Action Council to appoint director and assistant director
Whitehall Wisconsin Western Dairyland Community Action Council cites 14 applicants for two posts director and assistant director. Five shortlisted for director and four for assistant. The council serving Eau Claire Buffalo Jackson Trempealeau counties. Federal funds application for an office under review by the Office of Economic Opportunity in Chicago. June 30 end of fiscal year.
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Whitehall
Wis
Western Dairyland Community Action Council
Eau Claire
Buffalo
Jackson
Trempealeau Counties
Elmer Steiner
Buffalo County
Mary McDonald
Jackson County
Stanford Stuber
Eau Claire County
William Amundson
Trempealeau County
Ray Nereng
Office of Economic Opportunity
Chicago
Nereng
Mable Skroch
Western Dairyland Council
Jaycees and Jaycettes Elect New Tomah Officers
In Tomah Wisconsin the Jaycees and Jaycettes elected new officers. Harold Knutson was named president with James Heilman and John Kenny as vice presidents and Kenneth Jameson as secretary. Richard Baumgarten became treasurer and Martyn Wagner James Schappe Robert Keene Kermit Groothius and Robert Shutter were named directors. Duane Prise retired as president and was named state director. Mrs Donald Jones was elected president of the Jaycettes with Mrs Royce Hart as vice.
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Tomah
Wis
Unclear Roles Include Officers Named in State Group
President Mrs. Duane Lueck and secretary Mrs. James Blowers join treasurer Mrs. John Arity as state director in a list of officers. The fragment names four individuals and their positions.
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Duane Lueck
James Blowers
John Arity
Stolen car recovered on Highway 95 in Wisconsin
Trempealeau County sheriff’s office received a report of a car theft from Arlene Hemker of West Salem. The vehicle was found in a ditch on Highway 95 between Blair and Arcadia Sunday evening and returned to La Crosse authorities along with a teenage girl from La Crosse.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office
Arlene Hemker
R. 1
West Salem
Highway 95
Blair
Arcadia
la Crosse
New Albin Council Approves TV Antenna Feasibility Survey
The New Albin Village Council authorized a community survey to assess installing a television antenna system. It backing Kickapoo Antenna Vision Co. of Blue River Wisconsin to conduct surveys on May 5 and 6.
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New Albin
Iowa
Kickapoo Antenna Vision Co
Blue River
Wis
Wife Signs Complaint In Guilty Plea Over Beating Children
Dennis Bennet of Clifton pleaded guilty in Monroe County Court to causing bodily harm to his children Edward seven and Denise five. Bennet’s wife Myrna signed the complaint, and the case was adjourned for referral to the Public Welfare Department to decide custody. Edward suffered a hairline left wrist fracture and large welts. Denise was less severely hurt.
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Sparta
Wis
Dennis Bennet
Clifton
Monroe
James W. Rice
Edward
Denise
Bennet
Myrna
Monroe County Public Welfare Department
Dist. Atty
Donald L. Goodman
Twin Cities
Raymond Roberts
Rodney Biffle
Tomah
Thomas Keene
Two Incumbents Seek Re Election To Hokah School Board
Hokah Minnesota two incumbents Leonard Welke and Mrs Leland Wilson seek re election to the Hokah Board of Education. A third candidate is Bernard Weiser. Election is Tuesday May 17. All teachers have signed new contracts for 1966 67 naming Mrs Peter Gaustad principal and eighth grade Mrs Marcell a Keefe sixth seventh Mrs Harley Kuhlmann fourth fifth Mrs Gene Geiwitz second third Mrs Charles Sauer first grade and Mrs Anita Lee music and library.
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Hokah, Minn
Hokah
Open House Marks Merrillan Library Anniversary
In Merrillan Wisconsin more than 50 people attended the library reopening anniversary open house. Margaret Purnell head librarian reported new borrower cards issued and cash donations from Mrs John Grohn and Mrs Mahlon Bue for new books as hosts served coffee.
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Merrillan
Wis
Merrillan Public Library
Margaret Purnell
John Grohn
New Lisbon
Mahlon Bue
Area high schools name Badger Staters for 1950s programs
Several Coulee Region high schools named delegates to Badger Boys and Girls State to be held in June. Badger Boys State runs June 11 to 18 in Ripon and Girls State the same week in Madison. Delegates include Pat Houston and William Moe and Steven Dorrance of Black River Falls area, Gretchen Pederson of Hixton, Diane Lien and John Bates of Alma Center, Gary Nelson and David Remus of Galesville Ettrick area, Lois Lebakken and Pauline Solberg, plus Mary Larson Ken Buroker Kathleen Halloran Neal McClurg, and six from Westby High School led by Larry Oftedahl and Larry Larson. Other selections include John Brockway Evalyn Peterson from Seneca, Betty Moeller Larry Rasmussen from Prairie du Chien, and delegates from Coon Valley Chaseburg and surrounding communities.
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Coulee Region
Badger
Ripon
Madison
Black River Falls
Gale-Ettrick High School
Gary Nelson
Galesville
David Remus
Ettrick
Lois Lebakken
Pauline Solberg
French Creek
Galesville and
Ettrick Legion
North Crawford High School
Gays Mills
Mary Larson
Ken Buroker
Soldiers Grove
Kathleen Halloran
Neal McClurg
Westby High School
Westby Kiwanis Club
American Legion and Auxiliary
Coon Valley
Chaseburg Legion
Larry Oftedahl
Larry Larson
Linda Nelson
Westby
Rodney Berg
Jackie Kerska
Richard Lebion
Chaseburg
Seneca High School
John Brockway
Evalyn Peterson
Prairie du Chien’ High School
Betty Moeller
Larry Rasmussen
Crawford Tops Area Bond Sales
Crawford County leads the region in U S savings bond sales with 36.3 percent of goal and $118 632 year to date after March. Trempealeau Jackson Monroe Vernon Juneau La Crosse report varying percentages and March sales figures under county chairmen.
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Crawford
Leary Peterson
U.S
Crawford County
Trempealeau County
Robert H. Gilfillan
Jackson County
Philip B. Mills
Monroe
Vernon Counties
Monroe County
Leslie L. Riley
W. R. Schaefer
Vernon County
Juneau County
Charles Macomber
la Crosse County
George M. Hetherington
Harmony hosts league on resolutions for state convention
The Southeastern Minnesota League of Municipalities in Harmony discussed resolutions for the Minnesota League convention in Rochester. committees were named by President Hollis N. Onsgard including Legislative and Industrial Development. Proposals include four year terms for village officials, renaming trustees to councilmen, vision tests for drivers, and liquor store operations. Members from Caledonia Chatfield Goodview Harmony Houston Lanesboro Mabel Rushford Spring Grove attended. LaVern D. Johnson outlined the resolutions for presentation.
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Harmony
Minn
Southeastern Minnesota League of Municipalities
Minnesota League
Rochester
Hollis N. Onsgard
Spring Grove
George E. Frogner
Harmony and
Mabel
Robert Hillman
Knute V. Hagen
Rushford
Fred Meitrodt
Calidonia
Vernon Burke
Rex A. Johnson
Goodview
League
Caledonia
Chatfield
Houston
Lanesboro
LaVern D. Johnson
Serving Uncle Sam Captain Toohey Assigned to Pentagon Duty
Captain William Toohey stationed at Fort Belvoir has enlisted in the Air Force and sails for duty in Viet Nam via the Pentagon Washington D C to process casualties and arrangements. He is the son of Martin Toohey and previously at Lackland AFB Texas for basic training. A 3 C William Holig son of Mr and Mrs William Holig Manston is named a munitions specialist assigned to Tainan Air Station Formosa. Brian Kruger son of Mr and Mrs Kruger is mentioned Handoff to Sparta.
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William Toohey
Robert Kruger
Stod
Ft. Beldard
Air Voir
Pentagon
Washington, D.C
United States
Viet Nam
Martin Toohey
Lackland Afb
Tex
William Holig
Manston
Tainan Air Station
Formosa
Veterans Administration Hospital seeks ECG Technician in Tomah
The VA Hospital at Tomah invites applications for an electrocardiograph technician opening with a starting salary from 4149 to 5181 dollars yearly depending on qualifications. Applications are accepted regardless of race creed color sex or national origin and interested individuals may contact the hospital personnel office.
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Tomah
Wis
Veterans Administration Hospital
250 To Receive Diplomas At Luther
Luther College in Decorah Iowa will graduate 250 students in the fieldhouse Sunday May 29 at 2 30 p m Commencement speaker will be Dr P K Banerjee minister of the embassy of India in Washington DC Baccalaureate services with Dr Robert Jenson head of the Luther philosophy department delivering the sermon will be in the fieldhouse at 10 30 a m on the same day
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Decorah
Iowa
Luther College
P. K. Banerjee
Embassy of India
Washington, D.C
Robert Jenson
Luther Philosophy
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Bill) Smith
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