Service members listed for training and overseas duty
A series of Army and Air Force personnel from Iowa and surrounding areas are noted for recent training completions assignments and overseas duties. Names include Virgil Nauman of Norwalk stationed at Miles City Montana after completing a computer repair course and Betty Robinson of Rockland who graduated as a clerk typist at Ft. McClellan Alabama. Other featured service members receive training at Ft. Hood Texas Truax Field Wisconsin and Great Lakes Illinois with assignments abroad and in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Nauman
Ervin Nauman
Norwalk
Keesler Afb
Miss
Miles City
Mont
Jerome Halverson
Alfred Halverson
Independence
Armored Cavalry
Germany
Ft. Knox
Ft. Gordon
Gerald Peterson
George Peterson
Sparta
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Lee Storkel
Arnold Storkel
Warrens
Ft. Hood
Tex
1St Armored Division
46Th Infantry
Betty Robinson
George Robinson
Rockland
Women’s Army Corps Center
Ft. McClellan
Ala
James Gier
Mary Gier
Truax Field
Madison
Dennis Jones
Leslie Jones
Judy
West Salem
35Th Artillery Group
Army
Ft. Wood
Ft. Lee
Allan Brandau
Harvey Brandau
Kendall
Amarillo Afb
la Crosse
Platteville
Brandau
Elgin Afb
Fla
Paul Paulson
Melvin Raiten
An Air Force Base
Texas
Viet Nam
Abilene
Pvt
Daniel Ruegg
Ertilement
Poodle Chews Up Man's Dentures in Odd Repair News
Bakersfield report recounts a man who had his dentures repaired on the spot with a Plate-Weld after his poodle chewed them. The tale includes military notices across towns in Wisconsin and nearby states detailing enlistments and training at Forts Knox Sill Gordon Eustis and other bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
Newman High School wins Campion Invitational sweepstakes
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin hosts Campion invitational with eight Wisconsin and ten Iowa schools. Newman High School Mason City Iowa captures the sweepstakes trophy for the second straight year, Campion places second, Wahlert Dubuque third. Individual event winners include Extemporaneous speaking Steve Goldberg Monona Grove Madison first Terry McDonald Newman second Dave Burrows Davenport West third, Original oratory Joseph Schumacher Campion first Susan Clark Wahlert second Ann Kennedy Visitation Academy Dubuque third, Memorized declamation Tim Mason Newman first Patricia Schmidt Newman second Hicks Morgan Campion third, Non-original oratory Gary Gard Wahlert first Patrick Dougherty Newman second Doug DeRock Newman, Poetry reading Linda Pruin Newman first John Banner Wahlert second Connie Grote Wahlert third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Wisconsin
Iowa
Newman High School
Mason City
Campion
Wahlert High School
Dubuque
Steve Goldberg
Monona Grove
Madison
Terry McDonald
Newman
Dave Burrows
Davenport West
Joseph Schumacher
Susan Clark
Wahlert
Ann Kennedy
Visitation Academy
Tim Mason
Patricia Schmidt
Hicks Morgan
Gary Gard
Patrick Dougherty
Doug DeRock
Spring Grove Leader Attends Upper Mississippi Seminar
Arnold Onstad of Spring Grove represents the Minnesota Farmers Union among 40 civic and professional leaders from four states at a land and water use seminar in Minneapolis. The conference closes Friday March 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Arnold Onstad
Mississippi Basin
Minneapolis
Onstad
Minnesota Farmers Union
Blair High School launches new ESEA classes and summer offerings
Blair Wisconsin starts three ESEA classes at Blair High with auto mechanics social studies and English study skills taught by Scharlan Olson and Davis. Olson and Davis tutor during the day. Jacobson the superintendent says programs will expand next year with more classes next summer and continued shop program growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Blair High School
Robert Scharlan
Gary Olson
Gerald Davis
Olson
Davis
Gene Johnson
Title Project
Ray Nereng
Donald Jacobson
Jacobson
Progam
Sparta Chamber Sets Special Event Schedule
Sparta Wisconsin Merchants committee of the Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce outlined a tentative calendar of events for the year. Key items include Midnight Madness on April 3 and after-Easter sales April 14 15 and 16 Memorial Day specials May 27 28 June Daily Month all of June a citywide celebration July 1 4 planned by local organizers Krazy Days July 29 30 and Western Week August 22 28 featuring the RCA Rodeo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Sparta Area
Land
RCA
Heart Fund drive tops New Albin collection total
In New Albin Iowa a Heart Fund drive total of 150.56 was reported by chairwoman Mrs John Kroack. Assistants included Earl Wohlers Edwin Meyer Alvina Crowley Otto Hurley Robert Imhoff Versella Pohlman Carl Vonderohe and Catherine Metzdorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albin
Iowa
New Ailbia
John Kroack
Kroack
Earl Wohlers
Edwin Meyer
Alvina Crowley
Otto Hurley
Robert Imhoff
Versell!Pohlman
Carl Vonderohe
Catherine Metzdorf
John Terpening to mark 40th year at Ettrick Checker Grocery
Ettrick Wis John Terpening longtime Ettrick merchant will mark the 40th anniversary of his Checker Grocery from 1926. He began as a 20 year old manager in Ettrick and built a self service store later adding menswear. He is active in Lions Club and Living Hope Lutheran Church with family help in managing the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
John Terpening
Checker Grocery
John
Galesville
Checker
Checker Chain
Koller Chain
la Crosse
Terpening
Lions Club
Businessmen’s Club
Living Hope Lutheran Church
Hannah Folkedahl
Jon R
Ronald
Robert
Diane) Middleton
Whitehall
Jon
LaCrosse Coleman Vocational School
Ronald Terpening
Attorney claims charge never filed in Omodt case
Caledonia Minn July report on Houston County District Court special term includes a bond release motion for Clement Omodt tied to an unfiled assault charge. The docket lists arraignments for four defendants on burglary and theft charges, plus other local cases and a probation release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston
Arnold Hatfield
Atty
David Joerg
Preston
Clement Omodt
Omodi
Whitlock
Peterson
Houston County
Odin Twite
State Department of Corrections
Twite
Gilman Beeler
Jefferson Township
Hatfield
Land O'Lakes Creameries
Theodore DeWitt
Seven Black River Falls students earn top ratings in sub-district forensics
Seven Black River Falls High School students earned A rankings at the Viroqua sub-district forensics meet. They advance to the La Crosse district competition with events including non-original oration by Gene Radcliffe, public address by James Noble, Tari McDonel and Gloria Mahlum in prose, Steven Dorrance and Linda Swanson in four minute speech, and Patty Doud in poetry reading. Ruth Moake is the speech coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Viroqua
la Crosse
Gene Radcliffe
James Noble
Tari McDonel
Gloria Mahlum
Steven Dorrance
Linda Swanson
Patty Doud
Ruth Moake
Black River Falls High School
Cub Scouts Receive Awards At Brownsville Banquet
In Brownsville Minnesota the Blue and Gold banquet for Cub Scout Pack 226 awarded Wolf ranks to Raymond Serres Jeffery Le Jeune and Steven Rohrer. Arrow points went to Darryl Mathews Vance Mitchell and Roger Levendoski. Cubmaster Julian Master announced the honors as Brownsville scouts are sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Minn
Raymond Serres
Jeffery le Jeune
Steven Rohrer
Darryl Mathews
Vance Mitchell
Roger Levendoski
Julian Master
Robert Mitchell
Joe Serres Jr
Donald Whitsett
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cancer Drive Heads For Monroe
TOMAH Wis Mrs Paul Affeldt crusade chairman Monroe County Chapter of American Cancer Society names Robert Hurley Tomah as chairman in eastern Monroe County. Other chairs include Mrs Norman Olson Sparta city area Mrs Peter Bomber business district and service positions. New board chairmen are Mrs Collins Hurley and Mrs Haberman. The chapter has placed The Climate of Hope in Monroe County libraries and four high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Paul Affeldt
Crusade
Monroe County
American Cancer Society
Robert Hurley
Affeldt
Norman Olson
Sparta
Peter Bomber
Glenn Collins
Omar Wilhelmsen
Steven Abbott
Legacy
Anton Poskie
Morgan Jones
Henry Siekert
Gordon Stelter
Clair Haberman
Collins
Hurley
Haberman
Wilton to Hold Caucus and Town Meeting Dates
Wilton Village caucus set for 7 30 p m Thursday March 10 in Wilton Wis There will be no Town of Wilton caucus but the annual township meeting will be in Bromleys Hall Tuesday April 5
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Wis
Also Mentioned on This Page
David O'Malley
Dane County
Kathy Kenns
Alice
Dairyland
Rosendale
Alexandria Simpson
ADA Dairy Princess
la Moille
Pure Milk Association
Chicago
UPI
Uncle Sam
Poodle
Man
Laverne Butterfield
Stoddard
Ruegg
Alan Wagner
Myron Wagner
William Rolfe
Ft. Eustis
Sandra
Blaine de Witt
Carrol de Witt
England
Tripoli
Africa
Ronald Oliver
Beulah Oliver
Coon Valley
Orris Oliver
Collon
Gerald Porath
Herman Porath
Afb
Porath
Turkey
Italy
Henry Suchanek Jr
Helen Suchanek
Eugene Nelson
Edgar Nelson
Oliver
Hans Obgartel
Samuel Obgartel
Holmen
Bruce Schappe
Karen Schappe
Larry J. Booher
Jerome Booker
la Farge
Thomas Ulz
Larry Ulz
Dickie Towne
Harold Towne
Allen Yttri
Vilas Yttri
de Soto
Schumacher
Guneral Home
DIAL
Ray J. Schumacher
Roy Tichenor
Don Kish, JR
Blair High
Sparta Chamber
For Heart Fund
Porcupine
Peter Thornytail
Christine and
Mary Ann Guse
Mayville
Hillview Greenhouse
Irwin Greene
Detroit
Mich
Papa Greene
Carol
Papa’s
Barber College
Skip
Ettrick Grocery
Merrillan Legion Post
Oakwood Lake
Ule Igi
la Crosser Crihune Saan Rfd
Gerald Dayton
Robert G. Arentz
William Miller Jr
Hokah
David F. Meyer
Winona
LeRoy J. Whitlock
Lamoille
LaVerne Peterson
Whalan
Serres Marina
Justice of the Peace
Raymond O’connor
Orlando C. Johnson
Patricia M. Johnson
Johnson
Elizabeth Ann Stiller
Rolf Willis Stiller
Houston County Public Welfare Department
Stiller
Black River
Danny
Stanley
Business Men Assurance
Life Group
Linker Hotel
Lynne Tower
Cub Scouts
Cancer Drive
Monroe
Federal Deposit Insurance
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