Wisconsin Military Academy trains 104 cadets at Camp McCoy
At Camp McCoy Wisconsin 104 cadets are enrolled in the Wisconsin Military Academy. Forty will graduate as second lieutenants in Madison and 64 are in their first year. The program blends two weeks of summer encampment with 12 weekends in Madison and a second year of training at Camp McCoy. The academy, started in 1958 on Maj Gen Ralph Olson's recommendation, aims to fill officer vacancies in the 32nd Division National Guard.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Wisconsin Military Academy
Madison
Military Academy
Ralph Olson
Adjutant General of
Wisconsin
National Guard
Harvey
John Bronk
Milwaukee
Lynn R. Clark
Manston
David L. Duebler
Tomah
Ewald E. Beth
Reedsburg
Ronald Koboski
Sparta
Start Dredging Pond On Creek In Ettrick
Ettrick Wisconsin begins dredging Beaver Creek pond to reclaim silt and mud for future low land fill and park. Volunteers from Lions Club and American Legion rebuilt the dredge and clear brush while preserving larger trees.
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Beaver Creek
Ettrick
Wis
Lions Club
American Legion Post
Chapultepec
Ontario High Class Holds Picnic Reunion and More
Ontario Wisconsin reports the 1959 class reunion at Wildcat Park with former students and guests from Milwaukee Madison Racine and Green Bay in attendance. In Ettrick Paul Dewey Baardseth son of Dewey Baardseth will be ordained into the Lutheran ministry at Hardies Creek Church with Dr. Charles S. Anderson presiding and a regional clergy group participating. He will serve as associate pastor in Grafton North Dakota after ordination.
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Ontario
Ettrick Area
Wis
Wildcat Park
Thomas Walkowiak
Matilda Downing
Donald Sheldon
Nancy Nevin
Jeanice Schmitz
Milwaukee
Maureen Barry
Minneapolis
Harry Rego
Sandra Wheeler
Lake Villa
Ill
Glenn Green
Patricia Nevin
Fort Atkinson
Ettrick
Paul Dewey Baardseth
Dewey Baardseth
Glasgow- Hardies Creek
Hardies Creek Lutheran Church
Charles S. Anderson
Luther Theological Seminary
St. Paul
Mark M. Ronnning
Living Hope
Rolf Olson
Lewis Valley
Mindoro
H. A. Lease
French Creek
K. M. Arberg
First Lutheran Church of
North Beaver Creek
First Lutheran Church
Blair
Odean Tieman
Tamarack and
Trempealeau
O. G. Birkeland
Whitehall
Hardies Creek
H. P. Walker
South
Beaver Creek
Mrs. Walker
Wanda Byom
Duane Baardseth
Kerkhoven, Minn
Paul Baardseth
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Baardseth
Lutheran Church
Grafton
N.D
Blair Auxiliary Installs Officers at Blair Wisconsin
New officers as Mrs. Jerome Mattison presiding include Mrs. Albert Stephenson and Mrs. Arnold Thorpe as VPs, Mrs. Marie Bersing secretary, Arlene Dahl treasurer, with Mrs. Oscar Lee chaplain and others. Delegates to the state convention at Wausau July 17 19 were elected. A $50 gift was approved for Riverside Memorial Park shelterhouse fund.
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James Berg
Jerome Strande
Miss Dahl
Riverside Memorial Park
Fifth Graders Raise $15 for CARE Charity Carnival
Black River Falls Wisconsin fifth graders Nancy Pratt Wendy La Valley Mary Nortman and David Hall contributed fifteen dollars to CARE. They saved Valentine money in February and organized a carni val on Camp Fire Girls cabin grounds, totaling fifteen dollars.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Nancy Pratt
Wendy la Valley
Mary Nortman
David Hall
Cub Scouts Hold Meeting in Spring Grove Park
Cub Scout Pack gathers at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday June 30 in Recreation Park Spring Grove Minnesota. If weather forces a change the session moves to Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Recreation Park
Trinity Lutheran Church
Doctor Electrocuted While Taking Bath in Oshkosh
Dr. Ernest A. Strakosch a 54 year old dermatologist was electrocuted Wednesday while bathing at his Oshkosh home. Winnebago County Coroner Art C. Miller said his wife was adjusting a heat lamp when he reached up to help and was killed. Strakosch led the Lake Fly Research Association and moved to Oshkosh from Denver in 1955.
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Oshkosh
Ernest A. Strakosch
Winnebago County
Art C. Miller
Strakosch
Lake Fly Research Association
Lake Winnebago
Denver
Saddle Club Plans July Horse Show At Rawhide Arena
The Circle A Saddle Club announced plans at its latest meeting for a horse show to be held on Sunday July 19 at the Rawhide Arena in Black Hammer.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Circle A Saddle Club
Rawhide
Black Hammer
Auxiliary Meets for Kensington Supper
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 6 30 p m on Wednesday July 1 at the Legion Club for a Kensington supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
American Legion
The
Legion Club
Knowles Attacks Demos Plan For Partisan Municipal Elections
NEW RICHMOND AP The Democratic platform proposal to partisan municipal offices in Wisconsin drew fire from Warren Knowles the endorsed Republican candidate for governor. He argued non partisan elections have prevailed for generations and blamed Milwaukee County Democrats for seeking a party driven change.
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NEW Richmond
Wisconsin
Warren Knowles
Knowles
Milwaukee
Frank Scully, humorist columnist, dies at 71
Palm Springs Calif AP Frank Scully a writer known for humorous accounts of his pain has died at 71. He reportedly endured more than 40 operations in 30 years and died Tuesday from a coronary occlusion. Scully joined 20th Century Fox in 1932 and later wrote for Variety and authored illness books including Fun in Bed.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Frank Scully
Scully
Hollywood
20Th Century-Fox Studios
Variety
Rachel Jackson Never Visited Washington During Andrew Jackson's Presidency
The text notes Rachel Jackson did not travel to Washington while Andrew Jackson was president. It mentions her death occurred after his election but before his inauguration, highlighting a point in the early presidential era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
Washington
Rachel Jackson
Whitehall Featured in 50th Coulee Region Pro File
The La Crosse Tribune runs the 50th Coulee Region Pro file on Whitehall No 50 in the Sunday issue. The series began July 14 1963 and has appeared each Sunday since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Coulee Region
la Crosse Tribune
Two Holmen School Board Members Seek Re election
Holmen Wis two members Wendell Wall and Clifford Hanson plan to run again as their terms end. The Holmen Area School District annual meeting is set for Monday July 27 with candidates filing declarations at least 20 days prior. The district clerk will qualify nominees and present names to voters at the meeting.
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Holmen
Wis
Holmen Area
Wendell Wall
Clifford Hanson
Mabel Youth Wins Hamline University Scholarship
MABEL Minn Robert Davidson son of Mr and Mrs W H Davidson of Mabel has been awarded a full tuition scholarship at Hamline University St Paul valued at 1100 for the first year He plans to major in religion and music.
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Mabel, Minn
Robert Davidson
W. H. Davidson
Mabel
Hamline University
St. Paul
Two-Family House Planned in Ettrick Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs Arthur Runnestrand start a two family dwelling on a purchased lot next to the Lawrence Jordahl home. They will have Mrs Runnestrands mother Mrs G M Wiley and Gerald Arnold of Galesville live in portions of the house. Miss Erna Olsen adds a new roof to the machine shop and garage at her residence rear.
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Ettrick
Wis
Arthur Runnestrand
Lawrence Jordahl
Bids Sought for Allamakee Road Projects
Allamakee County auditor accepts bids until July 17 for multiple road works around Waukon. Projects include seal coating on a one mile State Highway 9 section and a 12 mile Elon Road to Thompson’s Corners stretch, with 28 630 tons of crushed rock. Two division areas cover several townships, plus grading on 2.4 miles of farm to market road south of Lansing and culverts in Lansing and Ludlow Townships.
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Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee
Winneshiek County
Thompson's Corners
Union City
French Creek
Lansing
Lafayette
Union Prairie
Ludlow
Post, Jefferson
Paint Creek
Linton
Ettrick Family Relocates to Purdue for Advanced Degree
Mr and Mrs John Froseth and their two children move from Ettrick Wis to Lafayette Indiana where he will enroll at Purdue University to pursue a master's in agriculture. The transition marks a new chapter for the Froseth family as they settle in amid academic plans and relocation.
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Ettrick, Wis
John Froseth
Lafayette, Ind
Purdue University
Agricul
Picnic Public Dinner Scheduled at Readstown Church
Viola residents join Manning Beth Froseth and River Falls students for a noon public dinner at United Cemetery Association near Readstown. Lee Andra Erickson of Ettrick will attend with others from River Falls and Readstown.
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Ture
Viola
Wis
Manning Beth
Sparta Child Center Inspected by State Welfare Board
The Wisconsin State Board of Public Welfare conducted its annual inspection of the Wisconsin Child Center and the annex of the Northern Colony at Sparta. Dr. William Studley chaired in Dr. W. A. Stovall’s absence, and officials reported progress on psychiatric services, school integration, and a revised intake approach for emotionally disturbed children.
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Sparta
Wis
States Board of Public Welfare
Wisconsin
William Studley
Shorewood
W. A. Stovall
Madison
Hyman Grossbard
New York ‘School of Social Work
Evan Burm
Gene Kunes
Arthur Gerg
Kunes
John Lefsrud
la Crosse
O’connor
Diagnostic Center
Stanton Wixson
Wixson
Olga Kittilson
R.N
Willis Nummerdor
Donald Pagel
90-Year-Old Blair Woman Born Near West Salem
Mrs. Edward Elland marked her 90th birthday in Blair Wisconsin. Born Hildur Johnson June 22 1874 on a farm near West Salem she first wed Charles Jordson at West Salem. After his death she married Edward Elland and later lived with him in Blair. Elland ran a meat market until his 1957 passing. A niece Mrs. M W Spencer once of Washington then lived with Mrs Elland. She is the sole surviving child in a family of 10 and remains in fair health able to manage her own chores.
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Blair
Wis
Edward Elland
Hildur Johnson
West Salem
Charles Jordson
Elland
Oscar Sather
M. W. Spencer
State of Washington
Readstown Men Earn 25 Year IOOF Pins
Readstown Wisconsin Carl B. Larson and Roy J. Glass received 25 year pins at the IOOF Lodge meeting honoring long membership in the lodge.
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Readstown
Wis
Carl B. Larson
Roy J. Glass
IOOF
Iowa Postpones Highway Plans in Allamakee County
Iowa Highway Commission delays five year plan to relocate Highways 51 and 52 in Allamakee County due to resident complaints from Calmar Ossian and Castalia. The delay halves state projects in the county and may affect plans for State Highway 9 and U S 52 curb resurfacing. Waukon groups supported U S 52 relocation.
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Waukon
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Allamakee County
Calmar
Ossian
Castalia
Waukan
Elroy Co-Op Dairy Announces June Open House
Elroy Co-op Dairy in Elroy Wisconsin invites the public to an open house on Sunday June 28 from 10 AM to 5 PM. The event showcases a new dried milk plant started in December with 153000 pounds of powder produced initially and 280000 pounds in May. The facility employs 15 people and distributed about 1.2 million dollars to area farmers in 1963. Grade B bulk milk processing is planned alongside the drying operation. A dairy lunch will be served.
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Elroy
Wis
Juneau County
Elroy Co-op Dairy
Public Dance At Viola Community Hall Saturday
Viola Wisconsin hosts a public dance at the Viola Community Hall on Saturday June 27 with music by Phil and the Mystics.
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Viola, Wis
Viola Community Hall
Phil and the
Mystics
Trempealeau Fair to Host U S Wool Needlework Contest
Trempealeau County Fair in Galesville July 23 26 offers area women a chance to qualify for a national wool needlework contest. Open to non professionals entries must be 100 percent wool or mohair and completed since Jan 1 1964. Blue ribbons awarded in six categories with grand prize 1000 dollars plus a trip to New York and trophy.
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Galesville
Wis
Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County Fair
Clarence Brown
Brown
Trempealeau County Agricultural Society
National Hand Knitting Association
American Wool Council
New York
Nine youths confirmed at St. Jacob’s Lutheran Norwalk
In Norwalk Wisconsin nine boys and girls were confirmed at St. Jacob's Lutheran Church on Sunday. The confirmants were Karen Frye Vera Schendel Barbara Wolfke Linda Kastberg Rosalinda Sletten Steven Williams David Baum bach James Niemeier and Allen Graewin.
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Norwalk
Wis
St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church
Karen Frye
Vera Schendel
Barbara Wolfke
Linda Kastberg
Rosalinda Sletten
Steven Williams
David Baumbach
James Niemeier
Allen Graewin
Three Confirmations at Fagernes Lutheran Church
Blair Wisconsin reports three youths Debra Hanson Donald Jahr and Milton Nelson were confirmed at Fagernes Lutheran Church by Rev. K M Arberg last Sunday. They also received their first Holy Communion during the service.
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Blair, Wis
Fagernes Lutheran Church
K. M. Arberg
Debra Hanson
Donald Jahr
Milton Nelson
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Donald R. Whitwan
Bruce L. Bishop
Bishop
Wisconsin State Patrol
Tom L. Harvey
Sheboygan
Jack Picard
Sheboygan Falls
Thomas Reigard
Mauston
Jack Leithan
Appleton
John Fooden
Hardies Creek Lcw
Baardseth Was
Black River
Cub
Holmen School Board
Hamline
Birch Point
Eau Claire
Dick Stevens
Bloomer
Indiana
Sparta Child Center
U.S.A
Handy Builders Home
Losey Blvd
State Rd
la Crosse, Wis
Renaeia
RIP. Bros
Cities Service
JAY Sts. Rau Distributors
Tremple Fair
U.S
Fagernes
Hower
Jewelers
Main St. la Crosse
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