Local History Unit Meets in Black River Falls for Sixth Annual Convention
The sixth annual convention of Society presidents from the Southwestern Region will convene in Black River Falls on Saturday June 28 at the Gallery on S First Street. Registration begins at 9 30 a m with a 10 a m business meeting followed by lunch. Bus tours to Thunderbird Museum Indian Mission Decorah Cemetery Indian Powwow Grounds and Red Cloud Memorial are planned with reservations due by June 23.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Southwestern Region
Wisconconsin Council
Tory
Black River
Lois Williams
William J. Schereck
Jackson County
S. First Street
J. Bruce van Gorden
Jackson
Thunderbird
Hatfield
Ferryville Businesses Omitted From History Story
Four Ferryville business names and owners were omitted in a history piece. The listed entities are Ferryville Auto Sales owned by Peter Loch, Loch Realty run by Anita Loch, Knutson Lumber Co. operated by Albert Knutson, and Stanley Wild Stock Yards run by Stanley Wild.
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Ferryville
Wis
Peter Loch
Loch Realty
Anita, Loch
Knutson Lumber Co
Albert Knutson
Stanley Wild Stock Yards
Stanley Wild
Pastor Joins Luren Singers on Norway Tour
WAUKON IOWA Rev E O Baalson of West Paint Creek Lutheran Church has joined the Luren Singing Society of Decorah on a tour of Norway. The group has 135 members and Baalson will return July 25.
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Waukon
Iowa
E. O Baalson
West Paint Creek Lutheran Church
Luren Singing Society of
Decorah
Norway
Joy Bounded by Wives as Guardsmen Withdraw From Vietnam
Two Minnesota National Guardsmen families express mixed emotion as the 452nd General Support Company prepares to depart Vietnam. The unit, based in Winthrop and Worthington, is slated for processing at Fort Riley before homecoming. Wives share relief yet anxiety about reintegration and job plans. The Worthington armory houses an antipoverty group with a lease through November 1, and officials hope to extend that stay upon the unit’s return.
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Worthington
Minnesota
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
452Nd General Support Cvo
Winthrop and
Lawrence Wass
Wass
Ft. Riley
Kan
Dean van Hul
Antipoverty
Herbert Brown
Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council
Sparta man injured in one car crash near Portland
Kenneth Libke, 41, of Sparta suffered rib fractures a back injury and head cuts after his car left Highway 33 about 1.5 miles west of Portland glanced off a tree and broke a utility pole. He was taken to St Marys hospital in Sparta by Officer Alvin Larson. condition not serious.
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Cashton
Wis
Kenneth Libke
Sparta
Highway 33
Portland
Libke
St. Mary’s Hospital
Alvin Larson
Tomah Chamber Executive Attends O M Institute
Jerry Aul wess executive secretary of the Greater Tomah Area Chamber of Commerce will spend June 22 to 28 at the Institute for Organization Management in East Lansing Michigan for professional study and development.
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Tomah
Wis
Jerry Aulwess
Greater Tomah Area
Pathology Lab Opens At Decorah
Dr. Conrad Larson of Munson Medical Center in Traverse City Michigan opens a pathology laboratory in Decorah Iowa. The new facility will also serve Waukon Veterans Memorial Hospital and Calmar.
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Waukon
Iowa
Conrad Larson
Munson Medical Center
Traverse City
Mich
Decorah
Waukon Veterans Memorial Hospital
Calmar
Minnesota High Court Toughens Impaired Driving Implications
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a driver acquitted of DWI can still lose a license for six months under the implied consent law. In three cases the court held arrests valid with probable cause, tests may be required after arrest, and intoxication does not excuse refusal. The decision strengthens enforcement and clarifies test demands.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Minnesota Supreme Court
Robert Sheran
Dakota County
Leo J. Styrbicki
Styrbicki
Ramsey County
Gerald Edgar Olsen
Hennepin
High Court
Area Students On Honor Rail
Five Hillsboro area students were among 695 of a total 4 293 enrollment to receive honors at Platteville State University. Straight A averages for the spring semester were earned by Jeanne Peterson and James Vodak. Donald Stanek received high honors and David Fanta Joseph Sebranek and Benedict Wopat received honors.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Hillsboro Area
Platteville State University
Jeanne Peterson
James Vodak
Donald Stanek
David Fanta
Joseph Sebranek
Benedict Wopat
Ontario Baptist Youth Conference Set for June 29
The Ontario Community Baptist Youth Fellowship will host the district Baptist youth conference on Sunday June 29. Registration at the church runs 2 to 2:30 p.m. then the group travels to Wildcat Mountain State Park for devotions games and supper. If rain occurs the program will stay at the church.
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Ontario
Wis
Ontario Community Baptist Youth Fellowship
District Baptist Youth Conference
Wildcat Mountain State Park
Blue Stars Win At Loyalty Days Drum Corps Contest
The Blue Stars of La Crosse won the drum and bugle corps contest at Viroqua Wisconsin Loyalty Days for the fourth straight year. Rain and cold weather reduced attendance at the weekend celebration.
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Viroqua
Wis
Blue Stars of
la Crosse
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E.V. Mengel
Mary Davis
W.E.J
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Jackson County Historical Society
Black River Country
Frances Perry
Lawrence Jones
Luren Singers
Mr. Baalson
Spartan
Missouri
West Salem Farmers Band
Hamlin Garland Elementary School
Hannibal
Vention
Lake Delton
Curtis Beers
West Salem
Leonard Street
Willie A. Johnson
Whitehall
Wisconsin Rural Letter Carriers Association
Prairie du Chien
MINN
Supreme Court Acts
By Gerry Nelson
Hennepin County
Roger Lawrence Normandin
Cadillac Motor Car Division
Cadillac
Wisconsin
Yeur
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