Monroe Villages Towns Pick Candidates
In Sparta Angelo Adrian Clifton Norwalk Sheldon the slate of local races shows many incumbents running unopposed. Opposed contests include Angelo constable Harley Jenkins facing Albertus Anderson and Clifton supervisor seats with Maurice Elsing Milo Kroeger and Alvin Cook plus clerkArnold Olson opposed by Duane Thorson. Norwalk president Leonard Schendel faces Glyn Hyatt with four candidates for village board and Sheldon assessor position vacant.
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Clifton
Norwalk
Leonard Schendel
Glyn Hyatt
Richard Flock
Robert Cunitz
Rupert Pfuhl
Tony Dickman
Walter Koreger
Carlton Kastberg
New Lyme
Albert Anderson
James Sween
Roger Jones
Mabel Rau
Robert Andersen
Robert Krenz
Wilton
Everett Sanborn
Winnafield Waege
Timothy O’rourke
Stuart McCoy
Carol Graewin
Arline Buddee
Leonard Brandau
Doris Wadephul
Victor Wold
Roger Liefke
Constable
Wyeville
Minnie Rutlin
David Spaed
Julius Kochinski
Albin Rutlin
Chaseburg
Wis
Otto Martine
Howard Midtlien
Earl Tumlinson
Neil Martine
William Grosskopf
la Verne Myhre
Roland Kuester
Fay Bouffler
Day Care Center Fate in Jackson County Questioned
Doubt surrounds whether the former Ranger Station in Black River Falls will again operate as the Jackson County Day Care Center. State inspector required changes after about $5,000 was raised, but a December ruling from the Department of Industry Labor and Human Relations barred the upstairs and basement use. Mrs. Dorothy Will says she will decide next steps.
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Black River Falls
Jackson County
Dorothy Will
Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations
Will
Minnesota to Begin School Bus Inspections Across State
Minnesota Highway Patrol will inspect about 8000 school buses from March 15 to June 30 with a second phase in July and December. The effort includes random vehicle checks, exhaust emissions tests, and noise pollution measurements at selected highway sites as part of an ongoing enforcement program.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
House
Senate
Gateway Genealogical Society Seeks New Members
The Gateway Genealogical Society in Sparta Wisconsin seeks new members as it moves to become a chapter of the State Society. Dues are four dollars for individuals and five dollars for families to join the state group, with Gateway dues of one dollar annually. the chapter will cover Monroe Jackson and La Crosse Counties and welcomes members from outside the area.
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Sparta
Wis
Gateway Genealogical Society
State Society
Gateway
Monroe
Jackson
la Crosse
Westby to Vote on Three Referenda in April Election
Voters in Westby Wisconsin will decide three questions on April 3. The issues include abolishing the City Utility Board effective May 1 1973, issuing up to 125000 in general obligation bonds for storm sewers and water control, and allowing Class B licenses for retail beer sales. The ballot also includes mayoral and alderman races plus two school board seats.
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Westby
Wis
Utility Board
City of
STH 27 Design Gets Federal OK
The Federal Highway Administration approves the STH 27 plan from Leon to Sparta in Monroe County. The project adds a two mile dual roadway with a rural southbound side and an urban northerly section, retaining existing crossings and adding new structures. A draft EIS for STH 93 reconstruction between CTHH and Eleva in Trempealeau County is also complete. A $10,000 silver saddle is shown in the lobby of New York's 21 Club restaurant.
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Sparta
Wis
State Division of Highways
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA
Leon
Monroe County
la Crosse River
C.M. Milwaukee Road
Division of Highways
CTHH
Eleva
Trempealeau County
New York
21 Club
Stoddard Scout Earns Eagle at Blue and Gold Banquet
Stoddard Wisconsin honors Zane Gray as Eagle Scout at Troop III and Cub Pack 311 blue and gold banquet. Paul Keeney and Rev. Carl Berry present awards to Zane King and Kermit King. other scouts receive life rank merit badges and star rank. Minnesota’s road network totals 127,774 miles, ranking fifth in the nation.
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Zane A. Gray
Paul E. Gray
R. 1
de Soto
Stoddard
Zane
de Soto High School
Wis
Zane Gray
Paul Keeney
Carl Berry
Kermit King
Bryan Cooper
Randy Withrow
Glen Ledimayr
David Withrow
Errin McGinnis
David Fanello
John McElhinney
Steve Erickson
Jeff Erickson
Spencer Sedlmayr
Mike Schneider
Mike Tully
Robert Kabot
Orin Stenslien
Paul Tully
Power Price Gaming But Costs Rise Faster
Jackson Electric Co op members heard at the March 8 annual meeting in Black River Falls that rates for 300 kilowatt hours are up 2.99 percent from 1950 while wire costs have risen 321 percent since service began. Poles and labor costs are up 659 and about 1000 percent respectively. a spring rate increase may be needed to cover rising costs amid the energy crisis.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson Electric Co-op
Art Larson
Larson
Howard Nestingen
Dairyland Power Co-op Information Department
Nestingen
Alma
Harold Pluimer
Minneapolis
Walter Kling
Taylor
Donald Peasley
Adolph Kosto
4 H Leader Workshops Planned in Wisconsin
University Extension personnel from Buffalo Clark Trempealeau and Jackson Counties will offer 4 H leadership development workshops from March 20 through March 29. The schedule includes Alma Neillsville Greenwood Black River Falls and Whitehall locations with afternoon and evening sessions. The event features talks on coal quality pollution control and energy issues as well as a bylaw change and director elections.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Buffalo
Clark
Trempealeau
Jackson
Alma
Neillsville
Greenwood High School
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Whitehall Courthouse
Four Jackson precincts report caucus results and nominees
Four Jackson County precincts released caucus results with a slate of nominees across Franklin Hixton Taylor and Garfield. Franklin names a full officer slate except treasurer with Keith Hardie unopposed for the post.
Spring Grove Allocates United Funds
The United Fund committee led by treasurer Judy Crosby allocated 3823 dollars to 16 participating agencies in Spring Grove Minnesota. The largest grant of 750 goes to the Spring Grove Recreation Park fund with other notable gifts to Camp Winnebago and Gateway Area Boy Scouts at 400 each and the Commercial Club's youth and recreation fund at 350.
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Spring Grove
Minn
United Fund Committee
Judy Crosby
Spring Grove Recreation Park Fund
Camp Winnebago
Gateway Area Boy Scouts
The
Commercial Club
Minnesota Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Houston County Red Cross
Salvation Army
River Trails Girl Scouts
Arthritic Foundation of Minnesota
Children’s Home Society of Minnesota
Minnesota
National
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
Minnesota Association For Retarded Children
Lutheran Social Services
Social Health Association
United Seamen’s Service
United Cystic Fibrosis Research
Charities Review Council
Brownie Scouts
Boy Scouts
USC
United Cerebral Palsy Fund
Student Loan Fund
Gov Lucey to greet Child Center workers in Wisconsin
Gov Patrick Lucey will be met by Wisconsin Child Center employees during his March 19 visit to the Green Bay Reformatory in Sparta. The center is slated for phasing out by June 30. Workers plan a March 14 Madison trip to address the Health and Social Services Board, with Jelco Bus Co. donating transportation and space available seats for others.
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Sparta
Wis
Patrick Lucey
Green Bay Reformatory
Wisconsin
Lucey
Madison
Board of the Health and Social Services
Eloise Reinstra
Jelco Bus Co
Henry Heitman
George Piszcek
New Lisbon appoints Hollis Thompson city attorney
Mayor Gerald Bond named Hollis Thompson city attorney succeeding the late S D Macomber with council ratification. Waste disposal policy being revised after the Department of Natural Resources ordered the current dump closed by September 1 due to Lemonweir River proximity.
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New Lisbon
Wis
Gerald Bond
Hollis Thompson
S.D. Macomber
Department of Natural Resources
Lemonweir River
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