Arcadian Recipient Among 9th District Fellows Under ND Act
Ronald Ragsdale of Arcadia is named among 1,491 National Defense Education Act graduate fellows. The award supports study at the University of Wisconsin and other programs to strengthen college teaching and graduate facilities nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Lester Johnson
U.S. Commissioner of Education
Sterling M. McMurrin
Ronald Ragsdale
Arcadia
University of Wisconsin
National Defense
Rep. Johnson
Emergency Hospital Unit Arriving Soon in Viroqua
In Viroqua Wisconsin civil defense officials announce an emergency hospital unit will arrive soon under the national Civil Defense program. Clarence Kilmer says the unit order, canceled during agency changes last year, has been renewed and the equipment inventory has arrived.
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Viroqua
Wis
Clarence Kilmer
Sparta Students Return for Summer Sessions in City Programs
In Sparta Wisconsin more than 300 students enroll in summer programs led by Walter Peterson for about 200 in summer band with 47 beginners and a junior cadet band meeting weekdays. Carole Kirchmeyer runs advanced sewing and beginner classes for 18 and 17 students. Roger Johnson oversees 71 youths in a six week course including advanced and beginner typing and business machine operation. Ronald Udy conducts an art class with eight to ten students. The full band rehearsals prepare the high school band for the Minneapolis Aquatennial on July 15, with donations sought via Don Parsons, Band and Orchestra Parents Association treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Walter Peterson
Carole Kirchmeyer
Roger Johnson
Jay
Ronald Udy
Minneapolis
Don Parsons
Band and Orchestra Parents Association
Sparta High School
Gail Welcher
Mary Lou Schmidt
Helen Nelson
Jane Rye
Betty Schiller
Linda Pierce
Linda Mohring
Mary Snippen
Miss Caroll Anderson Plans Five Week Mexico Study
Ettrick Wisconsin where Miss Caroll Anderson visits Mrs Arthur Ofsdahl Jr. She will depart for five weeks of graduate study at the University of Guadalajara Mexico. Miss Anderson is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Anderson former Ettrick residents now Trempealeau. She teaches Spanish and French at Pipestone Minnesota.
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Ettrick
Wis
Caroll Anderson
University of Guadalajara
Mexico
Arthur Ofsdahl Jr
French Creek
Anderson
Lloyd Anderson
Trempealeau
Pipestone
Minn
Farm Bureau Holds Area Supper Meet
Caledonia Minn Five Star Farm Bureau unit held a potluck supper at the Carl Hart iman home before a regular meeting led by unit president Lawrence Graf. Shirley Nordstrom 4H agent showed a film American Women Partners in Research P D Hempstead county president discussed the Farm Family Tour and county meetings on the Cochran Freeman Omnibus Farm Bill and the Cropland Adjustment Program. A general discussion on What Do We Think covered federal aid to education and vision tests for drivers. A community sing closed with Mary Hempstead at the piano. The Dinner Roll Contest had seven entries with winners Mrs Arthur Plitzweit first Mrs Lawrence Graf second and Mrs Paul Plitzweit third.
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Caledonia
Minn
Five Star Farm Bureau
Carl Hartiman
Lawrence Graf
Shirley Nordstrom
Partners In
P. D. Hempstead
Mary Hempstead
Arthur Plitzuweit
Paul Plitzuweit
Arthur Burmester
Lawrence Janikowski
Sparta Woman Falls and Fractures Hip in Home Incident
Mrs. Wissestad, 76, slipped in her Sparta home Saturday night and fractured a hip. She dragged to call her son Harold for help but could not reach the door. Harold, aided by Jack Baumbach, forced entry. She was taken to St. Mary's Hospital by Matt Rice's ambulance at 11 15 p.m. and is recovering satisfactorily.
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Sparta
Wis
Sam Wissestad
Wissestad
Harold
Jack Baumbach
St. Mary's Hospital
Matt Rice
Woman Breaks Hip in Rocking Chair Fall
Mrs. Belle Miller aged nearly 89, living with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Debold at HOKAH, Minnesota, is hospitalized at Caledonia Community Hospital with a broken hip after she missed a rocking chair and fell.
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Hokah, Minn
Belle Miller
Caledonia Community Hospital
Lloyd Debold
San Salvador Island First Land Columbus Reached
The description notes San Salvador in the Bahama Islands as the first land seen by Columbus during his discovery voyage to America, measuring about 12 by 6 miles.
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San Salvador
Bahama Islands
Columbus
America
Servicemen Listed With Posts Across World and States
Pvt James Teff of Dorchester Iowa completes six months of Reserve Forces training at Fort Eustis Virginia in mid August. Spec 4 Joe Stokes of Hixton and Pvt Edwin Oates of Prairie du Chien serve with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. Pfe Roger Fisher of Black River Falls attended a five day religious retreat near Seoul. Roger Walters of Galesville promoted to airman first class at Dreux AFB France and to return home soon. Sk Gerald Dahlby of Holmen transferred to Okinawa after furlough. Richard Sandwick of Merrillan serves with Fighter Squadron 13 at Mayport Florida after duty in the Mediterranean aboard USS Shangri La. Marcellus Hagen of Westby promoted to private first class in Germany with 38th Infantry at Worms. James Ramsey of Melrose promoted to specialist fifth class in Germany with 261st Engineer Company. Robert Von Haden of Blair and Paul Twesme of Blair go to Fort Leonard Wood for six months of active training. Pvt Robert Soltau of LeRoy completes eight weeks at Fort Gordon police training after basic at Fort Riley.
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James Teff
Carlton Teff
Dorchester
Towa
Ft. Eustis
Waukon High School
7Th Infantry Division
Korea
Joe Stokes
John Stokes
Hixton
Edwin Oates
Emma Oates
R. 2
Prairie du Chien
Pfe
Roger Fisher
Archie Fisher
Black River Falls
Army
Far East
Seoul
Fisher
7Th Division
32Nd Infantry
Roger Walters
Spencer Thomas
Galesville
Druex Afb
France
7305Th
United States
Walters
United Nations Force
Congo
Gerald Dahlby
Chester Dahlby
Holmen
Okinawa
Dahlby
Air Force Electronics School
Sheppard Afb
Dahlby Tex
Richard Sandwick
Harold Sandwick
Merrillan
Fighter Squadron 13
Mayport
Fla
6Th Fleet
Shangri-La
Mediterranean
Marcellus Hagen
Magnus Hagen
R. J. Westby
Germany
38Th Infantry
38Th
Worms
James Ramsey
Oscar Ramsey
Melrose
261St Engineer Company
Ramsey
Forth
Robert von Haden
Gilbert von Haden
Blair
Paul Twesme
N. C. Twesme
Ft. Leonard
Tremple House Noted as County's Oldest Frame Home
Trempealeau Wisconsin claims the Tremple House as the first frame residence in Trempealeau County built in the 1850s. The Atwood family and later owners Herman and Harry Eichman describe a self sufficient pioneer farm with a private cheese factory a wooden tub bathroom two cisterns and an early water system. The property changed hands from the Atwoods to Louis Kwosek in 1918 then to C J Nordengren in 1932 and finally to the Eichmans in 1951.
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Trempealeau
Wis
Trempealeau County
Will Nicholls
South Street
Nicholls
Atwood Farm
Charles Holmes
New England States
Herman
Harry Eichman
Atwoods
Eichmans
The
Louis Kwosek
Louis
Joe
Edward
C. J. Nordengren
Milwaukee
Atwood
Recreation program opens in Elroy with new director
Elroy Wisconsin announces Bob Collins of Kendall has been hired as recreation program director replacing Gaylen Snorek. A full play program starts the week of June 26 with swimming lessons for local youths in Hillsboro Kendall and Wilton scheduled this week.
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Elroy
Wis
Bob Collins
Kendall
Gaylen Snorek
Hillsboro
Wilton
Prairie Adds 2 Historic Sites to Reach Four
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin hosts a State Historical Society convention with two new sites Glynn Hotel and Roulette home joining the four total. Renovation of the old French town Cemetery was led by Mr and Mrs Vermon McCartney and Cubs. cleanup followed by a picnic and final trimming.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
State Historical Society
Glynn
Living History Club
Frenchtown
Vermon McCartney
McCartney
Calvary Cemetery
Old French Cemetery
Harry
Westby Girl Elected to State 4 H Junior Leader Council
Ardyth Sloane daughter of Mr and Mrs Archie Sloane of Westby Wis is elected to the state 4 H Junior Leader Council during state 4 H club week held in Madison She serves as a two year term after being an alternate last year The council of sixteen members advises the state 4 H club office They will plan the year at Upham Woods in September and host at the state fair later Also attending were Ann Schue Karen Anderson and Janice Lee from Westby
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Westby
Wis
Ardyth Sloane
Archie Sloane
Madison
Ardyth
Upham Woods
Wisconsin Dells
Pigeon Falls tradition ends as Anna Jacobson retires
Anna Jacobson retires after nearly 40 years as night and day operator for Pigeon Valley Farm ess Telephone Co. She observed her 75th birthday and will move from the exchange home at June’s end. Known for quick fire responses and life saving calls, she served the community through crises and stove repairs, leaving behind a large family and decades of service.
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Pigeon Falls
Anna Jacobson
Wis
Altthough
Pigeon Valley Farmess Telephone Co
Jacobson
Anna Wold
Hale
Trempealeau County
Henry Jacobson
Alternatives When Multiple Farms Enter Feed Grain Program
Caledonia Minn multi farm cases explained by William Leary and Fran cis Januschka. If corn base acreage on the second farm is overplanted neither party may participate on any other farm. A farmer may refuse to cooperate, stay within his own farm base so both can participate on rented land, or participate on the rented farm while overplanting his own farm and yield landlord eligibility only.
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Caledonia
Minn
Congress
William Leary
Houston County
ASC
Francis Januschka
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Lacrosse
Stanley W. Peterson
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Business Men’s Assurance Co
Gamble
Pearl St
Dial
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Uncle Sam
Tremple House
County
Weer
Holmes
Royal Atwood
Alson Atwood
Royal
Erwin
Hazel Atwood
Claremont
Calif
Toochow
Ule Igi la Crosse Cribune
RFD
McCord Jewelers
Main St
the House of Diamonds
Aluminum
la Crosse
American Millwork CO
So. Ave
Prairie
Lee
Westby Cinderellas
Vernon County
Ann Schue
Karen Anderson
Janlice Lee
Dale F. Davis
Francis Bolin
Davis
P.P.G
ZA Prc Ve Mirrors and Furn
Tyke
Copeland Ave
Hensel
Strum
Helmer
Irene) Neprud
Noel
Myrtle) Jacobson
William
Viola) Rilling
West Allis
Henry Jr
Archie
Texaco
Joe Blumentritt
Arthur Murray
Arthur Murray Studios
Arthur
Murray
George Theiss
Main St. la Crosse
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