Luther Choir Travels to Northern Norway on Tour
Decorah Iowa reports the Luther College Nordic Choir sails to Alta Hammerfest and Haveysund visiting North Cape where the sun never sets. The group performs 25 concerts in Germany and Norway, entering Lapland territory above the Arctic Circle and meeting their first Lapp, noting mild North Norway climate from the Gulf Stream.
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Decorah
Iowa
Germany
Norway
Alta
Arctic Circle
Hammerfest
North Cape
Haveysund
Honningsvaeg
Point Barrow
Alaska
Hudson Bay
Canada
Luther Choir First American Tour to Alta and Hammerfest
The Luther choir traveled by Brand VII along Norway and Denmark coastlines. Welcoming bands and crowd receptions greeted the group in Alta and Hammerfest with a fjord voyage, concerts, and visits to key cities. The tour includes a final 10 days in Germany and an Iron Curtain performance before returning to the United States on July 4.
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Luther Choir
Alta
Hammerfest
Luther
Norway
E. D. Farwell
Weston Noble
Layne Haugen
David Norris
Bod
Denmark
Germany
East Germany
United States
Head Start Program Opens in Alma Center
Alma Center Wis The Head Start program serves 31 preschool children to prepare underprivileged youths for school. Instructors Barbara Slater and Sandra Cooper lead with help from Starline Brager and Duane Ripp. Classes run 8 30 a m to 12 30 p m five days a week for six weeks with meals provided.
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Alma Center
Wis
Barbara Slater
Black River Falls
Sandra Cooper
Merrillan
Starline Brager
Duane Ripp
Slater
Miss Cooper
River Falls State University
la Crosse State University
Stout University
Fenomonie
Demo Assails Gov Knowles On Budget
The state Democratic vice chairman charged Gov Knowles with a no tax increase budget being a cruel hoax on Wisconsin property owners. Speaking at the Juneau County Democratic picnic in Elroy Frank Nikolay of Abbotsford criticized the governor and urged a school aid bill before adjournment or a special session, warning of real tax pain for homeowners and retirees if costs rise.
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Elroy
Wis
Knowles
Wisconsin
Juneau County
Frank Nikolay
Abbotsford
Len Gaylord Nelson
Nikolay
Mabel Almquist Named Elder At Mabel Methodist Church
MABEL Minn Earl Almquist will be ordained as an elder in the Mabel Methodist Church on Sunday July 2 Bishop T Otto Nall will preside over the ordination Almquist was reappointed as pastor of the Mabel Newburg Methodist two congregations at the recent conference in St Paul This will be his second year of service to the two congregations.
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Mabel, Minn
Earl Almquist
Mabel
Almquist
Mabel-Newburg
St. Paul
T. Otto Nall
Lumber Firm Sold After 40 Years in New Albin Iowa
NEW ALBIN Iowa The Great Plains Supply Co of St Paul has bought the John Mendenhall Lumber Co of New Albin and taken possession Mendenhall ran the business 40 years Fred Mauss who has worked for the firm 20 years will stay on with the new owners
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New Albin
Iowa
Great Plains Supply Co
St. Paul
John Mendenhall Lumber Co
Mendenhall
Fred Mauss
Elroy Hill's Department Store to Close After 45 Years
Elroy Wisconsin business Hill's Department Store owned by Bob Hill for forty five years will close after a final sale of goods now underway. He plans retirement and has no other ventures.
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Elroy
Wis
Bob Hill
Ex-Pastor and Wife To Visit Elroy
Rev and Mrs El A Watlington formerly of Elroy now living in Lima Peru will visit Elroy Wednesday June 28 greeting friends at the Methodist Church at 8 PM The event is open to the public.
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Elroy
Wis
el. A. Watlington
Lima
Peru
Telephone Firm To Hike Rates For New Service
The General Telephone Co of Wisconsin will raise rates for the Hixton exchange when extended area service is provided between Hixton and Northfield. About 170 main telephones will gain toll-free service, with estimated annual savings of $405 for Hixton subscribers. A patron poll showed 65 percent in favor. The application was filed April 24 and a Public Service Commission hearing was held in Madison May 23.
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Black River Falls
Wis
General Telephone Co
Wisconsin
Hixton
Northfield
Public Service Commission
Madison
Airline assigns area man to Chicago
Gary L. Horstman of Bangor is named station agent for Braniff International Airlines in Chicago. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Horstman and completed the Weaver Airline Personnel School at Kansas City Missouri.
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Bangor
Wis
Gary L. Horstman
John Horstman
Braniff International Airlines
Chicago
Horstman
Weaver Airline
Kansas City
Minnesota liquor law clarified on county on sale licenses
In St Paul AP reports that large resorts and restaurants outside municipal boundaries may share Sunday liquor licensing under 1967 law. Gale F Lindsey outlines answers clarifying eligibility, seating, operation type, corporate and owner rules, fees, and existence requirements for county on sale licenses in unorganized areas.
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ST. Paul
Gale F. Lindsey
Minnesota
Lindsey
Elroy Recreation Opens With Pool Upgrades
Elroy Wisconsin pool and the summer recreation program are underway. Lifeguard Pam Avery bathhouse attendant Jim Greeley and park caretaker Charles Sterba Sr. staff the site while John Greeley of Hillsboro leads the recreation program. Two new slides purchased from the Oscar Neuman Memorial fund were added to the pool.
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Elroy
Wis
Pam Avery
Jim Greeley
Charles Sterba Sr
John Greeley
Hillsboro
Oscar Neuman Memorial
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