamber of Commerce
Dean Field
Blance Field
Ruth (Miller) Weisse
Helen (Fehlandt) O’brien
Gwendolyn (Brown) Robertson
Esther (Roberts) Hanson
Violet Taylor
Judith Barney
Spartan Lanes Colonial Room
Two Cashton Marshals Resign Positions
Cashton Wisconsin sees resignations of day marshal and maintenance man Farrell Sousek and night marshal Phillip Overgard. Overgard will join the State Traffic Patrol, entering the Patrol Academy at Camp McCoy on July 5 and resigns July 1 from his Cashton post. Sousek resigns July 15 and becomes a relief Monroe County traffic officer.
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Cashton
Wis
Farrell Sousek
Phillip Overgard
Overgard
Camp McCoy
Sousek
Monroe County
Whitehall Church Sends 29 to Bible Camp at Luther Park
Whitehall Wisconsin report notes Intern Cecil Bradfield accompanies 29 youths from Our Saviours Lutheran Church to Chetek for a week at Bible Camp Luther Park. Attendees include Kathleen Hanson Julieanne Pearson Jennifer Nelson Judy Leek Sherlyn Kumferman Helen Magnuson Carolyn Garson Karen Hegge Ronald Everson Michael Teigen Keith Johnson Robert Dean Richard Skadahl Frederick Ekern Mary Ellison Martha Johnson Roberta Peterson Mary Smith Kristin Hegge Roberta Cantrell Sue Rasmuson Chanel Lietz Lois Blank Marsha Scow Marty Swenson Daniel Lee Sheldon Hanson Thomas Erickson James Smith.
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Roberta Cantrell
Sue Rasmuson
Chaunel Lietz
Lois Blank
Marsha Scow
Marty Swenson
Daniel Lee
Sheldon Hanson
Thomas Erickson
James Smith
Blair Club Meeting in Riverside Park
Blair Wisconsin The Commercial Club will hold a meeting Wednesday evening in Riverside Memorial Park with members advised to attend for upcoming community plans.
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Blair Club
Blair
Wis
Commercial Club
Riverside Memorial Park
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Ben Pischke
Lester Buchholz
Taylor
John Eckert
William Eckert
Vilas Crogan
Minneapolis
New Cashton
Big Discount
Duluth
Hokah
Roger Larson
Monroe County Telephone Co
Robin
Carl Stevenson
Mama Robin
Uncle Sam
Patrick Garthwaite
Lucy Garthwaite
Ft. Sill
Oklo
Ft. Leonard Wood
Robert Baumbach
Francis Baumbach
A. J
C. Leslie Vickery
Thomas Vickery
Postville
Military Air Transport Service
Hickam Afb
Hawaii
Tachikawa AB
Japan
F. W. Ryder and Sons
Almer Olsen
Ryder
Lockbourne Afb
Columbus
Ohio
Robert Lee
Mannheim
Perry Lee
Gary Weber
Laverne Weber
Rockland
Franklin Roosevelt
Mayport
Fla
Richard Solum
Whiting Field
Milton
Navy
Herbert Solum
Spring Grove
Weber
Pvt
Arnold Muellenberg
Mrs
Winand Muel
Lenberg
Bangor
Ft. Ord
Calif
Army
Jerome Welsh
Patrick Welsh
Ft. Bliss
Donald Oeltjen
William Oeltjen
Spring Valley
Lyle Bjerke
Theodore Bjerke
Ft. Knox
Onalaska
Darrell Stortz
Henry Stortz
Mabel
Goodfellow Afb
la Crosse State College
A. 3
Dale Johnson
Millard Johnson
Air Defense Command
Duluth International Airport
Chanute Afb
Roger Hundt
Clarence Hundt
Korea
Thomas Brickner
Ernest Brickner
Independence
Lowry Afb
Colo
Orlando, Afb
River Falls State Colege
Officer Training School
Herbert Fleming
A. H. Fleming
Osseo
Stewart Afb
N.Y
Chinese Air Service Command
Formosa
Stewart
Whitewater
la Crosse
Ethel Hagen
Manston
Roy Einer
Arvid Einer
Bjerke
Hixton Legion
Northern States Power Co
Wisconsin Gas Co
Q.E.S
Northwestern Mutual
Richard Erickson
James R. Burns
L. Peter Grovesdale Harkness
Ron Ping
Leslie Erickson
Cod.a
Dist
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Co-Op
John W. Drew
Bank of Tomah
Rotary International
Tomah Jaycees
Tomah Rotary Club
Norwalk
Iowa Church
August F. Kruse
A. D. Locke
Prairie du Chien Country Club
Kruse
Beverly County Club
Prairie du Chien Club
Joseph Marousek
Crosse Cribune
RFD
Rita Black
Tomah Veterans Hospital
Wisconsin Dietetic Service
Nelson Funeral Home
Lacrosses
Whitehall Church
DR. Fixit
Quality Lumber
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