Brookwood Cashton Tie For Forensics Title
Brookwood and Cashton each scored 65 points to tie for the league trophy in forensics at Wilton High School. Wilton placed third with 61 votes while A winners named from Brookwood Cashton and Wilton include Karen Seaman Sharon Maier Patti Bray Jon Wallace Betty Kirking David Raabe Patricia Schendel Susan Hagenbart Linda Clark Lucy Huntzicker Ruth Ferries Carol Radke Kathy Gilbeck Sharon Petzke Ron Wayne Mary Hanson Barbara Skrede and others. The A winners advance to the district contest in La Crosse on March 23 guided by judges from La Crosse State College.
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Wilton
Wis
Brookwood
Cashton
Karen Seaman
Sharon Maier
Patti Bray
Jon Wallace
Betty Kirking
David Raabe
Patricia Schendel
Susan Hagenbart
Linda Clark
Lucy Huntzicker
Cashiton
Ruth Ferries
Diana Leland
Marlene Tillman
Carol Radke
Kathy Gilbeck
Sharon Petzke
Ron Wayne
Mary Hanson
Barbara Skrede
Fred Rosenow
Kay Einer
Barbara Newburg
Reading
la Crosse
R. J. Gunning
W. Dixon
R. Voight
la Crosse State College
Cleveland Town Sets Two Races in April Election
In the Town of Cleveland election on April 2 there will be two contests. Second Supervisor Razatz faces Forgue and Person, while Jody Young runs for assessor. Unopposed are Chairman Primus, Supervisors Rindahl, Clerk Thur, and Treasurer Holman. Constable candidate is Ted Mayer. Komensky incumbents Palm, Garvin, Marek Sr., Alma Kotrbaty, and George Marek seek re election. Bernard Kling runs for clerk.
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Charles Marek Sr
Alma Kotrbaty
George Marek
Bernard Kling
Two Mayoral Candidates Named in La Farge Wis Election
La Farge electors nominated Morris Funnell and Arnott Widstrand for mayor in the April election. Supervisor John Ferries opposes Darrell Hollenbeck. Trustees named include incumbents Harry Lounsbury Lavern Campbell and challengers Mrs Bob Morrison Carmen Stout and Adolph Benish. Keith Steinmetz John Reed named for village clerk. Re election bids: Treasurer Charles Smith and Assessor Donald Nida. Constables: Victor Muller and Bob Shird.
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LA Farge
Wis
Blair Students Take Merit Exams
Blair Wisconsin reports twenty local high school students have taken the 1963 National Merit Scholarship qualifying test per guidance director James R. Davis.
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Blair
Wis
James R. Davis
Monroe 4-H Drama Meet Winners
West Beaver 4-H Club won the Monroe County drama contest and will represent the county at the district event in La Crosse. Be Av er Club member led by Dick Schauf presented The Simpleton. Black Valley Wilton placed second and Beaver Creek Hustlers Sparta third. Speaking contest honors went to Byron Stefferud Tomah and Mary Lou Cook Clifton in seniors. Shirley Warnke Sparta and Emily Amundson Cashton in intermediates. Claudia Clark Calista Clark Kristine Levi Jane Weiner Tomah in juniors. Judges included Lila Berg Robert Konkol and David Olson. 4-H Agent Donovan Daentl and Janet Sperstad led the event.
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Sparta
Wis
West Beaver
Monroe County
la Crosse
Dick Schauf
Simpleton
Peggy Riley
Donald Haldeman
Norwalk
Black Valley Club
Wilton
Beaver Creek Hustlers
Byron Stefferud
Tomah
Mary Lou Cook
Clifton
Karen Wilson
Gale Pasch
Wyeville
Shirley Warnke
Emily Amundson
Cashton
Claudia
Calista Clark
Kristine Levi
Jane Weiner
Lila Berg
Robert Konkol
David Olson
Donovan Daentl
Janet Sperstad
Indiana Driver Praises Monroe County Patrol Officer
Kenneth Francis of the Peru Daily Tribune commends Monroe County Traffic Officer Dale Trowbridge for courtesy and efficiency after a speeding stop on February 22. Francis posted a $15.70 bond at the Sparta sheriff's office, then allowed to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Dale Trowbridge
Monroe County Patrol
Monroe County Traffic Patrol
John Reynolds
Kenneth Francis
Peru Daily Tribune
Peru
Ind
Trowbridge
Francis
Reynolds
Hospital Workers Presented Awards
TOMAH Wis Seven employees of the Tomah Veterans Hospital received cash awards and certificates at a recent awards program. Recipients of cash awards for adopted suggestions under the incentive awards program were Emma Bowman RN Roy Johnson nursing service and Howard H Gerke of the engineering division. Suggestion award certificates in recognition of noteworthy contributions to the improvement of operations were received by Emily Robertson nursing service Oliver Drew and Frank Schleicher of the housekeeping section and Charles Lenz of the dietetic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Tomah Veterans Hospital
Emma Bowman
R.N
Roy Johnson
Nursing
Howard H. Gerke
Emily Robertson
Oliver Drew
Frank Schleicher
Charles Lenz
Luther College honors roll includes Bluske Hoff
Blair Wisconsin report notes Lana Bluske senior and Helen Hoff sophomore named to Luther College first semester honor roll. Hoff is bassoonist in the concert band which departs March 14 for a western tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Lana Bluske
Helen Hoff
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Miss Bluske
Ray Bluske
Miss Hoff
Henry W. Hoff
Juneau Vet Officer Sails to Washington for Hearings
NEW LISBON Wis Juneau County veterans service officer Douglas Davenport will represent the state association at a March 12 hearing before the House Veterans Af fairs Committee in Washington D C. He will also attend a three day American Legion national rehabilitation conference.
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New Lisbon
Wis
Juneau County
Veterans’ Service
Douglas Davenport
State Association
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Washington, D.C
American Legion
Preston Cooperative Creamery to Meet at City Hall
Blair Wis The Preston Cooperative Creamery weekly meeting will be held at City Hall on Thursday March 14 Everett Hanson has served as president of the cooperative since 1947
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Blair
Wis
Preston Cooperative Creamery
Everett Hanson
All GM Offices To Be Contested In April Voting
GAYS MILLS Wis All incumbent village officers were nominated at the caucus here and unless withdrawals occur every office will be contested Incumbent president L M Lowe will be opposed by Lawrence Halverson Trustees nominated Ed Nachtigal Frank Halloran and Ray Hayden incumbents Arvid Evigne and Sherman Mikkelson Also nominated Amel Oppriecht incumbent for supervisor Bernard Watson Fred Clarke incumbent and Mrs Olga Johnson for clerk Mrs Grace Teach incumbent and Mrs Darlene Hayden treasurer Marvin Chellevold incumbent and Larry Martin assessor Sherman Mikkelson incumbent and George Reber justice of the peace Thomas Welch incumbent and Gene McManamy constable
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gays Mills
Wis
L. M. Lowe
Lawrence Halverson
Ed Nachtigal
Frank Halloran
Ray Hayden
Arvid Evigne
Sherman Mikkelson
Amel Oppriecht
Bernard Watson
Fred Clarke
Olga Johnson
Grace Teach
Darlene Hayden
Marvin Chellevold
Larry Martin
George Reber
Thomas Welch
Gene McManamy
De Soto Students Shine in Local Speech Contest
Eight De Soto high school students earned A grades in the forensic league contest at Seneca. Participants include Donald Hershey and Jane Kreuzer in interpretive prose reading Cleta Beffa in interpretive poetry Ruth Jacobson and Patricia Strasser in memorized declamation Judy Schlicht Clarke Simmonds in non original oratory and Cleta Beffa Lyn da Magnuson in original oratory.
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DE Soto
Wis
Seneca
Donald Hershey
Jane Kreuzer
Cleta Beffa
Ruth Jacobson
Patricia Strasser
Judy Schlicht
Clarke Simmonds
Lynda Magnuson
Vernon Electric Cooperative Sets Westby Meeting
The Vernon Electric Cooperative will hold its 27th annual meeting in Westby Wisconsin on Saturday March 16 at 11 a.m. at Westby High School Auditorium. WEC leader W V Thomas will speak and three directors will be elected for three year terms. Lunch follows and entertainment by the Jolly Swiss boys. The cooperative serves about 5 000 members on 1600 miles of line with headquarters in Westby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
W. V. Thomas
Wisconsin Electric Cooperative
Madison
Vernon Electric Cooperative
Westby High School
WEC
Wisconsin
George C. Nygaard
Chaseburg
Henry Faulke
Genoa
Warner Kish
la Crosse
Alf Liam
Norman Melby
Carroll Oliver
Viola
Lloyd A. Steinmetz
la Farge
Tomah Man Wins Moscow Kiev Study Grant
LeRoy G Holm son of Mr. and Mrs. George Holm of Tomah earns a research grant to study at Universities of Moscow and Kiev in the Soviet Union. A UW horticulture professor, he will depart mid March and visit Copenhagen Oslo Leningrad en route. He plans to tour Czechoslovakia Hungary Israel Germany Italy and England before returning by late June. His wife and three children stay in Madison during his absence.
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Tomah
Wis
LeRoy G. Holm
George Holm
Moscow
Kiev
Soviet Union
University of Wisconsin
Holm
Tomah High School
Western States
Sparta
University At
Madison
Copenhagen
Denmark
Oslo
Norway
Leningrad
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Israel
Germany
Italy
England
National Academy of Science
Academy of Science of the
Pools Frozen Across Mississippi Locks Report Ice 8 to 23 Inches
The U S Army Corps of Engineers reports 80 to 100 percent ice cover on Mississippi River locks 1 through 10 with ice depths from eight to 23 inches. Lake Pepin ice reaches up to 32 inches. Snow in the basin is light and frost is deep. Dam No 2 repair expected about March 25. Vernon County news notes oil co. meeting and board elections.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Lake Pepin
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon
County Cooperative Oil Co
E. J. Langstad
Westby
A. A. Hendon
Alfred Borgen
Eugene Helgeson
Co-Op Elects Directors and Delegates at Annual Meeting
Jackson Electric Cooperative in Black River Falls elected Mike Bowler Archie Burnett and Bernard Schaeffer to three year director terms. Delegates named for the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association include Charles Nordstrom Angus Flood George Schlegel and Alfred Rindahl. Walter Kling will chair as Wisconsin Association of Cooperatives director. Dairyland Power Cooperative delegates are Carlyle Nordstrom Leonard Watson Bernard Scheffer and Richard Olson with Robert Nortman elected to Dairyland’s board. Burnett and Donald Stromberg celebrated 25 years of service.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Mike Bowler
Archie Burnett
Bernard Schaeffer
Jackson Electric Cooperative
Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association
Charles Nordstrom
Melrose
Angus Flood
Humbird
George Schlegel
Alfred Rindahl
Fairchild
Walter Kling
Wisconsin Association of Cooperatives
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Carlyle Nordstrom
Leonard Watson
Bernard Scheffer
Richard Olson
Robert Nortman
Dairyland
Burnett
Donald Stromberg
Clerk and three trustee posts contested in Ettrick vote
ETTRICK Wis There will be contests for clerk and trustee posts in the April 2 village election here Mrs Wayne Truax and Robert Wall are candidates for clerk while Leonard Sheehy Cletus Casey Wayne Erickson John Briggs Lewis Sander and Raymond Erickson are candidates for three trustee seats Unopposed for reelection are President A M Hogden Treasurer Smith Beirne Assessor Alfred W Mahlum Supervisor Arthur Runnestrand and Constable Gordon Bahnub The terms of Trustees Henry Knutson Donald Beirne and Bennett Onsrud do not expire.
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Ettrick
Wis
Wayne Truax
Robert Wall
Leonard Sheehy
Cletus Casey
Wayne Erickson
John Briggs
Lewis Sander
Raymond Erickson
A. M. Hogden
Smith Beirne
Alfred W. Mahlum
Arthur Runnestrand
Gordon Bahnub
Henry Knutson
Donald Beirne
Bennett Onsrud
Waukon Equity Cooperative to Hold Annual Meeting
The Waukon Equity Cooperative will hold its annual meeting at 1 p m on Saturday March 16 at Veterans Hall in Waukon Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Waukon Equity Cooperative
Veterans Hall
PSC Hearing on Complaints Marks Sparta Hearing Date
Wisconsin Public Service Commission schedules a March 27 public hearing in Sparta to consider subscriber complaints about Norwalk Independent Telephone Co. and alleged discriminatory practices. A petition led by Douglas Hendrickson of Norwalk and 45 others spurred the investigation request.
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Sparta
Wis
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Madison
Norwalk Independent Telephone Co
Douglas Hendrickson
Norwalk
Monroe County
Zimmerman Speaker For Legion Meet
Secretary of State Robert Zimmerman will be guest speaker at a Trempealeau County Legion and Auxiliary meeting in Galesville at 8 p.m. on Wednesday March 13 hosted by the local post in observance of the Legion's founding.
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Galesville
Wis
Robert Zimmerman
Trempealeau County American Legion Council
Bank of Galesville
The
American Legion
Ace Telephone Sets Annual Meet for March 16 in Houston
Ace Telephone Association will hold its 13th annual stockholders meeting at Houston High School Auditorium on Saturday March 16. Registration starts at 1 p.m. and the meeting at 1 30. Three directors will be elected for three years, two for Houston County areas and one for Fillmore County. The year saw nearly 15 million local calls and 1596 long distance calls daily on average. The system expanded facilities and mobile dial services were provided to subscribers in Peterson Lanesboro and Rushford exchanges.
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Houston, Minn
Ace Telephone Association
Houston High School
Houston County
Fillmore County
Peterson
Lanesboro
Rushford
Norwalk Village Picks Candidates
Norwalk Wisconsin village voters will see Dr J S Allen who has led the village for years decline re election in April Leonard Schendel is the nominated village supervisor incumbents LeRoy Schikorowski Oral C Olson and Stanley Schwarz seek re election Other candidates Botus Town and Glenn Brunner run for the three supervisor seats Assessor Melvin Worder stands without opposition Os sie Johns is nominated for justice of peace
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Wis
J. S. Allen
Leonard Schendel
LeRoy
Schikorowski
Oral C. Olson
Stanley Schwarz
Botus Town
Glenn Brunner
Melvin Worder
Ossie Johns
Justice of Peace
Luncheon Planned by Evangelical Church Women
NORWALK Wis. The Evangelical United Brethren Church Women will host a 1 p m lunch for Monroe County Republican Women on a date tentatively set for April 20.
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Norwalk
Wis
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Monroe County
Village St Patrick's Day events and council race
A list of St Patrick's Day activities across Wisconsin towns includes Westby and Dakota Minn Holy Cross Catholic Church Whitehall St John's Catholic Church and St Mary's Church. Village races feature Herbert Ver wiebe Joe Novy Edwin Bradley Vern Finucan Otto Schroe der Victor Archer and John Miller as candidates for various village offices.
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Dakota
Minn
St. Patrick's Day
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Whitehall
St. John’s Catholic Church
Kendall
Wis
Galesville
St. Mary's Church
Herbert Verwiebe
Joe Novy
Edwin Bradley
Vern Finucan
Otto Schroeder
Dick Verweide
Victor Archer
John Miller
Leslie Juno
Norbert Prechel
Frank Benjamin
Donald Braund
Ray Gerwing
Neil Wildes
Walter Gernetzke
la Vern Reardon
Charles Riley
Viroqua State Bank to Build New Main Street Facility
John Clements of Cashton won the general construction contract for the Viroqua State Bank Building to rise at the Main and Court Streets site this summer. Gilbertson and Soltau will handle plumbing and heating, Kellogg Electrical Co. awarded the electrical work. The bank plans landscaping and a parking area with a 100 by 65 foot building housing eight teller stations a drive in window and an investment and loan department.
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Viroqua
Wis
John Clements
Cashton
Viroqua State Bank
Gilbertson and Soltau
Kellogg Electrical Co
Main
Court Streets
Country Club Holds Vote and Plans St Patrick Day Event
SPRING GROVE Minn Ma Cal Grove Country Club elected officers at its annual meeting Merlin Scheevel president Odell Lee Sr vice president Laverne Johnson secretary Karl Hoeg treasurer and George Vandre Robert Lee Alvin Haug en Earl Wagner W A Welch E A Schmidt and Alfred Sylling directors The auxiliary elected Mrs Fred Renner president Mrs Glennis Weld vice president Mrs Joe McCarthy secretary Mrs Lawrence Moen treasurer and Mmes Leonard Skaalen Merlin Schee ver W A Welch Robert Sprague Theodore Ranzenberger and William Dorval directors A St Patrick s Day dinner and dance is planned March 17 at the Caledonia Club The course will be opened May 4 if weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Ma- Cal Grove Country Club
Merlin Scheevel
Odell Lee Sr
Laverne Johnson
Karl Hoeg
George Vandre
Robert Lee
Alvin Haugen
Earl Wagner
W. A. Welch
E. A. Schmidt
Alfred Sylling
Fred Renner
Glennis ‘Weld
Joe McCarthy
Lawrence Moen
Mmes Leonard Skaalen
Merlin Scheever
Robert Sprague
Theodore Ranzenberger
William Dorval
Caledonia Club
DAR Good Citizen Girls To Be Guests
DAR Good Citizen girls from Gale-Ettrick High School will be honored guests at Ft. Perrot Chapter DAR meeting on Wednesday April 3. The event takes place at Mrs. R. E. Mossberg’s home in Galesville with a program on Our Own Schools. Mrs. C. A. Brye of Ettrick was named delegate to the 72nd Continental Congress in Washington April 15-19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
DAR Good Citizen
Gale-Ettrick High School
Ft. Perrot
Dar
R. E. Mossberg
Galesville
Mossberg
C. A. Brye
Washington, D.C
Gale Girl Scouts Daisy Tea in Galeville event
Local Girl Scouts host a daisy tea at Zion Lutheran Church in Galeville from 3 30 to 4 30 pm Tuesday March 12. A film titled Closeups of 1961 and 1962 will be shown and proceeds go to the Juliette Low Fund. Open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Zion Lutheran Church
Juliette Low
St Olaf College Names Associate In Houston Minnesota
Paul Iverson son of Mr and Mrs I G Iverson of Houston Minnesota has been named an associate of St Olaf College Northfield He joins about 100 alumni and friends volunteering to aid in public relations and youth counseling Iverson is a former St Olaf student and will help promote the college and its education advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Minn
Paul Iverson
I. G. Iverson
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Iverson
St. Olaf
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